France E-commerce Database

Explore 286.0k verified e-commerce stores in the France. Instant access to technologies, contacts, platforms, and market dynamics.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 455.5k with e-commerce signals. 286.0k verified as active stores.

· · Next full refresh: May 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify leads with 33.3% of stores with physical delivery (92,428 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (29.6%) and Custom (14.7%) .

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 33.3%

92,428 stores

82,289 stores

Custom 14.7%

40,831 stores

38,187 stores

13,705 stores

3,345 stores

3,081 stores

1,748 stores

1,093 stores

1,012 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 France
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 92428 33.28%
WooCommerce 82289 29.63%
Custom 40831 14.70%
PrestaShop 38187 13.75%
Wix eCommerce 13705 4.93%
Magento 3345 1.20%
Squarespace Commerce 3081 1.11%
WiziShop 1748 0.63%
Oxatis 1093 0.39%
Big Cartel 1012 0.36%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 17.2% of all stores (41,521 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (16.5%) and Food & Beverages (13.2%) .

Base: 240,747 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (84.2% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 17.2%

41,521 stores

Health & Beauty 16.5%

39,673 stores

Food & Beverages 13.2%

31,772 stores

Arts & Entertainment 7.9%

19,034 stores

Home & Garden 7.2%

17,252 stores

Jewelry & Watches 7.0%

16,927 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 5.9%

14,101 stores

Toys & Games 4.8%

11,593 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 3.7%

8,829 stores

Electronics & Technology 3.6%

8,672 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 France store categories (April 2026)
Distribution of categories in France e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 41521 17.25%
Health & Beauty 39673 16.48%
Food & Beverages 31772 13.20%
Arts & Entertainment 19034 7.91%
Home & Garden 17252 7.17%
Jewelry & Watches 16927 7.03%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 14101 5.86%
Toys & Games 11593 4.82%
Gifts & Special Occasions 8829 3.67%
Electronics & Technology 8672 3.60%
Furniture & Home Decor 7237 3.01%
Business & Industrial 6964 2.89%
Tools & Hardware 6224 2.59%
Vehicles & Parts 6191 2.57%
Books & Media 4757 1.98%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 30.5% among AI-verified physical stores (34,022 stores) , followed by Stripe Connect (17.7%) and MasterCard (14.4%) .

Base: 62,792 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (22.0% 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 30.5%

34,022 stores

19,780 stores

16,039 stores

13,444 stores

VISA 6.0%

6,749 stores

6,695 stores

3,899 stores

3,583 stores

SEPA 1.4%

1,546 stores

1,463 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 France payment providers (April 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in France e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 34022 30.49%
Stripe Connect 19780 17.73%
MasterCard 16039 14.38%
American Express 13444 12.05%
VISA 6749 6.05%
Apple Pay 6695 6.00%
Google Pay 3899 3.49%
Klarna 3583 3.21%
SEPA 1546 1.39%
Bancontact 1463 1.31%
JCB 1360 1.22%
Monetico 1006 0.90%
Paybox 700 0.63%
Mollie 658 0.59%
Bolt 629 0.56%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

Colissimo leads with 27.5% among AI-verified physical stores (34,792 stores) , followed by La Poste (16.8%) and Mondial Relay (12.9%) .

Base: 68,274 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (23.9% 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

34,792 stores

21,163 stores

16,289 stores

12,236 stores

UPS 9.6%

12,099 stores

DHL 5.1%

6,461 stores

DPD 4.8%

6,024 stores

4,169 stores

GLS 2.7%

3,390 stores

FedEx 2.2%

2,736 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 France shipping carriers (April 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in France e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
Colissimo 34792 27.54%
La Poste 21163 16.75%
Mondial Relay 16289 12.89%
Chronopost 12236 9.68%
UPS 12099 9.58%
DHL 6461 5.11%
DPD 6024 4.77%
Point Relais 4169 3.30%
GLS 3390 2.68%
FedEx 2736 2.17%
TNT 2410 1.91%
USPS 1827 1.45%
Relais Colis 1365 1.08%
Hermes 691 0.55%
Geodis 689 0.55%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 71,379 new stores were launched in France , with the highest activity in 2026-03 (7,510 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-03 10.5%

