Belgium E-commerce Database

Explore 54.9k verified e-commerce stores in the Belgium. Instant access to technologies, contacts, platforms, and market dynamics.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 92.7k with e-commerce signals. 54.9k verified as active stores.

· · Next full refresh: May 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify leads with 30.2% of stores with physical delivery (15,800 stores) , followed by Custom (27.2%) and WooCommerce (26.2%) .

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 30.2%

15,800 stores

Custom 27.2%

14,227 stores

13,699 stores

2,545 stores

2,523 stores

1,831 stores

657 stores

428 stores

324 stores

250 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (April 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in Belgium
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 15800 30.22%
Custom 14227 27.21%
WooCommerce 13699 26.20%
PrestaShop 2545 4.87%
Wix eCommerce 2523 4.83%
Magento 1831 3.50%
Lightspeed eCom 657 1.26%
Squarespace Commerce 428 0.82%
CCV Shop 324 0.62%
nopCommerce 250 0.48%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 15.7% of all stores (7,322 stores) , followed by Food & Beverages (14.4%) and Health & Beauty (13.9%) .

Base: 46,764 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (85.2% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 15.7%

7,322 stores

Food & Beverages 14.4%

6,745 stores

Health & Beauty 13.9%

6,499 stores

Home & Garden 7.8%

3,670 stores

Arts & Entertainment 6.6%

3,071 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 6.2%

2,913 stores

Jewelry & Watches 5.1%

2,376 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 4.9%

2,314 stores

Business & Industrial 4.8%

2,239 stores

Toys & Games 4.6%

2,162 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Belgium store categories (April 2026)
Distribution of categories in Belgium e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 7322 15.66%
Food & Beverages 6745 14.42%
Health & Beauty 6499 13.90%
Home & Garden 3670 7.85%
Arts & Entertainment 3071 6.57%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 2913 6.23%
Jewelry & Watches 2376 5.08%
Gifts & Special Occasions 2314 4.95%
Business & Industrial 2239 4.79%
Toys & Games 2162 4.62%
Tools & Hardware 2003 4.28%
Electronics & Technology 1830 3.91%
Furniture & Home Decor 1634 3.49%
Vehicles & Parts 1113 2.38%
Pets & Pet Supplies 873 1.87%

Payment Providers Distribution

Bancontact leads with 26.3% among AI-verified physical stores (7,122 stores) , followed by PayPal (15.7%) and Mollie (9.8%) .

Base: 12,046 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (21.9% 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

7,122 stores

PayPal 15.7%

4,267 stores

2,645 stores

2,339 stores

iDEAL 6.6%

1,797 stores

1,581 stores

1,578 stores

1,529 stores

VISA 5.5%

1,503 stores

1,176 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Belgium payment providers (April 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Belgium e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
Bancontact 7122 26.27%
PayPal 4267 15.74%
Mollie 2645 9.76%
MasterCard 2339 8.63%
iDEAL 1797 6.63%
American Express 1581 5.83%
Klarna 1578 5.82%
Stripe Connect 1529 5.64%
VISA 1503 5.54%
Apple Pay 1176 4.34%
Google Pay 640 2.36%
SEPA 313 1.15%
Giropay 312 1.15%
Bolt 186 0.69%
JCB 124 0.46%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

Bpost leads with 30.5% among AI-verified physical stores (4,861 stores) , followed by DPD (14.4%) and DHL (11.3%) .

Base: 10,279 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (18.7% 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

Bpost 30.5%

4,861 stores

DPD 14.4%

2,298 stores

DHL 11.3%

1,804 stores

PostNL 10.4%

1,660 stores

UPS 9.2%

1,475 stores

1,219 stores

GLS 6.7%

1,074 stores

FedEx 1.9%

301 stores

276 stores

239 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Belgium shipping carriers (April 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Belgium e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
Bpost 4861 30.48%
DPD 2298 14.41%
DHL 1804 11.31%
PostNL 1660 10.41%
UPS 1475 9.25%
Mondial Relay 1219 7.64%
GLS 1074 6.73%
FedEx 301 1.89%
Colissimo 276 1.73%
La Poste 239 1.50%
TNT 233 1.46%
Point Relais 148 0.93%
Hermes 137 0.86%
Chronopost 116 0.73%
USPS 108 0.68%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 9,455 new stores were launched in Belgium , with the highest activity in 2026-03 (904 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-03 9.6%

