Pakistan E-commerce Market

Explore 79.8k verified e-commerce stores in the Pakistan. Compare platforms, categories, PSP/carrier signals, available contacts, and merchant-size segments.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 100.7k with e-commerce signals. 79.8k verified as active stores.

Verified stores
79.8k
active stores with physical delivery
Top platform
Shopify
35,774 verified stores
Top payment signal
PayPal
1,549 stores detected
Top carrier signal
DHL
1,747 stores detected
Top category
Clothing & Accessories
22,784 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: June 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify stores with 45.2% of stores with physical delivery (35,774 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (44.6%) and Custom (8.8%) .

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 45.2%

35,774 stores

35,314 stores

6,936 stores

518 stores

132 stores

128 stores

119 stores

Active IT Zone Core 0.2%

119 stores

90 stores

WooCommerce, Stock Manager Advance (SMA) with Shop Module 0.1%

75 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (May 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in Pakistan
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 35774 45.17%
WooCommerce 35314 44.59%
Custom 6936 8.76%
OpenCart 518 0.65%
Wix eCommerce 132 0.17%
Magento 128 0.16%
Botble CMS 119 0.15%
Active IT Zone Core 119 0.15%
PrestaShop 90 0.11%
WooCommerce, Stock Manager Advance (SMA) with Shop Module 75 0.09%
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All Stores Distribution

Shopify holds 36.8% share of all Pakistan e-commerce stores (36,451) , with WooCommerce at 54.4% and Custom at 7.0% (May 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)

Shopify 36.8%

36,451 stores

53,905 stores

6,936 stores

573 stores

395 stores

168 stores

212 stores

Active IT Zone Core 0.1%

135 stores

94 stores

WooCommerce, Stock Manager Advance (SMA) with Shop Module 0.1%

136 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (May 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in Pakistan
Platform Total Stores Percentage
Shopify 36451 36.82%
WooCommerce 53905 54.45%
Custom 6936 7.01%
OpenCart 573 0.58%
Wix eCommerce 395 0.40%
Magento 168 0.17%
Botble CMS 212 0.21%
Active IT Zone Core 135 0.14%
PrestaShop 94 0.09%
WooCommerce, Stock Manager Advance (SMA) with Shop Module 136 0.14%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories stores with 30.8% of all stores (22,784 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (29.6%) and Electronics & Technology (6.6%) .

Base: 74,073 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (92.8% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 30.8%

22,784 stores

Health & Beauty 29.6%

21,957 stores

Electronics & Technology 6.6%

4,888 stores

Food & Beverages 6.2%

4,620 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 5.8%

4,312 stores

Jewelry & Watches 5.0%

3,676 stores

Home & Garden 4.9%

3,621 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 2.1%

1,554 stores

Toys & Games 1.7%

1,241 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 1.6%

1,193 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Pakistan store categories (May 2026)
Distribution of categories in Pakistan e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 22784 30.76%
Health & Beauty 21957 29.64%
Electronics & Technology 4888 6.60%
Food & Beverages 4620 6.24%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 4312 5.82%
Jewelry & Watches 3676 4.96%
Home & Garden 3621 4.89%
Furniture & Home Decor 1554 2.10%
Toys & Games 1241 1.68%
Gifts & Special Occasions 1193 1.61%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal stores with 29.5% among AI-verified physical stores (1,549 stores) , followed by Stripe Connect (24.9%) and MasterCard (16.0%) .

Base: 3,634 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (4.6% 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 29.5%

1,549 stores

1,308 stores

839 stores

423 stores

Bolt 5.6%

294 stores

VISA 3.6%

188 stores

177 stores

117 stores

100 stores

JCB 1.1%

58 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Pakistan payment providers (May 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Pakistan e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 1549 29.54%
Stripe Connect 1308 24.95%
MasterCard 839 16.00%
American Express 423 8.07%
Bolt 294 5.61%
VISA 188 3.59%
Apple Pay 177 3.38%
Google Pay 117 2.23%
BitCoin 100 1.91%
JCB 58 1.11%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

DHL stores with 24.6% among AI-verified physical stores (1,747 stores) , followed by UPS (22.8%) and TCS (21.8%) .

