Online purchase frequency in Germany 2016

This statistic shows the results of a survey on the frequency of purchasing products online in Germany from 2013 to 2016. In 2016, roughly 11.7 million people among the German-speaking population aged 14 years and older had completed five to nine online purchases during the previous 12 months.

Number of online shoppers in Germany from 2013 to 2016, by purchase frequency (in million)

Characteristic	1-2 purchases	3-4 purchases	5-9 purchases	10-19 purchases	20 purchases and more	No purchases	Prefer not to say
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Release date

November 2016

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Region

Germany

Survey time period

2013 to 2016

Age group

14 years and older

Special properties

German-speaking online customers over the previous 12 months

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

Information on the basic population:
This survey is based on the German population aged 14 to 69 years, in private households at the place of main residence.

Information on random sample:
2013: 8,702 respondents, projected base of 70.33 million persons
2014: 8,156 respondents, projected base of 70.52 million persons
2015: 7,009 respondents, projected base of 69.24 million persons
2016: 7,026 respondents, projected base of 69.56 million persons

Information on the target group "German-speaking online buyers":
2013: projected base of 43.95 million persons
2014: projected base of 44.16 million persons
2015: projected base of 45.33 million persons
2016: projected base of 47.01 million persons

The source phrased the survey question as follows: "According to your own estimate, how often did you purchase products on the internet during the last 12 months? Would you say..." (Original German question: "Was würden Sie sagen, wie häufig haben Sie innerhalb der letzten 12 Monate im Internet etwas gekauft? Würden Sie sagen...")

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