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Ecommerce stores in South Africa
65,666 live stores, as of .
South Africa has 65,666 live ecommerce stores in the MyLeadFox dataset, making it the 28th largest of the 140 markets tracked.
WooCommerce leads with 50.8% of identified storefronts, ahead of Shopify at 18.5%. WooCommerce leads 118 of the 140 countries measured.
What stands out about South Africa
- South Africa has one of the lowest shares of multilingual storefronts — 1.7%, 2nd lowest of 140 countries measured.
Store platforms used in South Africa
Each platform below has its own breakdown page.
WooCommerce in South Africa
33,327 stores
- SPEEDQUIP AUTO PARTS AND ACCESSORIESspeedquip.co.za
- The Auto Parts Markettheautopartsmarket.co.za
- MICAR PARTSmicarparts.co.za
- in2 auto partsin2autoparts.co.za
- Group1 Auto Partsgroup1autoparts.co.za
- Pick n Partpicknpart.co.za
- auto parts connectautopartsconnect.co.za
- auto accesautoacces.co.za
- supreme auto partssupremeautoparts.co.za
- boss auto partsbossautoparts.co.za
Shopify in South Africa
12,156 stores
- The Big Bang Storebigbangshop.co.za
- Tools4builders.tools4.co.za
- PMC TechLifeca.pmcjewellery.com
- Celtic Diagnosticscelticdiagnostics.com
- chavda.comchavda.com
- chavda.comchavdainternational.com
- Communica South Africacommunica.co.za
- D20 Battlegroundd20battleground.co.za
- Daynight Electricaldaynightelectrical.co.za
- Daynight Electricaldaynightpty.co.za
Wix in South Africa
4,666 stores
- Beads South Africabeads-andmore-southafrica.com
- Marna Hobbies 6marnahobbies.com
- SMOUS.onlinesmous.online
- justlovestitchjustlovestitch.com
- Speedyquipspeedyquip.shop
- smittieshobbiessmittieshobbies.com
- DurbanWallpaperdurbanwallpaper.com
- Dreampulsezadreampulseza.com
- AVE1994CTave1994ct.com
- Athena Tacticalathena-tactical.com
What the data shows about South Africa
Platform mix
- WooCommerce33,32750.8%
- Shopify12,15618.5%
- Custom10,86016.6%
- Wix4,6667.1%
- Squarespace9861.5%
- OpenCart6170.9%
Measured across 65,568 stores.
Storefront languages
- English (EN)65,30799.5%
- Afrikaans (AF)1390.2%
- Indonesian (ID)390.1%
- Unknown360.1%
- German (DE)220.0%
Measured across 65,666 stores.
Reachability
- Publish a contact email76.6%
49,654 of 64,844 measured
- Have a social presence64.1%
41,563 of 64,844 measured
- Run a multilingual storefront1.7%
1,113 of 64,844 measured
Site performance
Median Lighthouse mobile scores across 50,240 tested stores.
Where stores are based
- Cape Town6,32119.9%
- Johannesburg4,51214.2%
- Pretoria2,7908.8%
- Durban1,4104.4%
- Centurion9913.1%
- Randburg8722.7%
- Midrand6842.2%
- Sandton5841.8%
Measured across 31,807 stores.
Currencies charged
- ZAR38,55489.9%
- USD3,4988.2%
- GBP5131.2%
- EUR1300.3%
Measured across 42,868 stores.
Most-used themes
- astra3,9618.6%
- Divi3,8488.4%
- hello-elementor3,6077.9%
- flatsome1,4543.2%
- Dawn1,3112.9%
- woodmart8371.8%
Measured across 45,941 stores.
Largest catalogues in South Africa
| # | Store | Platform | Products |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SPEEDQUIP AUTO PARTS AND ACCESSORIESspeedquip.co.za | WooCommerce | 119,965 |
| 2 | The Auto Parts Markettheautopartsmarket.co.za | WooCommerce | 88,783 |
| 3 | MICAR PARTSmicarparts.co.za | WooCommerce | 87,259 |
| 4 | in2 auto partsin2autoparts.co.za | WooCommerce | 84,557 |
| 5 | Group1 Auto Partsgroup1autoparts.co.za | WooCommerce | 84,058 |
| 6 | Pick n Partpicknpart.co.za | WooCommerce | 83,450 |
| 7 | auto parts connectautopartsconnect.co.za | WooCommerce | 81,490 |
| 8 | auto accesautoacces.co.za | WooCommerce | 80,999 |
| 9 | supreme auto partssupremeautoparts.co.za | WooCommerce | 78,477 |
| 10 | boss auto partsbossautoparts.co.za | WooCommerce | 77,167 |
The 10 largest catalogues of 65,666 stores. Ordered by catalogue size. Not a popularity ranking — the dataset holds no traffic or revenue figure.
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Common questions about ecommerce in South Africa
How many ecommerce stores are there in South Africa?
65,666 live ecommerce stores in South Africa are tracked in the MyLeadFox dataset, making it the 28th largest of 140 markets measured.
How many WooCommerce stores are there in South Africa?
33,327 WooCommerce stores in South Africa are tracked in the dataset.
How many Shopify stores are there in South Africa?
12,156 Shopify stores in South Africa are tracked in the dataset.
How many Wix stores are there in South Africa?
4,666 Wix stores in South Africa are tracked in the dataset.
Which ecommerce platform is most used in South Africa?
WooCommerce, on 50.8% of stores whose platform could be identified, ahead of Shopify at 18.5%.
How many South Africa ecommerce stores publish a contact email?
76.6% of South Africa stores where the field was measured publish a contact email, against a 75.3% median across all countries measured.
How fast are ecommerce sites in South Africa?
The median mobile Lighthouse performance score for South Africa stores is 59, against a 59 median across the 139 countries with enough measured stores to score.
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