eCommerce market in Czechia
Czechia is the 35th largest market for eCommerce with a predicted revenue of US$8,023.5 million by 2024, placing it ahead of Bangladesh. Revenue is expected to show a compound annual growth rate (CAGR 2024-2028) of 8.3%, resulting in a projected market volume of US$11,055.7 million by 2028. With an expected increase of 10.6% in 2024, the Czech eCommerce market contributed to the worldwide growth rate of 10.1% in 2024. Like in Czechia, global eCommerce sales are expected to increase over the next years. Seven markets are considered by ECDB within the Czech eCommerce market. Hobby & Leisure is the largest market and accounts for 26.3% of the Czech eCommerce revenue. It is followed by Electronics with 20.7%, Fashion with 17.3%, Furniture & Homeware with 11.7%, Care Products with 9.4%, DIY with 8.9%, and Grocery with the remaining 5.7%.
Monthly revenues
Monthly revenues in the Czech eCommerce market
The monthly eCommerce revenue of the Czech eCommerce market was US$761 million in October 2024. This refers to a growth of 25.7% compared to September 2024. Within the last 12 months, the monthly revenue share was the highest in December 2023 with 10.1% of the total 2023 revenue of the Czech eCommerce market and the lowest in February 2024 with 7.2% of the total 2024 revenue.
Revenue Last Month
US$761.4m
The eCommerce revenue grew by 25.7% from September 2024 to October 2024.
Monthly revenue shares in the last 12 months
0-2024 | 1-2024 | 2-2024 | 3-2024 | 4-2024 | 5-2024 | 6-2024 | 7-2024 | 8-2024 | 9-2024 | 10-2024 | 11-2024 | |
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Revenue (in mUS$) | 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 %) | 28.2 | 80.6 | 6.7 | 26.2 | 52.8 | 25.7 | 94.4 | 50.9 | 55.1 | 50.1 | 85.2 | 0.8 |
Market development
eCommerce revenue development in Czechia
Czechia is the 35th largest market for eCommerce with a predicted revenue of US$8,023.5 million by 2024, placing it ahead of Bangladesh. Revenue is expected to show a compound annual growth rate (CAGR 2024-2028) of 8.3%, resulting in a projected market volume of US$11,055.7 million by 2028. With an expected increase of 10.6% in 2024, the Czech eCommerce market contributed to the worldwide growth rate of 10.1% in 2024. Like in Czechia, global eCommerce sales are expected to increase over the next years. Seven markets are considered by ECDB within the Czech eCommerce market. Hobby & Leisure is the largest market and accounts for 26.3% of the Czech eCommerce revenue. It is followed by Electronics with 20.7%, Fashion with 17.3%, Furniture & Homeware with 11.7%, Care Products with 9.4%, DIY with 8.9%, and Grocery with the remaining 5.7%.
eCommerce revenue development in Czechia
eCommerce revenue growth in Czechia
Net eCommerce revenue split by sub-category
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | |
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Revenue (in mUS$) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Growth (in %) | 45.1 | 81.3 | 36.1 | 25.2 | 87.1 | 28.1 | 42.5 | 40.6 |
Top stores
Top five online stores in Czechia by net sales 2023
The biggest player in the Czech eCommerce market is alza.cz. The store had a revenue of US$1,192.4 million in 2023. Store rankings include every store that generates revenue in Czechia. These stores can either have a national focus and only sell in their main country or operate on a global scale. For this evaluation, only revenue created in Czechia was considered.
eCommerce net sales generated in Czechia 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% |
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Payment Methods
Top 5 offered payment methods in the Czech eCommerce market
The Czech eCommerce market in 2023 in terms of offered payment methods is fragmented and dominated by a few providers with Cash on delivery (Cash on delivery) covering the largest share with 82.5% of all online stores checked. Other offered payment methods in the Czech eCommerce market in 2023 are VISA (Cards) with 78.8%, Mastercard (Cards) with 78.8%, and Bank transfer/cash in advance (Bank transfer) with 76.6%. With 24.5% In store/POS (Cash on delivery) has already a significantly smaller coverage compared to Cash on delivery (Cash on delivery).
Top 5 offered payment methods in the Czech eCommerce market
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Shipping Service Provider
Top 5 offered shipping providers in the Czech eCommerce market
Despite Česká pošta's dominant position with 58.6% of online stores opting for its services, the Czech eCommerce market in 2023 remains diverse and competitive. Several other shipping service providers, including PPL, DPD, GLS, and Zásilkovna, hold smaller but significant shares, contributing to a dynamic and fragmented market.
Top 5 offered shipping providers in the Czech eCommerce market
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