DHL is the most frequently used shipping method in German e-commerce. 84% of the top 500 online shops by net sales in 2020 in Germany, for which shipping information is available and known, have indicated DHL as a shipping method. Followed by Click & collect and Hermes with percentages of 27% and 27%. DPD and UPS (United Parcel Service) also belong to the top 5 shipping methods in German e-commerce.
Share of online stores that use the main shipping service providers in Germany in 2020
(in %)
Base: Top 500 online stores by net sales in Germany in 2020 for which shipping information is available and known.
The e-commerce market encompasses the sale of physical goods via a digital channel to a private end user (B2C). Incorporated in this definition are purchases via desktop computer (including notebooks and laptops) as well as purchases via mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.
The following are not included in the e-commerce market: marketplace platforms only, digitally distributed services (e.g. travel tickets), online stores dedicated to digital media downloads or streams as well as online stores dedicated to B2B markets nor sales between private persons (C2C). Market volume, market growth and all monetary figures at store level refer to the annual e-commerce net sales after the deduction of returns.
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ecommerceDB.com. (September 21, 2021). Share of online stores that use the main shipping service providers in Germany in 2020 (in %) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/forecasts/1218297/germany-top-shipping-service-providers-ecommercedb
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Share of online stores that use the main shipping service providers in Germany in 2020 (in %) [Graph], ecommerceDB.com, September 21, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/forecasts/1218297/germany-top-shipping-service-providers-ecommercedb
