New Zealand E-commerce Database

Explore 43.7k verified e-commerce stores in the New Zealand. Instant access to technologies, contacts, platforms, and market dynamics.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 72.5k with e-commerce signals. 43.7k verified as active stores.

· · Next full refresh: May 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify leads with 54.8% of stores with physical delivery (23,119 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (19.6%) and Custom (12.7%) .

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)

Shopify 54.8%

23,119 stores

8,265 stores

Custom 12.7%

5,354 stores

2,191 stores

1,697 stores

485 stores

406 stores

254 stores

220 stores

187 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 New Zealand
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 23119 54.81%
WooCommerce 8265 19.60%
Custom 5354 12.69%
Wix eCommerce 2191 5.19%
Squarespace Commerce 1697 4.02%
Magento 485 1.15%
BigCommerce 406 0.96%
OpenCart 254 0.60%
Bluepark 220 0.52%
Big Cartel 187 0.44%

Categories Distribution

Health & Beauty leads with 15.5% of all stores (6,101 stores) , followed by Clothing & Accessories (14.1%) and Food & Beverages (13.8%) .

Base: 39,317 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (89.9% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Health & Beauty 15.5%

6,101 stores

Clothing & Accessories 14.1%

5,558 stores

Food & Beverages 13.8%

5,427 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 11.7%

4,619 stores

Home & Garden 6.5%

2,541 stores

Arts & Entertainment 6.4%

2,501 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 5.5%

2,168 stores

Toys & Games 5.1%

2,021 stores

Tools & Hardware 3.5%

1,395 stores

Jewelry & Watches 3.5%

1,390 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 New Zealand store categories (April 2026)
Distribution of categories in New Zealand e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Health & Beauty 6101 15.52%
Clothing & Accessories 5558 14.14%
Food & Beverages 5427 13.80%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 4619 11.75%
Home & Garden 2541 6.46%
Arts & Entertainment 2501 6.36%
Gifts & Special Occasions 2168 5.51%
Toys & Games 2021 5.14%
Tools & Hardware 1395 3.55%
Jewelry & Watches 1390 3.54%
Business & Industrial 1376 3.50%
Electronics & Technology 1366 3.47%
Vehicles & Parts 1240 3.15%
Furniture & Home Decor 1007 2.56%
Pets & Pet Supplies 607 1.54%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 21.3% among AI-verified physical stores (1,959 stores) , followed by Stripe Connect (20.9%) and MasterCard (15.0%) .

Base: 5,457 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (12.5% 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 21.3%

1,959 stores

1,915 stores

1,381 stores

1,059 stores

Bolt 6.4%

585 stores

450 stores

396 stores

363 stores

VISA 3.0%

273 stores

266 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 New Zealand payment providers (April 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in New Zealand e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 1959 21.34%
Stripe Connect 1915 20.87%
MasterCard 1381 15.05%
American Express 1059 11.54%
Bolt 585 6.37%
Apple Pay 450 4.90%
Google Pay 396 4.31%
AfterPay 363 3.96%
VISA 273 2.97%
Laybuy 266 2.90%
Klarna 164 1.79%
UnionPay 102 1.11%
POLi 101 1.10%
JCB 100 1.09%
AliPay 64 0.70%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

New Zealand Post leads with 43.9% among AI-verified physical stores (2,398 stores) , followed by DHL (11.9%) and UPS (7.3%) .

Base: 4,210 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (9.6% 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

2,398 stores

DHL 11.9%

647 stores

UPS 7.3%

400 stores

397 stores

258 stores

FedEx 4.3%

233 stores

208 stores

201 stores

USPS 3.6%

199 stores

154 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 New Zealand shipping carriers (April 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in New Zealand e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
New Zealand Post 2398 43.94%
DHL 647 11.85%
UPS 400 7.33%
Aramex 397 7.27%
CourierPost 258 4.73%
FedEx 233 4.27%
Australia Post 208 3.81%
Mainfreight 201 3.68%
USPS 199 3.65%
Fastway 154 2.82%
Speedy 135 2.47%
TNT 82 1.50%
Royal Mail 72 1.32%
Hermes 39 0.71%
GLS 35 0.64%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 6,554 new stores were launched in New Zealand , with the highest activity in 2026-03 (657 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-03 10.0%

