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Most popular goods purchased online in the UK 2017

Goods and services ranked by share of individuals who purchased online in Great Britain in 2017

The data shows the results of a survey ranking types of good and services by the share of respondents who purchased them online in Great Britain in 2017. The survey was conducted via online interviews and gathered data from 1,800 households in Great Britain on a monthly basis resulting in sampling variability. The ranking resulted from the share of households which purchased a type of goods or service within the last 12 months of sampling. The most popular type of goods was clothes and sporting goods with 56% of responding households having purchased these.

Clothes or sports goods 56
Household goods (eg furniture, toys etc) 50
Holiday accommodation 44
Travel arrangements (eg transport tickets, car hire) 40
Tickets for events 37
Films, music (including downloads) 34
Books, magazines, newspapers (including e-books and downloads) 29
Food or groceries 26
Electronic equipment (including cameras) 25
Video games software, other computer software and upgrades (including downloads) 24
Telecommunication services 20
Computer hardware 15
Medicine 12
E-learning material 8