Croatia E-commerce Market

Explore 17.7k verified e-commerce stores in the Croatia. Compare platforms, categories, PSP/carrier signals, available contacts, and merchant-size segments.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 30.2k with e-commerce signals. 17.7k verified as active stores.

Verified stores
17.7k
active stores with physical delivery
Top platform
WooCommerce
8,974 verified stores
Top payment signal
MasterCard
2,087 stores detected
Top carrier signal
GLS
2,072 stores detected
Top category
Health & Beauty
2,359 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: June 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce stores with 52.8% of stores with physical delivery (8,974 stores) , followed by Custom (20.2%) and Shopify (15.1%) .

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)

8,974 stores

Custom 20.2%

3,439 stores

Shopify 15.1%

2,567 stores

487 stores

471 stores

380 stores

245 stores

195 stores

135 stores

115 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 Croatia
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 8974 52.76%
Custom 3439 20.22%
Shopify 2567 15.09%
Magento 487 2.86%
Squarespace Commerce 471 2.77%
Wix eCommerce 380 2.23%
PrestaShop 245 1.44%
OpenCart 195 1.15%
nopCommerce 135 0.79%
Big Cartel 115 0.68%
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All Stores Distribution

WooCommerce holds 64.4% share of all Croatia e-commerce stores (18,287) , with Custom at 12.1% and Shopify at 10.0% (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)

18,287 stores

Custom 12.1%

3,439 stores

Shopify 10.0%

2,833 stores

585 stores

964 stores

1,489 stores

274 stores

239 stores

163 stores

121 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (May 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in Croatia
Platform Total Stores Percentage
WooCommerce 18287 64.40%
Custom 3439 12.11%
Shopify 2833 9.98%
Magento 585 2.06%
Squarespace Commerce 964 3.40%
Wix eCommerce 1489 5.24%
PrestaShop 274 0.96%
OpenCart 239 0.84%
nopCommerce 163 0.57%
Big Cartel 121 0.43%

Categories Distribution

Health & Beauty stores with 16.0% of all stores (2,359 stores) , followed by Clothing & Accessories (15.9%) and Food & Beverages (12.8%) .

Base: 14,735 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (83.2% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Health & Beauty 16.0%

2,359 stores

Clothing & Accessories 15.9%

2,344 stores

Food & Beverages 12.8%

1,885 stores

Home & Garden 10.8%

1,590 stores

Electronics & Technology 6.5%

964 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 6.3%

924 stores

Tools & Hardware 4.7%

689 stores

Business & Industrial 3.8%

565 stores

Arts & Entertainment 3.6%

537 stores

Books & Media 3.5%

521 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Croatia store categories (May 2026)
Distribution of categories in Croatia e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Health & Beauty 2359 16.01%
Clothing & Accessories 2344 15.91%
Food & Beverages 1885 12.79%
Home & Garden 1590 10.79%
Electronics & Technology 964 6.54%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 924 6.27%
Tools & Hardware 689 4.68%
Business & Industrial 565 3.83%
Arts & Entertainment 537 3.64%
Books & Media 521 3.54%

Payment Providers Distribution

MasterCard stores with 24.8% among AI-verified physical stores (2,087 stores) , followed by PayPal (21.7%) and American Express (14.3%) .

Base: 4,404 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (24.9% 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

2,087 stores

PayPal 21.7%

1,824 stores

1,204 stores

919 stores

VISA 7.7%

649 stores

400 stores

400 stores

201 stores

177 stores

JCB 1.9%

158 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Croatia payment providers (May 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Croatia e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
MasterCard 2087 24.77%
PayPal 1824 21.65%
American Express 1204 14.29%
Stripe Connect 919 10.91%
VISA 649 7.70%
Google Pay 400 4.75%
Apple Pay 400 4.75%
WebPay 201 2.39%
Klarna 177 2.10%
JCB 158 1.88%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

GLS stores with 40.4% among AI-verified physical stores (2,072 stores) , followed by DPD (25.4%) and UPS (9.9%) .

