Denmark E-commerce Market

Explore 45.1k verified e-commerce stores in the Denmark. Compare platforms, categories, PSP/carrier signals, available contacts, and merchant-size segments.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 105.4k with e-commerce signals. 45.1k verified as active stores.

Verified stores
45.1k
active stores with physical delivery
Top platform
Shopify
15,687 verified stores
Top payment signal
VISA
22,114 detection occurrences
Top carrier signal
GLS
15,709 detection occurrences
Top category
Clothing & Accessories
5,706 verified stores

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E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify stores with 34.8% of stores with physical delivery (15,687 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (33.4%) and Custom (15.9%) .

Base: 45,091 active verified stores, including those without a detected platform. Rankings show leading platform combinations; displayed percentages need not sum to 100%. 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 34.8%

15,687 stores

15,045 stores

Custom 15.9%

7,168 stores

1,701 stores

1,194 stores

872 stores

465 stores

408 stores

HostedShop 0.8%

383 stores

DanDomain, SmartWeb 0.8%

353 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (October 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in Denmark
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 15687 34.79%
WooCommerce 15045 33.37%
Custom 7168 15.90%
DanDomain Webshop 1701 3.77%
Magento 1194 2.65%
PrestaShop 872 1.93%
Wix eCommerce 465 1.03%
Squarespace Commerce 408 0.90%
HostedShop 383 0.85%
DanDomain, SmartWeb 353 0.78%
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Websites with E-commerce Signals

Shopify holds 26.9% share of detected Denmark e-commerce signals (28,324) , with WooCommerce at 39.0% and Custom at 11.7% (October 2026) .

Base: 105,444 domains in this report's signal population, including domains without a detected platform. This is not a store count: it can include redirects and non-transactional sites. Displayed percentages need not sum to 100%.

Top 10 Platforms (All Signals)

Shopify 26.9%

28,324 websites

41,121 websites

Custom 11.7%

12,313 websites

3,336 websites

2,285 websites

1,731 websites

4,183 websites

3,203 websites

HostedShop 0.9%

918 websites

DanDomain, SmartWeb 0.7%

754 websites

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by websites with signals (October 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for websites with signals in Denmark
Platform Websites with Signals Percentage
Shopify 28324 26.86%
WooCommerce 41121 39.00%
Custom 12313 11.68%
DanDomain Webshop 3336 3.16%
Magento 2285 2.17%
PrestaShop 1731 1.64%
Wix eCommerce 4183 3.97%
Squarespace Commerce 3203 3.04%
HostedShop 918 0.87%
DanDomain, SmartWeb 754 0.72%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories stores with 12.7% of all stores (5,706 stores) , followed by Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear (8.8%) and Health & Beauty (8.4%) .

Base: 45,091 active verified stores, including stores without a detected category. Percentages use this full population, not only the displayed categories.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 12.7%

5,706 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 8.8%

3,967 stores

Health & Beauty 8.4%

3,775 stores

Food & Beverages 7.9%

3,579 stores

Home & Garden 7.2%

3,229 stores

Arts & Entertainment 7.1%

3,221 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 4.8%

2,143 stores

Electronics & Technology 4.7%

2,097 stores

Jewelry & Watches 3.9%

1,769 stores

Toys & Games 3.9%

1,747 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Denmark store categories (October 2026)
Distribution of categories in Denmark e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 5706 12.65%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 3967 8.80%
Health & Beauty 3775 8.37%
Food & Beverages 3579 7.94%
Home & Garden 3229 7.16%
Arts & Entertainment 3221 7.14%
Furniture & Home Decor 2143 4.75%
Electronics & Technology 2097 4.65%
Jewelry & Watches 1769 3.92%
Toys & Games 1747 3.87%

Payment Providers Distribution

VISA accounts for 16.8% of displayed detection occurrences (22,114 occurrences) , followed by MasterCard (16.8%) and Vipps MobilePay (13.7%) .

Base: 131,275 provider detection occurrences in the displayed ranking, from active stores. One store can contribute multiple occurrences. These percentages are not the share of unique stores or all detections.

Detected from publicly accessible website content and technical signals. Detection does not confirm an active provider contract or availability at checkout.

Top 10 Payment Providers

VISA 16.8%

22,114 occurrences

22,051 occurrences

Vipps MobilePay 13.7%

18,050 occurrences

Dankort 10.8%

14,236 occurrences

13,846 occurrences

11,065 occurrences

Maestro 7.1%

9,366 occurrences

7,956 occurrences

7,817 occurrences

4,774 occurrences

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Denmark payment providers (October 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Denmark e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Detection Occurrences Share of Displayed Occurrences
VISA 22114 16.85%
MasterCard 22051 16.80%
Vipps MobilePay 18050 13.75%
Dankort 14236 10.84%
Apple Pay 13846 10.55%
PayPal 11065 8.43%
Maestro 9366 7.13%
Klarna 7956 6.06%
American Express 7817 5.95%
Shop Pay 4774 3.64%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

GLS accounts for 35.5% of displayed detection occurrences (15,709 occurrences) , followed by PostNord (27.1%) and DAO365 (14.6%) .

Base: 44,248 carrier detection occurrences in the displayed ranking, from active stores. One store can contribute multiple occurrences. These percentages are not the share of unique stores or all detections.

Detected from publicly accessible website content and technical signals. Detection does not confirm an active carrier contract or shipping destinations.

