Most of the Russian e-commerce sites have been ranked by Forbes in 2018 and 2019. The companies which were listed are started with selling Electronic and Media products. Here are the five sites that are liked by Russians and where one can get the best electronic products for your needs.
1. M.Video
M.video is the largest Russian consumer electronic retail by revenue and the first company that publicly-traded company in its market sector. This company started its operation in1993 with over 330 stores in 144 Russian cities as well as 38 online stores.M.video offers its customers approximately 20,000 SKU of audio/video digital, home appliances and media products with accessories.
2. Citilink
This e-commerce website was launched in 2008. It is an online store focused on sales. They first started with electronic and media products but now they also sell Toys, Hobby and DIY, items of furniture and appliances. This became an all-rounder store one can get everything they wanted. Its net sales are generated almost entirely in Russia. In net sales, the global rank of this company is 104. The category of products that they sell the most is Electronic and media products.
3. DNS
DNS was also known in English as CNS. This Retail company specializes in selling Computers, Electronics and household goods. In 2019, it became the 6th largest and in 2021, it lost the place and came in the position 22nd largest private company in Russia. It has 2000 branches across Russia. The headquarter is located in Vladivostok. There are a lot of happy customers for this company from all over Russia.
4. Ozon
This is a Russian online retailer that operates e-commerce companies in Russia. According to Forbes, Ozon is the leading market player and one of the most valuable internet companies. Sometimes it is referred to as the “Amazon of Russia.” It was one of the three biggest online retail platforms in the country by 2019. The current CEO is Alexander Shulgin who served as a Chief Financial and Chief Operating Officer of Yandex which is the best search engine in Russia. It offers 9 million products across 20 product categories. In 2019, the orders from the public got doubled.
5. Wildberries
It is the largest online retailer founded in 2004 by Tatyana Bakalchuk at the age of 28 itself. Besides Russia, they have branches in different countries like Armenia, Belarus, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, Turkey and some other countries. The number of branches is fifteen all over Europe and United States. It manages more than 48,000 employees and sells around 37,000 brands and processes 75,000 orders a day. In 2018, they pulled in $1.0 billion in sales and attracted 2 million daily visitors. In 2020, Wildberries started working with European Union and launched a sale in Poland. Forbes Magazine is listed as the 10 most notable new Billionaires of 2019.
