Netherlands E-commerce Database

Explore 180.1k verified e-commerce stores in the Netherlands. Instant access to technologies, contacts, platforms, and market dynamics.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 277.4k with e-commerce signals. 180.1k verified as active stores.

· · Next full refresh: April 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 35.5% of stores with physical delivery (62,384 stores) , followed by Shopify (32.6%) and Custom (18.4%) .

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)

62,384 stores

Shopify 32.6%

57,252 stores

Custom 18.4%

32,278 stores

6,822 stores

3,642 stores

3,421 stores

3,126 stores

3,113 stores

2,233 stores

1,352 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 Netherlands
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 62384 35.52%
Shopify 57252 32.60%
Custom 32278 18.38%
Magento 6822 3.88%
Lightspeed eCom 3642 2.07%
MyOnlineStore 3421 1.95%
Wix eCommerce 3126 1.78%
PrestaShop 3113 1.77%
CCV Shop 2233 1.27%
OpenCart 1352 0.77%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 21.1% of all stores (27,967 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (13.9%) and Food & Beverages (9.8%) .

Base: 132,419 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (73.5% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 21.1%

27,967 stores

Health & Beauty 13.9%

18,380 stores

Food & Beverages 9.8%

12,934 stores

Home & Garden 9.5%

12,576 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 7.0%

9,320 stores

Electronics & Technology 6.1%

8,089 stores

Jewelry & Watches 6.1%

8,023 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 4.3%

5,739 stores

Vehicles & Parts 3.9%

5,102 stores

Arts & Entertainment 3.7%

4,887 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Netherlands store categories (March 2026)
Distribution of categories in Netherlands e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 27967 21.12%
Health & Beauty 18380 13.88%
Food & Beverages 12934 9.77%
Home & Garden 12576 9.50%
Furniture & Home Decor 9320 7.04%
Electronics & Technology 8089 6.11%
Jewelry & Watches 8023 6.06%
Gifts & Special Occasions 5739 4.33%
Vehicles & Parts 5102 3.85%
Arts & Entertainment 4887 3.69%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 4818 3.64%
Tools & Hardware 4582 3.46%
Pets & Pet Supplies 3970 3.00%
Toys & Games 3279 2.48%
Business & Industrial 2753 2.08%

Payment Providers Distribution

iDEAL leads with 16.6% among AI-verified physical stores (21,641 stores) , followed by PayPal (16.5%) and Bancontact (12.8%) .

Base: 52,613 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (29.2% 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

iDEAL 16.6%

21,641 stores

PayPal 16.5%

21,399 stores

16,621 stores

Klarna 12.6%

16,400 stores

Mollie 10.0%

12,935 stores

7,662 stores

7,651 stores

7,272 stores

4,499 stores

3,935 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Netherlands payment providers (March 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Netherlands e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
iDEAL 21641 16.65%
PayPal 21399 16.46%
Bancontact 16621 12.79%
Klarna 16400 12.62%
Mollie 12935 9.95%
American Express 7662 5.89%
Apple Pay 7651 5.89%
MasterCard 7272 5.59%
Google Pay 4499 3.46%
Stripe Connect 3935 3.03%
VISA 3655 2.81%
Giropay 2472 1.90%
SEPA 1473 1.13%
AfterPay 1425 1.10%
Bolt 959 0.74%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

PostNL leads with 40.6% among AI-verified physical stores (33,077 stores) , followed by DHL (26.1%) and DPD (11.0%) .

Base: 50,619 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (28.1% 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

PostNL 40.6%

33,077 stores

DHL 26.1%

21,294 stores

DPD 11.0%

8,920 stores

UPS 7.3%

5,955 stores

GLS 4.4%

3,608 stores

FedEx 2.5%

2,037 stores

TNT 1.8%

1,462 stores

Bpost 1.6%

1,292 stores

USPS 1.5%

1,182 stores

641 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Netherlands shipping carriers (March 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Netherlands e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
PostNL 33077 40.61%
DHL 21294 26.14%
DPD 8920 10.95%
UPS 5955 7.31%
GLS 3608 4.43%
FedEx 2037 2.50%
TNT 1462 1.79%
Bpost 1292 1.59%
USPS 1182 1.45%
Royal Mail 641 0.79%
Hermes 626 0.77%
Speedy 426 0.52%
Deutsche Post 331 0.41%
JX 311 0.38%
4PX 293 0.36%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 34,589 new stores were launched in Netherlands , with the highest activity in 2026-02 (2,368 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-02 6.8%

