Croatia E-commerce Database

Explore 18.6k verified e-commerce stores in the Croatia. Instant access to technologies, contacts, platforms, and market dynamics.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 31.5k with e-commerce signals. 18.6k verified as active stores.

· · Next full refresh: May 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 53.1% of stores with physical delivery (9,474 stores) , followed by Custom (20.7%) and Shopify (14.7%) .

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)

9,474 stores

Custom 20.7%

3,684 stores

Shopify 14.7%

2,628 stores

510 stores

462 stores

389 stores

249 stores

197 stores

129 stores

118 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 Croatia
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 9474 53.11%
Custom 3684 20.65%
Shopify 2628 14.73%
Magento 510 2.86%
Squarespace Commerce 462 2.59%
Wix eCommerce 389 2.18%
PrestaShop 249 1.40%
OpenCart 197 1.10%
nopCommerce 129 0.72%
Big Cartel 118 0.66%

Categories Distribution

Health & Beauty leads with 16.6% of all stores (2,546 stores) , followed by Clothing & Accessories (15.5%) and Food & Beverages (12.8%) .

Base: 15,339 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (82.5% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Health & Beauty 16.6%

2,546 stores

Clothing & Accessories 15.5%

2,381 stores

Food & Beverages 12.8%

1,958 stores

Home & Garden 11.1%

1,697 stores

Electronics & Technology 6.7%

1,022 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 5.9%

908 stores

Tools & Hardware 4.7%

723 stores

Business & Industrial 3.7%

573 stores

Books & Media 3.7%

565 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 3.5%

543 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Croatia store categories (April 2026)
Distribution of categories in Croatia e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Health & Beauty 2546 16.60%
Clothing & Accessories 2381 15.52%
Food & Beverages 1958 12.76%
Home & Garden 1697 11.06%
Electronics & Technology 1022 6.66%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 908 5.92%
Tools & Hardware 723 4.71%
Business & Industrial 573 3.74%
Books & Media 565 3.68%
Gifts & Special Occasions 543 3.54%
Arts & Entertainment 531 3.46%
Jewelry & Watches 507 3.31%
Vehicles & Parts 502 3.27%
Toys & Games 454 2.96%
Furniture & Home Decor 429 2.80%

Payment Providers Distribution

MasterCard leads with 26.1% among AI-verified physical stores (2,261 stores) , followed by PayPal (20.4%) and American Express (14.0%) .

Base: 4,609 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (24.8% 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

2,261 stores

PayPal 20.4%

1,768 stores

1,210 stores

VISA 10.6%

919 stores

879 stores

365 stores

350 stores

192 stores

JCB 1.9%

164 stores

157 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Croatia payment providers (April 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Croatia e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
MasterCard 2261 26.09%
PayPal 1768 20.40%
American Express 1210 13.96%
VISA 919 10.60%
Stripe Connect 879 10.14%
Google Pay 365 4.21%
Apple Pay 350 4.04%
WebPay 192 2.22%
JCB 164 1.89%
Klarna 157 1.81%
Bolt 113 1.30%
BitCoin 101 1.17%
Bancontact 69 0.80%
PayU 66 0.76%
UnionPay 53 0.61%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

GLS leads with 40.0% among AI-verified physical stores (2,058 stores) , followed by DPD (25.4%) and UPS (10.0%) .

Base: 3,858 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (20.7% 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

GLS 40.0%

2,058 stores

DPD 25.4%

1,305 stores

UPS 10.0%

514 stores

DHL 8.5%

439 stores

FedEx 3.4%

176 stores

USPS 3.2%

167 stores

132 stores

TNT 1.6%

84 stores

72 stores

63 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Croatia shipping carriers (April 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Croatia e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
GLS 2058 40.03%
DPD 1305 25.38%
UPS 514 10.00%
DHL 439 8.54%
FedEx 176 3.42%
USPS 167 3.25%
Hrvatska Pošta 132 2.57%
TNT 84 1.63%
Hermes 72 1.40%
Speedy 63 1.23%
Colissimo 38 0.74%
La Poste 38 0.74%
Royal Mail 22 0.43%
TCS 17 0.33%
ASM 16 0.31%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 4,275 new stores were launched in Croatia , with the highest activity in 2026-03 (646 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-03 15.1%

