Italy E-commerce Database

Explore 180.4k verified e-commerce stores in the Italy. Instant access to technologies, contacts, platforms, and market dynamics.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 320.1k with e-commerce signals. 180.4k verified as active stores.

· · Next full refresh: March 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 38.4% of stores with physical delivery (67,973 stores) , followed by Shopify (35.5%) and Custom (10.1%) .

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)

67,973 stores

Shopify 35.5%

62,866 stores

Custom 10.1%

17,941 stores

17,389 stores

4,539 stores

3,708 stores

826 stores

651 stores

651 stores

369 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (February 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in Italy
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 67973 38.42%
Shopify 62866 35.53%
Custom 17941 10.14%
PrestaShop 17389 9.83%
Wix eCommerce 4539 2.57%
Magento 3708 2.10%
OpenCart 826 0.47%
nopCommerce 651 0.37%
Squarespace Commerce 651 0.37%
Big Cartel 369 0.21%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 26.0% of all stores (35,347 stores) , followed by Food & Beverages (17.3%) and Health & Beauty (15.2%) .

Base: 135,804 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (75.3% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 26.0%

35,347 stores

Food & Beverages 17.3%

23,511 stores

Health & Beauty 15.2%

20,692 stores

Jewelry & Watches 7.1%

9,628 stores

Home & Garden 6.1%

8,318 stores

Electronics & Technology 5.9%

8,066 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 4.3%

5,802 stores

Vehicles & Parts 3.4%

4,658 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 2.8%

3,840 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 2.6%

3,565 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Italy store categories (February 2026)
Distribution of categories in Italy e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 35347 26.03%
Food & Beverages 23511 17.31%
Health & Beauty 20692 15.24%
Jewelry & Watches 9628 7.09%
Home & Garden 8318 6.13%
Electronics & Technology 8066 5.94%
Furniture & Home Decor 5802 4.27%
Vehicles & Parts 4658 3.43%
Gifts & Special Occasions 3840 2.83%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 3565 2.63%
Tools & Hardware 3437 2.53%
Arts & Entertainment 2853 2.10%
Pets & Pet Supplies 2371 1.75%
Business & Industrial 1949 1.44%
Toys & Games 1767 1.30%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 40.4% among AI-verified physical stores (47,445 stores) , followed by American Express (11.3%) and MasterCard (9.7%) .

Base: 59,457 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (32.9% 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 40.4%

47,445 stores

13,228 stores

11,366 stores

9,997 stores

7,700 stores

5,374 stores

4,957 stores

VISA 4.2%

4,893 stores

4,264 stores

3,043 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Italy payment providers (February 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Italy e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 47445 40.39%
American Express 13228 11.26%
MasterCard 11366 9.67%
Stripe Connect 9997 8.51%
Klarna 7700 6.55%
Apple Pay 5374 4.57%
Google Pay 4957 4.22%
VISA 4893 4.16%
PostePay 4264 3.63%
Satispay 3043 2.59%
JCB 1471 1.25%
Amazon Pay 1309 1.11%
Carta Aura 892 0.76%
Quaderno 833 0.71%
Bancontact 709 0.60%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

GLS leads with 19.9% among AI-verified physical stores (10,826 stores) , followed by UPS (14.9%) and DHL (14.9%) .

Base: 34,155 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (18.9% 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 19.9%

10,826 stores

UPS 14.9%

8,105 stores

DHL 14.9%

8,100 stores

BRT 11.8%

6,390 stores

TNT 9.0%

4,894 stores

4,615 stores

3,783 stores

FedEx 5.0%

2,736 stores

DPD 2.5%

1,372 stores

Posti 1.6%

850 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Italy shipping carriers (February 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Italy e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
GLS 10826 19.94%
UPS 8105 14.92%
DHL 8100 14.92%
BRT 6390 11.77%
TNT 4894 9.01%
Poste Italiane 4615 8.50%
Corriere Espresso 3783 6.97%
FedEx 2736 5.04%
DPD 1372 2.53%
Posti 850 1.57%
USPS 795 1.46%
Hermes 750 1.38%
Speedy 511 0.94%
InPost 391 0.72%
4PX 187 0.34%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 37,878 new stores were launched in Italy , with the highest activity in 2026-01 (2,683 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-01 7.1%

