Belgium E-commerce Database

Explore 51.5k verified e-commerce stores in the Belgium. Instant access to technologies, contacts, platforms, and market dynamics.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 87.2k with e-commerce signals. 51.5k verified as active stores.

· · Next full refresh: April 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify leads with 32.5% of stores with physical delivery (16,156 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (27.3%) and Custom (22.7%) .

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 32.5%

16,156 stores

13,577 stores

Custom 22.7%

11,312 stores

2,602 stores

2,579 stores

1,826 stores

687 stores

405 stores

337 stores

285 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 Belgium
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 16156 32.46%
WooCommerce 13577 27.28%
Custom 11312 22.73%
Wix eCommerce 2602 5.23%
PrestaShop 2579 5.18%
Magento 1826 3.67%
Lightspeed eCom 687 1.38%
Squarespace Commerce 405 0.81%
CCV Shop 337 0.68%
nopCommerce 285 0.57%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 20.2% of all stores (7,523 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (16.0%) and Food & Beverages (14.1%) .

Base: 37,197 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (72.3% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 20.2%

7,523 stores

Health & Beauty 16.0%

5,946 stores

Food & Beverages 14.1%

5,232 stores

Home & Garden 8.1%

3,003 stores

Jewelry & Watches 6.9%

2,555 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 5.4%

2,002 stores

Electronics & Technology 5.4%

1,993 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 5.3%

1,975 stores

Arts & Entertainment 3.2%

1,187 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 2.9%

1,084 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Belgium store categories (March 2026)
Distribution of categories in Belgium e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 7523 20.22%
Health & Beauty 5946 15.99%
Food & Beverages 5232 14.07%
Home & Garden 3003 8.07%
Jewelry & Watches 2555 6.87%
Gifts & Special Occasions 2002 5.38%
Electronics & Technology 1993 5.36%
Furniture & Home Decor 1975 5.31%
Arts & Entertainment 1187 3.19%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 1084 2.91%
Tools & Hardware 1067 2.87%
Vehicles & Parts 1043 2.80%
Pets & Pet Supplies 1032 2.77%
Toys & Games 845 2.27%
Business & Industrial 710 1.91%

Payment Providers Distribution

Bancontact leads with 24.7% among AI-verified physical stores (8,055 stores) , followed by PayPal (16.2%) and MasterCard (9.0%) .

Base: 14,025 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (27.2% 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

8,055 stores

PayPal 16.2%

5,298 stores

2,949 stores

2,898 stores

2,271 stores

iDEAL 6.4%

2,089 stores

1,906 stores

1,799 stores

1,702 stores

VISA 4.9%

1,588 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Belgium payment providers (March 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Belgium e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
Bancontact 8055 24.69%
PayPal 5298 16.24%
MasterCard 2949 9.04%
Mollie 2898 8.88%
American Express 2271 6.96%
iDEAL 2089 6.40%
Klarna 1906 5.84%
Stripe Connect 1799 5.51%
Apple Pay 1702 5.22%
VISA 1588 4.87%
Google Pay 1017 3.12%
Giropay 358 1.10%
SEPA 347 1.06%
Bolt 213 0.65%
JCB 134 0.41%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

Bpost leads with 30.1% among AI-verified physical stores (5,975 stores) , followed by DPD (14.4%) and DHL (12.1%) .

Base: 12,456 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (24.2% 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 30.1%

5,975 stores

DPD 14.4%

2,869 stores

DHL 12.1%

2,410 stores

PostNL 10.9%

2,158 stores

UPS 9.0%

1,787 stores

1,507 stores

GLS 6.1%

1,217 stores

FedEx 2.1%

427 stores

339 stores

292 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Belgium shipping carriers (March 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Belgium e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
Bpost 5975 30.07%
DPD 2869 14.44%
DHL 2410 12.13%
PostNL 2158 10.86%
UPS 1787 8.99%
Mondial Relay 1507 7.58%
GLS 1217 6.12%
FedEx 427 2.15%
Colissimo 339 1.71%
La Poste 292 1.47%
TNT 247 1.24%
Point Relais 177 0.89%
USPS 171 0.86%
Hermes 149 0.75%
Chronopost 147 0.74%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 9,387 new stores were launched in Belgium , with the highest activity in 2026-02 (621 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-02 6.6%

