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Amazon has 19 marketplaces worldwide, all of which allow third-party sellers to list and sell products. And through these marketplaces, Amazon offers over 350 million products. So what are all of Amazons global marketplaces, how are they different, and how can you get started selling on Amazon? Lets explore the data.
Amazon has 19 marketplaces worldwide, all of which allow third-party sellers to list and sell products. And through these marketplaces, Amazon offers over 350 million products.
So what are all of Amazons global marketplaces, how are they different, and how can you get started selling on Amazon? Lets explore the data.
Amazons Global Marketplaces:
- United States
- Canada
- Mexico
- United Kingdom
- Germany
- France
- Italy
- Spain
- Japan
- Singapore
- United Arab Emirates
- Brazil
- Australia
- India
- Netherlands
- Saudi Arabia
- Turkey
- Sweden (new in 2020)
- Poland (new in 2021)
Amazon also had a marketplace in China. However, as of July 2019, it is no longer operational.
How do you sell on Amazons international marketplaces?
With the exception of a few of Amazons marketplaces, shoppers who arrive at one of their online stores can find and purchase various goods — from electronic books to kitchenwares to appliances. Once a purchase is made, Amazon then ships the good to the consumer via their fulfillment network.
However, while Amazon sells many of their own products (eg. the Echo and Kindle), the majority of whats available on the site is being sold by first- or third-party vendors.
With first-party sellers, Amazon purchases the products from the vendor wholesale and resells it.
Third-party vendors, on the other hand, have two methods of selling on Amazon.
- Sellers using Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) store their products in Amazons fulfillment centers and list their items on Amazons platform. Then, when a sale is made, Amazon picks, packs, and ships the product on behalf of the seller.
- Sellers using Fulfillment by Merchant (FBM) list their products on Amazon but store and ship their own products when a sale is made.
What do all Amazon marketplaces have in common?
For the 2021 State of the Amazon Seller Report, the Jungle Scout team surveyed thousands of Amazon sellers worldwide to learn about their Amazon selling experiences. And while many of the global marketplaces have some striking differences, there are also a few surprising similarities.
Most Amazon sellers are brand new to their respective marketplace
No less than 54% of all sellers surveyed have sold for two years or less. The Saudi Arabian marketplace, in particular, has a lot of new sellers, with 92% of respondents selling for two years or less.
In contrast, Japan has the highest percentage of experienced sellers. 17% said theyve been selling for five years or longer.
Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) is the preferred method of selling worldwide
Over 91% of respondents, regardless of the marketplace they sell in, use Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA).
Private label is the most popular business model
Nearly all sellers in all marketplaces (66% or higher) prefer the private label business model to all others. (Private label is a method of manufacturing and rebranding existing products to sell on Amazon.)
Home & Kitchen is the most popular Amazon category to sell in
At least 37% of all Amazon sellers surveyed sell products in Amazons Home & Kitchen category, regardless of their marketplace.
Only Turkey bucks this trend with Beauty & Personal Care being an equally popular category in which to sell.
Sellers in all marketplaces are focusing on finding products and listing optimization in 2021
At least 57% of respondents in all marketplaces told us they are focusing on optimizing their product listings in 2021. And 66% of respondents told us they are focusing on finding products to sell.
Finding a product to sell is the number one challenge all Amazon sellers face, regardless of marketplace
Across all marketplaces, at least 50% of respondents said their number one challenge is finding a product to sell on Amazon.
The second largest challenge sellers reported was getting support from Amazon or dealing with Amazon-related changes.
List of Amazon Marketplaces
Listed in order of seller popularity. Monthly traffic estimates are taken from similarweb.com.
Amazon North America
Covering the United States, Canada, and Mexico, Amazon North America is an Amazon Unified Account.
Amazon United States (amazon.com)
Traffic: 3.1 billion
Language: English
The first Amazon marketplace, the United States Amazon is the most popular Amazon domain in terms of both traffic and seller popularity. Of all the sellers surveyed, 77% told us that they sell in the Amazon US marketplace. And 56% of sellers who sell on amazon.com live in the US.
Amazon Canada (amazon.ca)
Traffic: 231 million
Language: English
Canada is the second most popular marketplace, behind the US. The largest portion of Amazon Canadas sellers are from the US (41%), with Canadians representing only 29% of amazon.ca sellers. Of those who started selling in the Canada marketplace, 18% started with less than $500. Canada has the second largest percentage of experienced sellers selling for 5 years or longer compared to other markets.
