Portugal E-commerce Market

Explore 34.3k verified e-commerce stores in the Portugal. Compare platforms, categories, PSP/carrier signals, available contacts, and merchant-size segments.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 59.4k with e-commerce signals. 34.3k verified as active stores.

Verified stores
34.3k
active stores with physical delivery
Top platform
WooCommerce
12,330 verified stores
Top payment signal
PayPal
4,331 stores detected
Top carrier signal
Estes
7,300 stores detected
Top category
Clothing & Accessories
5,847 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: June 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce stores with 37.4% of stores with physical delivery (12,330 stores) , followed by Shopify (33.5%) and Custom (12.2%) .

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)

12,330 stores

Shopify 33.5%

11,033 stores

Custom 12.2%

4,016 stores

2,456 stores

1,120 stores

567 stores

534 stores

444 stores

315 stores

159 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 Portugal
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 12330 37.39%
Shopify 11033 33.46%
Custom 4016 12.18%
PrestaShop 2456 7.45%
Wix eCommerce 1120 3.40%
Jumpseller 567 1.72%
Magento 534 1.62%
OpenCart 444 1.35%
Squarespace Commerce 315 0.96%
VirtueMart 159 0.48%
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All Stores Distribution

WooCommerce holds 50.6% share of all Portugal e-commerce stores (28,223) , with Shopify at 21.2% and Custom at 7.2% (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)

28,223 stores

Shopify 21.2%

11,809 stores

4,016 stores

2,686 stores

5,092 stores

639 stores

632 stores

545 stores

1,855 stores

291 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (May 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in Portugal
Platform Total Stores Percentage
WooCommerce 28223 50.59%
Shopify 11809 21.17%
Custom 4016 7.20%
PrestaShop 2686 4.81%
Wix eCommerce 5092 9.13%
Jumpseller 639 1.15%
Magento 632 1.13%
OpenCart 545 0.98%
Squarespace Commerce 1855 3.33%
VirtueMart 291 0.52%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories stores with 19.8% of all stores (5,847 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (16.5%) and Food & Beverages (10.7%) .

Base: 29,537 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (86.1% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 19.8%

5,847 stores

Health & Beauty 16.5%

4,863 stores

Food & Beverages 10.7%

3,153 stores

Home & Garden 7.7%

2,286 stores

Electronics & Technology 6.2%

1,819 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 6.1%

1,806 stores

Jewelry & Watches 5.3%

1,580 stores

Arts & Entertainment 5.1%

1,518 stores

Toys & Games 3.8%

1,124 stores

Vehicles & Parts 3.7%

1,082 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Portugal store categories (May 2026)
Distribution of categories in Portugal e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 5847 19.80%
Health & Beauty 4863 16.46%
Food & Beverages 3153 10.67%
Home & Garden 2286 7.74%
Electronics & Technology 1819 6.16%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 1806 6.11%
Jewelry & Watches 1580 5.35%
Arts & Entertainment 1518 5.14%
Toys & Games 1124 3.81%
Vehicles & Parts 1082 3.66%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal stores with 30.1% among AI-verified physical stores (4,331 stores) , followed by MB WAY (21.3%) and MasterCard (8.5%) .

Base: 8,121 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (23.7% 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 30.1%

4,331 stores

MB WAY 21.3%

3,056 stores

1,219 stores

1,093 stores

1,048 stores

VISA 6.7%

956 stores

727 stores

685 stores

558 stores

JCB 1.0%

143 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Portugal payment providers (May 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Portugal e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 4331 30.13%
MB WAY 3056 21.26%
MasterCard 1219 8.48%
American Express 1093 7.61%
Stripe Connect 1048 7.29%
VISA 956 6.65%
Klarna 727 5.06%
Apple Pay 685 4.77%
Google Pay 558 3.88%
JCB 143 0.99%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

Estes stores with 38.4% among AI-verified physical stores (7,300 stores) , followed by CTT (26.0%) and Correios (7.6%) .

