Cameroon E-commerce Market

Explore 1.3k verified e-commerce stores in the Cameroon. Compare platforms, categories, PSP/carrier signals, available contacts, and merchant-size segments.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 3.1k with e-commerce signals. 1.3k verified as active stores.

Verified stores
1.3k
active stores with physical delivery
Top platform
WooCommerce
752 verified stores
Top payment signal
Orange Money
143 stores detected
Top carrier signal
UPS
53 stores detected
Top category
Health & Beauty
259 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: July 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce stores with 59.5% of stores with physical delivery (752 stores) , followed by Custom (19.5%) 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)

752 stores

Custom 19.5%

246 stores

Shopify 12.3%

155 stores

35 stores

28 stores

22 stores

Active IT Zone Core 1.2%

15 stores

5 stores

3 stores

HikaShop 0.2%

3 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 Cameroon
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 752 59.49%
Custom 246 19.46%
Shopify 155 12.26%
PrestaShop 35 2.77%
YouCan 28 2.22%
Wix eCommerce 22 1.74%
Active IT Zone Core 15 1.19%
Magento 5 0.40%
Botble CMS 3 0.24%
HikaShop 3 0.24%
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All Stores Distribution

WooCommerce holds 80.4% share of all Cameroon e-commerce stores (2,481) , with Custom at 8.0% and Shopify at 5.3% (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)

2,481 stores

246 stores

162 stores

38 stores

29 stores

82 stores

Active IT Zone Core 0.5%

16 stores

6 stores

18 stores

HikaShop 0.2%

6 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (June 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in Cameroon
Platform Total Stores Percentage
WooCommerce 2481 80.45%
Custom 246 7.98%
Shopify 162 5.25%
PrestaShop 38 1.23%
YouCan 29 0.94%
Wix eCommerce 82 2.66%
Active IT Zone Core 16 0.52%
Magento 6 0.19%
Botble CMS 18 0.58%
HikaShop 6 0.19%

Categories Distribution

Health & Beauty stores with 24.6% of all stores (259 stores) , followed by Electronics & Technology (18.9%) and Clothing & Accessories (14.3%) .

Base: 1,052 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (82.7% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Health & Beauty 24.6%

259 stores

Electronics & Technology 18.9%

199 stores

Clothing & Accessories 14.3%

150 stores

Food & Beverages 14.0%

147 stores

Home & Garden 5.8%

61 stores

Business & Industrial 5.0%

53 stores

Tools & Hardware 3.3%

35 stores

Toys & Games 2.9%

30 stores

Books & Media 1.8%

19 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 1.8%

19 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Cameroon store categories (June 2026)
Distribution of categories in Cameroon e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Health & Beauty 259 24.62%
Electronics & Technology 199 18.92%
Clothing & Accessories 150 14.26%
Food & Beverages 147 13.97%
Home & Garden 61 5.80%
Business & Industrial 53 5.04%
Tools & Hardware 35 3.33%
Toys & Games 30 2.85%
Books & Media 19 1.81%
Furniture & Home Decor 19 1.81%

Payment Providers Distribution

Orange Money stores with 31.8% among AI-verified physical stores (143 stores) , followed by MTN Mobile Money (26.7%) and PayPal (19.6%) .

Base: 243 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (19.1% 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

143 stores

120 stores

PayPal 19.6%

88 stores

30 stores

19 stores

15 stores

VISA 2.4%

11 stores

8 stores

6 stores

4 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Cameroon payment providers (June 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Cameroon e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
Orange Money 143 31.78%
MTN Mobile Money 120 26.67%
PayPal 88 19.56%
MasterCard 30 6.67%
Stripe Connect 19 4.22%
American Express 15 3.33%
VISA 11 2.44%
BitCoin 8 1.78%
Apple Pay 6 1.33%
Google Pay 4 0.89%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS stores with 36.3% among AI-verified physical stores (53 stores) , followed by DHL (23.3%) and FedEx (10.3%) .

