Sri Lanka E-commerce Database

Explore 9.3k verified e-commerce stores in the Sri Lanka. Instant access to technologies, contacts, platforms, and market dynamics.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 14.9k with e-commerce signals. 9.3k verified as active stores.

· · Next full refresh: April 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 65.1% of stores with physical delivery (5,992 stores) , followed by Shopify (15.5%) and Custom (15.4%) .

Note: This distribution covers only stores selling physical products with active shopping carts and physical product shipping. Digital products, services, and non-transactional sites are excluded. All stores are verified by our proprietary AI model to ensure accurate e-commerce classification.

Top 10 Platforms (Physical Delivery)

5,992 stores

Shopify 15.5%

1,428 stores

Custom 15.4%

1,414 stores

88 stores

87 stores

67 stores

50 stores

26 stores

24 stores

23 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (March 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in Sri Lanka
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 5992 65.14%
Shopify 1428 15.52%
Custom 1414 15.37%
Wix eCommerce 88 0.96%
OpenCart 87 0.95%
Active IT Zone Core 67 0.73%
PrestaShop 50 0.54%
Botble CMS 26 0.28%
Magento 24 0.26%
Squarespace Commerce 23 0.25%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 19.5% of all stores (1,610 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (17.4%) and Electronics & Technology (16.8%) .

Base: 8,267 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (88.7% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 19.5%

1,610 stores

Health & Beauty 17.4%

1,436 stores

Electronics & Technology 16.8%

1,385 stores

Food & Beverages 13.2%

1,094 stores

Jewelry & Watches 5.6%

465 stores

Home & Garden 5.3%

435 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 3.8%

314 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 3.1%

253 stores

Toys & Games 3.0%

248 stores

Business & Industrial 2.7%

220 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Sri Lanka store categories (March 2026)
Distribution of categories in Sri Lanka e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 1610 19.48%
Health & Beauty 1436 17.37%
Electronics & Technology 1385 16.75%
Food & Beverages 1094 13.23%
Jewelry & Watches 465 5.62%
Home & Garden 435 5.26%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 314 3.80%
Gifts & Special Occasions 253 3.06%
Toys & Games 248 3.00%
Business & Industrial 220 2.66%
Tools & Hardware 184 2.23%
Furniture & Home Decor 182 2.20%
Books & Media 175 2.12%
Vehicles & Parts 142 1.72%
Arts & Entertainment 124 1.50%

Payment Providers Distribution

MasterCard leads with 24.2% among AI-verified physical stores (354 stores) , followed by American Express (17.9%) and PayPal (17.4%) .

Base: 993 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (10.7% coverage of all stores). Percentages show share of detected provider instances (stores may use multiple providers).

Detected from checkout/payment scripts and provider tags; off-site/manual payments excluded where undetectable.

Top 10 Payment Providers

354 stores

262 stores

PayPal 17.4%

255 stores

235 stores

VISA 10.5%

153 stores

Bolt 4.6%

67 stores

45 stores

28 stores

15 stores

JCB 0.8%

12 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Sri Lanka payment providers (March 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Sri Lanka e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
MasterCard 354 24.20%
American Express 262 17.91%
PayPal 255 17.43%
Stripe Connect 235 16.06%
VISA 153 10.46%
Bolt 67 4.58%
Apple Pay 45 3.08%
Google Pay 28 1.91%
BitCoin 15 1.03%
JCB 12 0.82%
Skrill 11 0.75%
Klarna 7 0.48%
AliPay 7 0.48%
Paytm 6 0.41%
Mollie 6 0.41%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS leads with 43.7% among AI-verified physical stores (393 stores) , followed by DHL (17.8%) and FedEx (12.0%) .

Base: 704 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (7.6% coverage of all stores). Percentages show share of detected carrier instances (stores may use multiple carriers).

Detected from checkout/shipping pages and shipment widgets; cross-border carriers included where visible.

Top 10 Shipping Carriers

UPS 43.7%

393 stores

DHL 17.8%

160 stores

FedEx 12.0%

108 stores

63 stores

USPS 6.4%

58 stores

32 stores

26 stores

CBL 1.6%

14 stores

TNT 1.6%

14 stores

DPD 0.7%

6 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Sri Lanka shipping carriers (March 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Sri Lanka e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 393 43.67%
DHL 160 17.78%
FedEx 108 12.00%
Speedy 63 7.00%
USPS 58 6.44%
Aramex 32 3.56%
Hermes 26 2.89%
CBL 14 1.56%
TNT 14 1.56%
DPD 6 0.67%
Australia Post 6 0.67%
Yamato Japan 5 0.56%
TCS 5 0.56%
Blue Star 5 0.56%
China Post 5 0.56%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 2,640 new stores were launched in Sri Lanka , with the highest activity in 2026-02 (208 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-02 7.9%