Base: 3,855 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (21.8% 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 40.4%

2,072 stores

DPD 25.4%

1,304 stores

UPS 9.9%

506 stores

DHL 8.5%

437 stores

USPS 3.5%

178 stores

FedEx 3.2%

162 stores

134 stores

TNT 1.6%

80 stores

69 stores

63 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Croatia shipping carriers (May 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Croatia e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
GLS 2072 40.41%
DPD 1304 25.43%
UPS 506 9.87%
DHL 437 8.52%
USPS 178 3.47%
FedEx 162 3.16%
Hrvatska Pošta 134 2.61%
TNT 80 1.56%
Hermes 69 1.35%
Speedy 63 1.23%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 4,142 new stores were launched in Croatia , with the highest activity in 2026-04 (625 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-04 15.1%

625 stores launched

2026-03 14.4%

597 stores launched

2026-02 8.7%

360 stores launched

2026-01 7.9%

328 stores launched

2025-12 6.5%

269 stores launched

2025-11 9.4%

388 stores launched

2025-10 10.3%

426 stores launched

2025-09 7.1%

295 stores launched

2025-08 5.0%

208 stores launched

2025-07 6.4%

264 stores launched

2025-06 6.0%

248 stores launched

2025-05 3.2%

134 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Croatia (May 2026)
Monthly store launches in Croatia over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-04 625 15.09%
2026-03 597 14.41%
2026-02 360 8.69%
2026-01 328 7.92%
2025-12 269 6.49%
2025-11 388 9.37%
2025-10 426 10.28%
2025-09 295 7.12%
2025-08 208 5.02%
2025-07 264 6.37%
2025-06 248 5.99%
2025-05 134 3.24%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 17,637 active stores in Croatia are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (1,958 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 11.1%

1,958 active stores

2025 17.9%

3,155 active stores

2024 10.5%

1,846 active stores

2023 7.5%

1,324 active stores

2022 5.7%

1,011 active stores

2021 6.4%

1,120 active stores

2020 6.8%

1,203 active stores

2019 4.9%

857 active stores

2018 4.9%

869 active stores

2017 3.5%

619 active stores

2016 2.3%

403 active stores

2015 2.0%

354 active stores

2014 2.0%

350 active stores

2013 2.2%

381 active stores

2012 1.6%

291 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Croatia by original launch year (May 2026)
Active stores in Croatia by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 1958 11.10%
2025 3155 17.89%
2024 1846 10.47%
2023 1324 7.51%
2022 1011 5.73%
2021 1120 6.35%
2020 1203 6.82%
2019 857 4.86%
2018 869 4.93%
2017 619 3.51%
2016 403 2.28%
2015 354 2.01%
2014 350 1.98%
2013 381 2.16%
2012 291 1.65%

Social Media Usage

Facebook stores with 34.8% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (9,966 stores) , followed by Instagram (31.7%) and YouTube (9.5%) .

Base: 11,323 stores with any detectable social profile (63.9% 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

Facebook 34.8%

9,966 stores

Instagram 31.7%

9,074 stores

YouTube 9.5%

2,709 stores

TikTok 7.0%

2,015 stores

LinkedIn 5.0%

1,434 stores

Twitter 4.5%

1,296 stores

Pinterest 4.0%

1,144 stores

X 2.0%

566 stores

WhatsApp 1.3%

375 stores

Vimeo 0.2%

43 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Croatia (May 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Croatia e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 9966 34.82%
Instagram 9074 31.70%
YouTube 2709 9.46%
TikTok 2015 7.04%
LinkedIn 1434 5.01%
Twitter 1296 4.53%
Pinterest 1144 4.00%
X 566 1.98%
WhatsApp 375 1.31%
Vimeo 43 0.15%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 17.7k 100.00%
Emails 10.1k 57.09%
Phones 9.5k 53.79%
Ecommerce platform 17.7k 100.00%
Couriers 3.9k 21.76%
Payment Providers 4.4k 24.86%
Categories 15.2k 85.96%
Social Media 11.3k 63.93%

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 17.7k verified Croatia 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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