Iceland E-commerce Market

Explore 3.3k verified e-commerce stores in the Iceland. Compare platforms, categories, PSP/carrier signals, available contacts, and merchant-size segments.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 6.8k with e-commerce signals. 3.3k verified as active stores.

Verified stores
3.3k
active stores with physical delivery
Top platform
Shopify
1,758 verified stores
Top payment signal
PayPal
119 stores detected
Top carrier signal
DHL
81 stores detected
Top category
Health & Beauty
649 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: June 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify stores with 54.4% of stores with physical delivery (1,758 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (33.8%) and Custom (6.3%) .

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)

Shopify 54.4%

1,758 stores

1,093 stores

204 stores

70 stores

39 stores

21 stores

19 stores

12 stores

12 stores

Booqable 0.2%

5 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (May 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in Iceland
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 1758 54.38%
WooCommerce 1093 33.81%
Custom 204 6.31%
Wix eCommerce 70 2.17%
Magento 39 1.21%
Squarespace Commerce 21 0.65%
PrestaShop 19 0.59%
nopCommerce 12 0.37%
OpenCart 12 0.37%
Booqable 5 0.15%
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All Stores Distribution

Shopify holds 34.2% share of all Iceland e-commerce stores (2,259) , with WooCommerce at 48.4% and Custom at 3.1% (May 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)

Shopify 34.2%

2,259 stores

3,202 stores

204 stores

590 stores

61 stores

229 stores

22 stores

22 stores

13 stores

Booqable 0.1%

7 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (May 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in Iceland
Platform Total Stores Percentage
Shopify 2259 34.18%
WooCommerce 3202 48.45%
Custom 204 3.09%
Wix eCommerce 590 8.93%
Magento 61 0.92%
Squarespace Commerce 229 3.46%
PrestaShop 22 0.33%
nopCommerce 22 0.33%
OpenCart 13 0.20%
Booqable 7 0.11%

Categories Distribution

Health & Beauty stores with 26.3% of all stores (649 stores) , followed by Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear (17.1%) and Clothing & Accessories (14.2%) .

Base: 2,469 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (75.2% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Health & Beauty 26.3%

649 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 17.1%

422 stores

Clothing & Accessories 14.2%

351 stores

Food & Beverages 8.3%

204 stores

Jewelry & Watches 7.0%

173 stores

Arts & Entertainment 6.5%

161 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 5.5%

137 stores

Toys & Games 3.4%

83 stores

Electronics & Technology 2.5%

61 stores

Home & Garden 2.4%

60 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Iceland store categories (May 2026)
Distribution of categories in Iceland e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Health & Beauty 649 26.29%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 422 17.09%
Clothing & Accessories 351 14.22%
Food & Beverages 204 8.26%
Jewelry & Watches 173 7.01%
Arts & Entertainment 161 6.52%
Gifts & Special Occasions 137 5.55%
Toys & Games 83 3.36%
Electronics & Technology 61 2.47%
Home & Garden 60 2.43%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal stores with 21.0% among AI-verified physical stores (119 stores) , followed by BitCoin (13.7%) and MasterCard (12.5%) .

Base: 341 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (10.4% 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 21.0%

119 stores

BitCoin 13.7%

78 stores

71 stores

59 stores

45 stores

VISA 7.2%

41 stores

38 stores

27 stores

26 stores

13 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Iceland payment providers (May 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Iceland e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 119 20.95%
BitCoin 78 13.73%
MasterCard 71 12.50%
American Express 59 10.39%
Stripe Connect 45 7.92%
VISA 41 7.22%
Apple Pay 38 6.69%
Google Pay 27 4.75%
Interac e-Transfer 26 4.58%
LiteCoin 13 2.29%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

DHL stores with 20.4% among AI-verified physical stores (81 stores) , followed by UPS (17.6%) and USPS (11.6%) .

