About Cyber Monday
Cyber Monday falls on the Monday after Thanksgiving in the United States, and the countdown above tracks the time until the year's biggest online shopping day. The name was coined in 2005 by a retail trade group that noticed a spike in web orders when shoppers returned to fast office internet connections after the long holiday weekend to keep buying — and the term stuck as e-commerce exploded.
While Black Friday keeps the doorbusters and big-ticket TVs, Cyber Monday traditionally owns electronics, fashion and travel deals online, with US online sales running well into the billions of dollars each year and routinely setting new records. In practice the two have merged into a five-day "Cyber Week" of rolling promotions that begins on Thanksgiving and runs through the following Monday, but the Monday itself still tends to peak for digital deals.
Because it is pegged to Thanksgiving — the fourth Thursday of November — Cyber Monday moves each year but always lands in late November or the very start of December. The countdown above works it out automatically and shows exactly how long is left. Add it to your own page to be ready the moment the online deals go live.
Upcoming dates
| 2026 | Monday, November 30, 2026next |
| 2027 | Monday, November 29, 2027 |
| 2028 | Monday, November 27, 2028 |
| 2029 | Monday, November 26, 2029 |
| 2030 | Monday, December 2, 2030 |
FAQ
When is Cyber Monday 2026?
Monday, November 30, 2026 — the Monday after Thanksgiving, which falls on November 26 in 2026.
Why is it called Cyber Monday?
It was coined in 2005 when post-holiday online sales spiked as workers returned to fast office internet on the Monday after Thanksgiving — a marketing answer to Black Friday for e-commerce.
How is Cyber Monday marked?
With huge online-only discounts across electronics, fashion, toys and travel, often as the finale of a multi-day "Cyber Week" sale that begins on Thanksgiving and Black Friday.
Cyber Monday vs Black Friday — which is better?
Black Friday tends to win on TVs and large appliances; Cyber Monday on fashion, smaller electronics and travel. Most retailers now run one continuous sale spanning both.