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Etsy Statistics: September 2009 Weather Report


Story by sinoheterrero Published on October 12, 2009 in Etsy News	Photo by corid

In this month's edition of the Etsy Weather Report, we share some September 2009 figures with you.

The stats:

$16 million of goods were sold; roughly 7% higher than August's $15 million.
That represents 967,037 items sold for the month, 7% higher than August’s 905,492.
1,527,969 new items were listed in the month, 5% higher than August's 1,454,017.
189,802 new members joined the Etsy community in the month, up 3,865, or 2% from August.
560,495,644 page views were recorded on the site this month.

(Sources: Etsy and Google Analytics.)

Thanks to everyone who contributed to the Etsy community in September! We're keeping close watch on the site as we move into the holiday shopping season.

Curious about how other months compare?
Check out our past Weather Reports for more statistics.

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Oct. 12, 2009 at 3:15 p.m.

cassidycay

Yay Etsy! Good for us!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 3:16 p.m.

StaceyGynn

Thanks!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 3:19 p.m.

SquierDesign

We love to see the numbers going up on Etsy!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 3:19 p.m.

SusanFaye

Wow, my head is spinning with those big numbers! Happy to report that September was one of my best months yet... Thanks Etsy!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 3:20 p.m.

girltuesdayjewelry

World domination by Etsians!!!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 3:21 p.m.

CarryTheWord

That's fantastic!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 3:21 p.m.

Jrisco

September was my VERY best month!!! YAY! :)

Oct. 12, 2009 at 3:21 p.m.

heatherfuture

Wonderful news!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 3:22 p.m.

littlealouette

yahoo etsy!!!!! Thanks for putting my wee wood in the post! xo

Oct. 12, 2009 at 3:23 p.m.

RhondasTreasures

Way to go!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 3:23 p.m.

warmnfuzzies

I had a great September and I am hoping for an even better holiday season!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 3:27 p.m.

pinkytoeclothing

Wow - impressive numbers!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 3:28 p.m.

RussianDollDesigns

wow, that's a lot of etsiers!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 3:28 p.m.

bellasparty

Wonderful!!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 3:29 p.m.

MyMoms

So surprising and happy! thank you.

Oct. 12, 2009 at 3:32 p.m.

vivikas

Awesome!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 3:32 p.m.

mezuki3000

That is very impressive, good show!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 3:32 p.m.

EJPcreations

Wooo Hooo!!! Go Etsy Go!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 3:35 p.m.

shopgoldmine

What did people do with themselves before ETSY came along?? Yay for you!!!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 3:36 p.m.

VintageScraps

September was good to me too- glad to hear shopping is up!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 3:38 p.m.

thehouseofhemp

i love it.

Oct. 12, 2009 at 3:40 p.m.

JeanB123

No complaints her i did will in sept and Aug.Go Go Etsy...........

Oct. 12, 2009 at 3:40 p.m.

ColorfulTherapy

I absolutely LOVE the stats ~~ HOERA for Etsy !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 3:40 p.m.

craftpile

exciting!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 3:41 p.m.

strut

That's amazing! I hope my new shop can help contribute to those numbers!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 3:42 p.m.

studio27

WooHoo Etsy! I had my best month yet :).

Oct. 12, 2009 at 3:45 p.m.

underoakstudios

Wow that's crazy awesome!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 3:45 p.m.

inkblok

Wow incredible.... really exciting numbers!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 3:50 p.m.

Tias

Brilliant! Hahha, world domination indeed!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 3:52 p.m.

LemonGrove

awesome- I can't wait to see the holiday numbers!!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 3:54 p.m.

GatheringSplendor

welcome one and all---how fun is all this?

Oct. 12, 2009 at 3:55 p.m.

KIMMSMITH

Amazing numbers! Was a fabby month for me!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 3:57 p.m.

mannequinreject

It was my 2nd best month on Etsy, money wise, so this makes sense!

Hoping October can catch up!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 3:57 p.m.