Base: 255 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (7.8% 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

DHL 20.4%

81 stores

UPS 17.6%

70 stores

USPS 11.6%

46 stores

FedEx 9.8%

39 stores

30 stores

TNT 6.3%

25 stores

24 stores

21 stores

15 stores

15 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Iceland shipping carriers (May 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Iceland e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
DHL 81 20.40%
UPS 70 17.63%
USPS 46 11.59%
FedEx 39 9.82%
Canada Post 30 7.56%
TNT 25 6.30%
Hermes 24 6.05%
Royal Mail 21 5.29%
XpressPost 15 3.78%
Iceland Post 15 3.78%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 590 new stores were launched in Iceland , with the highest activity in 2026-04 (57 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-04 9.7%

57 stores launched

2026-03 8.8%

52 stores launched

2026-02 7.3%

43 stores launched

2026-01 12.4%

73 stores launched

2025-12 7.8%

46 stores launched

2025-11 9.2%

54 stores launched

2025-10 10.3%

61 stores launched

2025-09 9.8%

58 stores launched

2025-08 7.5%

44 stores launched

2025-07 6.6%

39 stores launched

2025-06 7.6%

45 stores launched

2025-05 3.1%

18 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Iceland (May 2026)
Monthly store launches in Iceland over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-04 57 9.66%
2026-03 52 8.81%
2026-02 43 7.29%
2026-01 73 12.37%
2025-12 46 7.80%
2025-11 54 9.15%
2025-10 61 10.34%
2025-09 58 9.83%
2025-08 44 7.46%
2025-07 39 6.61%
2025-06 45 7.63%
2025-05 18 3.05%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 3,261 active stores in Iceland are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (236 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 7.2%

236 active stores

2025 17.0%

553 active stores

2024 11.3%

367 active stores

2023 8.8%

287 active stores

2022 6.4%

210 active stores

2021 7.4%

240 active stores

2020 6.6%

215 active stores

2019 3.8%

124 active stores

2018 2.4%

77 active stores

2017 2.5%

80 active stores

2016 1.4%

47 active stores

2015 0.9%

28 active stores

2014 1.4%

47 active stores

2013 1.4%

47 active stores

2012 1.5%

50 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Iceland by original launch year (May 2026)
Active stores in Iceland by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 236 7.24%
2025 553 16.96%
2024 367 11.25%
2023 287 8.80%
2022 210 6.44%
2021 240 7.36%
2020 215 6.59%
2019 124 3.80%
2018 77 2.36%
2017 80 2.45%
2016 47 1.44%
2015 28 0.86%
2014 47 1.44%
2013 47 1.44%
2012 50 1.53%

Social Media Usage

Facebook stores with 37.5% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (1,826 stores) , followed by Instagram (37.0%) and TikTok (6.8%) .

Base: 2,124 stores with any detectable social profile (64.7% 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 37.5%

1,826 stores

Instagram 37.0%

1,804 stores

TikTok 6.8%

333 stores

YouTube 5.4%

264 stores

Twitter 4.5%

218 stores

Pinterest 4.4%

213 stores

LinkedIn 2.2%

106 stores

X 1.5%

73 stores

WhatsApp 0.6%

27 stores

Vimeo 0.2%

10 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Iceland (May 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Iceland e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 1826 37.46%
Instagram 1804 37.01%
TikTok 333 6.83%
YouTube 264 5.42%
Twitter 218 4.47%
Pinterest 213 4.37%
LinkedIn 106 2.17%
X 73 1.50%
WhatsApp 27 0.55%
Vimeo 10 0.21%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 3.3k 100.00%
Emails 1.3k 40.24%
Phones 1.4k 42.71%
Ecommerce platform 3.3k 100.00%
Couriers 255.0 7.76%
Payment Providers 341.0 10.38%
Categories 2.5k 76.23%
Social Media 2.1k 64.66%

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 Iceland e-commerce intelligence?

We track 3.3k verified Iceland 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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