Sweden E-commerce Market

Explore 54.2k verified e-commerce stores in the Sweden. Compare platforms, categories, PSP/carrier signals, available contacts, and merchant-size segments.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 127.2k with e-commerce signals. 54.2k verified as active stores.

Verified stores
54.2k
active stores with physical delivery
Top platform
Shopify
19,135 verified stores
Top payment signal
Klarna
24,284 detection occurrences
Top carrier signal
PostNord
15,740 detection occurrences
Top category
Clothing & Accessories
6,974 verified stores

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E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify stores with 35.3% of stores with physical delivery (19,135 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (31.1%) and Custom (17.4%) .

Base: 54,225 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)

Shopify 35.3%

19,135 stores

16,883 stores

Custom 17.4%

9,454 stores

2,271 stores

938 stores

937 stores

918 stores

564 stores

504 stores

435 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (October 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in Sweden
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 19135 35.29%
WooCommerce 16883 31.14%
Custom 9454 17.43%
Quickbutik 2271 4.19%
Wix eCommerce 938 1.73%
Magento 937 1.73%
PrestaShop 918 1.69%
OpenCart 564 1.04%
Wikinggruppen 504 0.93%
Squarespace Commerce 435 0.80%
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Websites with E-commerce Signals

Shopify holds 25.0% share of detected Sweden e-commerce signals (31,820) , with WooCommerce at 36.3% and Custom at 13.9% (October 2026) .

Base: 127,218 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)

Shopify 25.0%

31,820 websites

46,192 websites

Custom 13.9%

17,667 websites

3,303 websites

8,528 websites

2,283 websites

1,834 websites

842 websites

1,086 websites

4,205 websites

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by websites with signals (October 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for websites with signals in Sweden
Platform Websites with Signals Percentage
Shopify 31820 25.01%
WooCommerce 46192 36.31%
Custom 17667 13.89%
Quickbutik 3303 2.60%
Wix eCommerce 8528 6.70%
Magento 2283 1.79%
PrestaShop 1834 1.44%
OpenCart 842 0.66%
Wikinggruppen 1086 0.85%
Squarespace Commerce 4205 3.31%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories stores with 12.9% of all stores (6,974 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (10.9%) and Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear (8.8%) .

Base: 54,225 active verified stores, including stores without a detected category. Percentages use this full population, not only the displayed categories.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 12.9%

6,974 stores

Health & Beauty 10.9%

5,914 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 8.8%

4,781 stores

Home & Garden 7.0%

3,800 stores

Arts & Entertainment 6.3%

3,397 stores

Food & Beverages 6.2%

3,369 stores

Business & Industrial 4.2%

2,269 stores

Electronics & Technology 3.8%

2,076 stores

Jewelry & Watches 3.7%

1,983 stores

Toys & Games 3.5%

1,903 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Sweden store categories (October 2026)
Distribution of categories in Sweden e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 6974 12.86%
Health & Beauty 5914 10.91%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 4781 8.82%
Home & Garden 3800 7.01%
Arts & Entertainment 3397 6.26%
Food & Beverages 3369 6.21%
Business & Industrial 2269 4.18%
Electronics & Technology 2076 3.83%
Jewelry & Watches 1983 3.66%
Toys & Games 1903 3.51%

Payment Providers Distribution

Klarna accounts for 16.6% of displayed detection occurrences (24,284 occurrences) , followed by VISA (14.0%) and MasterCard (13.7%) .

Base: 146,112 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 publicly accessible website content and technical signals. Detection does not confirm an active provider contract or availability at checkout.

Top 10 Payment Providers

Klarna 16.6%

24,284 occurrences

VISA 14.0%

20,460 occurrences

20,069 occurrences

18,285 occurrences

PayPal 11.2%

16,387 occurrences

13,025 occurrences

Maestro 7.7%

11,248 occurrences

8,258 occurrences

7,976 occurrences

6,120 occurrences

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Sweden payment providers (October 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Sweden e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Detection Occurrences Share of Displayed Occurrences
Klarna 24284 16.62%
VISA 20460 14.00%
MasterCard 20069 13.74%
Apple Pay 18285 12.51%
PayPal 16387 11.22%
American Express 13025 8.91%
Maestro 11248 7.70%
Shop Pay 8258 5.65%
UnionPay 7976 5.46%
Stripe 6120 4.19%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

PostNord accounts for 39.7% of displayed detection occurrences (15,740 occurrences) , followed by DHL (29.0%) and Schenker (8.2%) .

Base: 39,659 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 publicly accessible website content and technical signals. Detection does not confirm an active carrier contract or shipping destinations.

