South Korea E-commerce Database

Explore 137.2k verified e-commerce stores in the South Korea. Instant access to technologies, contacts, platforms, and market dynamics.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 192.9k with e-commerce signals. 137.2k verified as active stores.

· · Next full refresh: April 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Custom leads with 87.1% of stores with physical delivery (119,307 stores) , followed by Imweb (8.8%) and Shopify (1.9%) .

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)

Custom 87.1%

119,307 stores

Imweb 8.8%

12,076 stores

2,638 stores

1,672 stores

Aedi 0.4%

591 stores

574 stores

56 stores

44 stores

37 stores

33 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (March 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in South Korea
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Custom 119307 87.07%
Imweb 12076 8.81%
Shopify 2638 1.93%
WooCommerce 1672 1.22%
Aedi 591 0.43%
Wix eCommerce 574 0.42%
Magento 56 0.04%
OpenCart 44 0.03%
PrestaShop 37 0.03%
Squarespace Commerce 33 0.02%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 28.5% of all stores (28,719 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (23.1%) and Food & Beverages (12.4%) .

Base: 100,864 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (73.5% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 28.5%

28,719 stores

Health & Beauty 23.1%

23,337 stores

Food & Beverages 12.4%

12,536 stores

Electronics & Technology 6.5%

6,524 stores

Home & Garden 5.1%

5,173 stores

Jewelry & Watches 4.8%

4,870 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 4.3%

4,387 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 3.0%

3,001 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 2.3%

2,322 stores

Pets & Pet Supplies 2.2%

2,194 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 South Korea store categories (March 2026)
Distribution of categories in South Korea e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 28719 28.47%
Health & Beauty 23337 23.14%
Food & Beverages 12536 12.43%
Electronics & Technology 6524 6.47%
Home & Garden 5173 5.13%
Jewelry & Watches 4870 4.83%
Furniture & Home Decor 4387 4.35%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 3001 2.98%
Gifts & Special Occasions 2322 2.30%
Pets & Pet Supplies 2194 2.18%
Arts & Entertainment 2119 2.10%
Business & Industrial 1580 1.57%
Tools & Hardware 1479 1.47%
Vehicles & Parts 1317 1.31%
Office Supplies 1306 1.29%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 23.2% among AI-verified physical stores (4,162 stores) , followed by MasterCard (20.4%) and VISA (19.8%) .

Base: 9,637 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (7.0% 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 23.2%

4,162 stores

3,670 stores

VISA 19.8%

3,564 stores

3,557 stores

1,573 stores

JCB 4.2%

750 stores

260 stores

Bolt 0.8%

148 stores

107 stores

74 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 South Korea payment providers (March 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in South Korea e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 4162 23.15%
MasterCard 3670 20.42%
VISA 3564 19.83%
American Express 3557 19.79%
Stripe Connect 1573 8.75%
JCB 750 4.17%
UnionPay 260 1.45%
Bolt 148 0.82%
AliPay 107 0.60%
Apple Pay 74 0.41%
Google Pay 40 0.22%
Klarna 28 0.16%
BitCoin 22 0.12%
Amazon Pay 13 0.07%
TransferWise 8 0.04%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS leads with 24.6% among AI-verified physical stores (705 stores) , followed by DHL (22.9%) and FedEx (18.0%) .

Base: 2,157 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (1.6% 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 24.6%

705 stores

DHL 22.9%

658 stores

FedEx 18.0%

517 stores

181 stores

157 stores

USPS 5.4%

156 stores

GLS 4.5%

130 stores

TNT 3.2%

92 stores

52 stores

JX 1.5%

44 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 South Korea shipping carriers (March 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in South Korea e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 705 24.56%
DHL 658 22.93%
FedEx 517 18.01%
Korea Post 181 6.31%
Hermes 157 5.47%
USPS 156 5.44%
GLS 130 4.53%
TNT 92 3.21%
Sagawa 52 1.81%
JX 44 1.53%
ASM 43 1.50%
Korea Post EMS 38 1.32%
CBL 33 1.15%
CJ Korea Express 32 1.11%
Speedy 32 1.11%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 28,464 new stores were launched in South Korea , with the highest activity in 2026-02 (2,423 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-02 8.5%

