Sri Lanka E-commerce Market

Explore 9.1k verified e-commerce stores in the Sri Lanka. Compare platforms, categories, PSP/carrier signals, available contacts, and merchant-size segments.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 15.0k with e-commerce signals. 9.1k verified as active stores.

Verified stores
9.1k
active stores with physical delivery
Top platform
WooCommerce
5,932 verified stores
Top payment signal
MasterCard
327 stores detected
Top carrier signal
UPS
388 stores detected
Top category
Clothing & Accessories
1,618 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: July 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce stores with 66.1% of stores with physical delivery (5,932 stores) , followed by Custom (15.9%) and Shopify (14.2%) .

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)

5,932 stores

Custom 15.9%

1,428 stores

Shopify 14.2%

1,274 stores

91 stores

77 stores

Active IT Zone Core 0.7%

65 stores

48 stores

24 stores

23 stores

18 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 Sri Lanka
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 5932 66.06%
Custom 1428 15.90%
Shopify 1274 14.19%
OpenCart 91 1.01%
Wix eCommerce 77 0.86%
Active IT Zone Core 65 0.72%
PrestaShop 48 0.53%
Botble CMS 24 0.27%
Magento 23 0.26%
Squarespace Commerce 18 0.20%
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All Stores Distribution

WooCommerce holds 75.9% share of all Sri Lanka e-commerce stores (11,264) , with Custom at 9.6% and Shopify at 9.3% (June 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)

11,264 stores

1,428 stores

1,377 stores

104 stores

325 stores

Active IT Zone Core 0.8%

114 stores

58 stores

62 stores

27 stores

82 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (June 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in Sri Lanka
Platform Total Stores Percentage
WooCommerce 11264 75.90%
Custom 1428 9.62%
Shopify 1377 9.28%
OpenCart 104 0.70%
Wix eCommerce 325 2.19%
Active IT Zone Core 114 0.77%
PrestaShop 58 0.39%
Botble CMS 62 0.42%
Magento 27 0.18%
Squarespace Commerce 82 0.55%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories stores with 19.9% of all stores (1,618 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (17.0%) and Electronics & Technology (15.9%) .

Base: 8,119 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (89.7% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 19.9%

1,618 stores

Health & Beauty 17.0%

1,384 stores

Electronics & Technology 15.9%

1,289 stores

Food & Beverages 13.3%

1,080 stores

Jewelry & Watches 6.2%

506 stores

Home & Garden 5.0%

406 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 3.7%

298 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 3.2%

263 stores

Toys & Games 2.8%

229 stores

Business & Industrial 2.5%

206 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Sri Lanka store categories (June 2026)
Distribution of categories in Sri Lanka e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 1618 19.93%
Health & Beauty 1384 17.05%
Electronics & Technology 1289 15.88%
Food & Beverages 1080 13.30%
Jewelry & Watches 506 6.23%
Home & Garden 406 5.00%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 298 3.67%
Gifts & Special Occasions 263 3.24%
Toys & Games 229 2.82%
Business & Industrial 206 2.54%

Payment Providers Distribution

MasterCard stores with 23.6% among AI-verified physical stores (327 stores) , followed by PayPal (18.4%) and American Express (16.9%) .

Base: 900 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (9.9% 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

327 stores

PayPal 18.4%

255 stores

235 stores

202 stores

VISA 10.0%

139 stores

Bolt 4.5%

62 stores

55 stores

34 stores

22 stores

13 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Sri Lanka payment providers (June 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Sri Lanka e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
MasterCard 327 23.58%
PayPal 255 18.39%
American Express 235 16.94%
Stripe Connect 202 14.56%
VISA 139 10.02%
Bolt 62 4.47%
Apple Pay 55 3.97%
Google Pay 34 2.45%
BitCoin 22 1.59%
Skrill 13 0.94%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS stores with 45.6% among AI-verified physical stores (388 stores) , followed by DHL (18.0%) and FedEx (11.4%) .

