NEW YORK (AP) — Deals promoted as some of the best of the holiday season kept people across the United States glued to their computers and smartphones as the post-Thanksgiving shopping marathon wrapped up on Cyber Monday.

It's no secret that buying things online is now a staple of many people's everyday routines. And year after year, those purchases mount during the gift-giving holiday rush . Experts expected consumers to drive record Cyber Monday spending this year, despite wider economic uncertainty .

Adobe Analytics estimated that U.S. shoppers will spend $14.2 billion online Monday, or 6.3% more than in 2024 . Spending was expected to peak between the hours of 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. local time, when Adobe expects $16 million to pass through online shopping carts every minute nati

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