Australia E-commerce Market

Explore 211.3k verified e-commerce stores in the Australia. Compare platforms, categories, PSP/carrier signals, available contacts, and merchant-size segments.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 368.2k with e-commerce signals. 211.3k verified as active stores.

Verified stores
211.3k
active stores with physical delivery
Top platform
Shopify
118,769 verified stores
Top payment signal
PayPal
15,129 stores detected
Top carrier signal
Australia Post
23,633 stores detected
Top category
Clothing & Accessories
31,301 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: June 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify stores with 57.8% of stores with physical delivery (118,769 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (21.3%) and Custom (8.6%) .

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 57.8%

118,769 stores

43,707 stores

17,587 stores

9,529 stores

8,408 stores

2,221 stores

1,962 stores

1,620 stores

Bluepark 0.5%

1,061 stores

779 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (May 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in Australia
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 118769 57.75%
WooCommerce 43707 21.25%
Custom 17587 8.55%
Wix eCommerce 9529 4.63%
Squarespace Commerce 8408 4.09%
BigCommerce 2221 1.08%
Magento 1962 0.95%
GoDaddy Online Store 1620 0.79%
Bluepark 1061 0.52%
Big Cartel 779 0.38%
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All Stores Distribution

Shopify holds 36.7% share of all Australia e-commerce stores (129,805) , with WooCommerce at 31.6% and Custom at 5.0% (May 2026) .

Note: This broader view includes all domains where e-commerce signals were detected, useful for lead generation and competitive analysis. Some may be inactive or non-transactional. For verified active stores, see the default view above.

Top 10 Platforms (All Stores)

Shopify 36.7%

129,805 stores

111,907 stores

17,587 stores

42,139 stores

41,752 stores

2,461 stores

2,418 stores

3,731 stores

Bluepark 0.3%

1,070 stores

870 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (May 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in Australia
Platform Total Stores Percentage
Shopify 129805 36.70%
WooCommerce 111907 31.64%
Custom 17587 4.97%
Wix eCommerce 42139 11.91%
Squarespace Commerce 41752 11.80%
BigCommerce 2461 0.70%
Magento 2418 0.68%
GoDaddy Online Store 3731 1.05%
Bluepark 1070 0.30%
Big Cartel 870 0.25%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories stores with 16.6% of all stores (31,301 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (16.1%) and Food & Beverages (11.4%) .

Base: 188,463 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (89.2% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 16.6%

31,301 stores

Health & Beauty 16.1%

30,318 stores

Food & Beverages 11.4%

21,545 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 10.7%

20,202 stores

Arts & Entertainment 6.0%

11,302 stores

Home & Garden 6.0%

11,253 stores

Toys & Games 5.8%

10,870 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 5.5%

10,420 stores

Jewelry & Watches 4.1%

7,739 stores

Electronics & Technology 3.5%

6,602 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Australia store categories (May 2026)
Distribution of categories in Australia e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 31301 16.61%
Health & Beauty 30318 16.09%
Food & Beverages 21545 11.43%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 20202 10.72%
Arts & Entertainment 11302 6.00%
Home & Garden 11253 5.97%
Toys & Games 10870 5.77%
Gifts & Special Occasions 10420 5.53%
Jewelry & Watches 7739 4.11%
Electronics & Technology 6602 3.50%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal stores with 30.9% among AI-verified physical stores (15,129 stores) , followed by Stripe Connect (15.9%) and MasterCard (13.1%) .

Base: 27,315 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (12.9% 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 30.9%

15,129 stores

7,784 stores

6,427 stores

5,705 stores

Bolt 4.8%

2,346 stores

2,303 stores

2,134 stores

1,877 stores

VISA 2.9%

1,430 stores

1,103 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Australia payment providers (May 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Australia e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 15129 30.93%
Stripe Connect 7784 15.91%
MasterCard 6427 13.14%
American Express 5705 11.66%
Bolt 2346 4.80%
Apple Pay 2303 4.71%
AfterPay 2134 4.36%
Google Pay 1877 3.84%
VISA 1430 2.92%
Klarna 1103 2.26%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

Australia Post stores with 58.4% among AI-verified physical stores (23,633 stores) , followed by DHL (7.1%) and UPS (5.2%) .

