Ireland E-commerce Database

Explore 31.8k verified e-commerce stores in the Ireland. Instant access to technologies, contacts, platforms, and market dynamics.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 56.2k with e-commerce signals. 31.8k verified as active stores.

· · Next full refresh: May 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify leads with 36.3% of stores with physical delivery (10,979 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (35.6%) and Custom (15.0%) .

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 36.3%

10,979 stores

10,767 stores

Custom 15.0%

4,522 stores

1,263 stores

1,228 stores

510 stores

286 stores

251 stores

225 stores

190 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (April 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in Ireland
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 10979 36.33%
WooCommerce 10767 35.63%
Custom 4522 14.96%
Wix eCommerce 1263 4.18%
Squarespace Commerce 1228 4.06%
Magento 510 1.69%
PrestaShop 286 0.95%
OpenCart 251 0.83%
BigCommerce 225 0.74%
Big Cartel 190 0.63%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 15.8% of all stores (4,472 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (14.7%) and Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear (11.6%) .

Base: 28,382 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (89.4% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 15.8%

4,472 stores

Health & Beauty 14.7%

4,166 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 11.6%

3,302 stores

Food & Beverages 9.7%

2,742 stores

Arts & Entertainment 7.5%

2,135 stores

Home & Garden 7.0%

1,999 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 6.0%

1,708 stores

Tools & Hardware 4.8%

1,366 stores

Toys & Games 4.7%

1,332 stores

Jewelry & Watches 4.3%

1,210 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Ireland store categories (April 2026)
Distribution of categories in Ireland e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 4472 15.76%
Health & Beauty 4166 14.68%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 3302 11.63%
Food & Beverages 2742 9.66%
Arts & Entertainment 2135 7.52%
Home & Garden 1999 7.04%
Gifts & Special Occasions 1708 6.02%
Tools & Hardware 1366 4.81%
Toys & Games 1332 4.69%
Jewelry & Watches 1210 4.26%
Electronics & Technology 1128 3.97%
Business & Industrial 967 3.41%
Furniture & Home Decor 838 2.95%
Vehicles & Parts 689 2.43%
Books & Media 328 1.16%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 29.1% among AI-verified physical stores (3,336 stores) , followed by Stripe Connect (22.7%) and MasterCard (9.9%) .

Base: 6,219 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (19.6% 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 29.1%

3,336 stores

2,599 stores

1,130 stores

977 stores

745 stores

739 stores

596 stores

Bolt 2.8%

316 stores

VISA 2.6%

299 stores

JCB 1.7%

192 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Ireland payment providers (April 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Ireland e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 3336 29.14%
Stripe Connect 2599 22.70%
MasterCard 1130 9.87%
American Express 977 8.53%
Apple Pay 745 6.51%
Klarna 739 6.46%
Google Pay 596 5.21%
Bolt 316 2.76%
VISA 299 2.61%
JCB 192 1.68%
SEPA 151 1.32%
Amazon Pay 106 0.93%
Bancontact 101 0.88%
Mollie 82 0.72%
BitCoin 79 0.69%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

An Post leads with 25.7% among AI-verified physical stores (1,975 stores) , followed by DPD (18.4%) and DHL (13.2%) .

Base: 5,209 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (16.4% 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

An Post 25.7%

1,975 stores

DPD 18.4%

1,414 stores

DHL 13.2%

1,015 stores

UPS 11.0%

844 stores

503 stores

FedEx 5.2%

403 stores

398 stores

GLS 4.6%

351 stores

USPS 3.7%

288 stores

122 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Ireland shipping carriers (April 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Ireland e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
An Post 1975 25.67%
DPD 1414 18.38%
DHL 1015 13.19%
UPS 844 10.97%
Royal Mail 503 6.54%
FedEx 403 5.24%
Fastway 398 5.17%
GLS 351 4.56%
USPS 288 3.74%
Speedy 122 1.59%
Hermes 111 1.44%
TNT 100 1.30%
Deutsche Post 69 0.90%
Mondial Relay 57 0.74%
PostNL 43 0.56%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 5,315 new stores were launched in Ireland , with the highest activity in 2026-03 (423 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-03 8.0%

