Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/c7jm2h/top_2000_global_on) has announced the addition of the "Top 2000 Global Online Shops 2012" report to their offering.

The recently published "Top 2000 Global Online Shops" ranking by Hamburg-based secondary market research specialist yStats.com ranks the top online shops for different regions and countries of the world. For the first time, data for all regions worldwide is compiled in one unique publication.

Besides the global ranking, yStats.com also offers “Top 1200 Online Shops in Europe 2012” and “Top 350 Online Shops in Asia-Pacific 2012”, including only information about the relevant regions.

The report includes a global ranking and separate rankings of online shops for almost 30 countries and regions of the world. According to the report, Amazon is among the top players worldwide in this area and the German OTTO Group is playing an increasingly important role. Another significant trend in global online shopping is the growing importance of manufacturers such as Apple and IKEA.

Online Shops Ranking based on comprehensive Data Analysis

In addition to the regions North America, Latin America, Middle East and Africa, the report covers numerous countries in Europe and Asia. A separate ranking is provided for each region, based on traffic data from May 2012; online sales have also been included as a basis for the ranking, wherever available. In addition to separate rankings for different countries and regions, a global ranking, based on global traffic data, as well as further global product category rankings, have been compiled.

- Mass Merchants clearly dominate in North and Latin America

- European Online Shopping dominated by Amazon

- Mass Merchants also successful in Asia-Pacific Region

- Online Computers/Electronics Retailers popular in the Middle East and Africa

Overall, online retail shows a rather heterogeneous development with a few common trends. Amazon in particular is globally successful and also other generalists dominate at least the regional markets.

Companies Mentioned

- 11st.co.kr

- 360buy.com

- 3suisses.be

- Agzakhana.com

- Bilka.dk

- Cdiscount.com

- Digitec.ch

- Edigital.hu

- Fr.vente-privee.com

- Gmarket.co.kr

- Hepsiburada.com

- Ic4uae.com

- Jabong.com

- Kalahari.com

- Labirint.ru

- Mall.cz

- Neckermann.de

- Oo.com.au

- Rakuten.co.jp

- Sahibinden.com

- Tchibo.cz

- Unigro.be

- Vertbaudet.ch

- Walmart.com

- Yves-Rocher.at

- Zalando.it

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/c7jm2h/top_2000_global_on