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Shopify Reports Significant Economic Activity and AI Impact in Australia

2 reports, 1 independent Updated Oct 15
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Shopify released a report detailing the economic activity generated by its businesses. In Australia, businesses using Shopify generated AUD $101.1 billion in economic activity through June 2026 and supported 300,000 jobs. Globally, the merchant and partner ecosystem generated over AUD $1.73 trillion in the past year.

From channellife.com.au

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The report highlights that AI-referred sessions converted at a rate 80% higher than organic-search sessions between April and June 2026. Furthermore, AI channels drove nearly twice as many orders from new buyers, with those orders recording an average value 14% higher than other channels.

From channellife.com.au

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  • ShopifyCanadian e-commerce company that released the economic activity report

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