China E-commerce Market

Explore 78.1k verified e-commerce stores in the China. Compare platforms, categories, PSP/carrier signals, available contacts, and merchant-size segments.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 128.7k with e-commerce signals. 78.1k verified as active stores.

Verified stores
78.1k
active stores with physical delivery
Top platform
Custom
23,675 verified stores
Top payment signal
PayPal
9,805 stores detected
Top carrier signal
DHL
7,985 stores detected
Top category
Clothing & Accessories
12,493 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: July 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Custom stores with 31.6% of stores with physical delivery (23,675 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (31.5%) and Shopify (30.3%) .

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)

Custom 31.6%

23,675 stores

23,573 stores

Shopify 30.3%

22,704 stores

1,305 stores

1,003 stores

661 stores

GuideCommon 0.7%

529 stores

524 stores

Shoplazza, Shoplaza 0.6%

435 stores

429 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 China
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Custom 23675 31.63%
WooCommerce 23573 31.50%
Shopify 22704 30.34%
Wix eCommerce 1305 1.74%
OpenCart 1003 1.34%
Cafe24 661 0.88%
GuideCommon 529 0.71%
Magento 524 0.70%
Shoplazza, Shoplaza 435 0.58%
Squarespace Commerce 429 0.57%
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All Stores Distribution

Custom holds 19.6% share of all China e-commerce stores (23,675) , with WooCommerce at 47.8% and Shopify at 19.7% (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)

Custom 19.6%

23,675 stores

57,850 stores

Shopify 19.7%

23,884 stores

3,890 stores

1,348 stores

726 stores

GuideCommon 5.0%

6,048 stores

692 stores

Shoplazza, Shoplaza 0.4%

446 stores

2,428 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (June 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in China
Platform Total Stores Percentage
Custom 23675 19.57%
WooCommerce 57850 47.82%
Shopify 23884 19.74%
Wix eCommerce 3890 3.22%
OpenCart 1348 1.11%
Cafe24 726 0.60%
GuideCommon 6048 5.00%
Magento 692 0.57%
Shoplazza, Shoplaza 446 0.37%
Squarespace Commerce 2428 2.01%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories stores with 18.5% of all stores (12,493 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (15.3%) and Electronics & Technology (9.8%) .

Base: 67,566 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (86.5% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 18.5%

12,493 stores

Health & Beauty 15.3%

10,332 stores

Electronics & Technology 9.8%

6,601 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 9.2%

6,243 stores

Business & Industrial 8.2%

5,538 stores

Home & Garden 6.8%

4,576 stores

Food & Beverages 5.4%

3,663 stores

Toys & Games 5.1%

3,475 stores

Jewelry & Watches 4.9%

3,299 stores

Tools & Hardware 3.6%

2,436 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 China store categories (June 2026)
Distribution of categories in China e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 12493 18.49%
Health & Beauty 10332 15.29%
Electronics & Technology 6601 9.77%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 6243 9.24%
Business & Industrial 5538 8.20%
Home & Garden 4576 6.77%
Food & Beverages 3663 5.42%
Toys & Games 3475 5.14%
Jewelry & Watches 3299 4.88%
Tools & Hardware 2436 3.61%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal stores with 36.1% among AI-verified physical stores (9,805 stores) , followed by MasterCard (14.5%) and American Express (11.0%) .

Base: 13,921 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (17.8% 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

PayPal 36.1%

9,805 stores

3,931 stores

2,977 stores

2,455 stores

JCB 7.4%

2,006 stores

1,061 stores

VISA 3.6%

982 stores

905 stores

679 stores

Bolt 2.5%

667 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 China payment providers (June 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in China e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 9805 36.10%
MasterCard 3931 14.47%
American Express 2977 10.96%
Stripe Connect 2455 9.04%
JCB 2006 7.39%
Apple Pay 1061 3.91%
VISA 982 3.62%
AliPay 905 3.33%
Google Pay 679 2.50%
Bolt 667 2.46%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

DHL stores with 26.4% among AI-verified physical stores (7,985 stores) , followed by UPS (24.3%) and FedEx (20.0%) .

