Italy E-commerce Database

Explore 178.2k verified e-commerce stores in the Italy. Instant access to technologies, contacts, platforms, and market dynamics.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 311.7k with e-commerce signals. 178.2k verified as active stores.

· · Next full refresh: April 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 42.8% of stores with physical delivery (74,677 stores) , followed by Shopify (29.5%) and Custom (11.3%) .

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)

74,677 stores

Shopify 29.5%

51,603 stores

Custom 11.3%

19,751 stores

17,353 stores

4,648 stores

3,757 stores

967 stores

861 stores

652 stores

367 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (March 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in Italy
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 74677 42.76%
Shopify 51603 29.55%
Custom 19751 11.31%
PrestaShop 17353 9.94%
Wix eCommerce 4648 2.66%
Magento 3757 2.15%
Squarespace Commerce 967 0.55%
OpenCart 861 0.49%
nopCommerce 652 0.37%
Big Cartel 367 0.21%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 25.0% of all stores (34,261 stores) , followed by Food & Beverages (17.8%) and Health & Beauty (15.4%) .

Base: 136,891 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (76.8% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 25.0%

34,261 stores

Food & Beverages 17.8%

24,325 stores

Health & Beauty 15.4%

21,024 stores

Jewelry & Watches 7.0%

9,577 stores

Home & Garden 6.2%

8,457 stores

Electronics & Technology 5.8%

7,959 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 4.5%

6,213 stores

Vehicles & Parts 3.7%

5,024 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 2.8%

3,894 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 2.7%

3,642 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Italy store categories (March 2026)
Distribution of categories in Italy e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 34261 25.03%
Food & Beverages 24325 17.77%
Health & Beauty 21024 15.36%
Jewelry & Watches 9577 7.00%
Home & Garden 8457 6.18%
Electronics & Technology 7959 5.81%
Furniture & Home Decor 6213 4.54%
Vehicles & Parts 5024 3.67%
Gifts & Special Occasions 3894 2.84%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 3642 2.66%
Tools & Hardware 3588 2.62%
Arts & Entertainment 2883 2.11%
Pets & Pet Supplies 2184 1.60%
Business & Industrial 2046 1.49%
Toys & Games 1814 1.33%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 40.0% among AI-verified physical stores (52,034 stores) , followed by American Express (11.3%) and MasterCard (10.0%) .

Base: 64,298 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (36.1% 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 40.0%

52,034 stores

14,658 stores

13,013 stores

10,970 stores

8,340 stores

5,986 stores

VISA 4.4%

5,718 stores

5,473 stores

4,837 stores

3,412 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Italy payment providers (March 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Italy e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 52034 40.03%
American Express 14658 11.28%
MasterCard 13013 10.01%
Stripe Connect 10970 8.44%
Klarna 8340 6.42%
Apple Pay 5986 4.61%
VISA 5718 4.40%
Google Pay 5473 4.21%
PostePay 4837 3.72%
Satispay 3412 2.62%
Amazon Pay 1424 1.10%
JCB 1343 1.03%
Carta Aura 1088 0.84%
Quaderno 945 0.73%
Bancontact 746 0.57%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

GLS leads with 19.4% among AI-verified physical stores (12,129 stores) , followed by UPS (14.8%) and DHL (14.2%) .

Base: 38,349 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (21.5% 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 19.4%

12,129 stores

UPS 14.8%

9,243 stores

DHL 14.2%

8,910 stores

BRT 11.5%

7,198 stores

TNT 8.7%

5,457 stores

5,217 stores

4,536 stores

FedEx 5.6%

3,492 stores

DPD 2.5%

1,584 stores

USPS 2.5%

1,559 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Italy shipping carriers (March 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Italy e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
GLS 12129 19.37%
UPS 9243 14.76%
DHL 8910 14.23%
BRT 7198 11.49%
TNT 5457 8.71%
Poste Italiane 5217 8.33%
Corriere Espresso 4536 7.24%
FedEx 3492 5.58%
DPD 1584 2.53%
USPS 1559 2.49%
Posti 1036 1.65%
Hermes 748 1.19%
4PX 533 0.85%
Speedy 525 0.84%
InPost 459 0.73%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 33,992 new stores were launched in Italy , with the highest activity in 2026-02 (2,540 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-02 7.5%

