Egypt E-commerce Database

Explore 23.6k verified e-commerce stores in the Egypt. Instant access to technologies, contacts, platforms, and market dynamics.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 31.4k with e-commerce signals. 23.6k verified as active stores.

· · Next full refresh: May 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify leads with 46.0% of stores with physical delivery (10,626 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (38.8%) and Custom (11.3%) .

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 46.0%

10,626 stores

8,975 stores

Custom 11.3%

2,615 stores

220 stores

160 stores

154 stores

100 stores

94 stores

81 stores

77 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (April 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in Egypt
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 10626 46.00%
WooCommerce 8975 38.85%
Custom 2615 11.32%
Wix eCommerce 220 0.95%
OpenCart 160 0.69%
Active IT Zone Core 154 0.67%
Magento 100 0.43%
Botble CMS 94 0.41%
Squarespace Commerce 81 0.35%
YouCan 77 0.33%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 32.5% of all stores (6,878 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (22.2%) and Food & Beverages (8.3%) .

Base: 21,138 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (89.6% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 32.5%

6,878 stores

Health & Beauty 22.2%

4,684 stores

Food & Beverages 8.3%

1,760 stores

Home & Garden 7.7%

1,621 stores

Electronics & Technology 6.7%

1,409 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 4.9%

1,040 stores

Jewelry & Watches 3.5%

748 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 2.5%

521 stores

Business & Industrial 2.1%

447 stores

Toys & Games 2.0%

425 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Egypt store categories (April 2026)
Distribution of categories in Egypt e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 6878 32.54%
Health & Beauty 4684 22.16%
Food & Beverages 1760 8.33%
Home & Garden 1621 7.67%
Electronics & Technology 1409 6.67%
Furniture & Home Decor 1040 4.92%
Jewelry & Watches 748 3.54%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 521 2.46%
Business & Industrial 447 2.11%
Toys & Games 425 2.01%
Tools & Hardware 363 1.72%
Arts & Entertainment 348 1.65%
Gifts & Special Occasions 328 1.55%
Books & Media 293 1.39%
Vehicles & Parts 273 1.29%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 26.0% among AI-verified physical stores (434 stores) , followed by MasterCard (21.8%) and Stripe Connect (17.0%) .

Base: 1,096 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (4.6% 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 26.0%

434 stores

365 stores

285 stores

164 stores

89 stores

Fawry 4.7%

78 stores

VISA 4.1%

68 stores

Bolt 2.3%

38 stores

31 stores

30 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Egypt payment providers (April 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Egypt e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 434 25.96%
MasterCard 365 21.83%
Stripe Connect 285 17.05%
American Express 164 9.81%
Apple Pay 89 5.32%
Fawry 78 4.67%
VISA 68 4.07%
Bolt 38 2.27%
BitCoin 31 1.85%
Klarna 30 1.79%
Google Pay 25 1.50%
Paytm 18 1.08%
SEPA 18 1.08%
Skrill 17 1.02%
JCB 12 0.72%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS leads with 33.2% among AI-verified physical stores (287 stores) , followed by DHL (20.3%) and Hermes (12.9%) .

Base: 688 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 33.2%

287 stores

DHL 20.3%

176 stores

Hermes 12.9%

112 stores

Aramex 11.1%

96 stores

FedEx 7.1%

61 stores

USPS 5.1%

44 stores

30 stores

TNT 1.7%

15 stores

TCS 1.0%

9 stores

DPD 1.0%

9 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Egypt shipping carriers (April 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Egypt e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 287 33.18%
DHL 176 20.35%
Hermes 112 12.95%
Aramex 96 11.10%
FedEx 61 7.05%
USPS 44 5.09%
Speedy 30 3.47%
TNT 15 1.73%
TCS 9 1.04%
DPD 9 1.04%
GLS 9 1.04%
Blue Star 5 0.58%
Estes 4 0.46%
Yamato Japan 4 0.46%
ePacket 4 0.46%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 8,697 new stores were launched in Egypt , with the highest activity in 2026-03 (490 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-03 5.6%

