Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN), eBay Inc (EBAY), Google Inc (GOOG): The Mobile Commerce Boom in 7 Charts

Tablets have become the most important platform in mobile commerce with U.S. consumers spending $13.9 billion on these devices in 2012. Sales on smartphones are lower reaching $9.9 billion last year. Other devices, like eReaders, hold only a small share in the mobile marketplace.

Opportunities for investors

So how can investors play the mobile boom?

eCommerce giant Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) is the top pick. Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) was one of the first to spot the potential in mobile commerce and is now leading the industry in innovation and sales. According to estimates from Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C), the company generates $3 billion-$5 billion from mobile devices accounting for roughly 8% of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)’s sales. These figures will grow substantially as the category matures.

eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) has become nearly a pure play on the mobile revolution. The company has the strongest suite of mobile commerce products between its PayPal and marketplace businesses. Last year, one in three eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) transactions involved a mobile device and the company processed $10 billion mobile payments. That processing figure could double in 2013. In addition, eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) is also using PayPal to help other retailers develop their mobile shopping platforms.

Of course eBay is facing challenges. Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) is boosting its eCommerce presence through the creation of Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) Wallet. This service is a fast, secure way to buy from stores across the web using a single username and password. Just like eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY)‘s digital wallet, users will be able to use one account for any purchases both online and in-store.

Will Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) be successful? The company is rolling out this service on its Gmail platform giving them instant access to nearly 500 million users. Overnight Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) Wallet has become five times larger than PayPal.

The article The Mobile Commerce Boom in 7 Charts originally appeared on Fool.com and is written by Robert Baillieul.

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