Bulgaria E-commerce Market

Explore 32.7k verified e-commerce stores in the Bulgaria. Compare platforms, categories, PSP/carrier signals, available contacts, and merchant-size segments.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 48.8k with e-commerce signals. 32.7k verified as active stores.

Verified stores
32.7k
active stores with physical delivery
Top platform
WooCommerce
13,505 verified stores
Top payment signal
PayPal
1,930 stores detected
Top carrier signal
Speedy
2,164 stores detected
Top category
Health & Beauty
5,061 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: July 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce stores with 44.0% of stores with physical delivery (13,505 stores) , followed by Custom (26.6%) and Shopify (14.3%) .

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)

13,505 stores

Custom 26.6%

8,162 stores

Shopify 14.3%

4,394 stores

1,943 stores

964 stores

491 stores

403 stores

327 stores

Exitshop 1.0%

309 stores

Smoolis, OpenCart 0.7%

224 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 Bulgaria
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 13505 43.96%
Custom 8162 26.57%
Shopify 4394 14.30%
OpenCart 1943 6.32%
PrestaShop 964 3.14%
Magento 491 1.60%
Wix eCommerce 403 1.31%
SummerCart 327 1.06%
Exitshop 309 1.01%
Smoolis, OpenCart 224 0.73%
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All Stores Distribution

WooCommerce holds 56.0% share of all Bulgaria e-commerce stores (24,302) , with Custom at 18.8% and Shopify at 10.9% (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)

24,302 stores

Custom 18.8%

8,162 stores

Shopify 10.9%

4,707 stores

2,236 stores

1,019 stores

585 stores

1,359 stores

355 stores

Exitshop 0.8%

358 stores

Smoolis, OpenCart 0.7%

282 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (June 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in Bulgaria
Platform Total Stores Percentage
WooCommerce 24302 56.04%
Custom 8162 18.82%
Shopify 4707 10.85%
OpenCart 2236 5.16%
PrestaShop 1019 2.35%
Magento 585 1.35%
Wix eCommerce 1359 3.13%
SummerCart 355 0.82%
Exitshop 358 0.83%
Smoolis, OpenCart 282 0.65%

Categories Distribution

Health & Beauty stores with 17.7% of all stores (5,061 stores) , followed by Clothing & Accessories (16.4%) and Home & Garden (11.6%) .

Base: 28,619 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (87.5% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Health & Beauty 17.7%

5,061 stores

Clothing & Accessories 16.4%

4,692 stores

Home & Garden 11.6%

3,315 stores

Food & Beverages 8.3%

2,371 stores

Electronics & Technology 6.6%

1,903 stores

Tools & Hardware 5.5%

1,575 stores

Vehicles & Parts 4.9%

1,416 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 4.6%

1,306 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 4.4%

1,252 stores

Arts & Entertainment 4.1%

1,181 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Bulgaria store categories (June 2026)
Distribution of categories in Bulgaria e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Health & Beauty 5061 17.68%
Clothing & Accessories 4692 16.39%
Home & Garden 3315 11.58%
Food & Beverages 2371 8.28%
Electronics & Technology 1903 6.65%
Tools & Hardware 1575 5.50%
Vehicles & Parts 1416 4.95%
Gifts & Special Occasions 1306 4.56%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 1252 4.37%
Arts & Entertainment 1181 4.13%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal stores with 22.9% among AI-verified physical stores (1,930 stores) , followed by MasterCard (18.3%) and VISA (12.9%) .

Base: 4,568 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (14.0% 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 22.9%

1,930 stores

1,541 stores

VISA 12.9%

1,088 stores

894 stores

472 stores

445 stores

PayU 4.8%

400 stores

389 stores

371 stores

344 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Bulgaria payment providers (June 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Bulgaria e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 1930 22.92%
MasterCard 1541 18.30%
VISA 1088 12.92%
Stripe Connect 894 10.62%
Klarna 472 5.61%
BitCoin 445 5.29%
PayU 400 4.75%
Apple Pay 389 4.62%
American Express 371 4.41%
Google Pay 344 4.09%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

Speedy stores with 42.0% among AI-verified physical stores (2,164 stores) , followed by UPS (15.5%) and DHL (12.2%) .

