South Africa · 11,804 stores
Most Popular Shopify Themes in South Africa
The Shopify themes stores in South Africa actually run, ranked by the 11,804 live stores we track. Dawn leads with 3,160 stores. Updated Nov 12, 2026.
- Live Shopify stores
- 11,804
- Most used theme
- Dawn
- Top 10 themes' share
- 61.1%
- Free themes in the top 10
- 8
The 50 most used themes
Live stores running each theme; the percentage is its share of all Shopify stores in South Africa.
- 1 Dawn Free 3,16026.8%
- 2 Horizon Free 1,93016.4%
- 3 Debut 4794.1%
- 4 Craft Free 3422.9%
- 5 Sense Free 2662.3%
- 6 Refresh Free 2552.2%
- 7 Prestige $400 2121.8%
- 8 Trade Free 2081.8%
- 9 Spotlight Free 2061.7%
- 10 Studio Free 1521.3%
- 11 Brooklyn 1401.2%
- 12 Tinker Free 1311.1%
- 13 Venture 1291.1%
- 14 Impulse $400 1261.1%
- 15 Ride Free 1181%
- 16 Warehouse $320 1080.9%
- 17 Atelier Free 950.8%
- 18 Taste Free 930.8%
- 19 Symmetry $400 880.7%
- 20 Ella 870.7%
- 21 Empire $340 860.7%
- 22 Savor Free 860.7%
- 23 Pipeline $360 710.6%
- 24 Ritual Free 580.5%
- 25 Dwell Free 570.5%
- 26 Minimog - OS 2.0 570.5%
- 27 Concept $400 530.4%
- 28 Origin Free 530.4%
- 29 Kalles 510.4%
- 30 Be Yours $350 500.4%
- 31 Supply 470.4%
- 32 Broadcast $420 450.4%
- 33 Shrine 450.4%
- 34 Impact $400 430.4%
- 35 Venue $380 430.4%
- 36 Turbo 420.4%
- 37 Vessel Free 410.3%
- 38 Motion $400 400.3%
- 39 Fabric Free 390.3%
- 40 Enterprise $400 370.3%
- 41 Expanse $400 370.3%
- 42 Rise Free 370.3%
- 43 Debutify 360.3%
- 44 Crave Free 330.3%
- 45 Shrine PRO 320.3%
- 46 Focal $320 290.2%
- 47 Streamline $400 290.2%
- 48 Blockshop $380 280.2%
- 49 Flow $380 270.2%
- 50 Palo Alto $420 260.2%
At a glance. Dawn is the most used theme on Shopify stores in South Africa, on 26.8% of them. The ten most used themes run 61.1% of these stores; 8 of the ten are free. Among the stores on the 50 themes ranked here, 76.0% use a free theme.
Most used themes by store category in South Africa
The themes Shopify stores in South Africa pick, by what they sell.
- Apparel stores 2,153 stores
- Home & Garden stores 1,095 stores
- Beauty & Fitness stores 997 stores
- Arts & Entertainment stores 784 stores
- Food & Drink stores 734 stores
- Health stores 555 stores
- Consumer Electronics stores 424 stores
- Jewelry & Watches stores 407 stores
- Business & Industrial stores 379 stores
- Sports stores 374 stores
- Internet stores 317 stores
- People & Society stores 236 stores
- Gifts & Special Events stores 186 stores
- Pets & Animals stores 183 stores
- Autos & Vehicles stores 165 stores
- Baby & Maternity stores 146 stores
- Computers stores 146 stores
- Toys & Hobbies stores 144 stores
- Travel stores 72 stores
- Books & Literature stores 71 stores
- Science stores 71 stores
- Smoking & Vaping stores 68 stores
- Safety & Survival stores 66 stores
- Finance stores 49 stores
- Adult stores 44 stores
- Antiques & Collectibles stores 44 stores
- Firearms & Weapons stores 44 stores
- Wedding stores 43 stores
- Jobs & Education stores 41 stores
- Holidays & Seasonal stores 40 stores
- Games stores 27 stores
- Photo & Video Services stores 26 stores
FAQ
Shopify themes in South Africa: FAQ
Dawn, used by 3,160 live Shopify stores in South Africa (26.8% of the 11,804 we track there).
Dawn (3,160), Horizon (1,930), Debut (479), Craft (342), Sense (266).
Of the stores on the 50 themes ranked here, 76.0% run a free theme from the Shopify Theme Store; the rest a paid or custom one.
Every Shopify storefront names its theme in its code. ShopScan scans the stores and reads it; check any store with the theme detector.