Dominican Republic E-commerce Market

Explore 3.5k verified e-commerce stores in the Dominican Republic. Compare platforms, categories, PSP/carrier signals, available contacts, and merchant-size segments.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 6.6k with e-commerce signals. 3.5k verified as active stores.

Verified stores
3.5k
active stores with physical delivery
Top platform
Shopify
1,880 verified stores
Top payment signal
PayPal
149 stores detected
Top carrier signal
UPS
103 stores detected
Top category
Health & Beauty
728 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: June 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify stores with 53.9% of stores with physical delivery (1,880 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (30.6%) and Custom (8.5%) .

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 53.9%

1,880 stores

1,067 stores

298 stores

132 stores

61 stores

22 stores

10 stores

Stock Manager Advance (SMA) with Shop Module 0.3%

9 stores

Shopify, Shopoe 0.2%

6 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 Dominican Republic
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 1880 53.85%
WooCommerce 1067 30.56%
Custom 298 8.54%
Wix eCommerce 132 3.78%
PrestaShop 61 1.75%
Magento 22 0.63%
GoDaddy Online Store 10 0.29%
Stock Manager Advance (SMA) with Shop Module 9 0.26%
Squarespace Commerce 6 0.17%
Shopify, Shopoe 6 0.17%
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All Stores Distribution

Shopify holds 30.7% share of all Dominican Republic e-commerce stores (1,979) , with WooCommerce at 50.8% and Custom at 4.6% (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)

Shopify 30.7%

1,979 stores

3,270 stores

298 stores

693 stores

63 stores

23 stores

18 stores

Stock Manager Advance (SMA) with Shop Module 0.8%

49 stores

43 stores

Shopify, Shopoe 0.1%

6 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (May 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in Dominican Republic
Platform Total Stores Percentage
Shopify 1979 30.72%
WooCommerce 3270 50.76%
Custom 298 4.63%
Wix eCommerce 693 10.76%
PrestaShop 63 0.98%
Magento 23 0.36%
GoDaddy Online Store 18 0.28%
Stock Manager Advance (SMA) with Shop Module 49 0.76%
Squarespace Commerce 43 0.67%
Shopify, Shopoe 6 0.09%

Categories Distribution

Health & Beauty stores with 25.2% of all stores (728 stores) , followed by Clothing & Accessories (23.1%) and Electronics & Technology (8.8%) .

Base: 2,889 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (81.4% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Health & Beauty 25.2%

728 stores

Clothing & Accessories 23.1%

667 stores

Electronics & Technology 8.8%

253 stores

Food & Beverages 8.1%

234 stores

Home & Garden 6.1%

175 stores

Jewelry & Watches 4.3%

123 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 3.7%

107 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 3.6%

103 stores

Business & Industrial 3.4%

97 stores

Tools & Hardware 3.1%

90 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Dominican Republic store categories (May 2026)
Distribution of categories in Dominican Republic e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Health & Beauty 728 25.20%
Clothing & Accessories 667 23.09%
Electronics & Technology 253 8.76%
Food & Beverages 234 8.10%
Home & Garden 175 6.06%
Jewelry & Watches 123 4.26%
Gifts & Special Occasions 107 3.70%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 103 3.57%
Business & Industrial 97 3.36%
Tools & Hardware 90 3.12%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal stores with 37.4% among AI-verified physical stores (149 stores) , followed by MasterCard (19.6%) and American Express (17.3%) .

Base: 267 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (7.5% 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

PayPal 37.4%

149 stores

78 stores

69 stores

VISA 7.3%

29 stores

28 stores

10 stores

7 stores

Bolt 1.8%

7 stores

5 stores

4 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Dominican Republic payment providers (May 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Dominican Republic e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 149 37.44%
MasterCard 78 19.60%
American Express 69 17.34%
VISA 29 7.29%
Stripe Connect 28 7.04%
Apple Pay 10 2.51%
Google Pay 7 1.76%
Bolt 7 1.76%
BitCoin 5 1.26%
Affirm 4 1.01%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS stores with 42.9% among AI-verified physical stores (103 stores) , followed by DHL (15.0%) and FedEx (10.0%) .

