Number of customers of the most popular supermarkets in Germany 2018-2021

Information on the population:
The survey is based on the German-speaking population aged 14 years and older.

Information on random sample:
2018: 23,086 respondents, representing 70.45 million people
2019: 23,120 respondents, representing 70.60 million people
2020: 23,138 respondents, representing 70.63 million people
2021: 22,563 respondents, representing 70.54 million people


The figures refer to the following studies:
2018: VuMA 2019; 2019: VuMA 2020; 2020: VuMA 2021; 2021: VuMA 2022.

You can find more information on the methodology of the study here.

The question was phrased by the source as follows: "At which of the following supermarkets/discounters did you personally make a purchase in the last six months?" (Original German question: "Und in welchen der aufgeführten Supermärkte/Discount-Geschäfte haben Sie persönlich in den letzten sechs Monaten eingekauft?")