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16% -- ecommerce share of retail sales for US e-commerce sector (2025)
E-commerce accounts for roughly 16-17% of total U.S. retail sales.
- Reported as an approximate range (roughly 16-17%)
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16%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2025
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B
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50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
60
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
thirdperson.co
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Tier C
https://thirdperson.co/content/e-commerce-growth-shows-no-signs-of-slowing-down-despite-de-minimis-t… ↗
Source Article
U.S. E-commerce Growth Shows No Signs of Slowing Down Despite De Minimis, Tariff Concerns: Third Person
U.S. E-commerce Growth Shows No Signs of Slowing Down Despite De Minimis, Tariff Concerns
According to Adobe, U.S. e-commerce growth in October 2025 was an 8.2% year-over-year increase, reaching $88.7 billion in sales. Mobile spending surged 11.6%, social media-driven sales jumped 28%, and influence…
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thirdperson.co
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Range 16-17%, midpoint extracted; no original source cited
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US e-commerce sector: 16% ecommerce share of retail sales. Source: thirdperson.co (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/ecommerce-share-us-retail
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/ecommerce-share-us-retail" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>16%</strong> -- ecommerce share of retail sales for US e-commerce sector<br><small>Source: thirdperson.co (2025) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/ecommerce-share-us-retail" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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