Nigeria E-commerce Database

Explore 14.3k verified e-commerce stores in the Nigeria. Instant access to technologies, contacts, platforms, and market dynamics.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 33.8k with e-commerce signals. 14.3k verified as active stores.

· · Next full refresh: March 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 62.8% of stores with physical delivery (8,879 stores) , followed by Shopify (19.8%) and Custom (13.6%) .

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)

8,879 stores

Shopify 19.8%

2,799 stores

Custom 13.6%

1,924 stores

249 stores

91 stores

84 stores

45 stores

43 stores

19 stores

13 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (February 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in Nigeria
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 8879 62.77%
Shopify 2799 19.79%
Custom 1924 13.60%
Wix eCommerce 249 1.76%
Botble CMS 91 0.64%
OpenCart 84 0.59%
Magento 45 0.32%
PrestaShop 43 0.30%
Zoho Commerce 19 0.13%
CS Cart 13 0.09%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 27.6% of all stores (3,177 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (22.8%) and Electronics & Technology (18.9%) .

Base: 11,495 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (80.7% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 27.6%

3,177 stores

Health & Beauty 22.8%

2,623 stores

Electronics & Technology 18.9%

2,173 stores

Food & Beverages 11.5%

1,325 stores

Jewelry & Watches 3.9%

449 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 3.1%

361 stores

Home & Garden 2.8%

323 stores

Vehicles & Parts 1.7%

201 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 1.6%

188 stores

Business & Industrial 1.5%

169 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Nigeria store categories (February 2026)
Distribution of categories in Nigeria e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 3177 27.64%
Health & Beauty 2623 22.82%
Electronics & Technology 2173 18.90%
Food & Beverages 1325 11.53%
Jewelry & Watches 449 3.91%
Furniture & Home Decor 361 3.14%
Home & Garden 323 2.81%
Vehicles & Parts 201 1.75%
Gifts & Special Occasions 188 1.64%
Business & Industrial 169 1.47%
Baby & Toddler 107 0.93%
Arts & Entertainment 104 0.90%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 102 0.89%
Books & Media 100 0.87%
Tools & Hardware 93 0.81%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 25.2% among AI-verified physical stores (526 stores) , followed by MasterCard (23.9%) and Stripe Connect (16.9%) .

Base: 1,373 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (9.6% 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

PayPal 25.2%

526 stores

500 stores

353 stores

330 stores

VISA 4.0%

84 stores

67 stores

Bolt 3.2%

67 stores

58 stores

30 stores

27 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Nigeria payment providers (February 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Nigeria e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 526 25.17%
MasterCard 500 23.92%
Stripe Connect 353 16.89%
American Express 330 15.79%
VISA 84 4.02%
Apple Pay 67 3.21%
Bolt 67 3.21%
BitCoin 58 2.78%
Google Pay 30 1.44%
Paddle 27 1.29%
Klarna 22 1.05%
MTN Mobile Money 8 0.38%
Paysafecard 7 0.33%
JCB 6 0.29%
Skrill 5 0.24%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

DHL leads with 34.3% among AI-verified physical stores (529 stores) , followed by UPS (32.6%) and FedEx (11.7%) .

Base: 1,177 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (8.3% 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

DHL 34.3%

529 stores

UPS 32.6%

502 stores

FedEx 11.7%

181 stores

USPS 6.2%

95 stores

91 stores

48 stores

22 stores

17 stores

DPD 0.6%

10 stores

BRT 0.6%

9 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Nigeria shipping carriers (February 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Nigeria e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
DHL 529 34.33%
UPS 502 32.58%
FedEx 181 11.75%
USPS 95 6.16%
Hermes 91 5.91%
Speedy 48 3.11%
ePacket 22 1.43%
Royal Mail 17 1.10%
DPD 10 0.65%
BRT 9 0.58%
TNT 9 0.58%
China Post 8 0.52%
NiPost 7 0.45%
GLS 7 0.45%
Aramex 6 0.39%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 5,300 new stores were launched in Nigeria , with the highest activity in 2026-01 (388 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-01 7.3%

388 stores launched

2025-12 7.3%

386 stores launched

2025-11 8.1%

430 stores launched

2025-10 10.9%

580 stores launched

2025-09 9.1%

480 stores launched

2025-08 8.7%

462 stores launched

2025-07 9.4%

499 stores launched

2025-06 8.4%

444 stores launched

2025-05 9.1%

481 stores launched

2025-04 7.8%

415 stores launched

2025-03 8.9%

472 stores launched

2025-02 5.0%

263 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Nigeria (February 2026)
Monthly store launches in Nigeria over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-01 388 7.32%
2025-12 386 7.28%
2025-11 430 8.11%
2025-10 580 10.94%
2025-09 480 9.06%
2025-08 462 8.72%
2025-07 499 9.42%
2025-06 444 8.38%
2025-05 481 9.08%
2025-04 415 7.83%
2025-03 472 8.91%
2025-02 263 4.96%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 13,898 active stores in Nigeria are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (388 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 2.8%

388 active stores

2025 38.4%

5,338 active stores

2024 14.2%

1,969 active stores

2023 8.6%

1,199 active stores

2022 6.4%

893 active stores

2021 6.2%

855 active stores

2020 5.8%

807 active stores

2019 4.0%

549 active stores

2018 3.6%

494 active stores

2017 2.5%

353 active stores

2016 1.3%

183 active stores

2015 1.1%

152 active stores

2014 1.3%

179 active stores

2013 1.1%

155 active stores

2012 0.6%

84 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Nigeria by original launch year (February 2026)
Active stores in Nigeria by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 388 2.79%
2025 5338 38.41%
2024 1969 14.17%
2023 1199 8.63%
2022 893 6.43%
2021 855 6.15%
2020 807 5.81%
2019 549 3.95%
2018 494 3.55%
2017 353 2.54%
2016 183 1.32%
2015 152 1.09%
2014 179 1.29%
2013 155 1.12%
2012 84 0.60%
2011 68 0.49%
2010 52 0.37%
2009 51 0.37%
2008 26 0.19%
2007 22 0.16%
2006 16 0.12%
2005 11 0.08%
2004 18 0.13%
2003 11 0.08%
2002 10 0.07%
2001 6 0.04%
2000 3 0.02%
1999 4 0.03%
1998 2 0.01%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 28.8% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (7,382 stores) , followed by Facebook (24.7%) and Twitter (10.5%) .

Base: 8,849 stores with any detectable social profile (62.1% 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 28.8%

7,382 stores

Facebook 24.7%

6,340 stores

Twitter 10.5%

2,704 stores

TikTok 8.1%

2,082 stores

X 6.9%

1,763 stores

YouTube 6.8%

1,743 stores

LinkedIn 5.4%

1,393 stores

WhatsApp 4.4%

1,122 stores

Pinterest 4.2%

1,074 stores

Dribbble 0.1%

33 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Nigeria (February 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Nigeria e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 7382 28.80%
Facebook 6340 24.73%
Twitter 2704 10.55%
TikTok 2082 8.12%
X 1763 6.88%
YouTube 1743 6.80%
LinkedIn 1393 5.43%
WhatsApp 1122 4.38%
Pinterest 1074 4.19%
Dribbble 33 0.13%

Dataset Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 14.3k 100.00%
Emails 9.2k 64.32%
Phones 2.7k 19.17%
Ecommerce platform 14.3k 100.00%
Couriers 1.2k 8.26%
Payment Providers 1.4k 9.64%
Categories 11.7k 81.89%
Social Media 8.8k 62.10%

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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