Ghana E-commerce Database

Explore 3.6k verified e-commerce stores in the Ghana. Instant access to technologies, contacts, platforms, and market dynamics.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 6.3k with e-commerce signals. 3.6k verified as active stores.

· · Next full refresh: April 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 59.1% of stores with physical delivery (2,105 stores) , followed by Shopify (19.9%) and Custom (15.3%) .

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)

2,105 stores

Shopify 19.9%

710 stores

Custom 15.3%

544 stores

139 stores

26 stores

13 stores

11 stores

8 stores

3 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 Ghana
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 2105 59.06%
Shopify 710 19.92%
Custom 544 15.26%
Wix eCommerce 139 3.90%
Botble CMS 26 0.73%
PrestaShop 13 0.36%
OpenCart 11 0.31%
Magento 8 0.22%
Squarespace Commerce 5 0.14%
Zoho Commerce 3 0.08%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 23.6% of all stores (686 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (23.3%) and Electronics & Technology (20.0%) .

Base: 2,908 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (81.2% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 23.6%

686 stores

Health & Beauty 23.3%

679 stores

Electronics & Technology 20.0%

583 stores

Food & Beverages 9.8%

285 stores

Home & Garden 4.3%

125 stores

Jewelry & Watches 3.5%

103 stores

Tools & Hardware 3.5%

102 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 3.3%

97 stores

Baby & Toddler 1.6%

46 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 1.5%

44 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Ghana store categories (March 2026)
Distribution of categories in Ghana e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 686 23.59%
Health & Beauty 679 23.35%
Electronics & Technology 583 20.05%
Food & Beverages 285 9.80%
Home & Garden 125 4.30%
Jewelry & Watches 103 3.54%
Tools & Hardware 102 3.51%
Furniture & Home Decor 97 3.34%
Baby & Toddler 46 1.58%
Gifts & Special Occasions 44 1.51%
Vehicles & Parts 43 1.48%
Pets & Pet Supplies 34 1.17%
Business & Industrial 29 1.00%
Arts & Entertainment 27 0.93%
Books & Media 25 0.86%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 21.8% among AI-verified physical stores (149 stores) , followed by MTN Mobile Money (19.9%) and MasterCard (16.1%) .

Base: 462 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (12.9% 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 21.8%

149 stores

136 stores

110 stores

82 stores

62 stores

Bolt 5.3%

36 stores

VISA 4.8%

33 stores

26 stores

18 stores

10 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Ghana payment providers (March 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Ghana e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 149 21.85%
MTN Mobile Money 136 19.94%
MasterCard 110 16.13%
Stripe Connect 82 12.02%
American Express 62 9.09%
Bolt 36 5.28%
VISA 33 4.84%
Apple Pay 26 3.81%
BitCoin 18 2.64%
Google Pay 10 1.47%
Klarna 6 0.88%
Affirm 4 0.59%
PayU 4 0.59%
AliPay 3 0.44%
Worldpay 3 0.44%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

DHL leads with 43.2% among AI-verified physical stores (234 stores) , followed by UPS (30.8%) and FedEx (12.9%) .

Base: 382 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (10.7% 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

DHL 43.2%

234 stores

UPS 30.8%

167 stores

FedEx 12.9%

70 stores

USPS 3.0%

16 stores

14 stores

11 stores

TNT 1.5%

8 stores

JX 0.7%

4 stores

3 stores

3 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Ghana shipping carriers (March 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Ghana e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
DHL 234 43.17%
UPS 167 30.81%
FedEx 70 12.92%
USPS 16 2.95%
Hermes 14 2.58%
Speedy 11 2.03%
TNT 8 1.48%
JX 4 0.74%
ePacket 3 0.55%
PostNL 3 0.55%
Aramex 3 0.55%
GLS 3 0.55%
DPD 2 0.37%
Royal Mail 2 0.37%
Blue Star 2 0.37%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 1,418 new stores were launched in Ghana , with the highest activity in 2026-02 (26 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-02 1.8%

26 stores launched

2026-01 14.5%

206 stores launched

2025-12 12.6%

178 stores launched

2025-11 9.6%

136 stores launched

2025-10 9.4%

133 stores launched

2025-09 8.4%

119 stores launched

2025-08 8.0%

114 stores launched

2025-07 8.3%

118 stores launched

2025-06 7.5%

106 stores launched

2025-05 7.0%

99 stores launched

2025-04 7.0%

99 stores launched

2025-03 5.9%

84 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Ghana (March 2026)
Monthly store launches in Ghana over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-02 26 1.83%
2026-01 206 14.53%
2025-12 178 12.55%
2025-11 136 9.59%
2025-10 133 9.38%
2025-09 119 8.39%
2025-08 114 8.04%
2025-07 118 8.32%
2025-06 106 7.48%
2025-05 99 6.98%
2025-04 99 6.98%
2025-03 84 5.92%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 3,534 active stores in Ghana are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (232 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 6.6%

232 active stores

2025 36.5%

1,291 active stores

2024 13.2%

467 active stores

2023 9.5%

334 active stores

2022 6.2%

220 active stores

2021 5.7%

202 active stores

2020 5.7%

202 active stores

2019 3.4%

119 active stores

2018 3.5%

124 active stores

2017 2.3%

81 active stores

2016 1.2%

42 active stores

2015 0.8%

28 active stores

2014 1.1%

39 active stores

2013 1.0%

36 active stores

2012 0.5%

16 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Ghana by original launch year (March 2026)
Active stores in Ghana by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 232 6.56%
2025 1291 36.53%
2024 467 13.21%
2023 334 9.45%
2022 220 6.23%
2021 202 5.72%
2020 202 5.72%
2019 119 3.37%
2018 124 3.51%
2017 81 2.29%
2016 42 1.19%
2015 28 0.79%
2014 39 1.10%
2013 36 1.02%
2012 16 0.45%
2011 27 0.76%
2010 20 0.57%
2009 11 0.31%
2008 6 0.17%
2007 6 0.17%
2006 8 0.23%
2005 5 0.14%
2004 6 0.17%
2003 4 0.11%
2001 5 0.14%
2000 1 0.03%
1999 1 0.03%
1995 1 0.03%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 27.2% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (1,716 stores) , followed by Facebook (25.0%) and TikTok (10.9%) .

Base: 2,118 stores with any detectable social profile (59.1% 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 27.2%

1,716 stores

Facebook 25.0%

1,581 stores

TikTok 10.9%

688 stores

Twitter 9.4%

591 stores

YouTube 7.6%

480 stores

X 6.3%

398 stores

LinkedIn 5.9%

370 stores

Pinterest 3.9%

248 stores

WhatsApp 3.8%

238 stores

Vimeo 0.1%

7 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Ghana (March 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Ghana e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 1716 27.16%
Facebook 1581 25.03%
TikTok 688 10.89%
Twitter 591 9.36%
YouTube 480 7.60%
X 398 6.30%
LinkedIn 370 5.86%
Pinterest 248 3.93%
WhatsApp 238 3.77%
Vimeo 7 0.11%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 3.6k 100.00%
Emails 2.3k 63.83%
Phones 598.0 16.69%
Ecommerce platform 3.6k 100.00%
Couriers 382.0 10.66%
Payment Providers 462.0 12.89%
Categories 3.0k 82.64%
Social Media 2.1k 59.11%

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 Ghana e-commerce intelligence?

We track 3.6k verified Ghana 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.

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, 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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