The day after Thanksgiving (a traditional holiday and the USA) has come to be known as 'Black Friday' - dubbed as such as it's typically the day retailers begin to turn a profit (going from 'in the red' to 'in the black') and marks the start of the holiday shopping season.
Whilst Thanksgiving is an American holiday, the following day of spending has spread across the globe and grown to be the biggest shopping day in the world. Whilst there have been dwindling numbers in the department store rush over the last couple of years - the spending on Black Friday has only increased exponentially over that period - due to the increasing popularity of eCommerce and the ever-improving state of mobile shopping.
AppInstitute's infographic 'Black Friday by the Numbers: The Statistics Behind the Biggest Shopping Day in the World' talks through some of the most fascinating Black Friday stats and illustrates the sheer scale of this massive global event.
