Netherlands E-commerce Market

Explore 186.4k verified e-commerce stores in the Netherlands. Compare platforms, categories, PSP/carrier signals, available contacts, and merchant-size segments.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 290.1k with e-commerce signals. 186.4k verified as active stores.

Verified stores
186.4k
active stores with physical delivery
Top platform
WooCommerce
62,299 verified stores
Top payment signal
iDEAL
19,246 stores detected
Top carrier signal
PostNL
27,771 stores detected
Top category
Clothing & Accessories
27,937 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: June 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce stores with 35.2% of stores with physical delivery (62,299 stores) , followed by Shopify (32.1%) and Custom (20.7%) .

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)

62,299 stores

Shopify 32.1%

56,802 stores

Custom 20.7%

36,657 stores

6,467 stores

3,495 stores

2,979 stores

2,894 stores

2,132 stores

MyOnlineStore, Mijnwebwinkel 1.0%

1,696 stores

Mijnwebwinkel, MyOnlineStore 0.9%

1,587 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (May 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in Netherlands
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 62299 35.20%
Shopify 56802 32.09%
Custom 36657 20.71%
Magento 6467 3.65%
Lightspeed eCom 3495 1.97%
Wix eCommerce 2979 1.68%
PrestaShop 2894 1.63%
CCV Shop 2132 1.20%
MyOnlineStore, Mijnwebwinkel 1696 0.96%
Mijnwebwinkel, MyOnlineStore 1587 0.90%
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All Stores Distribution

WooCommerce holds 50.2% share of all Netherlands e-commerce stores (132,485) , with Shopify at 22.9% and Custom at 13.9% (May 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)

132,485 stores

Shopify 22.9%

60,447 stores

Custom 13.9%

36,657 stores

7,401 stores

3,563 stores

14,180 stores

3,082 stores

2,366 stores

MyOnlineStore, Mijnwebwinkel 0.7%

1,857 stores

Mijnwebwinkel, MyOnlineStore 0.7%

1,749 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (May 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in Netherlands
Platform Total Stores Percentage
WooCommerce 132485 50.22%
Shopify 60447 22.92%
Custom 36657 13.90%
Magento 7401 2.81%
Lightspeed eCom 3563 1.35%
Wix eCommerce 14180 5.38%
PrestaShop 3082 1.17%
CCV Shop 2366 0.90%
MyOnlineStore, Mijnwebwinkel 1857 0.70%
Mijnwebwinkel, MyOnlineStore 1749 0.66%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories stores with 17.3% of all stores (27,937 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (12.5%) and Food & Beverages (9.8%) .

Base: 161,031 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (86.4% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 17.3%

27,937 stores

Health & Beauty 12.5%

20,050 stores

Food & Beverages 9.8%

15,720 stores

Home & Garden 8.2%

13,190 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 7.3%

11,796 stores

Arts & Entertainment 7.1%

11,492 stores

Tools & Hardware 5.3%

8,586 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 5.0%

8,126 stores

Jewelry & Watches 4.9%

7,870 stores

Toys & Games 4.8%

7,765 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Netherlands store categories (May 2026)
Distribution of categories in Netherlands e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 27937 17.35%
Health & Beauty 20050 12.45%
Food & Beverages 15720 9.76%
Home & Garden 13190 8.19%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 11796 7.33%
Arts & Entertainment 11492 7.14%
Tools & Hardware 8586 5.33%
Gifts & Special Occasions 8126 5.05%
Jewelry & Watches 7870 4.89%
Toys & Games 7765 4.82%

Payment Providers Distribution

iDEAL stores with 18.0% among AI-verified physical stores (19,246 stores) , followed by PayPal (16.2%) and Bancontact (13.4%) .

Base: 45,222 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (24.3% 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 18.0%

19,246 stores

PayPal 16.2%

17,299 stores

14,370 stores

Klarna 12.3%

13,145 stores

Mollie 11.2%

11,958 stores

5,815 stores

5,215 stores

5,140 stores

3,156 stores

VISA 2.9%

3,107 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Netherlands payment providers (May 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Netherlands e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
iDEAL 19246 18.01%
PayPal 17299 16.19%
Bancontact 14370 13.45%
Klarna 13145 12.30%
Mollie 11958 11.19%
MasterCard 5815 5.44%
Apple Pay 5215 4.88%
American Express 5140 4.81%
Stripe Connect 3156 2.95%
VISA 3107 2.91%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

PostNL stores with 41.8% among AI-verified physical stores (27,771 stores) , followed by DHL (25.5%) and DPD (11.0%) .

