20 Amazon Statistics for Sellers in 2021

Overview: Amazon Statistics for Sellers in 2020

General Amazon Statistics

• 1. More than 197 million people visit Amazon each month.

  To put that number into context, that’s nearly two-thirds of the population of the United States and about half of the number of pigeons living in the world today.^[1]

• 2. Amazon brought in $75.5 billion in sales revenue in Q1 2020.

  The first quarter of 2020 was Amazon’s best on record, continuing a decade-long trend of enormous growth.^[2]

• 3. In 2018, Amazon made up 49.1% of all ecommerce spend in the United States.

  The most recent research available finds that Amazon represents 49% of all online retail sales in the United States. The platform also represents 5% of all retail sales in the country.^[3]

• 4. Amazon is the most popular shopping app, with 150.6 million mobile users.

  Amazon isn’t just powered by its website, it also has the United States’ most popular shopping app by a wide margin. Walmart ranks second with “just” 76.45 million users—about half as many as Amazon.^[4]

• 5. 64% of millennials make half or more of their online purchases on Amazon.

  Millennials are by far the most active generation on Amazon. They spend twice as much time on Amazon as Baby Boomers and spend twice as much money.^[5]

Amazon and Consumers

• 6. 9 out of 10 consumers will price check a product on Amazon.

  Before making a purchase online, as many as 90% of consumers will check Amazon to see if it’s cheaper. In this way, Amazon practically sets the market for any product.^[6]

• 7. 89% of buyers are more likely to buy products from Amazon than other ecommerce sites.

  Not only do consumers price check products on Amazon, but they almost always prefer buying from Amazon. Amazon is a known entity, which gives it a leg up on less ubiquitous ecommerce brands. That’s why it’s so important for third-party sellers to utilize Amazon.^[7]

• 8. Nearly half of U.S. internet users start product searches on Amazon.

  According to an Adeptmind survey, 46.7% of users start their consumer journey on Amazon, compared to 34.6% who start on Google. When people’s intent is to shop, they’re very likely going to Amazon first.^[8]

• 9. 23% of online shoppers go first on Amazon for inspiration when they don’t have a specific product in mind for purchase.

  Not only do consumers think of Amazon first when they start shopping online, but even when they’re not sure what they’re looking for, nearly a quarter of shoppers will go to Amazon first.^[9]

• 10. Price is the most important factor driving U.S. buyer decisions on Amazon.

  Unsurprisingly, 82% of Amazon shoppers say price is the most important factor when deciding to buy. From there, 70% say shipping costs, 57% say positive product reviews, and 49% say flexible return policies are their most important driving factor when making a purchase.^[10]

• 11. 44% of users have purchased electronics on Amazon, making it the platform’s most popular category.

  Though it was founded as an online book retailer, Amazon has gotten a lot techier. Electronics are now the most popular category on the platform.^[7]

• 12. 25% of Americans have negative feelings toward Amazon’s impact on retail and the environment.

  Amazon and CEO Jeff Bezos have gotten a lot of bad press over the years, between its negative impact on the environment, its treatment of employees, and controversial business practices. Still, only a quarter of Americans see the company in a negative light.^[11]

Amazon Prime

• 13. More than 150 million Americans have Amazon Prime subscriptions.

  Nearly half of all Americans have an Amazon Prime subscription, giving them access to free two-day shipping on a wide variety of products as well as Amazon’s streaming media service. That number represents a 50% increase from April 2018.^[12]

• 14. Amazon Prime members spend an average of $1,400 per year.

  Prime members pay for the privilege of being Amazon’s best customers. Non-prime members spend only $600 per year on average.^[13]

• 15. In 2019, estimated Prime Day sales hit $7.6 billion globally over a 48-hour period.

  Prime Day has revolutionized ecommerce, becoming a bonafide shopping holiday. These days, if you’re an ecommerce business that’s not running a Prime Day sale, you’re missing out. Those global sales numbers were up 71% from 2018.^[14]

• 16. In 2019, sales of products from marketplace sellers crossed $2 billion.

  Third-party sellers drove a little less than one-third of all Prime Day sales in 2019, which should tell you just how much power Amazon has when it leads the way by discounting its own products.^[15]

Amazon Third-Party and FBA Statistics

• 17. Amazon has more than 2.2 million active sellers.

  That may sound like a lot, but Amazon actually has 8.8 million total sellers, with only a quarter of them are actively selling products every month. So far in 2020, 748,000 new sellers have joined the platform.^[16]

• 18. More than 50% of all Amazon sales come from third-party sellers.

  Amazon has its own branded products and partnerships, but just over half of all sales on the platform are driven by its third-party sellers.^[17]

• 19. In 2019, Amazon generated $53.76 billion in third-party seller service revenues.

  In dollar terms, third-party sellers drove nearly $54 billion in sales in 2019, which was a 20% increase from the $42.75 billion in sales in 2018.^[18]

• 20. According to a 2018 survey of Amazon sellers, almost half of all U.S. businesses generated 81% to 100% of their revenue from Amazon sales.

  This is a truly astonishing statistic. Amazon has become so ubiquitous and essential to the American economy that nearly half of businesses are fully dependent on the platform. This number doesn’t refer to ecommerce businesses, it’s all U.S. businesses.^[19]

The Bottom Line

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