Switzerland E-commerce Database

Explore 67.2k verified e-commerce stores in the Switzerland. Instant access to technologies, contacts, platforms, and market dynamics.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 119.8k with e-commerce signals. 67.2k verified as active stores.

· · Next full refresh: May 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify leads with 30.6% of stores with physical delivery (19,529 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (27.8%) and Custom (23.0%) .

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)

Shopify 30.6%

19,529 stores

17,721 stores

Custom 23.0%

14,702 stores

4,600 stores

2,854 stores

1,490 stores

1,005 stores

810 stores

722 stores

387 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 Switzerland
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 19529 30.60%
WooCommerce 17721 27.77%
Custom 14702 23.04%
Wix eCommerce 4600 7.21%
PrestaShop 2854 4.47%
Magento 1490 2.33%
Shopware 1005 1.57%
ePages 810 1.27%
Squarespace Commerce 722 1.13%
Gambio 387 0.61%

Categories Distribution

Food & Beverages leads with 16.9% of all stores (9,713 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (14.9%) and Clothing & Accessories (14.5%) .

Base: 57,452 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (85.5% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Food & Beverages 16.9%

9,713 stores

Health & Beauty 14.9%

8,552 stores

Clothing & Accessories 14.5%

8,309 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 8.4%

4,848 stores

Arts & Entertainment 7.2%

4,152 stores

Home & Garden 6.6%

3,806 stores

Jewelry & Watches 5.4%

3,109 stores

Toys & Games 5.0%

2,895 stores

Business & Industrial 3.9%

2,246 stores

Electronics & Technology 3.8%

2,208 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Switzerland store categories (April 2026)
Distribution of categories in Switzerland e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Food & Beverages 9713 16.91%
Health & Beauty 8552 14.89%
Clothing & Accessories 8309 14.46%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 4848 8.44%
Arts & Entertainment 4152 7.23%
Home & Garden 3806 6.62%
Jewelry & Watches 3109 5.41%
Toys & Games 2895 5.04%
Business & Industrial 2246 3.91%
Electronics & Technology 2208 3.84%
Gifts & Special Occasions 1898 3.30%
Tools & Hardware 1658 2.89%
Furniture & Home Decor 1599 2.78%
Vehicles & Parts 1303 2.27%
Pets & Pet Supplies 1156 2.01%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 22.6% among AI-verified physical stores (8,887 stores) , followed by Twint (15.5%) and Klarna (10.9%) .

Base: 17,668 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (26.3% 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 22.6%

8,887 stores

Twint 15.5%

6,102 stores

Klarna 10.9%

4,288 stores

3,511 stores

3,462 stores

3,323 stores

2,895 stores

VISA 5.9%

2,319 stores

1,620 stores

950 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Switzerland payment providers (April 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Switzerland e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 8887 22.56%
Twint 6102 15.49%
Klarna 4288 10.89%
Stripe Connect 3511 8.91%
American Express 3462 8.79%
MasterCard 3323 8.44%
Apple Pay 2895 7.35%
VISA 2319 5.89%
Google Pay 1620 4.11%
Giropay 950 2.41%
Skrill 812 2.06%
SEPA 394 1.00%
Bolt 315 0.80%
Bancontact 262 0.67%
Amazon Pay 249 0.63%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

DHL leads with 24.2% among AI-verified physical stores (2,417 stores) , followed by DPD (15.5%) and Swiss Post (13.6%) .

Base: 7,579 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (11.3% 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

DHL 24.2%

2,417 stores

DPD 15.5%

1,554 stores

1,357 stores

UPS 12.3%

1,228 stores

996 stores

DSV 5.1%

507 stores

FedEx 4.7%

465 stores

GLS 3.8%

379 stores

195 stores

190 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Switzerland shipping carriers (April 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Switzerland e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
DHL 2417 24.17%
DPD 1554 15.54%
Swiss Post 1357 13.57%
UPS 1228 12.28%
La Poste 996 9.96%
DSV 507 5.07%
FedEx 465 4.65%
GLS 379 3.79%
Hermes 195 1.95%
Deutsche Post 190 1.90%
TNT 181 1.81%
Colissimo 157 1.57%
USPS 131 1.31%
Speedy 125 1.25%
TCS 117 1.17%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 11,302 new stores were launched in Switzerland , with the highest activity in 2026-03 (1,075 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-03 9.5%

