The National Retail Federation coined the term “Cyber Monday” in 2005 after noticing a spike in people shopping online at work on the Monday after Thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving weekend officially kicks off the holiday shopping season in the United States. In 2021, shoppers spent a total of $10.7 billion on Cyber Monday, with many people stocking up on electronics, toys and video games, according to Adobe.
Online searches show many people are wondering how Cyber Monday first got its name. Some websites claim it had to do with shoppers using high-speed internet at work on the Monday after Thanksgiving, so the VERIFY team looked into the retail holiday’s origin.
THE QUESTION
Did Cyber Monday get its start because people shopped online while at work?
THE SOURCES
THE ANSWER
Yes, Cyber Monday got its start because people shopped online while at work on the Monday after Thanksgiving.
WHAT WE FOUND
In 2005, Ellen Davis, …
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