Papua New Guinea E-commerce Market

Explore 100 verified e-commerce stores in the Papua New Guinea. Compare platforms, categories, PSP/carrier signals, available contacts, and merchant-size segments.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 301 with e-commerce signals. 100 verified as active stores.

Verified stores
100
active stores with physical delivery
Top platform
WooCommerce
47 verified stores
Top payment signal
PayPal
4 detection occurrences
Top carrier signal
DHL
7 detection occurrences
Top category
Clothing & Accessories
20 verified stores

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E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce stores with 47.0% of stores with physical delivery (47 stores) , followed by Shopify (28.0%) and Custom (14.0%) .

Base: 100 active verified stores, including those without a detected platform. Rankings show leading platform combinations; displayed percentages need not sum to 100%. 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)

47 stores

Shopify 28.0%

28 stores

Custom 14.0%

14 stores

4 stores

1 stores

CS-Cart, CS Cart 1.0%

1 stores

1 stores

1 stores

1 stores

1 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 Papua New Guinea
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 47 47.00%
Shopify 28 28.00%
Custom 14 14.00%
Wix eCommerce 4 4.00%
VirtueMart 1 1.00%
CS-Cart, CS Cart 1 1.00%
OpenCart 1 1.00%
Magento 1 1.00%
Botble CMS 1 1.00%
BigCommerce 1 1.00%
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Websites with E-commerce Signals

WooCommerce holds 64.8% share of detected Papua New Guinea e-commerce signals (195) , with Shopify at 10.3% and Custom at 4.7% (June 2026) .

Base: 301 domains in this report's signal population, including domains without a detected platform. This is not a store count: it can include redirects and non-transactional sites. Displayed percentages need not sum to 100%.

Top 10 Platforms (All Signals)

195 websites

Shopify 10.3%

31 websites

14 websites

50 websites

1 websites

CS-Cart, CS Cart 0.3%

1 websites

1 websites

1 websites

2 websites

1 websites

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by websites with signals (June 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for websites with signals in Papua New Guinea
Platform Websites with Signals Percentage
WooCommerce 195 64.78%
Shopify 31 10.30%
Custom 14 4.65%
Wix eCommerce 50 16.61%
VirtueMart 1 0.33%
CS-Cart, CS Cart 1 0.33%
OpenCart 1 0.33%
Magento 1 0.33%
Botble CMS 2 0.66%
BigCommerce 1 0.33%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories stores with 20.0% of all stores (20 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (14.0%) and Food & Beverages (13.0%) .

Base: 100 active verified stores, including stores without a detected category. Percentages use this full population, not only the displayed categories.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 20.0%

20 stores

Health & Beauty 14.0%

14 stores

Food & Beverages 13.0%

13 stores

Electronics & Technology 10.0%

10 stores

Toys & Games 6.0%

6 stores

Home & Garden 5.0%

5 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 4.0%

4 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 3.0%

3 stores

Jewelry & Watches 2.0%

2 stores

Tools & Hardware 2.0%

2 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Papua New Guinea store categories (June 2026)
Distribution of categories in Papua New Guinea e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 20 20.00%
Health & Beauty 14 14.00%
Food & Beverages 13 13.00%
Electronics & Technology 10 10.00%
Toys & Games 6 6.00%
Home & Garden 5 5.00%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 4 4.00%
Gifts & Special Occasions 3 3.00%
Jewelry & Watches 2 2.00%
Tools & Hardware 2 2.00%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal accounts for 22.2% of displayed detection occurrences (4 occurrences) , followed by MasterCard (22.2%) and Stripe Connect (16.7%) .

Base: 18 provider detection occurrences in the displayed ranking, from active stores. One store can contribute multiple occurrences. These percentages are not the share of unique stores or all detections.

Detected from checkout/payment scripts and provider tags; off-site/manual payments excluded where undetectable.

Top 10 Payment Providers

PayPal 22.2%

4 occurrences

4 occurrences

3 occurrences

3 occurrences

VISA 11.1%

2 occurrences

JCB 5.6%

1 occurrences

Bolt 5.6%

1 occurrences

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Papua New Guinea payment providers (June 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Papua New Guinea e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Detection Occurrences Share of Displayed Occurrences
PayPal 4 22.22%
MasterCard 4 22.22%
Stripe Connect 3 16.67%
American Express 3 16.67%
VISA 2 11.11%
JCB 1 5.56%
Bolt 1 5.56%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

DHL accounts for 28.0% of displayed detection occurrences (7 occurrences) , followed by UPS (28.0%) and USPS (16.0%) .

Base: 25 carrier detection occurrences in the displayed ranking, from active stores. One store can contribute multiple occurrences. These percentages are not the share of unique stores or all detections.

