Hobby & Leisure market in Greater China
The Chinese Hobby & Leisure eCommerce market is predicted to reach US$132,157.2 million by 2024 and accounts for 6.5% of the total eCommerce market in Greater China. It is expected to increase over the next years. The expected compound annual growth rate for the next four years (CAGR 2024-2028) will be 0.6%, resulting in a projected market volume of US$135,418.6 million by 2028. Within the Hobby & Leisure market ECDB considers the following twelve sub-markets: Media, Erotic & Adult, Toys, Stationery, Crafts & Art Supplies, Sports Equipment, Pet Supplies, Camping & Adventure, Musical Instruments, Other Hobby & Leisure, Flowers & Gifts, Smoking Supplies, and Bullion & Precious Metal.
Monthly revenues
Monthly eCommerce revenues in the Chinese Hobby & Leisure market
The monthly eCommerce revenue of the Chinese Hobby & Leisure market was US$11,734 million in October 2024. This refers to a growth of 8.5% compared to September 2024. Within the last 12 months, the monthly revenue share was the highest in March 2024 with 10.4% of the total 2024 revenue of the Chinese Hobby & Leisure market and the lowest in August 2024 with 6.7% of the total 2024 revenue.
Revenue Last Month
US$11,733.8m
The eCommerce revenue grew by 8.5% from September 2024 to October 2024.
Monthly revenue shares in the last 12 months
0-2024 | 1-2024 | 2-2024 | 3-2024 | 4-2024 | 5-2024 | 6-2024 | 7-2024 | 8-2024 | 9-2024 | 10-2024 | 11-2024 | |
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Revenue (in mUS$) | 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 %) | 82.5 | 89.5 | 10.8 | 22.3 | 89.0 | 96.9 | 7.5 | 73.7 | 30.5 | 32.4 | 34.7 | 90.2 |
Market development
eCommerce revenue development in the Hobby & Leisure market in Greater China
The Chinese Hobby & Leisure eCommerce market is predicted to reach US$132,157.2 million by 2024 and accounts for 6.5% of the total eCommerce market in Greater China. It is expected to increase over the next years. The expected compound annual growth rate for the next four years (CAGR 2024-2028) will be 0.6%, resulting in a projected market volume of US$135,418.6 million by 2028. Within the Hobby & Leisure market ECDB considers the following twelve sub-markets: Media, Erotic & Adult, Toys, Stationery, Crafts & Art Supplies, Sports Equipment, Pet Supplies, Camping & Adventure, Musical Instruments, Other Hobby & Leisure, Flowers & Gifts, Smoking Supplies, and Bullion & Precious Metal.
eCommerce revenue development in the Hobby & Leisure market in Greater China
eCommerce revenue growth in the Hobby & Leisure market in Greater China
Net eCommerce revenue split by sub-category
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | |
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Revenue (in mUS$) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Growth (in %) | 37.8 | 87.9 | 2.0 | 59.3 | 93.7 | 34.9 | 41.5 | 67.8 |
Top stores
Top five Hobby & Leisure online stores in Greater China by net sales 2023
With sales in the Chinese Hobby & Leisure market, jd.com generated a revenue of US$2,305.1 million in 2023, which means it is the leading online store in this market. The Hobby & Leisure ranking of Greater China is based on all online stores that generated sales in this market in 2023. Due to a country- and category-dependent approach, both national and international online stores can be part of the ranking. The graph shows a filtered revenue. It only includes national sales within the respective market.
eCommerce net sales generated in the Hobby & Leisure market in Greater China in 2023
Filtered revenue / share eCommerce net sales refer to the year 2023 | Global revenue eCommerce net sales refer to the year 2023 | Growth eCommerce net sales growth refers to 2023/2022 | |
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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% |
Market definition
Definition of the Hobby & Leisure market
Market definition: Hobby & Leisure The category Hobby & Leisure includes the digital B2C sale of various products, such as media, pet supplies, sports equipment, and more. Not part of the category are DIY building materials, consumer electronics (e.g. game consoles, gaming laptops, gaming PCs) or personalized and customized items. All monetary figures refer to the annual gross revenue and do not factor in shipping costs.
In-scope
- Media
- Pet supplies
- Toy and games
- Sports equipment
- Camping & adventure
- Stationery, crafts & art supplies
- Erotic & adult
- Bullion & precious metal
- Flowers & gifts
- Musical instruments
- Smoking supplies
Out-of-scope
- DIY building materials
- Consumer electronics (e.g. game consoles, gaming laptops, gaming PCs)
- Personalized and customized items
- Workshops and other services
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