AI Shopping Statistics

Last updated: October 21, 2026

Highlights. Most retailers have made some commitment to artificial intelligence, and 84% of online merchants prioritize AI investment.

  • 97% of retailers have either implemented AI in some form or have a program in development.
  • Projections indicate the AI-powered retail market will be worth nearly $75 billion by 2035.
  • AI-driven retail traffic was up 4,700% year-over-year (YoY) in July 2025.

Bar Graph: Global AI eCommerce Market Value in billions from 2023 ($5.83) to 2025 ($9.01) with projections to 2033 ($51.5) according to Precedence Research

AI Shopping Statistics

In addition to personalization, retailers use AI to upsell and market to customers.

  • At least 42% of consumers have used AI to shop.
  • AI-driven traffic to U.S. retail websites increased 62% YoY*.
  • AI-powered commerce was worth $9.01 billion worldwide in 2025.
  • Over 92% of consumers have encountered AI while shopping online.
  • Among shoppers already using AI, 73% use it as their primary tool to research products and brands.
  • 50% of retailers believe that AI shopping tools will replace search engines for product searches.
  • 42% of consumers have used AI assistants for online shopping.
  • Amazon attributes 35% of its revenue to AI product recommendations.
  • On Prime Day 2025, Amazon’s traffic from AI shopping assistants increased 3,300%.
  • During the Prime Day event in 2026, AI traffic increased 89% YoY. 

*From July 2025 to July 2026.Stacked Bar Graph: How Consumers Use AI to Shop according to Adobe

AI Shopping Assistants

AI chatbots and virtual shopping assistants handle most customer inquiries.

  • Most consumers (76%) want AI-powered shopping assistants.
  • AI-powered chatbots appear to boost conversion rates, from 3.1% with traditional e-commerce to 12.3% with chatbot engagement. 
  • Up to 95% of customer interactions are initiated via AI chatbots.
  • 62% of consumers prefer chatbots to humans due to faster response times.
  • 55% of consumers express distrust of AI chatbots.
  • 49% of consumers cite ease of use as the best reason to use an AI voice assistant.

Stacked Bar Graph: How Global Online Shoppers Plan to Use AI, according to Statista

Generative AI Shopping

Most consumers (80%) plan to use GenAI to shop in 2026.

  • 63% of consumers want to shop with help from generative AI.
  • 58% of shoppers use GenAI instead of traditional search to find recommendations.
  • 36% of consumers have used GenAI tools like ChatGPT for online shopping.
  • Online retailers received 20.5 million visits from U.S. ChatGPT users in the first fiscal quarter (Q1) of 2026.
  • 38% of Amazon shoppers planned to use ChatGPT for Prime Day.
  • ChatGPT has over 1 billion weekly users.

Pie Chart: How Shoppers Plan to Use AI Voice Assistants according to Statista

Grocery Shopping with AI

In-store AI integration is especially prevalent in supermarkets and warehouse superstores with grocery departments.

  • 57.8% of grocery shoppers expect AI to find deals and coupons for them to use.
  • 48.8% of consumers are comfortable with the idea of AI-automated grocery shopping.
  • Among American consumers, 31% had used a voice assistant to order groceries by 2018.
  • 40% of food retailers and 82% of food suppliers use organization-wide AI in their operations.
  • 31% of food retailers use AI to personalize customer experience.

Pie Chart: Consumer Attitudes Toward AI Grocery Shopping according to Statista

AI Shopping Experience

Among companies using generative AI, 87% reported improved customer engagement and experience from personalized experiences. 

  • 77% of consumers who use AI say it helps them make faster decisions.
  • About 65% of business owners believe their customer relationships will benefit from AI through enhanced user experience.
  • 71% of consumers want augmented reality (AR) shopping experiences.
  • 54% of consumers think companies lack an understanding of their personal customer experience needs.
  • 60% of consumers will make shopping decisions based on personalized offers sent to their mobile devices.

Pie Chart: Online Shoppers Using AI by Age Group according to Statista

AI Shopper Demographics

Older consumers are more likely than younger consumers to avoid shopping with AI.

  • 55% of consumers with multiple children under five (5) use AI to create shopping lists.
  • 8% of consumers without children use AI-generated shopping lists.
  • Consumers born between 1997 and 2012 (also called Gen Z) are the generation most likely to have used AI for online shopping.

Bar Graph: AI Shopping Assistant Usage by Generation according to Adobe

How Generation Z Shops with AI

Among consumers born between 1997 and 2012 (a.k.a. Generation Z), 57% already use AI to shop.

  • From February 2025 to July 2026, the share of Gen Z consumers using AI for online shopping increased by 29.5%. 
  • 90% of Gen Z shoppers who use AI say it improves their shopping experience as of 2025 (up from 70% in 2024).
  • 70% of Gen Z AI users primarily use AI assistants when researching products.
  • AI shopper satisfaction increased 29% between 2024 and 2025.

How Millennials Shop with AI

52% of consumers born between 1981 and 1996 (Millennials) have used AI for online shopping.