LoveAtFirstBlush

That's amazing! It would also be nice to know how many new shops were opened in the stats too!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 3:59 p.m.

roundabout

The growth of this site is phenomenal! Thanks for sharing these stats. It's great to be part of Etsy.

Oct. 12, 2009 at 4 p.m.

CastAwayCreation

Way to go Etsy! :)

Oct. 12, 2009 at 4:01 p.m.

nadene

Amazing number of new members!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 4:02 p.m.

BabbidgePatch

Wow ~ thank you to Esty Customers!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 4:03 p.m.

thirtyonedesigns

Fun! :)

Oct. 12, 2009 at 4:03 p.m.

beyondtherockz

*high five*

Oct. 12, 2009 at 4:04 p.m.

SimpleJoysPaperie

Great numbers ~ thanks for the update!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 4:10 p.m.

WoodPigeon

yay! Good to know :)

Oct. 12, 2009 at 4:14 p.m.

CLineCreations

Wow, that's great.

Oct. 12, 2009 at 4:19 p.m.

BlueGremlin

yeah etsy rules!!!!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 4:21 p.m.

ChloesRuffleButt

Good stuff!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 4:21 p.m.

ilanah

Increadable details. Wish all of us big success.

Oct. 12, 2009 at 4:22 p.m.

pamwares

Looking forward to the holiday season!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 4:22 p.m.

Kultur

An average of US $16.50 per sale! Seems to be going up again. : D

Oct. 12, 2009 at 4:25 p.m.

lisaroy

wow, that's incredible!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 4:28 p.m.

Nyblaque

thats great - i believe the holidays will be a blast! Congrats Etsy

Oct. 12, 2009 at 4:29 p.m.

dropofsunshine

Way to go!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 4:30 p.m.

moonstr

wooohooo!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 4:31 p.m.

LonesomeRoadStudio

Curious as to the percentage of new members = buyers, or sellers? Sometimes both?

Oct. 12, 2009 at 4:32 p.m.

DalkullanJewelry

Thanks for the info!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 4:38 p.m.

soule

Those cookies look gooood!

Thanks for the info

Oct. 12, 2009 at 4:51 p.m.

riorita

This is the outcome of the brilliant way Etsy is run!While the world is in turmoil, Etsy brings us closer to World Peace!!Way to go!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 4:52 p.m.

lealerjcreates

Way to go Etsy! thanks for sharing!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 4:54 p.m.

corid

what wonderful news! (thank you so much for using my print) that was such a WONDERFUL surprise.

Oct. 12, 2009 at 4:56 p.m.

PoshMommaStore

Man. I love the monthly weather reports. I watch for them daily at the beginning of everymonth.
Dork. I know.
:-D

Oct. 12, 2009 at 5 p.m.

sweetsmilesbaby

Yay! Good news, looking forward to my first holiday season as a seller and as a buyer. Very exciting.

Oct. 12, 2009 at 5 p.m.

TataniaRosa

That's great! Thanks for the info.

Oct. 12, 2009 at 5:03 p.m.

mysticwynd

Glad to see all the stats going up! Great info to have!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 5:05 p.m.

bluetina

Thanks for the info! Very interesting figures! Hope October is even better - it is already for me! Had my first sale!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 5:06 p.m.

bluetina

Thanks for the info! Very interesting figures! Hope October is even better - it is already for me! Had my first sale!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 5:18 p.m.

2sweetthings

Thanks for the stats~ Sept. was great for me too! 'Love this place!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 5:26 p.m.

VixVintage

So exciting! It was good for me too :)

Oct. 12, 2009 at 5:30 p.m.

DixSterling

Impressive.

Oct. 12, 2009 at 5:41 p.m.

AutumnLeavesJewelry

good news!!!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 5:42 p.m.

ThreeTwistedTrees

As a newbie, I'm really excited about such a large potential audience. Hoping for a great holiday season.