904 stores launched

2026-02 8.2%

776 stores launched

2026-01 9.8%

923 stores launched

2025-12 9.7%

916 stores launched

2025-11 11.1%

1,047 stores launched

2025-10 10.4%

986 stores launched

2025-09 8.5%

806 stores launched

2025-08 7.5%

705 stores launched

2025-07 7.1%

671 stores launched

2025-06 6.7%

634 stores launched

2025-05 7.8%

734 stores launched

2025-04 3.7%

353 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Belgium (April 2026)
Monthly store launches in Belgium over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-03 904 9.56%
2026-02 776 8.21%
2026-01 923 9.76%
2025-12 916 9.69%
2025-11 1047 11.07%
2025-10 986 10.43%
2025-09 806 8.52%
2025-08 705 7.46%
2025-07 671 7.10%
2025-06 634 6.71%
2025-05 734 7.76%
2025-04 353 3.73%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 54,437 active stores in Belgium are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (2,608 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 4.8%

2,608 active stores

2025 16.3%

8,898 active stores

2024 10.1%

5,525 active stores

2023 8.7%

4,749 active stores

2022 6.6%

3,598 active stores

2021 8.0%

4,345 active stores

2020 9.0%

4,921 active stores

2019 4.7%

2,545 active stores

2018 5.5%

3,005 active stores

2017 5.9%

3,223 active stores

2016 2.5%

1,340 active stores

2015 1.6%

896 active stores

2014 1.6%

853 active stores

2013 2.5%

1,337 active stores

2012 1.3%

724 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Belgium by original launch year (April 2026)
Active stores in Belgium by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 2608 4.79%
2025 8898 16.35%
2024 5525 10.15%
2023 4749 8.72%
2022 3598 6.61%
2021 4345 7.98%
2020 4921 9.04%
2019 2545 4.68%
2018 3005 5.52%
2017 3223 5.92%
2016 1340 2.46%
2015 896 1.65%
2014 853 1.57%
2013 1337 2.46%
2012 724 1.33%
2011 656 1.21%
2010 631 1.16%
2009 666 1.22%
2008 531 0.98%
2007 650 1.19%
2006 301 0.55%
2005 277 0.51%
2004 453 0.83%
2003 343 0.63%
2002 385 0.71%
2001 521 0.96%
2000 195 0.36%
1999 96 0.18%
1998 117 0.21%
1997 29 0.05%
1996 16 0.03%
1995 3 0.01%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 35.1% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (29,957 stores) , followed by Instagram (33.4%) and YouTube (7.4%) .

Base: 35,242 stores with any detectable social profile (64.2% 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 35.1%

29,957 stores

Instagram 33.4%

28,452 stores

YouTube 7.4%

6,353 stores

TikTok 6.3%

5,366 stores

Pinterest 5.4%

4,601 stores

LinkedIn 5.4%

4,598 stores

Twitter 3.8%

3,278 stores

WhatsApp 1.7%

1,480 stores

X 1.2%

1,058 stores

Vimeo 0.2%

167 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Belgium (April 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Belgium e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 29957 35.12%
Instagram 28452 33.35%
YouTube 6353 7.45%
TikTok 5366 6.29%
Pinterest 4601 5.39%
LinkedIn 4598 5.39%
Twitter 3278 3.84%
WhatsApp 1480 1.73%
X 1058 1.24%
Vimeo 167 0.20%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 54.9k 100.00%
Emails 29.5k 53.72%
Phones 20.1k 36.67%
Ecommerce platform 54.9k 100.00%
Couriers 10.3k 18.73%
Payment Providers 12.0k 21.95%
Categories 48.3k 87.95%
Social Media 35.2k 64.21%

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 Belgium e-commerce intelligence?

We track 54.9k verified Belgium 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 →

Can I filter by specific segments?

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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