Most common second-hand purchases by category in the UK 2024

Sustainability becomes more and more important in our day and age. One possibility to be more sustainable when it comes to consumption, is to buy products pre-owned. UK consumers most commonly buy Clothing second-hand followed by Books, movies, music & games (excluding downloads), while they are least likely to buy Stationery & hobby supplies second-hand. These results are based on our representative online survey conducted in 2024 among 4,030 respondents in the UK.
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Most common second-hand purchases by category in the UK as of March 2024

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Number of respondents

4,030 respondents

Age group

18-64 years

Supplementary notes

Multiple answers were possible.

During the survey, the question was phrased as follows: "Which of these articles have you bought secondhand in the past 12 months (no matter if online or in person)?"

If you need more information, you can have a look at the Consumer Insights Methodology.

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