  • From February 2025 to July 2026, the share of Millennial consumers using AI for online shopping increased by 13.0%. 
  • 95% of Millennial shoppers who use AI say it improves their shopping experience as of 2025 (up from 79% in 2024).
  • 75% of Millennial shoppers who use AI utilize AI assistants as their primary source for product research. 
  • AI shopper satisfaction among Millennials increased 20% between 2024 and 2025.

How Generation X Shops with AI

38% of consumers born between 1965 and 1980 (Generation X) have shopped online with AI.

  • From February 2025 to July 2026, the share of Gen X consumers using AI for online shopping increased by 8.57%. 
  • 92% of Generation X shoppers who use AI say it improves their shopping experience as of 2025 (up from 69% in 2024).
  • 68% of Gen X AI users primarily use AI assistants when researching products.
  • AI shopper satisfaction among Gen X increased 33% between 2024 and 2025.

How Baby Boomers Shop with AI

Less than half (44%) of consumers born between 1946 and 1964 (also called Baby Boomers) have shopped with AI or plan to do so.

  • Among Baby Boomers, 23% have used AI to shop, while another 21% are interested in shopping with AI.
  • 87% of Boomers who shop with AI say it improves their shopping experience as of 2025 (up from 54% in 2024).
  • 51% of Boomer AI users primarily use AI assistants when researching products.
  • AI shopper satisfaction among Boomers increased 61% between 2024 and 2025.

Additional data unavailable for consumers born 1945 and earlier.

Grouped Bar Graph: Age Group Attitudes Toward AI Chatbots positive/negative according to Statista

AI in Holiday Shopping

Most American consumers shop for winter holidays, including Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Las Posadas, New Year’s Eve, etc.

  • On Cyber Monday 2025, GenAI traffic on retail websites was up 670% YoY.
  • 88% of consumers used AI at some point in their holiday shopping.
  • 73% of shoppers say they would use AI chatbots to find discounts and coupons.
  • 49% of shoppers have used AI to get gift ideas for loved ones.
  • 92% of retailers offered their customers AI tools during the 2024 holiday shopping season.

Pie Chart: Holiday Shopping AI Referrals by Device according to Adobe

AI in Retail Statistics

The global market for AI technology in retail is estimated to total $11.2 billion in 2026.

  • The global AI e-commerce market will be worth $26.8 billion in 2030.
  • In the United States, the market for AI retail tech is worth an estimated $3.06 billion.
  • By 2030, the U.S. market for AI in e-commerce will be worth $7.31 billion. 
  • Between 2026 and 2035, the U.S. retail e-commerce AI market will have a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 23.9%. 
  • The global retail AI market will have a CAGR of 23.6% from 2026 to 2035.

Pie Chart: Top 5 Global Industries Investing in AI by share of spending including Retail (24.1%), Professional services (19.6%) and others according to Statista

AI in eCommerce

eCommerce is a natural industry to adopt AI; 86% of consumers already use AI for online shopping.

  • 77% of online consumers are interested in AI-driven virtual try-on.
  • AI-powered virtual try-on boosts positive consumer product reviews by 60%.
  • 72% of online shoppers express interest in voice-enabled AI product search.
  • 69% of consumers want AI to be able to reorder items that run low automatically.
  • 33% of consumers say a retailer’s use of AI impacts their decision to shop online or on location; 36% say AI has no impact.
  • AI in e-commerce boosts consumer retention by 10%-15%.

AI-Driven Sales Statistics

About half of sales growth between 2022 and 2024 is attributable to AI and machine learning (ML) among retailers who had adopted these technologies.

  • AI personalization is associated with a 5 to 8% boost in revenue.
  • Online retailers that have implemented AI see conversion rates up to four times (4x) higher than traditional e-commerce.
  • Retailers who used AI/ML saw 14.2% sales growth between 2023 and 2024.
  • Among retailers who do not make use of AI, sales grew 6.9%.
  • Retailers using AI in 2023 saw sales grow 13.4% over 2022.
  • Among retailers who did not use AI, sales increased 6.3% between 2022 and 2023.
  • AI drove about 52% of sales growth between 2022 and 2024 among retailers who had adopted these technologies.

AI-Driven Retail Profits

Profit growth among retailers utilizing AI and ML was more than twice what it was among retailers who did not use these technologies between 2022 and 2024.

  • Retailers who used AI/ML saw 8.1% more profits in 2024 than they did in 2023.
  • Profits increased 3.1% between 2023 and 2024 among retailers who did not make use of AI.
  • Retailers using AI in 2023 saw profits increase 8.2% over 2022.
  • Among retailers who did not use AI, profits increased 4.1% between 2022 and 2023.

Security & Privacy Statistics

Most consumers have concerns about how shopping with AI may threaten their privacy.

  • 82% of consumers worry about how AI will collect and use their data.
  • While 43% of consumers say AI privacy concerns impact their decision to shop online vs. in-store, 70% say price is a deciding factor.
  • 29% of consumers say privacy issues have no impact on their decision to shop online or in-store.

The Capital One Shopping team compiled these data and insights based on publicly available data.

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