Netherlands E-commerce Market

Explore 173.3k verified e-commerce stores in the Netherlands. Compare platforms, categories, PSP/carrier signals, available contacts, and merchant-size segments.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 265.6k with e-commerce signals. 173.3k verified as active stores.

Verified stores
173.3k
active stores with physical delivery
Top platform
WooCommerce
59,331 verified stores
Top payment signal
iDEAL
18,529 stores detected
Top carrier signal
PostNL
25,868 stores detected
Top category
Clothing & Accessories
25,118 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: July 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce stores with 36.0% of stores with physical delivery (59,331 stores) , followed by Shopify (30.3%) and Custom (21.4%) .

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)

59,331 stores

Shopify 30.3%

50,006 stores

Custom 21.4%

35,235 stores

6,103 stores

3,304 stores

2,841 stores

2,744 stores

2,051 stores

MyOnlineStore, Mijnwebwinkel 1.0%

1,615 stores

Mijnwebwinkel, MyOnlineStore 1.0%

1,576 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 Netherlands
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 59331 36.00%
Shopify 50006 30.34%
Custom 35235 21.38%
Magento 6103 3.70%
Lightspeed eCom 3304 2.00%
Wix eCommerce 2841 1.72%
PrestaShop 2744 1.66%
CCV Shop 2051 1.24%
MyOnlineStore, Mijnwebwinkel 1615 0.98%
Mijnwebwinkel, MyOnlineStore 1576 0.96%
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All Stores Distribution

WooCommerce holds 51.1% share of all Netherlands e-commerce stores (127,022) , with Shopify at 21.4% and Custom at 14.2% (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)

127,022 stores

Shopify 21.4%

53,274 stores

Custom 14.2%

35,235 stores

6,998 stores

3,370 stores

13,756 stores

2,926 stores

2,281 stores

MyOnlineStore, Mijnwebwinkel 0.7%

1,770 stores

Mijnwebwinkel, MyOnlineStore 0.7%

1,735 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (June 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in Netherlands
Platform Total Stores Percentage
WooCommerce 127022 51.14%
Shopify 53274 21.45%
Custom 35235 14.19%
Magento 6998 2.82%
Lightspeed eCom 3370 1.36%
Wix eCommerce 13756 5.54%
PrestaShop 2926 1.18%
CCV Shop 2281 0.92%
MyOnlineStore, Mijnwebwinkel 1770 0.71%
Mijnwebwinkel, MyOnlineStore 1735 0.70%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories stores with 16.7% of all stores (25,118 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (12.3%) and Food & Beverages (9.8%) .

Base: 150,292 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (86.7% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 16.7%

25,118 stores

Health & Beauty 12.3%

18,479 stores

Food & Beverages 9.8%

14,786 stores

Home & Garden 8.2%

12,395 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 7.4%

11,056 stores

Arts & Entertainment 7.3%

10,968 stores

Tools & Hardware 5.4%

8,143 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 5.2%

7,766 stores

Toys & Games 4.9%

7,367 stores

Jewelry & Watches 4.9%

7,328 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Netherlands store categories (June 2026)
Distribution of categories in Netherlands e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 25118 16.71%
Health & Beauty 18479 12.30%
Food & Beverages 14786 9.84%
Home & Garden 12395 8.25%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 11056 7.36%
Arts & Entertainment 10968 7.30%
Tools & Hardware 8143 5.42%
Gifts & Special Occasions 7766 5.17%
Toys & Games 7367 4.90%
Jewelry & Watches 7328 4.88%

Payment Providers Distribution

iDEAL stores with 18.7% among AI-verified physical stores (18,529 stores) , followed by PayPal (16.1%) and Bancontact (13.7%) .

Base: 41,972 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (24.2% 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 18.7%

18,529 stores

PayPal 16.1%

15,988 stores

13,631 stores

Klarna 12.1%

12,008 stores

Mollie 11.7%

11,632 stores

5,206 stores

4,573 stores

4,305 stores

2,908 stores

VISA 2.9%

2,899 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Netherlands payment providers (June 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Netherlands e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
iDEAL 18529 18.67%
PayPal 15988 16.11%
Bancontact 13631 13.74%
Klarna 12008 12.10%
Mollie 11632 11.72%
MasterCard 5206 5.25%
Apple Pay 4573 4.61%
American Express 4305 4.34%
Stripe Connect 2908 2.93%
VISA 2899 2.92%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

PostNL stores with 42.2% among AI-verified physical stores (25,868 stores) , followed by DHL (25.3%) and DPD (11.0%) .

