China E-commerce Database

Explore 87.5k verified e-commerce stores in the China. Instant access to technologies, contacts, platforms, and market dynamics.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 136.2k with e-commerce signals. 87.5k verified as active stores.

· · Next full refresh: May 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Custom leads with 36.9% of stores with physical delivery (30,717 stores) , followed by Shopify (28.9%) 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 36.9%

30,717 stores

Shopify 28.9%

24,117 stores

23,528 stores

1,289 stores

1,087 stores

784 stores

597 stores

484 stores

373 stores

330 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (April 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in China
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Custom 30717 36.87%
Shopify 24117 28.95%
WooCommerce 23528 28.24%
OpenCart 1289 1.55%
Wix eCommerce 1087 1.30%
Cafe24 784 0.94%
Magento 597 0.72%
Squarespace Commerce 484 0.58%
Ymcart 373 0.45%
Shoplaza, Shoplazza 330 0.40%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 18.1% of all stores (13,495 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (16.0%) and Electronics & Technology (11.0%) .

Base: 74,658 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (85.3% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 18.1%

13,495 stores

Health & Beauty 16.0%

11,965 stores

Electronics & Technology 11.0%

8,235 stores

Business & Industrial 8.6%

6,401 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 8.1%

6,051 stores

Home & Garden 6.8%

5,099 stores

Food & Beverages 5.9%

4,390 stores

Toys & Games 4.9%

3,675 stores

Jewelry & Watches 4.5%

3,378 stores

Tools & Hardware 3.6%

2,681 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 China store categories (April 2026)
Distribution of categories in China e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 13495 18.08%
Health & Beauty 11965 16.03%
Electronics & Technology 8235 11.03%
Business & Industrial 6401 8.57%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 6051 8.10%
Home & Garden 5099 6.83%
Food & Beverages 4390 5.88%
Toys & Games 3675 4.92%
Jewelry & Watches 3378 4.52%
Tools & Hardware 2681 3.59%
Vehicles & Parts 2350 3.15%
Arts & Entertainment 2167 2.90%
Gifts & Special Occasions 2076 2.78%
Furniture & Home Decor 1867 2.50%
Pets & Pet Supplies 828 1.11%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 35.4% among AI-verified physical stores (8,827 stores) , followed by MasterCard (15.7%) and American Express (10.9%) .

Base: 13,138 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (15.0% 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 35.4%

8,827 stores

3,931 stores

2,730 stores

2,227 stores

JCB 8.1%

2,033 stores

VISA 3.6%

904 stores

862 stores

756 stores

Bolt 2.5%

636 stores

595 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 China payment providers (April 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in China e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 8827 35.36%
MasterCard 3931 15.75%
American Express 2730 10.94%
Stripe Connect 2227 8.92%
JCB 2033 8.14%
VISA 904 3.62%
AliPay 862 3.45%
Apple Pay 756 3.03%
Bolt 636 2.55%
PayPal Credit 595 2.38%
Google Pay 458 1.83%
Klarna 397 1.59%
BitCoin 312 1.25%
UnionPay 186 0.75%
SEPA 108 0.43%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

DHL leads with 26.2% among AI-verified physical stores (6,999 stores) , followed by UPS (24.7%) and FedEx (20.0%) .

Base: 11,065 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (12.6% 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

DHL 26.2%

6,999 stores

UPS 24.7%

6,599 stores

FedEx 20.0%

5,351 stores

TNT 8.4%

2,241 stores

USPS 8.1%

2,177 stores

848 stores

416 stores

346 stores

DPD 1.2%

317 stores

273 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 China shipping carriers (April 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in China e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
DHL 6999 26.20%
UPS 6599 24.70%
FedEx 5351 20.03%
TNT 2241 8.39%
USPS 2177 8.15%
China Post 848 3.17%
Hermes 416 1.56%
S.F. Express 346 1.30%
DPD 317 1.19%
ePacket 273 1.02%
Aramex 258 0.97%
4PX 245 0.92%
Royal Mail 232 0.87%
Speedy 229 0.86%
GLS 183 0.69%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 24,826 new stores were launched in China , with the highest activity in 2026-03 (3,081 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-03 12.4%

