China's internet is a giant shopping mall

China's total online retail spending this year could blow by that of the US, making the mainland the world's largest online shopping market by the end of 2013. By 2015, the online market in China could be almost twice the size of that in the US. This infographic produced by Alibaba Group, the e-commerce empire that manages Taobao and Tmall, maps out the online spending patterns of the Chinese.

by Staff Writer