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  • Revenue in the Consumer Electronics segment is projected to reach US$4,305m in 2020.
  • Revenue is expected to show an annual growth rate (CAGR 2020-2024) of 5.5%, resulting in a projected market volume of US$5,328m by 2024.
  • User penetration will be 27.4% in 2020 and is expected to hit 39.8% by 2024.
  • The average revenue per user (ARPU) is expected to amount to US$260.26.
  • In global comparison, most revenue will be generated in China (US$151,422m in 2020).
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The eCommerce market segment Consumer electronics includes the online sale of consumer electronics, for example, radios, TV sets, MP3 players, stereo systems and DVD players. Furthermore, the segment also includes hardware derived from the field of communications electronics, e.g. desktop computers, laptops, tablets and smartphones. Well-known and important online shops that focus on these types of equipment are bestbuy.com and amazon.com. All monetary figures refer to the annual gross revenue and do not factor in shipping costs.
in-scope
  • Consumer electronics (e.g. radios, TV sets, hi-fi, audio equipment and DVD players)
  • Communications electronics (e.g. desktop computers, laptops, tablets and smartphones)
  • Other electronic devices
  • Peripheral and accessories
out-of-scope
  • Electronic household appliances (e.g. washing machines, dishwashers and coffee machines)
Electronics & Media eCommerce report 2020

Electronics & Media eCommerce report 2020

Statista Digital Market Outlook
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Revenue (2020)
+18.3% yoy
US$4,305m
Users (2020)
+13.3% yoy
16.5m

Revenue Revenue Growth

in the Consumer Electronics market in million US$ in percent

Reading Support Revenue in the Consumer Electronics segment is projected to reach US$4,305m in 2020. Reading Support The Consumer Electronics segment is expected to show a revenue growth of 5.0% in 2021.

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Users Penetration Rate

in the Consumer Electronics market in millions in percent

Reading Support In the Consumer Electronics segment, the number of users is expected to amount to 23.9m by 2024. Reading Support User penetration in the Consumer Electronics segment will be at 27.4% in 2020.

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ARPU

in the Consumer Electronics market in US$

Reading Support The average revenue per user (ARPU) in the Consumer Electronics segment is projected to amount to US$260.26 in 2020.

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Sales Channels

in the Consumer Electronics market in percent

Reading Support In the Consumer Electronics segment, 26% of total market revenue will be generated through online sales by 2023.

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The distribution channel Online refers to the purchase of physical goods in online retail. In other words, the purchase is concluded via the internet - on a desktop PC, tablet or smartphone. The distribution channel Offline covers all purchases in stationary stores, via telesale or mailorder (e.g. print catalogs)

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Top 5 online stores by net sales

The following boxes show the top 5 online stores by eCommerce net sales (first party sales) in the Consumer Electronics segment in Italy. Data basis for net sales and market share are company surveys, annual reports and a complex sales forecast model developed by Statista.

amazon.it
Net sales (2019)
apple.com
Net sales (2019)
unieuro.it
Net sales (2019)
mediaworld.it
Net sales (2019)
hihonor.com
Net sales (2019)

Users by age Users by gender Users by income

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Reading Support In the year 2019 a share of 26.1% of users is 45-54 years old. Reading Support In the year 2019 a share of 67.5% of users is male. Reading Support In the year 2019 a share of 42.5% of users is in the low income group.

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Reading Support With a projected market volume of US$151,422m in 2020, most revenue is generated in China. Reading Support With a projected rate of 47.9%, the user penetration in the Consumer Electronics segment is highest in Saudi Arabia.

