Shopify Stores in Western Cape, South Africa

There are 6,917 live Shopify stores in Western Cape in South Africa.

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

• Shopify growth in Western Cape in South Africa
• Cities with the most Shopify stores in Western Cape in South Africa
• Social media usage on Shopify stores in Western Cape in South Africa
• Contact information on Shopify stores in Western Cape in South Africa
• Top categories for Shopify stores in Western Cape in South Africa
• Top Shopify apps in Western Cape in South Africa
• Number of employees for Shopify stores in Western Cape in South Africa
• Top Shipping Carriers for Shopify stores in Western Cape in South Africa
• Top-level domain distribution for Shopify stores in Western Cape in South Africa
• Top Shopify stores in Western Cape in South Africa

Shopify Growth in Western Cape in South Africa

• Shopify stores in Western Cape in South Africa decreased -23.9% quarter-over-quarter in 2025 Q4.
• Shopify stores in Western Cape in South Africa increased 334% year-over-year in 2025 Q4.

Here is Shopify's quarter-over-quarter growth in Western Cape in South Africa.

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 Western Cape in South Africa

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

• 5,547 Shopify stores in South Africa are based in Cape Town.
• 231 Shopify stores in South Africa are based in Stellenbosch.
• 171 Shopify stores in South Africa are based in Paarl.

Social Media Usage On Shopify Stores In Western Cape 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 54.9% of Shopify stores in Western Cape in South Africa.
• Facebook is used by 36.6% of Shopify stores in Western Cape in South Africa.
• Tiktok is used by 10.4% of Shopify stores in Western Cape in South Africa.

Contact Information On Shopify Stores In Western Cape 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.

• 61% of Shopify stores in Western Cape in South Africa have an email on their website
• 42% of Shopify stores in Western Cape in South Africa provide a phone number on their website

Top Categories For Shopify Stores In Western Cape In South Africa

Here is the breakdown of industry verticals for Shopify stores in Western Cape in South Africa.

• 24.4% of Shopify stores in Western Cape in South Africa sell Apparel products.
• 13.8% of Shopify stores in Western Cape in South Africa sell Beauty & Fitness products.
• 13.8% of Shopify stores in Western Cape in South Africa sell Home & Garden products.
• 9.7% of Shopify stores in Western Cape in South Africa sell Food & Drink products.

Top Shopify Apps used in Western Cape in South Africa

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

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 Western Cape

Here is the breakdown of Shopify stores in Western Cape by the number of employees.

Top Shipping Carriers For Shopify Stores In Western Cape In South Africa

• 2.5% of Shopify stores in Western Cape in South Africa ship by Fedex.
• 1.6% of Shopify stores in Western Cape in South Africa ship by UPS.
• 0.7% of Shopify stores in Western Cape in South Africa ship by USPS.

Here are the top shipping carriers for stores on Shopify in Western Cape in South Africa.

Top-level Domain Distribution For Shopify Stores In Western Cape 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.

• 53.9% of Shopify stores in Western Cape in South Africa have a .co.za domain.
• 37.0% of Shopify stores in Western Cape in South Africa have a .com domain.
• 2.8% of Shopify stores in Western Cape in South Africa have a .store domain.

Here is the top-level domain distribution for Shopify stores in Western Cape in South Africa.

Top Shopify Stores In Western Cape In South Africa

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

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