India E-commerce Market

Explore 306.6k verified e-commerce stores in the India. Compare platforms, categories, PSP/carrier signals, available contacts, and merchant-size segments.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 511.0k with e-commerce signals. 306.6k verified as active stores.

Verified stores
306.6k
active stores with physical delivery
Top platform
WooCommerce
121,724 verified stores
Top payment signal
Razorpay
10,106 stores detected
Top carrier signal
Delhivery
6,981 stores detected
Top category
Clothing & Accessories
75,092 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: June 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce stores with 40.9% of stores with physical delivery (121,724 stores) , followed by Shopify (34.0%) and Custom (17.1%) .

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)

121,724 stores

Shopify 34.0%

101,300 stores

Custom 17.1%

50,975 stores

10,499 stores

GetBazaar 1.5%

4,611 stores

BASE 0.9%

2,659 stores

2,124 stores

1,508 stores

1,418 stores

1,123 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 India
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 121724 40.86%
Shopify 101300 34.00%
Custom 50975 17.11%
Wix eCommerce 10499 3.52%
GetBazaar 4611 1.55%
BASE 2659 0.89%
OpenCart 2124 0.71%
Botble CMS 1508 0.51%
Magento 1418 0.48%
GoDaddy Online Store 1123 0.38%
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All Stores Distribution

WooCommerce holds 57.1% share of all India e-commerce stores (274,327) , with Shopify at 22.2% and Custom at 10.6% (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)

274,327 stores

Shopify 22.2%

106,636 stores

Custom 10.6%

50,975 stores

30,807 stores

GetBazaar 1.0%

4,616 stores

BASE 0.7%

3,225 stores

2,727 stores

2,488 stores

2,123 stores

2,664 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (May 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in India
Platform Total Stores Percentage
WooCommerce 274327 57.08%
Shopify 106636 22.19%
Custom 50975 10.61%
Wix eCommerce 30807 6.41%
GetBazaar 4616 0.96%
BASE 3225 0.67%
OpenCart 2727 0.57%
Botble CMS 2488 0.52%
Magento 2123 0.44%
GoDaddy Online Store 2664 0.55%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories stores with 27.1% of all stores (75,092 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (18.4%) and Food & Beverages (13.0%) .

Base: 277,131 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (90.4% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 27.1%

75,092 stores

Health & Beauty 18.4%

50,860 stores

Food & Beverages 13.0%

36,154 stores

Jewelry & Watches 7.8%

21,733 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 5.3%

14,786 stores

Home & Garden 5.2%

14,345 stores

Electronics & Technology 5.1%

14,139 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 3.3%

9,235 stores

Toys & Games 2.9%

8,087 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 2.7%

7,617 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 India store categories (May 2026)
Distribution of categories in India e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 75092 27.10%
Health & Beauty 50860 18.35%
Food & Beverages 36154 13.05%
Jewelry & Watches 21733 7.84%
Gifts & Special Occasions 14786 5.34%
Home & Garden 14345 5.18%
Electronics & Technology 14139 5.10%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 9235 3.33%
Toys & Games 8087 2.92%
Furniture & Home Decor 7617 2.75%

Payment Providers Distribution

Razorpay stores with 18.7% among AI-verified physical stores (10,106 stores) , followed by PayPal (14.7%) and MasterCard (12.1%) .

Base: 31,388 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (10.2% 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

10,106 stores

PayPal 14.7%

7,921 stores

6,522 stores

5,886 stores

Paytm 10.0%

5,411 stores

5,264 stores

4,637 stores

Bolt 2.8%

1,514 stores

VISA 2.7%

1,467 stores

PayU 2.3%

1,232 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 India payment providers (May 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in India e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
Razorpay 10106 18.73%
PayPal 7921 14.68%
MasterCard 6522 12.09%
American Express 5886 10.91%
Paytm 5411 10.03%
Stripe Connect 5264 9.75%
Google Pay 4637 8.59%
Bolt 1514 2.81%
VISA 1467 2.72%
PayU 1232 2.28%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

Delhivery stores with 15.6% among AI-verified physical stores (6,981 stores) , followed by Bluedart (11.4%) and DTDC (11.1%) .

