China E-commerce Market

Explore 94.2k verified e-commerce stores in the China. Compare platforms, categories, PSP/carrier signals, available contacts, and merchant-size segments.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 150.8k with e-commerce signals. 94.2k verified as active stores.

Verified stores
94.2k
active stores with physical delivery
Top platform
Custom
31,672 verified stores
Top payment signal
PayPal
11,511 stores detected
Top carrier signal
DHL
9,514 stores detected
Top category
Clothing & Accessories
15,163 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: June 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Custom stores with 35.2% of stores with physical delivery (31,672 stores) , followed by Shopify (29.6%) and WooCommerce (29.5%) .

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 35.2%

31,672 stores

Shopify 29.6%

26,587 stores

26,557 stores

1,214 stores

1,153 stores

663 stores

563 stores

Shoplazza, Shoplaza 0.6%

497 stores

Shoplaza, Shoplazza 0.6%

495 stores

Ymcart 0.5%

481 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 China
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Custom 31672 35.24%
Shopify 26587 29.58%
WooCommerce 26557 29.55%
Wix eCommerce 1214 1.35%
OpenCart 1153 1.28%
Cafe24 663 0.74%
Magento 563 0.63%
Shoplazza, Shoplaza 497 0.55%
Shoplaza, Shoplazza 495 0.55%
Ymcart 481 0.54%
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All Stores Distribution

Custom holds 23.8% share of all China e-commerce stores (31,672) , with Shopify at 21.0% and WooCommerce at 48.6% (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)

Custom 23.8%

31,672 stores

Shopify 21.0%

27,924 stores

64,631 stores

3,908 stores

1,553 stores

732 stores

767 stores

Shoplazza, Shoplaza 0.4%

506 stores

Shoplaza, Shoplazza 0.4%

511 stores

Ymcart 0.6%

761 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (May 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in China
Platform Total Stores Percentage
Custom 31672 23.82%
Shopify 27924 21.00%
WooCommerce 64631 48.61%
Wix eCommerce 3908 2.94%
OpenCart 1553 1.17%
Cafe24 732 0.55%
Magento 767 0.58%
Shoplazza, Shoplaza 506 0.38%
Shoplaza, Shoplazza 511 0.38%
Ymcart 761 0.57%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories stores with 18.7% of all stores (15,163 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (16.3%) and Electronics & Technology (10.0%) .

Base: 81,262 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (86.2% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 18.7%

15,163 stores

Health & Beauty 16.3%

13,270 stores

Electronics & Technology 10.0%

8,129 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 8.8%

7,144 stores

Business & Industrial 8.0%

6,526 stores

Home & Garden 6.8%

5,495 stores

Food & Beverages 5.5%

4,473 stores

Toys & Games 4.9%

3,976 stores

Jewelry & Watches 4.6%

3,772 stores

Tools & Hardware 3.5%

2,842 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 China store categories (May 2026)
Distribution of categories in China e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 15163 18.66%
Health & Beauty 13270 16.33%
Electronics & Technology 8129 10.00%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 7144 8.79%
Business & Industrial 6526 8.03%
Home & Garden 5495 6.76%
Food & Beverages 4473 5.50%
Toys & Games 3976 4.89%
Jewelry & Watches 3772 4.64%
Tools & Hardware 2842 3.50%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal stores with 34.3% among AI-verified physical stores (11,511 stores) , followed by MasterCard (16.2%) and American Express (10.8%) .

Base: 17,220 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (18.3% 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 34.3%

11,511 stores

5,423 stores

3,615 stores

JCB 9.5%

3,178 stores

2,870 stores

VISA 3.4%

1,157 stores

1,109 stores

1,059 stores

Bolt 2.2%

752 stores

733 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 China payment providers (May 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in China e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 11511 34.31%
MasterCard 5423 16.16%
American Express 3615 10.77%
JCB 3178 9.47%
Stripe Connect 2870 8.55%
VISA 1157 3.45%
Apple Pay 1109 3.31%
AliPay 1059 3.16%
Bolt 752 2.24%
PayPal Credit 733 2.18%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

DHL stores with 26.3% among AI-verified physical stores (9,514 stores) , followed by UPS (24.5%) and FedEx (19.8%) .

