Austria E-commerce Market

Explore 40.5k verified e-commerce stores in the Austria. Compare platforms, categories, PSP/carrier signals, available contacts, and merchant-size segments.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 67.6k with e-commerce signals. 40.5k verified as active stores.

Verified stores
40.5k
active stores with physical delivery
Top platform
WooCommerce
11,976 verified stores
Top payment signal
PayPal
10,793 stores detected
Top carrier signal
DPD
3,173 stores detected
Top category
Food & Beverages
6,559 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: June 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce stores with 31.5% of stores with physical delivery (11,976 stores) , followed by Shopify (28.3%) and Custom (24.8%) .

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)

11,976 stores

Shopify 28.3%

10,782 stores

Custom 24.8%

9,450 stores

1,710 stores

1,088 stores

1,017 stores

742 stores

462 stores

417 stores

412 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 Austria
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 11976 31.47%
Shopify 10782 28.33%
Custom 9450 24.83%
Wix eCommerce 1710 4.49%
Magento 1088 2.86%
Shopware 1017 2.67%
PrestaShop 742 1.95%
Gambio 462 1.21%
JTL Shop 417 1.10%
Squarespace Commerce 412 1.08%
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All Stores Distribution

WooCommerce holds 42.4% share of all Austria e-commerce stores (26,128) , with Shopify at 18.7% and Custom at 15.3% (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)

26,128 stores

Shopify 18.7%

11,514 stores

Custom 15.3%

9,450 stores

8,467 stores

1,339 stores

1,089 stores

793 stores

481 stores

442 stores

1,969 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (May 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in Austria
Platform Total Stores Percentage
WooCommerce 26128 42.37%
Shopify 11514 18.67%
Custom 9450 15.32%
Wix eCommerce 8467 13.73%
Magento 1339 2.17%
Shopware 1089 1.77%
PrestaShop 793 1.29%
Gambio 481 0.78%
JTL Shop 442 0.72%
Squarespace Commerce 1969 3.19%

Categories Distribution

Food & Beverages stores with 18.8% of all stores (6,559 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (13.7%) and Clothing & Accessories (13.0%) .

Base: 34,937 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (86.3% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Food & Beverages 18.8%

6,559 stores

Health & Beauty 13.7%

4,769 stores

Clothing & Accessories 13.0%

4,535 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 8.6%

3,016 stores

Home & Garden 7.2%

2,529 stores

Arts & Entertainment 7.2%

2,513 stores

Tools & Hardware 4.6%

1,591 stores

Business & Industrial 4.6%

1,590 stores

Toys & Games 4.2%

1,465 stores

Jewelry & Watches 3.8%

1,337 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Austria store categories (May 2026)
Distribution of categories in Austria e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Food & Beverages 6559 18.77%
Health & Beauty 4769 13.65%
Clothing & Accessories 4535 12.98%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 3016 8.63%
Home & Garden 2529 7.24%
Arts & Entertainment 2513 7.19%
Tools & Hardware 1591 4.55%
Business & Industrial 1590 4.55%
Toys & Games 1465 4.19%
Jewelry & Watches 1337 3.83%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal stores with 29.4% among AI-verified physical stores (10,793 stores) , followed by Klarna (18.2%) and Stripe Connect (8.5%) .

Base: 14,576 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (36.0% 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 29.4%

10,793 stores

Klarna 18.2%

6,675 stores

3,120 stores

2,903 stores

2,562 stores

1,942 stores

1,891 stores

VISA 4.9%

1,795 stores

SEPA 4.1%

1,494 stores

888 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Austria payment providers (May 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Austria e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 10793 29.41%
Klarna 6675 18.19%
Stripe Connect 3120 8.50%
Apple Pay 2903 7.91%
MasterCard 2562 6.98%
Google Pay 1942 5.29%
American Express 1891 5.15%
VISA 1795 4.89%
SEPA 1494 4.07%
Amazon Payments 888 2.42%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

DPD stores with 23.9% among AI-verified physical stores (3,173 stores) , followed by DHL (20.6%) and GLS (16.0%) .

