08.06.2016

E-commerce in Belgium - Q1 2016

Belgian e-commerce breaks records: almost 2.3 billion euro spent online

We start the year 2016 with another new record for online shopping: the Belgian consumer spends 2.3 billion euro online during the first quarter of 2016. This is an increase of 9 percent compared to the same period last year. We see especially a strong growth in the number of online purchases in the categories Toys, Consumer Electronics and Media & Entertainment compared to the first quarter of 2015.

The BeCommerce Market Monitor is an initiative of BeCommerce, executed by GfK and sponsored by Google, PostNL and Worldline. The full report is available for free for members of BeCommerce or can be purchased via GfK.

Read the full press release and have a look at the infographic for more insights on e-commerce in Belgium!

The BeCommerce Market Monitor press release in Dutch.

The BeCommerce Market Monitor press release in French.

BeCommerce Market Monitor - infographic Q1