Madagascar E-commerce Market

Explore 381.0 verified e-commerce stores in the Madagascar. Compare platforms, categories, PSP/carrier signals, available contacts, and merchant-size segments.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 820.0 with e-commerce signals. 381.0 verified as active stores.

Verified stores
381.0
active stores with physical delivery
Top platform
WooCommerce
184 verified stores
Top payment signal
Orange Money
34 stores detected
Top carrier signal
UPS
24 stores detected
Top category
Food & Beverages
74 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: June 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce stores with 48.8% of stores with physical delivery (184 stores) , followed by Custom (19.9%) and PrestaShop (13.3%) .

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)

184 stores

Custom 19.9%

75 stores

50 stores

Shopify 10.9%

41 stores

15 stores

8 stores

Stock Manager Advance (SMA) with Shop Module 0.3%

1 stores

1 stores

Store.link E-commerce Platform 0.3%

1 stores

1 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 Madagascar
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 184 48.81%
Custom 75 19.89%
PrestaShop 50 13.26%
Shopify 41 10.88%
Wix eCommerce 15 3.98%
Magento 8 2.12%
Stock Manager Advance (SMA) with Shop Module 1 0.27%
OpenCart 1 0.27%
Store.link E-commerce Platform 1 0.27%
YouCan 1 0.27%
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All Stores Distribution

WooCommerce holds 65.2% share of all Madagascar e-commerce stores (513) , with Custom at 9.5% and PrestaShop at 7.1% (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)

513 stores

75 stores

56 stores

52 stores

68 stores

9 stores

Stock Manager Advance (SMA) with Shop Module 1.4%

11 stores

1 stores

Store.link E-commerce Platform 0.1%

1 stores

1 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (May 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in Madagascar
Platform Total Stores Percentage
WooCommerce 513 65.18%
Custom 75 9.53%
PrestaShop 56 7.12%
Shopify 52 6.61%
Wix eCommerce 68 8.64%
Magento 9 1.14%
Stock Manager Advance (SMA) with Shop Module 11 1.40%
OpenCart 1 0.13%
Store.link E-commerce Platform 1 0.13%
YouCan 1 0.13%

Categories Distribution

Food & Beverages stores with 23.1% of all stores (74 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (17.5%) and Clothing & Accessories (14.4%) .

Base: 320 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (84.0% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Food & Beverages 23.1%

74 stores

Health & Beauty 17.5%

56 stores

Clothing & Accessories 14.4%

46 stores

Electronics & Technology 9.7%

31 stores

Tools & Hardware 5.0%

16 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 4.7%

15 stores

Home & Garden 4.7%

15 stores

Business & Industrial 3.8%

12 stores

Vehicles & Parts 3.1%

10 stores

Jewelry & Watches 2.8%

9 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Madagascar store categories (May 2026)
Distribution of categories in Madagascar e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Food & Beverages 74 23.13%
Health & Beauty 56 17.50%
Clothing & Accessories 46 14.37%
Electronics & Technology 31 9.69%
Tools & Hardware 16 5.00%
Furniture & Home Decor 15 4.69%
Home & Garden 15 4.69%
Business & Industrial 12 3.75%
Vehicles & Parts 10 3.13%
Jewelry & Watches 9 2.81%

Payment Providers Distribution

Orange Money stores with 33.3% among AI-verified physical stores (34 stores) , followed by PayPal (18.6%) and Mada (12.7%) .

Base: 76 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (19.9% 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

34 stores

PayPal 18.6%

19 stores

Mada 12.7%

13 stores

VISA 7.8%

8 stores

7 stores

7 stores

6 stores

SEPA 2.0%

2 stores

1 stores

1 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Madagascar payment providers (May 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Madagascar e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
Orange Money 34 33.33%
PayPal 19 18.63%
Mada 13 12.75%
VISA 8 7.84%
American Express 7 6.86%
Stripe Connect 7 6.86%
MasterCard 6 5.88%
SEPA 2 1.96%
AfterPay 1 0.98%
AliPay 1 0.98%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS stores with 49.0% among AI-verified physical stores (24 stores) , followed by DHL (12.2%) and USPS (10.2%) .

