Shopify stores in South Africa
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There are 5,614 active Shopify stores in South Africa (October 2026), 0.9% of all active stores we track and #21 worldwide. 68.4% of them run at least one ad pixel, 2.6 points above the global average.
How many Shopify stores are there in South Africa?
There are 5,614 active Shopify stores registered in South Africa (October 2026), making it number 21 of the 206 countries in our database by store count and 0.9% of all 614,243 active Shopify stores we track. A store counts for South Africa when the business address in its public Shopify storefront data is in South Africa, whichever markets it sells to. "Active" means the storefront answered as a live, open store in our latest crawl; password-protected and closed stores are excluded. The most common store currency is ZAR and the most common storefront language is English. The median store here publishes 131 products, more than the worldwide median of 122, and 789 stores publish 1,000 products or more. The most visited include PEP Online, Edgars, Ackermans.
Top Shopify stores in South Africa
Ranked by visits from Chrome users in South Africa (Chrome UX Report country tier), then worldwide rank within a tier.
| # | Store | Theme | Products | Popularity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PEP Online | Minimog - OS 2.0 | 10,381 | Top 1k |
| 2 | Edgars | Impulse | 25,000+ | Top 1k |
| 3 | Ackermans | Minimog - OS 2.0 | 5,134 | Top 1k |
| 4 | Revibe South Africa | Ella | 897 | Top 1k |
| 5 | Decofurn Furniture | Decofurn_ | 773 | Top 1k |
| 6 | Tekkie Town | Tekkie Town | 1,891 | Top 1k |
| 7 | YELLOW SUB TRADING | Volume | 7,290 | Top 1k |
| 8 | LEGiT | Alchemy | 12,184 | Top 1k |
| 9 | Lacoste ZA | Quickfire | 1,106 | Top 1k |
| 10 | GALXBOY | Prestige | 245 | Top 1k |
| 11 | Refinery | Refinery 2.0 | 1,472 | Top 1k |
| 12 | Dream Drive | Dawn | 36 | Top 1k |
| 13 | Hydraulics Stores | Minimog - OS 2.0 | 761 | Top 1k |
| 14 | Forever New South Africa | Prestige | 1,305 | Top 1k |
| 15 | Cosmetic Connection | Kalles | 3,133 | Top 1k |
| 16 | Steve Madden South Africa | Dawn | 1,185 | Top 1k |
| 17 | S.P.C.C Official Store | Dawn | 488 | Top 1k |
| 18 | Dunns | Pure Commerce | 2,927 | Top 1k |
| 19 | PEP Cell | PEP Cell | 115 | Top 1k |
| 20 | AYANA | Dawn | 394 | Top 1k |
| 21 | TAPE | Woodstock | 525 | Top 1k |
| 22 | Timberland South Africa | Horizon | 1,185 | Top 1k |
| 23 | Clothing Junction | Yuva | 2,619 | Top 1k |
| 24 | Rage SA | Ella | 1,185 | Top 1k |
| 25 | Sedgars SA | Ella | 20,833 | Top 1k |
| 26 | Whitehouse & Continental Linen | Hyper | 1,803 | Top 1k |
| 27 | Bawas Furnishers | Dawn | 3,285 | Top 1k |
| 28 | Bathu | Reformation | 156 | Top 1k |
| 29 | Import A Toy | Avenue | 2,969 | Top 5k |
| 30 | Exclusive Books Online | Xtra | 25,000+ | Top 5k |
| 31 | Wellness Warehouse South Africa | Custom | 5,059 | Top 5k |
| 32 | Lovisa | Slate | 15,992 | Top 5k |
| 33 | Coricraft South Africa | Custom | 854 | Top 5k |
| 34 | Dell Official Online Store | South Africa | Expanse | 2,193 | Top 5k |
| 35 | FirstShop | Enterprise | 25,000+ | Top 5k |
| 36 | Canine & Co | Hyper | 2,512 | Top 5k |
| 37 | Jix Hobbies | ShowTime | 25,000+ | Top 5k |
| 38 | Orms Direct | Ignite | 8,288 | Top 5k |
| 39 | Computer Mania | Vision | 3,795 | Top 5k |
| 40 | Levi's SA | Dawn | 869 | Top 5k |
| 41 | Communica South Africa | Turbo | 25,000+ | Top 5k |
| 42 | carrolboyes.co.za | Hyper | 857 | Top 5k |
| 43 | New World | Ella | 11,235 | Top 5k |
| 44 | Lighting.co.za | Empire | 4,999 | Top 5k |
| 45 | Toolcraft | Custom | 17,483 | Top 5k |
| 46 | familyshoecentre | Azzel | 2,550 | Top 5k |
| 47 | Hyperli | Canopy | 3,895 | Top 5k |
| 48 | Modern Auto Parts | Warehouse | 25,000+ | Top 5k |
| 49 | Brands Megastore | Be Yours | 8,413 | Top 5k |
| 50 | MHC World | Glozin | 23,805 | Top 5k |
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Which apps, themes and ad pixels do Shopify stores in South Africa use?
68.4% of active Shopify stores in South Africa have at least one advertising pixel installed, 2.6 points above the global average of 65.8%. The Meta Pixel is on 60.2% of stores (worldwide: 56.3%), Google Ads tags on 43.2% and the TikTok Pixel on 9%. The most installed app we detect is Judge.me (29.5% of stores), followed by Klaviyo (11.8%) and Omnisend (7.7%). Dawn is the most used theme, on 20.2% of stores, ahead of Horizon (7.5%). These figures come from scanning each store's homepage code, so tools that only load on checkout or in the Shopify admin are not counted.
Most used Shopify apps in South Africa
| Technology | Category | Stores | % of South Africa stores |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judge.me | Product reviews | 1,654 | 29.5% |
| Klaviyo | Email & SMS marketing | 660 | 11.8% |
| Omnisend | Email & SMS marketing | 430 | 7.7% |
| Swym Wishlist Plus | Wishlists | 275 | 4.9% |
| PageFly | Page builders | 240 | 4.3% |
| Loox | Product reviews | 218 | 3.9% |
| Yotpo | Product reviews | 115 | 2% |
| Weglot | Translation | 91 | 1.6% |
| Hotjar | Analytics | 81 | 1.4% |
| Privy | Email & SMS marketing | 72 | 1.3% |
| Afterpay | Buy now, pay later | 66 | 1.2% |
| GemPages | Page builders | 66 | 1.2% |
| Tidio | Customer support | 57 | 1% |
| Trustpilot | Product reviews | 57 | 1% |
| Klarna | Buy now, pay later | 55 | 1% |
Most popular Shopify themes in South Africa
| Technology | Category | Stores | % of South Africa stores |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dawn theme | Shopify theme | 1,133 | 20.2% |
| Horizon theme | Shopify theme | 419 | 7.5% |
| Debut theme | Shopify theme | 171 | 3% |
| Refresh theme | Shopify theme | 136 | 2.4% |
| Prestige theme | Shopify theme | 127 | 2.3% |
| Craft theme | Shopify theme | 127 | 2.3% |
| Trade theme | Shopify theme | 98 | 1.7% |
| Warehouse theme | Shopify theme | 76 | 1.4% |
| Impulse theme | Shopify theme | 74 | 1.3% |
| Sense theme | Shopify theme | 72 | 1.3% |
Country is the store's registered business address from its public Shopify storefront data. Counts cover active stores we have detected (sites with real visitor traffic in public web crawls), not every Shopify store ever created. Apps and pixels are detected from each store's homepage. Methodology.