Oct. 12, 2009 at 5:43 p.m.

thebranchlife

Ditto! There were so many posts in the forums about how slow things were, but this news is great and encouraging for this September newbie. Hooraaayyy!!!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 5:45 p.m.

asundrynotion

Always interested in the numbers....a breakdown by Handmade and Vintage, plus categories if that's not asking too much, would be greatly appreciated in future posts. Knowledge is power or at least an invaluable tool for fine tuning one's business.

Oct. 12, 2009 at 5:46 p.m.

jpstyle

Incredible!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 5:48 p.m.

StitchnStudio

Good for us. Good job Etsy.

Oct. 12, 2009 at 5:54 p.m.

StudioCherie

Corid is a lovely person, so glad to see her art chosen as the cover for this article. Way to go everyone. Keep it up Etsy.

Oct. 12, 2009 at 6:08 p.m.

LoveandKnit

Good news! :)

Oct. 12, 2009 at 6:14 p.m.

recycledwares

watch out big box stores.

Oct. 12, 2009 at 6:15 p.m.

Krystyna81

wow. according to GA my shop views were down by 30% for the month of Sept. Wish I had a better weather report!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 6:29 p.m.

beadinbythesea

Great news for Etsy! September sales were down for me, but October's looking much better already. Thanks for the report!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 6:35 p.m.

QuiltFinger

Amazing! Love the weather report! September was a great month for me, here's hoping for a wonderful holiday season!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 6:44 p.m.

odiliafu

Good news! More sales to come....

Oct. 12, 2009 at 6:52 p.m.

warpedLaurie

I think the growth is amazing. Hope to make some sales form this point on.

Oct. 12, 2009 at 6:59 p.m.

evdesign

I would be happy with only 1% of the total sales were mine.

Oct. 12, 2009 at 7:02 p.m.

seababejewelry

I so want a peanut butter cookie now!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 7:11 p.m.

magickalrealism

So how do we compare against last September?

Oct. 12, 2009 at 7:22 p.m.

galit

WOW! that is totally amazing!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 7:23 p.m.

1AEON

great inspiration!!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 7:27 p.m.

BellyDancePrincess

Great stats!!!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 7:32 p.m.

dayslonggone

Awesome! I had a great month!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 7:33 p.m.

RubyBeets

A rising tide lifts all boats! Wonderful News!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 7:36 p.m.

JessicaDoyle

Wow that's incredible! Way to go Etsy!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 7:37 p.m.

YellowViolet

Wow I can't believe we have that many new members in a month. I hope they all come visit my shop!! Keep 'em coming!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 7:41 p.m.

LovMely

Wow!! Fantastic news! Etsy Rocks!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 7:48 p.m.

HinasApprentice

Great news! Can't wait for my new shop to take off and contribute to those impressive stats!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 7:51 p.m.

JesseMosher

thanks

Oct. 12, 2009 at 7:57 p.m.

jbeaudet

It's always good to see things going up! I just sold three paintings in 2 days! Yay for Etsy! (and yay for me too!)

Oct. 12, 2009 at 7:58 p.m.

ManoCelebrates

This is great!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 8:07 p.m.

collectique

Best ever, congrats to all of us and congrats to Etsy. Looking forward to the holiday season, I love Etsy

Oct. 12, 2009 at 8:13 p.m.

Nomsa

So awesome!! Way to go etsy!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 8:14 p.m.

sunbasilgarden

Way to go Etsy!!!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 8:25 p.m.

gretchenmist

fantastic news. love corid's print too :)

Oct. 12, 2009 at 8:36 p.m.

TheNebulousKingdom

Impressive numbers!! Hooray for Etsy! Hooray for the sellers! (and our lovely customers!!!)

Oct. 12, 2009 at 8:46 p.m.

Piacere

Well, let's not get too carried away because statistics don't quite tell the whole story, just as record profits on Wall Street don't exactly reflect the reality of life on Main Street. The fact is it has been a very slow year so far for the vast majority of sellers who, despite their obvious talent and quality work, remain undiscovered, unrecognized and buried on Etsy's search pages.

