Belgium E-commerce Market

Explore 52.2k verified e-commerce stores in the Belgium. Compare platforms, categories, PSP/carrier signals, available contacts, and merchant-size segments.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 87.9k with e-commerce signals. 52.2k verified as active stores.

Verified stores
52.2k
active stores with physical delivery
Top platform
Shopify
14,206 verified stores
Top payment signal
Bancontact
7,240 stores detected
Top carrier signal
Bpost
4,824 stores detected
Top category
Clothing & Accessories
6,712 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: July 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify stores with 28.5% of stores with physical delivery (14,206 stores) , followed by Custom (27.7%) and WooCommerce (27.3%) .

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 28.5%

14,206 stores

Custom 27.7%

13,812 stores

13,594 stores

2,450 stores

2,430 stores

1,747 stores

646 stores

443 stores

299 stores

EasyWebshop 0.5%

232 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (June 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in Belgium
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 14206 28.49%
Custom 13812 27.70%
WooCommerce 13594 27.26%
Wix eCommerce 2450 4.91%
PrestaShop 2430 4.87%
Magento 1747 3.50%
Lightspeed eCom 646 1.30%
Squarespace Commerce 443 0.89%
CCV Shop 299 0.60%
EasyWebshop 232 0.47%
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All Stores Distribution

Shopify holds 18.3% share of all Belgium e-commerce stores (15,207) , with Custom at 16.7% and WooCommerce at 40.1% (June 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 18.3%

15,207 stores

Custom 16.7%

13,812 stores

33,226 stores

12,021 stores

2,653 stores

1,962 stores

658 stores

2,704 stores

342 stores

EasyWebshop 0.4%

295 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (June 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in Belgium
Platform Total Stores Percentage
Shopify 15207 18.35%
Custom 13812 16.67%
WooCommerce 33226 40.09%
Wix eCommerce 12021 14.50%
PrestaShop 2653 3.20%
Magento 1962 2.37%
Lightspeed eCom 658 0.79%
Squarespace Commerce 2704 3.26%
CCV Shop 342 0.41%
EasyWebshop 295 0.36%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories stores with 15.0% of all stores (6,712 stores) , followed by Food & Beverages (14.6%) and Health & Beauty (13.8%) .

Base: 44,714 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (85.7% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 15.0%

6,712 stores

Food & Beverages 14.6%

6,550 stores

Health & Beauty 13.8%

6,163 stores

Home & Garden 8.0%

3,584 stores

Arts & Entertainment 6.6%

2,951 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 6.2%

2,793 stores

Jewelry & Watches 5.1%

2,271 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 5.1%

2,266 stores

Business & Industrial 4.9%

2,186 stores

Toys & Games 4.7%

2,111 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Belgium store categories (June 2026)
Distribution of categories in Belgium e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 6712 15.01%
Food & Beverages 6550 14.65%
Health & Beauty 6163 13.78%
Home & Garden 3584 8.02%
Arts & Entertainment 2951 6.60%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 2793 6.25%
Jewelry & Watches 2271 5.08%
Gifts & Special Occasions 2266 5.07%
Business & Industrial 2186 4.89%
Toys & Games 2111 4.72%

Payment Providers Distribution

Bancontact stores with 26.4% among AI-verified physical stores (7,240 stores) , followed by PayPal (15.7%) and Mollie (9.9%) .

Base: 12,064 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (23.1% 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

7,240 stores

PayPal 15.7%

4,314 stores

2,718 stores

2,326 stores

iDEAL 6.8%

1,863 stores

1,606 stores

1,592 stores

VISA 5.4%

1,493 stores

1,475 stores

1,200 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Belgium payment providers (June 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Belgium e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
Bancontact 7240 26.38%
PayPal 4314 15.72%
Mollie 2718 9.90%
MasterCard 2326 8.48%
iDEAL 1863 6.79%
Stripe Connect 1606 5.85%
Klarna 1592 5.80%
VISA 1493 5.44%
American Express 1475 5.38%
Apple Pay 1200 4.37%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

Bpost stores with 30.5% among AI-verified physical stores (4,824 stores) , followed by DPD (14.2%) and DHL (11.3%) .