646 stores launched

2026-02 10.4%

444 stores launched

2026-01 9.7%

415 stores launched

2025-12 6.7%

286 stores launched

2025-11 10.1%

432 stores launched

2025-10 10.8%

462 stores launched

2025-09 7.5%

320 stores launched

2025-08 5.5%

235 stores launched

2025-07 7.7%

329 stores launched

2025-06 6.7%

286 stores launched

2025-05 6.6%

283 stores launched

2025-04 3.2%

137 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Croatia (April 2026)
Monthly store launches in Croatia over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-03 646 15.11%
2026-02 444 10.39%
2026-01 415 9.71%
2025-12 286 6.69%
2025-11 432 10.11%
2025-10 462 10.81%
2025-09 320 7.49%
2025-08 235 5.50%
2025-07 329 7.70%
2025-06 286 6.69%
2025-05 283 6.62%
2025-04 137 3.20%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 18,519 active stores in Croatia are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (1,513 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 8.2%

1,513 active stores

2025 19.3%

3,572 active stores

2024 11.0%

2,045 active stores

2023 7.8%

1,447 active stores

2022 6.0%

1,114 active stores

2021 6.5%

1,200 active stores

2020 6.9%

1,283 active stores

2019 4.9%

903 active stores

2018 4.9%

915 active stores

2017 3.5%

652 active stores

2016 2.2%

415 active stores

2015 2.0%

373 active stores

2014 2.1%

386 active stores

2013 2.2%

401 active stores

2012 1.7%

306 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Croatia by original launch year (April 2026)
Active stores in Croatia by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 1513 8.17%
2025 3572 19.29%
2024 2045 11.04%
2023 1447 7.81%
2022 1114 6.02%
2021 1200 6.48%
2020 1283 6.93%
2019 903 4.88%
2018 915 4.94%
2017 652 3.52%
2016 415 2.24%
2015 373 2.01%
2014 386 2.08%
2013 401 2.17%
2012 306 1.65%
2011 325 1.75%
2010 262 1.41%
2009 192 1.04%
2008 197 1.06%
2007 197 1.06%
2006 124 0.67%
2005 80 0.43%
2004 134 0.72%
2003 113 0.61%
2002 104 0.56%
2001 118 0.64%
2000 72 0.39%
1999 33 0.18%
1998 27 0.15%
1997 11 0.06%
1996 5 0.03%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 34.8% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (10,525 stores) , followed by Instagram (31.9%) and YouTube (9.6%) .

Base: 11,997 stores with any detectable social profile (64.5% 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 34.8%

10,525 stores

Instagram 31.9%

9,647 stores

YouTube 9.6%

2,895 stores

TikTok 7.0%

2,117 stores

LinkedIn 5.0%

1,504 stores

Twitter 4.5%

1,358 stores

Pinterest 3.9%

1,190 stores

X 2.0%

598 stores

WhatsApp 1.3%

403 stores

Vimeo 0.1%

44 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Croatia (April 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Croatia e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 10525 34.76%
Instagram 9647 31.86%
YouTube 2895 9.56%
TikTok 2117 6.99%
LinkedIn 1504 4.97%
Twitter 1358 4.48%
Pinterest 1190 3.93%
X 598 1.97%
WhatsApp 403 1.33%
Vimeo 44 0.15%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 18.6k 100.00%
Emails 10.6k 57.24%
Phones 5.7k 30.38%
Ecommerce platform 18.6k 100.00%
Couriers 3.9k 20.74%
Payment Providers 4.6k 24.78%
Categories 15.9k 85.33%
Social Media 12.0k 64.49%

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 Croatia e-commerce intelligence?

We track 18.6k verified Croatia 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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