Base: 11,915 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (34.7% 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

Estes 38.4%

7,300 stores

CTT 26.0%

4,948 stores

1,448 stores

UPS 6.1%

1,159 stores

DHL 4.8%

908 stores

DPD 4.3%

812 stores

GLS 2.9%

560 stores

MRW 2.2%

421 stores

TNT 2.0%

382 stores

FedEx 1.3%

245 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Portugal shipping carriers (May 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Portugal e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
Estes 7300 38.37%
CTT 4948 26.01%
Correios 1448 7.61%
UPS 1159 6.09%
DHL 908 4.77%
DPD 812 4.27%
GLS 560 2.94%
MRW 421 2.21%
TNT 382 2.01%
FedEx 245 1.29%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 7,656 new stores were launched in Portugal , with the highest activity in 2026-04 (901 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-04 11.8%

901 stores launched

2026-03 11.2%

861 stores launched

2026-02 10.1%

771 stores launched

2026-01 9.6%

738 stores launched

2025-12 7.6%

579 stores launched

2025-11 8.7%

668 stores launched

2025-10 9.2%

704 stores launched

2025-09 7.7%

586 stores launched

2025-08 6.9%

529 stores launched

2025-07 7.0%

535 stores launched

2025-06 6.5%

500 stores launched

2025-05 3.7%

284 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Portugal (May 2026)
Monthly store launches in Portugal over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-04 901 11.77%
2026-03 861 11.25%
2026-02 771 10.07%
2026-01 738 9.64%
2025-12 579 7.56%
2025-11 668 8.73%
2025-10 704 9.20%
2025-09 586 7.65%
2025-08 529 6.91%
2025-07 535 6.99%
2025-06 500 6.53%
2025-05 284 3.71%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 34,103 active stores in Portugal are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (3,391 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 9.9%

3,391 active stores

2025 18.1%

6,171 active stores

2024 10.4%

3,532 active stores

2023 7.5%

2,558 active stores

2022 6.3%

2,165 active stores

2021 7.0%

2,398 active stores

2020 7.3%

2,506 active stores

2019 4.6%

1,557 active stores

2018 4.7%

1,616 active stores

2017 4.3%

1,454 active stores

2016 2.2%

766 active stores

2015 2.4%

827 active stores

2014 1.8%

618 active stores

2013 2.9%

1,004 active stores

2012 1.3%

452 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Portugal by original launch year (May 2026)
Active stores in Portugal by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 3391 9.94%
2025 6171 18.10%
2024 3532 10.36%
2023 2558 7.50%
2022 2165 6.35%
2021 2398 7.03%
2020 2506 7.35%
2019 1557 4.57%
2018 1616 4.74%
2017 1454 4.26%
2016 766 2.25%
2015 827 2.43%
2014 618 1.81%
2013 1004 2.94%
2012 452 1.33%

Social Media Usage

Instagram stores with 33.6% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (20,741 stores) , followed by Facebook (32.2%) and YouTube (8.6%) .

Base: 24,220 stores with any detectable social profile (70.6% 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 33.6%

20,741 stores

Facebook 32.2%

19,890 stores

YouTube 8.6%

5,294 stores

TikTok 6.9%

4,237 stores

LinkedIn 5.4%

3,367 stores

Twitter 4.3%

2,630 stores

Pinterest 3.8%

2,354 stores

WhatsApp 3.3%

2,066 stores

X 1.7%

1,070 stores

Vimeo 0.2%

142 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Portugal (May 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Portugal e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 20741 33.57%
Facebook 19890 32.19%
YouTube 5294 8.57%
TikTok 4237 6.86%
LinkedIn 3367 5.45%
Twitter 2630 4.26%
Pinterest 2354 3.81%
WhatsApp 2066 3.34%
X 1070 1.73%
Vimeo 142 0.23%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 34.3k 100.00%
Emails 18.9k 55.07%
Phones 17.3k 50.39%
Ecommerce platform 34.3k 100.00%
Couriers 11.9k 34.74%
Payment Providers 8.1k 23.68%
Categories 30.5k 88.98%
Social Media 24.2k 70.61%

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 Portugal e-commerce intelligence?

We track 34.3k verified Portugal 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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