Iceland E-commerce Market

Explore 3.0k verified e-commerce stores in the Iceland. Compare platforms, categories, PSP/carrier signals, available contacts, and merchant-size segments.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 6.4k with e-commerce signals. 3.0k verified as active stores.

Verified stores
3.0k
active stores with physical delivery
Top platform
Shopify
1,608 verified stores
Top payment signal
PayPal
102 stores detected
Top carrier signal
DHL
83 stores detected
Top category
Health & Beauty
584 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: July 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify stores with 53.7% of stores with physical delivery (1,608 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (34.5%) 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 53.7%

1,608 stores

1,032 stores

189 stores

61 stores

39 stores

20 stores

18 stores

13 stores

11 stores

Booqable 0.1%

4 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (June 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in Iceland
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 1608 53.69%
WooCommerce 1032 34.46%
Custom 189 6.31%
Wix eCommerce 61 2.04%
Magento 39 1.30%
Squarespace Commerce 20 0.67%
PrestaShop 18 0.60%
OpenCart 13 0.43%
nopCommerce 11 0.37%
Booqable 4 0.13%
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All Stores Distribution

Shopify holds 33.0% share of all Iceland e-commerce stores (2,056) , with WooCommerce at 49.4% and Custom at 3.0% (June 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 33.0%

2,056 stores

3,075 stores

189 stores

564 stores

59 stores

223 stores

20 stores

15 stores

21 stores

Booqable 0.1%

7 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (June 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in Iceland
Platform Total Stores Percentage
Shopify 2056 33.01%
WooCommerce 3075 49.37%
Custom 189 3.03%
Wix eCommerce 564 9.05%
Magento 59 0.95%
Squarespace Commerce 223 3.58%
PrestaShop 20 0.32%
OpenCart 15 0.24%
nopCommerce 21 0.34%
Booqable 7 0.11%

Categories Distribution

Health & Beauty stores with 26.0% of all stores (584 stores) , followed by Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear (16.9%) and Clothing & Accessories (13.8%) .

Base: 2,243 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (73.9% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Health & Beauty 26.0%

584 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 16.9%

379 stores

Clothing & Accessories 13.8%

309 stores

Food & Beverages 8.2%

184 stores

Jewelry & Watches 7.3%

164 stores

Arts & Entertainment 6.7%

150 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 5.6%

125 stores

Toys & Games 3.4%

76 stores

Electronics & Technology 2.7%

61 stores

Home & Garden 2.5%

57 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Iceland store categories (June 2026)
Distribution of categories in Iceland e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Health & Beauty 584 26.04%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 379 16.90%
Clothing & Accessories 309 13.78%
Food & Beverages 184 8.20%
Jewelry & Watches 164 7.31%
Arts & Entertainment 150 6.69%
Gifts & Special Occasions 125 5.57%
Toys & Games 76 3.39%
Electronics & Technology 61 2.72%
Home & Garden 57 2.54%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal stores with 19.5% among AI-verified physical stores (102 stores) , followed by BitCoin (14.2%) and MasterCard (13.0%) .

Base: 313 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (10.3% 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 19.5%

102 stores

BitCoin 14.2%

74 stores

68 stores

53 stores

46 stores

37 stores

VISA 6.9%

36 stores

25 stores

22 stores

JCB 2.5%

13 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Iceland payment providers (June 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Iceland e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 102 19.54%
BitCoin 74 14.18%
MasterCard 68 13.03%
American Express 53 10.15%
Stripe Connect 46 8.81%
Apple Pay 37 7.09%
VISA 36 6.90%
Google Pay 25 4.79%
Interac e-Transfer 22 4.21%
JCB 13 2.49%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

DHL stores with 22.0% among AI-verified physical stores (83 stores) , followed by UPS (15.9%) and USPS (11.1%) .

Base: 250 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (8.2% 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 22.0%

83 stores

UPS 15.9%

60 stores

USPS 11.1%

42 stores

FedEx 9.3%

35 stores

32 stores

26 stores

TNT 5.6%

21 stores

19 stores

15 stores

13 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Iceland shipping carriers (June 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Iceland e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
DHL 83 22.02%
UPS 60 15.92%
USPS 42 11.14%
FedEx 35 9.28%
Hermes 32 8.49%
Canada Post 26 6.90%
TNT 21 5.57%
Royal Mail 19 5.04%
Speedy 15 3.98%
Iceland Post 13 3.45%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 540 new stores were launched in Iceland , with the highest activity in 2026-05 (46 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-05 8.5%

46 stores launched

2026-04 10.0%

54 stores launched

2026-03 10.2%

55 stores launched

2026-02 7.4%

40 stores launched

2026-01 11.9%

64 stores launched

2025-12 7.0%

38 stores launched

2025-11 8.9%

48 stores launched

2025-10 9.8%

53 stores launched

2025-09 8.9%

48 stores launched

2025-08 7.2%

39 stores launched

2025-07 5.7%

31 stores launched

2025-06 4.4%

24 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Iceland (June 2026)
Monthly store launches in Iceland over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-05 46 8.52%
2026-04 54 10.00%
2026-03 55 10.19%
2026-02 40 7.41%
2026-01 64 11.85%
2025-12 38 7.04%
2025-11 48 8.89%
2025-10 53 9.81%
2025-09 48 8.89%
2025-08 39 7.22%
2025-07 31 5.74%
2025-06 24 4.44%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 3,014 active stores in Iceland are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (261 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 8.7%

261 active stores

2025 15.9%

479 active stores

2024 10.9%

328 active stores

2023 9.0%

271 active stores

2022 6.1%

185 active stores

2021 7.3%

220 active stores

2020 6.4%

193 active stores

2019 3.5%

105 active stores

2018 2.4%

72 active stores

2017 2.4%

73 active stores

2016 1.6%

47 active stores

2015 1.0%

29 active stores

2014 1.4%

43 active stores

2013 1.6%

48 active stores

2012 1.4%

43 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Iceland by original launch year (June 2026)
Active stores in Iceland by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 261 8.66%
2025 479 15.89%
2024 328 10.88%
2023 271 8.99%
2022 185 6.14%
2021 220 7.30%
2020 193 6.40%
2019 105 3.48%
2018 72 2.39%
2017 73 2.42%
2016 47 1.56%
2015 29 0.96%
2014 43 1.43%
2013 48 1.59%
2012 43 1.43%

Social Media Usage

Facebook stores with 37.3% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (1,686 stores) , followed by Instagram (36.9%) and TikTok (6.9%) .

Base: 1,965 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 37.3%

1,686 stores

Instagram 36.9%

1,666 stores

TikTok 6.9%

314 stores

YouTube 5.6%

251 stores

Pinterest 4.4%

200 stores

Twitter 4.3%

196 stores

LinkedIn 2.3%

102 stores

X 1.6%

71 stores

WhatsApp 0.6%

25 stores

Vimeo 0.2%

10 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Iceland (June 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Iceland e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 1686 37.29%
Instagram 1666 36.85%
TikTok 314 6.95%
YouTube 251 5.55%
Pinterest 200 4.42%
Twitter 196 4.34%
LinkedIn 102 2.26%
X 71 1.57%
WhatsApp 25 0.55%
Vimeo 10 0.22%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 3.0k 100.00%
Emails 1.1k 37.44%
Phones 1.3k 42.21%
Ecommerce platform 3.0k 100.00%
Couriers 250.0 8.23%
Payment Providers 313.0 10.31%
Categories 2.3k 74.88%
Social Media 2.0k 64.70%

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 3.0k 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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