Costa Rica E-commerce Database

Explore 4.6k 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. 4.6k verified as active stores.

· · Next full refresh: May 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify leads with 39.8% of stores with physical delivery (1,786 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (38.3%) and Wix eCommerce (7.2%) .

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)

Shopify 39.8%

1,786 stores

1,719 stores

325 stores

289 stores

Nidux 3.3%

149 stores

109 stores

53 stores

20 stores

18 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 Costa Rica
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 1786 39.82%
WooCommerce 1719 38.33%
Wix eCommerce 325 7.25%
Custom 289 6.44%
Nidux 149 3.32%
PrestaShop 109 2.43%
Magento 53 1.18%
OpenCart 20 0.45%
nopCommerce 18 0.40%
Stock Manager Advance (SMA) with Shop Module 17 0.38%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 22.9% of all stores (929 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (19.3%) and Food & Beverages (11.2%) .

Base: 4,053 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (88.2% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 22.9%

929 stores

Health & Beauty 19.3%

782 stores

Food & Beverages 11.2%

453 stores

Electronics & Technology 7.8%

315 stores

Home & Garden 5.5%

222 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 5.3%

216 stores

Jewelry & Watches 4.7%

192 stores

Toys & Games 4.0%

162 stores

Business & Industrial 3.5%

141 stores

Arts & Entertainment 3.1%

126 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Costa Rica store categories (April 2026)
Distribution of categories in Costa Rica e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 929 22.92%
Health & Beauty 782 19.29%
Food & Beverages 453 11.18%
Electronics & Technology 315 7.77%
Home & Garden 222 5.48%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 216 5.33%
Jewelry & Watches 192 4.74%
Toys & Games 162 4.00%
Business & Industrial 141 3.48%
Arts & Entertainment 126 3.11%
Vehicles & Parts 117 2.89%
Tools & Hardware 107 2.64%
Furniture & Home Decor 104 2.57%
Gifts & Special Occasions 101 2.49%
Pets & Pet Supplies 86 2.12%

Payment Providers Distribution

MasterCard leads with 24.8% among AI-verified physical stores (174 stores) , followed by PayPal (20.8%) and American Express (20.4%) .

Base: 463 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (10.1% 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

174 stores

PayPal 20.8%

146 stores

143 stores

VISA 18.7%

131 stores

39 stores

Bolt 2.4%

17 stores

13 stores

11 stores

JCB 1.4%

10 stores

4 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Costa Rica payment providers (April 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Costa Rica e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
MasterCard 174 24.79%
PayPal 146 20.80%
American Express 143 20.37%
VISA 131 18.66%
Stripe Connect 39 5.56%
Bolt 17 2.42%
Apple Pay 13 1.85%
BitCoin 11 1.57%
JCB 10 1.42%
Boleto 4 0.57%
Google Pay 4 0.57%
Klarna 3 0.43%
PayU 3 0.43%
Skrill 2 0.28%
Mollie 2 0.28%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

Correos leads with 73.7% among AI-verified physical stores (757 stores) , followed by UPS (12.4%) and DHL (7.4%) .

Base: 898 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (19.5% 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

Correos 73.7%

757 stores

UPS 12.4%

127 stores

DHL 7.4%

76 stores

FedEx 2.0%

21 stores

12 stores

USPS 1.0%

10 stores

TNT 0.7%

7 stores

3 stores

DPD 0.3%

3 stores

BRT 0.3%

3 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Costa Rica shipping carriers (April 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Costa Rica e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
Correos 757 73.71%
UPS 127 12.37%
DHL 76 7.40%
FedEx 21 2.04%
Hermes 12 1.17%
USPS 10 0.97%
TNT 7 0.68%
Speedy 3 0.29%
DPD 3 0.29%
BRT 3 0.29%
ASM 2 0.19%
Estafeta 2 0.19%
CBL 2 0.19%
Japan Post 1 0.10%
GLS 1 0.10%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 1,020 new stores were launched in Costa Rica , with the highest activity in 2026-03 (89 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-03 8.7%

89 stores launched

2026-02 7.8%

80 stores launched

2026-01 11.6%

118 stores launched

2025-12 8.4%

86 stores launched

2025-11 10.2%

104 stores launched

2025-10 8.8%

90 stores launched

2025-09 7.4%

75 stores launched

2025-08 8.1%

83 stores launched

2025-07 8.8%

90 stores launched

2025-06 6.5%

66 stores launched

2025-05 9.2%

94 stores launched

2025-04 4.4%

45 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Costa Rica (April 2026)
Monthly store launches in Costa Rica over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-03 89 8.73%
2026-02 80 7.84%
2026-01 118 11.57%
2025-12 86 8.43%
2025-11 104 10.20%
2025-10 90 8.82%
2025-09 75 7.35%
2025-08 83 8.14%
2025-07 90 8.82%
2025-06 66 6.47%
2025-05 94 9.22%
2025-04 45 4.41%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 4,587 active stores in Costa Rica are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (289 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 6.3%

289 active stores

2025 20.7%

951 active stores

2024 14.1%

647 active stores

2023 9.9%

456 active stores

2022 5.8%

267 active stores

2021 6.6%

302 active stores

2020 7.9%

363 active stores

2019 4.0%

183 active stores

2018 4.8%

218 active stores

2017 3.3%

152 active stores

2016 2.0%

93 active stores

2015 1.7%

80 active stores

2014 1.8%

81 active stores

2013 1.9%

87 active stores

2012 1.3%

58 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Costa Rica by original launch year (April 2026)
Active stores in Costa Rica by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 289 6.30%
2025 951 20.73%
2024 647 14.11%
2023 456 9.94%
2022 267 5.82%
2021 302 6.58%
2020 363 7.91%
2019 183 3.99%
2018 218 4.75%
2017 152 3.31%
2016 93 2.03%
2015 80 1.74%
2014 81 1.77%
2013 87 1.90%
2012 58 1.26%
2011 52 1.13%
2010 56 1.22%
2009 51 1.11%
2008 47 1.02%
2007 22 0.48%
2006 18 0.39%
2005 18 0.39%
2004 27 0.59%
2003 19 0.41%
2002 17 0.37%
2001 8 0.17%
2000 13 0.28%
1999 5 0.11%
1998 2 0.04%
1997 2 0.04%
1996 3 0.07%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 33.4% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (3,103 stores) , followed by Facebook (31.8%) and TikTok (10.5%) .

Base: 3,506 stores with any detectable social profile (76.3% 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 33.4%

3,103 stores

Facebook 31.8%

2,956 stores

TikTok 10.5%

972 stores

WhatsApp 8.5%

786 stores

YouTube 6.2%

575 stores

Twitter 3.4%

319 stores

Pinterest 2.6%

243 stores

LinkedIn 2.4%

225 stores

X 1.2%

109 stores

Vimeo 0.1%

9 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Costa Rica (April 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Costa Rica e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 3103 33.38%
Facebook 2956 31.80%
TikTok 972 10.45%
WhatsApp 786 8.45%
YouTube 575 6.18%
Twitter 319 3.43%
Pinterest 243 2.61%
LinkedIn 225 2.42%
X 109 1.17%
Vimeo 9 0.10%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 4.6k 100.00%
Emails 2.1k 44.66%
Phones 958.0 20.85%
Ecommerce platform 4.6k 100.00%
Couriers 898.0 19.54%
Payment Providers 463.0 10.08%
Categories 4.2k 90.53%
Social Media 3.5k 76.30%

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 Costa Rica e-commerce intelligence?

We track 4.6k 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 →

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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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