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Shopify Stores in North West, South Africa

Updated Nov 28 2025

There are 434 live Shopify stores in North West in South Africa.

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

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Shopify Growth in North West in South Africa

  • Shopify stores in North West in South Africa increased 134.2% quarter-over-quarter in 2025 Q3.
  • Shopify stores in North West in South Africa increased 356% year-over-year in 2025 Q3.

Here is Shopify's quarter-over-quarter growth in North West in South Africa.

Quarter
Active Stores
2017 Q2
1
2017 Q4
1
2018 Q2
3
2018 Q3
4
2018 Q4
3
2019 Q1
1
2019 Q2
2
2019 Q3
2
2019 Q4
1
2020 Q2
4
2020 Q3
3
2020 Q4
4
2021 Q1
6
2021 Q2
2
2021 Q3
5
2021 Q4
2
2022 Q1
4
2022 Q2
4
2022 Q3
8
2022 Q4
7
2023 Q1
6
2023 Q2
8
2023 Q3
1
2023 Q4
7
2024 Q1
7
2024 Q2
7
2024 Q3
16
2024 Q4
14
2025 Q1
20
2025 Q2
32
2025 Q3
73
2025 Q4
171
Active Stores by Quarter

Note: the store counts displayed in this section only include stores that are still currently active (rather than actual historical store counts). Historical data is available through our API on the Elite or Enterprise plan.

It's hard to know exactly when a Shopify store was first created but we use a heuristic that includes historical DNS data which provides a reasonable approximation.

Cities With The Most Shopify Stores In North West in South Africa

Here is the city distribution of Shopify stores in North West in South Africa. We're only showing the top 15 cities here but you can see the full list in Store Leads.

  • 103 Shopify stores in South Africa are based in Rustenburg.
  • 77 Shopify stores in South Africa are based in Potchefstroom.
  • 59 Shopify stores in South Africa are based in Klerksdorp.

Social Media Usage On Shopify Stores In North West 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.

  • Instagram is used by 27.9% of Shopify stores in North West in South Africa.
  • Facebook is used by 17.7% of Shopify stores in North West in South Africa.
  • Tiktok is used by 7.6% of Shopify stores in North West in South Africa.
Type
Stores
Instagram
121
Facebook
77
Tiktok
33
Pinterest
13
YouTube
13
Twitter
11
WhatsApp
9
Facebook Group
5

Contact Information On Shopify Stores In North West 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.

  • 47% of Shopify stores in North West in South Africa have an email on their website
  • 34% of Shopify stores in North West in South Africa provide a phone number on their website
Type
Stores
Email
205
Phone
146

Top Categories For Shopify Stores In North West In South Africa

Here is the breakdown of industry verticals for Shopify stores in North West in South Africa.

  • 21.4% of Shopify stores in North West in South Africa sell Apparel products.
  • 15.4% of Shopify stores in North West in South Africa sell Home & Garden products.
  • 15.0% of Shopify stores in North West in South Africa sell Beauty & Fitness products.

Top Shopify Apps used in North West in South Africa

Here are the top 10 apps, ordered by number of installs, across all Shopify stores in North West.

With a paid account on Store Leads, you'll be able to see which stores have installed specific apps. You can also see when specific apps were installed (or uninstalled) by each store.

Employee Breakdown for Shopify stores in North West

Here is the breakdown of Shopify stores in North West by the number of employees.

Employees
Stores
Unknown
432
1 - 9
2

Top Shipping Carriers For Shopify Stores In North West In South Africa

  • 0.9% of Shopify stores in North West in South Africa ship by Fastway.
  • 0.7% of Shopify stores in North West in South Africa ship by Fedex.
  • 0.7% of Shopify stores in North West in South Africa ship by UPS.

Here are the top shipping carriers for stores on Shopify in North West in South Africa.

Shipping Carriers
Stores
Fastway
4
Fedex
3
UPS
3
DPD
3
China Post
1
USPS
1

Top-level Domain Distribution For Shopify Stores In North West In South Africa

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

  • 46.3% of Shopify stores in North West in South Africa have a .co.za domain.
  • 37.6% of Shopify stores in North West in South Africa have a .com domain.
  • 9.2% of Shopify stores in North West in South Africa have a .store domain.

Here is the top-level domain distribution for Shopify stores in North West in South Africa.

Top-level Domain
Stores
.co.za
201
.com
163
.store
40
.shop
10
.online
3
.org
3
.africa
2
.co
2
.net
2
.xyz
2

Top Shopify Stores In North West In South Africa

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

Name
Domain
City
Rank
Created
Bubbles Plastics
258,440
2021/06/18
www.bossinisa.co.za
267,673
2023/04/14
Hinterland
270,618
2022/10/07
www.knifeguy.co.za
347,746
2018/11/23
Magalies Citrus Online
633,735
2016/08/26

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