Oct. 12, 2009 at 8:52 p.m.

lifeofcolors

Great numbers! Glad to see it's growing despite the recession.

Oct. 12, 2009 at 9:05 p.m.

MariaDryden

Great numbers and thanks for picking my embroidery!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 9:11 p.m.

oldworldprimitives

Pleased to hear the good news!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 9:24 p.m.

feronia

That's good news and I keep my fingers crossed that my shop will benefit!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 9:27 p.m.

AmberLightz

Awesome! I wonder if the stats can be further broken down into category (i.e. vintage, jewelry, clothing, etc)? That would be really cool to see.

Oct. 12, 2009 at 9:44 p.m.

HappyCloudMoments

nice! i feel good to be part of this thriving community :)

Oct. 12, 2009 at 9:46 p.m.

CosplayOtaku

Nice statistics!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 10 p.m.

Waterrose

Great information. Good to see the trend moving upwards. Would really like to see how the new members break out buyers vs sellers.

Oct. 12, 2009 at 10:08 p.m.

BoutiqueLuckyStars

So glad to see everything is moving in a positive direction!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 10:29 p.m.

HerRoyalFatness

Guess i picked a good month to start selling!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 10:49 p.m.

MysticalMice

This is our undiscovered shop, but the above statistics give me hope it'll be discovered soon:-) Holy cow, that's a lot of page views! Very interesting statistics.

Oct. 12, 2009 at 10:51 p.m.

LoveMe2TimesVintage

Yay for us! I love etsy!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 10:57 p.m.

That70sShoppe

Thanks for the update!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 11:05 p.m.

favmoongirl

Yipee! Great! WOW! Now...back to work!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 11:11 p.m.

Knifesauce

excellent news, Etsy has gone so far!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 11:12 p.m.

vibedesigns

Well, it would be great if there was some coming my way, come on everyone....... I feel unloved

Oct. 12, 2009 at 11:19 p.m.

FableBay

glad to see it's going so well! now just if i could get a few of those buyers to come to my shop too!!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 11:21 p.m.

bobbijordan

based on those numbers...what recession?

Oct. 12, 2009 at 11:43 p.m.

BlueArtichokeDesigns

As the economy improves, so will our businesses! Yeah!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 11:52 p.m.

kmcgiveron

Awesome! Hopefully it keeps going up. Glad to see more people in this community!

More money to the handmade world!

Oct. 12, 2009 at 11:58 p.m.

stephaniek

Thank you! I enjoy seeing the weather reports.

Oct. 13, 2009 at 12:07 a.m.

eatsbeadsandcards

Hooray! Keeping our fingers crossed for more up up up!!

Oct. 13, 2009 at 12:09 a.m.

ilickyou

Thanks Etsy for all you do!

Oct. 13, 2009 at 12:12 a.m.

etnakamura

Etsy is booming! Loving it! Keep up the success!

Oct. 13, 2009 at 12:21 a.m.

JeannineRobertsRoyce

Growth is good but would love to see where the concentration of sales are. Is there somewhere to see a little deeper under the hood?

Oct. 13, 2009 at 1:03 a.m.

froufroubijou

My sales were better than last year :D

ty Etsy!

Oct. 13, 2009 at 1:21 a.m.

JL67

WOW! Who knew?!? Thanks for passing along some very interesting information! :)

Oct. 13, 2009 at 1:26 a.m.

tippystockton

Hip Hip Hooray for ETSY! My best month by far. Let's keep this momentum rolling right into the Holidays. Good luck everyone!

Oct. 13, 2009 at 1:43 a.m.

paintingwell

Wonderful news. Congrats to Cori for her eye catching print leading us to this Etsy Up-tick in an otherwise gloomy economy. Had noticed some very good new 2-D artists, too. Welcome all.

Oct. 13, 2009 at 2:19 a.m.

Marleyjanedotcom

Glad to hear the numbers are rising. Etsy knows how to keeo this process easy and doesn't take advantage of its success by raising its pricing.

