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Amazon and eBay launched in 1995. There were many examples by 1999.
by davidwihl 10y ago
Amazon and eBay launched in 1995. There were many examples by 1999.
- fapjacks 10y agoWell, you're being pedantic. In '99 the great mouthbreathing horde were not buying things online.
- tyingq 10y agoNot sure why you're being downvoted. eBay revenue, 1999: $224.7 million eBay revenue, 2015: $8,590 million Edit: That's 38x
- davidwihl 10y agoAmazon revenue was already $1.6B in 1999. Clearly out of startup phase by then. So it depends on your measure. eCommerce is still a relatively small percentage of GDP, 5.4% of US according to https://www.statista.com/statistics/250703/forecast-of-internet-economy-as-percentage-of-gdp-in-g-20-countries/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/250703/forecast-of-inter...
- tyingq 10y agoeCommerce as a percentage of all retail sales is a decent measure. 1999: 0.2% 2015: 8.4% 42x https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/ECOMPCTSA https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/ECOMPCTSA
- DanBC 10y ago1999 is definitely Beanie Baby Bubble timing. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/22/books/review/the-great-beanie-baby-bubble-by-zac-bissonnette.html?_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/22/books/review/the-great-bea...