2,540 stores launched

2026-01 13.1%

4,452 stores launched

2025-12 10.2%

3,480 stores launched

2025-11 10.5%

3,574 stores launched

2025-10 9.5%

3,218 stores launched

2025-09 9.1%

3,099 stores launched

2025-08 5.7%

1,946 stores launched

2025-07 6.9%

2,352 stores launched

2025-06 6.8%

2,310 stores launched

2025-05 7.0%

2,377 stores launched

2025-04 7.0%

2,396 stores launched

2025-03 6.6%

2,248 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Italy (March 2026)
Monthly store launches in Italy over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-02 2540 7.47%
2026-01 4452 13.10%
2025-12 3480 10.24%
2025-11 3574 10.51%
2025-10 3218 9.47%
2025-09 3099 9.12%
2025-08 1946 5.72%
2025-07 2352 6.92%
2025-06 2310 6.80%
2025-05 2377 6.99%
2025-04 2396 7.05%
2025-03 2248 6.61%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 177,197 active stores in Italy are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (7,012 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 4.0%

7,012 active stores

2025 17.4%

30,786 active stores

2024 9.3%

16,502 active stores

2023 7.3%

12,854 active stores

2022 6.1%

10,854 active stores

2021 7.5%

13,311 active stores

2020 8.4%

14,831 active stores

2019 4.6%

8,143 active stores

2018 4.7%

8,402 active stores

2017 4.1%

7,330 active stores

2016 2.7%

4,715 active stores

2015 2.2%

3,892 active stores

2014 2.2%

3,870 active stores

2013 2.8%

4,910 active stores

2012 1.8%

3,149 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Italy by original launch year (March 2026)
Active stores in Italy by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 7012 3.96%
2025 30786 17.37%
2024 16502 9.31%
2023 12854 7.25%
2022 10854 6.13%
2021 13311 7.51%
2020 14831 8.37%
2019 8143 4.60%
2018 8402 4.74%
2017 7330 4.14%
2016 4715 2.66%
2015 3892 2.20%
2014 3870 2.18%
2013 4910 2.77%
2012 3149 1.78%
2011 3157 1.78%
2010 2726 1.54%
2009 4177 2.36%
2008 1865 1.05%
2007 1728 0.98%
2006 1437 0.81%
2005 1220 0.69%
2004 1665 0.94%
2003 1369 0.77%
2002 1836 1.04%
2001 1850 1.04%
2000 1738 0.98%
1999 918 0.52%
1998 550 0.31%
1997 268 0.15%
1996 120 0.07%
1995 12 0.01%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 33.9% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (102,529 stores) , followed by Instagram (33.7%) and YouTube (8.7%) .

Base: 120,504 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

Facebook 33.9%

102,529 stores

Instagram 33.7%

102,066 stores

YouTube 8.7%

26,382 stores

TikTok 6.5%

19,809 stores

Twitter 4.6%

13,952 stores

LinkedIn 4.2%

12,838 stores

WhatsApp 3.6%

10,756 stores

Pinterest 3.2%

9,593 stores

X 1.4%

4,251 stores

Vimeo 0.2%

635 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Italy (March 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Italy e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 102529 33.86%
Instagram 102066 33.71%
YouTube 26382 8.71%
TikTok 19809 6.54%
Twitter 13952 4.61%
LinkedIn 12838 4.24%
WhatsApp 10756 3.55%
Pinterest 9593 3.17%
X 4251 1.40%
Vimeo 635 0.21%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 178.2k 100.00%
Emails 118.2k 66.31%
Phones 66.0k 37.06%
Ecommerce platform 178.2k 100.00%
Couriers 38.3k 21.52%
Payment Providers 64.3k 36.08%
Categories 141.9k 79.60%
Social Media 120.5k 67.62%

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 Italy e-commerce intelligence?

We track 178.2k verified Italy 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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