Afghanistan E-commerce Database

Explore 347.0 e-commerce stores in the Afghanistan. Instant access to technologies, contacts, platforms, and market dynamics.

· · Next full refresh: January 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Custom leads with 48.3% of stores with physical delivery (167 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (38.7%) and Shopify (7.8%) .

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)

Custom 48.3%

167 stores

134 stores

27 stores

6 stores

5 stores

3 stores

1 stores

1 stores

Ikas 0.3%

1 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (December 2025)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in Afghanistan
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Custom 167 48.27%
WooCommerce 134 38.73%
Shopify 27 7.80%
Wix eCommerce 6 1.73%
Magento 5 1.45%
Lightspeed eCom 3 0.87%
Botble CMS 1 0.29%
GoDaddy Online Store 1 0.29%
1C-Bitrix 1 0.29%
Ikas 1 0.29%

All Stores Distribution

Custom holds 27.6% share of all Afghanistan e-commerce stores (167) , with WooCommerce at 60.9% and Shopify at 5.4% (December 2025) .

Note: This broader distribution includes all stores with e-commerce indicators such as platform detection, shopping cart presence, or payment integration. This liberal approach may include some false positives (e.g., WooCommerce installations used for non-commercial purposes) but provides comprehensive market coverage for lead generation and competitive analysis.

Top 10 Platforms (All Stores)

Custom 27.6%

167 stores

369 stores

33 stores

19 stores

10 stores

3 stores

2 stores

1 stores

Ikas 0.2%

1 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (December 2025)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in Afghanistan
Platform Total Stores Percentage
Custom 167 27.56%
WooCommerce 369 60.89%
Shopify 33 5.45%
Wix eCommerce 19 3.14%
Magento 10 1.65%
Lightspeed eCom 3 0.50%
Botble CMS 2 0.33%
GoDaddy Online Store 1 0.17%
1C-Bitrix 1 0.17%
Ikas 1 0.17%

Categories Distribution

Health & Beauty leads with 23.8% of all stores (63 stores) , followed by Clothing & Accessories (16.6%) and Food & Beverages (15.1%) .

Top 10 Categories

Health & Beauty 23.8%

63 stores

Clothing & Accessories 16.6%

44 stores

Food & Beverages 15.1%

40 stores

Electronics & Technology 10.9%

29 stores

Business & Industrial 10.2%

27 stores

Books & Media 4.9%

13 stores

Home & Garden 3.8%

10 stores

Tools & Hardware 3.4%

9 stores

Vehicles & Parts 3.4%

9 stores

Jewelry & Watches 3.0%

8 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Afghanistan store categories (December 2025)
Distribution of categories in Afghanistan e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Health & Beauty 63 23.77%
Clothing & Accessories 44 16.60%
Food & Beverages 40 15.09%
Electronics & Technology 29 10.94%
Business & Industrial 27 10.19%
Books & Media 13 4.91%
Home & Garden 10 3.77%
Tools & Hardware 9 3.40%
Vehicles & Parts 9 3.40%
Jewelry & Watches 8 3.02%
Furniture & Home Decor 6 2.26%
Pets & Pet Supplies 2 0.75%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 2 0.75%
Baby & Toddler 2 0.75%
Arts & Entertainment 1 0.38%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 23.3% among AI-verified physical stores (7 stores) , followed by MasterCard (16.7%) and American Express (10.0%) .

Base: 15 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (4.3% 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

PayPal 23.3%

7 stores

5 stores

3 stores

Bolt 10.0%

3 stores

2 stores

2 stores

VISA 3.3%

1 stores

1 stores

Adyen 3.3%

1 stores

1 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Afghanistan payment providers (December 2025)
Distribution of payment providers in Afghanistan e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 7 23.33%
MasterCard 5 16.67%
American Express 3 10.00%
Bolt 3 10.00%
Stripe Connect 2 6.67%
Bancontact 2 6.67%
VISA 1 3.33%
Giropay 1 3.33%
Adyen 1 3.33%
BitCoin 1 3.33%
MTN Mobile Money 1 3.33%
iDEAL 1 3.33%
AfterPay 1 3.33%
SEPA 1 3.33%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS leads with 47.1% among AI-verified physical stores (8 stores) , followed by DHL (11.8%) and Hermes (11.8%) .

