The Number of E-Commerce Businesses in Turkey Increased 6 Times

The COVID-19 pandemic, which has been severely experienced around the world and in our country, has affected people in many areas. towards digitalization directed. started to attract great attention in Turkey. e-commerceDuring the pandemic period, it began to attract even more attention and be used by businesses. It is thought that e-commerce, where the number of people and businesses using it, is constantly increasing, will gain a great momentum in the coming years.

Saying that the e-commerce ecosystem in our country has gained a great momentum and that this will continue in the following years, Enes Bahadır, Secretary General of the Electronic Commerce Association, stated that the number of businesses engaged in e-commerce reached the growth they expected in 4-5 years, and that this number has increased in a few months. increasing by 6 times He stated that it has increased from around 50 thousand to around 320 thousand.

There is an increase in the number of people shopping online, as in businesses.

Stating that consumers should be made aware of e-commerce and they are working on this issue, Bahadır said that there is an increase in the number of businesses as well as the number of people shopping online.In the pandemic, shopping was made from 5 million credit cards that had not been e-commerce before. Saying ‘I definitely do not shop online’ 5 million citizens credit card used for online transactions. That is very serious number. We expect the total market size of e-commerce to exceed 300 billion liras by the end of the year. So big money, entrepreneurs also want to take part in this economy‘ he stated.

Bahadır listed the most traded sectors in e-commerce and the provinces with the most online shopping.Looking at the sectors, it is the most traded in e-commerce. white goods and small household appliances rank first is located. The second rank is fashion-textile, and the third rank is the sales of electronic goods, computers and mobile phones. There is a huge increase in food and supermarket shopping expenditures. Especially during the closing periods, expenditures were made in this area. In the provincial rankings Istanbul, Ankara, IzmirWe see Bursa, Antalya and Konya. We follow the statistics on this subject under the umbrella of the association. Our goal is to carry out studies that will enable e-commerce to become more qualified in Turkey.” said.