Base: 4,101 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (12.5% 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 42.0%

2,164 stores

UPS 15.5%

799 stores

DHL 12.2%

629 stores

DPD 7.9%

406 stores

GLS 4.9%

254 stores

187 stores

TNT 3.5%

180 stores

FedEx 3.4%

177 stores

USPS 1.8%

93 stores

71 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Bulgaria shipping carriers (June 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Bulgaria e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
Speedy 2164 41.95%
UPS 799 15.49%
DHL 629 12.19%
DPD 406 7.87%
GLS 254 4.92%
Hermes 187 3.63%
TNT 180 3.49%
FedEx 177 3.43%
USPS 93 1.80%
Colissimo 71 1.38%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 5,647 new stores were launched in Bulgaria , with the highest activity in 2026-05 (635 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-05 11.2%

635 stores launched

2026-04 9.5%

537 stores launched

2026-03 10.9%

616 stores launched

2026-02 9.2%

520 stores launched

2026-01 9.0%

506 stores launched

2025-12 7.2%

405 stores launched

2025-11 8.5%

478 stores launched

2025-10 8.8%

498 stores launched

2025-09 8.1%

460 stores launched

2025-08 6.9%

391 stores launched

2025-07 7.4%

417 stores launched

2025-06 3.3%

184 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Bulgaria (June 2026)
Monthly store launches in Bulgaria over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-05 635 11.24%
2026-04 537 9.51%
2026-03 616 10.91%
2026-02 520 9.21%
2026-01 506 8.96%
2025-12 405 7.17%
2025-11 478 8.46%
2025-10 498 8.82%
2025-09 460 8.15%
2025-08 391 6.92%
2025-07 417 7.38%
2025-06 184 3.26%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 32,542 active stores in Bulgaria are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (2,857 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 8.8%

2,857 active stores

2025 14.6%

4,746 active stores

2024 10.2%

3,332 active stores

2023 8.1%

2,623 active stores

2022 5.8%

1,890 active stores

2021 6.3%

2,045 active stores

2020 6.0%

1,946 active stores

2019 5.3%

1,713 active stores

2018 6.2%

2,024 active stores

2017 5.5%

1,790 active stores

2016 3.2%

1,053 active stores

2015 2.1%

687 active stores

2014 2.0%

661 active stores

2013 2.9%

944 active stores

2012 2.2%

700 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Bulgaria by original launch year (June 2026)
Active stores in Bulgaria by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 2857 8.78%
2025 4746 14.58%
2024 3332 10.24%
2023 2623 8.06%
2022 1890 5.81%
2021 2045 6.28%
2020 1946 5.98%
2019 1713 5.26%
2018 2024 6.22%
2017 1790 5.50%
2016 1053 3.24%
2015 687 2.11%
2014 661 2.03%
2013 944 2.90%
2012 700 2.15%

Social Media Usage

Facebook stores with 39.6% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (19,718 stores) , followed by Instagram (27.3%) and YouTube (9.5%) .

Base: 21,204 stores with any detectable social profile (64.9% 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 39.6%

19,718 stores

Instagram 27.3%

13,570 stores

YouTube 9.5%

4,715 stores

TikTok 7.2%

3,601 stores

Pinterest 4.6%

2,292 stores

Twitter 4.4%

2,193 stores

LinkedIn 4.0%

1,982 stores

X 2.2%

1,113 stores

WhatsApp 1.1%

540 stores

Vimeo 0.1%

69 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Bulgaria (June 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Bulgaria e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 19718 39.60%
Instagram 13570 27.25%
YouTube 4715 9.47%
TikTok 3601 7.23%
Pinterest 2292 4.60%
Twitter 2193 4.40%
LinkedIn 1982 3.98%
X 1113 2.24%
WhatsApp 540 1.08%
Vimeo 69 0.14%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 32.7k 100.00%
Emails 19.0k 58.10%
Phones 17.8k 54.54%
Ecommerce platform 32.7k 100.00%
Couriers 4.1k 12.54%
Payment Providers 4.6k 13.97%
Categories 29.5k 90.36%
Social Media 21.2k 64.86%

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 32.7k verified Bulgaria 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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