59%
of people prefer to go online to get helpful recommendations or suggestions on what to buy, compared to 28% for offline.
of people prefer to go online to get helpful recommendations or suggestions on what to buy, compared to 28% for offline.
Google/Ipsos, U.S., Shopping Tracker Study, Q1/Q3/Q4, n=8,488 Americans 18+ who conducted shopping activities in past 48 hours, Jan.–Dec. 2018.
As of mid-November 2023, U.S. holiday shoppers have 33% of their holiday shopping complete, which is 1 percentage point higher than the same time last year.
As of November 12, 2023, 11% of Americans said they had already bought Black Friday deals and 24% said they were going to start buying Black Friday deals soon.
Americans who shop for major sales events have different opinions on when is the best time to do so: 15% say before, 33% during, 13% after and 22% say it doesn’t matter because the entire period has good deals.
In 2022, the daily volume for shopping-related searches containing “vs” was over 90% higher during the week of Black Friday and Cyber Monday compared to the month of September.
Searches for “christmas tree on sale” have grown over 150% WOW, and searches for “christmas tree storage bag” have grown over 350% WOW.
Searches for “things to ask for for christmas” have grown over 85% WOW, and searches for “what do I want for christmas” have grown over 100% WOW.