Base: 10,108 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (19.4% 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%

4,824 stores

DPD 14.2%

2,247 stores

DHL 11.3%

1,783 stores

PostNL 10.5%

1,654 stores

UPS 9.1%

1,430 stores

1,263 stores

GLS 6.7%

1,053 stores

FedEx 2.0%

319 stores

276 stores

248 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Belgium shipping carriers (June 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Belgium e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
Bpost 4824 30.54%
DPD 2247 14.22%
DHL 1783 11.29%
PostNL 1654 10.47%
UPS 1430 9.05%
Mondial Relay 1263 7.99%
GLS 1053 6.67%
FedEx 319 2.02%
Colissimo 276 1.75%
La Poste 248 1.57%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 8,331 new stores were launched in Belgium , with the highest activity in 2026-05 (795 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-05 9.5%

795 stores launched

2026-04 10.1%

844 stores launched

2026-03 10.0%

830 stores launched

2026-02 8.2%

684 stores launched

2026-01 8.7%

726 stores launched

2025-12 7.9%

661 stores launched

2025-11 10.0%

837 stores launched

2025-10 9.9%

826 stores launched

2025-09 8.1%

671 stores launched

2025-08 7.6%

632 stores launched

2025-07 6.9%

575 stores launched

2025-06 3.0%

250 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Belgium (June 2026)
Monthly store launches in Belgium over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-05 795 9.54%
2026-04 844 10.13%
2026-03 830 9.96%
2026-02 684 8.21%
2026-01 726 8.71%
2025-12 661 7.93%
2025-11 837 10.05%
2025-10 826 9.91%
2025-09 671 8.05%
2025-08 632 7.59%
2025-07 575 6.90%
2025-06 250 3.00%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 51,730 active stores in Belgium are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (3,939 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 7.6%

3,939 active stores

2025 14.4%

7,452 active stores

2024 9.8%

5,092 active stores

2023 8.5%

4,390 active stores

2022 6.5%

3,362 active stores

2021 7.9%

4,062 active stores

2020 8.8%

4,569 active stores

2019 4.5%

2,351 active stores

2018 5.5%

2,834 active stores

2017 5.9%

3,048 active stores

2016 2.5%

1,281 active stores

2015 1.7%

867 active stores

2014 1.6%

843 active stores

2013 2.5%

1,268 active stores

2012 1.4%

709 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Belgium by original launch year (June 2026)
Active stores in Belgium by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 3939 7.61%
2025 7452 14.41%
2024 5092 9.84%
2023 4390 8.49%
2022 3362 6.50%
2021 4062 7.85%
2020 4569 8.83%
2019 2351 4.54%
2018 2834 5.48%
2017 3048 5.89%
2016 1281 2.48%
2015 867 1.68%
2014 843 1.63%
2013 1268 2.45%
2012 709 1.37%

Social Media Usage

Facebook stores with 35.0% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (28,573 stores) , followed by Instagram (33.3%) and YouTube (7.5%) .

Base: 33,636 stores with any detectable social profile (64.5% 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 35.0%

28,573 stores

Instagram 33.3%

27,212 stores

YouTube 7.5%

6,133 stores

TikTok 6.4%

5,208 stores

LinkedIn 5.6%

4,547 stores

Pinterest 5.4%

4,393 stores

Twitter 3.7%

3,057 stores

WhatsApp 1.7%

1,428 stores

X 1.2%

1,013 stores

Vimeo 0.2%

153 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Belgium (June 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Belgium e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 28573 34.97%
Instagram 27212 33.30%
YouTube 6133 7.51%
TikTok 5208 6.37%
LinkedIn 4547 5.56%
Pinterest 4393 5.38%
Twitter 3057 3.74%
WhatsApp 1428 1.75%
X 1013 1.24%
Vimeo 153 0.19%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 52.2k 100.00%
Emails 27.9k 53.41%
Phones 29.5k 56.59%
Ecommerce platform 52.1k 100.00%
Couriers 10.1k 19.38%
Payment Providers 12.1k 23.13%
Categories 46.1k 88.48%
Social Media 33.6k 64.50%

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 52.2k verified Belgium 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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