Cafe24 Market Share & Real Store Usage

Explore 121.4k verified e-commerce stores built on Cafe24. Compare platform usage, available contact fields, PSP/carrier signals, and merchant-size segments.

Detected across 140.8k domains. 121.4k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

Verified stores
121.4k
active stores with physical delivery
Top country
South Korea
101,737 verified stores
Top payment signal
PayPal
6,725 stores detected
Top carrier signal
DHL
328 stores detected
Top category
Clothing & Accessories
27,083 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: June 2026

121.4k verified active stores out of 140.8k detected · 86.2% verification rate

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories stores with 28.8% of all stores (27,083 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (19.3%) and Food & Beverages (13.3%) .

Base: 94,048 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (77.5% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 28.8%

27,083 stores

Health & Beauty 19.3%

18,106 stores

Food & Beverages 13.3%

12,544 stores

Home & Garden 7.1%

6,719 stores

Business & Industrial 4.0%

3,794 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 4.0%

3,773 stores

Electronics & Technology 3.9%

3,665 stores

Jewelry & Watches 3.8%

3,540 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 3.5%

3,253 stores

Arts & Entertainment 3.4%

3,206 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Cafe24 store categories (May 2026)
Distribution of categories in Cafe24 e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 27083 28.80%
Health & Beauty 18106 19.25%
Food & Beverages 12544 13.34%
Home & Garden 6719 7.14%
Business & Industrial 3794 4.03%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 3773 4.01%
Electronics & Technology 3665 3.90%
Jewelry & Watches 3540 3.76%
Furniture & Home Decor 3253 3.46%
Arts & Entertainment 3206 3.41%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal stores with 28.3% among AI-verified physical stores (6,725 stores) , followed by MasterCard (27.7%) and American Express (26.4%) .

Base: 9,789 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (7.0% 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 28.3%

6,725 stores

6,576 stores

6,266 stores

1,638 stores

JCB 5.3%

1,252 stores

VISA 2.5%

598 stores

395 stores

143 stores

Bolt 0.5%

118 stores

28 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Cafe24 payment providers (May 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Cafe24 e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 6725 28.29%
MasterCard 6576 27.66%
American Express 6266 26.36%
Stripe Connect 1638 6.89%
JCB 1252 5.27%
VISA 598 2.52%
UnionPay 395 1.66%
AliPay 143 0.60%
Bolt 118 0.50%
Apple Pay 28 0.12%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

DHL stores with 22.5% among AI-verified physical stores (328 stores) , followed by UPS (18.4%) and FedEx (16.3%) .

Base: 1,508 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (1.1% 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 22.5%

328 stores

UPS 18.4%

269 stores

FedEx 16.3%

238 stores

110 stores

GLS 6.6%

96 stores

87 stores

83 stores

TNT 3.4%

50 stores

34 stores

USPS 2.3%

33 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Cafe24 shipping carriers (May 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Cafe24 e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
DHL 328 22.50%
UPS 269 18.45%
FedEx 238 16.32%
Korea Post 110 7.54%
GLS 96 6.58%
Hermes 87 5.97%
Sagawa 83 5.69%
TNT 50 3.43%
CJ Korea Express 34 2.33%
USPS 33 2.26%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 25,069 new stores were launched in Cafe24 , with the highest activity in 2026-04 (2,480 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-04 9.9%

2,480 stores launched

2026-03 10.1%

2,524 stores launched

2026-02 8.3%

2,072 stores launched

2026-01 10.2%

2,566 stores launched

2025-12 8.8%

2,203 stores launched

2025-11 9.0%

2,245 stores launched

2025-10 7.6%

1,903 stores launched

2025-09 9.1%

2,282 stores launched

2025-08 8.4%

2,106 stores launched

2025-07 8.0%

2,018 stores launched

2025-06 6.9%

1,736 stores launched

2025-05 3.7%

934 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Cafe24 (May 2026)
Monthly store launches in Cafe24 over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-04 2480 9.89%
2026-03 2524 10.07%
2026-02 2072 8.27%
2026-01 2566 10.24%
2025-12 2203 8.79%
2025-11 2245 8.96%
2025-10 1903 7.59%
2025-09 2282 9.10%
2025-08 2106 8.40%
2025-07 2018 8.05%
2025-06 1736 6.92%
2025-05 934 3.73%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 121,112 active stores in Cafe24 are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (9,813 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 8.1%

9,813 active stores

2025 17.3%

20,948 active stores

2024 10.0%

12,117 active stores

2023 7.7%

9,271 active stores

2022 6.3%

7,641 active stores

2021 7.5%

9,034 active stores

2020 5.5%

6,700 active stores

2019 4.4%

5,383 active stores

2018 7.2%

8,678 active stores

2017 4.0%

4,831 active stores

2016 2.7%

3,288 active stores

2015 2.6%

3,109 active stores

2014 2.4%

2,870 active stores

2013 2.6%

3,198 active stores

2012 1.5%

1,867 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Cafe24 by original launch year (May 2026)
Active stores in Cafe24 by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 9813 8.10%
2025 20948 17.30%
2024 12117 10.00%
2023 9271 7.65%
2022 7641 6.31%
2021 9034 7.46%
2020 6700 5.53%
2019 5383 4.44%
2018 8678 7.17%
2017 4831 3.99%
2016 3288 2.71%
2015 3109 2.57%
2014 2870 2.37%
2013 3198 2.64%
2012 1867 1.54%

Social Media Usage

Instagram stores with 41.9% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (81,025 stores) , followed by Facebook (22.3%) and YouTube (22.0%) .

Base: 90,838 stores with any detectable social profile (64.5% 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 41.9%

81,025 stores

Facebook 22.3%

43,113 stores

YouTube 22.0%

42,510 stores

Twitter 12.4%

23,903 stores

TikTok 0.5%

1,038 stores

X 0.4%

678 stores

Vimeo 0.3%

605 stores

Pinterest 0.1%

194 stores

LinkedIn 0.0%

82 stores

WhatsApp 0.0%

23 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Cafe24 (May 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Cafe24 e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 81025 41.94%
Facebook 43113 22.32%
YouTube 42510 22.01%
Twitter 23903 12.37%
TikTok 1038 0.54%
X 678 0.35%
Vimeo 605 0.31%
Pinterest 194 0.10%
LinkedIn 82 0.04%
WhatsApp 23 0.01%

Geographic Distribution

South Korea stores with 86.2% (101,737 AI-verified stores) , followed by Bosnia and Herzegovina (9.6%) and United States (1.5%) .

Base: 118,062 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

101,737 AI-verified stores

11,373 AI-verified stores

1,822 AI-verified stores

Japan 1.2%

1,410 AI-verified stores

China 0.6%

668 AI-verified stores

224 AI-verified stores

152 AI-verified stores

132 AI-verified stores

93 AI-verified stores

Italy 0.1%

86 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Cafe24 (May 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Cafe24
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
South Korea 101737 86.17%
Bosnia and Herzegovina 11373 9.63%
United States 1822 1.54%
Japan 1410 1.19%
China 668 0.57%
Taiwan 224 0.19%
United Kingdom 152 0.13%
Vietnam 132 0.11%
France 93 0.08%
Italy 86 0.07%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 140.8k 100.00%
Emails 104.7k 74.36%
Phones 27.9k 19.84%
Ecommerce platform 140.8k 100.00%
Couriers 1.5k 1.07%
Payment Providers 9.8k 6.95%
Categories 97.5k 69.26%
Social Media 90.8k 64.52%

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 Cafe24 e-commerce intelligence?

We track 121.4k verified Cafe24 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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