Bulgaria E-commerce Database

Explore 31.5k verified e-commerce stores in the Bulgaria. Instant access to technologies, contacts, platforms, and market dynamics.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 47.5k with e-commerce signals. 31.5k verified as active stores.

· · Next full refresh: April 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 41.7% of stores with physical delivery (12,927 stores) , followed by Custom (26.6%) and Shopify (15.2%) .

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)

12,927 stores

Custom 26.6%

8,260 stores

Shopify 15.2%

4,714 stores

2,349 stores

1,033 stores

682 stores

491 stores

394 stores

114 stores

58 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 Bulgaria
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 12927 41.67%
Custom 8260 26.63%
Shopify 4714 15.20%
OpenCart 2349 7.57%
PrestaShop 1033 3.33%
SummerCart 682 2.20%
Magento 491 1.58%
Wix eCommerce 394 1.27%
CS Cart 114 0.37%
CloudCart 58 0.19%

Categories Distribution

Health & Beauty leads with 19.9% of all stores (5,133 stores) , followed by Clothing & Accessories (18.5%) and Electronics & Technology (10.2%) .

Base: 25,856 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (82.1% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Health & Beauty 19.9%

5,133 stores

Clothing & Accessories 18.5%

4,781 stores

Electronics & Technology 10.2%

2,625 stores

Food & Beverages 8.6%

2,224 stores

Home & Garden 7.1%

1,835 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 5.4%

1,407 stores

Vehicles & Parts 5.0%

1,284 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 4.8%

1,254 stores

Jewelry & Watches 4.8%

1,229 stores

Tools & Hardware 3.8%

981 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Bulgaria store categories (March 2026)
Distribution of categories in Bulgaria e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Health & Beauty 5133 19.85%
Clothing & Accessories 4781 18.49%
Electronics & Technology 2625 10.15%
Food & Beverages 2224 8.60%
Home & Garden 1835 7.10%
Furniture & Home Decor 1407 5.44%
Vehicles & Parts 1284 4.97%
Gifts & Special Occasions 1254 4.85%
Jewelry & Watches 1229 4.75%
Tools & Hardware 981 3.79%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 848 3.28%
Arts & Entertainment 593 2.29%
Baby & Toddler 587 2.27%
Business & Industrial 572 2.21%
Pets & Pet Supplies 503 1.95%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 24.1% among AI-verified physical stores (2,092 stores) , followed by MasterCard (19.7%) and VISA (12.8%) .

Base: 4,761 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (15.1% 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

PayPal 24.1%

2,092 stores

1,706 stores

VISA 12.8%

1,113 stores

921 stores

463 stores

405 stores

386 stores

348 stores

PayU 3.8%

331 stores

329 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Bulgaria payment providers (March 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Bulgaria e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 2092 24.15%
MasterCard 1706 19.69%
VISA 1113 12.85%
Stripe Connect 921 10.63%
American Express 463 5.34%
Klarna 405 4.68%
Apple Pay 386 4.46%
BitCoin 348 4.02%
PayU 331 3.82%
Google Pay 329 3.80%
JCB 239 2.76%
Bolt 113 1.30%
Bancontact 103 1.19%
Amazon Pay 74 0.85%
SEPA 40 0.46%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

Speedy leads with 40.1% among AI-verified physical stores (2,267 stores) , followed by UPS (15.9%) and DHL (13.2%) .

Base: 4,388 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (13.9% 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 40.1%

2,267 stores

UPS 15.9%

898 stores

DHL 13.2%

748 stores

DPD 8.2%

463 stores

GLS 3.9%

222 stores

TNT 3.9%

219 stores

FedEx 3.7%

211 stores

204 stores

USPS 2.5%

141 stores

69 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Bulgaria shipping carriers (March 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Bulgaria e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
Speedy 2267 40.14%
UPS 898 15.90%
DHL 748 13.24%
DPD 463 8.20%
GLS 222 3.93%
TNT 219 3.88%
FedEx 211 3.74%
Hermes 204 3.61%
USPS 141 2.50%
La Poste 69 1.22%
Colissimo 69 1.22%
Royal Mail 54 0.96%
Deutsche Post 29 0.51%
JX 27 0.48%
PostNL 27 0.48%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 6,016 new stores were launched in Bulgaria , with the highest activity in 2026-02 (548 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-02 9.1%

