Nigeria E-commerce Market

Explore 15.9k verified e-commerce stores in the Nigeria. Compare platforms, categories, PSP/carrier signals, available contacts, and merchant-size segments.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 35.2k with e-commerce signals. 15.9k verified as active stores.

Verified stores
15.9k
active stores with physical delivery
Top platform
WooCommerce
10,280 verified stores
Top payment signal
PayPal
510 stores detected
Top carrier signal
UPS
569 stores detected
Top category
Health & Beauty
3,663 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: July 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce stores with 65.3% of stores with physical delivery (10,280 stores) , followed by Custom (19.3%) and Shopify (11.1%) .

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)

10,280 stores

Custom 19.3%

3,041 stores

Shopify 11.1%

1,739 stores

230 stores

Active IT Zone Core 0.8%

126 stores

117 stores

83 stores

47 stores

41 stores

29 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 Nigeria
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 10280 65.34%
Custom 3041 19.33%
Shopify 1739 11.05%
Wix eCommerce 230 1.46%
Active IT Zone Core 126 0.80%
Botble CMS 117 0.74%
OpenCart 83 0.53%
PrestaShop 47 0.30%
Magento 41 0.26%
Squarespace Commerce 29 0.18%
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All Stores Distribution

WooCommerce holds 81.0% share of all Nigeria e-commerce stores (28,100) , with Custom at 8.8% and Shopify at 5.4% (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)

28,100 stores

3,041 stores

1,873 stores

767 stores

Active IT Zone Core 0.4%

138 stores

362 stores

99 stores

57 stores

54 stores

192 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (June 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in Nigeria
Platform Total Stores Percentage
WooCommerce 28100 81.02%
Custom 3041 8.77%
Shopify 1873 5.40%
Wix eCommerce 767 2.21%
Active IT Zone Core 138 0.40%
Botble CMS 362 1.04%
OpenCart 99 0.29%
PrestaShop 57 0.16%
Magento 54 0.16%
Squarespace Commerce 192 0.55%

Categories Distribution

Health & Beauty stores with 25.7% of all stores (3,663 stores) , followed by Clothing & Accessories (23.9%) and Food & Beverages (12.4%) .

Base: 14,230 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (89.5% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Health & Beauty 25.7%

3,663 stores

Clothing & Accessories 23.9%

3,404 stores

Food & Beverages 12.4%

1,759 stores

Electronics & Technology 11.1%

1,584 stores

Home & Garden 5.1%

722 stores

Tools & Hardware 3.7%

533 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 3.5%

501 stores

Business & Industrial 2.9%

417 stores

Jewelry & Watches 2.5%

351 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 2.3%

331 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Nigeria store categories (June 2026)
Distribution of categories in Nigeria e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Health & Beauty 3663 25.74%
Clothing & Accessories 3404 23.92%
Food & Beverages 1759 12.36%
Electronics & Technology 1584 11.13%
Home & Garden 722 5.07%
Tools & Hardware 533 3.75%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 501 3.52%
Business & Industrial 417 2.93%
Jewelry & Watches 351 2.47%
Furniture & Home Decor 331 2.33%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal stores with 24.6% among AI-verified physical stores (510 stores) , followed by Stripe Connect (19.8%) and MasterCard (18.5%) .

Base: 1,379 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (8.7% 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 24.6%

510 stores

410 stores

384 stores

207 stores

141 stores

Bolt 4.8%

99 stores

VISA 4.8%

99 stores

73 stores

42 stores

30 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Nigeria payment providers (June 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Nigeria e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 510 24.59%
Stripe Connect 410 19.77%
MasterCard 384 18.51%
American Express 207 9.98%
Apple Pay 141 6.80%
Bolt 99 4.77%
VISA 99 4.77%
BitCoin 73 3.52%
Google Pay 42 2.03%
Klarna 30 1.45%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS stores with 32.9% among AI-verified physical stores (569 stores) , followed by DHL (32.5%) and FedEx (10.4%) .