Base: 22,375 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (7.3% 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

6,981 stores

5,086 stores

DTDC 11.1%

4,979 stores

DHL 10.6%

4,742 stores

UPS 10.4%

4,650 stores

4,555 stores

FedEx 9.5%

4,269 stores

2,239 stores

USPS 3.6%

1,607 stores

1,362 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 India shipping carriers (May 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in India e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
Delhivery 6981 15.59%
Bluedart 5086 11.36%
DTDC 4979 11.12%
DHL 4742 10.59%
UPS 4650 10.39%
India Post 4555 10.17%
FedEx 4269 9.54%
Shiprocket 2239 5.00%
USPS 1607 3.59%
XpressBees 1362 3.04%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 100,357 new stores were launched in India , with the highest activity in 2026-04 (9,456 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-04 9.4%

9,456 stores launched

2026-03 9.6%

9,613 stores launched

2026-02 8.5%

8,516 stores launched

2026-01 10.2%

10,219 stores launched

2025-12 9.2%

9,228 stores launched

2025-11 8.1%

8,123 stores launched

2025-10 7.6%

7,628 stores launched

2025-09 8.8%

8,836 stores launched

2025-08 8.8%

8,879 stores launched

2025-07 8.7%

8,696 stores launched

2025-06 7.3%

7,318 stores launched

2025-05 3.8%

3,845 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in India (May 2026)
Monthly store launches in India over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-04 9456 9.42%
2026-03 9613 9.58%
2026-02 8516 8.49%
2026-01 10219 10.18%
2025-12 9228 9.20%
2025-11 8123 8.09%
2025-10 7628 7.60%
2025-09 8836 8.80%
2025-08 8879 8.85%
2025-07 8696 8.67%
2025-06 7318 7.29%
2025-05 3845 3.83%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 300,213 active stores in India are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (38,889 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 13.0%

38,889 active stores

2025 27.9%

83,901 active stores

2024 13.9%

41,744 active stores

2023 8.1%

24,377 active stores

2022 5.9%

17,637 active stores

2021 6.1%

18,289 active stores

2020 5.5%

16,411 active stores

2019 3.4%

10,195 active stores

2018 3.5%

10,622 active stores

2017 2.2%

6,568 active stores

2016 1.4%

4,287 active stores

2015 1.3%

4,032 active stores

2014 1.5%

4,500 active stores

2013 1.6%

4,827 active stores

2012 0.9%

2,704 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in India by original launch year (May 2026)
Active stores in India by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 38889 12.95%
2025 83901 27.95%
2024 41744 13.90%
2023 24377 8.12%
2022 17637 5.87%
2021 18289 6.09%
2020 16411 5.47%
2019 10195 3.40%
2018 10622 3.54%
2017 6568 2.19%
2016 4287 1.43%
2015 4032 1.34%
2014 4500 1.50%
2013 4827 1.61%
2012 2704 0.90%

Social Media Usage

Instagram stores with 30.8% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (168,284 stores) , followed by Facebook (27.5%) and YouTube (12.3%) .

Base: 193,099 stores with any detectable social profile (63.0% 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 30.8%

168,284 stores

Facebook 27.5%

150,332 stores

YouTube 12.3%

67,087 stores

Twitter 7.1%

38,653 stores

LinkedIn 6.4%

35,212 stores

Pinterest 6.0%

32,919 stores

WhatsApp 4.4%

23,861 stores

X 4.3%

23,257 stores

TikTok 1.1%

6,112 stores

Reddit 0.1%

674 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in India (May 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in India e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 168284 30.80%
Facebook 150332 27.51%
YouTube 67087 12.28%
Twitter 38653 7.07%
LinkedIn 35212 6.44%
Pinterest 32919 6.02%
WhatsApp 23861 4.37%
X 23257 4.26%
TikTok 6112 1.12%
Reddit 674 0.12%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 306.6k 100.00%
Emails 182.2k 59.43%
Phones 180.2k 58.78%
Ecommerce platform 306.6k 100.00%
Couriers 22.4k 7.30%
Payment Providers 31.4k 10.24%
Categories 281.7k 91.90%
Social Media 193.1k 62.99%

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 India e-commerce intelligence?

We track 306.6k verified India 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.

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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 →

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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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