China E-commerce Database

Explore 92.6k verified e-commerce stores in the China. Instant access to technologies, contacts, platforms, and market dynamics.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 134.0k with e-commerce signals. 92.6k verified as active stores.

· · Next full refresh: April 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Custom leads with 38.2% of stores with physical delivery (34,917 stores) , followed by Shopify (29.1%) and WooCommerce (28.2%) .

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)

Custom 38.2%

34,917 stores

Shopify 29.1%

26,630 stores

25,804 stores

1,302 stores

1,123 stores

607 stores

375 stores

279 stores

261 stores

BASE 0.2%

196 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 China
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Custom 34917 38.16%
Shopify 26630 29.11%
WooCommerce 25804 28.20%
OpenCart 1302 1.42%
Wix eCommerce 1123 1.23%
Magento 607 0.66%
Squarespace Commerce 375 0.41%
PrestaShop 279 0.30%
Big Cartel 261 0.29%
BASE 196 0.21%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 22.9% of all stores (16,505 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (15.7%) and Electronics & Technology (15.1%) .

Base: 71,991 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

Clothing & Accessories 22.9%

16,505 stores

Health & Beauty 15.7%

11,279 stores

Electronics & Technology 15.1%

10,870 stores

Home & Garden 8.4%

6,062 stores

Jewelry & Watches 6.2%

4,446 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 4.5%

3,256 stores

Business & Industrial 4.5%

3,244 stores

Food & Beverages 4.4%

3,138 stores

Vehicles & Parts 3.6%

2,625 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 3.5%

2,513 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 China store categories (March 2026)
Distribution of categories in China e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 16505 22.93%
Health & Beauty 11279 15.67%
Electronics & Technology 10870 15.10%
Home & Garden 6062 8.42%
Jewelry & Watches 4446 6.18%
Furniture & Home Decor 3256 4.52%
Business & Industrial 3244 4.51%
Food & Beverages 3138 4.36%
Vehicles & Parts 2625 3.65%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 2513 3.49%
Tools & Hardware 1838 2.55%
Toys & Games 1700 2.36%
Pets & Pet Supplies 1572 2.18%
Arts & Entertainment 1544 2.14%
Gifts & Special Occasions 1399 1.94%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 37.1% among AI-verified physical stores (12,810 stores) , followed by MasterCard (14.3%) and American Express (12.4%) .

Base: 18,065 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (19.5% 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 37.1%

12,810 stores

4,939 stores

4,273 stores

2,862 stores

JCB 7.1%

2,446 stores

VISA 3.6%

1,228 stores

1,094 stores

1,029 stores

968 stores

Bolt 2.4%

838 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 China payment providers (March 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in China e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 12810 37.12%
MasterCard 4939 14.31%
American Express 4273 12.38%
Stripe Connect 2862 8.29%
JCB 2446 7.09%
VISA 1228 3.56%
Apple Pay 1094 3.17%
AliPay 1029 2.98%
PayPal Credit 968 2.80%
Bolt 838 2.43%
Google Pay 685 1.98%
Klarna 581 1.68%
BitCoin 383 1.11%
UnionPay 274 0.79%
SEPA 104 0.30%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

DHL leads with 25.6% among AI-verified physical stores (9,894 stores) , followed by UPS (24.3%) and FedEx (20.2%) .

Base: 15,738 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (17.0% 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

DHL 25.6%

9,894 stores

UPS 24.3%

9,392 stores

FedEx 20.2%

7,826 stores

USPS 9.3%

3,603 stores

TNT 7.7%

2,994 stores

1,176 stores

605 stores

562 stores

DPD 1.2%

463 stores

4PX 1.1%

435 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 China shipping carriers (March 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in China e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
DHL 9894 25.60%
UPS 9392 24.30%
FedEx 7826 20.25%
USPS 3603 9.32%
TNT 2994 7.75%
China Post 1176 3.04%
S.F. Express 605 1.57%
Hermes 562 1.45%
DPD 463 1.20%
4PX 435 1.13%
ePacket 367 0.95%
Yun Express 354 0.92%
Royal Mail 341 0.88%
Aramex 329 0.85%
Speedy 312 0.81%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 27,121 new stores were launched in China , with the highest activity in 2026-02 (1,865 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-02 6.9%

