Russia’s government says it aims to prevent monopolisation of the e-commerce market by major marketplaces, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak told Vedomosti.
Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak, who oversees the economic bloc, said in an interview with the newspaper Vedomosti that the way consumers obtain goods and services in Russia’s modern economy is changing.
Online retail has been growing rapidly since 2020, driven in part by a shift from traditional retail and consumer imports to digital platforms. According to Novak, between 2022 and 2024, the e-commerce sector overall — and marketplaces in particular — grew by more than 2.5 times.
He stressed that the development of marketplaces is not only about greater convenience for consumers, but also about decentralising economic growth and enabling small businesses across the country to access the national market. As a result, the government is currently paying close attention to the sector.
“Our main task is to prevent monopolisation of the market by marketplaces, to support competition both between platforms and within platforms among sellers, and to protect consumer rights,”
Novak said.
According to the Association of Internet Trade Companies (AKIT), Russia’s online retail market grew by 28% in 2025, reaching 11.5 trillion rubles (about $138 billion). The share of online sales in total retail turnover rose to 18.8%, while overall retail trade in the country amounted to 61.3 trillion rubles (about $735.6 billion).
Source:Vedomosti
