Although Black Friday recorded its biggest online shopping sales figures, while the subsequent week of Cyber Monday saw three billion dollar-plus days, eBay has confirmed that its biggest mobile shopping day was Sunday, December 2.
Steve Yankovich, vice president of mobile at eBay, said that Sunday is typically a "day of relaxation," but due to consumers always having their smartphones present, it's straightforward and appealing to shop whenever they feel like it. "We're in a paradigm shift," he said.
Article continues belowIn addition to December 2 being the biggest mobile shopping day for eBay Marketplaces, PayPal, which is owned by the auction site, saw its total global mobile-payment volume during the same day exceed Cyber Monday by more than $1 million. Subsequently, December 2 is now the biggest mobile shopping day in the history of PayPal.
While mobile commerce was in its infancy four years ago, eBay expects to experience more than $10 billion in mobile transactions from its mobile apps, which boasts over 100 million users, and PayPal this year.
