Kenya E-commerce Database

Explore 10.9k verified e-commerce stores in the Kenya. Instant access to technologies, contacts, platforms, and market dynamics.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 22.8k with e-commerce signals. 10.9k verified as active stores.

· · Next full refresh: March 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 62.6% of stores with physical delivery (6,778 stores) , followed by Shopify (19.2%) and Custom (13.8%) .

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)

6,778 stores

Shopify 19.2%

2,085 stores

Custom 13.8%

1,497 stores

206 stores

83 stores

72 stores

45 stores

31 stores

21 stores

17 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 Kenya
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 6778 62.56%
Shopify 2085 19.24%
Custom 1497 13.82%
Wix eCommerce 206 1.90%
Botble CMS 83 0.77%
PrestaShop 72 0.66%
OpenCart 45 0.42%
Magento 31 0.29%
Squarespace Commerce 21 0.19%
CS Cart 17 0.16%

Categories Distribution

Electronics & Technology leads with 27.1% of all stores (2,472 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (16.9%) and Clothing & Accessories (14.8%) .

Base: 9,133 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (83.8% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Electronics & Technology 27.1%

2,472 stores

Health & Beauty 16.9%

1,546 stores

Clothing & Accessories 14.8%

1,351 stores

Food & Beverages 8.7%

791 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 6.1%

558 stores

Home & Garden 6.1%

556 stores

Tools & Hardware 3.3%

298 stores

Vehicles & Parts 3.1%

279 stores

Jewelry & Watches 2.8%

259 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 2.6%

236 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Kenya store categories (February 2026)
Distribution of categories in Kenya e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Electronics & Technology 2472 27.07%
Health & Beauty 1546 16.93%
Clothing & Accessories 1351 14.79%
Food & Beverages 791 8.66%
Furniture & Home Decor 558 6.11%
Home & Garden 556 6.09%
Tools & Hardware 298 3.26%
Vehicles & Parts 279 3.05%
Jewelry & Watches 259 2.84%
Gifts & Special Occasions 236 2.58%
Business & Industrial 225 2.46%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 181 1.98%
Office Supplies 149 1.63%
Baby & Toddler 137 1.50%
Pets & Pet Supplies 95 1.04%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 33.8% among AI-verified physical stores (439 stores) , followed by MasterCard (19.3%) and Stripe Connect (12.6%) .

Base: 892 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (8.2% 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 33.8%

439 stores

250 stores

163 stores

155 stores

Bolt 8.0%

104 stores

VISA 3.9%

50 stores

36 stores

28 stores

18 stores

16 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Kenya payment providers (February 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Kenya e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 439 33.85%
MasterCard 250 19.28%
Stripe Connect 163 12.57%
American Express 155 11.95%
Bolt 104 8.02%
VISA 50 3.86%
Apple Pay 36 2.78%
Paddle 28 2.16%
Google Pay 18 1.39%
BitCoin 16 1.23%
JCB 10 0.77%
MTN Mobile Money 9 0.69%
Klarna 8 0.62%
AliPay 6 0.46%
Swish 5 0.39%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS leads with 54.8% among AI-verified physical stores (646 stores) , followed by DHL (18.8%) and Speedy (5.9%) .

Base: 1,016 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (9.3% 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 54.8%

646 stores

DHL 18.8%

222 stores

69 stores

FedEx 5.1%

60 stores

USPS 3.7%

44 stores

36 stores

JX 2.2%

26 stores

TCS 1.3%

15 stores

13 stores

TNT 1.0%

12 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Kenya shipping carriers (February 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Kenya e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 646 54.79%
DHL 222 18.83%
Speedy 69 5.85%
FedEx 60 5.09%
USPS 44 3.73%
Hermes 36 3.05%
JX 26 2.21%
TCS 15 1.27%
Aramex 13 1.10%
TNT 12 1.02%
DPD 10 0.85%
MRW 10 0.85%
GLS 7 0.59%
ASM 6 0.51%
BRT 3 0.25%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 4,297 new stores were launched in Kenya , with the highest activity in 2026-01 (327 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-01 7.6%

327 stores launched

2025-12 7.0%

300 stores launched

2025-11 8.7%

375 stores launched

2025-10 9.4%

405 stores launched

2025-09 8.8%

376 stores launched

2025-08 8.3%

357 stores launched

2025-07 10.5%

450 stores launched

2025-06 7.5%

324 stores launched

2025-05 9.1%

390 stores launched

2025-04 7.6%

328 stores launched

2025-03 10.0%

429 stores launched

2025-02 5.5%

236 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Kenya (February 2026)
Monthly store launches in Kenya over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-01 327 7.61%
2025-12 300 6.98%
2025-11 375 8.73%
2025-10 405 9.43%
2025-09 376 8.75%
2025-08 357 8.31%
2025-07 450 10.47%
2025-06 324 7.54%
2025-05 390 9.08%
2025-04 328 7.63%
2025-03 429 9.98%
2025-02 236 5.49%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 10,822 active stores in Kenya are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (327 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 3.0%

327 active stores

2025 39.6%

4,282 active stores

2024 14.1%

1,523 active stores

2023 8.7%

940 active stores

2022 6.3%

680 active stores

2021 5.8%

626 active stores

2020 6.1%

656 active stores

2019 3.4%

371 active stores

2018 3.2%

342 active stores

2017 2.9%

316 active stores

2016 1.1%

116 active stores

2015 0.9%

98 active stores

2014 0.9%

95 active stores

2013 1.0%

107 active stores

2012 0.5%

55 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Kenya by original launch year (February 2026)
Active stores in Kenya by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 327 3.02%
2025 4282 39.57%
2024 1523 14.07%
2023 940 8.69%
2022 680 6.28%
2021 626 5.78%
2020 656 6.06%
2019 371 3.43%
2018 342 3.16%
2017 316 2.92%
2016 116 1.07%
2015 98 0.91%
2014 95 0.88%
2013 107 0.99%
2012 55 0.51%
2011 80 0.74%
2010 41 0.38%
2009 28 0.26%
2008 29 0.27%
2007 17 0.16%
2006 8 0.07%
2005 11 0.10%
2004 20 0.18%
2003 25 0.23%
2002 7 0.06%
2001 11 0.10%
2000 5 0.05%
1999 4 0.04%
1997 2 0.02%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 26.0% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (5,565 stores) , followed by Instagram (23.9%) and TikTok (9.7%) .

Base: 6,978 stores with any detectable social profile (64.0% 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 26.0%

5,565 stores

Instagram 23.9%

5,127 stores

TikTok 9.7%

2,081 stores

Twitter 8.5%

1,820 stores

X 7.2%

1,547 stores

WhatsApp 6.8%

1,464 stores

YouTube 6.7%

1,439 stores

LinkedIn 6.6%

1,409 stores

Pinterest 4.5%

960 stores

Dribbble 0.1%

21 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Kenya (February 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Kenya e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 5565 25.96%
Instagram 5127 23.92%
TikTok 2081 9.71%
Twitter 1820 8.49%
X 1547 7.22%
WhatsApp 1464 6.83%
YouTube 1439 6.71%
LinkedIn 1409 6.57%
Pinterest 960 4.48%
Dribbble 21 0.10%

Dataset Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 10.9k 100.00%
Emails 7.1k 65.50%
Phones 2.2k 20.33%
Ecommerce platform 10.9k 100.00%
Couriers 1.0k 9.32%
Payment Providers 892.0 8.18%
Categories 9.3k 85.60%
Social Media 7.0k 64.00%

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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