Base: 36 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (9.4% 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 49.0%

24 stores

DHL 12.2%

6 stores

USPS 10.2%

5 stores

FedEx 6.1%

3 stores

4PX 4.1%

2 stores

TNT 4.1%

2 stores

2 stores

1 stores

ASM 2.0%

1 stores

JX 2.0%

1 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Madagascar shipping carriers (May 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Madagascar e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 24 48.98%
DHL 6 12.24%
USPS 5 10.20%
FedEx 3 6.12%
4PX 2 4.08%
TNT 2 4.08%
Point Relais 2 4.08%
La Poste 1 2.04%
ASM 1 2.04%
JX 1 2.04%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 119 new stores were launched in Madagascar , with the highest activity in 2026-04 (10 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-04 8.4%

10 stores launched

2026-03 15.1%

18 stores launched

2026-02 9.2%

11 stores launched

2026-01 7.6%

9 stores launched

2025-12 12.6%

15 stores launched

2025-11 8.4%

10 stores launched

2025-10 8.4%

10 stores launched

2025-09 6.7%

8 stores launched

2025-08 6.7%

8 stores launched

2025-07 5.0%

6 stores launched

2025-06 7.6%

9 stores launched

2025-05 4.2%

5 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Madagascar (May 2026)
Monthly store launches in Madagascar over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-04 10 8.40%
2026-03 18 15.13%
2026-02 11 9.24%
2026-01 9 7.56%
2025-12 15 12.61%
2025-11 10 8.40%
2025-10 10 8.40%
2025-09 8 6.72%
2025-08 8 6.72%
2025-07 6 5.04%
2025-06 9 7.56%
2025-05 5 4.20%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 379 active stores in Madagascar are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (49 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 12.9%

49 active stores

2025 25.6%

97 active stores

2024 14.2%

54 active stores

2023 6.1%

23 active stores

2022 7.7%

29 active stores

2021 7.9%

30 active stores

2020 7.1%

27 active stores

2019 2.4%

9 active stores

2018 2.6%

10 active stores

2017 2.9%

11 active stores

2016 3.2%

12 active stores

2015 0.3%

1 active stores

2014 1.8%

7 active stores

2013 1.3%

5 active stores

2011 0.8%

3 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Madagascar by original launch year (May 2026)
Active stores in Madagascar by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 49 12.93%
2025 97 25.59%
2024 54 14.25%
2023 23 6.07%
2022 29 7.65%
2021 30 7.92%
2020 27 7.12%
2019 9 2.37%
2018 10 2.64%
2017 11 2.90%
2016 12 3.17%
2015 1 0.26%
2014 7 1.85%
2013 5 1.32%
2011 3 0.79%

Social Media Usage

Facebook stores with 37.0% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (214 stores) , followed by Instagram (23.0%) and LinkedIn (10.9%) .

Base: 236 stores with any detectable social profile (61.9% 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 37.0%

214 stores

Instagram 23.0%

133 stores

LinkedIn 10.9%

63 stores

YouTube 8.0%

46 stores

TikTok 5.9%

34 stores

Twitter 5.9%

34 stores

Pinterest 3.6%

21 stores

X 2.9%

17 stores

WhatsApp 2.4%

14 stores

Vimeo 0.3%

2 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Madagascar (May 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Madagascar e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 214 37.02%
Instagram 133 23.01%
LinkedIn 63 10.90%
YouTube 46 7.96%
TikTok 34 5.88%
Twitter 34 5.88%
Pinterest 21 3.63%
X 17 2.94%
WhatsApp 14 2.42%
Vimeo 2 0.35%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 381.0 100.00%
Emails 234.0 61.42%
Phones 252.0 66.14%
Ecommerce platform 381.0 100.00%
Couriers 36.0 9.45%
Payment Providers 76.0 19.95%
Categories 327.0 85.83%
Social Media 236.0 61.94%

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 Madagascar e-commerce intelligence?

We track 381.0 verified Madagascar 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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