El Salvador E-commerce Market

Explore 1.5k verified e-commerce stores in the El Salvador. Compare platforms, categories, PSP/carrier signals, available contacts, and merchant-size segments.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 2.7k with e-commerce signals. 1.5k verified as active stores.

Verified stores
1.5k
active stores with physical delivery
Top platform
WooCommerce
641 verified stores
Top payment signal
PayPal
60 stores detected
Top carrier signal
UPS
66 stores detected
Top category
Clothing & Accessories
262 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: June 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce stores with 43.3% of stores with physical delivery (641 stores) , followed by Shopify (34.6%) and Custom (11.1%) .

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)

641 stores

Shopify 34.6%

512 stores

Custom 11.1%

164 stores

85 stores

25 stores

18 stores

14 stores

VTEX 0.6%

9 stores

Stock Manager Advance (SMA) with Shop Module 0.5%

8 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 El Salvador
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 641 43.28%
Shopify 512 34.57%
Custom 164 11.07%
Wix eCommerce 85 5.74%
PrestaShop 25 1.69%
Magento 18 1.22%
OpenCart 14 0.95%
VTEX 9 0.61%
Stock Manager Advance (SMA) with Shop Module 8 0.54%
GoDaddy Online Store 5 0.34%
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All Stores Distribution

WooCommerce holds 57.9% share of all El Salvador e-commerce stores (1,495) , with Shopify at 20.4% and Custom at 6.3% (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)

1,495 stores

Shopify 20.4%

526 stores

164 stores

289 stores

29 stores

19 stores

22 stores

VTEX 0.5%

12 stores

Stock Manager Advance (SMA) with Shop Module 0.9%

22 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (May 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in El Salvador
Platform Total Stores Percentage
WooCommerce 1495 57.86%
Shopify 526 20.36%
Custom 164 6.35%
Wix eCommerce 289 11.18%
PrestaShop 29 1.12%
Magento 19 0.74%
OpenCart 22 0.85%
VTEX 12 0.46%
Stock Manager Advance (SMA) with Shop Module 22 0.85%
GoDaddy Online Store 6 0.23%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories stores with 20.0% of all stores (262 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (18.1%) and Electronics & Technology (12.9%) .

Base: 1,313 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (87.1% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 20.0%

262 stores

Health & Beauty 18.1%

237 stores

Electronics & Technology 12.9%

169 stores

Food & Beverages 9.0%

118 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 6.0%

79 stores

Jewelry & Watches 4.7%

62 stores

Home & Garden 4.6%

61 stores

Business & Industrial 4.5%

59 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 4.0%

52 stores

Tools & Hardware 3.7%

49 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 El Salvador store categories (May 2026)
Distribution of categories in El Salvador e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 262 19.95%
Health & Beauty 237 18.05%
Electronics & Technology 169 12.87%
Food & Beverages 118 8.99%
Gifts & Special Occasions 79 6.02%
Jewelry & Watches 62 4.72%
Home & Garden 61 4.65%
Business & Industrial 59 4.49%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 52 3.96%
Tools & Hardware 49 3.73%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal stores with 21.1% among AI-verified physical stores (60 stores) , followed by VISA (20.4%) and MasterCard (19.4%) .

Base: 188 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (12.5% 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 21.1%

60 stores

VISA 20.4%

58 stores

55 stores

39 stores

25 stores

12 stores

11 stores

6 stores

Bolt 1.4%

4 stores

3 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 El Salvador payment providers (May 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in El Salvador e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 60 21.13%
VISA 58 20.42%
MasterCard 55 19.37%
American Express 39 13.73%
BitCoin 25 8.80%
Stripe Connect 12 4.23%
Pagadito 11 3.87%
Apple Pay 6 2.11%
Bolt 4 1.41%
Mercado Pago 3 1.06%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS stores with 55.0% among AI-verified physical stores (66 stores) , followed by Correos (11.7%) and DHL (11.7%) .