Amazon Mexico (amazon.com.mx)
Traffic: 89.67 million
Language: Spanish
Of all the sellers surveyed, 12% sell in the Amazon Mexico marketplace. On average, sellers in this Amazon marketplace see higher monthly sales than US sellers. In fact, 36% of sellers on amazon.com.mx see sales of $10,000 or more each month. Conversely, only 28% of US sellers see monthly sales of $10,000 or more.
Amazon Europe
Amazon Europe is an Amazon Unified Account which includes the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Germany, and Spain. This type of account services 28 countries in Europe.
Though Amazon Netherlands (once a digital ebooks-only platform) is not a part of the Amazon Unified Account, it is a full-service Amazon marketplace.
Amazon UK (amazon.co.uk)
Traffic: 569.64 million
Language: English
Amazon United Kingdom is the third most popular Amazon marketplace to sell in after the United States and Canada. Even still, it has less than a quarter of the sellers amazon.com has and less traffic than the German marketplace. 43% of sellers in the UK marketplace are from the UK. US sellers account for 13% of amazon.co.uk sellers, and 9% are from China.
Amazon Germany (amazon.de)
Traffic: 605.38 million
Language: German
By traffic, Germany is second only to the US as Amazons busiest marketplace. British sellers make up the largest portion of sellers who sell in the German market (22%), followed by Americans (8%), and Chinese sellers (18%). Germans only account for 10% of amazon.de sellers.
Amazon France (amazon.fr)
Traffic: 269.79 million
Language: French
Similar to Germany, the largest group of sellers in the French marketplace are from the UK (22%). However, there are more Chinese sellers in the French marketplace (16%) than US sellers (10%). Only 11% of sellers on amazon.fr are from France.
Amazon Italy (amazon.it)
Traffic: 251.72 million
Language: Italian
UK sellers account for 23% of the sellers in the Italian market, followed by sellers from Spain (10%).
Amazon Spain (amazon.es)
Traffic: 198.45 million
Language: Spanish
Prior to the introduction of Amazon Netherlands*, Amazon Spain had the least amount of traffic of all the European markets.
Amazon Netherlands (amazon.nl)
Traffic: 32.93 million
Language: Dutch
Amazon Netherlands became a full-sized Amazon marketplace on March 10, 2020. Previously, Amazon Netherlands only sold ebooks.
Amazon Sweden (amazon.se)
Traffic: 10.29 million
Language: Swedish
As of October 28, 2020, Amazon Sweden is the newest full-sized marketplace offered by Amazon, and the seventh in Europe.
Amazon Poland (amazon.pl)
Traffic: Unknown as of March 2, 2021 launch date
Language: Polish
Amazon Poland launched on Tuesday, March 2, 2021, and is Amazons biggest launch yet, with over 70,000 sellers from countries worldwide. As of now, there is no Prime membership, though you can expect Amazon to introduce Prime and other services to attract customers.
Individual Marketplaces
Amazon Japan (amazon.co.jp)
Traffic: 646.97 million
Language: Japanese
Chinese sellers dominate in Japan, accounting for 42% of the sellers there. Thats followed by US sellers, who account for 18%.
Amazon Singapore (amazon.sg)
Traffic: 7.18 million
Language: English
Of the Singapore marketplace sellers we surveyed, 11% are from the United States. 17% of sellers on amazon.sg are from China.
Amazon United Arab Emirates (amazon.ae)
Traffic: 21.50 million
Language: English
The UAE marketplace started in 2019 following Amazons purchase of the Arabic online marketplace Souq. The largest portion of the UAEs sellers are from the UAE (27%). 17% are from China.
Amazon Brazil (amazon.com.br)
Traffic: 115.31 million
Language: Portuguese
8% of Brazils sellers are from Brazil. Unlike the other marketplaces that prefer the private label business model, sellers in the Brazlian marketplace prefer wholesale and handmade.
Amazon Australia (amazon.com.au)
Traffic: 44.71 million
Language: English
Launched fully in 2017, Amazon Australia boasts a broad mix of sellers from different countries. The breakdown looks like this: 16% of Amazon Australia sellers are American, 25% are Chinese, and 19% are Australian.
Amazon India (amazon.in)
Traffic: 295.51 million
Language: English
Traffic-wise, India is the fourth largest global marketplace. However, it has one of the lowest seller counts of all the marketplaces with only 4% of sellers surveyed saying they sell in the India marketplace. 78% of sellers surveyed in this marketplace are also located in India.
Amazon Saudi Arabia (amazon.sa)
Traffic: 4.62 million
Language: Arabic
Saudi Arabias Amazon marketplace launched on June 17, 2020. Its tough to know how much of an impact Amazons presence will have on e-commerce in Saudi Arabia. However, considering the increase in online shopping in Saudi Arabia since the coronavirus, theres certainly room for such a well-known platform.
