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# How much do the Chinese love online shopping?
- URL: https://blog.chineseskill.com/2020/12/29/how-much-do-the-chinese-love-online-shopping/
- Published: 2020-12-29T09:05:37.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-05T03:35:47.000Z
- Author: ICY HU
- Tags: English, #Migrated-1785811753161, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-04 02:49

In China, 36% of people shop online at least once a week. Black Friday in the US, Singles' Day in China - what's the big difference? Black Friday is an event with 40 years of history under its belt, and it comes on the first Friday after Thanksgiving - just in time for Christmas sales. By comparison, Singles' Day is relatively young: it has been established as a shopping holiday less than 10 years ago. How big is it, then? In 2019 alone, the number of shoppers on Singles' Day reached 500 million!

## Quick Answer: How much do the Chinese love online shopping?

This is a 2019–2020 snapshot of online shopping in China. CNNIC reported 639 million online shoppers by June 2019, equal to 74.8% of internet users; a Hangzhou market-supervision summary reported that more than 500 million users participated through Taobao and Tmall during the 2019 Singles' Day period. The article's separate 36% weekly-shopping figure has no retained source and is not independently verified here.

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| Article focus | This is a 2019–2020 snapshot of online shopping in China. CNNIC reported 639 million online shoppers by June 2019, equal to 74.8% of internet users; a Hangzhou market-supervision… |

*Editorial note:* The body below describes the 2019 shopping environment. The sourced figures above are historical, and the unsupported 36% claim in the original text should not be treated as verified.  
*Authoritative historical source:* [CNNIC: 44th Statistical Report on Internet Development in China](https://www.cac.gov.cn/2019zt/44/index.htm?ref=blog.chineseskill.com); [Hangzhou market supervision: 2019 Singles' Day consumption summary](https://scjg.hangzhou.gov.cn/art/2019/12/20/art%5F1693494%5F41565937.html?ref=blog.chineseskill.com). Accessed August 5, 2026.

36%的中国人每周至少网购一次。 美国有黑色星期五，中国有双十一购物节。 不同的是， 黑五已经40年了，但是双十一是中国近10年来新创造的一个节日。 而这个节日有多盛大呢？去年双十一的消费者已经突破了5亿。

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How many people shopped online in China in 2019?

CNNIC reported 639 million online shoppers by June 2019, representing 74.8% of China's internet users at that time.

### How many users joined the 2019 Singles' Day shopping period?

A Hangzhou market-supervision summary reported more than 500 million users participating through Taobao and Tmall.

### Is the article's 36% weekly-shopping figure verified?

No. The migrated article contains the figure, but its source and survey method were not retained, so it is not presented here as an independently verified fact.

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