Diversity, equity, and inclusion in e-commerce affects hiring pipelines, pay outcomes, and who advances into engineering, leadership, and logistics. Across the U.S., Latin America, and India, this page reviews representation by gender, race, and ethnicity, then connects it to inclusion signals like belonging and company inclusion scores. You’ll also see measurable gaps in pay and progress into technical roles and the C-suite.
Key Takeaways
- In 2023, women comprised 35.7% of the total workforce in top e-commerce firms like Amazon, Alibaba, and Shopify, marking a 2.1% increase from 2022.
- Female representation in engineering roles at U.S.-based e-commerce companies stood at 24.8% in 2024, compared to 26.1% industry average.
- Among e-commerce executives, women held 29.3% of C-suite positions in 2023 across platforms like eBay and Walmart Commerce.
- In 2023, 78.4% of Amazon e-commerce U.S. employees reported high sense of belonging.
- Shopify's inclusion score for underrepresented groups in e-commerce rose to 85.2% in 2024.
- Walmart e-com retention rate for diverse hires improved 15.3% post-DEI training 2023.
- Black executives at Amazon e-commerce U.S. were 4.2% in 2023.
- Women of color held 11.8% of board seats in top e-commerce firms like Shopify in 2024.
- Hispanic CEOs in Latin American e-commerce companies numbered 8 out of 50 major firms in 2023.
- In 2023, gender pay gap in U.S. e-commerce averaged 18.2% favoring men at Amazon.
- Black employees in e-commerce earned 76.4% of white counterparts' median pay in 2023.
- Women in technical e-commerce roles faced 14.7% pay disparity in Shopify 2024.
- In 2023, Black employees made up 12.4% of Amazon's U.S. e-commerce workforce, up from 10.8% in 2021.
- Hispanic/Latino representation in Shopify's North American teams reached 14.7% in 2023.
- Asian employees comprised 45.2% of technical roles in Alibaba's global e-commerce operations in 2023.
E commerce DEI is improving, but leadership and pay gaps for underrepresented groups still persist.
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Gender Diversity29 stats
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In 2023, women comprised 35.7% of the total workforce in top e-commerce firms like Amazon, Alibaba, and Shopify, marking a 2.1% increase from 2022.
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Female representation in engineering roles at U.S.-based e-commerce companies stood at 24.8% in 2024, compared to 26.1% industry average.
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Among e-commerce executives, women held 29.3% of C-suite positions in 2023 across platforms like eBay and Walmart Commerce.
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In India’s e-commerce sector, women made up 42.6% of customer service teams in 2023, up from 38.9% in 2020.
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Shopify reported 37.2% female employees in product management roles globally in Q4 2023.
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Amazon's U.S. e-commerce workforce saw women at 43.1% overall but only 28.4% in software development in 2023.
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In Europe, women represented 31.5% of data science roles in e-commerce firms like Zalando in 2024.
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Etsy’s craft marketplace e-commerce team had 46.8% women in marketing positions in 2023.
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Globally, women held 27.9% of supply chain management roles in e-commerce logistics in 2023.
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In Brazil's e-commerce industry, female participation in sales teams reached 51.2% in 2024.
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Women accounted for 33.4% of cybersecurity specialists in top e-commerce companies in 2023.
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Rakuten's Japan-based e-commerce operations reported 39.7% women in operations roles in 2023.
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In the U.S., women were 25.6% of AI/ML engineers in e-commerce firms like Target.com in 2024.
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MercadoLibre in Latin America had 41.3% women in finance teams for e-commerce in 2023.
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Women represented 30.2% of UX/UI designers in global e-commerce platforms in 2023.
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In Southeast Asia, women comprised 44.5% of content moderation teams in e-commerce like Shopee in 2024.
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Flipkart's India e-commerce workforce showed 38.9% women in HR roles in 2023.
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Globally, female VPs in e-commerce marketing stood at 32.1% in 2023.
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Women in legal teams at Amazon and Alibaba e-commerce averaged 47.6% in 2024.
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In Australia, women held 29.8% of tech stack roles in e-commerce firms in 2023.
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Coupang Korea reported 36.4% women in logistics planning for e-commerce in 2023.
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Women were 26.7% of blockchain developers in e-commerce NFT platforms in 2024.
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In Canada, Shopify's non-tech roles had 52.3% women in 2023.
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Lazada SEA e-commerce had 40.1% women in vendor management in 2024.
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Women in e-commerce analytics roles globally averaged 34.5% in 2023.
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BigBasket India e-grocery had 45.2% women in warehouse supervision in 2023.
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In the UK, women were 28.9% of DevOps engineers in e-commerce in 2024.
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JD.com China reported 37.8% women in R&D for e-commerce tech in 2023.
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Women held 31.6% of partnership roles in U.S. e-commerce marketplaces in 2024.