Base: 14,372 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (15.3% 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 26.3%

9,514 stores

UPS 24.5%

8,872 stores

FedEx 19.8%

7,161 stores

USPS 9.3%

3,365 stores

TNT 7.4%

2,661 stores

1,092 stores

577 stores

DPD 1.3%

469 stores

460 stores

372 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 China shipping carriers (May 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in China e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
DHL 9514 26.31%
UPS 8872 24.54%
FedEx 7161 19.81%
USPS 3365 9.31%
TNT 2661 7.36%
China Post 1092 3.02%
Hermes 577 1.60%
DPD 469 1.30%
S.F. Express 460 1.27%
Speedy 372 1.03%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 30,737 new stores were launched in China , with the highest activity in 2026-04 (5,692 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-04 18.5%

5,692 stores launched

2026-03 11.2%

3,428 stores launched

2026-02 5.7%

1,766 stores launched

2026-01 9.2%

2,819 stores launched

2025-12 11.4%

3,493 stores launched

2025-11 7.4%

2,275 stores launched

2025-10 6.0%

1,841 stores launched

2025-09 6.9%

2,116 stores launched

2025-08 6.6%

2,042 stores launched

2025-07 7.6%

2,329 stores launched

2025-06 6.4%

1,958 stores launched

2025-05 3.2%

978 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in China (May 2026)
Monthly store launches in China over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-04 5692 18.52%
2026-03 3428 11.15%
2026-02 1766 5.75%
2026-01 2819 9.17%
2025-12 3493 11.36%
2025-11 2275 7.40%
2025-10 1841 5.99%
2025-09 2116 6.88%
2025-08 2042 6.64%
2025-07 2329 7.58%
2025-06 1958 6.37%
2025-05 978 3.18%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 91,850 active stores in China are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (13,905 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 15.1%

13,905 active stores

2025 24.5%

22,464 active stores

2024 10.5%

9,685 active stores

2023 7.0%

6,446 active stores

2022 6.8%

6,229 active stores

2021 5.9%

5,418 active stores

2020 4.9%

4,545 active stores

2019 3.5%

3,201 active stores

2018 3.8%

3,481 active stores

2017 2.8%

2,528 active stores

2016 1.9%

1,747 active stores

2015 1.5%

1,365 active stores

2014 1.9%

1,716 active stores

2013 2.4%

2,171 active stores

2012 1.2%

1,060 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in China by original launch year (May 2026)
Active stores in China by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 13905 15.14%
2025 22464 24.46%
2024 9685 10.54%
2023 6446 7.02%
2022 6229 6.78%
2021 5418 5.90%
2020 4545 4.95%
2019 3201 3.49%
2018 3481 3.79%
2017 2528 2.75%
2016 1747 1.90%
2015 1365 1.49%
2014 1716 1.87%
2013 2171 2.36%
2012 1060 1.15%

Social Media Usage

Facebook stores with 24.3% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (31,262 stores) , followed by Instagram (18.4%) and YouTube (14.1%) .

Base: 40,557 stores with any detectable social profile (43.0% 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 24.3%

31,262 stores

Instagram 18.4%

23,603 stores

YouTube 14.1%

18,145 stores

Pinterest 10.1%

12,996 stores

Twitter 9.8%

12,591 stores

TikTok 7.0%

9,038 stores

LinkedIn 6.6%

8,491 stores

WhatsApp 5.0%

6,422 stores

X 4.3%

5,567 stores

Reddit 0.3%

394 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in China (May 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in China e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 31262 24.33%
Instagram 23603 18.37%
YouTube 18145 14.12%
Pinterest 12996 10.11%
Twitter 12591 9.80%
TikTok 9038 7.03%
LinkedIn 8491 6.61%
WhatsApp 6422 5.00%
X 5567 4.33%
Reddit 394 0.31%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 94.2k 100.00%
Emails 41.0k 43.46%
Phones 39.9k 42.40%
Ecommerce platform 94.2k 100.00%
Couriers 14.4k 15.25%
Payment Providers 17.2k 18.28%
Categories 82.7k 87.75%
Social Media 40.6k 43.04%

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 94.2k verified China 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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