Uruguay E-commerce Database

Explore 7.9k verified e-commerce stores in the Uruguay. Instant access to technologies, contacts, platforms, and market dynamics.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 10.6k with e-commerce signals. 7.9k verified as active stores.

· · Next full refresh: May 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 44.0% of stores with physical delivery (3,389 stores) , followed by Shopify (24.9%) and Custom (20.9%) .

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)

3,389 stores

Shopify 24.9%

1,916 stores

Custom 20.9%

1,614 stores

508 stores

127 stores

41 stores

35 stores

VTEX 0.4%

29 stores

26 stores

24 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 Uruguay
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 3389 43.96%
Shopify 1916 24.85%
Custom 1614 20.94%
Wix eCommerce 508 6.59%
PrestaShop 127 1.65%
OpenCart 41 0.53%
Magento 35 0.45%
VTEX 29 0.38%
VirtueMart 26 0.34%
Emidica 24 0.31%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 25.3% of all stores (1,736 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (11.0%) and Home & Garden (9.5%) .

Base: 6,861 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (87.2% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 25.3%

1,736 stores

Health & Beauty 11.0%

755 stores

Home & Garden 9.5%

652 stores

Electronics & Technology 9.2%

630 stores

Food & Beverages 8.6%

592 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 4.8%

327 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 4.7%

322 stores

Tools & Hardware 4.5%

312 stores

Jewelry & Watches 4.3%

294 stores

Arts & Entertainment 4.0%

275 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Uruguay store categories (April 2026)
Distribution of categories in Uruguay e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 1736 25.30%
Health & Beauty 755 11.00%
Home & Garden 652 9.50%
Electronics & Technology 630 9.18%
Food & Beverages 592 8.63%
Furniture & Home Decor 327 4.77%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 322 4.69%
Tools & Hardware 312 4.55%
Jewelry & Watches 294 4.29%
Arts & Entertainment 275 4.01%
Gifts & Special Occasions 205 2.99%
Toys & Games 204 2.97%
Vehicles & Parts 202 2.94%
Business & Industrial 184 2.68%
Pets & Pet Supplies 171 2.49%

Payment Providers Distribution

Mercado Pago leads with 55.9% among AI-verified physical stores (871 stores) , followed by VISA (12.5%) and MasterCard (12.4%) .

Base: 1,235 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (15.7% 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

871 stores

VISA 12.5%

194 stores

193 stores

127 stores

91 stores

35 stores

Bolt 0.9%

14 stores

JCB 0.4%

6 stores

6 stores

Mada 0.3%

5 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Uruguay payment providers (April 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Uruguay e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
Mercado Pago 871 55.91%
VISA 194 12.45%
MasterCard 193 12.39%
American Express 127 8.15%
PayPal 91 5.84%
Stripe Connect 35 2.25%
Bolt 14 0.90%
JCB 6 0.39%
Apple Pay 6 0.39%
Mada 5 0.32%
Google Pay 5 0.32%
Affirm 3 0.19%
Svea 3 0.19%
Skrill 3 0.19%
First Data 2 0.13%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS leads with 33.4% among AI-verified physical stores (106 stores) , followed by TNT (14.8%) and DHL (14.2%) .

Base: 286 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (3.6% 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 33.4%

106 stores

TNT 14.8%

47 stores

DHL 14.2%

45 stores

Correos 11.4%

36 stores

FedEx 10.1%

32 stores

20 stores

USPS 2.5%

8 stores

6 stores

Pudo 1.3%

4 stores

JX 1.3%

4 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Uruguay shipping carriers (April 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Uruguay e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 106 33.44%
TNT 47 14.83%
DHL 45 14.20%
Correos 36 11.36%
FedEx 32 10.09%
Hermes 20 6.31%
USPS 8 2.52%
Speedy 6 1.89%
Pudo 4 1.26%
JX 4 1.26%
MRW 3 0.95%
DPD 2 0.63%
TCS 2 0.63%
Yamato Japan 1 0.32%
Blue Star 1 0.32%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 2,090 new stores were launched in Uruguay , with the highest activity in 2026-03 (218 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-03 10.4%

218 stores launched

2026-02 8.3%

173 stores launched

2026-01 9.3%

194 stores launched

2025-12 8.7%

182 stores launched

2025-11 9.9%

206 stores launched

2025-10 8.9%

186 stores launched

2025-09 10.2%

213 stores launched

2025-08 8.7%

181 stores launched

2025-07 7.3%

152 stores launched

2025-06 7.7%

161 stores launched

2025-05 7.3%

153 stores launched

2025-04 3.4%

71 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Uruguay (April 2026)
Monthly store launches in Uruguay over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-03 218 10.43%
2026-02 173 8.28%
2026-01 194 9.28%
2025-12 182 8.71%
2025-11 206 9.86%
2025-10 186 8.90%
2025-09 213 10.19%
2025-08 181 8.66%
2025-07 152 7.27%
2025-06 161 7.70%
2025-05 153 7.32%
2025-04 71 3.40%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 7,847 active stores in Uruguay are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (586 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 7.5%

586 active stores

2025 23.8%

1,866 active stores

2024 12.8%

1,005 active stores

2023 9.8%

768 active stores

2022 6.9%

542 active stores

2021 7.5%

587 active stores

2020 6.9%

538 active stores

2019 3.9%

305 active stores

2018 5.1%

400 active stores

2017 3.2%

249 active stores

2016 1.5%

118 active stores

2015 1.1%

86 active stores

2014 0.8%

61 active stores

2013 1.4%

113 active stores

2012 0.9%

73 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Uruguay by original launch year (April 2026)
Active stores in Uruguay by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 586 7.47%
2025 1866 23.78%
2024 1005 12.81%
2023 768 9.79%
2022 542 6.91%
2021 587 7.48%
2020 538 6.86%
2019 305 3.89%
2018 400 5.10%
2017 249 3.17%
2016 118 1.50%
2015 86 1.10%
2014 61 0.78%
2013 113 1.44%
2012 73 0.93%
2011 61 0.78%
2010 66 0.84%
2009 66 0.84%
2008 73 0.93%
2007 94 1.20%
2006 34 0.43%
2005 15 0.19%
2004 27 0.34%
2003 26 0.33%
2002 30 0.38%
2001 27 0.34%
2000 19 0.24%
1999 7 0.09%
1998 4 0.05%
1997 1 0.01%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 40.7% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (5,705 stores) , followed by Facebook (29.2%) and WhatsApp (9.5%) .

Base: 6,108 stores with any detectable social profile (77.7% 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 40.7%

5,705 stores

Facebook 29.2%

4,087 stores

WhatsApp 9.5%

1,336 stores

TikTok 7.1%

992 stores

YouTube 5.0%

701 stores

Twitter 2.9%

406 stores

LinkedIn 2.5%

357 stores

Pinterest 1.9%

265 stores

X 1.1%

154 stores

Vimeo 0.1%

10 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Uruguay (April 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Uruguay e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 5705 40.71%
Facebook 4087 29.17%
WhatsApp 1336 9.53%
TikTok 992 7.08%
YouTube 701 5.00%
Twitter 406 2.90%
LinkedIn 357 2.55%
Pinterest 265 1.89%
X 154 1.10%
Vimeo 10 0.07%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 7.9k 100.00%
Emails 3.5k 44.36%
Phones 2.0k 24.99%
Ecommerce platform 7.9k 100.00%
Couriers 286.0 3.64%
Payment Providers 1.2k 15.70%
Categories 7.1k 90.83%
Social Media 6.1k 77.65%

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 Uruguay e-commerce intelligence?

We track 7.9k verified Uruguay 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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