Cameroon E-commerce Market

Explore 1.5k verified e-commerce stores in the Cameroon. Compare platforms, categories, PSP/carrier signals, available contacts, and merchant-size segments.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 3.6k with e-commerce signals. 1.5k verified as active stores.

Verified stores
1.5k
active stores with physical delivery
Top platform
WooCommerce
864 verified stores
Top payment signal
Orange Money
167 stores detected
Top carrier signal
UPS
61 stores detected
Top category
Health & Beauty
316 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: June 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce stores with 59.2% of stores with physical delivery (864 stores) , followed by Custom (20.0%) and Shopify (12.3%) .

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)

864 stores

Custom 20.0%

292 stores

Shopify 12.3%

180 stores

37 stores

31 stores

26 stores

Active IT Zone Core 1.1%

16 stores

6 stores

5 stores

HikaShop 0.2%

3 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (May 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in Cameroon
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 864 59.18%
Custom 292 20.00%
Shopify 180 12.33%
PrestaShop 37 2.53%
YouCan 31 2.12%
Wix eCommerce 26 1.78%
Active IT Zone Core 16 1.10%
Magento 6 0.41%
Botble CMS 5 0.34%
HikaShop 3 0.21%
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All Stores Distribution

WooCommerce holds 80.1% share of all Cameroon e-commerce stores (2,818) , with Custom at 8.3% and Shopify at 5.3% (May 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)

2,818 stores

292 stores

188 stores

40 stores

32 stores

90 stores

Active IT Zone Core 0.5%

17 stores

8 stores

29 stores

HikaShop 0.2%

6 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (May 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in Cameroon
Platform Total Stores Percentage
WooCommerce 2818 80.06%
Custom 292 8.30%
Shopify 188 5.34%
PrestaShop 40 1.14%
YouCan 32 0.91%
Wix eCommerce 90 2.56%
Active IT Zone Core 17 0.48%
Magento 8 0.23%
Botble CMS 29 0.82%
HikaShop 6 0.17%

Categories Distribution

Health & Beauty stores with 25.8% of all stores (316 stores) , followed by Electronics & Technology (19.0%) and Clothing & Accessories (14.0%) .

Base: 1,224 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (82.9% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Health & Beauty 25.8%

316 stores

Electronics & Technology 19.0%

232 stores

Clothing & Accessories 14.0%

171 stores

Food & Beverages 13.4%

164 stores

Home & Garden 5.4%

66 stores

Business & Industrial 4.7%

58 stores

Tools & Hardware 3.3%

40 stores

Toys & Games 2.8%

34 stores

Books & Media 2.0%

24 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 1.9%

23 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Cameroon store categories (May 2026)
Distribution of categories in Cameroon e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Health & Beauty 316 25.82%
Electronics & Technology 232 18.95%
Clothing & Accessories 171 13.97%
Food & Beverages 164 13.40%
Home & Garden 66 5.39%
Business & Industrial 58 4.74%
Tools & Hardware 40 3.27%
Toys & Games 34 2.78%
Books & Media 24 1.96%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 23 1.88%

Payment Providers Distribution

Orange Money stores with 31.8% among AI-verified physical stores (167 stores) , followed by MTN Mobile Money (25.9%) and PayPal (18.9%) .

Base: 284 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (19.2% 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

167 stores

136 stores

PayPal 18.9%

99 stores

30 stores

23 stores

17 stores

VISA 2.9%

15 stores

13 stores

9 stores

Bolt 0.8%

4 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Cameroon payment providers (May 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Cameroon e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
Orange Money 167 31.81%
MTN Mobile Money 136 25.90%
PayPal 99 18.86%
MasterCard 30 5.71%
Stripe Connect 23 4.38%
American Express 17 3.24%
VISA 15 2.86%
BitCoin 13 2.48%
Apple Pay 9 1.71%
Bolt 4 0.76%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS stores with 36.5% among AI-verified physical stores (61 stores) , followed by DHL (24.0%) and FedEx (9.0%) .

