Mercado Shops E-commerce Stores Database

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Categories Distribution

Electronics & Technology leads with 18.4% of all stores (2,368 stores) , followed by Vehicles & Parts (16.5%) and Health & Beauty (11.3%) .

Top 10 Categories

Electronics & Technology 18.4%

2,368 stores

Vehicles & Parts 16.5%

2,117 stores

Health & Beauty 11.3%

1,455 stores

Clothing & Accessories 11.2%

1,444 stores

Home & Garden 9.2%

1,178 stores

Tools & Hardware 7.1%

913 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 5.6%

713 stores

Food & Beverages 4.1%

527 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 4.1%

521 stores

Toys & Games 3.7%

481 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Mercado Shops store categories (January 2026)
Distribution of categories in Mercado Shops e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Electronics & Technology 2368 18.44%
Vehicles & Parts 2117 16.48%
Health & Beauty 1455 11.33%
Clothing & Accessories 1444 11.24%
Home & Garden 1178 9.17%
Tools & Hardware 913 7.11%
Furniture & Home Decor 713 5.55%
Food & Beverages 527 4.10%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 521 4.06%
Toys & Games 481 3.74%
Jewelry & Watches 329 2.56%
Books & Media 264 2.06%
Pets & Pet Supplies 239 1.86%
Baby & Toddler 148 1.15%
Arts & Entertainment 148 1.15%

Payment Providers Distribution

Mercado Pago leads with 64.2% among AI-verified physical stores (13,921 stores) , followed by Boleto (25.1%) and American Express (9.6%) .

Base: 14,163 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (87.8% 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

13,921 stores

Boleto 25.1%

5,429 stores

2,083 stores

118 stores

Bolt 0.2%

44 stores

27 stores

22 stores

JCB 0.0%

6 stores

5 stores

4 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Mercado Shops payment providers (January 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Mercado Shops e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
Mercado Pago 13921 64.24%
Boleto 5429 25.05%
American Express 2083 9.61%
Paddle 118 0.54%
Bolt 44 0.20%
BitCoin 27 0.12%
Stripe Connect 22 0.10%
JCB 6 0.03%
PayPal 5 0.02%
Intuit 4 0.02%
VISA 4 0.02%
MasterCard 4 0.02%
QIWI 2 0.01%
Mada 1 0.00%
WebPay 1 0.00%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

Correios leads with 96.7% among AI-verified physical stores (6,755 stores) , followed by UPS (1.7%) and Speedy (0.3%) .

Base: 7,017 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (43.5% 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

6,755 stores

UPS 1.7%

118 stores

23 stores

TNT 0.3%

21 stores

Estes 0.2%

17 stores

15 stores

10 stores

FMX 0.1%

5 stores

JX 0.1%

5 stores

4 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Mercado Shops shipping carriers (January 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Mercado Shops e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
Correios 6755 96.71%
UPS 118 1.69%
Speedy 23 0.33%
TNT 21 0.30%
Estes 17 0.24%
Hermes 15 0.21%
Yamato Japan 10 0.14%
FMX 5 0.07%
JX 5 0.07%
Estafeta 4 0.06%
FedEx 3 0.04%
Purolator 3 0.04%
Fastway 2 0.03%
Blue Star 2 0.03%
Geis 2 0.03%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 249 new stores were launched in Mercado Shops , with the highest activity in 2025-12 (1 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2025-12 0.4%

1 stores launched

2025-11 4.8%

12 stores launched

2025-10 2.0%

5 stores launched

2025-09 4.8%

12 stores launched

2025-08 4.0%

10 stores launched

2025-07 6.4%

16 stores launched

2025-06 5.2%

13 stores launched

2025-05 8.0%

20 stores launched

2025-04 12.9%

32 stores launched

2025-03 14.5%

36 stores launched

2025-02 24.1%

60 stores launched

2025-01 12.9%

32 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Mercado Shops (January 2026)
Monthly store launches in Mercado Shops over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2025-12 1 0.40%
2025-11 12 4.82%
2025-10 5 2.01%
2025-09 12 4.82%
2025-08 10 4.02%
2025-07 16 6.43%
2025-06 13 5.22%
2025-05 20 8.03%
2025-04 32 12.85%
2025-03 36 14.46%
2025-02 60 24.10%
2025-01 32 12.85%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 13,986 active stores in Mercado Shops are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2025 (356 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2025 2.5%