548 stores launched

2026-01 11.0%

662 stores launched

2025-12 9.0%

543 stores launched

2025-11 9.8%

587 stores launched

2025-10 9.7%

585 stores launched

2025-09 8.0%

484 stores launched

2025-08 7.4%

447 stores launched

2025-07 7.4%

446 stores launched

2025-06 7.0%

421 stores launched

2025-05 7.3%

441 stores launched

2025-04 7.1%

427 stores launched

2025-03 7.1%

425 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Bulgaria (March 2026)
Monthly store launches in Bulgaria over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-02 548 9.11%
2026-01 662 11.00%
2025-12 543 9.03%
2025-11 587 9.76%
2025-10 585 9.72%
2025-09 484 8.05%
2025-08 447 7.43%
2025-07 446 7.41%
2025-06 421 7.00%
2025-05 441 7.33%
2025-04 427 7.10%
2025-03 425 7.06%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 31,342 active stores in Bulgaria are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (1,218 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 3.9%

1,218 active stores

2025 17.5%

5,496 active stores

2024 11.0%

3,445 active stores

2023 8.5%

2,673 active stores

2022 6.1%

1,897 active stores

2021 6.8%

2,124 active stores

2020 6.3%

1,971 active stores

2019 5.4%

1,699 active stores

2018 6.3%

1,959 active stores

2017 5.4%

1,695 active stores

2016 3.1%

985 active stores

2015 2.2%

679 active stores

2014 2.1%

643 active stores

2013 2.9%

914 active stores

2012 2.1%

655 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Bulgaria by original launch year (March 2026)
Active stores in Bulgaria by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 1218 3.89%
2025 5496 17.54%
2024 3445 10.99%
2023 2673 8.53%
2022 1897 6.05%
2021 2124 6.78%
2020 1971 6.29%
2019 1699 5.42%
2018 1959 6.25%
2017 1695 5.41%
2016 985 3.14%
2015 679 2.17%
2014 643 2.05%
2013 914 2.92%
2012 655 2.09%
2011 584 1.86%
2010 549 1.75%
2009 537 1.71%
2008 390 1.24%
2007 341 1.09%
2006 213 0.68%
2005 157 0.50%
2004 184 0.59%
2003 111 0.35%
2002 91 0.29%
2001 58 0.19%
2000 38 0.12%
1999 22 0.07%
1998 12 0.04%
1997 2 0.01%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 39.4% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (19,155 stores) , followed by Instagram (27.4%) and YouTube (9.3%) .

Base: 20,623 stores with any detectable social profile (65.5% 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 39.4%

19,155 stores

Instagram 27.4%

13,318 stores

YouTube 9.3%

4,540 stores

TikTok 7.1%

3,462 stores

Pinterest 4.9%

2,364 stores

Twitter 4.7%

2,287 stores

LinkedIn 3.9%

1,905 stores

X 2.2%

1,052 stores

WhatsApp 1.0%

469 stores

Vimeo 0.2%

75 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Bulgaria (March 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Bulgaria e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 19155 39.39%
Instagram 13318 27.39%
YouTube 4540 9.34%
TikTok 3462 7.12%
Pinterest 2364 4.86%
Twitter 2287 4.70%
LinkedIn 1905 3.92%
X 1052 2.16%
WhatsApp 469 0.96%
Vimeo 75 0.15%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 31.5k 100.00%
Emails 19.8k 62.87%
Phones 9.9k 31.48%
Ecommerce platform 31.5k 100.00%
Couriers 4.4k 13.93%
Payment Providers 4.8k 15.11%
Categories 27.0k 85.81%
Social Media 20.6k 65.47%

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 31.5k 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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