Italy E-commerce Database

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E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 36.7% of stores with physical delivery (76,047 stores) , followed by Custom (26.4%) and Shopify (23.9%) .

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)

76,047 stores

Custom 26.4%

54,643 stores

Shopify 23.9%

49,481 stores

15,303 stores

5,485 stores

3,286 stores

1,015 stores

692 stores

578 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (November 2025)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in Italy
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 76047 36.74%
Custom 54643 26.40%
Shopify 49481 23.90%
PrestaShop 15303 7.39%
Wix eCommerce 5485 2.65%
Magento 3286 1.59%
Squarespace Commerce 1015 0.49%
OpenCart 692 0.33%
nopCommerce 578 0.28%
TeamSystem Commerce, Storeden 471 0.23%

All Stores Distribution

WooCommerce holds 49.6% share of all Italy e-commerce stores (159,956) , with Custom at 16.9% and Shopify at 19.2% (November 2025) .

Note: This broader distribution includes all stores with e-commerce indicators such as platform detection, shopping cart presence, or payment integration. This liberal approach may include some false positives (e.g., WooCommerce installations used for non-commercial purposes) but provides comprehensive market coverage for lead generation and competitive analysis.

Top 10 Platforms (All Stores)

159,956 stores

Custom 16.9%

54,643 stores

Shopify 19.2%

61,822 stores

17,215 stores

18,903 stores

4,292 stores

3,543 stores

1,020 stores

751 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (November 2025)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in Italy
Platform Total Stores Percentage
WooCommerce 159956 49.57%
Custom 54643 16.93%
Shopify 61822 19.16%
PrestaShop 17215 5.33%
Wix eCommerce 18903 5.86%
Magento 4292 1.33%
Squarespace Commerce 3543 1.10%
OpenCart 1020 0.32%
nopCommerce 751 0.23%
TeamSystem Commerce, Storeden 536 0.17%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 21.8% of all stores (35,171 stores) , followed by Food & Beverages (19.2%) and Health & Beauty (14.5%) .

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 21.8%

35,171 stores

Food & Beverages 19.2%

31,046 stores

Health & Beauty 14.5%

23,375 stores

Home & Garden 6.4%

10,258 stores

Jewelry & Watches 6.1%

9,836 stores

Electronics & Technology 5.9%

9,469 stores

Vehicles & Parts 4.9%

7,884 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 4.3%

6,903 stores

Arts & Entertainment 3.2%

5,119 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 2.9%

4,757 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Italy store categories (November 2025)
Distribution of categories in Italy e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 35171 21.79%
Food & Beverages 31046 19.23%
Health & Beauty 23375 14.48%
Home & Garden 10258 6.36%
Jewelry & Watches 9836 6.09%
Electronics & Technology 9469 5.87%
Vehicles & Parts 7884 4.88%
Furniture & Home Decor 6903 4.28%
Arts & Entertainment 5119 3.17%
Gifts & Special Occasions 4757 2.95%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 4631 2.87%
Tools & Hardware 4238 2.63%
Business & Industrial 3446 2.13%
Pets & Pet Supplies 2764 1.71%
Books & Media 2513 1.56%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 40.5% among AI-verified physical stores (46,053 stores) , followed by American Express (11.3%) and MasterCard (9.6%) .

Base: 58,531 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (27.8% 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 40.5%

46,053 stores

12,844 stores

10,926 stores

9,977 stores

7,138 stores

VISA 4.3%

4,924 stores

4,822 stores

4,435 stores

4,224 stores

3,263 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Italy payment providers (November 2025)
Distribution of payment providers in Italy e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 46053 40.48%
American Express 12844 11.29%
MasterCard 10926 9.60%
Stripe Connect 9977 8.77%
Klarna 7138 6.27%
VISA 4924 4.33%
Apple Pay 4822 4.24%
Google Pay 4435 3.90%
PostePay 4224 3.71%
Satispay 3263 2.87%
JCB 1382 1.21%
Amazon Pay 1236 1.09%
Quaderno 971 0.85%
Carta Aura 902 0.79%
Bancontact 664 0.58%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

GLS leads with 19.8% among AI-verified physical stores (10,297 stores) , followed by UPS (14.6%) and DHL (14.6%) .

