Global Grocery market
The global Grocery eCommerce market is expected to increase over the next years. It is predicted to reach US$482,249.1 million by 2025 and the expected compound annual growth rate for the next four years (CAGR 2025-2029) will be 13.6%. ECDB considers the following two sub-markets within the Grocery market: Food and Beverages. Food is the largest sub-market and accounts for 67.7% of the global Grocery market.
Monthly revenues
Monthly eCommerce revenues in the global Grocery market
The monthly eCommerce revenue of the global Grocery market was US$38,583 million in April 2025. This refers to a growth of 6.4% compared to March 2025. Within the last 12 months, the monthly revenue share was the highest in December 2024 with 9.7% of the total 2024 revenue of the global Grocery market and the lowest in February 2025 with 7.0% of the total 2025 revenue.
Revenue Last Month
US$38,582.6m
The eCommerce revenue grew by 6.4% from March 2025 to April 2025.
Monthly revenue shares in the last 12 months
| 0-2025 | 1-2025 | 2-2025 | 3-2025 | 4-2025 | 5-2025 | 6-2025 | 7-2025 | 8-2025 | 9-2025 | 10-2025 | 11-2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue (in mUS$) | 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 %) | 41.0 | 67.8 | 66.7 | 23.3 | 19.2 | 28.0 | 4.5 | 37.3 | 96.5 | 51.5 | 85.8 | 86.8 |
Market development
eCommerce revenue development in the global Grocery market
The global Grocery eCommerce market is expected to increase over the next years. It is predicted to reach US$482,249.1 million by 2025 and the expected compound annual growth rate for the next four years (CAGR 2025-2029) will be 13.6%. ECDB considers the following two sub-markets within the Grocery market: Food and Beverages. Food is the largest sub-market and accounts for 67.7% of the global Grocery market.
eCommerce revenue development in the global Grocery market
eCommerce revenue growth in the global Grocery market
Net eCommerce revenue split by sub-category
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue (in mUS$) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Growth (in %) | 63.3 | 34.7 | 12.5 | 25.3 | 26.7 | 49.3 | 55.0 | 99.8 |
Top stores
Top five Grocery online stores worldwide by net sales 2024
With sales in the global Grocery market, walmart.com generated a revenue of US$7,922.9 million in 2024, which means it is the leading online store in this market. The global Grocery ranking is based on all online stores that generated sales in this market in 2024. Due to a country- and category-dependent approach, both national and international online stores can be part of the ranking. The ranking shows a filtered revenue. It only includes sales within the market Grocery.
eCommerce net sales generated in the Grocery market in 2024
| Filtered revenue / share eCommerce net sales refer to the year 2024 | Global revenue eCommerce net sales refer to the year 2024 | Growth eCommerce net sales growth refers to 2024/2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
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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Payment Methods
Top 5 offered payment methods in the Global Grocery market
With 86.4% VISA the most commonly offered payment method of all online stores in the worldwide Grocery eCommerce market in 2024. Like VISA Mastercard with a share of 86.0% and American Express with a share of 56.1% the payment type Cards is the most common used by online retailers in in the worldwide Grocery eCommerce market in 2024. Other commonly used payment methods in that market are PayPal (E-wallets) with 56.1% and Bank transfer/cash in advance (Bank transfer) with 29.9% of stores offering that payment method to the clients.
Top 5 offered payment methods in the Global Grocery market
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Shipping Service Provider
Top 5 offered shipping providers in the Global Grocery market
Despite DHL's dominant position with 29.5% of online stores opting for its services, the worldwide Grocery eCommerce market in 2024 remains diverse and competitive. Several other shipping service providers, including UPS (United Parcel Service), FedEx, DPD, and Own delivery service, hold smaller but significant shares, contributing to a dynamic and fragmented market.
Top 5 offered shipping providers in the Global Grocery market
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Shop Software Solutions
Top 5 used shop software solutions in the Global Grocery market
Although Shopify holds a commanding lead with 17.0% of online stores using the shop software solution, the worldwide Grocery eCommerce market in 2024 remains vibrant and competitive. This is due to the presence of several other shop software solutions, including Magento, WooCommerce, Shopware, and PrestaShop, which collectively hold a significant share of the market.
Top 5 used shop software solutions in the Global Grocery market
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Market definition
Definition of the Grocery market
Market definition: Grocery The category Grocery contains the online trade of food (e.g. fruits, vegetables, dairy products, ice creams, cereals, sweets) and beverages (e.g. juices, water, coffee, wine, liquor, beer). The following products and services are not part of this category: ready-to-eat meal delivery, restaurant or bar pick-up or food supplements. All monetary figures refer to the annual gross revenue and do not factor in shipping costs.
In-scope
- Food (e.g. fruits, vegetables, dairy products, ice creams, cereals, sweets)
- Beverages (e.g. juices, water, coffee, wines, liquors, beers)
Out-of-scope
- Ready-to-eat meal delivery
- Restaurant or bar pick-up
- Food supplements
- Pet food
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