Sri Lanka E-commerce Database

Explore 9.5k verified e-commerce stores in the Sri Lanka. Instant access to technologies, contacts, platforms, and market dynamics.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 15.3k with e-commerce signals. 9.5k verified as active stores.

· · Next full refresh: May 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 66.6% of stores with physical delivery (6,266 stores) , followed by Shopify (14.9%) and Custom (14.5%) .

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)

6,266 stores

Shopify 14.9%

1,403 stores

Custom 14.5%

1,362 stores

91 stores

87 stores

72 stores

51 stores

27 stores

25 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (April 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in Sri Lanka
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 6266 66.62%
Shopify 1403 14.92%
Custom 1362 14.48%
OpenCart 91 0.97%
Wix eCommerce 87 0.92%
Active IT Zone Core 72 0.77%
PrestaShop 51 0.54%
Magento 27 0.29%
Botble CMS 25 0.27%
Stock Manager Advance (SMA) with Shop Module 22 0.23%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 19.4% of all stores (1,647 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (17.6%) and Electronics & Technology (16.5%) .

Base: 8,492 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (89.1% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 19.4%

1,647 stores

Health & Beauty 17.6%

1,495 stores

Electronics & Technology 16.5%

1,399 stores

Food & Beverages 13.0%

1,101 stores

Jewelry & Watches 5.7%

480 stores

Home & Garden 5.2%

445 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 3.7%

318 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 3.2%

273 stores

Toys & Games 3.1%

264 stores

Business & Industrial 2.6%

224 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Sri Lanka store categories (April 2026)
Distribution of categories in Sri Lanka e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 1647 19.39%
Health & Beauty 1495 17.60%
Electronics & Technology 1399 16.47%
Food & Beverages 1101 12.97%
Jewelry & Watches 480 5.65%
Home & Garden 445 5.24%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 318 3.74%
Gifts & Special Occasions 273 3.21%
Toys & Games 264 3.11%
Business & Industrial 224 2.64%
Furniture & Home Decor 196 2.31%
Tools & Hardware 186 2.19%
Books & Media 183 2.15%
Vehicles & Parts 149 1.75%
Arts & Entertainment 132 1.55%

Payment Providers Distribution

MasterCard leads with 23.6% among AI-verified physical stores (309 stores) , followed by PayPal (18.5%) and American Express (16.8%) .

Base: 876 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (9.2% 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

309 stores

PayPal 18.5%

242 stores

220 stores

197 stores

VISA 10.2%

134 stores

Bolt 4.7%

62 stores

44 stores

29 stores

17 stores

14 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Sri Lanka payment providers (April 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Sri Lanka e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
MasterCard 309 23.62%
PayPal 242 18.50%
American Express 220 16.82%
Stripe Connect 197 15.06%
VISA 134 10.24%
Bolt 62 4.74%
Apple Pay 44 3.36%
Google Pay 29 2.22%
BitCoin 17 1.30%
Skrill 14 1.07%
JCB 11 0.84%
Klarna 9 0.69%
Paytm 7 0.54%
2Checkout 7 0.54%
AliPay 6 0.46%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS leads with 46.2% among AI-verified physical stores (372 stores) , followed by DHL (17.6%) and FedEx (11.0%) .

Base: 632 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (6.6% 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 46.2%

372 stores

DHL 17.6%

142 stores

FedEx 11.0%

89 stores

58 stores

USPS 4.8%

39 stores

29 stores

23 stores

CBL 1.6%

13 stores

TNT 1.5%

12 stores

DPD 0.7%

6 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Sri Lanka shipping carriers (April 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Sri Lanka e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 372 46.15%
DHL 142 17.62%
FedEx 89 11.04%
Speedy 58 7.20%
USPS 39 4.84%
Aramex 29 3.60%
Hermes 23 2.85%
CBL 13 1.61%
TNT 12 1.49%
DPD 6 0.74%
Deutsche Post 5 0.62%
Blue Star 5 0.62%
TCS 5 0.62%
Yamato Japan 4 0.50%
ASM 4 0.50%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 2,723 new stores were launched in Sri Lanka , with the highest activity in 2026-03 (230 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-03 8.4%

