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Top Shopify Books & Music Stores in South Africa
We track 91 active books & music Shopify stores in South Africa — 45 with enough traffic data to rank. The largest is Exclusive Books Online. Updated Sep 14, 2026.
91
Books & Music stores tracked
45
With traffic data
941
Median monthly visits
1%
Running Meta ads
Most-used Shopify themes
Across books & music stores in South Africa.
- Debut 11
- Dawn 8
- Simple 5
- Supply 5
- Minimal 4
- Brooklyn 3
Most-installed apps
Detected on the public storefronts of books & music stores in South Africa.
- Judge.me Product Reviews App 13
- Mailchimp: Email & SMS 12
- Google & YouTube 7
- BEST Currency Converter 5
- Pop Convert ‑ Pop Ups, Banners 5
- Recharge Subscriptions 5
- Facebook & Instagram 5
- Hextom: Free Shipping Bar 4
What these stores sell
Sub-niche mix across books & music stores in South Africa.
- Books & Literature 4
- Video & Film 2
- Music & Audio 1
Newest launches
Most recently created stores in this group.
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NextGen Bros 2025-10-18
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Do Tell Someone 2025-07-18
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Vidza | AI-Powered Video Ads That Convert 2025-06-11
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Vidza | AI-Powered Video Ads That Convert 2025-06-11
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Saint Siena 2025-06-04
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PRESENTspace 2025-03-31
Market snapshot.
We track 91 stores in this group.
Across all 91,
1 (1%) are currently running
Meta ads and 64 (70%) have a
linked Instagram account.
Median estimated traffic is 941 visits a month
across the 71 listed stores we hold traffic data for.
Figures are estimates from third-party data, not reported sales —
see methodology.
All 91 stores
Ranked by estimated traffic. Copy the whole table straight into ChatGPT, Claude or a spreadsheet — traffic and revenue figures are estimates, not reported sales.
| # | Store | Domain | Category | Est. visits/mo | Products | Theme | Ads |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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exclusivebooks.co.za ↗ | Books, Music & Video | 231K | 25,001 | Xtra - FreshChat Upgrades | Running |
| 2 |
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cumbooks.co.za ↗ | Books, Music & Video | 214K | 8,164 | Impulse - March 2025 | — |
| 3 |
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readerswarehouse.co.za ↗ | Books, Music & Video | 114K | 19,116 | Readers Warehouse | LIVE - OC01 | — |
| 4 |
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readmatter.co.za ↗ | Books, Music & Video | 14K | 7,352 | Ocolus v1.2.0 (1.2.0 Auto create) | — |
| 5 |
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wordsworth.co.za ↗ | Books, Music & Video | 41K | 72,634 | Copy of Empire | — |
| 6 |
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ontheroadbooks.co.za ↗ | Books, Music & Video | 15K | 82,768 | Simple | — |
| 7 |
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readmesa.co.za ↗ | Books, Music & Video | 349 | 414 | Updated copy of Updated copy of Updated copy of... | — |
| 8 |
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darg.shop ↗ | Books, Music & Video | 5.1K | 593 | Dawn | — |
| 9 |
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capefilmsupply.co.za ↗ | Books, Music & Video | 16K | 191 | Copy of Colorblock | — |
| 10 |
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thestorystation.co.za ↗ | Books, Music & Video | 6.3K | 2,091 | Dawn | — |
| 11 |
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umg.africa ↗ | Books, Music & Video | 14K | 543 | theme-export-umg2-2-20-0 | — |
| 12 |
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webuytextbooks.co.za ↗ | Books, Music & Video | 12K | 6,037 | Debut | — |
| 13 |
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elexacademicbookstore.co.za ↗ | Books, Music & Video | 11K | 69,179 | Supply | — |
| 14 |
|
jpegd.co.za ↗ | Books, Music & Video | 10K | 126 | Minimal | — |
| 15 |
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clarkesbooks.co.za ↗ | Books, Music & Video | 9.7K | 10,494 | Icon | — |
| 16 |
|
bookdealers.co.za ↗ | Books, Music & Video | 6.7K | 23,546 | React Live | — |
| 17 |
|
