Cyber Monday
Shopify identifies Cyber Monday as the Monday after Thanksgiving and traces the term to Shop.org in 2005; Georgetown documents Ellen Davis and the Shop.org team naming the post-Thanksgiving Monday trend.
Date and recurrence
Monday after U.S. Thanksgiving
This observance follows a reusable calendar rule rather than one fixed Gregorian date. The actual date can move from year to year. Rule: Monday after U.S. Thanksgiving
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is United States-origin / ecommerce shopping event. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
Sources
- Shopify — What Is Cyber Monday?Commerce First Party
- Georgetown McDonough School of Business — Shopping SpreeUniversity
Frequently asked questions
When is Cyber Monday?
Monday after U.S. Thanksgiving The stored recurrence guidance is: Monday after U.S. Thanksgiving.
Does Cyber Monday fall on the same date every year?
It follows a recurring calendar rule, so the Gregorian date can change from year to year.
Is Cyber Monday an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: United States-origin / ecommerce shopping event. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes Cyber Monday?
The stored designation basis is: Shopify identifies Cyber Monday as the Monday after Thanksgiving and traces the term to Shop.org in 2005; Georgetown documents Ellen Davis and the Shop.org team naming the post-Thanksgiving Monday trend.. Supporting provenance includes Shopify — What Is Cyber Monday?. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is Cyber Monday international or country-specific?
This authority record is country-scoped to United States. Its fuller verified scope is: United States-origin / ecommerce shopping event.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-09.