621 stores launched

2026-01 10.2%

957 stores launched

2025-12 10.1%

952 stores launched

2025-11 11.6%

1,090 stores launched

2025-10 10.6%

993 stores launched

2025-09 8.8%

830 stores launched

2025-08 7.5%

702 stores launched

2025-07 6.9%

652 stores launched

2025-06 6.6%

618 stores launched

2025-05 7.6%

716 stores launched

2025-04 7.1%

670 stores launched

2025-03 6.2%

586 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Belgium (March 2026)
Monthly store launches in Belgium over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-02 621 6.62%
2026-01 957 10.19%
2025-12 952 10.14%
2025-11 1090 11.61%
2025-10 993 10.58%
2025-09 830 8.84%
2025-08 702 7.48%
2025-07 652 6.95%
2025-06 618 6.58%
2025-05 716 7.63%
2025-04 670 7.14%
2025-03 586 6.24%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 51,037 active stores in Belgium are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (1,581 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 3.1%

1,581 active stores

2025 17.6%

9,006 active stores

2024 10.4%

5,327 active stores

2023 8.2%

4,183 active stores

2022 6.6%

3,373 active stores

2021 8.1%

4,151 active stores

2020 9.3%

4,738 active stores

2019 4.7%

2,385 active stores

2018 5.6%

2,833 active stores

2017 5.9%

3,012 active stores

2016 2.5%

1,271 active stores

2015 1.7%

867 active stores

2014 1.6%

840 active stores

2013 2.5%

1,267 active stores

2012 1.3%

667 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Belgium by original launch year (March 2026)
Active stores in Belgium by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 1581 3.10%
2025 9006 17.65%
2024 5327 10.44%
2023 4183 8.20%
2022 3373 6.61%
2021 4151 8.13%
2020 4738 9.28%
2019 2385 4.67%
2018 2833 5.55%
2017 3012 5.90%
2016 1271 2.49%
2015 867 1.70%
2014 840 1.65%
2013 1267 2.48%
2012 667 1.31%
2011 641 1.26%
2010 600 1.18%
2009 619 1.21%
2008 486 0.95%
2007 624 1.22%
2006 298 0.58%
2005 247 0.48%
2004 430 0.84%
2003 313 0.61%
2002 383 0.75%
2001 479 0.94%
2000 178 0.35%
1999 95 0.19%
1998 100 0.20%
1997 29 0.06%
1996 14 0.03%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 34.9% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (28,651 stores) , followed by Instagram (33.4%) and YouTube (7.4%) .

Base: 33,766 stores with any detectable social profile (65.6% 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 34.9%

28,651 stores

Instagram 33.4%

27,471 stores

YouTube 7.4%

6,080 stores

TikTok 6.5%

5,304 stores

Pinterest 5.5%

4,553 stores

LinkedIn 5.3%

4,353 stores

Twitter 4.0%

3,277 stores

WhatsApp 1.6%

1,288 stores

X 1.2%

1,000 stores

Vimeo 0.2%

170 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Belgium (March 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Belgium e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 28651 34.88%
Instagram 27471 33.44%
YouTube 6080 7.40%
TikTok 5304 6.46%
Pinterest 4553 5.54%
LinkedIn 4353 5.30%
Twitter 3277 3.99%
WhatsApp 1288 1.57%
X 1000 1.22%
Vimeo 170 0.21%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 51.5k 100.00%
Emails 31.8k 61.86%
Phones 19.0k 36.94%
Ecommerce platform 51.5k 100.00%
Couriers 12.5k 24.20%
Payment Providers 14.0k 27.25%
Categories 38.9k 75.61%
Social Media 33.8k 65.60%

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 51.5k 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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