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The Largest and Most Popular Online Stores In The World

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Over times, the Internet increasingly simplifies and streamlines human efforts almost on all aspects, especially in terms of buying and selling. In the past, if you would like to buy phisical things, then you have to go to certain physical shopping places such as conventional stores, minimarket, supermarkets or even hypermarkets. But, nowadays with the advanced of international delivery systems within the online stores, you don't have to go to certain physical stores to shop, you can simply shop online while sitting on the sofa or laying down on the bed at your room, even it is possible for you buy products from other countries.


Online stores also enable you to shop online with a number of selection of secure online transaction methods without having to go to the conventional stores. The growth of the number of online stores around the world is increasing, even more and more. It emerges competitions in marketing products and getting buyers or customers.

Well, based on the Alexa rank, service and product, below are the list of the largest and most popular online shopping websites or the best online stores supporting international delivery distribution of products with high traffic rank worldwide. They are also the largest online stores with tens to hundreds million buyers worldwide. Let's check it out and prepare your shopping basket.

1. Amazon.com

Amazon is a multinational company that is best for you to buy rare to pupular high-end electronic products with wide variety of brands. The company is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States. Currently, Amazon becomes the largest B2C online shopping website that consists of categorized online stores. They are selling electronic products, books, lifestyle and fashion products and digital products with international delivery systems in distributing their goods to buyers worldwide. Amazon also one of the best online stores feature cloud computing service.

2. Ebay.com

Ebay is ranked second based on higest traffic in online store category. Ebay allows you to buy certain items with auction or buy now methods. Ebay is the largest B2C online stores and the largest online auction website that allows its members to sell or buy new and used items worldwide. It is a C2C online store where most of the sellers sell rare goods such as old coins, artifacts, old poscarts, paintings, gems, handmade items, and any kind of new or used item. Ebay is a large company that is based in San Jose, California, United States. Ebay was founded by Pierre Omidyar in 1995, but now the current CEO is Meg Whitman since 1998. In 2004, Ebay had arround 8,100 employees.

3. Alibaba.com 

If you would like to start your own online store with your own domain name either it would be a B2C or a B2C online store, then Alibaba is the best online store. Alibaba members consist of producer or manufacturing companies which are fairly only serving wholesale and retail companies with really creap price, even you could get more discount for a bulk order by asking it via the contact supplier button. The price of any item is very cheap and you can find so many high quality brands compete each other in certain kind of product, which it is one of the reasons why the prices are really cheap there. If you would like to buy any item in bulk order, try to contact the supplier first to ask for extra discount.

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Alibaba is the #1 largest online multi-supplier store, but most of manufacturers there would not sell a single quantity of item to you. However, if you really insist to buy only a single quantity because it is very cheap, you could beg it by contacting the supplier that you need a tester prior to further bulk order. I have tried to beg a supplier in order I could buy a high specs gaming laptop with Core i7 of processor, 17,5 inches of touch screen, 1,000 GB of HDD and 16GB of RAM with priced only USD $800. It was succeed. Alibaba is a very large company, based in China and its second largest headquarter is based in Canada. Alibaba also has many other popular child companies and digital products such as Aliexpress, UC Browser and so on. Alibaba is the best online store where you can buy a wide variety of cheap products with high quality to support you in fulfilling your online store's items.

4. Netflix.com

Netflix is an online store company selling digital content for personal use such as streaming videos, and online DVD and Blu-ray Discs rental. Netflix is headquartered in Los Gatos, California, United States with having many service areas for countries such as Brazil, Canada, Mexico, South America, United Kingdom, France, and so on. If you are looking for movies to watch the stream or to rent the DVD ot Blu-ray disc, there you go.

5. Amazon.co.uk

Amazon.co.uk is a United Kingdom localized of Amazon.com. Most of products on Amazon.co.uk are the same as Amazon.com such as DVDs, VHSs, CDs, videos, electronic products, books, e-books, software, MP3 downloads, streaming video, clothing, furniture, food, toys, jewelry, and so on. Besides that, Amazon.co.uk also serves web hosting packages and distributes digital products.

6. Aliexpress.com

Aliexpress.com is part of Alibaba. Aliexpress is a B2C online store which its members can sell or buy product. Some of Alibaba.com members also selling on Aliexpress.com. So, if you find an item at Alibaba which is available for bulk order, you probably could find it at Aliexpress for a single order, but it maybe more expensive.

7. Walmart.com

Walmart was founded by Sam Walton in 1962 in Rogers, Arkansas, United States. Walmart was a hypermarket based of store selling consumer goods which until now is the largest retailer in term of the number of employees. Now you can buy Walmart goods online. This worldwide online store is currently headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas, United States. You can find so many product categories at Walmart.com that are commonly sold in conventional store with a wide range of common items and brands. The walmart is a retailer online store where you can visit and buy products with a number of international delivery distribution services and payment methods.

8. Etsy.com

Esty.com is an online store that more focused on selling handmade goods, vintage goods, cosmetics, arts, photography goods, clothing, jewelry, trinkets, toiletries, and and so forth. You can buy the products with international delivery distribution methods.

9. Bestbuy.com

BestBuy is an international delivery online store company that is  headquartered in Richfield, Minnesota, United States. This website focuses more on the sale of electronic goods, such as TVs, laptops, computers, cameras, audios, fitness equipments, and etc.

10. Target.com

Target.com is an online shopping website that is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. This online store sells wide variety of products such as electronics goods,  tools, home accessories and equipments.Target has two areas of service, one in the United States and the other one is in Canada.

11. Ikea.com

Ikea.com is one of the best online store websites in the world. The office is based in Leiden, Netherlands. This online store is a little bit different to the other best online stores, which is more focused on selling and assembling furniture, such as chairs, sofa, bedding, and household accessories.

12. Store.steampowered.com

Actually, Store Steam Powered is an Internet-based digital products online store which is selling digital products  such as digital rights management (DRM), multiplayer, and platforms for social media websites. Store Steam Powered provides convenience upade for the users to install games and other digital applications. For gamers, especially Dota 2 players, Store Steam Powered is better known as Steam Community, which is one of the largest game selling website that sells aot of best and popular games worldwide.

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The list of the best online stores may be changing over time. However, we would update it if necessary and if you are willing to share your idea within the comment session below.


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