Ecuador E-commerce Market

Explore 12.0k verified e-commerce stores in the Ecuador. Compare platforms, categories, PSP/carrier signals, available contacts, and merchant-size segments.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 22.9k with e-commerce signals. 12.0k verified as active stores.

Verified stores
12.0k
active stores with physical delivery
Top platform
WooCommerce
5,414 verified stores
Top payment signal
PayPal
587 stores detected
Top carrier signal
UPS
322 stores detected
Top category
Clothing & Accessories
2,043 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: July 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce stores with 46.3% of stores with physical delivery (5,414 stores) , followed by Shopify (14.3%) and Custom (11.9%) .

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)

5,414 stores

Shopify 14.3%

1,669 stores

Custom 11.9%

1,392 stores

BASE 11.8%

1,385 stores

717 stores

355 stores

331 stores

317 stores

70 stores

VTEX 0.4%

44 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (June 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in Ecuador
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 5414 46.30%
Shopify 1669 14.27%
Custom 1392 11.90%
BASE 1385 11.84%
Wix eCommerce 717 6.13%
GoDaddy Online Store 355 3.04%
PrestaShop 331 2.83%
Nuvemshop 317 2.71%
Squarespace Commerce 70 0.60%
VTEX 44 0.38%
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All Stores Distribution

WooCommerce holds 55.2% share of all Ecuador e-commerce stores (12,361) , with Shopify at 7.8% and Custom at 6.2% (June 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)

12,361 stores

1,740 stores

1,392 stores

BASE 7.0%

1,562 stores

1,903 stores

2,438 stores

352 stores

321 stores

289 stores

VTEX 0.2%

49 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (June 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in Ecuador
Platform Total Stores Percentage
WooCommerce 12361 55.17%
Shopify 1740 7.77%
Custom 1392 6.21%
BASE 1562 6.97%
Wix eCommerce 1903 8.49%
GoDaddy Online Store 2438 10.88%
PrestaShop 352 1.57%
Nuvemshop 321 1.43%
Squarespace Commerce 289 1.29%
VTEX 49 0.22%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories stores with 20.5% of all stores (2,043 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (18.6%) and Electronics & Technology (10.6%) .

Base: 9,969 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (83.0% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 20.5%

2,043 stores

Health & Beauty 18.6%

1,853 stores

Electronics & Technology 10.6%

1,058 stores

Food & Beverages 10.6%

1,053 stores

Home & Garden 5.6%

562 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 4.6%

461 stores

Business & Industrial 4.1%

410 stores

Jewelry & Watches 3.9%

388 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 3.8%

383 stores

Arts & Entertainment 3.8%

383 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Ecuador store categories (June 2026)
Distribution of categories in Ecuador e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 2043 20.49%
Health & Beauty 1853 18.59%
Electronics & Technology 1058 10.61%
Food & Beverages 1053 10.56%
Home & Garden 562 5.64%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 461 4.62%
Business & Industrial 410 4.11%
Jewelry & Watches 388 3.89%
Gifts & Special Occasions 383 3.84%
Arts & Entertainment 383 3.84%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal stores with 24.5% among AI-verified physical stores (587 stores) , followed by Boleto (13.8%) and American Express (12.8%) .

Base: 1,574 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (13.1% 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

PayPal 24.5%

587 stores

Boleto 13.8%

332 stores

307 stores

289 stores

281 stores

VISA 7.0%

169 stores

JCB 3.6%

86 stores

82 stores

74 stores

49 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Ecuador payment providers (June 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Ecuador e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 587 24.47%
Boleto 332 13.84%
American Express 307 12.80%
Amazon Pay 289 12.05%
MasterCard 281 11.71%
VISA 169 7.04%
JCB 86 3.58%
Mercado Pago 82 3.42%
Stripe Connect 74 3.08%
Apple Pay 49 2.04%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS stores with 31.4% among AI-verified physical stores (322 stores) , followed by Correios (28.0%) and Estes (9.8%) .