Top 10 Shipping Carriers

15,740 occurrences

DHL 29.0%

11,484 occurrences

3,238 occurrences

UPS 7.1%

2,804 occurrences

Bring 4.2%

1,658 occurrences

FedEx 3.3%

1,308 occurrences

GLS 2.6%

1,028 occurrences

DSV 2.2%

865 occurrences

DPD 1.9%

768 occurrences

766 occurrences

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Sweden shipping carriers (October 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Sweden e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Detection Occurrences Share of Displayed Occurrences
PostNord 15740 39.69%
DHL 11484 28.96%
Schenker 3238 8.16%
UPS 2804 7.07%
Bring 1658 4.18%
FedEx 1308 3.30%
GLS 1028 2.59%
DSV 865 2.18%
DPD 768 1.94%
Budbee 766 1.93%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 13,202 new stores were launched in Sweden , with the highest activity in 2026-09 (2,556 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-09 19.4%

2,556 stores launched

2026-08 15.5%

2,050 stores launched

2026-07 11.4%

1,509 stores launched

2026-06 8.8%

1,162 stores launched

2026-05 7.5%

984 stores launched

2026-04 6.5%

860 stores launched

2026-03 7.7%

1,022 stores launched

2026-02 5.5%

726 stores launched

2026-01 6.4%

840 stores launched

2025-12 4.7%

617 stores launched

2025-11 5.6%

741 stores launched

2025-10 1.0%

135 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Sweden (October 2026)
Monthly store launches in Sweden over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-09 2556 19.36%
2026-08 2050 15.53%
2026-07 1509 11.43%
2026-06 1162 8.80%
2026-05 984 7.45%
2026-04 860 6.51%
2026-03 1022 7.74%
2026-02 726 5.50%
2026-01 840 6.36%
2025-12 617 4.67%
2025-11 741 5.61%
2025-10 135 1.02%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 53,924 active stores in Sweden are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (12,507 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 23.2%

12,507 active stores

2025 11.8%

6,364 active stores

2024 7.9%

4,259 active stores

2023 5.9%

3,188 active stores

2022 5.0%

2,707 active stores

2021 5.2%

2,792 active stores

2020 5.4%

2,928 active stores

2019 3.9%

2,108 active stores

2018 5.1%

2,773 active stores

2017 3.6%

1,944 active stores

2016 2.0%

1,095 active stores

2015 1.7%

890 active stores

2014 1.7%

917 active stores

2013 2.1%

1,144 active stores

2012 1.5%

790 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Sweden by original launch year (October 2026)
Active stores in Sweden by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 12507 23.19%
2025 6364 11.80%
2024 4259 7.90%
2023 3188 5.91%
2022 2707 5.02%
2021 2792 5.18%
2020 2928 5.43%
2019 2108 3.91%
2018 2773 5.14%
2017 1944 3.61%
2016 1095 2.03%
2015 890 1.65%
2014 917 1.70%
2013 1144 2.12%
2012 790 1.47%

Social Media Usage

Instagram accounts for 36.2% of displayed detection occurrences (25,877 occurrences) , followed by Facebook (32.0%) and YouTube (8.8%) .

Base: 71,565 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

Instagram 36.2%

25,877 occurrences

Facebook 32.0%

22,920 occurrences

YouTube 8.8%

6,324 occurrences

TikTok 8.4%

5,994 occurrences

LinkedIn 5.0%

3,579 occurrences

Pinterest 3.9%

2,765 occurrences

Twitter 3.6%

2,590 occurrences

X 1.6%

1,160 occurrences

WhatsApp 0.3%

227 occurrences

Vimeo 0.2%

129 occurrences

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Sweden (October 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Sweden e-commerce stores
Social Platform Detection Occurrences Share of Displayed Occurrences
Instagram 25877 36.16%
Facebook 22920 32.03%
YouTube 6324 8.84%
TikTok 5994 8.38%
LinkedIn 3579 5.00%
Pinterest 2765 3.86%
Twitter 2590 3.62%
X 1160 1.62%
WhatsApp 227 0.32%
Vimeo 129 0.18%

Data Coverage

Coverage among active verified stores in this country.

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 54.2k 100.00%
Emails 41.5k 76.56%
Phones 29.6k 54.51%
Ecommerce platform 54.2k 100.00%
Couriers 23.9k 44.06%
Payment Providers 39k 71.99%
Categories 44.5k 82.15%
Social Media 29.5k 54.43%

Coverage reflects detectability from publicly accessible website content and technical signals. A detected provider does not establish an active commercial relationship, and a missing signal does not establish absence. These counts are not confirmed transaction or shipment market shares.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What data is included in the Sweden e-commerce intelligence?

We track 54.2k verified Sweden 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.

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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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