Bulgaria E-commerce Database

Explore 34.2k verified e-commerce stores in the Bulgaria. Instant access to technologies, contacts, platforms, and market dynamics.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 51.3k with e-commerce signals. 34.2k verified as active stores.

· · Next full refresh: May 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 43.6% of stores with physical delivery (13,989 stores) , followed by Custom (26.6%) and Shopify (14.6%) .

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)

13,989 stores

Custom 26.6%

8,531 stores

Shopify 14.6%

4,694 stores

2,005 stores

1,049 stores

498 stores

437 stores

325 stores

324 stores

211 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 Bulgaria
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 13989 43.63%
Custom 8531 26.61%
Shopify 4694 14.64%
OpenCart 2005 6.25%
PrestaShop 1049 3.27%
Magento 498 1.55%
Wix eCommerce 437 1.36%
SummerCart 325 1.01%
Exitshop 324 1.01%
OpenCart, Smoolis 211 0.66%

Categories Distribution

Health & Beauty leads with 17.8% of all stores (5,306 stores) , followed by Clothing & Accessories (16.6%) and Home & Garden (11.6%) .

Base: 29,796 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (87.2% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Health & Beauty 17.8%

5,306 stores

Clothing & Accessories 16.6%

4,941 stores

Home & Garden 11.6%

3,453 stores

Food & Beverages 8.3%

2,461 stores

Electronics & Technology 6.7%

2,003 stores

Tools & Hardware 5.5%

1,625 stores

Vehicles & Parts 4.8%

1,429 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 4.5%

1,345 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 4.3%

1,294 stores

Arts & Entertainment 4.1%

1,212 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Bulgaria store categories (April 2026)
Distribution of categories in Bulgaria e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Health & Beauty 5306 17.81%
Clothing & Accessories 4941 16.58%
Home & Garden 3453 11.59%
Food & Beverages 2461 8.26%
Electronics & Technology 2003 6.72%
Tools & Hardware 1625 5.45%
Vehicles & Parts 1429 4.80%
Gifts & Special Occasions 1345 4.51%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 1294 4.34%
Arts & Entertainment 1212 4.07%
Jewelry & Watches 1095 3.67%
Business & Industrial 1021 3.43%
Furniture & Home Decor 999 3.35%
Toys & Games 824 2.77%
Books & Media 788 2.64%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 22.9% among AI-verified physical stores (1,988 stores) , followed by MasterCard (18.7%) and VISA (12.9%) .

Base: 4,701 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (13.8% 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 22.9%

1,988 stores

1,626 stores

VISA 12.9%

1,116 stores

902 stores

497 stores

488 stores

PayU 5.2%

449 stores

392 stores

346 stores

317 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Bulgaria payment providers (April 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Bulgaria e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 1988 22.89%
MasterCard 1626 18.72%
VISA 1116 12.85%
Stripe Connect 902 10.39%
Klarna 497 5.72%
BitCoin 488 5.62%
PayU 449 5.17%
American Express 392 4.51%
Apple Pay 346 3.98%
Google Pay 317 3.65%
JCB 227 2.61%
Bolt 115 1.32%
Bancontact 102 1.17%
Amazon Pay 78 0.90%
UnionPay 41 0.47%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

Speedy leads with 42.1% among AI-verified physical stores (2,215 stores) , followed by UPS (16.1%) and DHL (12.2%) .

Base: 4,222 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (12.4% 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

Speedy 42.1%

2,215 stores

UPS 16.1%

849 stores

DHL 12.2%

643 stores

DPD 7.8%

411 stores

GLS 4.2%

221 stores

TNT 3.7%

193 stores

191 stores

FedEx 3.0%

160 stores

USPS 1.9%

101 stores

73 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Bulgaria shipping carriers (April 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Bulgaria e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
Speedy 2215 42.07%
UPS 849 16.13%
DHL 643 12.21%
DPD 411 7.81%
GLS 221 4.20%
TNT 193 3.67%
Hermes 191 3.63%
FedEx 160 3.04%
USPS 101 1.92%
La Poste 73 1.39%
Colissimo 72 1.37%
Royal Mail 46 0.87%
ASM 36 0.68%
BRT 28 0.53%
TCS 26 0.49%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 6,271 new stores were launched in Bulgaria , with the highest activity in 2026-03 (724 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-03 11.5%

