G47 · Retail · United Kingdom
E-commerce share of total retail sales
United Kingdom: 28.8% in August 2026, +0.4 pp on July 2026.
- 28.8% Latest · United Kingdom · August 2026
- +0.4 pp vs July 2026
- Monthly Release cadence
- 2 Records · 1 region · 2026
Verified 27 Sep 2026 · 1 publisher · Next period September 2026
Over time
United Kingdom over time. Forecasts are dashed with hollow markers; the underlying values are one click away under the chart.
Every record
2 records · 1 region · 2026. Each period links to its record: the value, the quote it was read from, and the document.
| Period | Value | Source | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom 2 records | |||
| August 2026 | 28.8% | ONS · 31 Aug 2026 | |
| July 2026 | 28.4% | ONS · 31 Jul 2026 | |
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How this measure is built
- Definition
- Percentage share of total retail sales value accounted for by online transactions.
- Measure
- One slice of E-commerce sales ( form: share ) . Total monetary value of sales transactions conducted electronically. Region and period are columns on every record, not slices.
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Sources · 1 document
| Document | Publisher | Published | Data points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail sales, Great Britain | ONS | — | 2 |
Other slices of e-commerce sales
- Food and personal care online turnover growth rate 2 food and personal care
- E-commerce share of total retail sales (not seasonally adjusted) 1 not seasonally adjusted
- E-commerce share of total retail sales (seasonally adjusted) 1 seasonally adjusted
- Retail e-commerce sales (quarterly, not seasonally adjusted) 1 retail
- Retail e-commerce sales (quarterly, seasonally adjusted) 1 seasonally adjusted · retail
- Retail e-commerce sales growth quarter-over-quarter (not seasonally adjusted) 1 retail
- Retail e-commerce sales growth quarter-over-quarter (seasonally adjusted) 1 seasonally adjusted · retail
- Retail e-commerce sales growth year-over-year (not seasonally adjusted) 1 retail
- Retail e-commerce sales growth year-over-year (seasonally adjusted) 1 seasonally adjusted · retail
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What is the latest e-commerce share of total retail sales?
United Kingdom: 28.8% in August 2026, +0.4 pp on July 2026.
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From 1 document published by ONS. Every figure on this page links to its record, which quotes the sentence or table row the number was read from.
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Monthly. The newest published period is August 2026; the next release should cover September 2026. A new figure appears here once the publisher releases it and it passes verification.
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