Costa Rica E-commerce Database

Explore 4.5k verified e-commerce stores in the Costa Rica. Instant access to technologies, contacts, platforms, and market dynamics.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 7.9k with e-commerce signals. 4.5k verified as active stores.

· · Next full refresh: April 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 39.5% of stores with physical delivery (1,767 stores) , followed by Shopify (39.5%) and Wix eCommerce (7.3%) .

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)

1,767 stores

Shopify 39.5%

1,767 stores

328 stores

243 stores

Nidux 3.3%

148 stores

115 stores

59 stores

19 stores

18 stores

12 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (March 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in Costa Rica
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 1767 39.48%
Shopify 1767 39.48%
Wix eCommerce 328 7.33%
Custom 243 5.43%
Nidux 148 3.31%
PrestaShop 115 2.57%
Magento 59 1.32%
OpenCart 19 0.42%
nopCommerce 18 0.40%
Squarespace Commerce 12 0.27%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 24.8% of all stores (892 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (22.2%) and Food & Beverages (11.3%) .

Base: 3,592 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (79.4% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 24.8%

892 stores

Health & Beauty 22.2%

796 stores

Food & Beverages 11.3%

406 stores

Electronics & Technology 10.1%

361 stores

Jewelry & Watches 5.7%

205 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 3.7%

134 stores

Home & Garden 3.3%

120 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 3.0%

106 stores

Toys & Games 2.7%

98 stores

Pets & Pet Supplies 2.6%

94 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Costa Rica store categories (March 2026)
Distribution of categories in Costa Rica e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 892 24.83%
Health & Beauty 796 22.16%
Food & Beverages 406 11.30%
Electronics & Technology 361 10.05%
Jewelry & Watches 205 5.71%
Furniture & Home Decor 134 3.73%
Home & Garden 120 3.34%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 106 2.95%
Toys & Games 98 2.73%
Pets & Pet Supplies 94 2.62%
Tools & Hardware 92 2.56%
Vehicles & Parts 81 2.26%
Gifts & Special Occasions 75 2.09%
Arts & Entertainment 68 1.89%
Business & Industrial 64 1.78%

Payment Providers Distribution

MasterCard leads with 25.0% among AI-verified physical stores (227 stores) , followed by American Express (22.4%) and PayPal (21.7%) .

Base: 600 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (13.3% 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

227 stores

204 stores

PayPal 21.7%

197 stores

VISA 16.5%

150 stores

49 stores

Bolt 3.0%

27 stores

14 stores

10 stores

JCB 1.0%

9 stores

5 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Costa Rica payment providers (March 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Costa Rica e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
MasterCard 227 24.97%
American Express 204 22.44%
PayPal 197 21.67%
VISA 150 16.50%
Stripe Connect 49 5.39%
Bolt 27 2.97%
Apple Pay 14 1.54%
BitCoin 10 1.10%
JCB 9 0.99%
Mercado Pago 5 0.55%
Klarna 4 0.44%
Google Pay 4 0.44%
PayU 3 0.33%
Mollie 3 0.33%
2Checkout 3 0.33%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

Correos leads with 76.4% among AI-verified physical stores (1,021 stores) , followed by UPS (9.8%) and DHL (7.6%) .

Base: 1,173 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (25.9% 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

Correos 76.4%

1,021 stores

UPS 9.8%

131 stores

DHL 7.6%

101 stores

FedEx 1.8%

24 stores

15 stores

USPS 0.9%

12 stores

TNT 0.8%

11 stores

DPD 0.4%

6 stores

GLS 0.3%

4 stores

3 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Costa Rica shipping carriers (March 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Costa Rica e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
Correos 1021 76.36%
UPS 131 9.80%
DHL 101 7.55%
FedEx 24 1.80%
Hermes 15 1.12%
USPS 12 0.90%
TNT 11 0.82%
DPD 6 0.45%
GLS 4 0.30%
Speedy 3 0.22%
Japan Post 2 0.15%
Yamato Japan 2 0.15%
Canada Post 2 0.15%
BRT 2 0.15%
JX 1 0.07%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 1,097 new stores were launched in Costa Rica , with the highest activity in 2026-02 (41 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-02 3.7%

