India E-commerce Market

Explore 277.3k verified e-commerce stores in the India. Compare platforms, categories, PSP/carrier signals, available contacts, and merchant-size segments.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 455.5k with e-commerce signals. 277.3k verified as active stores.

Verified stores
277.3k
active stores with physical delivery
Top platform
WooCommerce
110,924 verified stores
Top payment signal
Razorpay
9,364 stores detected
Top carrier signal
Delhivery
6,227 stores detected
Top category
Clothing & Accessories
67,929 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: July 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce stores with 41.0% of stores with physical delivery (110,924 stores) , followed by Shopify (32.7%) and Custom (17.8%) .

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)

110,924 stores

Shopify 32.7%

88,364 stores

Custom 17.8%

48,226 stores

9,831 stores

GetBazaar 1.8%

4,740 stores

BASE 1.0%

2,635 stores

1,988 stores

1,432 stores

1,261 stores

964 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 India
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 110924 41.03%
Shopify 88364 32.68%
Custom 48226 17.84%
Wix eCommerce 9831 3.64%
GetBazaar 4740 1.75%
BASE 2635 0.97%
OpenCart 1988 0.74%
Botble CMS 1432 0.53%
Magento 1261 0.47%
GoDaddy Online Store 964 0.36%
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All Stores Distribution

WooCommerce holds 57.3% share of all India e-commerce stores (251,120) , with Shopify at 21.2% and Custom at 11.0% (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)

251,120 stores

Shopify 21.2%

93,063 stores

Custom 11.0%

48,226 stores

28,965 stores

GetBazaar 1.1%

4,745 stores

BASE 0.7%

3,184 stores

2,554 stores

2,284 stores

1,922 stores

2,489 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (June 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in India
Platform Total Stores Percentage
WooCommerce 251120 57.26%
Shopify 93063 21.22%
Custom 48226 11.00%
Wix eCommerce 28965 6.60%
GetBazaar 4745 1.08%
BASE 3184 0.73%
OpenCart 2554 0.58%
Botble CMS 2284 0.52%
Magento 1922 0.44%
GoDaddy Online Store 2489 0.57%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories stores with 27.0% of all stores (67,929 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (18.2%) and Food & Beverages (13.1%) .

Base: 251,491 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (90.7% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 27.0%

67,929 stores

Health & Beauty 18.2%

45,729 stores

Food & Beverages 13.1%

33,029 stores

Jewelry & Watches 7.9%

19,811 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 5.4%

13,512 stores

Home & Garden 5.2%

13,119 stores

Electronics & Technology 5.1%

12,702 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 3.3%

8,209 stores

Toys & Games 2.9%

7,279 stores

Arts & Entertainment 2.8%

6,938 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 India store categories (June 2026)
Distribution of categories in India e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 67929 27.01%
Health & Beauty 45729 18.18%
Food & Beverages 33029 13.13%
Jewelry & Watches 19811 7.88%
Gifts & Special Occasions 13512 5.37%
Home & Garden 13119 5.22%
Electronics & Technology 12702 5.05%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 8209 3.26%
Toys & Games 7279 2.89%
Arts & Entertainment 6938 2.76%

Payment Providers Distribution

Razorpay stores with 18.9% among AI-verified physical stores (9,364 stores) , followed by PayPal (14.5%) and MasterCard (11.9%) .

Base: 28,613 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

9,364 stores

PayPal 14.5%

7,202 stores

5,885 stores

5,244 stores

Paytm 9.9%

4,935 stores

4,632 stores

4,391 stores

VISA 3.0%

1,486 stores

Bolt 2.8%

1,376 stores

PayU 2.3%

1,135 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 India payment providers (June 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in India e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
Razorpay 9364 18.88%
PayPal 7202 14.52%
MasterCard 5885 11.86%
American Express 5244 10.57%
Paytm 4935 9.95%
Stripe Connect 4632 9.34%
Google Pay 4391 8.85%
VISA 1486 3.00%
Bolt 1376 2.77%
PayU 1135 2.29%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

Delhivery stores with 15.7% among AI-verified physical stores (6,227 stores) , followed by DTDC (11.3%) and Bluedart (11.2%) .