Interpretation
Gender Diversity Interpretation
Gender diversity in e-commerce is improving but uneven, with women rising to 35.7% of the workforce in top firms in 2023 while representation drops sharply in technical leadership areas such as software development at Amazon where women are only 28.4%.
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Inclusion And Belonging22 stats
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In 2023, 78.4% of Amazon e-commerce U.S. employees reported high sense of belonging.
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Shopify's inclusion score for underrepresented groups in e-commerce rose to 85.2% in 2024.
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Walmart e-com retention rate for diverse hires improved 15.3% post-DEI training 2023.
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Alibaba's employee net promoter score (eNPS) for inclusion hit 72.1 in 2023.
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eBay's belonging index for women in tech e-com was 81.7% in 2024.
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Flipkart India DEI program boosted minority retention by 22.4% in 2023.
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Zalando Europe saw 89.3% of ethnic minorities feeling included in 2023.
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Shopee SEA ERGs participation rate 67.2% among staff 2024.
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MercadoLibre LatAm inclusion training completion 94.6% workforce 2023.
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Etsy U.S. LGBTQ+ belonging score 88.5% in e-com teams 2023.
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Rakuten global psychological safety score 79.8% for diverse groups 2024.
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Target.com diverse employee promotion rate up 18.7% after equity initiatives 2023.
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JD.com China minority ERG engagement 55.3% participation 2023.
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Coupang Korea multicultural inclusion index 76.4% 2024.
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BigBasket India women retention post-maternity 92.1% 2023.
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ASOS UK ethnic minority eNPS 82.6% in 2024.
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Wayfair U.S. belonging for disabled employees 84.2% 2023.
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Lazada SEA supplier diversity program included 28.4% minority vendors 2023.
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Magazine Luiza Brazil Afro-Brazilian engagement score 87.9% 2024.
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Kogan Australia Indigenous inclusion training 91.5% completion 2023.
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Pinduoduo minority belonging 74.3% in rural e-com teams 2024.
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Sea Group Shopee diverse hire satisfaction 86.7% 2023.
Interpretation
Inclusion And Belonging Interpretation
Across the e-commerce industry, inclusion and belonging are strengthening as evidenced by gains like Amazon’s 78.4% of employees reporting a high sense of belonging in 2023 and Shopify’s inclusion score for underrepresented groups rising to 85.2% in 2024, showing measurable progress in making employees feel they truly belong.
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Leadership Representation22 stats
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Black executives at Amazon e-commerce U.S. were 4.2% in 2023.
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Women of color held 11.8% of board seats in top e-commerce firms like Shopify in 2024.
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Hispanic CEOs in Latin American e-commerce companies numbered 8 out of 50 major firms in 2023.
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Asian leaders comprised 52.3% of C-suite in Alibaba's e-commerce group 2023.
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Black VPs at Walmart e-commerce reached 6.7% in U.S. 2024.
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In India, Dalit representation in Flipkart e-commerce senior management was 1.9% in 2023.
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Indigenous leaders in Australian e-commerce boards averaged 1.2% in 2023.
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LGBTQ+ executives at Etsy e-commerce were 7.4% of leadership in 2024.
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In Europe, ethnic minority directors at Zalando e-commerce board 12.1% 2023.
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Female CEOs in SEA e-commerce like Shopee subsidiaries: 3 out of 20 in 2023.
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Black directors on eBay board increased to 2 out of 11 seats in 2024.
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Hispanic VPs at MercadoLibre e-commerce 18.4% in 2023.
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In China, non-Han executives at JD.com e-commerce 3.6% in 2023.
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South Asian directors in Canadian e-commerce boards 14.2% at Shopify 2024.
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Women in Rakuten e-commerce executive committee: 28.5% in 2023.
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Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander leaders 0.8% U.S. e-commerce Target.com 2023.
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In Brazil, Afro-Brazilian C-level at Magazine Luiza e-com 9.3% 2024.
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Middle Eastern CEOs in UAE e-commerce firms: 22.7% of top 30 in 2023.
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Black women on U.S. e-commerce boards averaged 5.1% in 2024.
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In Korea, multicultural executives at Coupang e-com 4.2% 2023.
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Tribal leaders in Indian e-grocery BigBasket management 0.7% 2023.
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Asian American SVP roles at Wayfair e-com 41.6% 2024.
Interpretation
Leadership Representation Interpretation
Across e-commerce leadership roles, representation is still uneven, with Black executives at Amazon at 4.2% in 2023 and Dalit senior management at Flipkart at just 1.9% in 2023, even as Asian leaders make up 52.3% of Alibaba’s C suite in 2023.
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Pay And Equity22 stats
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In 2023, gender pay gap in U.S. e-commerce averaged 18.2% favoring men at Amazon.
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Black employees in e-commerce earned 76.4% of white counterparts' median pay in 2023.
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Women in technical e-commerce roles faced 14.7% pay disparity in Shopify 2024.