41 stores launched

2026-01 12.4%

136 stores launched

2025-12 8.7%

95 stores launched

2025-11 11.5%

126 stores launched

2025-10 9.7%

106 stores launched

2025-09 7.1%

78 stores launched

2025-08 7.8%

86 stores launched

2025-07 8.3%

91 stores launched

2025-06 6.0%

66 stores launched

2025-05 8.9%

98 stores launched

2025-04 7.2%

79 stores launched

2025-03 8.7%

95 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Costa Rica (March 2026)
Monthly store launches in Costa Rica over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-02 41 3.74%
2026-01 136 12.40%
2025-12 95 8.66%
2025-11 126 11.49%
2025-10 106 9.66%
2025-09 78 7.11%
2025-08 86 7.84%
2025-07 91 8.30%
2025-06 66 6.02%
2025-05 98 8.93%
2025-04 79 7.20%
2025-03 95 8.66%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 4,517 active stores in Costa Rica are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (177 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 3.9%

177 active stores

2025 23.0%

1,040 active stores

2024 14.0%

632 active stores

2023 10.1%

456 active stores

2022 5.7%

257 active stores

2021 6.5%

293 active stores

2020 8.3%

376 active stores

2019 4.1%

185 active stores

2018 4.7%

212 active stores

2017 3.3%

148 active stores

2016 1.9%

86 active stores

2015 1.7%

76 active stores

2014 1.8%

82 active stores

2013 1.9%

87 active stores

2012 1.3%

57 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Costa Rica by original launch year (March 2026)
Active stores in Costa Rica by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 177 3.92%
2025 1040 23.02%
2024 632 13.99%
2023 456 10.10%
2022 257 5.69%
2021 293 6.49%
2020 376 8.32%
2019 185 4.10%
2018 212 4.69%
2017 148 3.28%
2016 86 1.90%
2015 76 1.68%
2014 82 1.82%
2013 87 1.93%
2012 57 1.26%
2011 55 1.22%
2010 54 1.20%
2009 46 1.02%
2008 46 1.02%
2007 27 0.60%
2006 19 0.42%
2005 18 0.40%
2004 25 0.55%
2003 15 0.33%
2002 16 0.35%
2001 6 0.13%
2000 12 0.27%
1999 6 0.13%
1998 2 0.04%
1997 3 0.07%
1996 3 0.07%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 33.3% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (3,090 stores) , followed by Facebook (31.7%) and TikTok (10.5%) .

Base: 3,477 stores with any detectable social profile (76.8% 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 33.3%

3,090 stores

Facebook 31.7%

2,942 stores

TikTok 10.5%

977 stores

WhatsApp 8.5%

789 stores

YouTube 6.2%

575 stores

Twitter 3.5%

321 stores

Pinterest 2.6%

244 stores

LinkedIn 2.5%

229 stores

X 1.2%

109 stores

Vimeo 0.1%

8 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Costa Rica (March 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Costa Rica e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 3090 33.28%
Facebook 2942 31.69%
TikTok 977 10.52%
WhatsApp 789 8.50%
YouTube 575 6.19%
Twitter 321 3.46%
Pinterest 244 2.63%
LinkedIn 229 2.47%
X 109 1.17%
Vimeo 8 0.09%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 4.5k 100.00%
Emails 2.7k 59.41%
Phones 953.0 21.06%
Ecommerce platform 4.5k 100.00%
Couriers 1.2k 25.92%
Payment Providers 600.0 13.26%
Categories 3.7k 81.48%
Social Media 3.5k 76.82%

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 Costa Rica e-commerce intelligence?

We track 4.5k verified Costa Rica 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 →

Can I filter by specific segments?

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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