Top 10 Shipping Carriers

GLS 35.5%

15,709 occurrences

12,006 occurrences

DAO365 14.6%

6,450 occurrences

DHL 5.8%

2,572 occurrences

UPS 5.0%

2,212 occurrences

Bring 4.2%

1,859 occurrences

1,113 occurrences

FedEx 2.4%

1,050 occurrences

DPD 1.9%

824 occurrences

DSV 1.0%

453 occurrences

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Denmark shipping carriers (October 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Denmark e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Detection Occurrences Share of Displayed Occurrences
GLS 15709 35.50%
PostNord 12006 27.13%
DAO365 6450 14.58%
DHL 2572 5.81%
UPS 2212 5.00%
Bring 1859 4.20%
Danske Fragtmænd 1113 2.52%
FedEx 1050 2.37%
DPD 824 1.86%
DSV 453 1.02%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 9,071 new stores were launched in Denmark , with the highest activity in 2026-09 (1,826 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-09 20.1%

1,826 stores launched

2026-08 18.2%

1,649 stores launched

2026-07 8.9%

808 stores launched

2026-06 9.0%

820 stores launched

2026-05 7.8%

708 stores launched

2026-04 6.3%

572 stores launched

2026-03 6.2%

560 stores launched

2026-02 5.1%

461 stores launched

2026-01 6.6%

598 stores launched

2025-12 4.9%

443 stores launched

2025-11 5.9%

536 stores launched

2025-10 1.0%

90 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Denmark (October 2026)
Monthly store launches in Denmark over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-09 1826 20.13%
2026-08 1649 18.18%
2026-07 808 8.91%
2026-06 820 9.04%
2026-05 708 7.81%
2026-04 572 6.31%
2026-03 560 6.17%
2026-02 461 5.08%
2026-01 598 6.59%
2025-12 443 4.88%
2025-11 536 5.91%
2025-10 90 0.99%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 44,587 active stores in Denmark are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (8,436 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 18.9%

8,436 active stores

2025 10.3%

4,594 active stores

2024 7.4%

3,290 active stores

2023 5.9%

2,619 active stores

2022 5.6%

2,501 active stores

2021 6.7%

2,984 active stores

2020 5.5%

2,449 active stores

2019 4.0%

1,805 active stores

2018 4.2%

1,864 active stores

2017 3.7%

1,655 active stores

2016 2.5%

1,109 active stores

2015 2.1%

924 active stores

2014 2.2%

962 active stores

2013 2.3%

1,045 active stores

2012 1.7%

775 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Denmark by original launch year (October 2026)
Active stores in Denmark by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 8436 18.92%
2025 4594 10.30%
2024 3290 7.38%
2023 2619 5.87%
2022 2501 5.61%
2021 2984 6.69%
2020 2449 5.49%
2019 1805 4.05%
2018 1864 4.18%
2017 1655 3.71%
2016 1109 2.49%
2015 924 2.07%
2014 962 2.16%
2013 1045 2.34%
2012 775 1.74%

Social Media Usage

Facebook accounts for 35.9% of displayed detection occurrences (21,091 occurrences) , followed by Instagram (34.3%) and YouTube (8.8%) .

Base: 58,754 social-platform detection occurrences in the displayed ranking, from active stores. One store can contribute multiple occurrences. These percentages are not the share of unique stores or all detections.

Links and embeds detected on public pages; private/hidden profiles not counted.

Top 10 Social Platforms

Facebook 35.9%

21,091 occurrences

Instagram 34.3%

20,127 occurrences

YouTube 8.8%

5,199 occurrences

LinkedIn 6.7%

3,908 occurrences

TikTok 6.0%

3,545 occurrences

Pinterest 3.9%

2,315 occurrences

Twitter 3.0%

1,759 occurrences

X 0.9%

547 occurrences

Vimeo 0.2%

140 occurrences

WhatsApp 0.2%

123 occurrences

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Denmark (October 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Denmark e-commerce stores
Social Platform Detection Occurrences Share of Displayed Occurrences
Facebook 21091 35.90%
Instagram 20127 34.26%
YouTube 5199 8.85%
LinkedIn 3908 6.65%
TikTok 3545 6.03%
Pinterest 2315 3.94%
Twitter 1759 2.99%
X 547 0.93%
Vimeo 140 0.24%
WhatsApp 123 0.21%

Data Coverage

Coverage among active verified stores in this country.

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 45.1k 100.00%
Emails 37k 82.16%
Phones 31.2k 69.26%
Ecommerce platform 45.1k 100.00%
Couriers 23.7k 52.53%
Payment Providers 32.1k 71.15%
Categories 38.2k 84.81%
Social Media 25.2k 55.89%

Coverage reflects detectability from publicly accessible website content and technical signals. A detected provider does not establish an active commercial relationship, and a missing signal does not establish absence. These counts are not confirmed transaction or shipment market shares.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What data is included in the Denmark e-commerce intelligence?

We track 45.1k verified Denmark e-commerce stores whose profiles can include: 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 rebuild the searchable index typically every 2–4 weeks. Observation dates vary by source and field; a rebuild does not mean every website was observed again. This public report has its own publication date and may use an older snapshot than the live catalog. Coverage varies by field and market. A missing payment or carrier signal means we did not detect it, not that the merchant does not use it.

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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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