France E-commerce Database

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· · Next full refresh: February 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify leads with 42.7% of stores with physical delivery (127,414 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (27.3%) and PrestaShop (13.1%) .

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)

Shopify 42.7%

127,414 stores

81,300 stores

39,042 stores

23,555 stores

16,515 stores

3,598 stores

2,768 stores

1,777 stores

1,181 stores

1,062 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (January 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in France
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 127414 42.73%
WooCommerce 81300 27.26%
PrestaShop 39042 13.09%
Custom 23555 7.90%
Wix eCommerce 16515 5.54%
Magento 3598 1.21%
Squarespace Commerce 2768 0.93%
WiziShop 1777 0.60%
Big Cartel 1181 0.40%
Oxatis 1062 0.36%

All Stores Distribution

Shopify holds 29.7% share of all France e-commerce stores (130,225) , with WooCommerce at 39.1% and PrestaShop at 9.7% (January 2026) .

Note: This broader distribution includes all stores with e-commerce indicators such as platform detection, shopping cart presence, or payment integration. This liberal approach may include some false positives (e.g., WooCommerce installations used for non-commercial purposes) but provides comprehensive market coverage for lead generation and competitive analysis.

Top 10 Platforms (All Stores)

Shopify 29.7%

130,225 stores

171,583 stores

42,733 stores

23,555 stores

54,045 stores

4,182 stores

7,889 stores

2,051 stores

1,240 stores

1,191 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (January 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in France
Platform Total Stores Percentage
Shopify 130225 29.68%
WooCommerce 171583 39.11%
PrestaShop 42733 9.74%
Custom 23555 5.37%
Wix eCommerce 54045 12.32%
Magento 4182 0.95%
Squarespace Commerce 7889 1.80%
WiziShop 2051 0.47%
Big Cartel 1240 0.28%
Oxatis 1191 0.27%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 22.7% of all stores (47,958 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (18.9%) and Food & Beverages (11.9%) .

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 22.7%

47,958 stores

Health & Beauty 18.9%

39,923 stores

Food & Beverages 11.9%

25,123 stores

Jewelry & Watches 8.8%

18,538 stores

Home & Garden 7.3%

15,444 stores

Electronics & Technology 4.7%

9,999 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 4.5%

9,482 stores

Arts & Entertainment 4.3%

9,102 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 3.7%

7,724 stores

Vehicles & Parts 2.8%

5,961 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 France store categories (January 2026)
Distribution of categories in France e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 47958 22.67%
Health & Beauty 39923 18.87%
Food & Beverages 25123 11.88%
Jewelry & Watches 18538 8.76%
Home & Garden 15444 7.30%
Electronics & Technology 9999 4.73%
Furniture & Home Decor 9482 4.48%
Arts & Entertainment 9102 4.30%
Gifts & Special Occasions 7724 3.65%
Vehicles & Parts 5961 2.82%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 5903 2.79%
Pets & Pet Supplies 4650 2.20%
Toys & Games 4317 2.04%
Baby & Toddler 3823 1.81%
Tools & Hardware 3580 1.69%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 31.3% among AI-verified physical stores (39,113 stores) , followed by Stripe Connect (16.6%) and MasterCard (13.3%) .

Base: 70,108 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (23.1% 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 31.3%

39,113 stores

20,710 stores

16,591 stores

16,283 stores

10,060 stores

VISA 5.1%

6,393 stores

4,609 stores

4,078 stores

1,510 stores

SEPA 1.0%

1,269 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 France payment providers (January 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in France e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 39113 31.35%
Stripe Connect 20710 16.60%
MasterCard 16591 13.30%
American Express 16283 13.05%
Apple Pay 10060 8.06%
VISA 6393 5.12%
Google Pay 4609 3.69%
Klarna 4078 3.27%
Bancontact 1510 1.21%
SEPA 1269 1.02%
JCB 1209 0.97%
Paddle 794 0.64%
Monetico 746 0.60%
Mollie 727 0.58%
Amazon Pay 680 0.54%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

Colissimo leads with 28.5% among AI-verified physical stores (38,090 stores) , followed by La Poste (16.4%) and Mondial Relay (14.3%) .