Base: 107 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (7.1% 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 55.0%

66 stores

Correos 11.7%

14 stores

DHL 11.7%

14 stores

USPS 4.2%

5 stores

4 stores

FedEx 2.5%

3 stores

GLS 1.7%

2 stores

2 stores

JX 1.7%

2 stores

TNT 1.7%

2 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 El Salvador shipping carriers (May 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in El Salvador e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 66 55.00%
Correos 14 11.67%
DHL 14 11.67%
USPS 5 4.17%
Royal Mail 4 3.33%
FedEx 3 2.50%
GLS 2 1.67%
Hermes 2 1.67%
JX 2 1.67%
TNT 2 1.67%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 378 new stores were launched in El Salvador , with the highest activity in 2026-04 (22 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-04 5.8%

22 stores launched

2026-03 7.7%

29 stores launched

2026-02 10.8%

41 stores launched

2026-01 12.4%

47 stores launched

2025-12 7.1%

27 stores launched

2025-11 8.7%

33 stores launched

2025-10 7.4%

28 stores launched

2025-09 9.8%

37 stores launched

2025-08 7.7%

29 stores launched

2025-07 8.7%

33 stores launched

2025-06 9.0%

34 stores launched

2025-05 4.8%

18 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in El Salvador (May 2026)
Monthly store launches in El Salvador over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-04 22 5.82%
2026-03 29 7.67%
2026-02 41 10.85%
2026-01 47 12.43%
2025-12 27 7.14%
2025-11 33 8.73%
2025-10 28 7.41%
2025-09 37 9.79%
2025-08 29 7.67%
2025-07 33 8.73%
2025-06 34 8.99%
2025-05 18 4.76%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 1,502 active stores in El Salvador are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (141 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 9.4%

141 active stores

2025 22.1%

332 active stores

2024 12.2%

183 active stores

2023 10.6%

159 active stores

2022 5.3%

79 active stores

2021 6.7%

100 active stores

2020 9.7%

146 active stores

2019 3.2%

48 active stores

2018 4.1%

62 active stores

2017 3.1%

47 active stores

2016 1.6%

24 active stores

2015 1.1%

17 active stores

2014 1.9%

28 active stores

2013 1.5%

23 active stores

2012 1.1%

17 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in El Salvador by original launch year (May 2026)
Active stores in El Salvador by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 141 9.39%
2025 332 22.10%
2024 183 12.18%
2023 159 10.59%
2022 79 5.26%
2021 100 6.66%
2020 146 9.72%
2019 48 3.20%
2018 62 4.13%
2017 47 3.13%
2016 24 1.60%
2015 17 1.13%
2014 28 1.86%
2013 23 1.53%
2012 17 1.13%

Social Media Usage

Facebook stores with 32.4% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (961 stores) , followed by Instagram (31.6%) and TikTok (11.5%) .

Base: 1,097 stores with any detectable social profile (72.8% 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 32.4%

961 stores

Instagram 31.6%

938 stores

TikTok 11.5%

341 stores

WhatsApp 7.0%

208 stores

YouTube 6.1%

182 stores

Twitter 4.3%

128 stores

LinkedIn 3.1%

92 stores

Pinterest 1.9%

56 stores

X 1.9%

55 stores

Vimeo 0.1%

4 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in El Salvador (May 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in El Salvador e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 961 32.41%
Instagram 938 31.64%
TikTok 341 11.50%
WhatsApp 208 7.02%
YouTube 182 6.14%
Twitter 128 4.32%
LinkedIn 92 3.10%
Pinterest 56 1.89%
X 55 1.85%
Vimeo 4 0.13%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 1.5k 100.00%
Emails 688.0 45.65%
Phones 794.0 52.69%
Ecommerce platform 1.5k 100.00%
Couriers 107.0 7.10%
Payment Providers 188.0 12.48%
Categories 1.4k 89.85%
Social Media 1.1k 72.79%

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 El Salvador e-commerce intelligence?

We track 1.5k verified El Salvador 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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