Question of the WeekWhat Product Category Has the Highest Buying-to-Discovery Ratio on Instagram among US Social Media Shoppers? Coresight Research March 23, 2020 QUESTION OF THE WEEK: What Product Category Has the Highest Buying-to-Discovery Ratio on Instagram among US Social Media Shoppers? The buying-to-discovery ratio—the proportion of respondents who make purchases on Instagram as a percentage of those who use the platform to research or discover products—is the highest for the apparel and footwear category on Instagram, at 83%. This is closely followed by products in beauty segments, which together see a buying conversion of 80.3% of US social media shoppers. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: High-Income Consumers’ Financial Sentiment Reaches New Peak: Weekly US Consumer Sentiment, Week 24, 2025—InfographicFrom Prohibition to Participation: Measuring the Impact of Cannabis and Psychedelic Mushroom Legalization on Consumer SpendingUS Beauty Retailing: Themes, Concepts and Innovators—Personalization, Tech Integration and Wellness To Drive ChangeMapping the US’s Reciprocal Import Tariffs: Which Nations Are Affected?