Base: 19,910 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (7.2% 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

6,227 stores

DTDC 11.3%

4,461 stores

4,445 stores

DHL 10.5%

4,173 stores

UPS 10.5%

4,157 stores

4,104 stores

FedEx 9.5%

3,751 stores

1,992 stores

USPS 3.4%

1,343 stores

1,189 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 India shipping carriers (June 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in India e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
Delhivery 6227 15.72%
DTDC 4461 11.26%
Bluedart 4445 11.22%
DHL 4173 10.53%
UPS 4157 10.49%
India Post 4104 10.36%
FedEx 3751 9.47%
Shiprocket 1992 5.03%
USPS 1343 3.39%
XpressBees 1189 3.00%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 88,480 new stores were launched in India , with the highest activity in 2026-05 (8,854 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-05 10.0%

8,854 stores launched

2026-04 9.8%

8,663 stores launched

2026-03 9.3%

8,271 stores launched

2026-02 7.8%

6,938 stores launched

2026-01 9.0%

7,924 stores launched

2025-12 8.6%

7,573 stores launched

2025-11 7.8%

6,931 stores launched

2025-10 7.5%

6,597 stores launched

2025-09 8.9%

7,854 stores launched

2025-08 8.9%

7,907 stores launched

2025-07 8.7%

7,724 stores launched

2025-06 3.7%

3,244 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in India (June 2026)
Monthly store launches in India over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-05 8854 10.01%
2026-04 8663 9.79%
2026-03 8271 9.35%
2026-02 6938 7.84%
2026-01 7924 8.96%
2025-12 7573 8.56%
2025-11 6931 7.83%
2025-10 6597 7.46%
2025-09 7854 8.88%
2025-08 7907 8.94%
2025-07 7724 8.73%
2025-06 3244 3.67%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 271,430 active stores in India are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (41,161 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 15.2%

41,161 active stores

2025 25.7%

69,884 active stores

2024 13.7%

37,125 active stores

2023 8.0%

21,763 active stores

2022 5.9%

15,923 active stores

2021 6.2%

16,712 active stores

2020 5.5%

14,928 active stores

2019 3.4%

9,252 active stores

2018 3.5%

9,615 active stores

2017 2.2%

6,015 active stores

2016 1.5%

3,979 active stores

2015 1.4%

3,711 active stores

2014 1.5%

4,093 active stores

2013 1.6%

4,403 active stores

2012 0.9%

2,476 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in India by original launch year (June 2026)
Active stores in India by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 41161 15.16%
2025 69884 25.75%
2024 37125 13.68%
2023 21763 8.02%
2022 15923 5.87%
2021 16712 6.16%
2020 14928 5.50%
2019 9252 3.41%
2018 9615 3.54%
2017 6015 2.22%
2016 3979 1.47%
2015 3711 1.37%
2014 4093 1.51%
2013 4403 1.62%
2012 2476 0.91%

Social Media Usage

Instagram stores with 30.9% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (155,157 stores) , followed by Facebook (27.6%) and YouTube (12.3%) .

Base: 177,616 stores with any detectable social profile (64.0% 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 30.9%

155,157 stores

Facebook 27.6%

138,688 stores

YouTube 12.3%

61,836 stores

Twitter 6.9%

34,776 stores

LinkedIn 6.5%

32,527 stores

Pinterest 6.0%

30,090 stores

WhatsApp 4.4%

22,056 stores

X 4.3%

21,700 stores

TikTok 1.0%

5,272 stores

Reddit 0.1%

612 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in India (June 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in India e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 155157 30.86%
Facebook 138688 27.59%
YouTube 61836 12.30%
Twitter 34776 6.92%
LinkedIn 32527 6.47%
Pinterest 30090 5.99%
WhatsApp 22056 4.39%
X 21700 4.32%
TikTok 5272 1.05%
Reddit 612 0.12%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 277.3k 100.00%
Emails 155.5k 56.08%
Phones 161.2k 58.12%
Ecommerce platform 277.3k 100.00%
Couriers 19.9k 7.18%
Payment Providers 28.6k 10.32%
Categories 255.7k 92.18%
Social Media 177.6k 64.04%

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 277.3k 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 →

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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