1,865 stores launched

2026-01 12.6%

3,426 stores launched

2025-12 15.6%

4,243 stores launched

2025-11 8.3%

2,238 stores launched

2025-10 6.7%

1,810 stores launched

2025-09 7.3%

1,990 stores launched

2025-08 7.3%

1,992 stores launched

2025-07 8.3%

2,264 stores launched

2025-06 6.6%

1,789 stores launched

2025-05 6.6%

1,778 stores launched

2025-04 7.1%

1,939 stores launched

2025-03 6.6%

1,787 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in China (March 2026)
Monthly store launches in China over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-02 1865 6.88%
2026-01 3426 12.63%
2025-12 4243 15.64%
2025-11 2238 8.25%
2025-10 1810 6.67%
2025-09 1990 7.34%
2025-08 1992 7.34%
2025-07 2264 8.35%
2025-06 1789 6.60%
2025-05 1778 6.56%
2025-04 1939 7.15%
2025-03 1787 6.59%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 89,880 active stores in China are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (5,307 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 5.9%

5,307 active stores

2025 26.6%

23,887 active stores

2024 11.3%

10,149 active stores

2023 7.8%

7,000 active stores

2022 7.6%

6,829 active stores

2021 6.6%

5,952 active stores

2020 5.5%

4,920 active stores

2019 3.9%

3,492 active stores

2018 4.3%

3,841 active stores

2017 3.2%

2,853 active stores

2016 2.1%

1,922 active stores

2015 1.8%

1,618 active stores

2014 2.1%

1,931 active stores

2013 2.7%

2,450 active stores

2012 1.3%

1,176 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in China by original launch year (March 2026)
Active stores in China by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 5307 5.90%
2025 23887 26.58%
2024 10149 11.29%
2023 7000 7.79%
2022 6829 7.60%
2021 5952 6.62%
2020 4920 5.47%
2019 3492 3.89%
2018 3841 4.27%
2017 2853 3.17%
2016 1922 2.14%
2015 1618 1.80%
2014 1931 2.15%
2013 2450 2.73%
2012 1176 1.31%
2011 1314 1.46%
2010 929 1.03%
2009 731 0.81%
2008 549 0.61%
2007 534 0.59%
2006 414 0.46%
2005 381 0.42%
2004 459 0.51%
2003 351 0.39%
2002 263 0.29%
2001 233 0.26%
2000 176 0.20%
1999 89 0.10%
1998 59 0.07%
1997 39 0.04%
1996 25 0.03%
1995 7 0.01%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 24.5% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (31,194 stores) , followed by Instagram (18.2%) and YouTube (14.2%) .

Base: 40,367 stores with any detectable social profile (43.6% 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 24.5%

31,194 stores

Instagram 18.2%

23,123 stores

YouTube 14.2%

18,084 stores

Twitter 10.3%

13,059 stores

Pinterest 9.9%

12,607 stores

LinkedIn 7.0%

8,941 stores

TikTok 6.6%

8,396 stores

WhatsApp 5.1%

6,523 stores

X 3.9%

4,935 stores

Reddit 0.3%

332 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in China (March 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in China e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 31194 24.52%
Instagram 23123 18.18%
YouTube 18084 14.22%
Twitter 13059 10.27%
Pinterest 12607 9.91%
LinkedIn 8941 7.03%
TikTok 8396 6.60%
WhatsApp 6523 5.13%
X 4935 3.88%
Reddit 332 0.26%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 92.6k 100.00%
Emails 46.7k 50.39%
Phones 14.2k 15.31%
Ecommerce platform 92.6k 100.00%
Couriers 15.7k 17.00%
Payment Providers 18.1k 19.51%
Categories 74.2k 80.10%
Social Media 40.4k 43.60%

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 China e-commerce intelligence?

We track 92.6k verified China 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.

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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 →

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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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