Base: 1,355 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (8.5% 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

UPS 32.9%

569 stores

DHL 32.5%

563 stores

FedEx 10.4%

180 stores

138 stores

USPS 5.1%

89 stores

74 stores

20 stores

TNT 1.0%

17 stores

17 stores

15 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Nigeria shipping carriers (June 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Nigeria e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 569 32.85%
DHL 563 32.51%
FedEx 180 10.39%
Hermes 138 7.97%
USPS 89 5.14%
Speedy 74 4.27%
ePacket 20 1.15%
TNT 17 0.98%
Aramex 17 0.98%
Royal Mail 15 0.87%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 5,728 new stores were launched in Nigeria , with the highest activity in 2026-05 (493 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-05 8.6%

493 stores launched

2026-04 7.3%

417 stores launched

2026-03 9.6%

552 stores launched

2026-02 7.5%

428 stores launched

2026-01 9.2%

529 stores launched

2025-12 7.7%

443 stores launched

2025-11 8.9%

512 stores launched

2025-10 10.5%

603 stores launched

2025-09 9.1%

523 stores launched

2025-08 8.7%

497 stores launched

2025-07 8.9%

507 stores launched

2025-06 3.9%

224 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Nigeria (June 2026)
Monthly store launches in Nigeria over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-05 493 8.61%
2026-04 417 7.28%
2026-03 552 9.64%
2026-02 428 7.47%
2026-01 529 9.24%
2025-12 443 7.73%
2025-11 512 8.94%
2025-10 603 10.53%
2025-09 523 9.13%
2025-08 497 8.68%
2025-07 507 8.85%
2025-06 224 3.91%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 15,586 active stores in Nigeria are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (2,439 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 15.6%

2,439 active stores

2025 30.2%

4,712 active stores

2024 12.7%

1,983 active stores

2023 8.0%

1,250 active stores

2022 5.9%

912 active stores

2021 5.8%

899 active stores

2020 5.2%

817 active stores

2019 3.8%

596 active stores

2018 3.4%

527 active stores

2017 2.3%

359 active stores

2016 1.1%

175 active stores

2015 1.0%

162 active stores

2014 1.2%

184 active stores

2013 1.1%

164 active stores

2012 0.6%

87 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Nigeria by original launch year (June 2026)
Active stores in Nigeria by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 2439 15.65%
2025 4712 30.23%
2024 1983 12.72%
2023 1250 8.02%
2022 912 5.85%
2021 899 5.77%
2020 817 5.24%
2019 596 3.82%
2018 527 3.38%
2017 359 2.30%
2016 175 1.12%
2015 162 1.04%
2014 184 1.18%
2013 164 1.05%
2012 87 0.56%

Social Media Usage

Instagram stores with 28.5% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (8,235 stores) , followed by Facebook (24.4%) and Twitter (9.4%) .

Base: 10,034 stores with any detectable social profile (63.1% 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 28.5%

8,235 stores

Facebook 24.4%

7,035 stores

Twitter 9.4%

2,721 stores

TikTok 8.7%

2,526 stores

X 8.3%

2,388 stores

YouTube 6.7%

1,946 stores

LinkedIn 5.7%

1,638 stores

WhatsApp 4.2%

1,218 stores

Pinterest 3.9%

1,136 stores

Dribbble 0.1%

38 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Nigeria (June 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Nigeria e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 8235 28.51%
Facebook 7035 24.36%
Twitter 2721 9.42%
TikTok 2526 8.75%
X 2388 8.27%
YouTube 1946 6.74%
LinkedIn 1638 5.67%
WhatsApp 1218 4.22%
Pinterest 1136 3.93%
Dribbble 38 0.13%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 15.9k 100.00%
Emails 9.3k 58.73%
Phones 9.2k 57.59%
Ecommerce platform 15.9k 100.00%
Couriers 1.4k 8.53%
Payment Providers 1.4k 8.68%
Categories 14.4k 90.48%
Social Media 10.0k 63.13%

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 Nigeria e-commerce intelligence?

We track 15.9k verified Nigeria 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.

Do you offer enterprise or custom licensing?

Yes. For large-scale data needs, custom market reports, or dedicated support, contact us to discuss enterprise pricing.

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