Leading types of retail apps worldwide 2018

Published by Statista Research Department, Mar 24, 2025
This statistic presents the most popular types of retail apps based on downloads worldwide in 2018. According to the findings, digital-first retailers were the most downloaded retail apps in 2018, accounting for 69 percent of all downloads. In second place were peer-to-peer marketplaces which had a download share of 24 percent.

Most popular types of retail apps based on downloads worldwide in 2018

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March 2019

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2018

Supplementary notes

Figures may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding.

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