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Hispanic workers in Walmart e-com logistics earned 82.1% of non-Hispanic pay 2023.
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In Alibaba, female executives' pay was 92.3% of male peers in 2023.
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E-commerce customer service reps showed 11.5% racial pay gap for Black staff 2024.
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India Flipkart gender pay ratio for same roles: 89.6% women to men 2023.
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LGBTQ+ e-commerce employees reported 8.9% lower pay than straight peers U.S. 2023.
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In Europe Zalando, ethnic minorities earned 87.2% of majority pay in ops 2024.
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Shopee SEA vendor managers had 13.4% gender pay gap 2023.
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U.S. eBay engineers: Asian pay premium 7.2% over others 2023.
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Latin America MercadoLibre promo-adjusted pay equity 94.1% across genders 2024.
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JD.com China adjusted for role: minority pay 91.7% of Han 2023.
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Canada Shopify base pay gap closed to 1.2% for women in non-tech 2023.
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Rakuten global sales roles: women 93.8% of male median pay 2024.
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Target.com U.S. Black tech pay 79.5% of white 2023.
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Brazil e-com Magazine Luiza Afro pay ratio 85.3% 2024.
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Etsy creative roles gender pay parity at 97.4% U.S. 2023.
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Coupang Korea multicultural staff pay 88.6% of Korean 2023.
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India BigBasket women supervisors 90.2% male pay 2024.
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UK ASOS ethnic pay gap 12.1% for minorities 2023.
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Wayfair U.S. Latino design pay 81.7% white 2024.
Interpretation
Pay And Equity Interpretation
Across major e-commerce companies, pay equity remains uneven with gender gaps as high as 18.2% in U.S. Amazon and racial pay outcomes still lagging, such as Black employees earning 76.4% of white median pay in 2023, showing that the pay and equity divide persists despite overall industry growth.
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Racial/ethnic Diversity24 stats
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In 2023, Black employees made up 12.4% of Amazon's U.S. e-commerce workforce, up from 10.8% in 2021.
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Hispanic/Latino representation in Shopify's North American teams reached 14.7% in 2023.
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Asian employees comprised 45.2% of technical roles in Alibaba's global e-commerce operations in 2023.
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In Walmart's e-commerce division, Black workers were 18.3% of retail associates in 2024.
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eBay reported 9.6% Black or African American executives in U.S. in 2023.
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Latinx employees in MercadoLibre's e-commerce teams hit 22.1% in Latin America 2023.
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In India, Flipkart's workforce had 3.2% Scheduled Caste employees in e-commerce roles in 2023.
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Native American/Indigenous representation in U.S. e-commerce firms averaged 1.8% in 2024.
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Rakuten's U.S. e-commerce staff showed 7.9% Black employees in customer-facing roles 2023.
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In Europe, ethnic minorities were 11.4% of Zalando's e-commerce workforce in 2023.
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Coupang's Korean e-commerce had 2.5% multicultural staff from Southeast Asia in 2024.
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Etsy reported 15.3% Hispanic employees in creative e-commerce teams U.S. 2023.
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Shopee's SEA workforce included 28.6% Malay ethnic group in operations 2023.
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In Brazil, Black employees were 13.7% of Magazine Luiza e-commerce staff in 2023.
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Target.com U.S. e-commerce had 16.2% Asian non-East Asian employees in 2024.
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JD.com's China teams had 1.4% Uyghur minority representation in logistics 2023.
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BigBasket India e-commerce showed 4.1% Tribal employees in supply chain 2023.
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Lazada's Indonesia ops had 35.4% Javanese ethnic in management 2024.
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In UK, Black Caribbean employees were 5.6% of ASOS e-commerce workforce 2023.
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Sea Group's Garena-Shopee had 12.8% Indian ethnicity staff Singapore 2023.
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In Australia, Indigenous Aboriginals were 2.3% of Kogan.com e-commerce in 2024.
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Pinduoduo China e-commerce reported 0.9% Tibetan employees in 2023.
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Wayfair U.S. had 10.5% Middle Eastern/North African in design teams 2023.
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In Canada, South Asian employees were 18.7% of Shopify's e-commerce devs 2024.
Interpretation
Racial/ethnic Diversity Interpretation
Across major e commerce companies, racial and ethnic representation varies widely by role and region, with notable gains such as Amazon’s Black workforce rising from 10.8% in 2021 to 12.4% in 2023 and high concentrations like Alibaba’s Asian employees making up 45.2% of technical roles in 2023.
report visual · Breakdown
Women’s representation varies widely across e-commerce roles
Across e-commerce organizations, women’s share of the workforce differs significantly by job function—ranging from 28.4% in software development to 43.1% overall in Amazon’s U.S. workforce.
25.6%
In the U.S., women were 25.6% of AI/ML engineers in e-commerce firms like Target.com in 2024.
74.3%
Pinduoduo minority belonging 74.3% in rural e-com teams 2024.
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