Egypt E-commerce Market

Explore 24.3k verified e-commerce stores in the Egypt. Compare platforms, categories, PSP/carrier signals, available contacts, and merchant-size segments.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 34.2k with e-commerce signals. 24.3k verified as active stores.

Verified stores
24.3k
active stores with physical delivery
Top platform
Shopify
10,748 verified stores
Top payment signal
PayPal
503 stores detected
Top carrier signal
UPS
312 stores detected
Top category
Clothing & Accessories
6,934 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: June 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify stores with 45.2% of stores with physical delivery (10,748 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (38.5%) and Custom (12.6%) .

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 45.2%

10,748 stores

9,168 stores

Custom 12.6%

2,991 stores

213 stores

164 stores

Active IT Zone Core 0.7%

159 stores

103 stores

94 stores

78 stores

72 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 Egypt
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 10748 45.18%
WooCommerce 9168 38.54%
Custom 2991 12.57%
Wix eCommerce 213 0.90%
OpenCart 164 0.69%
Active IT Zone Core 159 0.67%
Botble CMS 103 0.43%
Magento 94 0.40%
YouCan 78 0.33%
Squarespace Commerce 72 0.30%
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All Stores Distribution

Shopify holds 33.3% share of all Egypt e-commerce stores (11,085) , with WooCommerce at 51.5% and Custom at 9.0% (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 33.3%

11,085 stores

17,139 stores

2,991 stores

884 stores

180 stores

Active IT Zone Core 0.5%

162 stores

196 stores

109 stores

82 stores

434 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (May 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in Egypt
Platform Total Stores Percentage
Shopify 11085 33.33%
WooCommerce 17139 51.53%
Custom 2991 8.99%
Wix eCommerce 884 2.66%
OpenCart 180 0.54%
Active IT Zone Core 162 0.49%
Botble CMS 196 0.59%
Magento 109 0.33%
YouCan 82 0.25%
Squarespace Commerce 434 1.30%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories stores with 31.8% of all stores (6,934 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (22.4%) and Food & Beverages (8.5%) .

Base: 21,794 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (89.7% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 31.8%

6,934 stores

Health & Beauty 22.4%

4,888 stores

Food & Beverages 8.5%

1,844 stores

Home & Garden 7.8%

1,702 stores

Electronics & Technology 6.5%

1,422 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 4.9%

1,075 stores

Jewelry & Watches 3.6%

781 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 2.4%

527 stores

Business & Industrial 2.1%

467 stores

Toys & Games 2.1%

450 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Egypt store categories (May 2026)
Distribution of categories in Egypt e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 6934 31.82%
Health & Beauty 4888 22.43%
Food & Beverages 1844 8.46%
Home & Garden 1702 7.81%
Electronics & Technology 1422 6.52%
Furniture & Home Decor 1075 4.93%
Jewelry & Watches 781 3.58%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 527 2.42%
Business & Industrial 467 2.14%
Toys & Games 450 2.06%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal stores with 26.8% among AI-verified physical stores (503 stores) , followed by MasterCard (22.2%) and Stripe Connect (17.3%) .

Base: 1,233 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (5.1% 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 26.8%

503 stores

416 stores

325 stores

203 stores

Fawry 5.0%

93 stores

85 stores

VISA 4.3%

80 stores

Bolt 2.2%

41 stores

28 stores

27 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Egypt payment providers (May 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Egypt e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 503 26.81%
MasterCard 416 22.17%
Stripe Connect 325 17.32%
American Express 203 10.82%
Fawry 93 4.96%
Apple Pay 85 4.53%
VISA 80 4.26%
Bolt 41 2.19%
BitCoin 28 1.49%
Google Pay 27 1.44%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS stores with 32.3% among AI-verified physical stores (312 stores) , followed by DHL (18.9%) and Hermes (13.1%) .

