Australia E-commerce Database

Explore 208.3k verified e-commerce stores in the Australia. Instant access to technologies, contacts, platforms, and market dynamics.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 366.0k with e-commerce signals. 208.3k verified as active stores.

· · Next full refresh: April 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify leads with 59.3% of stores with physical delivery (121,562 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (20.7%) and Custom (8.3%) .

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 59.3%

121,562 stores

42,433 stores

17,056 stores

9,849 stores

6,995 stores

2,284 stores

2,081 stores

1,166 stores

992 stores

661 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 Australia
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 121562 59.28%
WooCommerce 42433 20.69%
Custom 17056 8.32%
Wix eCommerce 9849 4.80%
Squarespace Commerce 6995 3.41%
BigCommerce 2284 1.11%
Magento 2081 1.01%
GoDaddy Online Store 1166 0.57%
Big Cartel 992 0.48%
PrestaShop 661 0.32%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 22.8% of all stores (34,706 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (17.2%) and Food & Beverages (11.3%) .

Base: 151,905 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (72.9% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 22.8%

34,706 stores

Health & Beauty 17.2%

26,103 stores

Food & Beverages 11.3%

17,171 stores

Jewelry & Watches 6.0%

9,121 stores

Electronics & Technology 5.5%

8,342 stores

Home & Garden 5.5%

8,313 stores

Arts & Entertainment 5.3%

8,120 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 5.0%

7,639 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 4.3%

6,580 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 4.0%

6,002 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Australia store categories (March 2026)
Distribution of categories in Australia e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 34706 22.85%
Health & Beauty 26103 17.18%
Food & Beverages 17171 11.30%
Jewelry & Watches 9121 6.00%
Electronics & Technology 8342 5.49%
Home & Garden 8313 5.47%
Arts & Entertainment 8120 5.35%
Gifts & Special Occasions 7639 5.03%
Furniture & Home Decor 6580 4.33%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 6002 3.95%
Vehicles & Parts 5789 3.81%
Pets & Pet Supplies 4561 3.00%
Tools & Hardware 3488 2.30%
Toys & Games 3087 2.03%
Business & Industrial 2883 1.90%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 29.5% among AI-verified physical stores (21,876 stores) , followed by Stripe Connect (14.4%) and American Express (13.2%) .

Base: 40,240 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (19.3% 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 29.5%

21,876 stores

10,673 stores

9,778 stores

9,429 stores

4,266 stores

3,682 stores

3,583 stores

Bolt 4.2%

3,120 stores

VISA 3.0%

2,210 stores

1,693 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Australia payment providers (March 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Australia e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 21876 29.51%
Stripe Connect 10673 14.40%
American Express 9778 13.19%
MasterCard 9429 12.72%
Apple Pay 4266 5.75%
AfterPay 3682 4.97%
Google Pay 3583 4.83%
Bolt 3120 4.21%
VISA 2210 2.98%
Zip Pay 1693 2.28%
Klarna 1524 2.06%
UnionPay 789 1.06%
JCB 697 0.94%
BitCoin 486 0.66%
Laybuy 325 0.44%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

Australia Post leads with 59.3% among AI-verified physical stores (41,559 stores) , followed by DHL (8.2%) and Sendle (4.7%) .

Base: 50,218 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (24.1% 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

41,559 stores

DHL 8.2%

5,741 stores

3,284 stores

UPS 4.3%

3,009 stores

TNT 3.9%

2,716 stores

FedEx 3.4%

2,366 stores

2,177 stores

1,845 stores

USPS 2.6%

1,819 stores

1,624 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Australia shipping carriers (March 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Australia e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
Australia Post 41559 59.27%
DHL 5741 8.19%
Sendle 3284 4.68%
UPS 3009 4.29%
TNT 2716 3.87%
FedEx 2366 3.37%
Fastway 2177 3.10%
Aramex 1845 2.63%
USPS 1819 2.59%
Couriers Please 1624 2.32%
StarTrack 1222 1.74%
Speedy 937 1.34%
Toll Priority 728 1.04%
Allied Express 568 0.81%
Royal Mail 522 0.74%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 36,961 new stores were launched in Australia , with the highest activity in 2026-02 (2,239 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-02 6.1%