2,423 stores launched

2026-01 11.2%

3,194 stores launched

2025-12 9.6%

2,726 stores launched

2025-11 9.3%

2,637 stores launched

2025-10 7.5%

2,137 stores launched

2025-09 8.9%

2,528 stores launched

2025-08 8.2%

2,347 stores launched

2025-07 8.2%

2,340 stores launched

2025-06 7.3%

2,073 stores launched

2025-05 7.1%

2,027 stores launched

2025-04 7.7%

2,178 stores launched

2025-03 6.5%

1,854 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in South Korea (March 2026)
Monthly store launches in South Korea over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-02 2423 8.51%
2026-01 3194 11.22%
2025-12 2726 9.58%
2025-11 2637 9.26%
2025-10 2137 7.51%
2025-09 2528 8.88%
2025-08 2347 8.25%
2025-07 2340 8.22%
2025-06 2073 7.28%
2025-05 2027 7.12%
2025-04 2178 7.65%
2025-03 1854 6.51%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 136,704 active stores in South Korea are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (5,633 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 4.1%

5,633 active stores

2025 18.8%

25,648 active stores

2024 10.6%

14,512 active stores

2023 8.0%

10,935 active stores

2022 6.5%

8,893 active stores

2021 7.6%

10,401 active stores

2020 5.8%

7,949 active stores

2019 4.5%

6,202 active stores

2018 7.0%

9,539 active stores

2017 4.1%

5,559 active stores

2016 2.6%

3,591 active stores

2015 2.5%

3,410 active stores

2014 2.3%

3,210 active stores

2013 2.6%

3,577 active stores

2012 1.6%

2,180 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in South Korea by original launch year (March 2026)
Active stores in South Korea by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 5633 4.12%
2025 25648 18.76%
2024 14512 10.62%
2023 10935 8.00%
2022 8893 6.51%
2021 10401 7.61%
2020 7949 5.81%
2019 6202 4.54%
2018 9539 6.98%
2017 5559 4.07%
2016 3591 2.63%
2015 3410 2.49%
2014 3210 2.35%
2013 3577 2.62%
2012 2180 1.59%
2011 2247 1.64%
2010 1695 1.24%
2009 1453 1.06%
2008 1343 0.98%
2007 1357 0.99%
2006 962 0.70%
2005 940 0.69%
2004 1093 0.80%
2003 1125 0.82%
2002 1049 0.77%
2001 999 0.73%
2000 633 0.46%
1999 396 0.29%
1998 121 0.09%
1997 38 0.03%
1996 14 0.01%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 42.6% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (81,353 stores) , followed by Facebook (22.4%) and YouTube (21.4%) .

Base: 86,167 stores with any detectable social profile (62.8% 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 42.6%

81,353 stores

Facebook 22.4%

42,774 stores

YouTube 21.4%

40,767 stores

Twitter 11.3%

21,635 stores

TikTok 0.9%

1,639 stores

X 0.4%

854 stores

Pinterest 0.3%

621 stores

Vimeo 0.3%

615 stores

LinkedIn 0.2%

382 stores

WhatsApp 0.1%

120 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in South Korea (March 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in South Korea e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 81353 42.65%
Facebook 42774 22.42%
YouTube 40767 21.37%
Twitter 21635 11.34%
TikTok 1639 0.86%
X 854 0.45%
Pinterest 621 0.33%
Vimeo 615 0.32%
LinkedIn 382 0.20%
WhatsApp 120 0.06%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 137.2k 100.00%
Emails 98.5k 71.82%
Phones 27.5k 20.02%
Ecommerce platform 137.2k 100.00%
Couriers 2.2k 1.57%
Payment Providers 9.6k 7.02%
Categories 103.7k 75.58%
Social Media 86.2k 62.80%

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 South Korea e-commerce intelligence?

We track 137.2k verified South Korea 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?

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.

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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?

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.

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