Australia E-commerce Database

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E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify leads with 50.4% of stores with physical delivery (131,734 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (20.1%) and Custom (17.5%) .

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)

Shopify 50.4%

131,734 stores

52,452 stores

Custom 17.5%

45,853 stores

13,751 stores

8,624 stores

2,785 stores

2,280 stores

2,197 stores

997 stores

788 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 Australia
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 131734 50.38%
WooCommerce 52452 20.06%
Custom 45853 17.54%
Wix eCommerce 13751 5.26%
Squarespace Commerce 8624 3.30%
GoDaddy Online Store 2785 1.07%
BigCommerce 2280 0.87%
Magento 2197 0.84%
Big Cartel 997 0.38%
PrestaShop 788 0.30%

All Stores Distribution

Shopify holds 37.7% share of all Australia e-commerce stores (147,509) , with WooCommerce at 28.8% and Custom at 11.7% (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)

Shopify 37.7%

147,509 stores

112,599 stores

Custom 11.7%

45,853 stores

45,364 stores

28,762 stores

3,733 stores

2,544 stores

2,636 stores

1,362 stores

890 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (December 2025)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in Australia
Platform Total Stores Percentage
Shopify 147509 37.70%
WooCommerce 112599 28.78%
Custom 45853 11.72%
Wix eCommerce 45364 11.59%
Squarespace Commerce 28762 7.35%
GoDaddy Online Store 3733 0.95%
BigCommerce 2544 0.65%
Magento 2636 0.67%
Big Cartel 1362 0.35%
PrestaShop 890 0.23%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 19.8% of all stores (37,624 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (16.4%) and Food & Beverages (11.1%) .

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 19.8%

37,624 stores

Health & Beauty 16.4%

31,051 stores

Food & Beverages 11.1%

21,077 stores

Home & Garden 6.0%

11,451 stores

Vehicles & Parts 5.9%

11,195 stores

Electronics & Technology 5.7%

10,895 stores

Arts & Entertainment 5.7%

10,801 stores

Jewelry & Watches 5.4%

10,175 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 4.8%

9,096 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 4.3%

8,149 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Australia store categories (December 2025)
Distribution of categories in Australia e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 37624 19.81%
Health & Beauty 31051 16.35%
Food & Beverages 21077 11.10%
Home & Garden 11451 6.03%
Vehicles & Parts 11195 5.90%
Electronics & Technology 10895 5.74%
Arts & Entertainment 10801 5.69%
Jewelry & Watches 10175 5.36%
Gifts & Special Occasions 9096 4.79%
Furniture & Home Decor 8149 4.29%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 7804 4.11%
Pets & Pet Supplies 6503 3.42%
Business & Industrial 5593 2.95%
Tools & Hardware 4796 2.53%
Toys & Games 3675 1.94%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 29.0% among AI-verified physical stores (24,216 stores) , followed by Stripe Connect (13.7%) and American Express (13.3%) .

Base: 46,038 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (17.4% 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 29.0%

24,216 stores

11,460 stores

11,076 stores

11,034 stores

4,520 stores

3,929 stores

3,849 stores

Bolt 4.3%

3,586 stores

VISA 3.1%

2,613 stores

1,838 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Australia payment providers (December 2025)
Distribution of payment providers in Australia e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 24216 29.04%
Stripe Connect 11460 13.74%
American Express 11076 13.28%
MasterCard 11034 13.23%
Apple Pay 4520 5.42%
AfterPay 3929 4.71%
Google Pay 3849 4.62%
Bolt 3586 4.30%
VISA 2613 3.13%
Paddle 1838 2.20%
Zip Pay 1822 2.19%
Klarna 1478 1.77%
UnionPay 772 0.93%
JCB 679 0.81%
BitCoin 514 0.62%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

Australia Post leads with 59.6% among AI-verified physical stores (42,182 stores) , followed by DHL (8.0%) and Sendle (5.2%) .