657 stores launched

2026-02 8.5%

557 stores launched

2026-01 9.9%

648 stores launched

2025-12 8.3%

543 stores launched

2025-11 8.3%

545 stores launched

2025-10 7.9%

517 stores launched

2025-09 8.9%

586 stores launched

2025-08 9.6%

630 stores launched

2025-07 8.5%

556 stores launched

2025-06 8.1%

533 stores launched

2025-05 8.1%

533 stores launched

2025-04 3.8%

249 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in New Zealand (April 2026)
Monthly store launches in New Zealand over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-03 657 10.02%
2026-02 557 8.50%
2026-01 648 9.89%
2025-12 543 8.29%
2025-11 545 8.32%
2025-10 517 7.89%
2025-09 586 8.94%
2025-08 630 9.61%
2025-07 556 8.48%
2025-06 533 8.13%
2025-05 533 8.13%
2025-04 249 3.80%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 43,033 active stores in New Zealand are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (1,869 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 4.3%

1,869 active stores

2025 14.2%

6,111 active stores

2024 9.7%

4,187 active stores

2023 7.1%

3,055 active stores

2022 6.7%

2,891 active stores

2021 7.6%

3,259 active stores

2020 7.3%

3,146 active stores

2019 4.6%

1,973 active stores

2018 5.9%

2,528 active stores

2017 5.8%

2,514 active stores

2016 3.1%

1,313 active stores

2015 2.9%

1,262 active stores

2014 1.7%

727 active stores

2013 3.2%

1,369 active stores

2012 1.5%

649 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in New Zealand by original launch year (April 2026)
Active stores in New Zealand by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 1869 4.34%
2025 6111 14.20%
2024 4187 9.73%
2023 3055 7.10%
2022 2891 6.72%
2021 3259 7.57%
2020 3146 7.31%
2019 1973 4.58%
2018 2528 5.87%
2017 2514 5.84%
2016 1313 3.05%
2015 1262 2.93%
2014 727 1.69%
2013 1369 3.18%
2012 649 1.51%
2011 506 1.18%
2010 1064 2.47%
2009 579 1.35%
2008 697 1.62%
2007 529 1.23%
2006 326 0.76%
2005 277 0.64%
2004 369 0.86%
2003 396 0.92%
2002 364 0.85%
2001 507 1.18%
2000 273 0.63%
1999 145 0.34%
1998 100 0.23%
1997 31 0.07%
1996 15 0.03%
1995 2 0.00%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 36.7% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (26,433 stores) , followed by Instagram (34.7%) and YouTube (8.1%) .

Base: 30,323 stores with any detectable social profile (69.4% 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

Facebook 36.7%

26,433 stores

Instagram 34.7%

25,012 stores

YouTube 8.1%

5,853 stores

TikTok 6.6%

4,729 stores

Twitter 5.0%

3,573 stores

Pinterest 3.9%

2,844 stores

LinkedIn 3.4%

2,468 stores

X 1.0%

740 stores

Vimeo 0.2%

179 stores

WhatsApp 0.2%

176 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in New Zealand (April 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in New Zealand e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 26433 36.71%
Instagram 25012 34.74%
YouTube 5853 8.13%
TikTok 4729 6.57%
Twitter 3573 4.96%
Pinterest 2844 3.95%
LinkedIn 2468 3.43%
X 740 1.03%
Vimeo 179 0.25%
WhatsApp 176 0.24%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 43.7k 100.00%
Emails 17.1k 39.14%
Phones 13.7k 31.27%
Ecommerce platform 43.7k 100.00%
Couriers 4.2k 9.63%
Payment Providers 5.5k 12.48%
Categories 40.3k 92.26%
Social Media 30.3k 69.37%

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 New Zealand e-commerce intelligence?

We track 43.7k verified New Zealand 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 →

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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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