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1. China
2. United States
3. Germany
4. Japan
5. United Kingdom
14. Italy
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Population in m
Number of individuals (all ages) living in the selected region, the data is based on the United Nations' medium variant of World Population Prospects as well as similar projections by national statistical offices | Source: Statista, based on UN DESA and national statistical offices
0-14 years in m
Number of individuals (age 0-14) living in the selected region, the data is based on the United Nations' medium variant of World Population Prospects as well as similar projections by national statistical offices | Source: Statista, based on UN DESA and national statistical offices
15-24 years in m
Number of individuals (age 15-24) living in the selected region, the data is based on the United Nations' medium variant of World Population Prospects as well as similar projections by national statistical offices | Source: Statista, based on UN DESA and national statistical offices
25-34 years in m
Number of individuals (age 25-34) living in the selected region, the data is based on the United Nations' medium variant of World Population Prospects as well as similar projections by national statistical offices | Source: Statista, based on UN DESA and national statistical offices
35-44 years in m
Number of individuals (age 35-44) living in the selected region, the data is based on the United Nations' medium variant of World Population Prospects as well as similar projections by national statistical offices | Source: Statista, based on UN DESA and national statistical offices
45-54 years in m
Number of individuals (age 45-54) living in the selected region, the data is based on the United Nations' medium variant of World Population Prospects as well as similar projections by national statistical offices | Source: Statista, based on UN DESA and national statistical offices
55+ years in m
Number of individuals (age 55 and older) living in the selected region, the data is based on the United Nations' medium variant of World Population Prospects as well as similar projections by national statistical offices | Source: Statista, based on UN DESA and national statistical offices
Consumer spending (current) in US$
Average consumer spending per capita of private households in the selected region (in current prices, constant exchange rate) | Source: Statista, based on IMF, UN, World Bank, Eurostat and national statistical offices
Foodstuffs, beverages in US$
Consumer spending per capita for food and non-alcoholic beverages (according to the Classification of Individual Consumption Purposes, COICOP) in the selected region (in current prices, constant exchange rate). The COICOP definition varies from the market definitions employed in the Consumer Market Outlook. It covers all private household spendings meant for consumption at home. In contrast, the Food market in the Consumer Market Outlook covers only certain segments of processed food and excludes for example fresh food, oils and fats and some other items. The markets for Alcoholic, Non-Alcoholic and Hot Drinks in turn not only include sales for at-home consumption (off-trade) but also sales to the on-trade sector (restaurants, bars, cafés). | Source: Statista, based on IMF, UN, World Bank, Eurostat and national statistical offices
Alcohol, tobacco in US$
Consumer spending per capita for alcoholic beverages, tobacco and narcotics (according to the Classification of Individual Consumption Purposes, COICOP) in the selected region (in current prices, constant exchange rate). The COICOP definition varies from the market definitions employed in the Consumer Market Outlook. It covers all private household spendings meant for consumption at home. The market for Alcoholic, Non-Alcoholic and Hot Drinks not only include sales for at-home consumption (off-trade) but also sales to the on-trade sector (restaurants, bars, cafés). | Source: Statista, based on IMF, UN, World Bank, Eurostat and national statistical offices
Clothing, footwear in US$
Consumer spending per capita for clothing and footwear (according to the Classification of Individual Consumption Purposes, COICOP) in the selected region (in current prices, constant exchange rate). Included are both consumption of goods as well as services (cleaning and cobblers). | Source: Statista, based on IMF, UN, World Bank, Eurostat and national statistical offices
Housing in US$
Consumer spending per capita for housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (according to the Classification of Individual Consumption Purposes, COICOP) in the selected region (in current prices, constant exchange rate) | Source: Statista, based on IMF, UN, World Bank, Eurostat and national statistical offices
Household in US$
Consumer spending per capita for furnishings, household equipment and routine maintenance of the house (according to the Classification of Individual Consumption Purposes, COICOP) in the selected region (in current prices, constant exchange rate) | Source: Statista, based on IMF, UN, World Bank, Eurostat and national statistical offices
