Colombia E-commerce Database

Explore 52.7k verified e-commerce stores in the Colombia. Instant access to technologies, contacts, platforms, and market dynamics.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 75.1k with e-commerce signals. 52.7k verified as active stores.

· · Next full refresh: May 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify leads with 48.2% of stores with physical delivery (24,948 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (37.7%) and Custom (4.7%) .

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)

Shopify 48.2%

24,948 stores

19,513 stores

2,459 stores

1,754 stores

1,259 stores

1,019 stores

342 stores

VTEX 0.4%

205 stores

171 stores

133 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 Colombia
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 24948 48.16%
WooCommerce 19513 37.67%
Custom 2459 4.75%
Wix eCommerce 1754 3.39%
Nuvemshop 1259 2.43%
PrestaShop 1019 1.97%
Jumpseller 342 0.66%
VTEX 205 0.40%
GoDaddy Online Store 171 0.33%
Magento 133 0.26%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 27.0% of all stores (12,308 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (24.2%) and Food & Beverages (7.9%) .

Base: 45,598 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 27.0%

12,308 stores

Health & Beauty 24.2%

11,036 stores

Food & Beverages 7.9%

3,595 stores

Electronics & Technology 7.5%

3,426 stores

Home & Garden 5.1%

2,337 stores

Jewelry & Watches 4.6%

2,115 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 3.7%

1,693 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 3.3%

1,493 stores

Business & Industrial 3.1%

1,415 stores

Vehicles & Parts 2.8%

1,269 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Colombia store categories (April 2026)
Distribution of categories in Colombia e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 12308 26.99%
Health & Beauty 11036 24.20%
Food & Beverages 3595 7.88%
Electronics & Technology 3426 7.51%
Home & Garden 2337 5.13%
Jewelry & Watches 2115 4.64%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 1693 3.71%
Gifts & Special Occasions 1493 3.27%
Business & Industrial 1415 3.10%
Vehicles & Parts 1269 2.78%
Tools & Hardware 1088 2.39%
Arts & Entertainment 1087 2.38%
Pets & Pet Supplies 957 2.10%
Furniture & Home Decor 933 2.05%
Toys & Games 846 1.86%

Payment Providers Distribution

Mercado Pago leads with 21.4% among AI-verified physical stores (1,405 stores) , followed by American Express (20.9%) and PayU (16.2%) .

Base: 4,382 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (8.3% 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

1,405 stores

1,372 stores

PayU 16.2%

1,060 stores

923 stores

PayPal 13.7%

901 stores

VISA 3.4%

222 stores

195 stores

125 stores

Bolt 1.1%

69 stores

66 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Colombia payment providers (April 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Colombia e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
Mercado Pago 1405 21.44%
American Express 1372 20.94%
PayU 1060 16.18%
MasterCard 923 14.09%
PayPal 901 13.75%
VISA 222 3.39%
Stripe Connect 195 2.98%
BitCoin 125 1.91%
Bolt 69 1.05%
Apple Pay 66 1.01%
Klarna 60 0.92%
Openpay 56 0.85%
Boleto 43 0.66%
Google Pay 30 0.46%
JCB 26 0.40%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS leads with 31.1% among AI-verified physical stores (689 stores) , followed by DHL (22.1%) and Correos (10.5%) .

Base: 1,776 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (3.4% 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 31.1%

689 stores

DHL 22.1%

490 stores

Correos 10.5%

233 stores

FedEx 9.2%

204 stores

171 stores

4PX 5.3%

118 stores

TNT 4.1%

91 stores

59 stores

USPS 2.5%

55 stores

GLS 1.3%

29 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Colombia shipping carriers (April 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Colombia e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 689 31.06%
DHL 490 22.09%
Correos 233 10.50%
FedEx 204 9.20%
Hermes 171 7.71%
4PX 118 5.32%
TNT 91 4.10%
Speedy 59 2.66%
USPS 55 2.48%
GLS 29 1.31%
TCS 22 0.99%
DPD 18 0.81%
JX 15 0.68%
CBL 12 0.54%
Estes 12 0.54%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 16,678 new stores were launched in Colombia , with the highest activity in 2026-03 (2,102 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-03 12.6%

