Open Ecommerce 1.0

Crowdsourced US Amazon purchase histories and surveys supporting research into online consumption.

What the resource contains

  • Five years of purchase histories from more than 5,000 participants
  • Purchase date, price, title, ASIN, category and shipping state
  • Participant survey and demographic information

Potential uses

  • Study consumption patterns
  • Analyze category spending
  • Research data-donation methodology

Access & formats

Tabular data / study resources. Repository / linked release. Follow the project’s instructions on GitHub; some resources require external files, registration or approval.

License & reuse

The repository license and the released data terms should be checked separately. The README directs users to its data directory and publication.

Important limitations

A consent-based research sample is not a population census. Do not reidentify participants or treat demographic associations as causal.

Source & attribution

aberke — original GitHub project ↗

Documentation reviewed 2026-09-24. Review scope and licensing notes. Suggest a correction.

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