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42% of U.S. Consumers Have Searched and Purchased Products or Services Online
Statistic Info
U.S. shoppers say they purchase items online at least several times per month. Still, many of them are doing their research online before making a purchase. Around 14% of U.S. shoppers actually prefer researching products online them buying them in physical stores.
Online shopping is a thriving market. Retail e-commerce sales worldwide are forecast to nearly double between 2016 and 2020. During an April 2017 survey, 40 percent of internet users in the United States stated that they purchased items online at several times per month, and 20 percent said they bought items or services online on a weekly basis. Not only the volume of online sales shows optimistic figures and projections, but also web and mobile-influenced offline sales are forecast to increase in the coming years. Internet-savvy buyers are determined to spend time researching products online and reading online reviews in order to get the best deal possible. At times they do their research online and end up buying offline. Around 42 percent of U.S. consumers had searched and purchased products or services online, while 14 percent prefer searching online and buying in store.
More 2018 Stats
As of Q2 2018, 2.86 Percent of E-Commerce Website Visits Converted into Purchases
96% of Marketers Say ‘Segmentation’ is the Most Powerful Method of Improving Conversion Rate
20% of Google Searches on Mobile are Voice
88% of Online Shoppers Will Use Webrooming to Find the Best Price
A ReadyCloud Report Finds that 11% of Retail Internet Minutes were Spent Using a Tablet
72% of Shoppers Return 10% or Less of Purchases
96% of Americans Have Made an Online Purchase in their Life
69% of B2B Businesses Say They Expect to Stop Printing Catalogs Within Five Years
More eCommerce Market Stats
There Were 1.66 Billion Global Digital Buyers in 2017
$1 in Every $3 of Monthly Discretionary Income is Spent Online
34% of online shoppers are Gen Xers and are between 35 and 54 years old
30% of Online Shoppers are Millennials are are Between 18 and 34 Years Old
U.S. Retail Ecommerce Sales are Expected to Surpass 735 Billion by 2023
1.79 billion people worldwide are expected to buy goods and services online in 2018.