Nepal E-commerce Database

Explore 4.0k verified e-commerce stores in the Nepal. Instant access to technologies, contacts, platforms, and market dynamics.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 6.6k with e-commerce signals. 4.0k verified as active stores.

· · Next full refresh: April 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 52.9% of stores with physical delivery (2,092 stores) , followed by Custom (35.5%) and Shopify (7.1%) .

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)

2,092 stores

Custom 35.5%

1,402 stores

279 stores

47 stores

43 stores

27 stores

24 stores

17 stores

13 stores

9 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (March 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in Nepal
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 2092 52.92%
Custom 1402 35.47%
Shopify 279 7.06%
OpenCart 47 1.19%
Wix eCommerce 43 1.09%
PrestaShop 27 0.68%
Botble CMS 24 0.61%
Squarespace Commerce 17 0.43%
Magento 13 0.33%
CS Cart 9 0.23%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 25.7% of all stores (839 stores) , followed by Electronics & Technology (21.7%) and Health & Beauty (15.2%) .

Base: 3,262 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (81.9% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 25.7%

839 stores

Electronics & Technology 21.7%

709 stores

Health & Beauty 15.2%

496 stores

Food & Beverages 12.0%

390 stores

Jewelry & Watches 5.1%

165 stores

Home & Garden 4.2%

138 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 3.5%

114 stores

Arts & Entertainment 3.2%

103 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 1.8%

60 stores

Tools & Hardware 1.6%

52 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Nepal store categories (March 2026)
Distribution of categories in Nepal e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 839 25.72%
Electronics & Technology 709 21.74%
Health & Beauty 496 15.21%
Food & Beverages 390 11.96%
Jewelry & Watches 165 5.06%
Home & Garden 138 4.23%
Furniture & Home Decor 114 3.49%
Arts & Entertainment 103 3.16%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 60 1.84%
Tools & Hardware 52 1.59%
Gifts & Special Occasions 48 1.47%
Baby & Toddler 45 1.38%
Toys & Games 35 1.07%
Business & Industrial 35 1.07%
Vehicles & Parts 33 1.01%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 24.6% among AI-verified physical stores (114 stores) , followed by Stripe Connect (22.2%) and American Express (12.9%) .

Base: 333 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (8.4% 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 24.6%

114 stores

103 stores

60 stores

56 stores

Bolt 5.8%

27 stores

22 stores

17 stores

13 stores

VISA 2.6%

12 stores

JCB 2.2%

10 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Nepal payment providers (March 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Nepal e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 114 24.57%
Stripe Connect 103 22.20%
American Express 60 12.93%
MasterCard 56 12.07%
Bolt 27 5.82%
Apple Pay 22 4.74%
Google Pay 17 3.66%
MTN Mobile Money 13 2.80%
VISA 12 2.59%
JCB 10 2.16%
AliPay 7 1.51%
BitCoin 7 1.51%
UnionPay 6 1.29%
Razorpay 5 1.08%
Klarna 5 1.08%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS leads with 32.7% among AI-verified physical stores (166 stores) , followed by DHL (24.6%) and FedEx (13.4%) .

Base: 298 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (7.5% 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

UPS 32.7%

166 stores

DHL 24.6%

125 stores

FedEx 13.4%

68 stores

41 stores

TNT 5.7%

29 stores

USPS 5.1%

26 stores

22 stores

7 stores

DPEX 0.8%

4 stores

DPD 0.8%

4 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Nepal shipping carriers (March 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Nepal e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 166 32.68%
DHL 125 24.61%
FedEx 68 13.39%
Aramex 41 8.07%
TNT 29 5.71%
USPS 26 5.12%
Speedy 22 4.33%
Hermes 7 1.38%
DPEX 4 0.79%
DPD 4 0.79%
Blue Star 4 0.79%
GLS 4 0.79%
China Post 3 0.59%
ASM 3 0.59%
JCEX 2 0.39%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 1,238 new stores were launched in Nepal , with the highest activity in 2026-02 (129 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-02 10.4%

129 stores launched

2026-01 9.0%

112 stores launched

2025-12 8.9%

110 stores launched

2025-11 7.1%

88 stores launched

2025-10 5.4%

67 stores launched

2025-09 6.4%

79 stores launched

2025-08 9.8%

121 stores launched

2025-07 12.3%

152 stores launched

2025-06 7.1%

88 stores launched

2025-05 8.3%

103 stores launched

2025-04 7.8%

96 stores launched

2025-03 7.5%

93 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Nepal (March 2026)
Monthly store launches in Nepal over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-02 129 10.42%
2026-01 112 9.05%
2025-12 110 8.89%
2025-11 88 7.11%
2025-10 67 5.41%
2025-09 79 6.38%
2025-08 121 9.77%
2025-07 152 12.28%
2025-06 88 7.11%
2025-05 103 8.32%
2025-04 96 7.75%
2025-03 93 7.51%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 3,924 active stores in Nepal are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (242 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 6.2%

242 active stores

2025 28.6%

1,122 active stores

2024 14.0%

550 active stores

2023 10.0%

392 active stores

2022 6.8%

268 active stores

2021 7.0%

273 active stores

2020 6.1%

239 active stores

2019 4.0%

158 active stores

2018 5.0%

197 active stores

2017 2.6%

101 active stores

2016 1.3%

51 active stores

2015 0.7%

29 active stores

2014 1.6%

62 active stores

2013 1.1%

44 active stores

2012 0.9%

36 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Nepal by original launch year (March 2026)
Active stores in Nepal by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 242 6.17%
2025 1122 28.59%
2024 550 14.02%
2023 392 9.99%
2022 268 6.83%
2021 273 6.96%
2020 239 6.09%
2019 158 4.03%
2018 197 5.02%
2017 101 2.57%
2016 51 1.30%
2015 29 0.74%
2014 62 1.58%
2013 44 1.12%
2012 36 0.92%
2011 34 0.87%
2010 29 0.74%
2009 19 0.48%
2008 12 0.31%
2007 9 0.23%
2006 13 0.33%
2005 12 0.31%
2004 11 0.28%
2003 7 0.18%
2002 4 0.10%
2001 5 0.13%
2000 2 0.05%
1999 1 0.03%
1998 1 0.03%
1997 1 0.03%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 31.2% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (2,464 stores) , followed by Instagram (25.2%) and YouTube (10.3%) .

Base: 2,690 stores with any detectable social profile (67.5% 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 31.2%

2,464 stores

Instagram 25.2%

1,996 stores

YouTube 10.3%

814 stores

TikTok 8.7%

687 stores

Twitter 7.2%

571 stores

LinkedIn 6.1%

483 stores

WhatsApp 3.9%

310 stores

Pinterest 3.9%

307 stores

X 3.4%

266 stores

Vimeo 0.1%

10 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Nepal (March 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Nepal e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 2464 31.16%
Instagram 1996 25.24%
YouTube 814 10.29%
TikTok 687 8.69%
Twitter 571 7.22%
LinkedIn 483 6.11%
WhatsApp 310 3.92%
Pinterest 307 3.88%
X 266 3.36%
Vimeo 10 0.13%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 4.0k 100.00%
Emails 2.3k 57.62%
Phones 756.0 18.97%
Ecommerce platform 4.0k 100.00%
Couriers 298.0 7.48%
Payment Providers 333.0 8.36%
Categories 3.3k 83.81%
Social Media 2.7k 67.50%

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 Nepal e-commerce intelligence?

We track 4.0k verified Nepal 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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