Base: 51,714 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (19.5% 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

42,182 stores

DHL 8.0%

5,674 stores

3,662 stores

UPS 4.2%

2,972 stores

TNT 4.1%

2,919 stores

FedEx 3.2%

2,236 stores

2,014 stores

1,825 stores

USPS 2.5%

1,749 stores

1,724 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Australia shipping carriers (December 2025)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Australia e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
Australia Post 42182 59.57%
DHL 5674 8.01%
Sendle 3662 5.17%
UPS 2972 4.20%
TNT 2919 4.12%
FedEx 2236 3.16%
Fastway 2014 2.84%
Aramex 1825 2.58%
USPS 1749 2.47%
Couriers Please 1724 2.43%
StarTrack 1187 1.68%
Speedy 1059 1.50%
Allied Express 581 0.82%
Royal Mail 565 0.80%
Toll Priority 457 0.65%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 50,406 new stores were launched in Australia , with the highest activity in 2025-11 (3,927 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2025-11 7.8%

3,927 stores launched

2025-10 7.9%

3,994 stores launched

2025-09 8.4%

4,255 stores launched

2025-08 9.2%

4,637 stores launched

2025-07 10.2%

5,150 stores launched

2025-06 9.4%

4,736 stores launched

2025-05 10.2%

5,132 stores launched

2025-04 9.2%

4,631 stores launched

2025-03 9.4%

4,741 stores launched

2025-02 8.1%

4,081 stores launched

2025-01 7.1%

3,590 stores launched

2024-12 3.0%

1,532 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Australia (December 2025)
Monthly store launches in Australia over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2025-11 3927 7.79%
2025-10 3994 7.92%
2025-09 4255 8.44%
2025-08 4637 9.20%
2025-07 5150 10.22%
2025-06 4736 9.40%
2025-05 5132 10.18%
2025-04 4631 9.19%
2025-03 4741 9.41%
2025-02 4081 8.10%
2025-01 3590 7.12%
2024-12 1532 3.04%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 260,448 active stores in Australia are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2025 (48,937 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2025 18.8%

48,937 active stores

2024 12.1%

31,637 active stores

2023 8.4%

21,968 active stores

2022 7.1%

18,386 active stores

2021 7.5%

19,595 active stores

2020 7.0%

18,228 active stores

2019 4.8%

12,425 active stores

2018 5.3%

13,871 active stores

2017 6.3%

16,367 active stores

2016 2.3%

5,946 active stores

2015 1.9%

4,924 active stores

2014 1.8%

4,745 active stores

2013 3.0%

7,895 active stores

2012 1.6%

4,253 active stores

2011 1.5%

4,015 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Australia by original launch year (December 2025)
Active stores in Australia by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2025 48937 18.79%
2024 31637 12.15%
2023 21968 8.43%
2022 18386 7.06%
2021 19595 7.52%
2020 18228 7.00%
2019 12425 4.77%
2018 13871 5.33%
2017 16367 6.28%
2016 5946 2.28%
2015 4924 1.89%
2014 4745 1.82%
2013 7895 3.03%
2012 4253 1.63%
2011 4015 1.54%
2010 3435 1.32%
2009 3497 1.34%
2008 3397 1.30%
2007 2799 1.07%
2006 1989 0.76%
2005 1532 0.59%
2004 2130 0.82%
2003 1765 0.68%
2002 1573 0.60%
2001 2183 0.84%
2000 1266 0.49%
1999 893 0.34%
1998 581 0.22%
1997 103 0.04%
1996 101 0.04%
1995 12 0.00%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 34.6% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (149,782 stores) , followed by Facebook (33.7%) and YouTube (8.7%) .

Base: 176,930 stores with any detectable social profile (66.8% 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

Instagram 34.6%

149,782 stores

Facebook 33.7%

145,672 stores

YouTube 8.7%

37,522 stores

TikTok 7.9%

33,971 stores

Twitter 5.4%

23,403 stores

Pinterest 4.0%

17,358 stores

LinkedIn 3.8%

16,360 stores

X 1.4%

5,951 stores

Vimeo 0.3%

1,323 stores

WhatsApp 0.3%

1,298 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Australia (December 2025)
Distribution of social media platforms in Australia e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 149782 34.62%
Facebook 145672 33.67%
YouTube 37522 8.67%
TikTok 33971 7.85%
Twitter 23403 5.41%
Pinterest 17358 4.01%
LinkedIn 16360 3.78%
X 5951 1.38%
Vimeo 1323 0.31%
WhatsApp 1298 0.30%

Dataset Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 264.8k 100.00%
Emails 143.6k 54.24%
Phones 67.8k 25.63%
Ecommerce platform 264.8k 100.00%
Couriers 51.7k 19.53%
Payment Providers 46.0k 17.39%
Categories 198.8k 75.10%
Social Media 176.9k 66.83%

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