Ivory Coast E-commerce Market

Explore 2.8k verified e-commerce stores in the Ivory Coast. Compare platforms, categories, PSP/carrier signals, available contacts, and merchant-size segments.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 4.5k with e-commerce signals. 2.8k verified as active stores.

Verified stores
2.8k
active stores with physical delivery
Top platform
WooCommerce
1,225 verified stores
Top payment signal
PayPal
215 stores detected
Top carrier signal
UPS
92 stores detected
Top category
Health & Beauty
635 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: June 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce stores with 44.9% of stores with physical delivery (1,225 stores) , followed by Shopify (23.8%) and Custom (16.0%) .

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)

1,225 stores

Shopify 23.8%

650 stores

Custom 16.0%

435 stores

198 stores

107 stores

68 stores

Active IT Zone Core 0.7%

18 stores

16 stores

6 stores

HikaShop 0.1%

4 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (May 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in Ivory Coast
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 1225 44.92%
Shopify 650 23.84%
Custom 435 15.95%
YouCan 198 7.26%
PrestaShop 107 3.92%
Wix eCommerce 68 2.49%
Active IT Zone Core 18 0.66%
Botble CMS 16 0.59%
Magento 6 0.22%
HikaShop 4 0.15%
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All Stores Distribution

WooCommerce holds 61.3% share of all Ivory Coast e-commerce stores (2,650) , with Shopify at 15.5% and Custom at 10.1% (May 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)

2,650 stores

Shopify 15.5%

670 stores

Custom 10.1%

435 stores

199 stores

117 stores

182 stores

Active IT Zone Core 0.4%

19 stores

31 stores

8 stores

HikaShop 0.2%

10 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (May 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in Ivory Coast
Platform Total Stores Percentage
WooCommerce 2650 61.33%
Shopify 670 15.51%
Custom 435 10.07%
YouCan 199 4.61%
PrestaShop 117 2.71%
Wix eCommerce 182 4.21%
Active IT Zone Core 19 0.44%
Botble CMS 31 0.72%
Magento 8 0.19%
HikaShop 10 0.23%

Categories Distribution

Health & Beauty stores with 28.1% of all stores (635 stores) , followed by Electronics & Technology (18.3%) and Clothing & Accessories (16.5%) .

Base: 2,259 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (81.6% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Health & Beauty 28.1%

635 stores

Electronics & Technology 18.3%

414 stores

Clothing & Accessories 16.5%

372 stores

Food & Beverages 9.3%

210 stores

Home & Garden 6.7%

151 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 3.0%

68 stores

Jewelry & Watches 3.0%

67 stores

Business & Industrial 3.0%

67 stores

Tools & Hardware 2.5%

56 stores

Books & Media 2.3%

52 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Ivory Coast store categories (May 2026)
Distribution of categories in Ivory Coast e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Health & Beauty 635 28.11%
Electronics & Technology 414 18.33%
Clothing & Accessories 372 16.47%
Food & Beverages 210 9.30%
Home & Garden 151 6.68%
Furniture & Home Decor 68 3.01%
Jewelry & Watches 67 2.97%
Business & Industrial 67 2.97%
Tools & Hardware 56 2.48%
Books & Media 52 2.30%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal stores with 38.0% among AI-verified physical stores (215 stores) , followed by Orange Money (31.1%) and MTN Mobile Money (11.3%) .

Base: 432 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (15.6% 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 38.0%

215 stores

176 stores

64 stores

32 stores

27 stores

15 stores

VISA 2.5%

14 stores

6 stores

5 stores

Bolt 0.7%

4 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Ivory Coast payment providers (May 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Ivory Coast e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 215 37.99%
Orange Money 176 31.10%
MTN Mobile Money 64 11.31%
MasterCard 32 5.65%
Stripe Connect 27 4.77%
American Express 15 2.65%
VISA 14 2.47%
Apple Pay 6 1.06%
BitCoin 5 0.88%
Bolt 4 0.71%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS stores with 48.4% among AI-verified physical stores (92 stores) , followed by DHL (22.1%) and TNT (5.3%) .