Oct. 13, 2009 at 2:20 a.m.

Marleyjanedotcom

Perfect business model!

Oct. 13, 2009 at 2:51 a.m.

sivansart

Thank you for this report it help us so much

Oct. 13, 2009 at 3:25 a.m.

felicitycrew

That's great news!

Oct. 13, 2009 at 3:51 a.m.

cedarchestvintage

YESSSSSS! Shop etsy instead of enormous warehouse-sized corporate stores!

Oct. 13, 2009 at 4:46 a.m.

alatceramics

thank you so much for featuring my buttons!

Oct. 13, 2009 at 5:08 a.m.

Ravenhill

Thanks so much for the interesing report!

I adore the pure white buttons by alatceramics!

Oct. 13, 2009 at 5:20 a.m.

craftaria

Viva! Etsy rocks.

Oct. 13, 2009 at 6:06 a.m.

rkdsign88

Yay love to hear great news! Thanks for the info.

Oct. 13, 2009 at 6:54 a.m.

HoneyBoo

Great news!Thanks for the info and for everything you do!

Oct. 13, 2009 at 7:08 a.m.

RedMarionette

Wonderful news! Growth is always a good thing to see! Keep it up Etsians!

Oct. 13, 2009 at 7:18 a.m.

Bluebrooch

Great!!Hopefully next month some of those sales will be mine...

Oct. 13, 2009 at 7:26 a.m.

shesbattydesigns

Awesome :)

Oct. 13, 2009 at 7:38 a.m.

Iammie

Thanks for info :)

Oct. 13, 2009 at 8:09 a.m.

lovelygifts

The stats keep going higher and higher! Congrats Etsy.

Oct. 13, 2009 at 8:14 a.m.

OneClayBead

It's been an incredible month for me, too- thank you, Etsy admin, for all the great changes lately- the SEO improvements, rearrange your shop, new community page, etc.

Oct. 13, 2009 at 8:35 a.m.

BlackStar

Thanks for posting the stats for all to see! I always look forward to the reports.

Oct. 13, 2009 at 9:11 a.m.

Baggavond

Wondeful Stats - good to see the tally. thanks etsy

Oct. 13, 2009 at 9:22 a.m.

TheSeed

I love reading the stats, thanks!

Oct. 13, 2009 at 9:28 a.m.

PurplePeony

I noticed my views and hearts were up in September. So...THIS YEAR....let's not roll out any more surprises to stall the climb ok Etsy?

Oct. 13, 2009 at 9:29 a.m.

madsciencecreations

Awesome stats! I have referred a ton of sellers here and I'm sure others have as well. Suddenly I am craving a PB cookie. :)

Oct. 13, 2009 at 9:33 a.m.

cynthiacallan

I love the art of Corid! Thanks for the stat information.

Oct. 13, 2009 at 11:17 a.m.

mustlovehomedecor

Great news. I hope you visit my shops :)

Oct. 13, 2009 at 11:57 a.m.

JaneMichael

mm peanut butter cookies....

oh and great numbers!

Oct. 13, 2009 at 12:35 p.m.

mazedasastoat

The numcers are getting so enormous they're mindboggling! But it would be just GREAT to be able to see a more detailed breakdown of all the stats Etsywide... something like GA for the whole of Etsy would be awesome!

(That's what's so great about Etsy, we DARE to ask for what we'd like to see & we actually HOPE we'll get it! THANK YOU ETSY ADMIN for being... well... absolutely FANTABULOUS!)

Oct. 13, 2009 at 1:19 p.m.

NanyCrafts

Wow.... Every month Etsy impress us with those amazing stats, Congrats..
For our way, we are growing up too, we increment our shop traffic up to 6% compare with August, we sold 2 more products than august and we start our new website, we are receiving many traffic from here, so thank you very much Etsy for helping us to be success.

NanyCrafts team.

Oct. 13, 2009 at 2:26 p.m.