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10% -- online share of total retail for South Africa retail market (2025)
Online retail is expected to capture nearly 10% of South Africa's total retail market by the end of 2025.
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- Nearly 10%
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2025
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World Wide Worx
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https://www.worldwideworx.com/tag/online-retail-in-south-africa-2025/ ↗
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South Africa’s Online Retail set to surpass R130-billion in 2025
by World Wide Worx | Sep 11, 2025 | Online Retail
South Africa’s online retail sector is entering a new era, with e-commerce turnover expected to exceed R130-billion by the end of 2025 and capture nearly 10% of the country’s total retail market. This is the central finding of the Online Retail in So…
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Online Retail in South Africa 2025 report; approximate share of total retail market.
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South Africa retail market: 10% online share of total retail. Source: World Wide Worx (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/south-africa-online-retail-share-2025
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