Base: 157 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (5.7% 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

UPS 48.4%

92 stores

DHL 22.1%

42 stores

TNT 5.3%

10 stores

9 stores

9 stores

FedEx 3.2%

6 stores

5 stores

4 stores

GLS 1.6%

3 stores

2 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Ivory Coast shipping carriers (May 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Ivory Coast e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 92 48.42%
DHL 42 22.11%
TNT 10 5.26%
La Poste 9 4.74%
Hermes 9 4.74%
FedEx 6 3.16%
Colissimo 5 2.63%
Chronopost 4 2.11%
GLS 3 1.58%
Point Relais 2 1.05%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 1,173 new stores were launched in Ivory Coast , with the highest activity in 2026-04 (65 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-04 5.5%

65 stores launched

2026-03 9.3%

109 stores launched

2026-02 9.6%

113 stores launched

2026-01 9.8%

115 stores launched

2025-12 9.0%

106 stores launched

2025-11 8.1%

95 stores launched

2025-10 7.6%

89 stores launched

2025-09 9.1%

107 stores launched

2025-08 8.9%

104 stores launched

2025-07 10.8%

127 stores launched

2025-06 7.4%

87 stores launched

2025-05 4.8%

56 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Ivory Coast (May 2026)
Monthly store launches in Ivory Coast over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-04 65 5.54%
2026-03 109 9.29%
2026-02 113 9.63%
2026-01 115 9.80%
2025-12 106 9.04%
2025-11 95 8.10%
2025-10 89 7.59%
2025-09 107 9.12%
2025-08 104 8.87%
2025-07 127 10.83%
2025-06 87 7.42%
2025-05 56 4.77%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 2,762 active stores in Ivory Coast are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (408 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 14.8%

408 active stores

2025 36.7%

1,014 active stores

2024 13.0%

360 active stores

2023 8.5%

234 active stores

2022 5.5%

151 active stores

2021 5.4%

148 active stores

2020 4.3%

119 active stores

2019 3.0%

82 active stores

2018 2.2%

60 active stores

2017 1.8%

50 active stores

2016 0.8%

21 active stores

2015 0.7%

18 active stores

2014 0.5%

15 active stores

2013 0.5%

13 active stores

2012 0.4%

11 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Ivory Coast by original launch year (May 2026)
Active stores in Ivory Coast by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 408 14.77%
2025 1014 36.71%
2024 360 13.03%
2023 234 8.47%
2022 151 5.47%
2021 148 5.36%
2020 119 4.31%
2019 82 2.97%
2018 60 2.17%
2017 50 1.81%
2016 21 0.76%
2015 18 0.65%
2014 15 0.54%
2013 13 0.47%
2012 11 0.40%

Social Media Usage

Facebook stores with 34.5% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (1,240 stores) , followed by Instagram (24.8%) and TikTok (11.3%) .

Base: 1,391 stores with any detectable social profile (50.2% 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 34.5%

1,240 stores

Instagram 24.8%

891 stores

TikTok 11.3%

407 stores

YouTube 6.6%

236 stores

LinkedIn 6.2%

224 stores

Twitter 5.6%

200 stores

WhatsApp 4.5%

161 stores

X 3.4%

123 stores

Pinterest 3.0%

107 stores

Dribbble 0.2%

8 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Ivory Coast (May 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Ivory Coast e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 1240 34.47%
Instagram 891 24.77%
TikTok 407 11.31%
YouTube 236 6.56%
LinkedIn 224 6.23%
Twitter 200 5.56%
WhatsApp 161 4.48%
X 123 3.42%
Pinterest 107 2.97%
Dribbble 8 0.22%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 2.8k 100.00%
Emails 1.4k 52.09%
Phones 1.4k 52.27%
Ecommerce platform 2.8k 100.00%
Couriers 157.0 5.67%
Payment Providers 432.0 15.60%
Categories 2.3k 82.45%
Social Media 1.4k 50.22%

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 Ivory Coast e-commerce intelligence?

We track 2.8k verified Ivory Coast 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.

How do I access the data?

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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