The first place was occupied by the Chinese retailer Alibaba. In 2014 this online store was visited by about 330 million active buyers.
The second place of the ranking was taken by the American online store Amazon, where 270 million people made purchases.
The third place is held by another representative of the United States - the Internet giant eBay. It had over 150 million customers.
The fourth place is given to the American trading platform Groupon. The company gained fame thanks to the same name service of collective discounts.
Etsy, a store of handmade goods, is the last in the list. The results of this retailer are much more modest - about 20 million active buyers.
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