Base: 125 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (8.5% 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

UPS 36.5%

61 stores

DHL 24.0%

40 stores

FedEx 9.0%

15 stores

13 stores

USPS 6.6%

11 stores

TNT 4.8%

8 stores

5 stores

4 stores

2 stores

2 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Cameroon shipping carriers (May 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Cameroon e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 61 36.53%
DHL 40 23.95%
FedEx 15 8.98%
Hermes 13 7.78%
USPS 11 6.59%
TNT 8 4.79%
Speedy 5 2.99%
La Poste 4 2.40%
Colissimo 2 1.20%
Point Relais 2 1.20%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 604 new stores were launched in Cameroon , with the highest activity in 2026-04 (36 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-04 6.0%

36 stores launched

2026-03 9.8%

59 stores launched

2026-02 9.3%

56 stores launched

2026-01 10.8%

65 stores launched

2025-12 7.8%

47 stores launched

2025-11 7.9%

48 stores launched

2025-10 6.3%

38 stores launched

2025-09 10.8%

65 stores launched

2025-08 7.9%

48 stores launched

2025-07 11.8%

71 stores launched

2025-06 8.8%

53 stores launched

2025-05 3.0%

18 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Cameroon (May 2026)
Monthly store launches in Cameroon over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-04 36 5.96%
2026-03 59 9.77%
2026-02 56 9.27%
2026-01 65 10.76%
2025-12 47 7.78%
2025-11 48 7.95%
2025-10 38 6.29%
2025-09 65 10.76%
2025-08 48 7.95%
2025-07 71 11.75%
2025-06 53 8.77%
2025-05 18 2.98%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 1,464 active stores in Cameroon are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (218 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 14.9%

218 active stores

2025 34.7%

508 active stores

2024 13.0%

191 active stores

2023 8.3%

122 active stores

2022 6.1%

89 active stores

2021 5.2%

76 active stores

2020 4.6%

67 active stores

2019 4.0%

59 active stores

2018 2.5%

36 active stores

2017 1.5%

22 active stores

2016 0.6%

9 active stores

2015 0.5%

8 active stores

2014 0.8%

12 active stores

2013 1.0%

15 active stores

2012 0.5%

7 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Cameroon by original launch year (May 2026)
Active stores in Cameroon by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 218 14.89%
2025 508 34.70%
2024 191 13.05%
2023 122 8.33%
2022 89 6.08%
2021 76 5.19%
2020 67 4.58%
2019 59 4.03%
2018 36 2.46%
2017 22 1.50%
2016 9 0.61%
2015 8 0.55%
2014 12 0.82%
2013 15 1.02%
2012 7 0.48%

Social Media Usage

Facebook stores with 31.1% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (668 stores) , followed by Instagram (19.6%) and Twitter (9.0%) .

Base: 757 stores with any detectable social profile (51.3% 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 31.1%

668 stores

Instagram 19.6%

421 stores

Twitter 9.0%

192 stores

TikTok 8.7%

187 stores

LinkedIn 8.0%

171 stores

YouTube 7.9%

170 stores

WhatsApp 5.7%

123 stores

X 4.9%

106 stores

Pinterest 4.6%

99 stores

Dribbble 0.4%

8 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Cameroon (May 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Cameroon e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 668 31.14%
Instagram 421 19.63%
Twitter 192 8.95%
TikTok 187 8.72%
LinkedIn 171 7.97%
YouTube 170 7.93%
WhatsApp 123 5.73%
X 106 4.94%
Pinterest 99 4.62%
Dribbble 8 0.37%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 1.5k 100.00%
Emails 887.0 60.05%
Phones 974.0 65.94%
Ecommerce platform 1.5k 100.00%
Couriers 125.0 8.46%
Payment Providers 284.0 19.23%
Categories 1.2k 84.29%
Social Media 757.0 51.25%

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 Cameroon e-commerce intelligence?

We track 1.5k verified Cameroon 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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