2,102 stores launched

2026-02 10.9%

1,812 stores launched

2026-01 12.6%

2,098 stores launched

2025-12 8.1%

1,358 stores launched

2025-11 8.5%

1,420 stores launched

2025-10 8.7%

1,448 stores launched

2025-09 7.4%

1,232 stores launched

2025-08 7.5%

1,252 stores launched

2025-07 7.0%

1,175 stores launched

2025-06 6.4%

1,064 stores launched

2025-05 7.1%

1,178 stores launched

2025-04 3.2%

539 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Colombia (April 2026)
Monthly store launches in Colombia over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-03 2102 12.60%
2026-02 1812 10.86%
2026-01 2098 12.58%
2025-12 1358 8.14%
2025-11 1420 8.51%
2025-10 1448 8.68%
2025-09 1232 7.39%
2025-08 1252 7.51%
2025-07 1175 7.05%
2025-06 1064 6.38%
2025-05 1178 7.06%
2025-04 539 3.23%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 52,572 active stores in Colombia are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (6,023 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 11.5%

6,023 active stores

2025 25.4%

13,346 active stores

2024 13.6%

7,156 active stores

2023 8.6%

4,527 active stores

2022 5.9%

3,109 active stores

2021 6.2%

3,266 active stores

2020 6.8%

3,601 active stores

2019 3.7%

1,969 active stores

2018 3.8%

1,988 active stores

2017 2.7%

1,403 active stores

2016 1.4%

723 active stores

2015 1.2%

606 active stores

2014 1.3%

694 active stores

2013 2.0%

1,063 active stores

2012 1.0%

525 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Colombia by original launch year (April 2026)
Active stores in Colombia by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 6023 11.46%
2025 13346 25.39%
2024 7156 13.61%
2023 4527 8.61%
2022 3109 5.91%
2021 3266 6.21%
2020 3601 6.85%
2019 1969 3.75%
2018 1988 3.78%
2017 1403 2.67%
2016 723 1.38%
2015 606 1.15%
2014 694 1.32%
2013 1063 2.02%
2012 525 1.00%
2011 550 1.05%
2010 385 0.73%
2009 304 0.58%
2008 226 0.43%
2007 226 0.43%
2006 129 0.25%
2005 122 0.23%
2004 178 0.34%
2003 108 0.21%
2002 94 0.18%
2001 96 0.18%
2000 85 0.16%
1999 35 0.07%
1998 24 0.05%
1997 8 0.02%
1996 2 0.00%
1995 1 0.00%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 33.0% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (31,889 stores) , followed by Facebook (27.4%) and TikTok (12.8%) .

Base: 34,929 stores with any detectable social profile (66.3% 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

Instagram 33.0%

31,889 stores

Facebook 27.4%

26,466 stores

TikTok 12.8%

12,386 stores

WhatsApp 8.4%

8,155 stores

YouTube 8.0%

7,694 stores

Twitter 3.1%

2,962 stores

Pinterest 2.6%

2,503 stores

LinkedIn 2.4%

2,276 stores

X 2.3%

2,221 stores

Vimeo 0.1%

53 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Colombia (April 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Colombia e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 31889 33.01%
Facebook 26466 27.40%
TikTok 12386 12.82%
WhatsApp 8155 8.44%
YouTube 7694 7.96%
Twitter 2962 3.07%
Pinterest 2503 2.59%
LinkedIn 2276 2.36%
X 2221 2.30%
Vimeo 53 0.05%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 52.7k 100.00%
Emails 23.1k 43.84%
Phones 9.3k 17.71%
Ecommerce platform 52.7k 100.00%
Couriers 1.8k 3.37%
Payment Providers 4.4k 8.32%
Categories 46.6k 88.42%
Social Media 34.9k 66.30%

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 Colombia e-commerce intelligence?

We track 52.7k verified Colombia 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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