Base: 71,839 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (23.7% 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

38,090 stores

21,990 stores

19,108 stores

13,255 stores

UPS 8.4%

11,265 stores

DHL 5.6%

7,511 stores

DPD 4.2%

5,602 stores

4,204 stores

GLS 2.5%

3,319 stores

FedEx 1.9%

2,590 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 France shipping carriers (January 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in France e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
Colissimo 38090 28.49%
La Poste 21990 16.45%
Mondial Relay 19108 14.29%
Chronopost 13255 9.92%
UPS 11265 8.43%
DHL 7511 5.62%
DPD 5602 4.19%
Point Relais 4204 3.14%
GLS 3319 2.48%
FedEx 2590 1.94%
TNT 2273 1.70%
USPS 1630 1.22%
Relais Colis 1276 0.95%
Hermes 801 0.60%
Colis Privé 764 0.57%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 88,071 new stores were launched in France , with the highest activity in 2025-12 (6,075 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2025-12 6.9%

6,075 stores launched

2025-11 10.2%

8,977 stores launched

2025-10 11.5%

10,170 stores launched

2025-09 10.6%

9,301 stores launched

2025-08 8.8%

7,735 stores launched

2025-07 9.4%

8,260 stores launched

2025-06 7.9%

6,965 stores launched

2025-05 8.9%

7,880 stores launched

2025-04 8.3%

7,273 stores launched

2025-03 8.3%

7,322 stores launched

2025-02 6.5%

5,748 stores launched

2025-01 2.7%

2,365 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in France (January 2026)
Monthly store launches in France over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2025-12 6075 6.90%
2025-11 8977 10.19%
2025-10 10170 11.55%
2025-09 9301 10.56%
2025-08 7735 8.78%
2025-07 8260 9.38%
2025-06 6965 7.91%
2025-05 7880 8.95%
2025-04 7273 8.26%
2025-03 7322 8.31%
2025-02 5748 6.53%
2025-01 2365 2.69%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 301,430 active stores in France are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (15 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 0.0%

15 active stores

2025 30.1%

90,781 active stores

2024 11.5%

34,611 active stores

2023 7.7%

23,318 active stores

2022 6.4%

19,149 active stores

2021 6.9%

20,731 active stores

2020 7.0%

21,138 active stores

2019 4.2%

12,590 active stores

2018 4.0%

11,940 active stores

2017 3.4%

10,384 active stores

2016 2.0%

6,040 active stores

2015 1.7%

5,259 active stores

2014 1.8%

5,342 active stores

2013 2.1%

6,360 active stores

2012 1.5%

4,401 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in France by original launch year (January 2026)
Active stores in France by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 15 0.00%
2025 90781 30.12%
2024 34611 11.48%
2023 23318 7.74%
2022 19149 6.35%
2021 20731 6.88%
2020 21138 7.01%
2019 12590 4.18%
2018 11940 3.96%
2017 10384 3.44%
2016 6040 2.00%
2015 5259 1.74%
2014 5342 1.77%
2013 6360 2.11%
2012 4401 1.46%
2011 4421 1.47%
2010 3827 1.27%
2009 3203 1.06%
2008 3388 1.12%
2007 3522 1.17%
2006 1827 0.61%
2005 1528 0.51%
2004 1683 0.56%
2003 1062 0.35%
2002 960 0.32%
2001 1109 0.37%
2000 1084 0.36%
1999 787 0.26%
1998 566 0.19%
1997 266 0.09%
1996 118 0.04%
1995 20 0.01%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 34.6% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (148,467 stores) , followed by Facebook (30.9%) and TikTok (9.1%) .

Base: 176,928 stores with any detectable social profile (58.2% 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 34.6%

148,467 stores

Facebook 30.9%

132,603 stores

TikTok 9.1%

39,165 stores

YouTube 8.5%

36,726 stores

LinkedIn 5.3%

22,589 stores

Twitter 5.0%

21,681 stores

Pinterest 4.0%

17,188 stores

X 1.6%

6,763 stores

WhatsApp 0.8%

3,315 stores

Vimeo 0.2%

1,056 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in France (January 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in France e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 148467 34.56%
Facebook 132603 30.87%
TikTok 39165 9.12%
YouTube 36726 8.55%
LinkedIn 22589 5.26%
Twitter 21681 5.05%
Pinterest 17188 4.00%
X 6763 1.57%
WhatsApp 3315 0.77%
Vimeo 1056 0.25%

Dataset Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 303.8k 100.00%
Emails 170.8k 56.24%
Phones 64.8k 21.33%
Ecommerce platform 303.8k 100.00%
Couriers 71.8k 23.65%
Payment Providers 70.1k 23.08%
Categories 220.4k 72.56%
Social Media 176.9k 58.25%

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