Top 10 online stores in France

France is one of the ‘Big Three’ in Europe when it comes to the value of its ecommerce industry. Together with Germany and the United Kingdom, France accounts for a huge share of Europe’s ecommerce industry. Let’s have a look at the top 10 online stores in France.

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Ecommerce in France is very mature. There are more than 120,000 active ecommerce websites in France and the most popular one is Amazon, which attracts more than 15 million unique visitors per month. France also has some major local players, such as Cdiscount, Vente-Privee.com, La Redoute Fnac and Priceminister.

In France, most online shoppers prefer to pay with their bank card. Online banking, consumer credit and bank transfer are other popular online payment methods in France.

The top 10 online stores in France

The top ten of online stores in France is dominated by local ecommerce companies. Of course, the top 10 list changes every year. But in 2018, this was the list of ten biggest online stores in France, based on data from Ecommerce Wiki:

1. Amazon	2.185 billion euros
2. Cdiscount	2.075 billion euros
3. Vente-Privee	1.885 billion euros
4. Auchan	1.318 billion euros
5. Apple	820 million euros
6. Fnac	675 million euros
7. Showroomprivé	588 million euros
8. La Redoute	533 million euros
9. Carrefour	494 million euros
10. Zalando	472 million euros

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