cgk.digital
I develop successful, profitable ecommerce sites.There are 2.77 billion online shoppers globally as of 2025. That means 33% of the world’s population is shopping online.
This marks a 2.2% increase from the previous year. The number of online shoppers will increase to 2.86 billion in 2026, reflecting the boom in eCommerce due to the increased internet penetration and convenience.
China leads the online shopping trend with 904.6 million online shoppers, while the US has 288.45 million online buyers.
21% of retail purchases will take place online in 2025
21% of retail purchases will take place online in 2025, which is the highest to date. It is further expected that 22.6% of all retail purchases will be made online by 2027. The share of online retail purchases is rising at an average of 0.32% every year since 2021.
This is a sign to invest more in the online presence of your business and stay relevant in the current retail scene.
The global eCommerce market will surpass $6.86 trillion in 2025
Global eCommerce sales will account for $6.86 trillion in 2025, which is an 8.37% increase from 2024. The sales will continue growing at a CAGR of 7.8% between 2025 to 2027 and reach $8 trillion by 2027. Growing at more than 2x rate compared to physical stores. This shows that eCommerce is becoming a more profitable choice for companies worldwide. Source: eMarketer.
The United States’ retail eCommerce sales stood at $1,192.6 billion in 2024.
US eCommerce sales accounted for $352.93 billion in the final quarter of 2024, This is an increase of 2.9% from the previous quarter and a 24.6% increase compared to the same quarter last year.
This puts the total ecommerce sales in the country at $1,192.6 billion for the year 2024. Experts predict the sales to reach $1.29 trillion by the end of 2025 and $1.72 trillion by 2027. By then, online sales will make up about 22.6% of total US retail sales.
Ecommerce sales in the United States have been steadily increasing for over a decade, hitting a record high of $1.19 trillion in 2023. That is a 301% increase from $297 billion in 2014.
The pandemic in 2020 significantly boosted online sales in the country. Sales worth $159.8 billion were recorded in the first quarter of 2020, and jumped to $213.3 billion in the second quarter — a 33.5% increase. This surge accelerated the shift to online shopping by about five years.
Source: United States Census Bureau.
NetMarket is widely considered the first ecommerce website, which launched in August 1994 and facilitated the first secure retail transaction on the web for a Sting CD. The Boston Computer Exchange in 1982, an online bulletin board system for selling used computers, and earlier online services enabled electronic trade.
We’ve reached a new phase of ecommerce.
The numbers to the left are astounding. No other sector of the economy can post such enormous, sustained growth by any measurement. Indeed, all growth in retail sales now occurs online.
Being online as a retailer is no longer optional. It is a required component of any business plan. The problem is that most businesses completely misunderstand the nuances and complexity of successful ecommerce projects.
cgk.digital helps small- to medium-sized businesses claim their spot in a rapidly growing and changing digital marketplace.
Over 20 years of developing succesful online retail sites gives cgk.digital a solid understanding of the past, current and future forms of ecommerce.
I work with creative people. Designers in fashion and furniture, fine artists, authors. All are at the top of their game and cgk.digital is proud to deliver comparable results in the digital marketplace.
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