Nigeria E-commerce Database
Explore 16.3k verified e-commerce stores in the Nigeria. Instant access to technologies, contacts, platforms, and market dynamics.
Scanned from 300M+ domains. 34.7k with e-commerce signals. 16.3k verified as active stores.
· · Next full refresh: April 2026
E-commerce Platforms Distribution
WooCommerce leads with 67.3% of stores with physical delivery (10,910 stores) , followed by Custom (16.4%) and Shopify (12.4%) .
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)
10,910 stores
2,659 stores
2,017 stores
239 stores
127 stores
113 stores
61 stores
53 stores
18 stores
17 stores
Visual Distribution
| Platform | Stores with Physical Delivery | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| WooCommerce | 10910 | 67.29% |
| Custom | 2659 | 16.40% |
| Shopify | 2017 | 12.44% |
| Wix eCommerce | 239 | 1.47% |
| Botble CMS | 127 | 0.78% |
| OpenCart | 113 | 0.70% |
| PrestaShop | 61 | 0.38% |
| Magento | 53 | 0.33% |
| WooCommerce, EasyDigitalDownloads | 18 | 0.11% |
| Zoho Commerce | 17 | 0.10% |
All Stores Distribution
WooCommerce holds 81.4% share of all Nigeria e-commerce stores (27,768) , with Custom at 7.8% and Shopify at 6.3% (March 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)
27,768 stores
2,659 stores
2,143 stores
841 stores
347 stores
141 stores
69 stores
67 stores
55 stores
22 stores
Visual Distribution
| Platform | Total Stores | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| WooCommerce | 27768 | 81.40% |
| Custom | 2659 | 7.79% |
| Shopify | 2143 | 6.28% |
| Wix eCommerce | 841 | 2.47% |
| Botble CMS | 347 | 1.02% |
| OpenCart | 141 | 0.41% |
| PrestaShop | 69 | 0.20% |
| Magento | 67 | 0.20% |
| WooCommerce, EasyDigitalDownloads | 55 | 0.16% |
| Zoho Commerce | 22 | 0.06% |
Categories Distribution
Clothing & Accessories leads with 28.1% of all stores (3,766 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (22.8%) and Electronics & Technology (18.9%) .
Base: 13,388 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (82.0% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.
Top 10 Categories
3,766 stores
3,047 stores
2,526 stores
1,588 stores
482 stores
436 stores
359 stores
206 stores
206 stores
192 stores
Visual Distribution
| Category | Number of Stores | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Clothing & Accessories | 3766 | 28.13% |
| Health & Beauty | 3047 | 22.76% |
| Electronics & Technology | 2526 | 18.87% |
| Food & Beverages | 1588 | 11.86% |
| Jewelry & Watches | 482 | 3.60% |
| Furniture & Home Decor | 436 | 3.26% |
| Home & Garden | 359 | 2.68% |
| Vehicles & Parts | 206 | 1.54% |
| Gifts & Special Occasions | 206 | 1.54% |
| Business & Industrial | 192 | 1.43% |
| Books & Media | 130 | 0.97% |
| Baby & Toddler | 122 | 0.91% |
| Arts & Entertainment | 120 | 0.90% |
| Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear | 112 | 0.84% |
| Tools & Hardware | 96 | 0.72% |
Payment Providers Distribution
PayPal leads with 24.9% among AI-verified physical stores (569 stores) , followed by MasterCard (20.9%) and Stripe Connect (18.9%) .
Base: 1,517 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (9.3% 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
569 stores
476 stores
430 stores
283 stores
136 stores
101 stores
90 stores
69 stores
42 stores
23 stores
Visual Distribution
| Payment Provider | Store Count | Market Share |
|---|---|---|
| PayPal | 569 | 24.95% |
| MasterCard | 476 | 20.87% |
| Stripe Connect | 430 | 18.85% |
| American Express | 283 | 12.41% |
| Apple Pay | 136 | 5.96% |
| VISA | 101 | 4.43% |
| Bolt | 90 | 3.95% |
| BitCoin | 69 | 3.02% |
| Google Pay | 42 | 1.84% |
| Klarna | 23 | 1.01% |
| Mollie | 18 | 0.79% |
| MTN Mobile Money | 15 | 0.66% |
| Skrill | 12 | 0.53% |
| AliPay | 9 | 0.39% |
| Affirm | 8 | 0.35% |
Shipping Carriers Distribution
DHL leads with 32.5% among AI-verified physical stores (641 stores) , followed by UPS (32.4%) and FedEx (11.1%) .
Base: 1,483 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (9.1% 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
Visual Distribution
| Shipping Carrier | Store Count | Market Share |
|---|---|---|
| DHL | 641 | 32.47% |
| UPS | 640 | 32.42% |
| FedEx | 219 | 11.09% |
| Hermes | 135 | 6.84% |
| USPS | 120 | 6.08% |
| Speedy | 76 | 3.85% |
| ePacket | 31 | 1.57% |
| TNT | 19 | 0.96% |
| JX | 18 | 0.91% |
| Royal Mail | 15 | 0.76% |
| DPD | 14 | 0.71% |
| China Post | 14 | 0.71% |
| Aramex | 13 | 0.66% |
| GLS | 10 | 0.51% |
| BRT | 9 | 0.46% |
Store Launch Timeline
Over the past 12 months, 6,355 new stores were launched in Nigeria , with the highest activity in 2026-02 (406 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.