2,368 stores launched

2026-01 10.5%

3,641 stores launched

2025-12 9.3%

3,212 stores launched

2025-11 9.8%

3,389 stores launched

2025-10 10.2%

3,536 stores launched

2025-09 9.3%

3,204 stores launched

2025-08 7.5%

2,608 stores launched

2025-07 7.7%

2,650 stores launched

2025-06 7.1%

2,445 stores launched

2025-05 7.9%

2,743 stores launched

2025-04 7.1%

2,441 stores launched

2025-03 6.8%

2,352 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Netherlands (March 2026)
Monthly store launches in Netherlands over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-02 2368 6.85%
2026-01 3641 10.53%
2025-12 3212 9.29%
2025-11 3389 9.80%
2025-10 3536 10.22%
2025-09 3204 9.26%
2025-08 2608 7.54%
2025-07 2650 7.66%
2025-06 2445 7.07%
2025-05 2743 7.93%
2025-04 2441 7.06%
2025-03 2352 6.80%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 178,932 active stores in Netherlands are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (6,028 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 3.4%

6,028 active stores

2025 18.6%

33,286 active stores

2024 10.9%

19,441 active stores

2023 7.9%

14,093 active stores

2022 6.0%

10,824 active stores

2021 7.1%

12,724 active stores

2020 7.2%

12,810 active stores

2019 4.7%

8,326 active stores

2018 5.3%

9,467 active stores

2017 5.4%

9,729 active stores

2016 2.6%

4,596 active stores

2015 1.8%

3,234 active stores

2014 1.9%

3,321 active stores

2013 3.0%

5,286 active stores

2012 1.7%

2,969 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Netherlands by original launch year (March 2026)
Active stores in Netherlands by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 6028 3.37%
2025 33286 18.60%
2024 19441 10.87%
2023 14093 7.88%
2022 10824 6.05%
2021 12724 7.11%
2020 12810 7.16%
2019 8326 4.65%
2018 9467 5.29%
2017 9729 5.44%
2016 4596 2.57%
2015 3234 1.81%
2014 3321 1.86%
2013 5286 2.95%
2012 2969 1.66%
2011 2956 1.65%
2010 2638 1.47%
2009 2602 1.45%
2008 2099 1.17%
2007 2076 1.16%
2006 974 0.54%
2005 1038 0.58%
2004 1435 0.80%
2003 1219 0.68%
2002 1476 0.82%
2001 2191 1.22%
2000 1061 0.59%
1999 587 0.33%
1998 277 0.15%
1997 87 0.05%
1996 78 0.04%
1995 4 0.00%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 32.0% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (87,412 stores) , followed by Facebook (30.1%) and YouTube (8.0%) .

Base: 107,675 stores with any detectable social profile (59.8% 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

Instagram 32.0%

87,412 stores

Facebook 30.1%

82,288 stores

YouTube 8.0%

21,856 stores

TikTok 7.9%

21,612 stores

Pinterest 6.5%

17,823 stores

LinkedIn 6.2%

16,840 stores

Twitter 5.0%

13,586 stores

WhatsApp 2.5%

6,717 stores

X 1.8%

4,879 stores

Vimeo 0.2%

463 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Netherlands (March 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Netherlands e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 87412 31.96%
Facebook 82288 30.09%
YouTube 21856 7.99%
TikTok 21612 7.90%
Pinterest 17823 6.52%
LinkedIn 16840 6.16%
Twitter 13586 4.97%
WhatsApp 6717 2.46%
X 4879 1.78%
Vimeo 463 0.17%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 180.1k 100.00%
Emails 108.7k 60.34%
Phones 61.2k 33.99%
Ecommerce platform 180.1k 100.00%
Couriers 50.6k 28.11%
Payment Providers 52.6k 29.22%
Categories 138.8k 77.08%
Social Media 107.7k 59.79%

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 Netherlands e-commerce intelligence?

We track 180.1k verified Netherlands 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.

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, 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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