2,239 stores launched

2026-01 10.5%

3,882 stores launched

2025-12 9.0%

3,321 stores launched

2025-11 9.0%

3,328 stores launched

2025-10 9.1%

3,347 stores launched

2025-09 8.5%

3,137 stores launched

2025-08 8.8%

3,236 stores launched

2025-07 8.8%

3,257 stores launched

2025-06 8.1%

2,984 stores launched

2025-05 8.2%

3,034 stores launched

2025-04 7.4%

2,734 stores launched

2025-03 6.7%

2,462 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Australia (March 2026)
Monthly store launches in Australia over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-02 2239 6.06%
2026-01 3882 10.50%
2025-12 3321 8.99%
2025-11 3328 9.00%
2025-10 3347 9.06%
2025-09 3137 8.49%
2025-08 3236 8.76%
2025-07 3257 8.81%
2025-06 2984 8.07%
2025-05 3034 8.21%
2025-04 2734 7.40%
2025-03 2462 6.66%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 205,122 active stores in Australia are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (6,159 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 3.0%

6,159 active stores

2025 17.3%

35,576 active stores

2024 11.8%

24,196 active stores

2023 8.7%

17,771 active stores

2022 7.1%

14,650 active stores

2021 7.6%

15,579 active stores

2020 7.2%

14,724 active stores

2019 4.7%

9,620 active stores

2018 5.1%

10,452 active stores

2017 6.2%

12,677 active stores

2016 2.2%

4,550 active stores

2015 1.8%

3,676 active stores

2014 1.8%

3,693 active stores

2013 2.9%

5,852 active stores

2012 1.5%

3,174 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Australia by original launch year (March 2026)
Active stores in Australia by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 6159 3.00%
2025 35576 17.34%
2024 24196 11.80%
2023 17771 8.66%
2022 14650 7.14%
2021 15579 7.59%
2020 14724 7.18%
2019 9620 4.69%
2018 10452 5.10%
2017 12677 6.18%
2016 4550 2.22%
2015 3676 1.79%
2014 3693 1.80%
2013 5852 2.85%
2012 3174 1.55%
2011 2924 1.43%
2010 2544 1.24%
2009 2569 1.25%
2008 2489 1.21%
2007 2076 1.01%
2006 1383 0.67%
2005 1118 0.55%
2004 1513 0.74%
2003 1273 0.62%
2002 1150 0.56%
2001 1592 0.78%
2000 921 0.45%
1999 633 0.31%
1998 423 0.21%
1997 66 0.03%
1996 87 0.04%
1995 12 0.01%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 35.0% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (127,803 stores) , followed by Facebook (32.9%) and YouTube (8.6%) .

Base: 145,661 stores with any detectable social profile (69.9% 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 35.0%

127,803 stores

Facebook 32.9%

119,900 stores

YouTube 8.6%

31,518 stores

TikTok 8.5%

30,984 stores

Twitter 5.2%

18,909 stores

Pinterest 4.5%

16,495 stores

LinkedIn 3.3%

11,952 stores

X 1.4%

5,178 stores

WhatsApp 0.3%

1,163 stores

Vimeo 0.2%

906 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Australia (March 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Australia e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 127803 35.03%
Facebook 119900 32.87%
YouTube 31518 8.64%
TikTok 30984 8.49%
Twitter 18909 5.18%
Pinterest 16495 4.52%
LinkedIn 11952 3.28%
X 5178 1.42%
WhatsApp 1163 0.32%
Vimeo 906 0.25%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 208.3k 100.00%
Emails 116.3k 55.86%
Phones 50.5k 24.25%
Ecommerce platform 208.3k 100.00%
Couriers 50.2k 24.11%
Payment Providers 40.2k 19.32%
Categories 158.5k 76.08%
Social Media 145.7k 69.94%

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 208.3k verified Australia 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.

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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 →

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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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