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Market research guide to the e-commerce and Internet business—a tool for strategic planning, competitive intelligence, employment searches or financial research. Contains trends analysis, globalization, trade, statistical tables and an industry glossary. Includes our profiles of 500 top e-commerce and internet industry firms, featuring addresses, phone numbers and executive names.

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Author:   Plunkett Research, Ltd.
Publisher:   Plunkett Research, Ltd
Imprint:   Plunkett Research, Ltd
ISBN:  

9781647881047

ISBN 10:   1647881048
Pages:   652
Publication Date:   19 March 2026
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction 1 How to Use This Book 3 Chapter 1: Major Trends Affecting the E-Commerce & Internet Business 7 1) Major Trends Affecting the E-Commerce & Internet Business 8 2) Introduction to the E-Commerce & Internet Business 8 3) Bricks, Clicks and Catalogs Create Synergies While Online Sales Growth Surges 11 4) Amazon's Online Market Share Dominates/Temu & Shein Compete Aggressively 12 5) Package and Food Delivery by Drone 13 6) Global Internet Market Tops 9.83 Billion Users both Fixed and Wireless 14 7) Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) Gains Traction 14 8) Cloud Computing and Software as a Service (SaaS) Provide Data Storage & Access 15 9) China Is the World's Largest E-Commerce Market and Continues to Boom 16 10) India Is the New E-Commerce Battle Ground 17 11) Overview of the Social Media Industry/TikTok Soars to 170 U.S. Million Users 18 12) Social Media Rakes in Global Online Shopping and Ad Revenues 19 13) Digital & Search Advertising Soar/Amazon Becomes an Advertising Media Giant 20 14) Programmatic Ad Buying Dominates the Digital Media Market 22 15) Online Travel Agencies (OTAs) /Hotels Fight to Keep Control of the Customer 22 16) Pandora and Spotify Lead in Streaming Music Via Internet Radio but Face Challenge from Apple Music/SiriusXM Tops 33.0 Million Subscribers 23 17) Overview of the Mobile Apps Industry 25 18) Quality of Care and Health Care Outcomes Data Are Available Online, Creating a New Level of Transparency 25 19) Smartphones and Neobanks Replace Bank Branches and Tellers 27 20) Insurance Direct Selling and E-Commerce 27 21) The Internet of Things (IoT) and M2M to Boom, Enhanced by Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Open New Avenues for Hacking 29 22) Designers and Manufacturers Bypass the Middleman with Direct-to-Consumer Online Business Models 31 23) Fashion Rental Pioneered by Online Apparel Firm Rent the Runway 32 24) Smaller Satellites (SmallSats and CubeSats) and Low Earth Orbit Revolutionize Telecommunications 32 25) Sharing Economy Gains Market Share in Travel with Online Sites Like Airbnb, Vrbo and Many Global Competitors 33 26) Digital Assistants Include Amazon's Echo and Google's Home/Alexa and Similar Software Power Third-Party Developers 35 27) Amazon Becomes One of the World's Leading Sellers of Apparel and Shoes 35 28) OpenAI (ChatGPT), Gemini, Anthropic (Claude) and Others Launch Impressive Tools that Generate Text, Art, Code and AI Agents 36 29) Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality and 3-D Technologies Create Opportunities for the Tech Industry/Immersion Games to Grow 37 30) Regulatory Environment Is Challenging for Online Businesses & Social Media 38 Chapter 2: E-Commerce & Internet Business Statistics 41 Ecommerce & Internet Business Statistics and Market Size Overview 42 Global Digital, Network, Computer & Telecom Industries--Key Statistics & Market Size Overview 43 U.S. Computer Software & Related Services Quarterly Revenue: Q4 2024-Q3 2025 44 U.S. Retail Trade and Ecommerce Sales: 2019-2022 45 Total & Ecommerce Sales for Electronic Shopping & Mail-Order Houses, by Merchandise Line, U.S.: 2019-2022 46 Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services: Estimated Revenue, Annual Payroll & Number of Employees, U.S.: 2023 47 Internet Access Technologies Compared 48 Number of Business & Residential High Speed Internet Lines, U.S.: 2021-2025 49 Amazon.com, Inc. Annual Sales & Income: 2019-2025 50 Employment in Ecommerce & Internet-related Fields, U.S.: 2002-2025 51 Estimated Quarterly U.S. Retail and Ecommerce Sales: 1st Quarter 2014-3rd Quarter 2025 52 Chapter 3: Important E-Commerce & Internet Business Contacts 53 (Addresses, Phone Numbers and Internet Sites) Chapter 4: THE E-COMMERCE 500: Who They Are and How They Were Chosen 81 Index of Companies Within Industry Groups 82 Alphabetical Index 94 Index of Headquarters Location by U.S. State 98 Index of Non-U.S. Headquarters Location by Country 102 Individual Data Profiles on Each of THE E-COMMERCE 500 105 Additional Indexes Index of Hot Spots for Advancement for Women/Minorities 594 Index by Subsidiaries, Brand Names and Selected Affiliations 596 A Short E-Commerce & Internet Business Glossary 613

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Jack W. Plunkett is CEO & Publisher of Plunkett Research, Ltd., a Houston-based provider of market research and industry information in printed and electronic formats. Plunkett Research provides analysis, statistics and other vital data on all major industry sectors, from InfoTech to Retailing to Banking and Internet of Things. Plunkett's client list includes 10,000 leading corporations, universities and government agencies worldwide. Plunkett's products are distributed electronically through subscriptions to its online service, and around the globe by major distributors, including ThomsonReuters.Jack Plunkett is the author of numerous books, including the gold medal-winning The Next Boom: What you absolutely, positively have to know about the world between now and 2025. Plunkett is frequently interviewed as an expert source by publications such as Time magazine, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and Investor's Business Daily, media outlets such as NPR's Marketplace, ABC, and Marketwatch, as well as local and regional newspapers and national columnists. Plunkett received an Academic Book of the Year Award for his Plunkett's Health Care Industry Almanac, and he was a regional finalist in the Entrepreneur of the Year Awards sponsored by EY.

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