This statistic shows the percentage distribution of companies that used marketplaces to sell products and services online in selected European Union (EU) countries in 2016, by company size. Approximately half of companies between 50 and 250 employees used marketplaces in their online sales.
Share of companies that used marketplaces to sell products and services online in selected European Union (EU) countries in 2016, by company size
Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom
Survey time period
April 13 to 22, 2016
Number of respondents
4,904 companies*
Special properties
companies selling online
Method of interview
Computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI)
Supplementary notes
*The study grouped retail goods and services companies from 1 to 250 employees from 10 EU countries: Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
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European Commission. (July 6, 2016). Share of companies that used marketplaces to sell products and services online in selected European Union (EU) countries in 2016, by company size [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/775875/business-what-they-used-marketplaces-for-to-sell-on-line-by-size-union-european/
European Commission. "Share of companies that used marketplaces to sell products and services online in selected European Union (EU) countries in 2016, by company size." Chart. July 6, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/775875/business-what-they-used-marketplaces-for-to-sell-on-line-by-size-union-european/
European Commission. (2016). Share of companies that used marketplaces to sell products and services online in selected European Union (EU) countries in 2016, by company size. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/775875/business-what-they-used-marketplaces-for-to-sell-on-line-by-size-union-european/
European Commission. "Share of Companies That Used Marketplaces to Sell Products and Services Online in Selected European Union (Eu) Countries in 2016, by Company Size." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jul 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/775875/business-what-they-used-marketplaces-for-to-sell-on-line-by-size-union-european/
European Commission, Share of companies that used marketplaces to sell products and services online in selected European Union (EU) countries in 2016, by company size Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/775875/business-what-they-used-marketplaces-for-to-sell-on-line-by-size-union-european/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of companies that used marketplaces to sell products and services online in selected European Union (EU) countries in 2016, by company size [Graph], European Commission, July 6, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/775875/business-what-they-used-marketplaces-for-to-sell-on-line-by-size-union-european/