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Online Retail Global Industry Guide 2020-2029

Publisher MarketLine
Published Nov 24, 2025
SKU # MTLN20790949

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Online Retail Global Industry Guide 2020-2029

Summary

Global Online Retail industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: sector size (value , and forecast to 2029). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the sector.

Key Highlights
  • The online retail sector is segmented into apparel retail, electrical & electronics retail, food & grocery retail, home & garden products, furniture & floor coverings, and footwear.
  • Market value figure considers the total value of online retail sales. This includes the online retail revenue from online specialists and other online retailers. The online specialist category comprises revenue generated by platform-based retailers that primarily sell their products via the internet. Other online retailers group includes businesses that operate both online and offline channels, such as in-store, mail order, direct selling, and others.
  • All market data and forecasts are based on nominal prices, and all currency conversions used in the creation of this report have been calculated using yearly average exchange rates. The USD values may show a declining trend for a few countries, such as Argentina, Turkey, Nigeria, Egypt, and Russia. This is primarily because of the impact of exchange rates considered.
  • The global online retail sector recorded revenues of $2,605 billion in 2024, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13.9% between 2019 and 2024.
  • The food & grocery retail segment accounted for the sector's largest proportion in 2024, with total revenues of $805.9 billion, equivalent to 30.9% of the sector's overall value.
  • Asia-Pacific accounted for a 45.5% share of the global online retail sector in 2024, followed by North America, Europe, South America, the Middle East & Africa at 34.5%, and 16.6%, 2.4%, and 1.1% share of the European online retail sector, respectively. China accounted for a 69.2% share of the Asia-Pacific online retail sector in 2024.
Scope
  • Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the global online retail sector
  • Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the global online retail sector
  • Leading company profiles reveal details of key online retail sector players’ global operations and financial performance
  • Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the global online retail sector with five year forecasts
Reasons to Buy
  • What was the size of the global online retail sector by value in 2024?
  • What will be the size of the global online retail sector in 2029?
  • What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the global online retail sector?
  • How has the sector performed over the last five years?
  • What are the main segments that make up the global online retail sector?

Table of Contents

1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1.1. Market value
1.2. Market value forecast
1.3. Category segmentation
1.4. Geography segmentation
1.5. Competitive landscape
2 Introduction
2.1. What is this report about?
2.2. Who is the target reader?
2.3. How to use this report
2.4. Definitions
3 Global Online Retail
3.1. Market Overview
3.2. Market Data
3.3. Market Segmentation
3.4. Market outlook
3.5. Five forces analysis
4 Macroeconomic Indicators
4.1. Country data
5 Online Retail in Asia-Pacific
5.1. Market Overview
5.2. Market Data
5.3. Market Segmentation
5.4. Market outlook
5.5. Five forces analysis
6 Online Retail in Europe
6.1. Market Overview
6.2. Market Data
6.3. Market Segmentation
6.4. Market outlook
6.5. Five forces analysis
7 Macroeconomic Indicators
7.1. Country data
8 Online Retail in France
8.1. Market Overview
8.2. Market Data
8.3. Market Segmentation
8.4. Market outlook
8.5. Five forces analysis
9 Macroeconomic Indicators
9.1. Country data
10 Online Retail in Germany
10.1. Market Overview
10.2. Market Data
10.3. Market Segmentation
10.4. Market outlook
10.5. Five forces analysis
11 Macroeconomic Indicators
11.1. Country data
12 Online Retail in Italy
12.1. Market Overview
12.2. Market Data
12.3. Market Segmentation
12.4. Market outlook
12.5. Five forces analysis
13 Macroeconomic Indicators
13.1. Country data
14 Online Retail in Japan
14.1. Market Overview
14.2. Market Data
14.3. Market Segmentation
14.4. Market outlook
14.5. Five forces analysis
15 Macroeconomic Indicators
15.1. Country data
16 Online Retail in Australia
16.1. Market Overview
16.2. Market Data
16.3. Market Segmentation
16.4. Market outlook
16.5. Five forces analysis
17 Macroeconomic Indicators
17.1. Country data
18 Online Retail in Canada
18.1. Market Overview
18.2. Market Data
18.3. Market Segmentation
18.4. Market outlook