3,081 stores launched

2026-02 6.6%

1,627 stores launched

2026-01 11.2%

2,786 stores launched

2025-12 13.8%

3,430 stores launched

2025-11 8.2%

2,035 stores launched

2025-10 6.8%

1,698 stores launched

2025-09 7.8%

1,939 stores launched

2025-08 7.5%

1,850 stores launched

2025-07 8.2%

2,046 stores launched

2025-06 6.7%

1,669 stores launched

2025-05 6.6%

1,648 stores launched

2025-04 4.1%

1,017 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in China (April 2026)
Monthly store launches in China over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-03 3081 12.41%
2026-02 1627 6.55%
2026-01 2786 11.22%
2025-12 3430 13.82%
2025-11 2035 8.20%
2025-10 1698 6.84%
2025-09 1939 7.81%
2025-08 1850 7.45%
2025-07 2046 8.24%
2025-06 1669 6.72%
2025-05 1648 6.64%
2025-04 1017 4.10%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 84,689 active stores in China are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (7,601 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 9.0%

7,601 active stores

2025 25.0%

21,171 active stores

2024 10.9%

9,272 active stores

2023 7.4%

6,238 active stores

2022 7.3%

6,196 active stores

2021 6.5%

5,518 active stores

2020 5.4%

4,614 active stores

2019 3.8%

3,251 active stores

2018 4.2%

3,596 active stores

2017 3.1%

2,638 active stores

2016 2.2%

1,824 active stores

2015 1.7%

1,441 active stores

2014 2.1%

1,775 active stores

2013 2.7%

2,284 active stores

2012 1.4%

1,148 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in China by original launch year (April 2026)
Active stores in China by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 7601 8.98%
2025 21171 25.00%
2024 9272 10.95%
2023 6238 7.37%
2022 6196 7.32%
2021 5518 6.52%
2020 4614 5.45%
2019 3251 3.84%
2018 3596 4.25%
2017 2638 3.11%
2016 1824 2.15%
2015 1441 1.70%
2014 1775 2.10%
2013 2284 2.70%
2012 1148 1.36%
2011 1207 1.43%
2010 861 1.02%
2009 698 0.82%
2008 491 0.58%
2007 483 0.57%
2006 405 0.48%
2005 357 0.42%
2004 429 0.51%
2003 343 0.41%
2002 232 0.27%
2001 235 0.28%
2000 175 0.21%
1999 77 0.09%
1998 57 0.07%
1997 39 0.05%
1996 24 0.03%
1995 9 0.01%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 24.6% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (27,644 stores) , followed by Instagram (18.9%) and YouTube (14.2%) .

Base: 35,851 stores with any detectable social profile (41.0% 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 24.6%

27,644 stores

Instagram 18.9%

21,185 stores

YouTube 14.2%

15,976 stores

Twitter 10.1%

11,348 stores

Pinterest 9.7%

10,887 stores

TikTok 6.7%

7,584 stores

LinkedIn 6.6%

7,473 stores

WhatsApp 4.9%

5,475 stores

X 4.0%

4,493 stores

Reddit 0.3%

312 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in China (April 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in China e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 27644 24.60%
Instagram 21185 18.85%
YouTube 15976 14.22%
Twitter 11348 10.10%
Pinterest 10887 9.69%
TikTok 7584 6.75%
LinkedIn 7473 6.65%
WhatsApp 5475 4.87%
X 4493 4.00%
Reddit 312 0.28%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 87.5k 100.00%
Emails 35.4k 40.48%
Phones 12.6k 14.36%
Ecommerce platform 87.5k 100.00%
Couriers 11.1k 12.65%
Payment Providers 13.1k 15.02%
Categories 76.1k 86.98%
Social Media 35.9k 40.98%

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 87.5k 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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