Americans have spent $35.3 billion online for the holiday season-to-date (November 1 – December 26), representing a 15% increase from the corresponding days last year, according to December 2011 analysis from comScore. $2.8 billion was spent online in the week ending December 25, marking a 16% year-over-year increase from $2.45 billion in the corresponding week of 2010.
Overall, Cyber Monday ranks as the heaviest online spending day of the year for the second consecutive year, at $1.25 billion, although it was accompanied by 9 other billion-dollar spending days. (more…)