France E-commerce Database

Explore 273.7k verified e-commerce stores in the France. Instant access to technologies, contacts, platforms, and market dynamics.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 446.3k with e-commerce signals. 273.7k verified as active stores.

· · Next full refresh: April 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify leads with 35.5% of stores with physical delivery (95,457 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (29.2%) and PrestaShop (14.2%) .

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 35.5%

95,457 stores

78,559 stores

38,263 stores

Custom 12.2%

32,692 stores

13,610 stores

3,455 stores

3,012 stores

1,632 stores

1,135 stores

1,022 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (March 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in France
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 95457 35.51%
WooCommerce 78559 29.22%
PrestaShop 38263 14.23%
Custom 32692 12.16%
Wix eCommerce 13610 5.06%
Magento 3455 1.29%
Squarespace Commerce 3012 1.12%
WiziShop 1632 0.61%
Big Cartel 1135 0.42%
Oxatis 1022 0.38%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 22.9% of all stores (45,643 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (18.0%) and Food & Beverages (11.6%) .

Base: 199,516 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (72.9% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 22.9%

45,643 stores

Health & Beauty 18.0%

35,865 stores

Food & Beverages 11.6%

23,105 stores

Jewelry & Watches 9.2%

18,358 stores

Home & Garden 8.1%

16,250 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 4.8%

9,548 stores

Electronics & Technology 4.7%

9,437 stores

Arts & Entertainment 4.0%

7,979 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 3.4%

6,701 stores

Vehicles & Parts 3.0%

5,974 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 France store categories (March 2026)
Distribution of categories in France e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 45643 22.88%
Health & Beauty 35865 17.98%
Food & Beverages 23105 11.58%
Jewelry & Watches 18358 9.20%
Home & Garden 16250 8.14%
Furniture & Home Decor 9548 4.79%
Electronics & Technology 9437 4.73%
Arts & Entertainment 7979 4.00%
Gifts & Special Occasions 6701 3.36%
Vehicles & Parts 5974 2.99%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 5465 2.74%
Toys & Games 4081 2.05%
Pets & Pet Supplies 3976 1.99%
Tools & Hardware 3686 1.85%
Baby & Toddler 3448 1.73%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 30.1% among AI-verified physical stores (43,935 stores) , followed by Stripe Connect (16.0%) and MasterCard (14.5%) .

Base: 78,337 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (28.6% 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 30.1%

43,935 stores

23,439 stores

21,204 stores

20,218 stores

10,996 stores

VISA 5.3%

7,730 stores

5,379 stores

4,787 stores

1,847 stores

JCB 1.1%

1,667 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 France payment providers (March 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in France e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 43935 30.08%
Stripe Connect 23439 16.05%
MasterCard 21204 14.52%
American Express 20218 13.84%
Apple Pay 10996 7.53%
VISA 7730 5.29%
Google Pay 5379 3.68%
Klarna 4787 3.28%
Bancontact 1847 1.26%
JCB 1667 1.14%
SEPA 1612 1.10%
Monetico 982 0.67%
Mollie 788 0.54%
Bolt 747 0.51%
Amazon Pay 719 0.49%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

Colissimo leads with 27.8% among AI-verified physical stores (43,635 stores) , followed by La Poste (17.0%) and Mondial Relay (13.7%) .

Base: 81,626 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (29.8% 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

43,635 stores

26,690 stores

21,531 stores

15,307 stores

UPS 8.9%

14,010 stores

DHL 5.5%

8,637 stores

DPD 4.3%

6,684 stores

5,136 stores

GLS 2.5%

3,933 stores

FedEx 2.2%

3,416 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 France shipping carriers (March 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in France e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
Colissimo 43635 27.78%
La Poste 26690 16.99%
Mondial Relay 21531 13.71%
Chronopost 15307 9.75%
UPS 14010 8.92%
DHL 8637 5.50%
DPD 6684 4.26%
Point Relais 5136 3.27%
GLS 3933 2.50%
FedEx 3416 2.17%
TNT 2597 1.65%
USPS 2294 1.46%
Relais Colis 1527 0.97%
Hermes 848 0.54%
Colis Privé 814 0.52%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 72,512 new stores were launched in France , with the highest activity in 2026-02 (5,596 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-02 7.7%

