Colombia E-commerce Market

Explore 54.6k verified e-commerce stores in the Colombia. Compare platforms, categories, PSP/carrier signals, available contacts, and merchant-size segments.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 81.2k with e-commerce signals. 54.6k verified as active stores.

Verified stores
54.6k
active stores with physical delivery
Top platform
Shopify
25,343 verified stores
Top payment signal
Mercado Pago
1,533 stores detected
Top carrier signal
UPS
736 stores detected
Top category
Clothing & Accessories
12,513 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: June 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify stores with 47.1% of stores with physical delivery (25,343 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (38.5%) and Custom (5.3%) .

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)

Shopify 47.1%

25,343 stores

20,713 stores

2,845 stores

1,709 stores

1,313 stores

1,000 stores

356 stores

VTEX 0.4%

220 stores

165 stores

133 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 Colombia
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 25343 47.11%
WooCommerce 20713 38.50%
Custom 2845 5.29%
Wix eCommerce 1709 3.18%
Nuvemshop 1313 2.44%
PrestaShop 1000 1.86%
Jumpseller 356 0.66%
VTEX 220 0.41%
GoDaddy Online Store 165 0.31%
Magento 133 0.25%
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All Stores Distribution

Shopify holds 33.1% share of all Colombia e-commerce stores (26,062) , with WooCommerce at 51.3% and Custom at 3.6% (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)

Shopify 33.1%

26,062 stores

40,365 stores

2,845 stores

5,754 stores

1,373 stores

1,098 stores

403 stores

VTEX 0.3%

256 stores

299 stores

187 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (May 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in Colombia
Platform Total Stores Percentage
Shopify 26062 33.14%
WooCommerce 40365 51.33%
Custom 2845 3.62%
Wix eCommerce 5754 7.32%
Nuvemshop 1373 1.75%
PrestaShop 1098 1.40%
Jumpseller 403 0.51%
VTEX 256 0.33%
GoDaddy Online Store 299 0.38%
Magento 187 0.24%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories stores with 26.4% of all stores (12,513 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (24.5%) and Food & Beverages (8.0%) .

Base: 47,397 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (86.8% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 26.4%

12,513 stores

Health & Beauty 24.5%

11,600 stores

Food & Beverages 8.0%

3,793 stores

Electronics & Technology 7.4%

3,513 stores

Home & Garden 5.2%

2,444 stores

Jewelry & Watches 4.7%

2,215 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 3.7%

1,741 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 3.3%

1,557 stores

Business & Industrial 3.2%

1,509 stores

Vehicles & Parts 2.9%

1,354 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Colombia store categories (May 2026)
Distribution of categories in Colombia e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 12513 26.40%
Health & Beauty 11600 24.47%
Food & Beverages 3793 8.00%
Electronics & Technology 3513 7.41%
Home & Garden 2444 5.16%
Jewelry & Watches 2215 4.67%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 1741 3.67%
Gifts & Special Occasions 1557 3.29%
Business & Industrial 1509 3.18%
Vehicles & Parts 1354 2.86%

Payment Providers Distribution

Mercado Pago stores with 21.9% among AI-verified physical stores (1,533 stores) , followed by American Express (20.3%) and PayU (16.7%) .

Base: 4,734 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (8.7% 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

1,533 stores

1,425 stores

PayU 16.7%

1,173 stores

972 stores

PayPal 12.9%

907 stores

VISA 3.6%

249 stores

208 stores

137 stores

Bolt 1.3%

88 stores

80 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Colombia payment providers (May 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Colombia e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
Mercado Pago 1533 21.88%
American Express 1425 20.33%
PayU 1173 16.74%
MasterCard 972 13.87%
PayPal 907 12.94%
VISA 249 3.55%
Stripe Connect 208 2.97%
BitCoin 137 1.95%
Bolt 88 1.26%
Apple Pay 80 1.14%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS stores with 32.0% among AI-verified physical stores (736 stores) , followed by DHL (21.0%) and Correos (11.6%) .

