Fashion market in Germany
The German Fashion eCommerce market is predicted to reach US$26,648.7 million by 2024 and accounts for 24.1% of the total eCommerce market in Germany. It is expected to increase over the next years. The expected compound annual growth rate for the next four years (CAGR 2024-2028) will be 0.8%, resulting in a projected market volume of US$27,526.6 million by 2028. Within the Fashion market ECDB considers the following three sub-markets: Apparel, Footwear, and Bags & Accessories.
Monthly revenues
Monthly eCommerce revenues in the German Apparel market
The monthly eCommerce revenue of the German Apparel market was US$1,857 million in October 2024. This refers to a growth of 38.3% compared to September 2024. Within the last 12 months, the monthly revenue share was the highest in November 2023 with 10.4% of the total 2023 revenue of the German Apparel market and the lowest in September 2024 with 7.0% of the total 2024 revenue.
Revenue Last Month
US$1,857.2m
The eCommerce revenue grew by 38.3% from September 2024 to October 2024.
Monthly revenue shares in the last 12 months
0-2024 | 1-2024 | 2-2024 | 3-2024 | 4-2024 | 5-2024 | 6-2024 | 7-2024 | 8-2024 | 9-2024 | 10-2024 | 11-2024 | |
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Revenue (in mUS$) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Monthly revenue share (in %) | 61.7 | 67.7 | 49.8 | 88.7 | 45.5 | 41.0 | 69.3 | 24.8 | 88.3 | 1.4 | 69.2 | 88.5 |
Market development
eCommerce revenue development in the Apparel market in Germany
The German Apparel eCommerce market is predicted to reach US$19,094.9 million by 2024 and accounts for 71.7% of the Fashion eCommerce market in Germany. It is expected to increase over the next years. The expected compound annual growth rate for the next four years (CAGR 2024-2028) will be 1.1%, resulting in a projected market volume of US$19,940.6 million by 2028. The Apparel eCommerce market is a sub-market of the Fashion market. Further categories within the Fashion market are: Bags & Accessories, and Footwear.
eCommerce revenue development in the Apparel market in Germany
eCommerce revenue growth in the Apparel market in Germany
Net eCommerce revenue split by sub-category
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | |
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Revenue (in mUS$) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Growth (in %) | 17.0 | 86.4 | 45.5 | 90.4 | 24.5 | 65.7 | 42.4 | 44.5 |
Top stores
Top five Apparel online stores in Germany by net sales 2023
With sales in the German Apparel market, zalando.de generated a revenue of US$1,438.9 million in 2023, which means it is the leading online store in this market. The Apparel ranking of Germany is based on all online stores that generated sales in this market in 2023. Due to a country- and category-dependent approach, both national and international online stores can be part of the ranking. The graph shows a filtered revenue. It only includes national sales within the respective market.
eCommerce net sales generated in the Apparel market in Germany in 2023
Filtered revenue / share eCommerce net sales refer to the year 2023 | Global revenue eCommerce net sales refer to the year 2023 | Growth eCommerce net sales growth refers to 2023/2022 | |
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US$900.0m 20.7% | US$8,300.0m | 8.3% | |
US$550.0m 12.0% | US$4,600.0m | 12.4% | |
US$470.0m 3.9% | US$1,190.0m | 33.6% | |
US$430.0m 20.6% | US$2,122.0m | 18.0% | |
US$370.0m 20.7% | US$1,814.0m | 12.6% |
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Market definition
Definition of the Apparel market within the Fashion market
Market definition: Fashion > Apparel The category Apparel encompasses the commercial (B2C) sale of outerwear (e.g. jackets, coats), tops (e.g. t-shirts, sweaters, blouses), bottoms (e.g. pants, shorts, skirts), and more. Not covered are sport-specific apparel (e.g. wetsuits, snowsuits, goalkeeper gloves), footwear or fashion accessories (e.g. gloves, hats, scarves). All monetary figures refer to the annual gross revenue and do not factor in shipping costs.
In-scope
- Outerwear (e.g. jackets, coats)
- Tops (e.g. t-shirts, sweaters, blouses)
- Bottoms (e.g. pants, shorts, skirts)
- Undergarments (e.g. underwear, socks)
- Activewear (e.g. joggers, tights, tricots)
Out-of-scope
- Sport-specific apparel (e.g. wetsuits, snowsuits, goalkeeper gloves)
- Footwear
- Fashion accessories (e.g. gloves, hats, scarves)
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