Malaysia E-commerce Database

Explore 28.6k verified e-commerce stores in the Malaysia. Instant access to technologies, contacts, platforms, and market dynamics.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 50.5k with e-commerce signals. 28.6k verified as active stores.

· · Next full refresh: May 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 43.0% of stores with physical delivery (11,960 stores) , followed by Shopify (24.7%) and Custom (17.2%) .

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)

11,960 stores

Shopify 24.7%

6,877 stores

Custom 17.2%

4,780 stores

1,833 stores

1,024 stores

648 stores

251 stores

187 stores

126 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (April 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in Malaysia
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 11960 43.01%
Shopify 6877 24.73%
Custom 4780 17.19%
EasyStore 1833 6.59%
Wix eCommerce 1024 3.68%
OpenCart 648 2.33%
PrestaShop 251 0.90%
Magento 187 0.67%
HikaShop 126 0.45%
NEWPAGES Merchant System 120 0.43%

Categories Distribution

Health & Beauty leads with 22.1% of all stores (5,554 stores) , followed by Clothing & Accessories (19.4%) and Food & Beverages (15.2%) .

Base: 25,076 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (87.6% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Health & Beauty 22.1%

5,554 stores

Clothing & Accessories 19.4%

4,856 stores

Food & Beverages 15.2%

3,809 stores

Electronics & Technology 6.2%

1,543 stores

Home & Garden 5.1%

1,290 stores

Toys & Games 5.1%

1,270 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 4.9%

1,241 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 4.6%

1,144 stores

Business & Industrial 4.1%

1,018 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 3.4%

844 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Malaysia store categories (April 2026)
Distribution of categories in Malaysia e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Health & Beauty 5554 22.15%
Clothing & Accessories 4856 19.37%
Food & Beverages 3809 15.19%
Electronics & Technology 1543 6.15%
Home & Garden 1290 5.14%
Toys & Games 1270 5.06%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 1241 4.95%
Gifts & Special Occasions 1144 4.56%
Business & Industrial 1018 4.06%
Furniture & Home Decor 844 3.37%
Jewelry & Watches 645 2.57%
Vehicles & Parts 570 2.27%
Tools & Hardware 561 2.24%
Arts & Entertainment 404 1.61%
Baby & Toddler 327 1.30%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 22.5% among AI-verified physical stores (1,074 stores) , followed by MasterCard (19.2%) and Stripe Connect (15.1%) .

Base: 3,071 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (10.7% 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 22.5%

1,074 stores

916 stores

718 stores

484 stores

327 stores

261 stores

VISA 5.4%

257 stores

Bolt 3.8%

181 stores

133 stores

106 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Malaysia payment providers (April 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Malaysia e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 1074 22.54%
MasterCard 916 19.22%
Stripe Connect 718 15.07%
American Express 484 10.16%
GrabPay 327 6.86%
iPay88 261 5.48%
VISA 257 5.39%
Bolt 181 3.80%
ShopeePay 133 2.79%
Apple Pay 106 2.22%
AliPay 74 1.55%
Google Pay 71 1.49%
eGHL 61 1.28%
JCB 58 1.22%
MOLPay 44 0.92%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

DHL leads with 26.5% among AI-verified physical stores (957 stores) , followed by FedEx (12.2%) and UPS (12.0%) .

Base: 2,716 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (9.5% 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

DHL 26.5%

957 stores

FedEx 12.2%

439 stores

UPS 12.0%

434 stores

343 stores

GDEX 7.4%

268 stores

263 stores

163 stores

160 stores

USPS 3.8%

137 stores

110 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Malaysia shipping carriers (April 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Malaysia e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
DHL 957 26.53%
FedEx 439 12.17%
UPS 434 12.03%
Lalamove 343 9.51%
GDEX 268 7.43%
Ninja Van 263 7.29%
Aramex 163 4.52%
Pos Malaysia 160 4.44%
USPS 137 3.80%
Hermes 110 3.05%
Speedy 108 2.99%
TNT 76 2.11%
S.F. Express 72 2.00%
City-Link Express 42 1.16%
ASM 35 0.97%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 6,733 new stores were launched in Malaysia , with the highest activity in 2026-03 (574 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-03 8.5%

