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Ecommerce stores in South Africa
41,314 live stores, as of 14 August 2026.
South Africa has 41,314 live ecommerce stores in the MyLeadFox dataset, making it the 27th largest of the 110 markets tracked.
WooCommerce leads with 47.7% of identified storefronts, ahead of Shopify at 19.4%. WooCommerce leads 71 of the 110 countries measured.
What stands out about South Africa
- South Africa has one of the lowest shares of multilingual storefronts — 1.7%, 4th lowest of 110 countries measured.
Store platforms used in South Africa
Each platform below has its own breakdown page.
WooCommerce in South Africa
19,677 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
Shopify in South Africa
8,016 stores
- The Big Bang Storebigbangshop.co.za
- Tools4builders.tools4.co.za
- PMC TechLifeca.pmcjewellery.com
- Celtic Diagnosticscelticdiagnostics.com
- chavda.comchavda.com
WordPress in South Africa
2,439 stores
- Excell Catering Equipmentexcellcat.com
- Custom Gaming PC Builder South Africacustombeastbuilder.co.za
- BioMutinature-is-eternal.co.za
- sactec technologiessactec.co.za
- UTE Trading: Supplier of High Quality Wooden Products & Servicesutetrading.co.za
Wix in South Africa
2,036 stores
- Beads South Africabeads-andmore-southafrica.com
- Marna Hobbies 6marnahobbies.com
- SMOUS.onlinesmous.online
- justlovestitchjustlovestitch.com
- smittieshobbiessmittieshobbies.com
What the data shows about South Africa
Platform mix
- WooCommerce19,67747.7%
- Shopify8,01619.4%
- Custom6,46015.7%
- WordPress2,4395.9%
- Wix2,0364.9%
- OpenCart5291.3%
Measured across 41,216 stores.
Storefront languages
- English (EN)41,07899.4%
- Afrikaans (AF)840.2%
- Indonesian (ID)310.1%
- Unknown270.1%
- Arabic (AR)170.0%
Measured across 41,314 stores.
Reachability
- Publish a contact email75.5%
30,568 of 40,492 measured
- Have a social presence62.7%
25,389 of 40,492 measured
- Run a multilingual storefront1.7%
685 of 40,492 measured
Site performance
Median Lighthouse mobile scores across 31,928 tested stores.
Most-used themes
- astra2,6958.9%
- Divi2,5828.5%
- hello-elementor2,1157.0%
- flatsome9763.2%
- Dawn8792.9%
- oceanwp5331.8%
Measured across 30,365 stores.
Largest catalogues in South Africa
| Store | Products |
|---|---|
| SPEEDQUIP AUTO PARTS AND ACCESSORIESspeedquip.co.za | 119,965 |
| The Auto Parts Markettheautopartsmarket.co.za | 88,783 |
| MICAR PARTSmicarparts.co.za | 87,259 |
| in2 auto partsin2autoparts.co.za | 84,557 |
| Group1 Auto Partsgroup1autoparts.co.za | 84,058 |
Ordered by catalogue size. Not a popularity ranking — the dataset holds no traffic or revenue figure.
Browse other countries
Neighbouring markets, comparable markets, and the two largest overall.
Common questions about ecommerce in South Africa
How many ecommerce stores are there in South Africa?
41,314 live ecommerce stores in South Africa are tracked in the MyLeadFox dataset, making it the 27th largest of 110 markets measured.
How many WooCommerce stores are there in South Africa?
19,677 WooCommerce stores in South Africa are tracked in the dataset.
How many Shopify stores are there in South Africa?
8,016 Shopify stores in South Africa are tracked in the dataset.
How many WordPress stores are there in South Africa?
2,439 WordPress stores in South Africa are tracked in the dataset.
Which ecommerce platform is most used in South Africa?
WooCommerce, on 47.7% of stores whose platform could be identified, ahead of Shopify at 19.4%.
How many South Africa ecommerce stores publish a contact email?
75.5% of South Africa stores where the field was measured publish a contact email, against a 74.4% 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 110 countries with enough measured stores to score.
Filter stores in South Africa by 98 fields
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