El Salvador E-commerce Market

Explore 1.4k verified e-commerce stores in the El Salvador. Compare platforms, categories, PSP/carrier signals, available contacts, and merchant-size segments.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 2.4k with e-commerce signals. 1.4k verified as active stores.

Verified stores
1.4k
active stores with physical delivery
Top platform
WooCommerce
613 verified stores
Top payment signal
PayPal
61 stores detected
Top carrier signal
UPS
65 stores detected
Top category
Clothing & Accessories
240 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: July 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce stores with 45.0% of stores with physical delivery (613 stores) , followed by Shopify (31.5%) 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)

613 stores

Shopify 31.5%

429 stores

Custom 12.4%

169 stores

79 stores

23 stores

19 stores

13 stores

VTEX 0.7%

10 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 El Salvador
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 613 45.01%
Shopify 429 31.50%
Custom 169 12.41%
Wix eCommerce 79 5.80%
PrestaShop 23 1.69%
Magento 19 1.40%
OpenCart 13 0.95%
VTEX 10 0.73%
GoDaddy Online Store 5 0.37%
Squarespace Commerce 2 0.15%
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All Stores Distribution

WooCommerce holds 58.7% share of all El Salvador e-commerce stores (1,413) , with Shopify at 18.3% and Custom at 7.0% (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)

1,413 stores

Shopify 18.3%

440 stores

169 stores

278 stores

27 stores

20 stores

20 stores

VTEX 0.5%

13 stores

21 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (June 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in El Salvador
Platform Total Stores Percentage
WooCommerce 1413 58.68%
Shopify 440 18.27%
Custom 169 7.02%
Wix eCommerce 278 11.54%
PrestaShop 27 1.12%
Magento 20 0.83%
OpenCart 20 0.83%
VTEX 13 0.54%
GoDaddy Online Store 7 0.29%
Squarespace Commerce 21 0.87%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories stores with 20.1% of all stores (240 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (16.7%) and Electronics & Technology (14.0%) .

Base: 1,196 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (87.0% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 20.1%

240 stores

Health & Beauty 16.7%

200 stores

Electronics & Technology 14.0%

168 stores

Food & Beverages 9.1%

109 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 6.4%

76 stores

Business & Industrial 4.9%

59 stores

Home & Garden 4.5%

54 stores

Jewelry & Watches 4.3%

52 stores

Tools & Hardware 4.1%

49 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 3.6%

43 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 El Salvador store categories (June 2026)
Distribution of categories in El Salvador e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 240 20.07%
Health & Beauty 200 16.72%
Electronics & Technology 168 14.05%
Food & Beverages 109 9.11%
Gifts & Special Occasions 76 6.35%
Business & Industrial 59 4.93%
Home & Garden 54 4.52%
Jewelry & Watches 52 4.35%
Tools & Hardware 49 4.10%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 43 3.60%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal stores with 21.6% among AI-verified physical stores (61 stores) , followed by VISA (19.9%) and MasterCard (18.4%) .

Base: 185 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (13.5% 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 21.6%

61 stores

VISA 19.9%

56 stores

52 stores

40 stores

25 stores

16 stores

11 stores

Bolt 2.1%

6 stores

5 stores

PayU 1.1%

3 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 El Salvador payment providers (June 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in El Salvador e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 61 21.63%
VISA 56 19.86%
MasterCard 52 18.44%
American Express 40 14.18%
BitCoin 25 8.87%
Stripe Connect 16 5.67%
Pagadito 11 3.90%
Bolt 6 2.13%
Apple Pay 5 1.77%
PayU 3 1.06%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS stores with 55.1% among AI-verified physical stores (65 stores) , followed by DHL (11.9%) and Correos (11.0%) .

Base: 102 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (7.4% 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 55.1%

65 stores

DHL 11.9%

14 stores

Correos 11.0%

13 stores

USPS 4.2%

5 stores

4 stores

FedEx 3.4%

4 stores

GLS 2.5%

3 stores

2 stores

TNT 1.7%

2 stores

CBL 0.8%

1 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 El Salvador shipping carriers (June 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in El Salvador e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 65 55.08%
DHL 14 11.86%
Correos 13 11.02%
USPS 5 4.24%
Royal Mail 4 3.39%
FedEx 4 3.39%
GLS 3 2.54%
Hermes 2 1.69%
TNT 2 1.69%
CBL 1 0.85%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 313 new stores were launched in El Salvador , with the highest activity in 2026-05 (22 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-05 7.0%

22 stores launched

2026-04 7.7%

24 stores launched

2026-03 8.0%

25 stores launched

2026-02 10.2%

32 stores launched

2026-01 12.1%

38 stores launched

2025-12 7.7%

24 stores launched

2025-11 7.7%

24 stores launched

2025-10 8.3%

26 stores launched

2025-09 10.5%

33 stores launched

2025-08 7.3%

23 stores launched

2025-07 8.6%

27 stores launched

2025-06 4.8%

15 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in El Salvador (June 2026)
Monthly store launches in El Salvador over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-05 22 7.03%
2026-04 24 7.67%
2026-03 25 7.99%
2026-02 32 10.22%
2026-01 38 12.14%
2025-12 24 7.67%
2025-11 24 7.67%
2025-10 26 8.31%
2025-09 33 10.54%
2025-08 23 7.35%
2025-07 27 8.63%
2025-06 15 4.79%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 1,371 active stores in El Salvador are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (145 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 10.6%

145 active stores

2025 19.9%

273 active stores

2024 11.6%

159 active stores

2023 10.4%

142 active stores

2022 5.6%

77 active stores

2021 6.5%

89 active stores

2020 10.1%

138 active stores

2019 3.3%

45 active stores

2018 4.6%

63 active stores

2017 3.4%

46 active stores

2016 1.6%

22 active stores

2015 1.1%

15 active stores

2014 2.0%

27 active stores

2013 1.7%

23 active stores

2012 1.1%

15 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in El Salvador by original launch year (June 2026)
Active stores in El Salvador by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 145 10.58%
2025 273 19.91%
2024 159 11.60%
2023 142 10.36%
2022 77 5.62%
2021 89 6.49%
2020 138 10.07%
2019 45 3.28%
2018 63 4.60%
2017 46 3.36%
2016 22 1.60%
2015 15 1.09%
2014 27 1.97%
2013 23 1.68%
2012 15 1.09%

Social Media Usage

Facebook stores with 32.1% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (896 stores) , followed by Instagram (31.5%) and TikTok (11.2%) .

Base: 1,026 stores with any detectable social profile (74.7% 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 32.1%

896 stores

Instagram 31.5%

880 stores

TikTok 11.2%

314 stores

WhatsApp 7.3%

205 stores

YouTube 6.3%

176 stores

Twitter 4.4%

122 stores

LinkedIn 3.1%

88 stores

Pinterest 2.0%

55 stores

X 2.0%

55 stores

Vimeo 0.1%

4 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in El Salvador (June 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in El Salvador e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 896 32.06%
Instagram 880 31.48%
TikTok 314 11.23%
WhatsApp 205 7.33%
YouTube 176 6.30%
Twitter 122 4.36%
LinkedIn 88 3.15%
Pinterest 55 1.97%
X 55 1.97%
Vimeo 4 0.14%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 1.4k 100.00%
Emails 607.0 44.18%
Phones 741.0 53.93%
Ecommerce platform 1.4k 100.00%
Couriers 102.0 7.42%
Payment Providers 185.0 13.46%
Categories 1.2k 90.17%
Social Media 1.0k 74.67%

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 1.4k 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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