574 stores launched

2026-02 8.1%

545 stores launched

2026-01 12.0%

809 stores launched

2025-12 10.6%

717 stores launched

2025-11 8.0%

537 stores launched

2025-10 7.8%

526 stores launched

2025-09 8.2%

553 stores launched

2025-08 8.3%

558 stores launched

2025-07 10.0%

676 stores launched

2025-06 6.8%

459 stores launched

2025-05 7.2%

487 stores launched

2025-04 4.3%

292 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Malaysia (April 2026)
Monthly store launches in Malaysia over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-03 574 8.53%
2026-02 545 8.09%
2026-01 809 12.02%
2025-12 717 10.65%
2025-11 537 7.98%
2025-10 526 7.81%
2025-09 553 8.21%
2025-08 558 8.29%
2025-07 676 10.04%
2025-06 459 6.82%
2025-05 487 7.23%
2025-04 292 4.34%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 28,201 active stores in Malaysia are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (1,938 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 6.9%

1,938 active stores

2025 20.9%

5,882 active stores

2024 11.4%

3,220 active stores

2023 7.9%

2,220 active stores

2022 6.5%

1,838 active stores

2021 8.3%

2,350 active stores

2020 8.0%

2,253 active stores

2019 5.1%

1,451 active stores

2018 5.3%

1,488 active stores

2017 4.3%

1,224 active stores

2016 1.9%

530 active stores

2015 1.4%

405 active stores

2014 1.7%

487 active stores

2013 2.0%

559 active stores

2012 1.3%

363 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Malaysia by original launch year (April 2026)
Active stores in Malaysia by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 1938 6.87%
2025 5882 20.86%
2024 3220 11.42%
2023 2220 7.87%
2022 1838 6.52%
2021 2350 8.33%
2020 2253 7.99%
2019 1451 5.15%
2018 1488 5.28%
2017 1224 4.34%
2016 530 1.88%
2015 405 1.44%
2014 487 1.73%
2013 559 1.98%
2012 363 1.29%
2011 357 1.27%
2010 298 1.06%
2009 251 0.89%
2008 176 0.62%
2007 160 0.57%
2006 114 0.40%
2005 97 0.34%
2004 102 0.36%
2003 74 0.26%
2002 127 0.45%
2001 121 0.43%
2000 61 0.22%
1999 22 0.08%
1998 23 0.08%
1997 5 0.02%
1996 5 0.02%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 32.1% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (15,728 stores) , followed by Instagram (29.5%) and TikTok (10.9%) .

Base: 18,373 stores with any detectable social profile (64.2% 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 32.1%

15,728 stores

Instagram 29.5%

14,447 stores

TikTok 10.9%

5,364 stores

YouTube 9.9%

4,878 stores

WhatsApp 5.5%

2,715 stores

Twitter 4.9%

2,401 stores

Pinterest 2.8%

1,389 stores

LinkedIn 2.4%

1,195 stores

X 1.7%

815 stores

Vimeo 0.2%

117 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Malaysia (April 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Malaysia e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 15728 32.07%
Instagram 14447 29.45%
TikTok 5364 10.94%
YouTube 4878 9.95%
WhatsApp 2715 5.54%
Twitter 2401 4.90%
Pinterest 1389 2.83%
LinkedIn 1195 2.44%
X 815 1.66%
Vimeo 117 0.24%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 28.6k 100.00%
Emails 12.8k 44.74%
Phones 7.6k 26.64%
Ecommerce platform 28.6k 100.00%
Couriers 2.7k 9.49%
Payment Providers 3.1k 10.73%
Categories 25.9k 90.37%
Social Media 18.4k 64.21%

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 Malaysia e-commerce intelligence?

We track 28.6k verified Malaysia 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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