Cafe24 Market Share & Real Store Usage

Explore 117.9k verified e-commerce stores built on Cafe24. Compare platform usage, available contact fields, PSP/carrier signals, and merchant-size segments.

Detected across 136.7k domains. 117.9k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

Verified stores
117.9k
active stores with physical delivery
Top country
South Korea
98,026 verified stores
Top payment signal
PayPal
6,808 stores detected
Top carrier signal
DHL
336 stores detected
Top category
Clothing & Accessories
26,097 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: July 2026

117.9k verified active stores out of 136.7k detected · 86.3% verification rate

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories stores with 28.5% of all stores (26,097 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (19.4%) and Food & Beverages (13.4%) .

Base: 91,561 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (77.6% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 28.5%

26,097 stores

Health & Beauty 19.4%

17,806 stores

Food & Beverages 13.4%

12,232 stores

Home & Garden 7.2%

6,551 stores

Business & Industrial 4.1%

3,730 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 4.0%

3,666 stores

Electronics & Technology 3.9%

3,612 stores

Jewelry & Watches 3.8%

3,434 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 3.5%

3,208 stores

Arts & Entertainment 3.4%

3,084 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Cafe24 store categories (June 2026)
Distribution of categories in Cafe24 e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 26097 28.50%
Health & Beauty 17806 19.45%
Food & Beverages 12232 13.36%
Home & Garden 6551 7.15%
Business & Industrial 3730 4.07%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 3666 4.00%
Electronics & Technology 3612 3.94%
Jewelry & Watches 3434 3.75%
Furniture & Home Decor 3208 3.50%
Arts & Entertainment 3084 3.37%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal stores with 28.3% among AI-verified physical stores (6,808 stores) , followed by MasterCard (27.7%) and American Express (26.4%) .

Base: 9,912 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (7.3% 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 28.3%

6,808 stores

6,657 stores

6,348 stores

1,671 stores

JCB 5.2%

1,255 stores

VISA 2.5%

603 stores

392 stores

133 stores

Bolt 0.5%

127 stores

27 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Cafe24 payment providers (June 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Cafe24 e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 6808 28.31%
MasterCard 6657 27.68%
American Express 6348 26.40%
Stripe Connect 1671 6.95%
JCB 1255 5.22%
VISA 603 2.51%
UnionPay 392 1.63%
AliPay 133 0.55%
Bolt 127 0.53%
Apple Pay 27 0.11%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

DHL stores with 22.8% among AI-verified physical stores (336 stores) , followed by UPS (18.2%) and FedEx (16.2%) .

Base: 1,521 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 22.8%

336 stores

UPS 18.2%

269 stores

FedEx 16.2%

239 stores

117 stores

GLS 6.2%

92 stores

90 stores

77 stores

TNT 3.9%

57 stores

35 stores

JX 2.3%

34 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Cafe24 shipping carriers (June 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Cafe24 e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
DHL 336 22.78%
UPS 269 18.24%
FedEx 239 16.20%
Korea Post 117 7.93%
GLS 92 6.24%
Sagawa 90 6.10%
Hermes 77 5.22%
TNT 57 3.86%
CJ Korea Express 35 2.37%
JX 34 2.31%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 23,274 new stores were launched in Cafe24 , with the highest activity in 2026-05 (1,723 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-05 7.4%

1,723 stores launched

2026-04 10.6%

2,459 stores launched

2026-03 10.8%

2,510 stores launched

2026-02 8.3%

1,941 stores launched

2026-01 9.8%

2,285 stores launched

2025-12 8.6%

1,999 stores launched

2025-11 8.6%

1,990 stores launched

2025-10 7.3%

1,692 stores launched

2025-09 9.0%

2,093 stores launched

2025-08 8.2%

1,902 stores launched

2025-07 8.0%

1,859 stores launched

2025-06 3.5%

821 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Cafe24 (June 2026)
Monthly store launches in Cafe24 over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-05 1723 7.40%
2026-04 2459 10.57%
2026-03 2510 10.78%
2026-02 1941 8.34%
2026-01 2285 9.82%
2025-12 1999 8.59%
2025-11 1990 8.55%
2025-10 1692 7.27%
2025-09 2093 8.99%
2025-08 1902 8.17%
2025-07 1859 7.99%
2025-06 821 3.53%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 117,682 active stores in Cafe24 are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (11,077 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 9.4%

11,077 active stores

2025 16.0%

18,837 active stores

2024 9.7%

11,445 active stores

2023 7.5%

8,839 active stores

2022 6.3%

7,419 active stores

2021 7.5%

8,777 active stores

2020 5.6%

6,549 active stores

2019 4.5%

5,259 active stores

2018 7.3%

8,546 active stores

2017 4.0%

4,737 active stores

2016 2.7%

3,219 active stores

2015 2.6%

3,053 active stores

2014 2.4%

2,809 active stores

2013 2.7%

3,140 active stores

2012 1.6%

1,836 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Cafe24 by original launch year (June 2026)
Active stores in Cafe24 by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 11077 9.41%
2025 18837 16.01%
2024 11445 9.73%
2023 8839 7.51%
2022 7419 6.30%
2021 8777 7.46%
2020 6549 5.56%
2019 5259 4.47%
2018 8546 7.26%
2017 4737 4.03%
2016 3219 2.74%
2015 3053 2.59%
2014 2809 2.39%
2013 3140 2.67%
2012 1836 1.56%

Social Media Usage

Instagram stores with 42.6% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (77,985 stores) , followed by Facebook (22.1%) and YouTube (21.9%) .

Base: 87,398 stores with any detectable social profile (64.0% 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 42.6%

77,985 stores

Facebook 22.1%

40,488 stores

YouTube 21.9%

40,048 stores

Twitter 11.9%

21,843 stores

TikTok 0.6%

1,045 stores

X 0.4%

698 stores

Vimeo 0.3%

583 stores

Pinterest 0.1%

195 stores

LinkedIn 0.0%

74 stores

WhatsApp 0.0%

23 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Cafe24 (June 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Cafe24 e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 77985 42.62%
Facebook 40488 22.13%
YouTube 40048 21.89%
Twitter 21843 11.94%
TikTok 1045 0.57%
X 698 0.38%
Vimeo 583 0.32%
Pinterest 195 0.11%
LinkedIn 74 0.04%
WhatsApp 23 0.01%

Geographic Distribution

South Korea stores with 85.8% (98,026 AI-verified stores) , followed by Bosnia and Herzegovina (9.8%) and United States (1.6%) .

Base: 114,194 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

98,026 AI-verified stores

11,183 AI-verified stores

1,841 AI-verified stores

Japan 1.3%

1,432 AI-verified stores

China 0.6%

666 AI-verified stores

224 AI-verified stores

151 AI-verified stores

135 AI-verified stores

91 AI-verified stores

Italy 0.1%

84 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Cafe24 (June 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Cafe24
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
South Korea 98026 85.84%
Bosnia and Herzegovina 11183 9.79%
United States 1841 1.61%
Japan 1432 1.25%
China 666 0.58%
Taiwan 224 0.20%
United Kingdom 151 0.13%
Vietnam 135 0.12%
France 91 0.08%
Italy 84 0.07%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 136.7k 100.00%
Emails 100.5k 73.51%
Phones 27.4k 20.04%
Ecommerce platform 136.7k 100.00%
Couriers 1.5k 1.11%
Payment Providers 9.9k 7.25%
Categories 94.9k 69.43%
Social Media 87.4k 63.95%

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 117.9k 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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