Shopify has recently released their Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales for 2023 and the numbers are impressive.
According to their latest numbers, Shopify merchants drove a record-high $9.3 billion in Black Friday-Cyber Monday sales for 2023, a 24% increase from last year. More than 61 million consumers globally purchased from brands powered by Shopify.
Over 17,500+ entrepreneurs made their first sale on Shopify and more than 55,000 merchants had their highest-selling day ever on Shopify.
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Here are more numbers and statistics from Shopify’s merchants:
BFCM highlights from Shopify merchants
- Peak sales per minute: $4.2 million at 12:01 PM EST on Nov. 24.
- 61 million consumers globally purchased from brands and merchants that are hosted on Shopify.
- Best Sellers: apparel and accessories, health and beauty, and home and garden.
- Average cart price: $108.12 ($1,07.53 on a constant currency basis).
- Top selling countries: U.S., U.K., Australia, Canada, and Germany.
- Top selling cities: Los Angeles, New York, and London.
- Cross-border orders represented 15% of all global orders.
- 56,000+ tonnes of carbon removal funded by Shopify to counteract shipping emissions.
- 60% year-over-year increase in sales made via Shop Pay.
- 17,500+ entrepreneurs made their first sale on Shopify.
- More than 55,000 merchants had their highest-selling day ever on Shopify.
Beyond Shopify
- US e-commerce sales soared on Black Friday, rising 8.5% YoY compared with in-store sales increasing just 1.1% YoY, per Mastercard SpendingPulse.
- Cyber Monday spending was up 9.4% YoY, according to Adobe Analytics.
- US retail sales (excluding automotive) grew 2.5% year-over-year (YoY) on Black Friday, with in-store sales increasing just 1.1% YoY and e-commerce sales rising 8.5% YoY, per Mastercard SpendingPulse.
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