Gujaratstartups: With better penetration of internet and broadband service, Gujarat has emerged as one of the top five online shopping markets in the country, leading e-commerce company eBay India claimed in Ahmedabad today.

According to eBay India, Gujarat ranked 4th after Maharashtra, Delhi and Tamil Nadu, among the 28 states and seven Union Territories covered under the third edition of the Census done by the company.

During the census in 2009, Gujarat was ranked at seventh, from which it has jumped to fourth position.

"The increase in e-commerce activities in Gujarat has been mainly due to the greater penetration of internet and broadband service in the state," head of eBay Motors Ashish Shah told mediapersons in Ahmedabad.

"Also the city of Ahmedabad ranks 7th among top 10 ecommerce hub in the country, as per our census," he said.

Ecommerce hub has been defined as sum of all transactions, buying and selling, both domestic and global, on eBay from the city or state.

Also two rural towns of Gujarat Sajiyavadar and Adala, figure in the top five rural hubs witnessing active buying and selling trends on eBay, Shah said.

He further said that on eBay South Indian states were the biggest buyers with 38 per cent share, while states of West India were the largest sellers with over 40% share of products sold.

Source: Dnaindia.com