Base: 938 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (7.8% 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

UPS 31.4%

322 stores

288 stores

Estes 9.8%

101 stores

DHL 9.3%

96 stores

65 stores

FedEx 3.9%

40 stores

26 stores

22 stores

USPS 1.9%

19 stores

DPD 1.3%

13 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Ecuador shipping carriers (June 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Ecuador e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 322 31.35%
Correios 288 28.04%
Estes 101 9.83%
DHL 96 9.35%
Correos 65 6.33%
FedEx 40 3.89%
Yamato Japan 26 2.53%
Hermes 22 2.14%
USPS 19 1.85%
DPD 13 1.27%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 3,407 new stores were launched in Ecuador , with the highest activity in 2026-05 (576 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-05 16.9%

576 stores launched

2026-04 12.3%

418 stores launched

2026-03 11.4%

389 stores launched

2026-02 8.2%

278 stores launched

2026-01 8.1%

276 stores launched

2025-12 6.9%

234 stores launched

2025-11 8.4%

285 stores launched

2025-10 7.7%

263 stores launched

2025-09 6.5%

221 stores launched

2025-08 5.7%

195 stores launched

2025-07 5.4%

183 stores launched

2025-06 2.6%

89 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Ecuador (June 2026)
Monthly store launches in Ecuador over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-05 576 16.91%
2026-04 418 12.27%
2026-03 389 11.42%
2026-02 278 8.16%
2026-01 276 8.10%
2025-12 234 6.87%
2025-11 285 8.37%
2025-10 263 7.72%
2025-09 221 6.49%
2025-08 195 5.72%
2025-07 183 5.37%
2025-06 89 2.61%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 11,557 active stores in Ecuador are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (1,970 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 17.0%

1,970 active stores

2025 18.9%

2,184 active stores

2024 10.5%

1,208 active stores

2023 7.2%

835 active stores

2022 6.7%

779 active stores

2021 8.1%

940 active stores

2020 8.8%

1,022 active stores

2019 4.2%

480 active stores

2018 4.4%

504 active stores

2017 2.9%

339 active stores

2016 1.4%

167 active stores

2015 1.1%

125 active stores

2014 1.1%

127 active stores

2013 1.6%

180 active stores

2012 0.9%

103 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Ecuador by original launch year (June 2026)
Active stores in Ecuador by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 1970 17.05%
2025 2184 18.90%
2024 1208 10.45%
2023 835 7.23%
2022 779 6.74%
2021 940 8.13%
2020 1022 8.84%
2019 480 4.15%
2018 504 4.36%
2017 339 2.93%
2016 167 1.45%
2015 125 1.08%
2014 127 1.10%
2013 180 1.56%
2012 103 0.89%

Social Media Usage

Instagram stores with 31.2% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (7,112 stores) , followed by Facebook (28.4%) and TikTok (10.8%) .

Base: 8,211 stores with any detectable social profile (68.3% 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 31.2%

7,112 stores

Facebook 28.4%

6,479 stores

TikTok 10.8%

2,467 stores

YouTube 7.7%

1,758 stores

WhatsApp 6.8%

1,539 stores

Twitter 5.2%

1,191 stores

X 5.2%

1,189 stores

LinkedIn 2.9%

654 stores

Pinterest 1.7%

388 stores

Reddit 0.0%

11 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Ecuador (June 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Ecuador e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 7112 31.21%
Facebook 6479 28.43%
TikTok 2467 10.83%
YouTube 1758 7.71%
WhatsApp 1539 6.75%
Twitter 1191 5.23%
X 1189 5.22%
LinkedIn 654 2.87%
Pinterest 388 1.70%
Reddit 11 0.05%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 12.0k 100.00%
Emails 5.4k 45.01%
Phones 4.0k 33.18%
Ecommerce platform 12.0k 100.00%
Couriers 938.0 7.81%
Payment Providers 1.6k 13.10%
Categories 10.3k 85.48%
Social Media 8.2k 68.33%

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 Ecuador e-commerce intelligence?

We track 12.0k verified Ecuador 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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