In 2025, around **** percent of the adult population in South Africa made a purchase online using a mobile phone or the internet. A larger share of men used these means to make purchases than women in the country. ** percent of the men made an online purchase compared to **** percent of the women.
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We Are Social, & DataReportal, & Meltwater. (November 8, 2025). Share of people who made a purchase using a mobile phone or the internet in the past year in South Africa as of 2025, by gender [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/1350596/share-of-people-making-online-purchases-in-south-africa-by-gender/
We Are Social, und DataReportal, und Meltwater. "Share of people who made a purchase using a mobile phone or the internet in the past year in South Africa as of 2025, by gender." Chart. November 8, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 05, 2026. /statistics/1350596/share-of-people-making-online-purchases-in-south-africa-by-gender/
We Are Social, DataReportal, Meltwater. (2025). Share of people who made a purchase using a mobile phone or the internet in the past year in South Africa as of 2025, by gender. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 05, 2026. /statistics/1350596/share-of-people-making-online-purchases-in-south-africa-by-gender/
We Are Social, and DataReportal, and Meltwater. "Share of People Who Made a Purchase Using a Mobile Phone or The Internet in The past Year in South Africa as of 2025, by Gender." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 8 Nov 2025, /statistics/1350596/share-of-people-making-online-purchases-in-south-africa-by-gender/
We Are Social & DataReportal & Meltwater, Share of people who made a purchase using a mobile phone or the internet in the past year in South Africa as of 2025, by gender ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1350596/share-of-people-making-online-purchases-in-south-africa-by-gender/ (last visited August 05, 2026)
Share of people who made a purchase using a mobile phone or the internet in the past year in South Africa as of 2025, by gender [Graph], We Are Social, & DataReportal, & Meltwater, November 8, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1350596/share-of-people-making-online-purchases-in-south-africa-by-gender/