Base: 4,610 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (5.8% 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 24.6%

1,747 stores

UPS 22.8%

1,620 stores

TCS 21.8%

1,548 stores

FedEx 14.2%

1,012 stores

321 stores

USPS 3.0%

210 stores

204 stores

TNT 2.1%

148 stores

DPD 1.6%

114 stores

DPEX 0.7%

48 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Pakistan shipping carriers (May 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Pakistan e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
DHL 1747 24.56%
UPS 1620 22.77%
TCS 1548 21.76%
FedEx 1012 14.23%
Speedy 321 4.51%
USPS 210 2.95%
Hermes 204 2.87%
TNT 148 2.08%
DPD 114 1.60%
DPEX 48 0.67%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 32,862 new stores were launched in Pakistan , with the highest activity in 2026-04 (4,009 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-04 12.2%

4,009 stores launched

2026-03 8.8%

2,904 stores launched

2026-02 12.1%

3,971 stores launched

2026-01 12.1%

3,991 stores launched

2025-12 8.5%

2,780 stores launched

2025-11 7.2%

2,375 stores launched

2025-10 7.8%

2,575 stores launched

2025-09 7.4%

2,437 stores launched

2025-08 8.0%

2,639 stores launched

2025-07 7.4%

2,435 stores launched

2025-06 5.2%

1,705 stores launched

2025-05 3.2%

1,041 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Pakistan (May 2026)
Monthly store launches in Pakistan over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-04 4009 12.20%
2026-03 2904 8.84%
2026-02 3971 12.08%
2026-01 3991 12.14%
2025-12 2780 8.46%
2025-11 2375 7.23%
2025-10 2575 7.84%
2025-09 2437 7.42%
2025-08 2639 8.03%
2025-07 2435 7.41%
2025-06 1705 5.19%
2025-05 1041 3.17%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 78,715 active stores in Pakistan are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (15,354 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 19.5%

15,354 active stores

2025 30.4%

23,918 active stores

2024 13.5%

10,591 active stores

2023 6.9%

5,409 active stores

2022 5.1%

4,013 active stores

2021 4.9%

3,830 active stores

2020 4.3%

3,418 active stores

2019 3.1%

2,473 active stores

2018 3.1%

2,418 active stores

2017 2.0%

1,536 active stores

2016 1.0%

792 active stores

2015 0.8%

602 active stores

2014 0.9%

723 active stores

2013 1.1%

877 active stores

2012 0.6%

469 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Pakistan by original launch year (May 2026)
Active stores in Pakistan by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 15354 19.51%
2025 23918 30.39%
2024 10591 13.45%
2023 5409 6.87%
2022 4013 5.10%
2021 3830 4.87%
2020 3418 4.34%
2019 2473 3.14%
2018 2418 3.07%
2017 1536 1.95%
2016 792 1.01%
2015 602 0.76%
2014 723 0.92%
2013 877 1.11%
2012 469 0.60%

Social Media Usage

Facebook stores with 29.9% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (46,419 stores) , followed by Instagram (28.8%) and TikTok (10.0%) .

Base: 52,619 stores with any detectable social profile (65.9% 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 29.9%

46,419 stores

Instagram 28.8%

44,701 stores

TikTok 10.0%

15,566 stores

YouTube 8.6%

13,368 stores

Pinterest 5.6%

8,753 stores

Twitter 5.3%

8,184 stores

LinkedIn 4.9%

7,583 stores

WhatsApp 3.8%

5,908 stores

X 3.0%

4,736 stores

Dribbble 0.1%

161 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Pakistan (May 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Pakistan e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 46419 29.87%
Instagram 44701 28.77%
TikTok 15566 10.02%
YouTube 13368 8.60%
Pinterest 8753 5.63%
Twitter 8184 5.27%
LinkedIn 7583 4.88%
WhatsApp 5908 3.80%
X 4736 3.05%
Dribbble 161 0.10%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 79.8k 100.00%
Emails 45.1k 56.46%
Phones 43.8k 54.92%
Ecommerce platform 79.8k 100.00%
Couriers 4.6k 5.77%
Payment Providers 3.6k 4.55%
Categories 75.0k 93.98%
Social Media 52.6k 65.92%

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 Pakistan e-commerce intelligence?

We track 79.8k verified Pakistan 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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