Base: 39,165 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (22.6% 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 42.2%

25,868 stores

DHL 25.3%

15,530 stores

DPD 11.0%

6,759 stores

UPS 6.8%

4,187 stores

GLS 4.8%

2,946 stores

TNT 2.2%

1,341 stores

FedEx 2.0%

1,227 stores

USPS 1.2%

740 stores

Bpost 1.2%

712 stores

513 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Netherlands shipping carriers (June 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Netherlands e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
PostNL 25868 42.20%
DHL 15530 25.34%
DPD 6759 11.03%
UPS 4187 6.83%
GLS 2946 4.81%
TNT 1341 2.19%
FedEx 1227 2.00%
USPS 740 1.21%
Bpost 712 1.16%
Hermes 513 0.84%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 28,636 new stores were launched in Netherlands , with the highest activity in 2026-05 (2,668 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-05 9.3%

2,668 stores launched

2026-04 9.1%

2,616 stores launched

2026-03 10.1%

2,882 stores launched

2026-02 8.5%

2,444 stores launched

2026-01 9.4%

2,689 stores launched

2025-12 8.5%

2,423 stores launched

2025-11 8.6%

2,472 stores launched

2025-10 9.2%

2,637 stores launched

2025-09 9.0%

2,579 stores launched

2025-08 7.3%

2,080 stores launched

2025-07 7.8%

2,227 stores launched

2025-06 3.2%

919 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Netherlands (June 2026)
Monthly store launches in Netherlands over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-05 2668 9.32%
2026-04 2616 9.14%
2026-03 2882 10.06%
2026-02 2444 8.53%
2026-01 2689 9.39%
2025-12 2423 8.46%
2025-11 2472 8.63%
2025-10 2637 9.21%
2025-09 2579 9.01%
2025-08 2080 7.26%
2025-07 2227 7.78%
2025-06 919 3.21%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 172,185 active stores in Netherlands are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (13,478 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 7.8%

13,478 active stores

2025 15.1%

25,919 active stores

2024 9.9%

17,117 active stores

2023 7.6%

13,066 active stores

2022 5.9%

10,111 active stores

2021 7.0%

12,048 active stores

2020 7.2%

12,410 active stores

2019 4.6%

7,966 active stores

2018 5.3%

9,135 active stores

2017 5.5%

9,504 active stores

2016 2.6%

4,462 active stores

2015 1.8%

3,143 active stores

2014 1.9%

3,202 active stores

2013 3.0%

5,174 active stores

2012 1.7%

2,898 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Netherlands by original launch year (June 2026)
Active stores in Netherlands by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 13478 7.83%
2025 25919 15.05%
2024 17117 9.94%
2023 13066 7.59%
2022 10111 5.87%
2021 12048 7.00%
2020 12410 7.21%
2019 7966 4.63%
2018 9135 5.31%
2017 9504 5.52%
2016 4462 2.59%
2015 3143 1.83%
2014 3202 1.86%
2013 5174 3.00%
2012 2898 1.68%

Social Media Usage

Instagram stores with 32.1% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (85,005 stores) , followed by Facebook (30.1%) and YouTube (8.0%) .

Base: 104,658 stores with any detectable social profile (60.4% 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 32.1%

85,005 stores

Facebook 30.1%

79,740 stores

YouTube 8.0%

21,131 stores

TikTok 7.8%

20,764 stores

Pinterest 6.4%

16,811 stores

LinkedIn 6.3%

16,725 stores

Twitter 4.7%

12,408 stores

WhatsApp 2.6%

7,002 stores

X 1.8%

4,643 stores

Vimeo 0.2%

450 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Netherlands (June 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Netherlands e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 85005 32.12%
Facebook 79740 30.13%
YouTube 21131 7.98%
TikTok 20764 7.84%
Pinterest 16811 6.35%
LinkedIn 16725 6.32%
Twitter 12408 4.69%
WhatsApp 7002 2.65%
X 4643 1.75%
Vimeo 450 0.17%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 173.3k 100.00%
Emails 89.4k 51.58%
Phones 85.2k 49.19%
Ecommerce platform 173.3k 100.00%
Couriers 39.2k 22.60%
Payment Providers 42.0k 24.22%
Categories 155.1k 89.49%
Social Media 104.7k 60.40%

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 173.3k 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.

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.

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