Malaysia E-commerce Market

Explore 26.5k verified e-commerce stores in the Malaysia. Compare platforms, categories, PSP/carrier signals, available contacts, and merchant-size segments.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 46.6k with e-commerce signals. 26.5k verified as active stores.

Verified stores
26.5k
active stores with physical delivery
Top platform
WooCommerce
11,460 verified stores
Top payment signal
PayPal
1,009 stores detected
Top carrier signal
DHL
919 stores detected
Top category
Health & Beauty
5,043 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: July 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce stores with 44.2% of stores with physical delivery (11,460 stores) , followed by Shopify (24.0%) and Custom (17.0%) .

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)

11,460 stores

Shopify 24.0%

6,227 stores

Custom 17.0%

4,408 stores

1,727 stores

933 stores

611 stores

222 stores

145 stores

HikaShop 0.5%

124 stores

92 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (June 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in Malaysia
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 11460 44.16%
Shopify 6227 24.00%
Custom 4408 16.99%
EasyStore 1727 6.66%
Wix eCommerce 933 3.60%
OpenCart 611 2.35%
PrestaShop 222 0.86%
Magento 145 0.56%
HikaShop 124 0.48%
Boutir 92 0.35%
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All Stores Distribution

WooCommerce holds 59.3% share of all Malaysia e-commerce stores (26,739) , with Shopify at 15.1% and Custom at 9.8% (June 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)

26,739 stores

Shopify 15.1%

6,786 stores

4,408 stores

1,782 stores

3,710 stores

835 stores

266 stores

212 stores

HikaShop 0.5%

243 stores

106 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (June 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in Malaysia
Platform Total Stores Percentage
WooCommerce 26739 59.31%
Shopify 6786 15.05%
Custom 4408 9.78%
EasyStore 1782 3.95%
Wix eCommerce 3710 8.23%
OpenCart 835 1.85%
PrestaShop 266 0.59%
Magento 212 0.47%
HikaShop 243 0.54%
Boutir 106 0.24%

Categories Distribution

Health & Beauty stores with 21.7% of all stores (5,043 stores) , followed by Clothing & Accessories (19.5%) and Food & Beverages (14.9%) .

Base: 23,228 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (87.7% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Health & Beauty 21.7%

5,043 stores

Clothing & Accessories 19.5%

4,532 stores

Food & Beverages 14.9%

3,472 stores

Electronics & Technology 6.1%

1,411 stores

Home & Garden 5.4%

1,262 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 5.1%

1,175 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 4.6%

1,077 stores

Toys & Games 4.6%

1,063 stores

Business & Industrial 4.2%

975 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 3.6%

827 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Malaysia store categories (June 2026)
Distribution of categories in Malaysia e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Health & Beauty 5043 21.71%
Clothing & Accessories 4532 19.51%
Food & Beverages 3472 14.95%
Electronics & Technology 1411 6.07%
Home & Garden 1262 5.43%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 1175 5.06%
Gifts & Special Occasions 1077 4.64%
Toys & Games 1063 4.58%
Business & Industrial 975 4.20%
Furniture & Home Decor 827 3.56%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal stores with 21.3% among AI-verified physical stores (1,009 stores) , followed by MasterCard (19.1%) and Stripe Connect (15.3%) .

Base: 2,908 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (11.0% 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 21.3%

1,009 stores

905 stores

724 stores

493 stores

368 stores

VISA 5.6%

265 stores

242 stores

Bolt 3.8%

182 stores

124 stores

118 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Malaysia payment providers (June 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Malaysia e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 1009 21.28%
MasterCard 905 19.09%
Stripe Connect 724 15.27%
American Express 493 10.40%
GrabPay 368 7.76%
VISA 265 5.59%
iPay88 242 5.10%
Bolt 182 3.84%
ShopeePay 124 2.62%
Apple Pay 118 2.49%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

DHL stores with 26.9% among AI-verified physical stores (919 stores) , followed by FedEx (12.6%) and UPS (10.8%) .