Detected from checkout/shipping pages and shipment widgets; cross-border carriers included where visible.

Top 10 Shipping Carriers

DHL 28.0%

7 occurrences

UPS 28.0%

7 occurrences

USPS 16.0%

4 occurrences

TNT 8.0%

2 occurrences

1 occurrences

DPD 4.0%

1 occurrences

FedEx 4.0%

1 occurrences

1 occurrences

1 occurrences

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Papua New Guinea shipping carriers (June 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Papua New Guinea e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Detection Occurrences Share of Displayed Occurrences
DHL 7 28.00%
UPS 7 28.00%
USPS 4 16.00%
TNT 2 8.00%
Aramex 1 4.00%
DPD 1 4.00%
FedEx 1 4.00%
Royal Mail 1 4.00%
Australia Post 1 4.00%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 20 new stores were launched in Papua New Guinea , with the highest activity in 2026-05 (2 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-05 10.0%

2 stores launched

2026-04 10.0%

2 stores launched

2026-03 10.0%

2 stores launched

2026-02 10.0%

2 stores launched

2026-01 20.0%

4 stores launched

2025-12 5.0%

1 stores launched

2025-11 5.0%

1 stores launched

2025-10 15.0%

3 stores launched

2025-08 5.0%

1 stores launched

2025-07 10.0%

2 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Papua New Guinea (June 2026)
Monthly store launches in Papua New Guinea over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-05 2 10.00%
2026-04 2 10.00%
2026-03 2 10.00%
2026-02 2 10.00%
2026-01 4 20.00%
2025-12 1 5.00%
2025-11 1 5.00%
2025-10 3 15.00%
2025-08 1 5.00%
2025-07 2 10.00%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 97 active stores in Papua New Guinea are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (12 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 12.4%

12 active stores

2025 15.5%

15 active stores

2024 16.5%

16 active stores

2023 5.2%

5 active stores

2022 10.3%

10 active stores

2021 8.2%

8 active stores

2020 4.1%

4 active stores

2019 6.2%

6 active stores

2018 3.1%

3 active stores

2017 2.1%

2 active stores

2016 2.1%

2 active stores

2015 1.0%

1 active stores

2014 1.0%

1 active stores

2013 4.1%

4 active stores

2012 1.0%

1 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Papua New Guinea by original launch year (June 2026)
Active stores in Papua New Guinea by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 12 12.37%
2025 15 15.46%
2024 16 16.49%
2023 5 5.15%
2022 10 10.31%
2021 8 8.25%
2020 4 4.12%
2019 6 6.19%
2018 3 3.09%
2017 2 2.06%
2016 2 2.06%
2015 1 1.03%
2014 1 1.03%
2013 4 4.12%
2012 1 1.03%

Social Media Usage

Facebook accounts for 29.4% of displayed detection occurrences (48 occurrences) , followed by Instagram (22.7%) and YouTube (11.7%) .

Base: 163 social-platform detection occurrences in the displayed ranking, from active stores. One store can contribute multiple occurrences. These percentages are not the share of unique stores or all detections.

Links and embeds detected on public pages; private/hidden profiles not counted.

Top 10 Social Platforms

Facebook 29.4%

48 occurrences

Instagram 22.7%

37 occurrences

YouTube 11.7%

19 occurrences

LinkedIn 9.2%

15 occurrences

Twitter 8.6%

14 occurrences

TikTok 6.1%

10 occurrences

Pinterest 5.5%

9 occurrences

WhatsApp 3.7%

6 occurrences

X 2.5%

4 occurrences

Reddit 0.6%

1 occurrences

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Papua New Guinea (June 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Papua New Guinea e-commerce stores
Social Platform Detection Occurrences Share of Displayed Occurrences
Facebook 48 29.45%
Instagram 37 22.70%
YouTube 19 11.66%
LinkedIn 15 9.20%
Twitter 14 8.59%
TikTok 10 6.13%
Pinterest 9 5.52%
WhatsApp 6 3.68%
X 4 2.45%
Reddit 1 0.61%

Data Coverage

Coverage among active verified stores in this country.

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 100 100.00%
Emails 50 50.00%
Phones 50 50.00%
Ecommerce platform 100 100.00%
Couriers 16 16.00%
Payment Providers 11 11.00%
Categories 86 86.00%
Social Media 54 54.00%

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 Papua New Guinea e-commerce intelligence?

We track 100 verified Papua New Guinea e-commerce stores whose profiles can include: 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 rebuild the searchable index typically every 2–4 weeks. Observation dates vary by source and field; a rebuild does not mean every website was observed again. This public report has its own publication date and may use an older snapshot than the live catalog. Coverage varies by field and market. A missing payment or carrier signal means we did not detect it, not that the merchant does not use it.

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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