5,596 stores launched

2026-01 14.2%

10,293 stores launched

2025-12 10.9%

7,903 stores launched

2025-11 11.7%

8,493 stores launched

2025-10 10.2%

7,414 stores launched

2025-09 8.3%

6,045 stores launched

2025-08 6.4%

4,667 stores launched

2025-07 6.4%

4,614 stores launched

2025-06 6.1%

4,409 stores launched

2025-05 6.2%

4,494 stores launched

2025-04 6.3%

4,553 stores launched

2025-03 5.6%

4,031 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in France (March 2026)
Monthly store launches in France over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-02 5596 7.72%
2026-01 10293 14.19%
2025-12 7903 10.90%
2025-11 8493 11.71%
2025-10 7414 10.22%
2025-09 6045 8.34%
2025-08 4667 6.44%
2025-07 4614 6.36%
2025-06 4409 6.08%
2025-05 4494 6.20%
2025-04 4553 6.28%
2025-03 4031 5.56%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 271,255 active stores in France are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (15,921 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 5.9%

15,921 active stores

2025 23.6%

63,932 active stores

2024 11.6%

31,486 active stores

2023 8.0%

21,779 active stores

2022 6.3%

17,154 active stores

2021 6.9%

18,745 active stores

2020 7.0%

19,116 active stores

2019 4.3%

11,594 active stores

2018 4.0%

10,901 active stores

2017 3.5%

9,594 active stores

2016 2.0%

5,353 active stores

2015 1.8%

4,772 active stores

2014 1.8%

4,768 active stores

2013 2.1%

5,714 active stores

2012 1.5%

4,052 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in France by original launch year (March 2026)
Active stores in France by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 15921 5.87%
2025 63932 23.57%
2024 31486 11.61%
2023 21779 8.03%
2022 17154 6.32%
2021 18745 6.91%
2020 19116 7.05%
2019 11594 4.27%
2018 10901 4.02%
2017 9594 3.54%
2016 5353 1.97%
2015 4772 1.76%
2014 4768 1.76%
2013 5714 2.11%
2012 4052 1.49%
2011 3906 1.44%
2010 3468 1.28%
2009 2944 1.09%
2008 3019 1.11%
2007 3059 1.13%
2006 1661 0.61%
2005 1403 0.52%
2004 1515 0.56%
2003 995 0.37%
2002 873 0.32%
2001 1002 0.37%
2000 955 0.35%
1999 691 0.25%
1998 517 0.19%
1997 237 0.09%
1996 109 0.04%
1995 20 0.01%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 34.3% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (135,542 stores) , followed by Facebook (30.6%) and TikTok (9.0%) .

Base: 161,025 stores with any detectable social profile (58.8% 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

Instagram 34.3%

135,542 stores

Facebook 30.6%

120,945 stores

TikTok 9.0%

35,716 stores

YouTube 8.7%

34,249 stores

LinkedIn 5.3%

20,892 stores

Twitter 5.1%

20,043 stores

Pinterest 4.3%

16,901 stores

X 1.7%

6,716 stores

WhatsApp 0.9%

3,434 stores

Vimeo 0.2%

896 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in France (March 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in France e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 135542 34.29%
Facebook 120945 30.59%
TikTok 35716 9.03%
YouTube 34249 8.66%
LinkedIn 20892 5.28%
Twitter 20043 5.07%
Pinterest 16901 4.28%
X 6716 1.70%
WhatsApp 3434 0.87%
Vimeo 896 0.23%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 273.7k 100.00%
Emails 159.1k 58.13%
Phones 56.2k 20.53%
Ecommerce platform 273.7k 100.00%
Couriers 81.6k 29.82%
Payment Providers 78.3k 28.62%
Categories 207.6k 75.84%
Social Media 161.0k 58.84%

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 273.7k 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 →

Can I filter by specific segments?

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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