1,075 stores launched

2026-02 8.0%

908 stores launched

2026-01 10.4%

1,174 stores launched

2025-12 9.5%

1,070 stores launched

2025-11 10.0%

1,131 stores launched

2025-10 10.0%

1,125 stores launched

2025-09 8.6%

972 stores launched

2025-08 7.9%

891 stores launched

2025-07 7.9%

893 stores launched

2025-06 6.9%

784 stores launched

2025-05 7.4%

832 stores launched

2025-04 4.0%

447 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Switzerland (April 2026)
Monthly store launches in Switzerland over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-03 1075 9.51%
2026-02 908 8.03%
2026-01 1174 10.39%
2025-12 1070 9.47%
2025-11 1131 10.01%
2025-10 1125 9.95%
2025-09 972 8.60%
2025-08 891 7.88%
2025-07 893 7.90%
2025-06 784 6.94%
2025-05 832 7.36%
2025-04 447 3.96%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 66,628 active stores in Switzerland are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (3,163 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 4.7%

3,163 active stores

2025 16.4%

10,957 active stores

2024 10.9%

7,267 active stores

2023 8.6%

5,737 active stores

2022 6.6%

4,365 active stores

2021 7.8%

5,179 active stores

2020 7.6%

5,079 active stores

2019 4.7%

3,106 active stores

2018 5.7%

3,804 active stores

2017 6.9%

4,606 active stores

2016 2.2%

1,438 active stores

2015 1.7%

1,112 active stores

2014 1.3%

889 active stores

2013 2.3%

1,528 active stores

2012 1.2%

815 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Switzerland by original launch year (April 2026)
Active stores in Switzerland by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 3163 4.75%
2025 10957 16.45%
2024 7267 10.91%
2023 5737 8.61%
2022 4365 6.55%
2021 5179 7.77%
2020 5079 7.62%
2019 3106 4.66%
2018 3804 5.71%
2017 4606 6.91%
2016 1438 2.16%
2015 1112 1.67%
2014 889 1.33%
2013 1528 2.29%
2012 815 1.22%
2011 748 1.12%
2010 726 1.09%
2009 704 1.06%
2008 599 0.90%
2007 594 0.89%
2006 331 0.50%
2005 268 0.40%
2004 547 0.82%
2003 534 0.80%
2002 572 0.86%
2001 866 1.30%
2000 377 0.57%
1999 282 0.42%
1998 312 0.47%
1997 66 0.10%
1996 54 0.08%
1995 3 0.00%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 35.4% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (34,318 stores) , followed by Facebook (30.2%) and YouTube (9.9%) .

Base: 40,102 stores with any detectable social profile (59.7% 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

Instagram 35.4%

34,318 stores

Facebook 30.2%

29,302 stores

YouTube 9.9%

9,569 stores

TikTok 6.9%

6,695 stores

LinkedIn 6.5%

6,255 stores

Twitter 4.3%

4,150 stores

Pinterest 3.5%

3,427 stores

X 1.6%

1,521 stores

WhatsApp 1.3%

1,257 stores

Vimeo 0.4%

392 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Switzerland (April 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Switzerland e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 34318 35.42%
Facebook 29302 30.24%
YouTube 9569 9.88%
TikTok 6695 6.91%
LinkedIn 6255 6.46%
Twitter 4150 4.28%
Pinterest 3427 3.54%
X 1521 1.57%
WhatsApp 1257 1.30%
Vimeo 392 0.40%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 67.2k 100.00%
Emails 35.4k 52.73%
Phones 25.5k 38.01%
Ecommerce platform 67.2k 100.00%
Couriers 7.6k 11.28%
Payment Providers 17.7k 26.29%
Categories 59.3k 88.18%
Social Media 40.1k 59.68%

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 Switzerland e-commerce intelligence?

We track 67.2k verified Switzerland 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 →

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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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