Cameroon E-commerce Database

Explore 1.3k verified e-commerce stores in the Cameroon. Instant access to technologies, contacts, platforms, and market dynamics.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 2.6k with e-commerce signals. 1.3k verified as active stores.

· · Next full refresh: April 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 61.7% of stores with physical delivery (797 stores) , followed by Custom (16.0%) and Shopify (15.0%) .

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)

797 stores

Custom 16.0%

207 stores

Shopify 15.0%

194 stores

36 stores

25 stores

21 stores

4 stores

4 stores

2 stores

BASE 0.2%

2 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 Cameroon
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 797 61.69%
Custom 207 16.02%
Shopify 194 15.02%
PrestaShop 36 2.79%
YouCan 25 1.93%
Wix eCommerce 21 1.63%
Botble CMS 4 0.31%
Magento 4 0.31%
OpenCart 2 0.15%
BASE 2 0.15%

Categories Distribution

Electronics & Technology leads with 26.0% of all stores (263 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (25.4%) and Clothing & Accessories (18.0%) .

Base: 1,012 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (77.8% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Electronics & Technology 26.0%

263 stores

Health & Beauty 25.4%

257 stores

Clothing & Accessories 18.0%

182 stores

Food & Beverages 12.8%

130 stores

Jewelry & Watches 3.6%

36 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 2.9%

29 stores

Business & Industrial 2.3%

23 stores

Vehicles & Parts 2.0%

20 stores

Tools & Hardware 1.6%

16 stores

Home & Garden 1.4%

14 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Cameroon store categories (March 2026)
Distribution of categories in Cameroon e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Electronics & Technology 263 25.99%
Health & Beauty 257 25.40%
Clothing & Accessories 182 17.98%
Food & Beverages 130 12.85%
Jewelry & Watches 36 3.56%
Furniture & Home Decor 29 2.87%
Business & Industrial 23 2.27%
Vehicles & Parts 20 1.98%
Tools & Hardware 16 1.58%
Home & Garden 14 1.38%
Books & Media 10 0.99%
Pets & Pet Supplies 10 0.99%
Toys & Games 8 0.79%
Arts & Entertainment 7 0.69%
Office Supplies 7 0.69%

Payment Providers Distribution

Orange Money leads with 31.8% among AI-verified physical stores (138 stores) , followed by MTN Mobile Money (24.7%) and PayPal (21.7%) .

Base: 244 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (18.8% 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

138 stores

107 stores

PayPal 21.7%

94 stores

22 stores

21 stores

VISA 2.8%

12 stores

11 stores

10 stores

6 stores

Bolt 0.7%

3 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Cameroon payment providers (March 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Cameroon e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
Orange Money 138 31.80%
MTN Mobile Money 107 24.65%
PayPal 94 21.66%
Stripe Connect 22 5.07%
MasterCard 21 4.84%
VISA 12 2.76%
American Express 11 2.53%
BitCoin 10 2.30%
Apple Pay 6 1.38%
Bolt 3 0.69%
Skrill 3 0.69%
JCB 2 0.46%
LiteCoin 2 0.46%
Trustly 2 0.46%
Klarna 1 0.23%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS leads with 34.9% among AI-verified physical stores (52 stores) , followed by DHL (27.5%) and FedEx (9.4%) .

Base: 112 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (8.6% 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 34.9%

52 stores

DHL 27.5%

41 stores

FedEx 9.4%

14 stores

USPS 7.4%

11 stores

9 stores

TNT 4.0%

6 stores

3 stores

3 stores

2 stores

2 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Cameroon shipping carriers (March 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Cameroon e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 52 34.90%
DHL 41 27.52%
FedEx 14 9.40%
USPS 11 7.38%
Hermes 9 6.04%
TNT 6 4.03%
La Poste 3 2.01%
Chronopost 3 2.01%
Colissimo 2 1.34%
Mondial Relay 2 1.34%
Speedy 2 1.34%
ePacket 1 0.67%
Royal Mail 1 0.67%
Correos 1 0.67%
Purolator 1 0.67%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 530 new stores were launched in Cameroon , with the highest activity in 2026-02 (15 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-02 2.8%

15 stores launched

2026-01 11.3%

60 stores launched

2025-12 10.8%

57 stores launched

2025-11 10.2%

54 stores launched

2025-10 6.6%

35 stores launched

2025-09 9.1%

48 stores launched

2025-08 7.0%

37 stores launched

2025-07 10.2%

54 stores launched

2025-06 7.7%

41 stores launched

2025-05 8.5%

45 stores launched

2025-04 11.1%

59 stores launched

2025-03 4.7%

25 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Cameroon (March 2026)
Monthly store launches in Cameroon over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-02 15 2.83%
2026-01 60 11.32%
2025-12 57 10.75%
2025-11 54 10.19%
2025-10 35 6.60%
2025-09 48 9.06%
2025-08 37 6.98%
2025-07 54 10.19%
2025-06 41 7.74%
2025-05 45 8.49%
2025-04 59 11.13%
2025-03 25 4.72%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 1,289 active stores in Cameroon are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (75 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 5.8%

75 active stores

2025 38.9%

502 active stores

2024 15.1%

195 active stores

2023 9.3%

120 active stores

2022 6.8%

88 active stores

2021 5.1%

66 active stores

2020 5.4%

69 active stores

2019 3.9%

50 active stores

2018 2.3%

30 active stores

2017 2.0%

26 active stores

2016 0.5%

7 active stores

2015 0.6%

8 active stores

2014 0.7%

9 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 (March 2026)
Active stores in Cameroon by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 75 5.82%
2025 502 38.94%
2024 195 15.13%
2023 120 9.31%
2022 88 6.83%
2021 66 5.12%
2020 69 5.35%
2019 50 3.88%
2018 30 2.33%
2017 26 2.02%
2016 7 0.54%
2015 8 0.62%
2014 9 0.70%
2013 14 1.09%
2012 6 0.47%
2011 8 0.62%
2010 2 0.16%
2009 6 0.47%
2008 1 0.08%
2007 1 0.08%
2006 2 0.16%
2004 2 0.16%
2003 1 0.08%
2002 1 0.08%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 30.5% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (576 stores) , followed by Instagram (19.0%) and Twitter (9.8%) .

Base: 667 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 30.5%

576 stores

Instagram 19.0%

360 stores

Twitter 9.8%

185 stores

YouTube 8.7%

164 stores

TikTok 8.4%

158 stores

LinkedIn 7.7%

145 stores

WhatsApp 6.0%

113 stores

X 5.0%

94 stores

Pinterest 4.8%

91 stores

Dribbble 0.3%

5 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Cameroon (March 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Cameroon e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 576 30.46%
Instagram 360 19.04%
Twitter 185 9.78%
YouTube 164 8.67%
TikTok 158 8.36%
LinkedIn 145 7.67%
WhatsApp 113 5.98%
X 94 4.97%
Pinterest 91 4.81%
Dribbble 5 0.26%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 1.3k 100.00%
Emails 762.0 58.57%
Phones 179.0 13.76%
Ecommerce platform 1.3k 100.00%
Couriers 112.0 8.61%
Payment Providers 244.0 18.75%
Categories 1.0k 79.02%
Social Media 667.0 51.27%

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, 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.

Do you offer enterprise or custom licensing?

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