Global Online Retail Market Summary, Competitive Analysis and Forecast to 2026

Global Online Retail Market Summary, Competitive Analysis and Forecast to 2026


Summary

Global Online Retail industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2016-21, and forecast to 2026). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.

Key Highlights
  • The online retail market includes all sales within Clothing & Footwear, Electricals, Food & Grocery, Health & Beauty, Home and Other (Books, News & Stationery, Jewelry & Watches, Luggage & Leather Goods, Music, Video & Entertainment Software, Sports & Leisure Equipment and others) segments, provided they take place over the internet, where the payment does not occur in-store on a later occasion. Data is included irrespective of whether the vendor is a pure-play internet company or the online offering of a bricks and mortar retailer. Online specialists retailers include sell only via the internet. Other online retail is a sell done online by retailers that also operate via offline channels (in-store, mail order, direct selling, etc.)
  • The global online retail market had total revenues of $2,950,223.4m in 2021, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21.1% between 2017 and 2021.
  • Online Specialists account for the largest proportion of sales in the global online retail market in 2021, sales through this channel generated $1,782,470.9m, equivalent to 60.4% of the market's overall value.
  • The UK online retail market has gained traction owing to the popularity of click and collect services. With the increase in social networking, the social media market is becoming a key channel to boost online sales of retailers.
Scope
  • Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the online retail market in the global
  • Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the global online retail market
  • Leading company profiles reveal details of key online retail market players’ global operations and financial performance
  • Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the Global online retail market with five year forecasts
Reasons to Buy
  • What was the size of the Global online retail market by value in 2021?
  • What will be the size of the Global online retail market in 2026?
  • What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the Global online retail market?
  • How has the market performed over the last five years?
  • What are the main segments that make up the global's online retail market?


1 Executive Summary
1.1. Market value
1.2. Market value forecast
1.3. Category segmentation
1.4. Geography segmentation
1.5. Market rivalry
1.6. Competitive Landscape
2 Market Overview
2.1. Market definition
2.2. Market analysis
3 Market Data
3.1. Market value
4 Market Segmentation
4.1. Category segmentation
4.2. Geography segmentation
4.3. Market distribution
5 Market Outlook
5.1. Market value forecast
6 Five Forces Analysis
6.1. Summary
6.2. Buyer power
6.3. Supplier power
6.4. New entrants
6.5. Threat of substitutes
6.6. Degree of rivalry
7 Competitive Landscape
7.1. Who are the leading players?
7.2. What are the main business models in the market?
7.3. What strategies do the leading players follow?
7.4. Who are the main challengers to the incumbents?
7.5. What is the rationale for the recent M&A activity?
8 Company Profiles
8.1. Amazon.com, Inc.
8.2. JD.com Inc
8.3. Zalando SE
8.4. Apple Inc
8.5. Walmart Inc
8.6. Alibaba Group Holding Limited
8.7. Vipshop Holdings Ltd
8.8. Otto GmbH & Co KG
9 Macroeconomic Indicators
9.1. Country data
10 Appendix
10.1. Methodology
10.2. Industry associations
10.3. Related MarketLine research
10.4. About MarketLine
List of Tables
Table 1: Global online retail sector value: $ billion, 2016–21
Table 2: Global online retail sector category segmentation: % share, by value, 2016–2021
Table 3: Global online retail sector category segmentation: $ billion, 2016-2021
Table 4: Global online retail sector geography segmentation: $ billion, 2021
Table 5: Global online retail sector distribution: % share, by value, 2021
Table 6: Global online retail sector value forecast: $ billion, 2021–26
Table 7: Amazon.com, Inc.: key facts
Table 8: Amazon.com, Inc.: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 9: Amazon.com, Inc.: Key Employees
Table 10: Amazon.com, Inc.: Key Employees Continued
Table 11: JD.com Inc: key facts
Table 12: JD.com Inc: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 13: JD.com Inc: Key Employees
Table 14: Zalando SE: key facts
Table 15: Zalando SE: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 16: Zalando SE: Key Employees
Table 17: Apple Inc: key facts
Table 18: Apple Inc: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 19: Apple Inc: Key Employees
Table 20: Apple Inc: Key Employees Continued
Table 21: Walmart Inc: key facts
Table 22: Walmart Inc: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 23: Walmart Inc: Key Employees
Table 24: Walmart Inc: Key Employees Continued
Table 25: Walmart Inc: Key Employees Continued
Table 26: Walmart Inc: Key Employees Continued
Table 27: Alibaba Group Holding Limited: key facts
Table 28: Alibaba Group Holding Limited: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 29: Alibaba Group Holding Limited: Key Employees
Table 30: Alibaba Group Holding Limited: Key Employees Continued
Table 31: Vipshop Holdings Ltd: key facts
Table 32: Vipshop Holdings Ltd: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 33: Vipshop Holdings Ltd: Key Employees
Table 34: Otto GmbH & Co KG: key facts
Table 35: Otto GmbH & Co KG: Key Employees
Table 36: Global exchange rate, 2017–21
List of Figures
Figure 1: Global online retail sector value: $ billion, 2016–21
Figure 2: Global online retail sector category segmentation: $ billion, 2016-2021
Figure 3: Global online retail sector geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2021
Figure 4: Global online retail sector distribution: % share, by value, 2021
Figure 5: Global online retail sector value forecast: $ billion, 2021–26
Figure 6: Forces driving competition in the global online retail sector, 2021
Figure 7: Drivers of buyer power in the global online retail sector, 2021
Figure 8: Drivers of supplier power in the global online retail sector, 2021
Figure 9: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the global online retail sector, 2021
Figure 10: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the global online retail sector, 2021
Figure 11: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the global online retail sector, 2021

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