According to a 2024 survey of Etsy sellers worldwide, it was found that 97 percent of respondents ran their Etsy shop from home and 89 percent are run by just one person. Additionally, 80 percent of Etsy sellers identify as women.
Self-identification and motivation of Etsy sellers as of 2024
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Run their shops from their homes
97%
Are run by one person
89%
Identify as women
80%
Consider their Etsy shop to be a business
70%
Sold for the first time on Etsy
59%
Are multi-channel sellers
51%
Use their Etsy income to cover household expenses like bills, rent, and food
38%
Were pursuing their creative business as their sole occupation
29%
Live in rural areas
27%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of respondents97%97%89%89%80%80%70%70%59%59%51%51%38%38%29%29%27%27%Run their shops from their homesAre run by one personIdentify as womenConsider their Etsy shop to be a businessSold for the first time on EtsyAre multi-channel sellersUse their Etsy income to cover household expenses like bills, rent, andfoodWere pursuing their creative business as their sole occupationLive in rural areas
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Etsy. (February 18, 2025). Self-identification and motivation of Etsy sellers as of 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 27, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/290521/self-identification-and-motivation-of-etsy-sellers/
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