Quarterly U.S. mobile e-commerce spending 2019-2022

From 2019 to 2022, mobile commerce spending in the United States reached its highest point in the last quarter of 2022. That quarter, a total of 127 billion U.S. dollars were spent through mobile devices. The fourth quarter of the year typically involves more spending due to the holiday season.

Mobile vs. desktop

In 2022 as a whole, mobile shoppers in the U.S. spent approximately 387 billion dollars. Desktop retail e-commerce sales were nearly double that over the same time period. That being said, the mobile commerce share of total digital commerce spending in the United States has never gone above 40 percent.

M-commerce consumer demographics

In a recent survey conducted on the share of shoppers who participated in mobile commerce in the United States, it was found that m-commerce was most popular among those between the ages of 30 and 49. Furthermore, when comparing the share of shoppers who engaged in mobile commerce by income rather than age, shoppers classified as “upper income” were more likely to make purchases via smartphone and tablet than those in other income groups.