2,683 stores launched

2025-12 7.2%

2,724 stores launched

2025-11 9.3%

3,513 stores launched

2025-10 9.8%

3,725 stores launched

2025-09 10.2%

3,849 stores launched

2025-08 7.9%

2,985 stores launched

2025-07 9.0%

3,409 stores launched

2025-06 7.7%

2,935 stores launched

2025-05 9.1%

3,457 stores launched

2025-04 8.6%

3,250 stores launched

2025-03 8.9%

3,354 stores launched

2025-02 5.3%

1,994 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Italy (February 2026)
Monthly store launches in Italy over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-01 2683 7.08%
2025-12 2724 7.19%
2025-11 3513 9.27%
2025-10 3725 9.83%
2025-09 3849 10.16%
2025-08 2985 7.88%
2025-07 3409 9.00%
2025-06 2935 7.75%
2025-05 3457 9.13%
2025-04 3250 8.58%
2025-03 3354 8.85%
2025-02 1994 5.26%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 179,429 active stores in Italy are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (2,688 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 1.5%

2,688 active stores

2025 21.0%

37,686 active stores

2024 9.2%

16,545 active stores

2023 7.0%

12,512 active stores

2022 6.0%

10,840 active stores

2021 7.4%

13,312 active stores

2020 8.3%

14,836 active stores

2019 4.5%

7,997 active stores

2018 4.6%

8,312 active stores

2017 4.1%

7,267 active stores

2016 2.7%

4,800 active stores

2015 2.2%

3,885 active stores

2014 2.2%

3,877 active stores

2013 2.8%

4,953 active stores

2012 1.8%

3,151 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Italy by original launch year (February 2026)
Active stores in Italy by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 2688 1.50%
2025 37686 21.00%
2024 16545 9.22%
2023 12512 6.97%
2022 10840 6.04%
2021 13312 7.42%
2020 14836 8.27%
2019 7997 4.46%
2018 8312 4.63%
2017 7267 4.05%
2016 4800 2.68%
2015 3885 2.17%
2014 3877 2.16%
2013 4953 2.76%
2012 3151 1.76%
2011 3233 1.80%
2010 2716 1.51%
2009 4237 2.36%
2008 1860 1.04%
2007 1741 0.97%
2006 1422 0.79%
2005 1198 0.67%
2004 1665 0.93%
2003 1365 0.76%
2002 1871 1.04%
2001 1869 1.04%
2000 1753 0.98%
1999 896 0.50%
1998 553 0.31%
1997 260 0.14%
1996 120 0.07%
1995 9 0.01%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 34.0% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (101,602 stores) , followed by Instagram (33.9%) and YouTube (8.6%) .

Base: 119,757 stores with any detectable social profile (66.4% 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 34.0%

101,602 stores

Instagram 33.9%

101,410 stores

YouTube 8.6%

25,721 stores

TikTok 6.8%

20,238 stores

Twitter 4.5%

13,522 stores

LinkedIn 4.0%

12,043 stores

WhatsApp 3.5%

10,550 stores

Pinterest 3.1%

9,314 stores

X 1.3%

3,852 stores

Vimeo 0.2%

631 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Italy (February 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Italy e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 101602 33.99%
Instagram 101410 33.93%
YouTube 25721 8.61%
TikTok 20238 6.77%
Twitter 13522 4.52%
LinkedIn 12043 4.03%
WhatsApp 10550 3.53%
Pinterest 9314 3.12%
X 3852 1.29%
Vimeo 631 0.21%

Dataset Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 180.4k 100.00%
Emails 119.8k 66.40%
Phones 68.2k 37.77%
Ecommerce platform 180.4k 100.00%
Couriers 34.2k 18.93%
Payment Providers 59.5k 32.95%
Categories 140.6k 77.94%
Social Media 119.8k 66.37%

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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