How many online shops in Ireland sell sporting goods?

~2,000 online shops in Ireland sell sporting goods. It is the number 7 category in the country, behind apparel & accessories, business & industrial, home & garden, health & beauty, food & beverages, arts & entertainment.

Which ecommerce platform do Irish sporting goods shops run?

Most sporting goods shops in Ireland run WooCommerce, then Shopify.

Which payment provider do online shops in Ireland offer most?

PayPal leads payment providers in Ireland, ahead of Stripe.

Can I get the list of sporting goods shops in Ireland?

Yes. Tell us the cut you want, for example shops that advertise now, run a given platform or sit above a turnover line, and we return the matched companies with the people to reach.

Sporting Goods · Ireland

Sporting Goods online shops in Ireland

Sporting Goods online shops in Ireland rank seventh of seventeen categories, behind Arts & Entertainment and ahead of Hardware, with WooCommerce leading and Shopify second.

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Sporting Goods shops in Ireland: ~2,000
Rank among categories: No. 7 of 17
Most run on: WooCommerce

September 2026

Reach the shops advertising now first; sports sellers buying customers ahead of the season will hear out a brand.

Few of these shops are matched to a registered company, so plan to reach most through the shop itself.

Ireland

Shop categories in Ireland

Where sporting goods sits among what Irish online shops sell.

Ireland

Platforms sporting goods shops in Ireland run

01WooCommerce
02Shopify
03Magento
04OpenCart
05PrestaShop

Other countries

Sporting Goods shops elsewhere in Europe

01United Kingdom~17,000
02Germany~13,000
03France~7,800
04Spain~6,100
05Italy~6,100
06Netherlands~5,400
07Switzerland~5,300
08Czechia~4,700
09Poland~4,400
10Sweden~4,200

What this means

What to do with it.

Start with the Irish sports shops that advertise now, then split by platform with WooCommerce first and Shopify second; Magento, OpenCart and PrestaShop complete the top five. The list is deep enough to make both filters worthwhile.

Distributors and brands

Target Irish sporting goods retailers that advertise now with an equipment or apparel range; lead with the WooCommerce and Shopify shops.

Marketplaces

Recruit Irish sports shops with a working checkout as cross-border sellers; start with the ones advertising now, since they already invest in reach.

Ecommerce software and email tools

Reach the WooCommerce shops first, then Shopify; Magento is third, so keep a Magento pitch ready.

Common questions

How many online shops in Ireland sell sporting goods?: ~2,000 online shops in Ireland sell sporting goods. It is the number 7 category in the country, behind apparel & accessories, business & industrial, home & garden, health & beauty, food & beverages, arts & entertainment.
Which ecommerce platform do Irish sporting goods shops run?: Most sporting goods shops in Ireland run WooCommerce, then Shopify.
Which payment provider do online shops in Ireland offer most?: PayPal leads payment providers in Ireland, ahead of Stripe.
Can I get the list of sporting goods shops in Ireland?: Yes. Tell us the cut you want, for example shops that advertise now, run a given platform or sit above a turnover line, and we return the matched companies with the people to reach.

Keep in mind

Sportswear shops whose main range is clothing sit under Apparel & Accessories, not here.
Advertising now means ads are running, not how much the shop spends.

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