Health in US$
Consumer spending per capita for health (according to the Classification of Individual Consumption Purposes, COICOP) in the selected region (in current prices, constant exchange rate) | Source: Statista, based on IMF, UN, World Bank, Eurostat and national statistical offices
Transport in US$
Consumer spending per capita for transport (according to the Classification of Individual Consumption Purposes, COICOP) in the selected region (in current prices, constant exchange rate). This group inlcudes the purchase of vehicles, maintenenace of vehicles as well as transportation services. | Source: Statista, based on IMF, UN, World Bank, Eurostat and national statistical offices
Communication in US$
Consumer spending per capita for communication (according to the Classification of Individual Consumption Purposes, COICOP) in the selected region (in current prices, constant exchange rate) | Source: Statista, based on IMF, UN, World Bank, Eurostat and national statistical offices
Recreation, culture in US$
Consumer spending per capita for recreation and culture (according to the Classification of Individual Consumption Purposes, COICOP) in the selected region (in current prices, constant exchange rate) | Source: Statista, based on IMF, UN, World Bank, Eurostat and national statistical offices
Education in US$
Consumer spending per capita for education (according to the Classification of Individual Consumption Purposes, COICOP) in the selected region (in current prices, constant exchange rate) | Source: Statista, based on IMF, UN, World Bank, Eurostat and national statistical offices
Restaurants, hotels in US$
Consumer spending per capita for restaurants and hotels (according to the Classification of Individual Consumption Purposes, COICOP) in the selected region (in current prices, constant exchange rate) | Source: Statista, based on IMF, UN, World Bank, Eurostat and national statistical offices
Other in US$
Consumer spending per capita for miscellaneous goods and services (according to the Classification of Individual Consumption Purposes, COICOP) in the selected region (in current prices, constant exchange rate). These include personal care products and services, personal items like watches and jewellery as well as all other products and services not mentioned elsewhere. | Source: Statista, based on IMF, UN, World Bank, Eurostat and national statistical offices
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Broadband subscriptions per 100 capita
Number of-fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | Source: Statista, based on World Bank
Smartphone penetration in %
Estimated share of the total population using a smartphone | Source: Statista
Internet users in m
Number of people in the selected region using the internet | Source: Statista, based on ITU and national statistical offices
Hardware market
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Per-capita volume laptops in units
Average per capita sales of laptops and tablets in units | Source: Statista Consumer Market Outlook
Per-capita revenue laptops in US$
Average revenue of laptops and tablets per capita | Source: Statista Consumer Market Outlook
Per-capita volume desktop PCs in units
The indicator shows the estimated average per capita sales of Desktop-PCs in units. | Source: Statista Consumer Market Outlook
Per-capita revenue desktop PCs in US$
The indicator shows the estimated average revenue of Desktop-PCs per capita. | Source: Statista Consumer Market Outlook
Per-capita volume mobile phones in units
The indicator shows the estimated average per capita sales of mobile phones in units. | Source: Statista Consumer Market Outlook
Per-capita revenue mobile phones in US$
The indicator shows the estimated average revenue of mobile phones per capita. | Source: Statista Consumer Market Outlook
Households in m
The indicator shows the total number of private households in the selected region. Households denote residential communties of people living and keeping house together. Business facilities as well as institutional housholds (like unversity dormitories or retire homes) are not counted as households. | Source: Statista, based on national and international statistical offices
GDP (current) in US$
Gross domestic product (in current prices, constant exchange rate) of the selected region per capita | Source: Statista, based on IMF WEOD
Internet penetration in %
Estimated share of the total population in the selected region using the internet | Source: Statista, based on ITU and national statistical offices
Source: Statista, July 2020
Source: Statista, July 2020, based on IMF, World Bank, UN and Eurostat

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The eCommerce data is based on Statista’s primary research (the Statista Global Consumer Survey), bottom-up modeling, market data from independent databases and third-party sources, the analysis of various key market and macroeconomic indicators, historical developments, current trends, the reported performance indicators of the key market players, and Statista interviews with market experts.

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