Base: 180 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (5.1% 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

UPS 42.9%

103 stores

DHL 15.0%

36 stores

FedEx 10.0%

24 stores

USPS 9.6%

23 stores

17 stores

GLS 5.8%

14 stores

DPD 2.1%

5 stores

5 stores

3 stores

3 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Dominican Republic shipping carriers (May 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Dominican Republic e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 103 42.92%
DHL 36 15.00%
FedEx 24 10.00%
USPS 23 9.58%
Correos 17 7.08%
GLS 14 5.83%
DPD 5 2.08%
Hermes 5 2.08%
Royal Mail 3 1.25%
ePacket 3 1.25%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 1,254 new stores were launched in Dominican Republic , with the highest activity in 2026-04 (141 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-04 11.2%

141 stores launched

2026-03 12.4%

156 stores launched

2026-02 12.4%

155 stores launched

2026-01 12.8%

161 stores launched

2025-12 8.0%

100 stores launched

2025-11 6.5%

82 stores launched

2025-10 8.7%

109 stores launched

2025-09 6.3%

79 stores launched

2025-08 6.1%

77 stores launched

2025-07 6.2%

78 stores launched

2025-06 6.2%

78 stores launched

2025-05 3.0%

38 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Dominican Republic (May 2026)
Monthly store launches in Dominican Republic over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-04 141 11.24%
2026-03 156 12.44%
2026-02 155 12.36%
2026-01 161 12.84%
2025-12 100 7.97%
2025-11 82 6.54%
2025-10 109 8.69%
2025-09 79 6.30%
2025-08 77 6.14%
2025-07 78 6.22%
2025-06 78 6.22%
2025-05 38 3.03%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 3,534 active stores in Dominican Republic are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (635 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 18.0%

635 active stores

2025 24.5%

866 active stores

2024 12.0%

423 active stores

2023 7.6%

267 active stores

2022 5.2%

183 active stores

2021 5.1%

182 active stores

2020 5.7%

202 active stores

2019 3.8%

136 active stores

2018 3.5%

122 active stores

2017 2.3%

80 active stores

2016 1.7%

60 active stores

2015 1.3%

47 active stores

2014 1.2%

44 active stores

2013 1.4%

49 active stores

2012 1.1%

40 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Dominican Republic by original launch year (May 2026)
Active stores in Dominican Republic by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 635 17.97%
2025 866 24.50%
2024 423 11.97%
2023 267 7.56%
2022 183 5.18%
2021 182 5.15%
2020 202 5.72%
2019 136 3.85%
2018 122 3.45%
2017 80 2.26%
2016 60 1.70%
2015 47 1.33%
2014 44 1.25%
2013 49 1.39%
2012 40 1.13%

Social Media Usage

Instagram stores with 36.3% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (1,885 stores) , followed by Facebook (27.4%) and TikTok (8.3%) .

Base: 2,052 stores with any detectable social profile (57.9% 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

Instagram 36.3%

1,885 stores

Facebook 27.4%

1,424 stores

TikTok 8.3%

431 stores

YouTube 7.9%

410 stores

Twitter 5.9%

308 stores

WhatsApp 5.8%

302 stores

Pinterest 3.3%

172 stores

X 2.5%

132 stores

LinkedIn 2.4%

124 stores

Behance 0.1%

5 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Dominican Republic (May 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Dominican Republic e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 1885 36.30%
Facebook 1424 27.42%
TikTok 431 8.30%
YouTube 410 7.90%
Twitter 308 5.93%
WhatsApp 302 5.82%
Pinterest 172 3.31%
X 132 2.54%
LinkedIn 124 2.39%
Behance 5 0.10%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 3.5k 100.00%
Emails 1.5k 40.96%
Phones 1.3k 36.76%
Ecommerce platform 3.5k 100.00%
Couriers 180.0 5.07%
Payment Providers 267.0 7.53%
Categories 3.0k 83.34%
Social Media 2.1k 57.85%

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 Dominican Republic e-commerce intelligence?

We track 3.5k verified Dominican Republic 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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