Tanzania E-commerce Database

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· · Next full refresh: February 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 51.9% of stores with physical delivery (549 stores) , followed by Shopify (24.8%) and Custom (16.6%) .

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)

549 stores

Shopify 24.8%

262 stores

Custom 16.6%

175 stores

37 stores

13 stores

9 stores

4 stores

Ecwid 0.3%

3 stores

2 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (January 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in Tanzania
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 549 51.94%
Shopify 262 24.79%
Custom 175 16.56%
Wix eCommerce 37 3.50%
Botble CMS 13 1.23%
Magento 9 0.85%
OpenCart 4 0.38%
Squarespace Commerce 3 0.28%
Ecwid 3 0.28%
PrestaShop 2 0.19%

All Stores Distribution

WooCommerce holds 78.2% share of all Tanzania e-commerce stores (2,769) , with Shopify at 7.7% and Custom at 4.9% (January 2026) .

Note: This broader distribution includes all stores with e-commerce indicators such as platform detection, shopping cart presence, or payment integration. This liberal approach may include some false positives (e.g., WooCommerce installations used for non-commercial purposes) but provides comprehensive market coverage for lead generation and competitive analysis.

Top 10 Platforms (All Stores)

2,769 stores

274 stores

175 stores

241 stores

38 stores

14 stores

5 stores

20 stores

Ecwid 0.1%

3 stores

4 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (January 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in Tanzania
Platform Total Stores Percentage
WooCommerce 2769 78.15%
Shopify 274 7.73%
Custom 175 4.94%
Wix eCommerce 241 6.80%
Botble CMS 38 1.07%
Magento 14 0.40%
OpenCart 5 0.14%
Squarespace Commerce 20 0.56%
Ecwid 3 0.08%
PrestaShop 4 0.11%

Categories Distribution

Electronics & Technology leads with 26.1% of all stores (214 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (18.7%) and Food & Beverages (13.0%) .

Top 10 Categories

Electronics & Technology 26.1%

214 stores

Health & Beauty 18.7%

153 stores

Food & Beverages 13.0%

107 stores

Clothing & Accessories 12.6%

103 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 5.2%

43 stores

Home & Garden 4.5%

37 stores

Jewelry & Watches 3.7%

30 stores

Vehicles & Parts 3.7%

30 stores

Business & Industrial 3.5%

29 stores

Tools & Hardware 2.6%

21 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Tanzania store categories (January 2026)
Distribution of categories in Tanzania e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Electronics & Technology 214 26.10%
Health & Beauty 153 18.66%
Food & Beverages 107 13.05%
Clothing & Accessories 103 12.56%
Furniture & Home Decor 43 5.24%
Home & Garden 37 4.51%
Jewelry & Watches 30 3.66%
Vehicles & Parts 30 3.66%
Business & Industrial 29 3.54%
Tools & Hardware 21 2.56%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 15 1.83%
Books & Media 12 1.46%
Gifts & Special Occasions 11 1.34%
Baby & Toddler 9 1.10%
Pets & Pet Supplies 6 0.73%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 32.3% among AI-verified physical stores (30 stores) , followed by MasterCard (16.1%) and American Express (14.0%) .

Base: 65 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (6.1% 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 32.3%

30 stores

15 stores

13 stores

9 stores

Bolt 9.7%

9 stores

3 stores

3 stores

3 stores

Mada 2.2%

2 stores

1 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Tanzania payment providers (January 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Tanzania e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 30 32.26%
MasterCard 15 16.13%
American Express 13 13.98%
Stripe Connect 9 9.68%
Bolt 9 9.68%
Paddle 3 3.23%
Apple Pay 3 3.23%
Google Pay 3 3.23%
Mada 2 2.15%
TransferWise 1 1.08%
Braintree 1 1.08%
MTN Mobile Money 1 1.08%
JCB 1 1.08%
Klarna 1 1.08%
BitCoin 1 1.08%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS leads with 41.4% among AI-verified physical stores (41 stores) , followed by DHL (25.3%) and FedEx (8.1%) .