Base: 747 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (3.1% 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 32.3%

312 stores

DHL 18.9%

183 stores

Hermes 13.1%

127 stores

Aramex 11.4%

110 stores

FedEx 8.5%

82 stores

USPS 5.6%

54 stores

37 stores

TNT 1.7%

16 stores

TCS 0.9%

9 stores

4PX 0.8%

8 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Egypt shipping carriers (May 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Egypt e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 312 32.30%
DHL 183 18.94%
Hermes 127 13.15%
Aramex 110 11.39%
FedEx 82 8.49%
USPS 54 5.59%
Speedy 37 3.83%
TNT 16 1.66%
TCS 9 0.93%
4PX 8 0.83%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 8,754 new stores were launched in Egypt , with the highest activity in 2026-04 (662 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-04 7.6%

662 stores launched

2026-03 6.9%

607 stores launched

2026-02 8.3%

728 stores launched

2026-01 10.6%

930 stores launched

2025-12 11.1%

969 stores launched

2025-11 10.2%

896 stores launched

2025-10 9.0%

786 stores launched

2025-09 8.4%

734 stores launched

2025-08 8.6%

749 stores launched

2025-07 8.0%

703 stores launched

2025-06 7.2%

630 stores launched

2025-05 4.1%

360 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Egypt (May 2026)
Monthly store launches in Egypt over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-04 662 7.56%
2026-03 607 6.93%
2026-02 728 8.32%
2026-01 930 10.62%
2025-12 969 11.07%
2025-11 896 10.24%
2025-10 786 8.98%
2025-09 734 8.38%
2025-08 749 8.56%
2025-07 703 8.03%
2025-06 630 7.20%
2025-05 360 4.11%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 24,070 active stores in Egypt are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (3,029 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 12.6%

3,029 active stores

2025 32.4%

7,788 active stores

2024 13.6%

3,276 active stores

2023 8.5%

2,057 active stores

2022 6.0%

1,448 active stores

2021 6.1%

1,467 active stores

2020 4.7%

1,139 active stores

2019 2.8%

674 active stores

2018 2.7%

650 active stores

2017 1.7%

409 active stores

2016 0.9%

220 active stores

2015 0.9%

214 active stores

2014 1.1%

268 active stores

2013 1.4%

338 active stores

2012 0.8%

187 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Egypt by original launch year (May 2026)
Active stores in Egypt by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 3029 12.58%
2025 7788 32.36%
2024 3276 13.61%
2023 2057 8.55%
2022 1448 6.02%
2021 1467 6.09%
2020 1139 4.73%
2019 674 2.80%
2018 650 2.70%
2017 409 1.70%
2016 220 0.91%
2015 214 0.89%
2014 268 1.11%
2013 338 1.40%
2012 187 0.78%

Social Media Usage

Facebook stores with 30.8% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (15,544 stores) , followed by Instagram (30.6%) and TikTok (14.1%) .

Base: 18,324 stores with any detectable social profile (75.4% 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 30.8%

15,544 stores

Instagram 30.6%

15,439 stores

TikTok 14.1%

7,132 stores

YouTube 6.1%

3,067 stores

LinkedIn 4.5%

2,270 stores

WhatsApp 3.8%

1,944 stores

Pinterest 3.5%

1,767 stores

Twitter 3.5%

1,744 stores

X 3.1%

1,566 stores

Vimeo 0.1%

45 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Egypt (May 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Egypt e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 15544 30.77%
Instagram 15439 30.56%
TikTok 7132 14.12%
YouTube 3067 6.07%
LinkedIn 2270 4.49%
WhatsApp 1944 3.85%
Pinterest 1767 3.50%
Twitter 1744 3.45%
X 1566 3.10%
Vimeo 45 0.09%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 24.3k 100.00%
Emails 10.1k 41.43%
Phones 7.8k 32.26%
Ecommerce platform 24.3k 100.00%
Couriers 747.0 3.07%
Payment Providers 1.2k 5.07%
Categories 22.2k 91.46%
Social Media 18.3k 75.42%

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 24.3k 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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