E-commerce increase due to COVID-19 in Europe 2020-2021, by country
In 2020, a noticeable spike in online shopping habits had been recorded across Europe, with many consumers from different countries stating that they had started e-shopping more due to the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In 2021, most of the same countries saw an increase in the number of people who said they bought on the web more due to the crisis. In Spain, for example, more than half of surveyed consumers said they shopped online more often in 2021, an increase of about eight percent compared to the previous year.