Base: 72 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (6.8% 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 41.4%

41 stores

DHL 25.3%

25 stores

FedEx 8.1%

8 stores

USPS 5.1%

5 stores

4 stores

3 stores

TNT 3.0%

3 stores

BRT 2.0%

2 stores

2 stores

1 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Tanzania shipping carriers (January 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Tanzania e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 41 41.41%
DHL 25 25.25%
FedEx 8 8.08%
USPS 5 5.05%
Hermes 4 4.04%
Speedy 3 3.03%
TNT 3 3.03%
BRT 2 2.02%
China Post 2 2.02%
Yanwen 1 1.01%
4PX 1 1.01%
CNE Express 1 1.01%
JX 1 1.01%
Yun Express 1 1.01%
S.F. Express 1 1.01%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 391 new stores were launched in Tanzania , with the highest activity in 2025-12 (21 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2025-12 5.4%

21 stores launched

2025-11 8.2%

32 stores launched

2025-10 10.5%

41 stores launched

2025-09 10.2%

40 stores launched

2025-08 10.7%

42 stores launched

2025-07 10.0%

39 stores launched

2025-06 8.7%

34 stores launched

2025-05 9.0%

35 stores launched

2025-04 8.4%

33 stores launched

2025-03 9.0%

35 stores launched

2025-02 5.6%

22 stores launched

2025-01 4.3%

17 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Tanzania (January 2026)
Monthly store launches in Tanzania over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2025-12 21 5.37%
2025-11 32 8.18%
2025-10 41 10.49%
2025-09 40 10.23%
2025-08 42 10.74%
2025-07 39 9.97%
2025-06 34 8.70%
2025-05 35 8.95%
2025-04 33 8.44%
2025-03 35 8.95%
2025-02 22 5.63%
2025-01 17 4.35%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 1,055 active stores in Tanzania are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2025 (406 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2025 38.5%

406 active stores

2024 15.2%

160 active stores

2023 9.2%

97 active stores

2022 6.3%

66 active stores

2021 7.3%

77 active stores

2020 6.5%

69 active stores

2019 3.5%

37 active stores

2018 3.2%

34 active stores

2017 1.9%

20 active stores

2016 1.8%

19 active stores

2015 0.7%

7 active stores

2014 1.0%

11 active stores

2013 0.9%

10 active stores

2012 0.5%

5 active stores

2011 0.6%

6 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Tanzania by original launch year (January 2026)
Active stores in Tanzania by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2025 406 38.48%
2024 160 15.17%
2023 97 9.19%
2022 66 6.26%
2021 77 7.30%
2020 69 6.54%
2019 37 3.51%
2018 34 3.22%
2017 20 1.90%
2016 19 1.80%
2015 7 0.66%
2014 11 1.04%
2013 10 0.95%
2012 5 0.47%
2011 6 0.57%
2010 7 0.66%
2009 15 1.42%
2007 2 0.19%
2006 1 0.09%
2004 3 0.28%
2002 2 0.19%
1999 1 0.09%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 29.1% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (542 stores) , followed by Facebook (27.1%) and Twitter (10.1%) .

Base: 642 stores with any detectable social profile (60.3% 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 29.1%

542 stores

Facebook 27.1%

504 stores

Twitter 10.1%

188 stores

YouTube 8.4%

157 stores

LinkedIn 7.5%

140 stores

TikTok 5.1%

95 stores

X 4.2%

78 stores

Pinterest 4.1%

77 stores

WhatsApp 3.9%

73 stores

Dribbble 0.3%

6 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Tanzania (January 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Tanzania e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 542 29.14%
Facebook 504 27.10%
Twitter 188 10.11%
YouTube 157 8.44%
LinkedIn 140 7.53%
TikTok 95 5.11%
X 78 4.19%
Pinterest 77 4.14%
WhatsApp 73 3.92%
Dribbble 6 0.32%

Dataset Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 1.1k 100.00%
Emails 644.0 60.47%
Phones 227.0 21.31%
Ecommerce platform 1.1k 100.00%
Couriers 72.0 6.76%
Payment Providers 65.0 6.10%
Categories 835.0 78.40%
Social Media 642.0 60.28%

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