Base: 1,896 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (3.5% 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 32.0%

736 stores

DHL 21.0%

482 stores

Correos 11.6%

266 stores

FedEx 10.2%

234 stores

159 stores

TNT 4.2%

96 stores

USPS 3.5%

80 stores

4PX 3.1%

72 stores

52 stores

TCS 1.3%

29 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Colombia shipping carriers (May 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Colombia e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 736 32.03%
DHL 482 20.97%
Correos 266 11.58%
FedEx 234 10.18%
Hermes 159 6.92%
TNT 96 4.18%
USPS 80 3.48%
4PX 72 3.13%
Speedy 52 2.26%
TCS 29 1.26%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 17,091 new stores were launched in Colombia , with the highest activity in 2026-04 (1,941 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-04 11.4%

1,941 stores launched

2026-03 13.1%

2,247 stores launched

2026-02 11.1%

1,896 stores launched

2026-01 11.0%

1,879 stores launched

2025-12 6.8%

1,154 stores launched

2025-11 7.6%

1,302 stores launched

2025-10 8.1%

1,387 stores launched

2025-09 7.0%

1,195 stores launched

2025-08 7.0%

1,195 stores launched

2025-07 6.9%

1,171 stores launched

2025-06 6.4%

1,099 stores launched

2025-05 3.7%

625 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Colombia (May 2026)
Monthly store launches in Colombia over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-04 1941 11.36%
2026-03 2247 13.15%
2026-02 1896 11.09%
2026-01 1879 10.99%
2025-12 1154 6.75%
2025-11 1302 7.62%
2025-10 1387 8.12%
2025-09 1195 6.99%
2025-08 1195 6.99%
2025-07 1171 6.85%
2025-06 1099 6.43%
2025-05 625 3.66%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 54,503 active stores in Colombia are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (8,217 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 15.1%

8,217 active stores

2025 23.2%

12,633 active stores

2024 13.0%

7,082 active stores

2023 8.2%

4,486 active stores

2022 5.7%

3,109 active stores

2021 6.1%

3,310 active stores

2020 6.8%

3,680 active stores

2019 3.8%

2,047 active stores

2018 3.8%

2,048 active stores

2017 2.7%

1,482 active stores

2016 1.4%

750 active stores

2015 1.1%

624 active stores

2014 1.3%

719 active stores

2013 2.0%

1,076 active stores

2012 1.0%

534 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Colombia by original launch year (May 2026)
Active stores in Colombia by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 8217 15.08%
2025 12633 23.18%
2024 7082 12.99%
2023 4486 8.23%
2022 3109 5.70%
2021 3310 6.07%
2020 3680 6.75%
2019 2047 3.76%
2018 2048 3.76%
2017 1482 2.72%
2016 750 1.38%
2015 624 1.14%
2014 719 1.32%
2013 1076 1.97%
2012 534 0.98%

Social Media Usage

Instagram stores with 33.0% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (33,361 stores) , followed by Facebook (27.2%) and TikTok (13.0%) .

Base: 36,540 stores with any detectable social profile (66.9% 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%

33,361 stores

Facebook 27.2%

27,564 stores

TikTok 13.0%

13,123 stores

WhatsApp 8.5%

8,567 stores

YouTube 8.0%

8,136 stores

Twitter 3.0%

3,022 stores

Pinterest 2.5%

2,535 stores

LinkedIn 2.4%

2,458 stores

X 2.4%

2,407 stores

Vimeo 0.1%

54 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Colombia (May 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Colombia e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 33361 32.96%
Facebook 27564 27.23%
TikTok 13123 12.96%
WhatsApp 8567 8.46%
YouTube 8136 8.04%
Twitter 3022 2.99%
Pinterest 2535 2.50%
LinkedIn 2458 2.43%
X 2407 2.38%
Vimeo 54 0.05%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 54.6k 100.00%
Emails 25.4k 46.57%
Phones 24.2k 44.23%
Ecommerce platform 54.6k 100.00%
Couriers 1.9k 3.47%
Payment Providers 4.7k 8.67%
Categories 48.4k 88.61%
Social Media 36.5k 66.90%

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 54.6k verified Colombia 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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