Base: 42,453 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (22.8% 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 41.8%

27,771 stores

DHL 25.5%

16,930 stores

DPD 11.0%

7,304 stores

UPS 7.0%

4,667 stores

GLS 4.7%

3,113 stores

FedEx 2.1%

1,412 stores

TNT 2.1%

1,411 stores

USPS 1.3%

880 stores

Bpost 1.2%

821 stores

541 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Netherlands shipping carriers (May 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Netherlands e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
PostNL 27771 41.75%
DHL 16930 25.45%
DPD 7304 10.98%
UPS 4667 7.02%
GLS 3113 4.68%
FedEx 1412 2.12%
TNT 1411 2.12%
USPS 880 1.32%
Bpost 821 1.23%
Hermes 541 0.81%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 33,490 new stores were launched in Netherlands , with the highest activity in 2026-04 (2,687 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-04 8.0%

2,687 stores launched

2026-03 10.5%

3,505 stores launched

2026-02 9.0%

3,029 stores launched

2026-01 10.0%

3,340 stores launched

2025-12 8.9%

2,973 stores launched

2025-11 9.0%

3,001 stores launched

2025-10 9.8%

3,267 stores launched

2025-09 8.9%

2,983 stores launched

2025-08 7.3%

2,451 stores launched

2025-07 7.7%

2,563 stores launched

2025-06 7.1%

2,377 stores launched

2025-05 3.9%

1,314 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Netherlands (May 2026)
Monthly store launches in Netherlands over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-04 2687 8.02%
2026-03 3505 10.47%
2026-02 3029 9.04%
2026-01 3340 9.97%
2025-12 2973 8.88%
2025-11 3001 8.96%
2025-10 3267 9.76%
2025-09 2983 8.91%
2025-08 2451 7.32%
2025-07 2563 7.65%
2025-06 2377 7.10%
2025-05 1314 3.92%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 185,262 active stores in Netherlands are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (12,887 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 7.0%

12,887 active stores

2025 16.6%

30,705 active stores

2024 10.3%

19,099 active stores

2023 7.7%

14,277 active stores

2022 5.9%

10,956 active stores

2021 7.0%

12,884 active stores

2020 7.1%

13,171 active stores

2019 4.6%

8,474 active stores

2018 5.2%

9,634 active stores

2017 5.4%

9,940 active stores

2016 2.5%

4,671 active stores

2015 1.8%

3,274 active stores

2014 1.8%

3,363 active stores

2013 2.9%

5,438 active stores

2012 1.6%

3,022 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Netherlands by original launch year (May 2026)
Active stores in Netherlands by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 12887 6.96%
2025 30705 16.57%
2024 19099 10.31%
2023 14277 7.71%
2022 10956 5.91%
2021 12884 6.95%
2020 13171 7.11%
2019 8474 4.57%
2018 9634 5.20%
2017 9940 5.37%
2016 4671 2.52%
2015 3274 1.77%
2014 3363 1.82%
2013 5438 2.94%
2012 3022 1.63%

Social Media Usage

Instagram stores with 32.1% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (90,214 stores) , followed by Facebook (30.0%) and YouTube (8.0%) .

Base: 111,062 stores with any detectable social profile (59.6% 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 32.1%

90,214 stores

Facebook 30.0%

84,340 stores

YouTube 8.0%

22,454 stores

TikTok 7.9%

22,186 stores

Pinterest 6.4%

17,947 stores

LinkedIn 6.2%

17,505 stores

Twitter 4.8%

13,430 stores

WhatsApp 2.6%

7,357 stores

X 1.8%

4,974 stores

Vimeo 0.2%

474 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Netherlands (May 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Netherlands e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 90214 32.12%
Facebook 84340 30.03%
YouTube 22454 7.99%
TikTok 22186 7.90%
Pinterest 17947 6.39%
LinkedIn 17505 6.23%
Twitter 13430 4.78%
WhatsApp 7357 2.62%
X 4974 1.77%
Vimeo 474 0.17%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 186.4k 100.00%
Emails 98.8k 53.01%
Phones 90.6k 48.60%
Ecommerce platform 186.4k 100.00%
Couriers 42.5k 22.77%
Payment Providers 45.2k 24.26%
Categories 166.1k 89.13%
Social Media 111.1k 59.58%

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 186.4k verified Netherlands 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.

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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, 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.

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