724 stores launched

2026-02 9.6%

602 stores launched

2026-01 10.7%

670 stores launched

2025-12 8.2%

517 stores launched

2025-11 9.2%

578 stores launched

2025-10 9.3%

584 stores launched

2025-09 8.0%

504 stores launched

2025-08 7.3%

458 stores launched

2025-07 7.7%

484 stores launched

2025-06 7.3%

460 stores launched

2025-05 7.4%

462 stores launched

2025-04 3.6%

228 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Bulgaria (April 2026)
Monthly store launches in Bulgaria over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-03 724 11.55%
2026-02 602 9.60%
2026-01 670 10.68%
2025-12 517 8.24%
2025-11 578 9.22%
2025-10 584 9.31%
2025-09 504 8.04%
2025-08 458 7.30%
2025-07 484 7.72%
2025-06 460 7.34%
2025-05 462 7.37%
2025-04 228 3.64%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 34,007 active stores in Bulgaria are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (2,001 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 5.9%

2,001 active stores

2025 16.5%

5,611 active stores

2024 10.7%

3,622 active stores

2023 8.3%

2,835 active stores

2022 6.0%

2,030 active stores

2021 6.5%

2,202 active stores

2020 6.1%

2,082 active stores

2019 5.3%

1,808 active stores

2018 6.3%

2,138 active stores

2017 5.5%

1,859 active stores

2016 3.2%

1,086 active stores

2015 2.1%

715 active stores

2014 2.1%

701 active stores

2013 2.8%

968 active stores

2012 2.1%

700 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Bulgaria by original launch year (April 2026)
Active stores in Bulgaria by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 2001 5.88%
2025 5611 16.50%
2024 3622 10.65%
2023 2835 8.34%
2022 2030 5.97%
2021 2202 6.48%
2020 2082 6.12%
2019 1808 5.32%
2018 2138 6.29%
2017 1859 5.47%
2016 1086 3.19%
2015 715 2.10%
2014 701 2.06%
2013 968 2.85%
2012 700 2.06%
2011 651 1.91%
2010 600 1.76%
2009 587 1.73%
2008 439 1.29%
2007 383 1.13%
2006 238 0.70%
2005 182 0.54%
2004 201 0.59%
2003 124 0.36%
2002 106 0.31%
2001 61 0.18%
2000 40 0.12%
1999 22 0.06%
1998 13 0.04%
1997 2 0.01%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 39.7% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (20,403 stores) , followed by Instagram (27.2%) and YouTube (9.4%) .

Base: 21,962 stores with any detectable social profile (64.3% 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 39.7%

20,403 stores

Instagram 27.2%

13,952 stores

YouTube 9.4%

4,808 stores

TikTok 7.0%

3,589 stores

Pinterest 4.7%

2,406 stores

Twitter 4.7%

2,402 stores

LinkedIn 4.0%

2,041 stores

X 2.1%

1,093 stores

WhatsApp 1.1%

567 stores

Vimeo 0.1%

73 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Bulgaria (April 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Bulgaria e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 20403 39.75%
Instagram 13952 27.18%
YouTube 4808 9.37%
TikTok 3589 6.99%
Pinterest 2406 4.69%
Twitter 2402 4.68%
LinkedIn 2041 3.98%
X 1093 2.13%
WhatsApp 567 1.10%
Vimeo 73 0.14%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 34.2k 100.00%
Emails 20.1k 58.73%
Phones 10.5k 30.65%
Ecommerce platform 34.2k 100.00%
Couriers 4.2k 12.35%
Payment Providers 4.7k 13.76%
Categories 30.8k 90.00%
Social Media 22.0k 64.26%

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 Bulgaria e-commerce intelligence?

We track 34.2k verified Bulgaria 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.

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, 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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