Base: 13 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (3.7% 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 47.1%

8 stores

DHL 11.8%

2 stores

Hermes 11.8%

2 stores

FedEx 5.9%

1 stores

DPD 5.9%

1 stores

USPS 5.9%

1 stores

1 stores

1 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Afghanistan shipping carriers (December 2025)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Afghanistan e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 8 47.06%
DHL 2 11.76%
Hermes 2 11.76%
FedEx 1 5.88%
DPD 1 5.88%
USPS 1 5.88%
PostNL 1 5.88%
Speedy 1 5.88%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 66 new stores were launched in Afghanistan , with the highest activity in 2025-11 (3 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2025-11 4.5%

3 stores launched

2025-10 1.5%

1 stores launched

2025-09 6.1%

4 stores launched

2025-08 4.5%

3 stores launched

2025-07 7.6%

5 stores launched

2025-06 6.1%

4 stores launched

2025-05 9.1%

6 stores launched

2025-04 16.7%

11 stores launched

2025-03 13.6%

9 stores launched

2025-02 7.6%

5 stores launched

2025-01 10.6%

7 stores launched

2024-12 12.1%

8 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Afghanistan (December 2025)
Monthly store launches in Afghanistan over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2025-11 3 4.55%
2025-10 1 1.52%
2025-09 4 6.06%
2025-08 3 4.55%
2025-07 5 7.58%
2025-06 4 6.06%
2025-05 6 9.09%
2025-04 11 16.67%
2025-03 9 13.64%
2025-02 5 7.58%
2025-01 7 10.61%
2024-12 8 12.12%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 346 active stores in Afghanistan are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2025 (58 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2025 16.8%

58 active stores

2024 20.5%

71 active stores

2023 10.1%

35 active stores

2022 11.8%

41 active stores

2021 8.1%

28 active stores

2020 6.6%

23 active stores

2019 5.2%

18 active stores

2018 3.8%

13 active stores

2017 4.6%

16 active stores

2016 1.7%

6 active stores

2015 2.6%

9 active stores

2014 1.4%

5 active stores

2013 1.4%

5 active stores

2011 1.4%

5 active stores

2010 0.9%

3 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Afghanistan by original launch year (December 2025)
Active stores in Afghanistan by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2025 58 16.76%
2024 71 20.52%
2023 35 10.12%
2022 41 11.85%
2021 28 8.09%
2020 23 6.65%
2019 18 5.20%
2018 13 3.76%
2017 16 4.62%
2016 6 1.73%
2015 9 2.60%
2014 5 1.45%
2013 5 1.45%
2011 5 1.45%
2010 3 0.87%
2009 2 0.58%
2008 1 0.29%
2006 3 0.87%
2005 1 0.29%
2004 1 0.29%
2000 1 0.29%
1996 1 0.29%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 31.4% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (193 stores) , followed by Instagram (18.7%) and YouTube (12.7%) .

Base: 218 stores with any detectable social profile (62.8% 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 31.4%

193 stores

Instagram 18.7%

115 stores

YouTube 12.7%

78 stores

Twitter 12.2%

75 stores

LinkedIn 8.6%

53 stores

Pinterest 4.6%

28 stores

WhatsApp 4.1%

25 stores

TikTok 3.9%

24 stores

X 3.6%

22 stores

Telegram 0.3%

2 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Afghanistan (December 2025)
Distribution of social media platforms in Afghanistan e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 193 31.38%
Instagram 115 18.70%
YouTube 78 12.68%
Twitter 75 12.20%
LinkedIn 53 8.62%
Pinterest 28 4.55%
WhatsApp 25 4.07%
TikTok 24 3.90%
X 22 3.58%
Telegram 2 0.33%

Dataset Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 347.0 100.00%
Emails 208.0 59.94%
Phones 93.0 26.80%
Ecommerce platform 347.0 100.00%
Couriers 13.0 3.75%
Payment Providers 15.0 4.32%
Categories 265.0 76.37%
Social Media 218.0 62.82%

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