18.5. Five forces analysis
19 Macroeconomic Indicators
19.1. Country data
20 Online Retail in China
20.1. Market Overview
20.2. Market Data
20.3. Market Segmentation
20.4. Market outlook
20.5. Five forces analysis
21 Macroeconomic Indicators
21.1. Country data
22 Online Retail in The Netherlands
22.1. Market Overview
22.2. Market Data
22.3. Market Segmentation
22.4. Market outlook
22.5. Five forces analysis
23 Macroeconomic Indicators
23.1. Country data
24 Online Retail in Spain
24.1. Market Overview
24.2. Market Data
24.3. Market Segmentation
24.4. Market outlook
24.5. Five forces analysis
25 Macroeconomic Indicators
25.1. Country data
26 Online Retail in The United Kingdom
26.1. Market Overview
26.2. Market Data
26.3. Market Segmentation
26.4. Market outlook
26.5. Five forces analysis
27 Macroeconomic Indicators
27.1. Country data
28 Online Retail in The United States
28.1. Market Overview
28.2. Market Data
28.3. Market Segmentation
28.4. Market outlook
28.5. Five forces analysis
29 Macroeconomic Indicators
29.1. Country data
30 Company Profiles
30.1. Amazon.com Inc
30.2. Walmart Inc
30.3. Apple Inc
30.4. Costco Wholesale Corp
30.5. Mercado Libre Inc
30.6. Coppel SA de CV
30.7. The Home Depot Inc
30.8. Zalando SE
30.9. H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB
30.10. Coop Danmark A/S
30.11. Elgiganten AB
30.12. Verkkokauppa.com Oyj
30.13. Currys plc
30.14. POWER International AS
30.15. Komplett Group
30.16. Elkjop Nordic AS
30.17. BHG Group AB
30.18. Pick n Pay Stores Ltd
30.19. Cashbuild Ltd
30.20. Mr. Price Group Ltd
30.21. Lojas CEM SA
30.22. Grupo Casas Bahia SA
30.23. Magazine Luiza SA
30.24. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
30.25. JD.com Inc
30.26. Vipshop Holdings Ltd
30.27. Supermarket Grocery Supplies Pvt Ltd
30.28. Flipkart Internet Pvt Ltd
30.29. Nykaa E-Retail Pvt Ltd
30.30. MediaMarktSaturn Retail Group GmbH
30.31. Inter IKEA Holding BV
30.32. CCC SA
30.33. Allegro.eu SA
30.34. momo.com Inc
30.35. Shopee (Taiwan) Co., Ltd.
30.36. Otto GmbH & Co KG
30.37. Tesco Plc
30.38. Association des Centres Distributeurs E.Leclerc
30.39. CDiscount SA
30.40. Vente Privee.Com SA
30.41. ZOZO Inc
30.42. Jupiter Shop Channel Co., Ltd.
30.43. Yodobashi Camera Co Ltd
30.44. Woolworths Group Ltd
30.45. Coles Group Ltd
30.46. Wesfarmers Ltd
30.47. Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV
30.48. Coolblue BV
30.49. El Corte Ingles SA
30.50. Industria de Diseno Textil SA
30.51. J Sainsbury Plc
30.52. Asda Stores Ltd
30.53. PT Matahari Department Store Tbk
30.54. PT Mitra Adiperkasa Tbk
30.55. Global Fashion Group SA
30.56. Abenson
30.57. Migros Ticaret AS
30.58. D-Market Elektronik Hizmetler Tic AS
30.59. DSM Grup Danismanlik Iletisim ve Satis Ticaret AS
30.60. Dogus Planet Elektronik Ticaret ve Bilisim Hizmetleri AS
31 Appendix
31.1. Methodology
31.2. About MarketLine
List of Tables
Table 1: Global online retail sector value: $ million, 2019-24
Table 2: Global online retail sector category segmentation: % share, by value, 2019-24
Table 3: Global online retail sector category segmentation: $ million, 2019-24
Table 4: Global online retail sector geography segmentation: $ million, 2024
Table 5: Global online retail sector distribution: % share, by value, 2024
Table 6: Global online retail sector value forecast: $ million, 2024-29
Table 7: Global Size of Population (Million), 2020-24
Table 8: Global Real GDP (Constant 2010 Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 9: Global GDP (Current Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 10: Global Inflation, 2020-24
Table 11: Global Consumer Price Index (Absolute), 2020-24
Table 12: Global Exchange Rate, 2019-24
Table 13: Asia-Pacific online retail sector value: $ million, 2019-24
Table 14: Asia-Pacific online retail sector category segmentation: % share, by value, 2019-24
Table 15: Asia-Pacific online retail sector category segmentation: $ million, 2019-24
Table 16: Asia-Pacific online retail sector geography segmentation: $ million, 2024
Table 17: Asia-Pacific online retail sector distribution: % share, by value, 2024
Table 18: Asia-Pacific online retail sector value forecast: $ million, 2024-29
Table 19: Europe online retail sector value: $ million, 2019-24
Table 20: Europe online retail sector category segmentation: % share, by value, 2019-24
Table 21: Europe online retail sector category segmentation: $ million, 2019-24
Table 22: Europe online retail sector geography segmentation: $ million, 2024
Table 23: Europe online retail sector distribution: % share, by value, 2024
Table 24: Europe online retail sector value forecast: $ million, 2024-29
Table 25: Europe Size of Population (Million), 2020-24
Table 26: Europe Real GDP (Constant 2010 Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 27: Europe GDP (Current Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 28: Europe Inflation, 2020-24
