Metric
Store sessions to orders
Orders divided by store sessions in the period. Benchmarks hover around 1.4-1.8%, with the top tenth of stores near 4.7%; definitions and device mix move it a lot.
Plain label: store conversion rateAlso known as: e-commerce conversion rate, session conversion
Desktop converts higher than mobile (about 1.9% vs 1.2% in the Littledata data; benchmark confidence C). For transaction archetypes the purchase is the value event, so honest checkout levers are in season from the first customers.
Benchmarks
Every benchmark carries its year and a confidence grade for its source. Use them to calibrate, not as targets.
| Context | Median | Top 25% | Top 10% | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shopify store sessions to orders; about 1.4% is a reported average; top quartile uses the top-20% cutE-commerce / DTC | 1.4% | 3.2% | 4.7% | Littledata (about 2,800 Shopify stores), 2023Benchmark confidence C. A secondary source. |
| broad e-commerce market sessions to orders (1.7-1.8% in 2024; December peaks about 2.0-2.2%)E-commerce / DTC | 1.8% | — | — | IRP Commerce market data, 2024Benchmark confidence B. A reputable dataset. |
Sources
Shopify store conversion benchmarks (about 2,800 stores) · Littledata, 2023
Benchmark confidence C. A secondary source.E-commerce market data · IRP Commerce, 2024
Benchmark confidence B. A reputable dataset.
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