Base: 111 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (8.7% 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 36.3%

53 stores

DHL 23.3%

34 stores

FedEx 10.3%

15 stores

13 stores

USPS 6.8%

10 stores

TNT 3.4%

5 stores

3 stores

3 stores

3 stores

2 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Cameroon shipping carriers (June 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Cameroon e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 53 36.30%
DHL 34 23.29%
FedEx 15 10.27%
Hermes 13 8.90%
USPS 10 6.85%
TNT 5 3.42%
Chronopost 3 2.05%
La Poste 3 2.05%
Speedy 3 2.05%
Colissimo 2 1.37%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 490 new stores were launched in Cameroon , with the highest activity in 2026-05 (26 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-05 5.3%

26 stores launched

2026-04 6.9%

34 stores launched

2026-03 10.0%

49 stores launched

2026-02 8.4%

41 stores launched

2026-01 10.0%

49 stores launched

2025-12 8.2%

40 stores launched

2025-11 8.8%

43 stores launched

2025-10 6.7%

33 stores launched

2025-09 11.0%

54 stores launched

2025-08 9.2%

45 stores launched

2025-07 12.7%

62 stores launched

2025-06 2.9%

14 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Cameroon (June 2026)
Monthly store launches in Cameroon over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-05 26 5.31%
2026-04 34 6.94%
2026-03 49 10.00%
2026-02 41 8.37%
2026-01 49 10.00%
2025-12 40 8.16%
2025-11 43 8.78%
2025-10 33 6.73%
2025-09 54 11.02%
2025-08 45 9.18%
2025-07 62 12.65%
2025-06 14 2.86%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 1,259 active stores in Cameroon are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (200 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 15.9%

200 active stores

2025 32.4%

408 active stores

2024 13.5%

170 active stores

2023 8.3%

105 active stores

2022 6.1%

77 active stores

2021 5.0%

63 active stores

2020 4.5%

57 active stores

2019 3.9%

49 active stores

2018 2.7%

34 active stores

2017 1.7%

22 active stores

2016 0.6%

8 active stores

2015 0.7%

9 active stores

2014 0.9%

11 active stores

2013 1.1%

14 active stores

2012 0.5%

6 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Cameroon by original launch year (June 2026)
Active stores in Cameroon by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 200 15.89%
2025 408 32.41%
2024 170 13.50%
2023 105 8.34%
2022 77 6.12%
2021 63 5.00%
2020 57 4.53%
2019 49 3.89%
2018 34 2.70%
2017 22 1.75%
2016 8 0.64%
2015 9 0.71%
2014 11 0.87%
2013 14 1.11%
2012 6 0.48%

Social Media Usage

Facebook stores with 31.7% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (590 stores) , followed by Instagram (19.4%) and Twitter (8.9%) .

Base: 665 stores with any detectable social profile (52.3% 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 31.7%

590 stores

Instagram 19.4%

361 stores

Twitter 8.9%

166 stores

LinkedIn 8.2%

152 stores

TikTok 8.1%

151 stores

YouTube 7.5%

139 stores

WhatsApp 6.2%

115 stores

Pinterest 5.0%

93 stores

X 4.7%

88 stores

Dribbble 0.4%

8 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Cameroon (June 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Cameroon e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 590 31.67%
Instagram 361 19.38%
Twitter 166 8.91%
LinkedIn 152 8.16%
TikTok 151 8.11%
YouTube 139 7.46%
WhatsApp 115 6.17%
Pinterest 93 4.99%
X 88 4.72%
Dribbble 8 0.43%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 1.3k 100.00%
Emails 727.0 57.15%
Phones 836.0 65.72%
Ecommerce platform 1.3k 100.00%
Couriers 111.0 8.73%
Payment Providers 243.0 19.10%
Categories 1.1k 84.04%
Social Media 665.0 52.28%

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 1.3k 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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