7,510 stores launched

2026-02 9.1%

6,489 stores launched

2026-01 12.9%

9,212 stores launched

2025-12 10.0%

7,118 stores launched

2025-11 10.8%

7,734 stores launched

2025-10 9.7%

6,926 stores launched

2025-09 8.2%

5,865 stores launched

2025-08 6.4%

4,553 stores launched

2025-07 6.5%

4,630 stores launched

2025-06 6.2%

4,400 stores launched

2025-05 6.3%

4,514 stores launched

2025-04 3.4%

2,428 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in France (April 2026)
Monthly store launches in France over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-03 7510 10.52%
2026-02 6489 9.09%
2026-01 9212 12.91%
2025-12 7118 9.97%
2025-11 7734 10.84%
2025-10 6926 9.70%
2025-09 5865 8.22%
2025-08 4553 6.38%
2025-07 4630 6.49%
2025-06 4400 6.16%
2025-05 4514 6.32%
2025-04 2428 3.40%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 283,617 active stores in France are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (23,241 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 8.2%

23,241 active stores

2025 21.4%

60,719 active stores

2024 11.3%

31,979 active stores

2023 7.9%

22,295 active stores

2022 6.3%

17,805 active stores

2021 6.8%

19,297 active stores

2020 7.0%

19,754 active stores

2019 4.2%

12,015 active stores

2018 4.0%

11,370 active stores

2017 3.6%

10,190 active stores

2016 2.0%

5,685 active stores

2015 1.8%

5,059 active stores

2014 1.8%

5,167 active stores

2013 2.1%

6,029 active stores

2012 1.5%

4,387 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in France by original launch year (April 2026)
Active stores in France by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 23241 8.19%
2025 60719 21.41%
2024 31979 11.28%
2023 22295 7.86%
2022 17805 6.28%
2021 19297 6.80%
2020 19754 6.97%
2019 12015 4.24%
2018 11370 4.01%
2017 10190 3.59%
2016 5685 2.00%
2015 5059 1.78%
2014 5167 1.82%
2013 6029 2.13%
2012 4387 1.55%
2011 4152 1.46%
2010 3750 1.32%
2009 3222 1.14%
2008 3230 1.14%
2007 3358 1.18%
2006 1859 0.66%
2005 1512 0.53%
2004 1650 0.58%
2003 1093 0.39%
2002 939 0.33%
2001 1096 0.39%
2000 1045 0.37%
1999 773 0.27%
1998 556 0.20%
1997 249 0.09%
1996 119 0.04%
1995 22 0.01%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 34.2% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (142,575 stores) , followed by Facebook (31.0%) and TikTok (8.7%) .

Base: 170,335 stores with any detectable social profile (59.6% 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

Instagram 34.2%

142,575 stores

Facebook 31.0%

129,016 stores

TikTok 8.7%

36,304 stores

YouTube 8.7%

36,201 stores

LinkedIn 5.5%

22,786 stores

Twitter 5.0%

20,856 stores

Pinterest 4.1%

17,138 stores

X 1.7%

7,184 stores

WhatsApp 0.8%

3,482 stores

Vimeo 0.2%

922 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in France (April 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in France e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 142575 34.23%
Facebook 129016 30.98%
TikTok 36304 8.72%
YouTube 36201 8.69%
LinkedIn 22786 5.47%
Twitter 20856 5.01%
Pinterest 17138 4.12%
X 7184 1.72%
WhatsApp 3482 0.84%
Vimeo 922 0.22%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 286.0k 100.00%
Emails 138.4k 48.39%
Phones 60.5k 21.17%
Ecommerce platform 286.0k 100.00%
Couriers 68.3k 23.88%
Payment Providers 62.8k 21.96%
Categories 248.1k 86.77%
Social Media 170.3k 59.57%

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 France e-commerce intelligence?

We track 286.0k verified France 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 →

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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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