Consumers spend 7.8 billion USD on online shopping in H1 2025

A customer shops online. In Vietnam, the e-commerce market is dominated by three major platforms. (Photo: VNA)

Imported goods group recorded sales of 7.5 trillion VND with more than 164 million products sold, up nearly 7% against the same period last year.

In the first half of 2025, the number of booths on e-commerce platforms decreased by 6% compared to the same period last year, showing that the market trend is increasingly leaning towards large sellers and actual stores.

This reality has also reflected the increasingly strict consumer psychology when shopping, in the context that poor quality goods are flooding digital platform.

According to the forecast of smart data platform Metric.vn, e-commerce sales in the third quarter of 2025 can reach 122.8 trillion VND, while consumption output can reach about 1,236 million products, increasing by 21% in sales and 27% in output compared to the previous quarter.

The rise shows that the market's recovery and expansion momentum continues to be maintained.

The most purchased product groups are food, beverages, cosmetics, fashion, sports, home care and technology.

According to Metric.vn’s forecast, the total retail e-commerce revenue of goods in 2025 can increase to more than 30 billion USD./.

VNA

Source: https://en.vietnamplus.vn/consumers-spend-78-billion-usd-on-online-shopping-in-h1-2025-post323597.vnp