Base: 29,468 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (13.9% 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

23,633 stores

DHL 7.1%

2,889 stores

UPS 5.2%

2,124 stores

TNT 4.5%

1,806 stores

1,617 stores

FedEx 3.5%

1,405 stores

1,348 stores

1,009 stores

USPS 2.5%

1,005 stores

931 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Australia shipping carriers (May 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Australia e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
Australia Post 23633 58.41%
DHL 2889 7.14%
UPS 2124 5.25%
TNT 1806 4.46%
Fastway 1617 4.00%
FedEx 1405 3.47%
Sendle 1348 3.33%
Aramex 1009 2.49%
USPS 1005 2.48%
Couriers Please 931 2.30%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 36,012 new stores were launched in Australia , with the highest activity in 2026-04 (3,388 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-04 9.4%

3,388 stores launched

2026-03 10.0%

3,612 stores launched

2026-02 8.2%

2,958 stores launched

2026-01 10.0%

3,600 stores launched

2025-12 7.7%

2,789 stores launched

2025-11 8.3%

2,994 stores launched

2025-10 8.7%

3,130 stores launched

2025-09 8.2%

2,937 stores launched

2025-08 8.5%

3,044 stores launched

2025-07 8.9%

3,199 stores launched

2025-06 8.0%

2,863 stores launched

2025-05 4.2%

1,498 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Australia (May 2026)
Monthly store launches in Australia over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-04 3388 9.41%
2026-03 3612 10.03%
2026-02 2958 8.21%
2026-01 3600 10.00%
2025-12 2789 7.74%
2025-11 2994 8.31%
2025-10 3130 8.69%
2025-09 2937 8.16%
2025-08 3044 8.45%
2025-07 3199 8.88%
2025-06 2863 7.95%
2025-05 1498 4.16%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 208,457 active stores in Australia are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (13,938 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 6.7%

13,938 active stores

2025 15.7%

32,683 active stores

2024 11.3%

23,570 active stores

2023 8.4%

17,434 active stores

2022 7.0%

14,587 active stores

2021 7.4%

15,378 active stores

2020 7.0%

14,510 active stores

2019 4.6%

9,488 active stores

2018 5.0%

10,464 active stores

2017 6.1%

12,659 active stores

2016 2.1%

4,464 active stores

2015 1.8%

3,720 active stores

2014 1.8%

3,660 active stores

2013 2.8%

5,739 active stores

2012 1.5%

3,180 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Australia by original launch year (May 2026)
Active stores in Australia by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 13938 6.69%
2025 32683 15.68%
2024 23570 11.31%
2023 17434 8.36%
2022 14587 7.00%
2021 15378 7.38%
2020 14510 6.96%
2019 9488 4.55%
2018 10464 5.02%
2017 12659 6.07%
2016 4464 2.14%
2015 3720 1.78%
2014 3660 1.76%
2013 5739 2.75%
2012 3180 1.53%

Social Media Usage

Instagram stores with 35.1% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (128,638 stores) , followed by Facebook (32.8%) and YouTube (8.7%) .

Base: 146,657 stores with any detectable social profile (69.4% 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 35.1%

128,638 stores

Facebook 32.8%

120,091 stores

YouTube 8.7%

31,904 stores

TikTok 8.5%

31,246 stores

Twitter 5.1%

18,672 stores

Pinterest 4.5%

16,412 stores

LinkedIn 3.3%

12,124 stores

X 1.4%

5,308 stores

WhatsApp 0.3%

1,093 stores

Vimeo 0.2%

902 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Australia (May 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Australia e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 128638 35.11%
Facebook 120091 32.78%
YouTube 31904 8.71%
TikTok 31246 8.53%
Twitter 18672 5.10%
Pinterest 16412 4.48%
LinkedIn 12124 3.31%
X 5308 1.45%
WhatsApp 1093 0.30%
Vimeo 902 0.25%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 211.3k 100.00%
Emails 83.2k 39.35%
Phones 65.6k 31.03%
Ecommerce platform 211.3k 100.00%
Couriers 29.5k 13.94%
Payment Providers 27.3k 12.93%
Categories 193.4k 91.53%
Social Media 146.7k 69.40%

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 Australia e-commerce intelligence?

We track 211.3k verified Australia e-commerce stores with 50+ data points per store: e-commerce platform, product counts, categories, payment providers, shipping carriers, technology stack, merchant-size signals, and available business contact fields.

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, product category, payment provider, shipping carrier, technology stack, store age, cross-border signals, and merchant-size bands. Some advanced signals are plan-gated, and the same field contract is used by the web app, exports, and API.

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