Table 29: Europe Consumer Price Index (Absolute), 2020-24
Table 30: Europe Exchange Rate, 2019-24
Table 31: France online retail sector value: $ million, 2019-24
Table 32: France online retail sector category segmentation: % share, by value, 2019-24
Table 33: France online retail sector category segmentation: $ million, 2019-24
Table 34: France online retail sector geography segmentation: $ million, 2024
Table 35: France online retail sector distribution: % share, by value, 2024
Table 36: France online retail sector value forecast: $ million, 2024-29
Table 37: France Size of Population (Million), 2020-24
Table 38: France Real GDP (Constant 2010 Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 39: France GDP (Current Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 40: France Inflation, 2020-24
Table 41: France Consumer Price Index (Absolute), 2020-24
Table 42: France Exchange Rate, 2019-24
Table 43: Germany online retail sector value: $ million, 2019-24
Table 44: Germany online retail sector category segmentation: % share, by value, 2019-24
Table 45: Germany online retail sector category segmentation: $ million, 2019-24
Table 46: Germany online retail sector geography segmentation: $ million, 2024
Table 47: Germany online retail sector distribution: % share, by value, 2024
Table 48: Germany online retail sector value forecast: $ million, 2024-29
Table 49: Germany Size of Population (Million), 2020-24
Table 50: Germany Real GDP (Constant 2010 Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 51: Germany GDP (Current Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 52: Germany Inflation, 2020-24
Table 53: Germany Consumer Price Index (Absolute), 2020-24
Table 54: Germany Exchange Rate, 2019-24
Table 55: Italy online retail sector value: $ million, 2019-24
Table 56: Italy online retail sector category segmentation: % share, by value, 2019-24
Table 57: Italy online retail sector category segmentation: $ million, 2019-24
Table 58: Italy online retail sector geography segmentation: $ million, 2024
Table 59: Italy online retail sector distribution: % share, by value, 2024
Table 60: Italy online retail sector value forecast: $ million, 2024-29
Table 61: Italy Size of Population (Million), 2020-24
Table 62: Italy Real GDP (Constant 2010 Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 63: Italy GDP (Current Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 64: Italy Inflation, 2020-24
Table 65: Italy Consumer Price Index (Absolute), 2020-24
Table 66: Italy Exchange Rate, 2019-24
Table 67: Japan online retail sector value: $ million, 2019-24
Table 68: Japan online retail sector category segmentation: % share, by value, 2019-24
Table 69: Japan online retail sector category segmentation: $ million, 2019-24
Table 70: Japan online retail sector geography segmentation: $ million, 2024
Table 71: Japan online retail sector distribution: % share, by value, 2024
Table 72: Japan online retail sector value forecast: $ million, 2024-29
Table 73: Japan Size of Population (Million), 2020-24
Table 74: Japan Real GDP (Constant 2010 Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 75: Japan GDP (Current Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 76: Japan Inflation, 2020-24
Table 77: Japan Consumer Price Index (Absolute), 2020-24
Table 78: Japan Exchange Rate, 2019-24
Table 79: Australia online retail sector value: $ million, 2019-24
Table 80: Australia online retail sector category segmentation: % share, by value, 2019-24
Table 81: Australia online retail sector category segmentation: $ million, 2019-24
Table 82: Australia online retail sector geography segmentation: $ million, 2024
Table 83: Australia online retail sector distribution: % share, by value, 2024
Table 84: Australia online retail sector value forecast: $ million, 2024-29
Table 85: Australia Size of Population (Million), 2020-24
Table 86: Australia Real GDP (Constant 2010 Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 87: Australia GDP (Current Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 88: Australia Inflation, 2020-24
Table 89: Australia Consumer Price Index (Absolute), 2020-24
Table 90: Australia Exchange Rate, 2019-24
Table 91: Canada online retail sector value: $ million, 2019-24
Table 92: Canada online retail sector category segmentation: % share, by value, 2019-24
Table 93: Canada online retail sector category segmentation: $ million, 2019-24
Table 94: Canada online retail sector geography segmentation: $ million, 2024
Table 95: Canada online retail sector distribution: % share, by value, 2024
Table 96: Canada online retail sector value forecast: $ million, 2024-29
Table 97: Canada Size of Population (Million), 2020-24
Table 98: Canada Real GDP (Constant 2010 Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 99: Canada GDP (Current Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 100: Canada Inflation, 2020-24
