12 Fun Facts About Cyber Monday and Online Shopping

Cyber Monday 2013 has been confirmed as the biggest online shopping day ever! Online sales reached $1.735 billion, up 18% from Cyber Monday 2012.

In honor of this record-breaking day, I compiled a list of fun facts for you....






3. Sales on Cyber Monday were $484 million in 2005 vs. $1.735 billion in 2013.


4. 17% of shoppers used mobile devices to purchase things on Cyber Monday 2013, an increase of 55% from 2012.

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5. New Yorkers spent the most money online for this year's Cyber Monday, according to IBM. Next on the list: Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles.


6. In 2012, online shopping peaked at 11:25am EST, and the average order was $185.12 on Cyber Monday.


7. Cyber Monday sales through the years:

• 2005 - $484 Million

• 2006 - $608 Million

• 2007 - $733 Million

• 2008 - $846 Million

• 2009 - $887 Million

• 2010 - $1.028 Billion

• 2011 - $1.251 Billion

• 2012 - $1.465 Billion

• 2013 - $1.735 Billion

8. The Top 50 Countries for online shoppers as of July 2013:

Source: Cushman & Wakefield "Global Perspective on Retail: Online Retailing", July 2013

9. Shoppers spend an average of $100 on themselves while doing their holiday shopping.


10. According to retail studies, customers may leave a store, even if they're interested in making a purchase, because of the "butt brush" - a term for invasion of a customer's personal space.

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11. Shoppers average 5 trips to the mall to get all of their gifts during the holiday season.



12. Last minute shopper? Me too! Don't feel guilty.... 40% of the entire holiday season sales are made between December 15-24.

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