Base: 8,096 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (20.0% 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

DPD 23.9%

3,173 stores

DHL 20.6%

2,737 stores

GLS 16.0%

2,117 stores

2,003 stores

UPS 8.3%

1,101 stores

723 stores

FedEx 2.6%

342 stores

320 stores

209 stores

141 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Austria shipping carriers (May 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Austria e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
DPD 3173 23.94%
DHL 2737 20.65%
GLS 2117 15.97%
Osterreichische Post 2003 15.11%
UPS 1101 8.31%
Hermes 723 5.45%
FedEx 342 2.58%
Deutsche Post 320 2.41%
Austrian Post 209 1.58%
Schenker 141 1.06%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 5,782 new stores were launched in Austria , with the highest activity in 2026-04 (465 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-04 8.0%

465 stores launched

2026-03 9.4%

545 stores launched

2026-02 10.1%

586 stores launched

2026-01 9.4%

541 stores launched

2025-12 7.6%

442 stores launched

2025-11 9.4%

541 stores launched

2025-10 9.5%

548 stores launched

2025-09 8.3%

480 stores launched

2025-08 8.0%

464 stores launched

2025-07 8.9%

513 stores launched

2025-06 7.1%

409 stores launched

2025-05 4.3%

248 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Austria (May 2026)
Monthly store launches in Austria over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-04 465 8.04%
2026-03 545 9.43%
2026-02 586 10.13%
2026-01 541 9.36%
2025-12 442 7.64%
2025-11 541 9.36%
2025-10 548 9.48%
2025-09 480 8.30%
2025-08 464 8.02%
2025-07 513 8.87%
2025-06 409 7.07%
2025-05 248 4.29%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 40,171 active stores in Austria are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (2,180 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 5.4%

2,180 active stores

2025 13.8%

5,547 active stores

2024 9.9%

3,961 active stores

2023 7.7%

3,106 active stores

2022 6.5%

2,600 active stores

2021 7.8%

3,135 active stores

2020 8.1%

3,242 active stores

2019 4.6%

1,866 active stores

2018 5.6%

2,243 active stores

2017 5.9%

2,375 active stores

2016 2.5%

1,022 active stores

2015 2.0%

816 active stores

2014 1.8%

721 active stores

2013 3.0%

1,192 active stores

2012 1.5%

612 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Austria by original launch year (May 2026)
Active stores in Austria by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 2180 5.43%
2025 5547 13.81%
2024 3961 9.86%
2023 3106 7.73%
2022 2600 6.47%
2021 3135 7.80%
2020 3242 8.07%
2019 1866 4.65%
2018 2243 5.58%
2017 2375 5.91%
2016 1022 2.54%
2015 816 2.03%
2014 721 1.79%
2013 1192 2.97%
2012 612 1.52%

Social Media Usage

Instagram stores with 34.0% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (20,593 stores) , followed by Facebook (33.7%) and YouTube (10.9%) .

Base: 25,103 stores with any detectable social profile (62.0% 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 34.0%

20,593 stores

Facebook 33.7%

20,454 stores

YouTube 10.9%

6,625 stores

TikTok 5.7%

3,485 stores

LinkedIn 4.4%

2,646 stores

Pinterest 4.0%

2,443 stores

Twitter 3.9%

2,349 stores

WhatsApp 1.4%

864 stores

X 1.4%

833 stores

Vimeo 0.5%

318 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Austria (May 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Austria e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 20593 33.98%
Facebook 20454 33.75%
YouTube 6625 10.93%
TikTok 3485 5.75%
LinkedIn 2646 4.37%
Pinterest 2443 4.03%
Twitter 2349 3.88%
WhatsApp 864 1.43%
X 833 1.37%
Vimeo 318 0.52%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 40.5k 100.00%
Emails 23.8k 58.90%
Phones 29.6k 73.06%
Ecommerce platform 40.5k 100.00%
Couriers 8.1k 20.00%
Payment Providers 14.6k 36.00%
Categories 35.9k 88.70%
Social Media 25.1k 62.00%

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 Austria e-commerce intelligence?

We track 40.5k verified Austria 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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