490 stores launched

2026-02 6.8%

592 stores launched

2026-01 11.3%

983 stores launched

2025-12 11.9%

1,039 stores launched

2025-11 10.6%

924 stores launched

2025-10 9.2%

803 stores launched

2025-09 8.6%

745 stores launched

2025-08 8.5%

742 stores launched

2025-07 8.2%

711 stores launched

2025-06 7.1%

619 stores launched

2025-05 8.0%

700 stores launched

2025-04 4.0%

349 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Egypt (April 2026)
Monthly store launches in Egypt over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-03 490 5.63%
2026-02 592 6.81%
2026-01 983 11.30%
2025-12 1039 11.95%
2025-11 924 10.62%
2025-10 803 9.23%
2025-09 745 8.57%
2025-08 742 8.53%
2025-07 711 8.18%
2025-06 619 7.12%
2025-05 700 8.05%
2025-04 349 4.01%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 23,364 active stores in Egypt are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (2,067 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 8.8%

2,067 active stores

2025 34.2%

7,982 active stores

2024 14.2%

3,327 active stores

2023 8.8%

2,066 active stores

2022 6.2%

1,441 active stores

2021 6.2%

1,459 active stores

2020 4.9%

1,146 active stores

2019 2.9%

674 active stores

2018 2.8%

649 active stores

2017 1.8%

420 active stores

2016 1.0%

225 active stores

2015 0.9%

209 active stores

2014 1.1%

268 active stores

2013 1.4%

333 active stores

2012 0.8%

181 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Egypt by original launch year (April 2026)
Active stores in Egypt by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 2067 8.85%
2025 7982 34.16%
2024 3327 14.24%
2023 2066 8.84%
2022 1441 6.17%
2021 1459 6.24%
2020 1146 4.90%
2019 674 2.88%
2018 649 2.78%
2017 420 1.80%
2016 225 0.96%
2015 209 0.89%
2014 268 1.15%
2013 333 1.43%
2012 181 0.77%
2011 202 0.86%
2010 145 0.62%
2009 93 0.40%
2008 77 0.33%
2007 70 0.30%
2006 55 0.24%
2005 56 0.24%
2004 72 0.31%
2003 43 0.18%
2002 28 0.12%
2001 38 0.16%
2000 16 0.07%
1999 14 0.06%
1998 5 0.02%
1997 1 0.00%
1996 2 0.01%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 30.6% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (15,043 stores) , followed by Instagram (30.6%) and TikTok (14.0%) .

Base: 17,810 stores with any detectable social profile (75.5% 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 30.6%

15,043 stores

Instagram 30.6%

15,026 stores

TikTok 14.0%

6,887 stores

YouTube 6.1%

3,006 stores

LinkedIn 4.4%

2,180 stores

WhatsApp 3.8%

1,880 stores

Pinterest 3.6%

1,763 stores

Twitter 3.6%

1,748 stores

X 3.1%

1,521 stores

Vimeo 0.1%

44 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Egypt (April 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Egypt e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 15043 30.64%
Instagram 15026 30.60%
TikTok 6887 14.03%
YouTube 3006 6.12%
LinkedIn 2180 4.44%
WhatsApp 1880 3.83%
Pinterest 1763 3.59%
Twitter 1748 3.56%
X 1521 3.10%
Vimeo 44 0.09%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 23.6k 100.00%
Emails 9.1k 38.77%
Phones 1.8k 7.63%
Ecommerce platform 23.6k 100.00%
Couriers 688.0 2.92%
Payment Providers 1.1k 4.65%
Categories 21.6k 91.36%
Social Media 17.8k 75.49%

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 23.6k verified Egypt e-commerce stores with 50+ data points per store: e-commerce platform, product counts, categories, payment providers, shipping carriers, estimated traffic, technology stack, and verified business contacts.

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.

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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, store size, product category, payment provider, shipping carrier, traffic tier, and more. All filtering is available through both the web app and API.

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