Last 12 Months
406 stores launched
626 stores launched
535 stores launched
614 stores launched
683 stores launched
546 stores launched
555 stores launched
536 stores launched
494 stores launched
523 stores launched
428 stores launched
409 stores launched
Monthly Trend
| Month | Stores Launched | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02 | 406 | 6.39% |
| 2026-01 | 626 | 9.85% |
| 2025-12 | 535 | 8.42% |
| 2025-11 | 614 | 9.66% |
| 2025-10 | 683 | 10.75% |
| 2025-09 | 546 | 8.59% |
| 2025-08 | 555 | 8.73% |
| 2025-07 | 536 | 8.43% |
| 2025-06 | 494 | 7.77% |
| 2025-05 | 523 | 8.23% |
| 2025-04 | 428 | 6.73% |
| 2025-03 | 409 | 6.44% |
Active Stores by Launch Year
Currently, 15,975 active stores in Nigeria are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (1,035 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.
Active Stores by Launch Year
1,035 active stores
5,930 active stores
2,237 active stores
1,406 active stores
955 active stores
920 active stores
862 active stores
615 active stores
546 active stores
372 active stores
185 active stores
165 active stores
182 active stores
165 active stores
87 active stores
Distribution by Launch Year
| Launch Year | Active Stores | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1035 | 6.48% |
| 2025 | 5930 | 37.12% |
| 2024 | 2237 | 14.00% |
| 2023 | 1406 | 8.80% |
| 2022 | 955 | 5.98% |
| 2021 | 920 | 5.76% |
| 2020 | 862 | 5.40% |
| 2019 | 615 | 3.85% |
| 2018 | 546 | 3.42% |
| 2017 | 372 | 2.33% |
| 2016 | 185 | 1.16% |
| 2015 | 165 | 1.03% |
| 2014 | 182 | 1.14% |
| 2013 | 165 | 1.03% |
| 2012 | 87 | 0.54% |
| 2011 | 81 | 0.51% |
| 2010 | 51 | 0.32% |
| 2009 | 48 | 0.30% |
| 2008 | 34 | 0.21% |
| 2007 | 23 | 0.14% |
| 2006 | 15 | 0.09% |
| 2005 | 11 | 0.07% |
| 2004 | 14 | 0.09% |
| 2003 | 14 | 0.09% |
| 2002 | 6 | 0.04% |
| 2001 | 8 | 0.05% |
| 2000 | 3 | 0.02% |
| 1999 | 3 | 0.02% |
| 1998 | 2 | 0.01% |
Featured Stores
A selection of notable and recently launched stores in this segment.
New Stores
Recently launched stores detected by ShopRank in the last full month.
WooCommerce - Electronics & Technology
Custom
WooCommerce - Clothing & Accessories
WooCommerce - Food & Beverages
WooCommerce - Clothing & Accessories
Data Coverage
| Field | Rows count | Coverage |
|---|---|---|
| Website | 16.3k | 100.00% |
| Emails | 10.1k | 62.07% |
| Phones | 2.6k | 15.95% |
| Ecommerce platform | 16.3k | 100.00% |
| Couriers | 1.5k | 9.08% |
| Payment Providers | 1.5k | 9.29% |
| Categories | 13.6k | 83.18% |
| Social Media | 10.0k | 61.41% |
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.
Market Intelligence
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Strategic Intelligence
Custom research and competitive analysis
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Market Intelligence
Understand the Nigeria e-commerce landscape:
Analyze 16.3k verified e-commerce stores in Nigeria - technology adoption, market share, competitive positioning.
- Track Competitive Shifts
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Monitor platform migrations, technology adoption, and market share changes across Nigeria e-commerce.
- Size Your Addressable Market
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Segment stores by platform, category, traffic tier, and payment infrastructure to quantify your market opportunity.
- Monitor Adoption Trends
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Identify which payment providers, shipping carriers, and platforms are gaining or losing traction.
Data Access
- Interactive search and filtering via web app
- REST API for programmatic access and automation
- Monthly data refreshes with historical tracking
Use Cases
- Competitive intelligence and market sizing
- Technology adoption and platform migration analysis
- Sales prospecting and account-based targeting
- Investment research and due diligence
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What data is included in the Nigeria e-commerce intelligence?
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We track 16.3k verified Nigeria 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?
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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?
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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?
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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.
- Do you offer enterprise or custom licensing?
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Yes. For large-scale data needs, custom market reports, or dedicated support, contact us to discuss enterprise pricing.
Social Media Usage
Instagram leads with 28.3% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (8,203 stores) , followed by Facebook (24.6%) and Twitter (10.0%) .
Base: 10,028 stores with any detectable social profile (61.4% 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
8,203 stores
7,131 stores
2,909 stores
2,301 stores
2,264 stores
1,937 stores
1,708 stores
1,236 stores
1,227 stores
41 stores
Visual Distribution