Egypt E-commerce Market

Explore 21.9k verified e-commerce stores in the Egypt. Compare platforms, categories, PSP/carrier signals, available contacts, and merchant-size segments.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 31.0k with e-commerce signals. 21.9k verified as active stores.

Verified stores
21.9k
active stores with physical delivery
Top platform
Shopify
9,818 verified stores
Top payment signal
PayPal
415 stores detected
Top carrier signal
UPS
258 stores detected
Top category
Clothing & Accessories
6,228 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: July 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify stores with 45.6% of stores with physical delivery (9,818 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (38.3%) and Custom (12.4%) .

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 45.6%

9,818 stores

8,249 stores

Custom 12.4%

2,677 stores

201 stores

149 stores

Active IT Zone Core 0.7%

142 stores

93 stores

84 stores

71 stores

61 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 Egypt
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 9818 45.57%
WooCommerce 8249 38.29%
Custom 2677 12.43%
Wix eCommerce 201 0.93%
OpenCart 149 0.69%
Active IT Zone Core 142 0.66%
Botble CMS 93 0.43%
Magento 84 0.39%
Squarespace Commerce 71 0.33%
YouCan 61 0.28%
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All Stores Distribution

Shopify holds 33.3% share of all Egypt e-commerce stores (10,114) , with WooCommerce at 51.7% and Custom at 8.8% (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)

Shopify 33.3%

10,114 stores

15,712 stores

2,677 stores

856 stores

163 stores

Active IT Zone Core 0.5%

144 stores

172 stores

99 stores

406 stores

63 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (June 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in Egypt
Platform Total Stores Percentage
Shopify 10114 33.26%
WooCommerce 15712 51.67%
Custom 2677 8.80%
Wix eCommerce 856 2.82%
OpenCart 163 0.54%
Active IT Zone Core 144 0.47%
Botble CMS 172 0.57%
Magento 99 0.33%
Squarespace Commerce 406 1.34%
YouCan 63 0.21%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories stores with 31.6% of all stores (6,228 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (22.9%) and Food & Beverages (8.4%) .

Base: 19,731 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (90.0% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 31.6%

6,228 stores

Health & Beauty 22.9%

4,511 stores

Food & Beverages 8.4%

1,654 stores

Home & Garden 8.1%

1,599 stores

Electronics & Technology 6.4%

1,263 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 4.8%

951 stores

Jewelry & Watches 3.5%

695 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 2.3%

454 stores

Business & Industrial 2.3%

445 stores

Toys & Games 2.0%

392 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Egypt store categories (June 2026)
Distribution of categories in Egypt e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 6228 31.56%
Health & Beauty 4511 22.86%
Food & Beverages 1654 8.38%
Home & Garden 1599 8.10%
Electronics & Technology 1263 6.40%
Furniture & Home Decor 951 4.82%
Jewelry & Watches 695 3.52%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 454 2.30%
Business & Industrial 445 2.26%
Toys & Games 392 1.99%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal stores with 25.3% among AI-verified physical stores (415 stores) , followed by MasterCard (20.7%) and Stripe Connect (17.0%) .

Base: 1,057 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (4.8% 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

PayPal 25.3%

415 stores

340 stores

279 stores

153 stores

Fawry 5.6%

92 stores

91 stores

VISA 4.7%

77 stores

Bolt 2.3%

38 stores

34 stores

33 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Egypt payment providers (June 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Egypt e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 415 25.29%
MasterCard 340 20.72%
Stripe Connect 279 17.00%
American Express 153 9.32%
Fawry 92 5.61%
Apple Pay 91 5.55%
VISA 77 4.69%
Bolt 38 2.32%
BitCoin 34 2.07%
Google Pay 33 2.01%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS stores with 30.0% among AI-verified physical stores (258 stores) , followed by DHL (19.7%) and Hermes (12.6%) .

