This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Thinking only about the purchases you make on websites in other countries, what proportion of your purchases in the last 12 months do you think were made using each device?"
* The figures have been taken from several publications. Furthermore, no numbers were provided for 2017.
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Preferred device for cross-border B2C e-commerce in the Netherlands 2015-2018
This statistic shows the answers to a survey question asking consumers in the Netherlands what their preferred device was when buying something from a web shop located in a foreign country from 2015 to 2018. As of 2018, approximately ** of the respondents indicated they would use a computer for this purpose, with ** percent of the respondents using their smartphone.
Unlike many other countries in Europe, Amazon is not active in the Netherlands. Instead, the e-commerce company uses a partially translated version of their German website to appeal to the Dutch audience. Within the Netherlands, Bol.com and Coolblue are the leading webshops, with revenues reaching respectively **** billion euros and *** million euros in 2017.
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PayPal. "Preferred device for cross-border purchases among online shoppers in the Netherlands from 2015 to 2018*." Chart. July 25, 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 21, 2026. /statistics/916560/preferred-device-for-cross-border-b2c-e-commerce-in-the-netherlands/
PayPal. (2018). Preferred device for cross-border purchases among online shoppers in the Netherlands from 2015 to 2018*. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 21, 2026. /statistics/916560/preferred-device-for-cross-border-b2c-e-commerce-in-the-netherlands/
PayPal. "Preferred Device for Cross-border Purchases among Online Shoppers in The Netherlands from 2015 to 2018*." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 25 Jul 2018, /statistics/916560/preferred-device-for-cross-border-b2c-e-commerce-in-the-netherlands/
PayPal, Preferred device for cross-border purchases among online shoppers in the Netherlands from 2015 to 2018* ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/916560/preferred-device-for-cross-border-b2c-e-commerce-in-the-netherlands/ (last visited July 21, 2026)
Preferred device for cross-border purchases among online shoppers in the Netherlands from 2015 to 2018* [Graph], PayPal, July 25, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/916560/preferred-device-for-cross-border-b2c-e-commerce-in-the-netherlands/