81% of consumers will make at least one D2C purchase over the next 5 years. (RetailDive)
According to data by KPMG, India currently has over 800 D2C brands, with the sector being worth approximately $44.6 billion in 2021 and projected to touch $100 billion by 2025.
As Deloitte reports, the product categories that are most popular in the American D2C landscape are women’s clothing (54%), footwear (17%), and accessories (7%).
According to Emarketer, the food and beverage D2C space is set to grow by 21% by the end of 2021. Part of this growth is due to the boost in grocery delivery during COVID.
The D2C fitness segment rising hero Peloton’s revenue hit an all-time high of 1.06 billion in Q2 2021. After raising a $550M Series F in 2018, the startup IPO’d in late 2019 at an $8.1B valuation and now has a $44B market cap. And the connected bike maker just increased its 2021 fiscal revenue projection to $3.9B (up from $3.5B).