Global B2C e-commerce sales shows 19.9% growth in 2015

27 October 2016

The global B2C e-commerce sales of products and services continued to grow significantly in 2015, according to the new Global BC2 E-commerce Report. Compared to the preceding year, they increased by 19.9%, resulting in an online turnover of $2.3 trillion.
As a region, Asia-Pacific accounted for the largest share of this amount, with its sales surpassing the $1 trillion mark. In terms of countries, China continued to possess the largest market, with its total online sales amounting to $766.5 billion. For 2016, a growth rate of 17.5% is forecast, which would result in a global B2C e-commerce turnover of around $2.7 trillion (News Item Ecommerce Europe, 28 September 2016).
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