Base: 662 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (7.3% 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 45.6%

388 stores

DHL 18.0%

153 stores

FedEx 11.4%

97 stores

60 stores

USPS 4.9%

42 stores

32 stores

21 stores

CBL 1.9%

16 stores

TNT 1.2%

10 stores

GLS 0.7%

6 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Sri Lanka shipping carriers (June 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Sri Lanka e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 388 45.65%
DHL 153 18.00%
FedEx 97 11.41%
Speedy 60 7.06%
USPS 42 4.94%
Aramex 32 3.76%
Hermes 21 2.47%
CBL 16 1.88%
TNT 10 1.18%
GLS 6 0.71%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 2,514 new stores were launched in Sri Lanka , with the highest activity in 2026-05 (238 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-05 9.5%

238 stores launched

2026-04 7.9%

198 stores launched

2026-03 8.7%

218 stores launched

2026-02 8.0%

201 stores launched

2026-01 9.2%

231 stores launched

2025-12 9.4%

236 stores launched

2025-11 8.2%

206 stores launched

2025-10 9.1%

229 stores launched

2025-09 8.7%

219 stores launched

2025-08 9.5%

239 stores launched

2025-07 8.7%

219 stores launched

2025-06 3.2%

80 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Sri Lanka (June 2026)
Monthly store launches in Sri Lanka over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-05 238 9.47%
2026-04 198 7.88%
2026-03 218 8.67%
2026-02 201 8.00%
2026-01 231 9.19%
2025-12 236 9.39%
2025-11 206 8.19%
2025-10 229 9.11%
2025-09 219 8.71%
2025-08 239 9.51%
2025-07 219 8.71%
2025-06 80 3.18%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 8,787 active stores in Sri Lanka are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (1,105 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 12.6%

1,105 active stores

2025 25.1%

2,209 active stores

2024 13.2%

1,159 active stores

2023 8.9%

785 active stores

2022 5.7%

501 active stores

2021 8.2%

724 active stores

2020 6.7%

591 active stores

2019 3.9%

344 active stores

2018 4.0%

348 active stores

2017 2.7%

236 active stores

2016 1.6%

140 active stores

2015 1.2%

105 active stores

2014 0.9%

76 active stores

2013 1.3%

111 active stores

2012 0.7%

62 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Sri Lanka by original launch year (June 2026)
Active stores in Sri Lanka by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 1105 12.58%
2025 2209 25.14%
2024 1159 13.19%
2023 785 8.93%
2022 501 5.70%
2021 724 8.24%
2020 591 6.73%
2019 344 3.91%
2018 348 3.96%
2017 236 2.69%
2016 140 1.59%
2015 105 1.19%
2014 76 0.86%
2013 111 1.26%
2012 62 0.71%

Social Media Usage

Facebook stores with 31.9% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (5,722 stores) , followed by Instagram (24.6%) and TikTok (10.9%) .

Base: 6,265 stores with any detectable social profile (69.2% 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 31.9%

5,722 stores

Instagram 24.6%

4,412 stores

TikTok 10.9%

1,955 stores

YouTube 8.6%

1,540 stores

LinkedIn 6.1%

1,096 stores

Twitter 5.1%

911 stores

Pinterest 4.8%

857 stores

WhatsApp 4.3%

774 stores

X 3.6%

655 stores

Dribbble 0.1%

25 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Sri Lanka (June 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Sri Lanka e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 5722 31.88%
Instagram 4412 24.58%
TikTok 1955 10.89%
YouTube 1540 8.58%
LinkedIn 1096 6.11%
Twitter 911 5.08%
Pinterest 857 4.78%
WhatsApp 774 4.31%
X 655 3.65%
Dribbble 25 0.14%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 9.1k 100.00%
Emails 4.9k 54.39%
Phones 5.6k 62.41%
Ecommerce platform 9.1k 100.00%
Couriers 662.0 7.31%
Payment Providers 900.0 9.94%
Categories 8.3k 92.00%
Social Media 6.3k 69.23%

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 9.1k verified Sri Lanka 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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Yes. For large-scale data needs, custom market reports, or dedicated support, contact us to discuss enterprise pricing.

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