Base: 643 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (2.9% 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 30.0%

258 stores

DHL 19.7%

169 stores

Hermes 12.6%

108 stores

Aramex 12.2%

105 stores

FedEx 9.8%

84 stores

USPS 5.1%

44 stores

32 stores

TNT 1.5%

13 stores

TCS 1.3%

11 stores

DPD 1.0%

9 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Egypt shipping carriers (June 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Egypt e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 258 30.03%
DHL 169 19.67%
Hermes 108 12.57%
Aramex 105 12.22%
FedEx 84 9.78%
USPS 44 5.12%
Speedy 32 3.73%
TNT 13 1.51%
TCS 11 1.28%
DPD 9 1.05%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 7,736 new stores were launched in Egypt , with the highest activity in 2026-05 (713 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-05 9.2%

713 stores launched

2026-04 9.3%

722 stores launched

2026-03 6.9%

531 stores launched

2026-02 7.7%

594 stores launched

2026-01 9.8%

758 stores launched

2025-12 10.7%

824 stores launched

2025-11 9.8%

755 stores launched

2025-10 8.6%

663 stores launched

2025-09 8.4%

646 stores launched

2025-08 8.3%

641 stores launched

2025-07 7.9%

614 stores launched

2025-06 3.6%

275 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Egypt (June 2026)
Monthly store launches in Egypt over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-05 713 9.22%
2026-04 722 9.33%
2026-03 531 6.86%
2026-02 594 7.68%
2026-01 758 9.80%
2025-12 824 10.65%
2025-11 755 9.76%
2025-10 663 8.57%
2025-09 646 8.35%
2025-08 641 8.29%
2025-07 614 7.94%
2025-06 275 3.55%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 21,722 active stores in Egypt are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (3,361 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 15.5%

3,361 active stores

2025 29.8%

6,477 active stores

2024 13.1%

2,853 active stores

2023 8.5%

1,855 active stores

2022 5.9%

1,292 active stores

2021 6.1%

1,333 active stores

2020 4.8%

1,033 active stores

2019 2.8%

610 active stores

2018 2.7%

596 active stores

2017 1.7%

369 active stores

2016 1.0%

208 active stores

2015 0.9%

198 active stores

2014 1.1%

248 active stores

2013 1.4%

295 active stores

2012 0.8%

175 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Egypt by original launch year (June 2026)
Active stores in Egypt by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 3361 15.47%
2025 6477 29.82%
2024 2853 13.13%
2023 1855 8.54%
2022 1292 5.95%
2021 1333 6.14%
2020 1033 4.76%
2019 610 2.81%
2018 596 2.74%
2017 369 1.70%
2016 208 0.96%
2015 198 0.91%
2014 248 1.14%
2013 295 1.36%
2012 175 0.81%

Social Media Usage

Facebook stores with 30.7% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (14,174 stores) , followed by Instagram (30.7%) and TikTok (14.3%) .

Base: 16,749 stores with any detectable social profile (76.4% 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 30.7%

14,174 stores

Instagram 30.7%

14,159 stores

TikTok 14.3%

6,589 stores

YouTube 6.2%

2,837 stores

LinkedIn 4.5%

2,090 stores

WhatsApp 3.8%

1,735 stores

Pinterest 3.3%

1,533 stores

Twitter 3.3%

1,529 stores

X 3.1%

1,418 stores

Vimeo 0.1%

43 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Egypt (June 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Egypt e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 14174 30.74%
Instagram 14159 30.71%
TikTok 6589 14.29%
YouTube 2837 6.15%
LinkedIn 2090 4.53%
WhatsApp 1735 3.76%
Pinterest 1533 3.32%
Twitter 1529 3.32%
X 1418 3.08%
Vimeo 43 0.09%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 21.9k 100.00%
Emails 8.1k 36.86%
Phones 6.9k 31.58%
Ecommerce platform 21.9k 100.00%
Couriers 643.0 2.93%
Payment Providers 1.1k 4.82%
Categories 20.1k 91.80%
Social Media 16.7k 76.37%

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 Egypt e-commerce intelligence?

We track 21.9k verified Egypt 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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