Share of U.S. consumers that only shopped online for selected products 2019-2021

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Koen van Gelder,
Dec 10, 2024
In 2020, about 29 percent of surveyed consumers in the United States said they did all of their food shopping online. In 2019 and 2021, the share of Americans purely shopping for food digitally was around 20 percent. In 2020, there had been a spike in online shopping for food, health & beauty care products, and household goods, which was largely driven by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Share of consumers that shopped online exclusively for selected items in the United States from 2019 to 2021

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Release date

2021

Region

United States

Survey time period

February 18 to March 4, 2021

Number of respondents

1,004 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online panel

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