In 2024, around 13.9 percent of the adult population in South Africa made a purchase online using a mobile phone or the internet. A slightly larger share of men used these means to make purchases than women in the country. 14.1 percent of the men made an online purchase compared to 13.7 percent of the women.
Share of people who made a purchase using a mobile phone or the internet in the past year in South Africa as of 2024, by gender
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We Are Social, & Hootsuite, & DataReportal. (February 23, 2024). Share of people who made a purchase using a mobile phone or the internet in the past year in South Africa as of 2024, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1350596/share-of-people-making-online-purchases-in-south-africa-by-gender/
We Are Social, und Hootsuite, und DataReportal. "Share of people who made a purchase using a mobile phone or the internet in the past year in South Africa as of 2024, by gender." Chart. February 23, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1350596/share-of-people-making-online-purchases-in-south-africa-by-gender/
We Are Social, Hootsuite, DataReportal. (2024). Share of people who made a purchase using a mobile phone or the internet in the past year in South Africa as of 2024, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1350596/share-of-people-making-online-purchases-in-south-africa-by-gender/
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We Are Social & Hootsuite & DataReportal, Share of people who made a purchase using a mobile phone or the internet in the past year in South Africa as of 2024, by gender Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1350596/share-of-people-making-online-purchases-in-south-africa-by-gender/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Share of people who made a purchase using a mobile phone or the internet in the past year in South Africa as of 2024, by gender [Graph], We Are Social, & Hootsuite, & DataReportal, February 23, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1350596/share-of-people-making-online-purchases-in-south-africa-by-gender/