356 active stores

2024 13.1%

1,830 active stores

2023 13.4%

1,874 active stores

2022 15.4%

2,148 active stores

2021 14.9%

2,081 active stores

2020 10.8%

1,510 active stores

2019 5.1%

718 active stores

2018 4.5%

624 active stores

2017 4.1%

576 active stores

2016 2.5%

350 active stores

2015 1.4%

200 active stores

2014 1.7%

238 active stores

2013 1.8%

248 active stores

2012 1.0%

142 active stores

2011 1.2%

174 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Mercado Shops by original launch year (January 2026)
Active stores in Mercado Shops by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2025 356 2.55%
2024 1830 13.08%
2023 1874 13.40%
2022 2148 15.36%
2021 2081 14.88%
2020 1510 10.80%
2019 718 5.13%
2018 624 4.46%
2017 576 4.12%
2016 350 2.50%
2015 200 1.43%
2014 238 1.70%
2013 248 1.77%
2012 142 1.02%
2011 174 1.24%
2010 142 1.02%
2009 144 1.03%
2008 98 0.70%
2007 104 0.74%
2006 76 0.54%
2005 67 0.48%
2004 56 0.40%
2003 58 0.41%
2002 35 0.25%
2001 32 0.23%
2000 48 0.34%
1999 18 0.13%
1998 30 0.21%
1997 9 0.06%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 41.3% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (11,715 stores) , followed by Facebook (33.3%) and YouTube (14.8%) .

Base: 12,789 stores with any detectable social profile (79.3% 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 41.3%

11,715 stores

Facebook 33.3%

9,455 stores

YouTube 14.8%

4,187 stores

Twitter 5.6%

1,595 stores

WhatsApp 2.7%

774 stores

X 1.4%

395 stores

TikTok 0.7%

189 stores

Pinterest 0.1%

39 stores

LinkedIn 0.1%

35 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Mercado Shops (January 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Mercado Shops e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 11715 41.27%
Facebook 9455 33.31%
YouTube 4187 14.75%
Twitter 1595 5.62%
WhatsApp 774 2.73%
X 395 1.39%
TikTok 189 0.67%
Pinterest 39 0.14%
LinkedIn 35 0.12%

Geographic Distribution

Brazil leads with 54.6% (8,234 AI-verified stores) , followed by Argentina (22.1%) and Mexico (10.8%) .

Base: 15,077 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

Brazil 54.6%

8,234 AI-verified stores

3,333 AI-verified stores

Mexico 10.8%

1,631 AI-verified stores

Chile 7.1%

1,070 AI-verified stores

473 AI-verified stores

194 AI-verified stores

Spain 0.4%

60 AI-verified stores

Italy 0.1%

20 AI-verified stores

Japan 0.1%

11 AI-verified stores

10 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Mercado Shops (January 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Mercado Shops
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
Brazil 8234 54.61%
Argentina 3333 22.11%
Mexico 1631 10.82%
Chile 1070 7.10%
Colombia 473 3.14%
United States 194 1.29%
Spain 60 0.40%
Italy 20 0.13%
Japan 11 0.07%
France 10 0.07%
Germany 7 0.05%
Ecuador 6 0.04%
United Kingdom 6 0.04%
China 4 0.03%
Peru 3 0.02%
Slovakia 3 0.02%
Uruguay 3 0.02%
Canada 3 0.02%
India 3 0.02%
Russia 3 0.02%

Dataset Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 16.1k 100.00%
Emails 11.7k 72.52%
Phones 3.4k 21.07%
Ecommerce platform 16.1k 100.00%
Couriers 7.0k 43.49%
Payment Providers 14.2k 87.78%
Categories 13.3k 82.47%
Social Media 12.8k 79.26%

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