Largest Retailers by Online Revenue

Proof Point

Amazon largest retailer globally, with online revenue of $108.4 billion in 2017, followed by Chinese companies JD and Alibaba

2017 (US$)

Proof Point Findings

Significant Lead – Amazon largest online retailer globally with total online sales revenue of $108 billion in 2017, followed by China’s JD and Alibaba
Top Retailers – Five of largest online retailers came from United States, China and Germany
Key Growth Drivers – Include increasing consumer preference to shop online, growing merchant online platform presence, faster and more efficient shipping processes, and frictionless checkout systems enabled by new payment technologies

Accelerator	Online Commerce
Sector	Wholesale and Retail Trade
Source	"Critical Accounting Policies, Judgments and Estimates," U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, https://www.sec.gov/; "Amazon.com announces fourth quarter sales up 38% to $60.5 billion," Amazon, https://www.amazon.com/; "JD.com announces fourth quarter and full year 2017 results," JD.com, https://www.jd.com/; "Alibaba Group announces March quarter 2017 and full fiscal year 2017 results," Alibaba Group, http://www.alibabagroup.com/; "Otto Group key figures," Otto Group, https://www.ottogroup.com/; AcceleratingBiz analysis
Date Last Updated	July 2, 2018

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