Base: 11,957 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 26.4%

7,985 stores

UPS 24.3%

7,361 stores

FedEx 20.0%

6,050 stores

USPS 8.9%

2,684 stores

TNT 7.4%

2,253 stores

958 stores

490 stores

DPD 1.3%

403 stores

387 stores

329 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 China shipping carriers (June 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in China e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
DHL 7985 26.40%
UPS 7361 24.34%
FedEx 6050 20.00%
USPS 2684 8.87%
TNT 2253 7.45%
China Post 958 3.17%
Hermes 490 1.62%
DPD 403 1.33%
S.F. Express 387 1.28%
Royal Mail 329 1.09%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 24,339 new stores were launched in China , with the highest activity in 2026-05 (2,687 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-05 11.0%

2,687 stores launched

2026-04 17.6%

4,281 stores launched

2026-03 10.7%

2,611 stores launched

2026-02 5.3%

1,295 stores launched

2026-01 8.2%

2,000 stores launched

2025-12 9.0%

2,181 stores launched

2025-11 7.4%

1,811 stores launched

2025-10 5.9%

1,440 stores launched

2025-09 6.8%

1,665 stores launched

2025-08 6.8%

1,643 stores launched

2025-07 8.0%

1,938 stores launched

2025-06 3.2%

787 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in China (June 2026)
Monthly store launches in China over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-05 2687 11.04%
2026-04 4281 17.59%
2026-03 2611 10.73%
2026-02 1295 5.32%
2026-01 2000 8.22%
2025-12 2181 8.96%
2025-11 1811 7.44%
2025-10 1440 5.92%
2025-09 1665 6.84%
2025-08 1643 6.75%
2025-07 1938 7.96%
2025-06 787 3.23%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 76,117 active stores in China are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (13,062 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 17.2%

13,062 active stores

2025 22.0%

16,708 active stores

2024 10.5%

8,022 active stores

2023 7.0%

5,338 active stores

2022 6.9%

5,253 active stores

2021 6.0%

4,551 active stores

2020 5.0%

3,817 active stores

2019 3.5%

2,658 active stores

2018 3.8%

2,914 active stores

2017 2.8%

2,141 active stores

2016 1.9%

1,458 active stores

2015 1.5%

1,150 active stores

2014 1.9%

1,424 active stores

2013 2.3%

1,775 active stores

2012 1.2%

886 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in China by original launch year (June 2026)
Active stores in China by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 13062 17.16%
2025 16708 21.95%
2024 8022 10.54%
2023 5338 7.01%
2022 5253 6.90%
2021 4551 5.98%
2020 3817 5.01%
2019 2658 3.49%
2018 2914 3.83%
2017 2141 2.81%
2016 1458 1.92%
2015 1150 1.51%
2014 1424 1.87%
2013 1775 2.33%
2012 886 1.16%

Social Media Usage

Facebook stores with 24.1% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (26,227 stores) , followed by Instagram (19.0%) and YouTube (14.6%) .

Base: 34,433 stores with any detectable social profile (44.1% 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 24.1%

26,227 stores

Instagram 19.0%

20,742 stores

YouTube 14.6%

15,880 stores

Pinterest 9.3%

10,128 stores

Twitter 8.8%

9,625 stores

TikTok 7.2%

7,869 stores

LinkedIn 7.0%

7,584 stores

WhatsApp 5.2%

5,626 stores

X 4.6%

5,017 stores

Reddit 0.3%

329 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in China (June 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in China e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 26227 24.06%
Instagram 20742 19.02%
YouTube 15880 14.57%
Pinterest 10128 9.29%
Twitter 9625 8.83%
TikTok 7869 7.22%
LinkedIn 7584 6.96%
WhatsApp 5626 5.16%
X 5017 4.60%
Reddit 329 0.30%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 78.1k 100.00%
Emails 32.6k 41.72%
Phones 33.4k 42.74%
Ecommerce platform 78.1k 100.00%
Couriers 12.0k 15.30%
Payment Providers 13.9k 17.82%
Categories 68.8k 88.01%
Social Media 34.4k 44.07%

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 78.1k 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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