230 stores launched

2026-02 7.7%

209 stores launched

2026-01 10.3%

280 stores launched

2025-12 9.6%

261 stores launched

2025-11 9.2%

250 stores launched

2025-10 9.3%

252 stores launched

2025-09 9.1%

249 stores launched

2025-08 9.0%

246 stores launched

2025-07 8.7%

238 stores launched

2025-06 7.9%

216 stores launched

2025-05 7.1%

192 stores launched

2025-04 3.7%

100 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Sri Lanka (April 2026)
Monthly store launches in Sri Lanka over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-03 230 8.45%
2026-02 209 7.68%
2026-01 280 10.28%
2025-12 261 9.59%
2025-11 250 9.18%
2025-10 252 9.25%
2025-09 249 9.14%
2025-08 246 9.03%
2025-07 238 8.74%
2025-06 216 7.93%
2025-05 192 7.05%
2025-04 100 3.67%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 9,248 active stores in Sri Lanka are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (722 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 7.8%

722 active stores

2025 28.0%

2,588 active stores

2024 13.8%

1,272 active stores

2023 9.7%

893 active stores

2022 5.8%

532 active stores

2021 8.5%

782 active stores

2020 6.9%

636 active stores

2019 4.0%

368 active stores

2018 4.0%

374 active stores

2017 2.6%

244 active stores

2016 1.6%

146 active stores

2015 1.1%

106 active stores

2014 0.9%

87 active stores

2013 1.3%

117 active stores

2012 0.7%

61 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Sri Lanka by original launch year (April 2026)
Active stores in Sri Lanka by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 722 7.81%
2025 2588 27.98%
2024 1272 13.75%
2023 893 9.66%
2022 532 5.75%
2021 782 8.46%
2020 636 6.88%
2019 368 3.98%
2018 374 4.04%
2017 244 2.64%
2016 146 1.58%
2015 106 1.15%
2014 87 0.94%
2013 117 1.27%
2012 61 0.66%
2011 67 0.72%
2010 41 0.44%
2009 44 0.48%
2008 35 0.38%
2007 28 0.30%
2006 15 0.16%
2005 9 0.10%
2004 17 0.18%
2003 15 0.16%
2002 20 0.22%
2001 12 0.13%
2000 4 0.04%
1999 8 0.09%
1998 4 0.04%
1996 1 0.01%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 32.0% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (5,868 stores) , followed by Instagram (24.6%) and TikTok (10.3%) .

Base: 6,449 stores with any detectable social profile (67.7% 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 32.0%

5,868 stores

Instagram 24.6%

4,517 stores

TikTok 10.3%

1,895 stores

YouTube 8.3%

1,520 stores

LinkedIn 6.2%

1,138 stores

Twitter 5.4%

998 stores

Pinterest 5.0%

921 stores

WhatsApp 4.4%

805 stores

X 3.6%

667 stores

Dribbble 0.2%

31 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Sri Lanka (April 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Sri Lanka e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 5868 31.96%
Instagram 4517 24.60%
TikTok 1895 10.32%
YouTube 1520 8.28%
LinkedIn 1138 6.20%
Twitter 998 5.44%
Pinterest 921 5.02%
WhatsApp 805 4.38%
X 667 3.63%
Dribbble 31 0.17%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 9.5k 100.00%
Emails 5.2k 54.52%
Phones 2.2k 22.94%
Ecommerce platform 9.5k 100.00%
Couriers 632.0 6.63%
Payment Providers 876.0 9.19%
Categories 8.7k 91.41%
Social Media 6.4k 67.66%

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 Sri Lanka e-commerce intelligence?

We track 9.5k verified Sri Lanka 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.

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, 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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