While Cyber Monday is an event that occurs every Monday after Thanksgiving each year, 2019 Cyber Monday set many records ranging from money spent to how much was spent per minute. This year proved that online shopping is becoming the more popular choice among shoppers, since they can complete all of their holiday shopping in the comfort of their own homes and do not have to wait in the notoriously long lines.  

According to Forbes, sales on Cyber Monday were up 19% from $7.9 billion to $9.4 billion from the previous year. Consumers during peak hours from 11 a.m. to midnight were spending on average $11 million per minute. Some of the best selling products were toys based off Frozen Two, the Nintendo Switch, Video Games, Nerf Products, and Samsung TVs. 

As people increasingly move to online shopping rather than going to the store, online sales have increased 46% from last year. According to Adobe Analytics Data, Cyber Monday set a new record of 3 billion dollars. Shoppers increasingly look for ways to save time and convenience. The growth of “buy online, pickup in-store” has increased by 41% than last year. 

According to CNN business, in the United States, the top items sold were Pot Duo80, a DNA kit from 23 and me. Amazon also stated that fashion items had its biggest sales day with a Carhartt beanie hat and a Champion sweatshirt being the most popular items. Amazon gained $9.2 billion in sales on Cyber Monday, nearly 17% over last year. According to Amazon people, ordered hundreds of millions of products between Thanksgiving and Monday. Customers bought more items around the world on Monday more than any other day on Amazon. Cyber Monday has been Amazon’s top sales for several years now. 

Many people need to get their holiday shopping out of the way and Cyber Monday is a great way to do that. It is clear people are taking advantage of Cyber Monday and even more so with the opportunity to buy things online.