Check out our free Chrome Extension.

BigCommerce Stores in South Africa

Updated Jan 16 2026

There are 47 live BigCommerce stores in South Africa.

In this report, we'll cover the following essential statistics on BigCommerce stores in South Africa.

Download a complete list of BigCommerce stores in South Africa with a paid account.
Create a free account to get a feel for the data we provide.

BigCommerce Growth in South Africa

  • BigCommerce stores in South Africa decreased -30.9% quarter-over-quarter in 2025 Q4.
  • BigCommerce stores in South Africa increased 5% year-over-year in 2025 Q4.

Here is BigCommerce's quarter-over-quarter growth in South Africa.

Quarter
Active Stores
2019 Q1
63
2019 Q2
64
2019 Q3
68
2019 Q4
76
2020 Q1
76
2020 Q2
75
2020 Q3
78
2020 Q4
75
2021 Q1
73
2021 Q2
78
2021 Q3
80
2021 Q4
85
2022 Q1
84
2022 Q2
77
2022 Q3
80
2022 Q4
79
2023 Q1
80
2023 Q2
82
2023 Q3
78
2023 Q4
73
2024 Q1
72
2024 Q2
67
2024 Q3
72
2024 Q4
65
2025 Q1
64
2025 Q2
61
2025 Q3
58
2025 Q4
68
2026 Q1 (to date)
47
Active Stores by Quarter

Note: the store counts displayed in this section are based on actual historical store counts.

It's hard to know exactly when a BigCommerce store was first created but we use a heuristic combining DNS and WHOIS data that provides a reasonable approximation.

Top Categories For BigCommerce Stores In South Africa

Here is the breakdown of industry verticals for BigCommerce stores in South Africa.

  • 27.7% of BigCommerce stores in South Africa sell Business & Industrial products.
  • 19.1% of BigCommerce stores in South Africa sell Home & Garden products.
  • 14.9% of BigCommerce stores in South Africa sell Apparel products.
  • 6.4% of BigCommerce stores in South Africa sell Autos & Vehicles products.

Social Media Usage On BigCommerce Stores In South Africa

Ecommerce brands use social media sites to engage with millions of consumers. Instagram and Facebook are the dominant social media sites for ecommerce stores, by far, with Twitter, Pinterest and YouTube also having notable usage.

  • Facebook is used by 63.8% of BigCommerce stores in South Africa.
  • Instagram is used by 46.8% of BigCommerce stores in South Africa.
  • YouTube is used by 27.7% of BigCommerce stores in South Africa.
Type
Stores
Facebook
30
Instagram
22
YouTube
13
LinkedIn
13
Twitter
12
Pinterest
6

Contact Information On BigCommerce Stores In South Africa

Email remains an extremely popular communication channel for merchants. Many merchants also provide a phone number so that their customers can reach them instantly.

  • 81% of BigCommerce stores in South Africa provide a phone number on their website
  • 79% of BigCommerce stores in South Africa have an email on their website
Type
Stores
Phone
38
Email
37

Provinces With The Most BigCommerce Stores In South Africa

It's relatively easy to identify the country in which an ecommerce store operates. However, very few ecommerce stores provide a location to the province-level or city-level and even fewer provide a street address.

Here is the province distribution of BigCommerce stores in South Africa. Note that we're only showing the top 15 locations here but you can see the full list within Store Leads.

  • 4 BigCommerce stores in South Africa are based in Gauteng.
  • 2 BigCommerce stores in South Africa are based in Western Cape.
  • 1 BigCommerce stores in South Africa are based in KwaZulu-Natal.
Province
Stores

Cities With The Most BigCommerce Stores in South Africa

Here is the city distribution of BigCommerce stores in South Africa. Note that we're only showing the top 15 locations here but you can see the full list within Store Leads.

  • 40 BigCommerce stores in South Africa are based in Unknown.
  • 3 BigCommerce stores in South Africa are based in Johannesburg.
  • 1 BigCommerce stores in South Africa are based in Blue Downs.

Number of Employees for BigCommerce stores in South Africa

  • 87.2% of BigCommerce stores in South Africa have Unknown employees.
  • 4.3% of BigCommerce stores in South Africa have 1000 - 4999 employees.
  • 2.1% of BigCommerce stores in South Africa have 1 - 9 employees.

Here is the breakdown of BigCommerce stores in South Africa by the number of employees.

Employees
Stores
Unknown
41
1 - 9
1
10 - 24
1
50 - 99
1
100 - 249
1
1000 - 4999
2

Top Shipping Carriers For BigCommerce Stores In South Africa

  • 4.3% of BigCommerce stores in South Africa ship by UPS.
  • 2.1% of BigCommerce stores in South Africa ship by Fedex.
  • 2.1% of BigCommerce stores in South Africa ship by USPS.

Here are the top shipping carriers for BigCommerce stores in South Africa.

Shipping Carrier
Stores
UPS
2
Fedex
1
USPS
1
Royal Mail
1

Top-level Domain Distribution For BigCommerce Stores In South Africa

.com is the most common top-level domain, by far, for world-wide BigCommerce stores. Some countries have been faster than others to adopt alternate (such as country-specific) top-level domains.

  • 72.3% of BigCommerce stores in South Africa have a .co.za domain.
  • 27.7% of BigCommerce stores in South Africa have a .com domain.

Here is the top-level domain distribution for BigCommerce stores in South Africa.

Top-level Domain
Stores
.co.za
34
.com
13

Top BigCommerce Stores In South Africa

Here are the top stores in South Africa ordered by worldwide store rank.

Name
Domain
Rank
Created
Samsonite
90,070
2018/06/15
Bali Trading
485,156
2018/07/06
Azulwear South Africa
524,595
2016/12/30
myaquaponics.co.za
537,289
2017/01/27
Office Stock
589,473
2018/04/06

Get more insights on BigCommerce stores

Our search interface is easy to use and helps you find the BigCommerce stores that are relevant to you.

You can segment stores on a variety of dimensions:

  • Social Media accounts
  • Email address
  • Phone numbers
  • Country
  • Third-party technologies
  • Creation date
  • Platform
  • Top-level domains
  • Domain status
  • Domain type
Filter stores on social media presence
Filter on stores with Facebook accounts.

For more insights on BigCommerce stores, create a free account and have a look for yourself.

Other Reports

Have a look at these other reports to get a taste for what you can do with Store Leads.