eCommerce market in the Republic of Ireland

Ireland is the 44th largest market for eCommerce with a predicted revenue of US$6,638.0 million by 2023, placing it ahead of Singapore. Revenue is expected to show a compound annual growth rate (CAGR 2023-2027) of 11.2%, resulting in a projected market volume of US$10,158.4 million by 2027. With an expected increase of 19.3% in 2023, the Irish eCommerce market contributed to the worldwide growth rate of 17.0% in 2023. Like in Ireland, global eCommerce sales are expected to increase over the next years. Five markets are considered by ecommerceDB within the Irish eCommerce market. Fashion is the largest market and accounts for 34.3% of the Irish eCommerce revenue. It is followed by Food & Personal Care with 22.1%, Toys, Hobby & DIY with 15.1%, Furniture & Appliances with 14.3%, and Electronics & Media with the remaining 14.2%.

The biggest player in the Irish eCommerce market is amazon.co.uk. The store had a revenue of US$485.5 million in 2021. amazon.co.uk is followed by tesco.ie and currys.ie as the second- and third-largest stores with US$273.7 million and US$165.4 million, respectively. Altogether, the top three stores account for 26.9% of the top 100 online stores' revenue in Ireland. Store rankings include every store that generates revenue in Ireland. These stores can either have a national focus and only sell in their main country or operate on a global scale. For this evaluation, only revenue created in Ireland was considered.