208 stores launched

2026-01 11.2%

296 stores launched

2025-12 10.3%

272 stores launched

2025-11 9.8%

258 stores launched

2025-10 9.3%

245 stores launched

2025-09 9.2%

243 stores launched

2025-08 9.3%

245 stores launched

2025-07 9.0%

237 stores launched

2025-06 8.3%

218 stores launched

2025-05 7.5%

197 stores launched

2025-04 7.6%

201 stores launched

2025-03 0.8%

20 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Sri Lanka (March 2026)
Monthly store launches in Sri Lanka over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-02 208 7.88%
2026-01 296 11.21%
2025-12 272 10.30%
2025-11 258 9.77%
2025-10 245 9.28%
2025-09 243 9.20%
2025-08 245 9.28%
2025-07 237 8.98%
2025-06 218 8.26%
2025-05 197 7.46%
2025-04 201 7.61%
2025-03 20 0.76%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 9,038 active stores in Sri Lanka are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (510 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 5.6%

510 active stores

2025 29.1%

2,633 active stores

2024 13.9%

1,253 active stores

2023 9.7%

880 active stores

2022 5.8%

523 active stores

2021 8.7%

783 active stores

2020 7.0%

632 active stores

2019 3.9%

354 active stores

2018 4.3%

389 active stores

2017 2.8%

257 active stores

2016 1.6%

147 active stores

2015 1.2%

106 active stores

2014 1.0%

89 active stores

2013 1.2%

111 active stores

2012 0.7%

60 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Sri Lanka by original launch year (March 2026)
Active stores in Sri Lanka by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 510 5.64%
2025 2633 29.13%
2024 1253 13.86%
2023 880 9.74%
2022 523 5.79%
2021 783 8.66%
2020 632 6.99%
2019 354 3.92%
2018 389 4.30%
2017 257 2.84%
2016 147 1.63%
2015 106 1.17%
2014 89 0.98%
2013 111 1.23%
2012 60 0.66%
2011 61 0.67%
2010 41 0.45%
2009 42 0.46%
2008 35 0.39%
2007 29 0.32%
2006 14 0.15%
2005 9 0.10%
2004 16 0.18%
2003 14 0.15%
2002 20 0.22%
2001 13 0.14%
2000 4 0.04%
1999 8 0.09%
1998 4 0.04%
1996 1 0.01%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 31.9% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (5,719 stores) , followed by Instagram (24.5%) and TikTok (10.2%) .

Base: 6,274 stores with any detectable social profile (67.3% of all stores). Percentages show share of detected platform instances (stores may use multiple platforms).

Links and embeds detected on public pages; private/hidden profiles not counted.

Top 10 Social Platforms

Facebook 31.9%

5,719 stores

Instagram 24.5%

4,390 stores

TikTok 10.2%

1,834 stores

YouTube 8.4%

1,512 stores

LinkedIn 6.2%

1,109 stores

Twitter 5.5%

994 stores

Pinterest 5.1%

908 stores

WhatsApp 4.4%

787 stores

X 3.7%

655 stores

Dribbble 0.1%

26 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Sri Lanka (March 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Sri Lanka e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 5719 31.89%
Instagram 4390 24.48%
TikTok 1834 10.23%
YouTube 1512 8.43%
LinkedIn 1109 6.18%
Twitter 994 5.54%
Pinterest 908 5.06%
WhatsApp 787 4.39%
X 655 3.65%
Dribbble 26 0.14%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 9.3k 100.00%
Emails 5.5k 58.60%
Phones 2.2k 23.44%
Ecommerce platform 9.3k 100.00%
Couriers 704.0 7.55%
Payment Providers 993.0 10.65%
Categories 8.5k 91.12%
Social Media 6.3k 67.31%

Coverage reflects detectability from public website analysis. Payment providers and shipping carriers are identified from checkout pages and shipping widgets. Stores using off-site payment flows or custom shipping integrations may not be detected. Actual adoption rates are higher than shown.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What data is included in the Sri Lanka e-commerce intelligence?

We track 9.3k verified Sri Lanka e-commerce stores with 50+ data points per store: e-commerce platform, product counts, categories, payment providers, shipping carriers, estimated traffic, technology stack, and verified business contacts.

How is the data collected and how often is it updated?

We continuously crawl 300M+ domains using proprietary web crawlers, AI classification, and technology fingerprinting. The database is refreshed monthly, so you always work with current market data.

How do I access the data?

Self-service plans give you instant access through our web app and REST API. You can search, filter, and segment stores interactively or integrate programmatically into your workflows. View plans →

Can I filter by specific segments?

Yes. You can segment by country, platform, store size, product category, payment provider, shipping carrier, traffic tier, and more. All filtering is available through both the web app and API.

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