Base: 2,620 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (9.9% 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

DHL 26.9%

919 stores

FedEx 12.6%

430 stores

UPS 10.8%

368 stores

333 stores

GDEX 9.0%

307 stores

264 stores

146 stores

144 stores

108 stores

101 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Malaysia shipping carriers (June 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Malaysia e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
DHL 919 26.94%
FedEx 430 12.61%
UPS 368 10.79%
Lalamove 333 9.76%
GDEX 307 9.00%
Ninja Van 264 7.74%
Pos Malaysia 146 4.28%
Aramex 144 4.22%
Speedy 108 3.17%
Hermes 101 2.96%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 5,942 new stores were launched in Malaysia , with the highest activity in 2026-05 (539 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-05 9.1%

539 stores launched

2026-04 10.0%

595 stores launched

2026-03 8.9%

530 stores launched

2026-02 6.9%

411 stores launched

2026-01 9.8%

580 stores launched

2025-12 9.7%

577 stores launched

2025-11 7.8%

463 stores launched

2025-10 7.6%

449 stores launched

2025-09 7.6%

451 stores launched

2025-08 8.6%

512 stores launched

2025-07 10.4%

615 stores launched

2025-06 3.7%

220 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Malaysia (June 2026)
Monthly store launches in Malaysia over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-05 539 9.07%
2026-04 595 10.01%
2026-03 530 8.92%
2026-02 411 6.92%
2026-01 580 9.76%
2025-12 577 9.71%
2025-11 463 7.79%
2025-10 449 7.56%
2025-09 451 7.59%
2025-08 512 8.62%
2025-07 615 10.35%
2025-06 220 3.70%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 26,081 active stores in Malaysia are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (2,685 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 10.3%

2,685 active stores

2025 18.6%

4,851 active stores

2024 10.9%

2,844 active stores

2023 7.4%

1,943 active stores

2022 6.3%

1,632 active stores

2021 8.3%

2,164 active stores

2020 7.9%

2,054 active stores

2019 5.1%

1,332 active stores

2018 5.3%

1,385 active stores

2017 4.5%

1,163 active stores

2016 1.9%

487 active stores

2015 1.4%

370 active stores

2014 1.8%

457 active stores

2013 1.9%

502 active stores

2012 1.3%

350 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Malaysia by original launch year (June 2026)
Active stores in Malaysia by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 2685 10.29%
2025 4851 18.60%
2024 2844 10.90%
2023 1943 7.45%
2022 1632 6.26%
2021 2164 8.30%
2020 2054 7.88%
2019 1332 5.11%
2018 1385 5.31%
2017 1163 4.46%
2016 487 1.87%
2015 370 1.42%
2014 457 1.75%
2013 502 1.92%
2012 350 1.34%

Social Media Usage

Facebook stores with 32.0% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (14,637 stores) , followed by Instagram (29.4%) and TikTok (11.4%) .

Base: 17,149 stores with any detectable social profile (64.8% 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 32.0%

14,637 stores

Instagram 29.4%

13,448 stores

TikTok 11.4%

5,209 stores

YouTube 10.0%

4,575 stores

WhatsApp 5.6%

2,576 stores

Twitter 4.6%

2,108 stores

Pinterest 2.7%

1,232 stores

LinkedIn 2.4%

1,104 stores

X 1.7%

799 stores

Vimeo 0.2%

105 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Malaysia (June 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Malaysia e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 14637 31.96%
Instagram 13448 29.37%
TikTok 5209 11.38%
YouTube 4575 9.99%
WhatsApp 2576 5.63%
Twitter 2108 4.60%
Pinterest 1232 2.69%
LinkedIn 1104 2.41%
X 799 1.74%
Vimeo 105 0.23%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 26.5k 100.00%
Emails 11.9k 44.80%
Phones 14.0k 52.87%
Ecommerce platform 26.5k 100.00%
Couriers 2.6k 9.90%
Payment Providers 2.9k 10.99%
Categories 24.0k 90.50%
Social Media 17.1k 64.78%

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 26.5k verified Malaysia 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.

Do you offer enterprise or custom licensing?

Yes. For large-scale data needs, custom market reports, or dedicated support, contact us to discuss enterprise pricing.

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