Table 101: Canada Consumer Price Index (Absolute), 2020-24
Table 102: Canada Exchange Rate, 2019-24
List of Figures
Figure 1: Global online retail sector value: $ million, 2019-24
Figure 2: Global online retail sector category segmentation: $ million, 2019-24
Figure 3: Global online retail sector geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2024
Figure 4: Global online retail sector distribution: % share, by value, 2024
Figure 5: Global online retail sector value forecast: $ million, 2024-29
Figure 6: Forces driving competition in the global online retail sector, 2024
Figure 7: Drivers of buyer power in the global online retail sector, 2024
Figure 8: Drivers of supplier power in the global online retail sector, 2024
Figure 9: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the global online retail sector, 2024
Figure 10: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the global online retail sector, 2024
Figure 11: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the global online retail sector, 2024
Figure 12: Asia-Pacific online retail sector value: $ million, 2019-24
Figure 13: Asia-Pacific online retail sector category segmentation: $ million, 2019-24
Figure 14: Asia-Pacific online retail sector geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2024
Figure 15: Asia-Pacific online retail sector distribution: % share, by value, 2024
Figure 16: Asia-Pacific online retail sector value forecast: $ million, 2024-29
Figure 17: Forces driving competition in the online retail sector in Asia-Pacific, 2024
Figure 18: Drivers of buyer power in the online retail sector in Asia-Pacific, 2024
Figure 19: Drivers of supplier power in the online retail sector in Asia-Pacific, 2024
Figure 20: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the online retail sector in Asia-Pacific, 2024
Figure 21: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the online retail sector in Asia-Pacific, 2024
Figure 22: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the online retail sector in Asia-Pacific, 2024
Figure 23: Europe online retail sector value: $ million, 2019-24
Figure 24: Europe online retail sector category segmentation: $ million, 2019-24
Figure 25: Europe online retail sector geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2024
Figure 26: Europe online retail sector distribution: % share, by value, 2024
Figure 27: Europe online retail sector value forecast: $ million, 2024-29
Figure 28: Forces driving competition in the online retail sector in Europe, 2024
Figure 29: Drivers of buyer power in the online retail sector in Europe, 2024
Figure 30: Drivers of supplier power in the online retail sector in Europe, 2024
Figure 31: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the online retail sector in Europe, 2024
Figure 32: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the online retail sector in Europe, 2024
Figure 33: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the online retail sector in Europe, 2024
Figure 34: France online retail sector value: $ million, 2019-24
Figure 35: France online retail sector category segmentation: $ million, 2019-24
Figure 36: France online retail sector geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2024
Figure 37: France online retail sector distribution: % share, by value, 2024
Figure 38: France online retail sector value forecast: $ million, 2024-29
Figure 39: Forces driving competition in the online retail sector in France, 2024
Figure 40: Drivers of buyer power in the online retail sector in France, 2024
Figure 41: Drivers of supplier power in the online retail sector in France, 2024
Figure 42: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the online retail sector in France, 2024
Figure 43: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the online retail sector in France, 2024
Figure 44: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the online retail sector in France, 2024
Figure 45: Germany online retail sector value: $ million, 2019-24
Figure 46: Germany online retail sector category segmentation: $ million, 2019-24
Figure 47: Germany online retail sector geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2024
Figure 48: Germany online retail sector distribution: % share, by value, 2024
Figure 49: Germany online retail sector value forecast: $ million, 2024-29
Figure 50: Forces driving competition in the online retail sector in Germany, 2024
Figure 51: Drivers of buyer power in the online retail sector in Germany, 2024
Figure 52: Drivers of supplier power in the online retail sector in Germany, 2024
Figure 53: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the online retail sector in Germany, 2024
Figure 54: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the online retail sector in Germany, 2024
