Online purchases surged during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Hong Kong. According to a survey on online shopping behavior in Hong Kong conducted by Rakuten Insight in May 2020, about 61 percent of female respondents said that they shopped more online during the pandemic. The figure was much higher than that among male respondents.
Share of respondents who purchased more online during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Hong Kong as of May 30, 2020, by gender
Original survey question:
How did your online purchase behavior change during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Figures may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding up.
The survey was conducted among 2,396 female and 1,326 male respondents.
The survey was conducted among
471 respondents aged 16 to 24 years,
1,318 respondents aged 25 to 34 years,
1,009 respondents aged 35 to 44 years,
548 respondents aged 45 to 54 years and
376 respondents aged 55 years and older.
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Rakuten Insight. (June 11, 2020). Share of respondents who purchased more online during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Hong Kong as of May 30, 2020, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127521/hong-kong-positive-impact-of-coronavirus-on-online-purchases-by-gender/
Rakuten Insight. "Share of respondents who purchased more online during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Hong Kong as of May 30, 2020, by gender." Chart. June 11, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127521/hong-kong-positive-impact-of-coronavirus-on-online-purchases-by-gender/
Rakuten Insight. (2020). Share of respondents who purchased more online during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Hong Kong as of May 30, 2020, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127521/hong-kong-positive-impact-of-coronavirus-on-online-purchases-by-gender/
Rakuten Insight. "Share of Respondents Who Purchased More Online during The Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic in Hong Kong as of May 30, 2020, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127521/hong-kong-positive-impact-of-coronavirus-on-online-purchases-by-gender/
Rakuten Insight, Share of respondents who purchased more online during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Hong Kong as of May 30, 2020, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127521/hong-kong-positive-impact-of-coronavirus-on-online-purchases-by-gender/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Share of respondents who purchased more online during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Hong Kong as of May 30, 2020, by gender [Graph], Rakuten Insight, June 11, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127521/hong-kong-positive-impact-of-coronavirus-on-online-purchases-by-gender/
