Even with a population representing only 5 percent of the people worldwide, North American consumers have always led the way with the highest regional market share of global online shopping.

However, as eMarketer reports, in 2013, Asia-Pacific consumers will begin to account for the greatest share of global online shopping. And by 2016, Asis-Pacific’s lead will grow even more.

This means that U.S.-based retailers (and Western European retailers) must pay more attention to Asia-Pacific and better plan for the logistics of shipping to customers there.

Click on the eMarketer chart below to learn more.