Figure 55: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the online retail sector in Germany, 2024
Figure 56: Italy online retail sector value: $ million, 2019-24
Figure 57: Italy online retail sector category segmentation: $ million, 2019-24
Figure 58: Italy online retail sector geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2024
Figure 59: Italy online retail sector distribution: % share, by value, 2024
Figure 60: Italy online retail sector value forecast: $ million, 2024-29
Figure 61: Forces driving competition in the online retail sector in Italy, 2024
Figure 62: Drivers of buyer power in the online retail sector in Italy, 2024
Figure 63: Drivers of supplier power in the online retail sector in Italy, 2024
Figure 64: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the online retail sector in Italy, 2024
Figure 65: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the online retail sector in Italy, 2024
Figure 66: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the online retail sector in Italy, 2024
Figure 67: Japan online retail sector value: $ million, 2019-24
Figure 68: Japan online retail sector category segmentation: $ million, 2019-24
Figure 69: Japan online retail sector geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2024
Figure 70: Japan online retail sector distribution: % share, by value, 2024
Figure 71: Japan online retail sector value forecast: $ million, 2024-29
Figure 72: Forces driving competition in the online retail sector in Japan, 2024
Figure 73: Drivers of buyer power in the online retail sector in Japan, 2024
Figure 74: Drivers of supplier power in the online retail sector in Japan, 2024
Figure 75: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the online retail sector in Japan, 2024
Figure 76: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the online retail sector in Japan, 2024
Figure 77: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the online retail sector in Japan, 2024
Figure 78: Australia online retail sector value: $ million, 2019-24
Figure 79: Australia online retail sector category segmentation: $ million, 2019-24
Figure 80: Australia online retail sector geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2024
Figure 81: Australia online retail sector distribution: % share, by value, 2024
Figure 82: Australia online retail sector value forecast: $ million, 2024-29
Figure 83: Forces driving competition in the online retail sector in Australia, 2024
Figure 84: Drivers of buyer power in the online retail sector in Australia, 2024
Figure 85: Drivers of supplier power in the online retail sector in Australia, 2024
Figure 86: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the online retail sector in Australia, 2024
Figure 87: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the online retail sector in Australia, 2024
Figure 88: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the online retail sector in Australia, 2024
Figure 89: Canada online retail sector value: $ million, 2019-24
Figure 90: Canada online retail sector category segmentation: $ million, 2019-24
Figure 91: Canada online retail sector geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2024
Figure 92: Canada online retail sector distribution: % share, by value, 2024
Figure 93: Canada online retail sector value forecast: $ million, 2024-29
Figure 94: Forces driving competition in the online retail sector in Canada, 2024
Figure 95: Drivers of buyer power in the online retail sector in Canada, 2024
Figure 96: Drivers of supplier power in the online retail sector in Canada, 2024
Figure 97: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the online retail sector in Canada, 2024
Figure 98: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the online retail sector in Canada, 2024
Figure 99: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the online retail sector in Canada, 2024
Figure 100: China online retail sector value: $ million, 2019-24
Figure 101: China online retail sector category segmentation: $ million, 2019-24
Figure 102: China online retail sector geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2024
Figure 103: China online retail sector distribution: % share, by value, 2024
Figure 104: China online retail sector value forecast: $ million, 2024-29
Figure 105: Forces driving competition in the online retail sector in China, 2024
Figure 106: Drivers of buyer power in the online retail sector in China, 2024
Figure 107: Drivers of supplier power in the online retail sector in China, 2024
Figure 108: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the online retail sector in China, 2024
Figure 109: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the online retail sector in China, 2024
Figure 110: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the online retail sector in China, 2024

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