Base: 33,545 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (15.9% 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

GLS 19.8%

10,297 stores

UPS 14.6%

7,609 stores

DHL 14.6%

7,566 stores

BRT 11.5%

5,963 stores

TNT 9.3%

4,850 stores

4,345 stores

3,742 stores

FedEx 4.6%

2,385 stores

DPD 2.6%

1,338 stores

Posti 2.3%

1,177 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Italy shipping carriers (November 2025)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Italy e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
GLS 10297 19.81%
UPS 7609 14.64%
DHL 7566 14.56%
BRT 5963 11.47%
TNT 4850 9.33%
Poste Italiane 4345 8.36%
Corriere Espresso 3742 7.20%
FedEx 2385 4.59%
DPD 1338 2.57%
Posti 1177 2.26%
USPS 809 1.56%
Hermes 780 1.50%
Speedy 548 1.05%
InPost 369 0.71%
Yamato Japan 195 0.38%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 34,810 new stores were launched in Italy , with the highest activity in 2025-10 (3,777 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2025-10 10.9%

3,777 stores launched

2025-09 11.5%

3,999 stores launched

2025-08 9.0%

3,146 stores launched

2025-07 10.1%

3,513 stores launched

2025-06 8.6%

2,987 stores launched

2025-05 9.5%

3,290 stores launched

2025-04 8.4%

2,926 stores launched

2025-03 8.7%

3,013 stores launched

2025-02 7.7%

2,682 stores launched

2025-01 7.0%

2,432 stores launched

2024-12 5.4%

1,889 stores launched

2024-11 3.3%

1,156 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Italy (November 2025)
Monthly store launches in Italy over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2025-10 3777 10.85%
2025-09 3999 11.49%
2025-08 3146 9.04%
2025-07 3513 10.09%
2025-06 2987 8.58%
2025-05 3290 9.45%
2025-04 2926 8.41%
2025-03 3013 8.66%
2025-02 2682 7.70%
2025-01 2432 6.99%
2024-12 1889 5.43%
2024-11 1156 3.32%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 207,431 active stores in Italy are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2025 (31,837 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2025 15.3%

31,837 active stores

2024 9.3%

19,231 active stores

2023 7.2%

14,922 active stores

2022 6.3%

13,136 active stores

2021 7.7%

16,027 active stores

2020 8.5%

17,685 active stores

2019 4.9%

10,188 active stores

2018 5.0%

10,402 active stores

2017 4.5%

9,303 active stores

2016 3.1%

6,345 active stores

2015 2.5%

5,147 active stores

2014 2.5%

5,105 active stores

2013 3.2%

6,614 active stores

2012 2.1%

4,343 active stores

2011 2.1%

4,311 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Italy by original launch year (November 2025)
Active stores in Italy by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2025 31837 15.35%
2024 19231 9.27%
2023 14922 7.19%
2022 13136 6.33%
2021 16027 7.73%
2020 17685 8.53%
2019 10188 4.91%
2018 10402 5.01%
2017 9303 4.48%
2016 6345 3.06%
2015 5147 2.48%
2014 5105 2.46%
2013 6614 3.19%
2012 4343 2.09%
2011 4311 2.08%
2010 3674 1.77%
2009 5621 2.71%
2008 2694 1.30%
2007 2475 1.19%
2006 2003 0.97%
2005 1732 0.83%
2004 2289 1.10%
2003 1945 0.94%
2002 2631 1.27%
2001 2700 1.30%
2000 2474 1.19%
1999 1295 0.62%
1998 774 0.37%
1997 374 0.18%
1996 144 0.07%
1995 10 0.00%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 34.6% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (118,056 stores) , followed by Instagram (33.0%) and YouTube (9.2%) .

Base: 138,513 stores with any detectable social profile (65.9% 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 34.6%

118,056 stores

Instagram 33.0%

112,416 stores

YouTube 9.2%

31,203 stores

TikTok 5.4%

18,286 stores

Twitter 5.0%

16,937 stores

LinkedIn 4.5%

15,388 stores

WhatsApp 3.5%

11,793 stores

Pinterest 3.1%

10,664 stores

X 1.5%

5,063 stores

Vimeo 0.3%

922 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Italy (November 2025)
Distribution of social media platforms in Italy e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 118056 34.65%
Instagram 112416 32.99%
YouTube 31203 9.16%
TikTok 18286 5.37%
Twitter 16937 4.97%
LinkedIn 15388 4.52%
WhatsApp 11793 3.46%
Pinterest 10664 3.13%
X 5063 1.49%
Vimeo 922 0.27%

Dataset Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 210.3k 100.00%
Emails 143.1k 68.01%
Phones 85.5k 40.67%
Ecommerce platform 210.3k 100.00%
Couriers 33.5k 15.95%
Payment Providers 58.5k 27.83%
Categories 167.3k 79.55%
Social Media 138.5k 65.85%

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