423 stores launched

2026-02 6.2%

328 stores launched

2026-01 9.0%

481 stores launched

2025-12 7.0%

373 stores launched

2025-11 8.8%

470 stores launched

2025-10 8.5%

454 stores launched

2025-09 12.2%

650 stores launched

2025-08 10.6%

562 stores launched

2025-07 8.4%

448 stores launched

2025-06 9.1%

483 stores launched

2025-05 7.9%

420 stores launched

2025-04 4.2%

223 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Ireland (April 2026)
Monthly store launches in Ireland over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-03 423 7.96%
2026-02 328 6.17%
2026-01 481 9.05%
2025-12 373 7.02%
2025-11 470 8.84%
2025-10 454 8.54%
2025-09 650 12.23%
2025-08 562 10.57%
2025-07 448 8.43%
2025-06 483 9.09%
2025-05 420 7.90%
2025-04 223 4.20%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 31,321 active stores in Ireland are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (1,237 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 3.9%

1,237 active stores

2025 16.5%

5,159 active stores

2024 8.5%

2,649 active stores

2023 6.5%

2,026 active stores

2022 6.0%

1,889 active stores

2021 7.9%

2,462 active stores

2020 8.7%

2,727 active stores

2019 4.0%

1,264 active stores

2018 4.2%

1,313 active stores

2017 5.9%

1,835 active stores

2016 2.0%

629 active stores

2015 2.4%

759 active stores

2014 2.4%

766 active stores

2013 3.1%

966 active stores

2012 2.7%

836 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Ireland by original launch year (April 2026)
Active stores in Ireland by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 1237 3.95%
2025 5159 16.47%
2024 2649 8.46%
2023 2026 6.47%
2022 1889 6.03%
2021 2462 7.86%
2020 2727 8.71%
2019 1264 4.04%
2018 1313 4.19%
2017 1835 5.86%
2016 629 2.01%
2015 759 2.42%
2014 766 2.45%
2013 966 3.08%
2012 836 2.67%
2011 473 1.51%
2010 614 1.96%
2009 513 1.64%
2008 448 1.43%
2007 516 1.65%
2006 450 1.44%
2005 166 0.53%
2004 299 0.95%
2003 243 0.78%
2002 202 0.64%
2001 277 0.88%
2000 241 0.77%
1999 197 0.63%
1998 88 0.28%
1997 44 0.14%
1996 26 0.08%
1995 7 0.02%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 31.2% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (17,784 stores) , followed by Facebook (31.1%) and Twitter (9.3%) .

Base: 21,485 stores with any detectable social profile (67.6% 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 31.2%

17,784 stores

Facebook 31.1%

17,693 stores

Twitter 9.3%

5,315 stores

YouTube 8.0%

4,577 stores

TikTok 7.2%

4,116 stores

LinkedIn 4.8%

2,749 stores

Pinterest 4.6%

2,636 stores

X 2.6%

1,494 stores

WhatsApp 0.8%

433 stores

Vimeo 0.3%

150 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Ireland (April 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Ireland e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 17784 31.23%
Facebook 17693 31.07%
Twitter 5315 9.33%
YouTube 4577 8.04%
TikTok 4116 7.23%
LinkedIn 2749 4.83%
Pinterest 2636 4.63%
X 1494 2.62%
WhatsApp 433 0.76%
Vimeo 150 0.26%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 31.8k 100.00%
Emails 14.6k 46.04%
Phones 9.5k 29.95%
Ecommerce platform 31.8k 100.00%
Couriers 5.2k 16.40%
Payment Providers 6.2k 19.58%
Categories 29.2k 91.80%
Social Media 21.5k 67.64%

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 Ireland e-commerce intelligence?

We track 31.8k verified Ireland 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.

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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, 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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