Netherlands E-commerce Database

Explore 186.3k verified e-commerce stores in the Netherlands. Instant access to technologies, contacts, platforms, and market dynamics.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 289.7k with e-commerce signals. 186.3k verified as active stores.

· · Next full refresh: May 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 35.1% of stores with physical delivery (62,111 stores) , followed by Shopify (31.6%) and Custom (20.9%) .

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)

62,111 stores

Shopify 31.6%

55,940 stores

Custom 20.9%

37,005 stores

6,585 stores

3,537 stores

3,022 stores

2,960 stores

2,174 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 Netherlands
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 62111 35.12%
Shopify 55940 31.63%
Custom 37005 20.92%
Magento 6585 3.72%
Lightspeed eCom 3537 2.00%
Wix eCommerce 3022 1.71%
PrestaShop 2960 1.67%
CCV Shop 2174 1.23%
Mijnwebwinkel, MyOnlineStore 1778 1.01%
MyOnlineStore, Mijnwebwinkel 1743 0.99%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 17.2% of all stores (27,657 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (12.4%) and Food & Beverages (9.8%) .

Base: 160,797 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (86.3% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 17.2%

27,657 stores

Health & Beauty 12.4%

19,983 stores

Food & Beverages 9.8%

15,752 stores

Home & Garden 8.2%

13,249 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 7.3%

11,791 stores

Arts & Entertainment 7.1%

11,458 stores

Tools & Hardware 5.4%

8,613 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 5.0%

8,117 stores

Jewelry & Watches 4.9%

7,909 stores

Toys & Games 4.8%

7,732 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Netherlands store categories (April 2026)
Distribution of categories in Netherlands e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 27657 17.20%
Health & Beauty 19983 12.43%
Food & Beverages 15752 9.80%
Home & Garden 13249 8.24%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 11791 7.33%
Arts & Entertainment 11458 7.13%
Tools & Hardware 8613 5.36%
Gifts & Special Occasions 8117 5.05%
Jewelry & Watches 7909 4.92%
Toys & Games 7732 4.81%
Electronics & Technology 7651 4.76%
Furniture & Home Decor 6747 4.20%
Business & Industrial 6372 3.96%
Vehicles & Parts 4690 2.92%
Pets & Pet Supplies 3076 1.91%

Payment Providers Distribution

iDEAL leads with 18.1% among AI-verified physical stores (18,641 stores) , followed by PayPal (16.2%) and Bancontact (13.6%) .

Base: 43,938 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (23.6% 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 18.1%

18,641 stores

PayPal 16.2%

16,690 stores

13,998 stores

Klarna 12.3%

12,711 stores

Mollie 11.4%

11,711 stores

5,640 stores

4,865 stores

4,848 stores

3,037 stores

VISA 2.9%

3,003 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Netherlands payment providers (April 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Netherlands e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
iDEAL 18641 18.08%
PayPal 16690 16.19%
Bancontact 13998 13.58%
Klarna 12711 12.33%
Mollie 11711 11.36%
MasterCard 5640 5.47%
Apple Pay 4865 4.72%
American Express 4848 4.70%
Stripe Connect 3037 2.95%
VISA 3003 2.91%
Google Pay 2271 2.20%
Giropay 2128 2.06%
AfterPay 1437 1.39%
SEPA 1297 1.26%
Bolt 831 0.81%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

PostNL leads with 42.0% among AI-verified physical stores (27,063 stores) , followed by DHL (25.4%) and DPD (11.0%) .

Base: 41,306 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (22.2% 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 42.0%

27,063 stores

DHL 25.4%

16,399 stores

DPD 11.0%

7,095 stores

UPS 6.9%

4,478 stores

GLS 4.8%

3,078 stores

TNT 2.1%

1,367 stores

FedEx 2.0%

1,300 stores

USPS 1.3%

836 stores

Bpost 1.2%

804 stores

525 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Netherlands shipping carriers (April 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Netherlands e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
PostNL 27063 41.96%
DHL 16399 25.43%
DPD 7095 11.00%
UPS 4478 6.94%
GLS 3078 4.77%
TNT 1367 2.12%
FedEx 1300 2.02%
USPS 836 1.30%
Bpost 804 1.25%
Hermes 525 0.81%
Royal Mail 400 0.62%
Speedy 382 0.59%
4PX 270 0.42%
JX 268 0.42%
Deutsche Post 231 0.36%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 33,880 new stores were launched in Netherlands , with the highest activity in 2026-03 (3,323 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-03 9.8%

3,323 stores launched

2026-02 8.3%

2,804 stores launched

2026-01 10.1%

3,431 stores launched

2025-12 9.0%

3,033 stores launched

2025-11 9.2%

3,128 stores launched

2025-10 10.2%

3,463 stores launched

2025-09 9.1%

3,080 stores launched

2025-08 7.5%

2,539 stores launched

2025-07 7.8%

2,648 stores launched

2025-06 7.2%

2,430 stores launched

2025-05 8.0%

2,714 stores launched

2025-04 3.8%

1,287 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Netherlands (April 2026)
Monthly store launches in Netherlands over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-03 3323 9.81%
2026-02 2804 8.28%
2026-01 3431 10.13%
2025-12 3033 8.95%
2025-11 3128 9.23%
2025-10 3463 10.22%
2025-09 3080 9.09%
2025-08 2539 7.49%
2025-07 2648 7.82%
2025-06 2430 7.17%
2025-05 2714 8.01%
2025-04 1287 3.80%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 185,133 active stores in Netherlands are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (9,574 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 5.2%

9,574 active stores

2025 17.3%

32,051 active stores

2024 10.6%

19,574 active stores

2023 7.8%

14,457 active stores

2022 6.0%

11,174 active stores

2021 7.1%

13,116 active stores

2020 7.2%

13,297 active stores

2019 4.7%

8,615 active stores

2018 5.3%

9,760 active stores

2017 5.4%

10,004 active stores

2016 2.6%

4,721 active stores

2015 1.8%

3,278 active stores

2014 1.8%

3,383 active stores

2013 3.0%

5,486 active stores

2012 1.6%

3,053 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Netherlands by original launch year (April 2026)
Active stores in Netherlands by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 9574 5.17%
2025 32051 17.31%
2024 19574 10.57%
2023 14457 7.81%
2022 11174 6.04%
2021 13116 7.08%
2020 13297 7.18%
2019 8615 4.65%
2018 9760 5.27%
2017 10004 5.40%
2016 4721 2.55%
2015 3278 1.77%
2014 3383 1.83%
2013 5486 2.96%
2012 3053 1.65%
2011 3030 1.64%
2010 2746 1.48%
2009 2682 1.45%
2008 2147 1.16%
2007 2131 1.15%
2006 1034 0.56%
2005 1081 0.58%
2004 1504 0.81%
2003 1263 0.68%
2002 1579 0.85%
2001 2242 1.21%
2000 1101 0.59%
1999 600 0.32%
1998 283 0.15%
1997 88 0.05%
1996 75 0.04%
1995 4 0.00%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 32.0% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (89,602 stores) , followed by Facebook (30.1%) and YouTube (8.0%) .

Base: 110,656 stores with any detectable social profile (59.4% 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%

89,602 stores

Facebook 30.1%

84,369 stores

YouTube 8.0%

22,401 stores

TikTok 7.8%

21,707 stores

Pinterest 6.4%

17,843 stores

LinkedIn 6.3%

17,499 stores

Twitter 4.9%

13,754 stores

WhatsApp 2.6%

7,360 stores

X 1.8%

4,967 stores

Vimeo 0.2%

471 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Netherlands (April 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Netherlands e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 89602 32.00%
Facebook 84369 30.13%
YouTube 22401 8.00%
TikTok 21707 7.75%
Pinterest 17843 6.37%
LinkedIn 17499 6.25%
Twitter 13754 4.91%
WhatsApp 7360 2.63%
X 4967 1.77%
Vimeo 471 0.17%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 186.3k 100.00%
Emails 96.9k 52.04%
Phones 63.5k 34.09%
Ecommerce platform 186.3k 100.00%
Couriers 41.3k 22.17%
Payment Providers 43.9k 23.59%
Categories 165.9k 89.04%
Social Media 110.7k 59.40%

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 186.3k 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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