pentzbooks.co.za ↗ | Books, Music & Video | 8.3K | 5,752 | Supply | — |
| 18 |
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giftwrapsolutions.co.za ↗ | Books, Music & Video | 3.3K | 340 | Copy of Copy of Debut | — |
| 19 |
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blankprintmedia.co.za ↗ | Books, Music & Video | 6.1K | 182 | Latest Theme 10/11/2024 | — |
| 20 |
|
hey-bud.co.za ↗ | Books, Music & Video | 7K | 87 | Copy of Current Hey Bud Theme | — |
| 21 |
|
buybooksonlinesa.co.za ↗ | Books, Music & Video | 848 | 5,398 | — | — |
| 22 |
|
ikesbooks.com ↗ | Books, Music & Video | 6.7K | 1,278 | Debut | — |
| 23 |
|
iloveza.com ↗ | Books, Music & Video | 962 | 21,449 | Narrative | — |
| 24 |
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thebookkeepershop.co.za ↗ | Books, Music & Video | 3.2K | 6,056 | Debut | — |
| 25 |
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rekkids.co.za ↗ | Books, Music & Video | 4.3K | 553 | Debut | — |
| 26 |
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pre-booked.co.za ↗ | Books, Music & Video | 532 | 2,039 | Venture | — |
| 27 |
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factandfiction.co.za ↗ | Books, Music & Video | 2.5K | 2,767 | Minimal | — |
| 28 |
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r62musicstore.com ↗ | Books, Music & Video | 417 | 3,171 | Dawn | — |
| 29 |
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banturecords.co.za ↗ | Books, Music & Video | 887 | 384 | Bantu Records | — |
| 30 |
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mpiremusic.co.za ↗ | Books, Music & Video | 1.5K | 1,880 | Impulse - AskMario | — |
| 31 |
|
bookitbooks.co.za ↗ | Books, Music & Video | 1.9K | 210 | Debut | — |
| 32 |
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heuerpianos.co.za ↗ | Books, Music & Video | 1.5K | 301 | Supply | — |
| 33 |
|
dirkrosstravel.com ↗ | Books, Music & Video | 163 | 113 | ONE PAGE HOME PAGE ONLY | — |
| 34 |
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polliacks.co.za ↗ | Books, Music & Video | 941 | 104 | Simple | — |
| 35 |
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newafricabooks.com ↗ | Books, Music & Video | 1.3K | 433 | newafricabooks DEV | — |
| 36 |
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shop.bengrib.co.za ↗ | Books, Music & Video | 1.5K | 35 | Craft | — |
| 37 |
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cosiwear.com ↗ | Books, Music & Video | 1.3K | 205 | Prestige | — |
| 38 |
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happyreader.co.za ↗ | Books, Music & Video | 1.2K | 82 | Sabbath app update | — |
| 39 |
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artpub.co.za ↗ | Books, Music & Video | 895 | 89 | Supply | — |
| 40 |
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helen-nicholson.com ↗ | Books, Music & Video | 413 | 9 | Aesthetic | — |
| 41 |
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rockhopperbooks.co.za ↗ | Books, Music & Video | 538 | 27 | Dawn | — |
| 42 |
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blompot.co.za ↗ | Books, Music & Video | 791 | 749 | Debut | — |
| 43 |
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lampstandfilm.com ↗ | Books, Music & Video | 377 | 46 | launchpad-star | — |
| 44 |
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eq4me.com ↗ | Books, Music & Video | 472 | 14 | [#5539] | — |
| 45 |
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tvmall.co.za ↗ | Books, Music & Video | 128 | 194 | tvmall-theme-from-exavibes | — |
| 46 |
|
hash.innanetwav.co.za ↗ | Books, Music & Video | — | — | Boundless | — |
| 47 |
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store.jeremyloops.com ↗ | Books, Music & Video | 550 | 12 | Kalles 2-1 | — |
| 48 |
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store.hermanlensing.co.za ↗ | Books, Music & Video | — | 4 | Theme export store-nederburg-com-nederburg-sho... | — |
| 49 |
|
afrodizzyacts.co.za ↗ | Books, Music & Video | 897 | 469 | Spotlight | — |
| 50 |
|
presentspace.co.za ↗ | Books, Music & Video | 171 | 1,848 | Minimal | — |
| 51 |
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stokedthebrand.com ↗ | Books, Music & Video | 438 | 31 | Stoked not Closing | — |
| 52 |
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suricatjournals.co.za ↗ | Books, Music & Video | 508 | 83 | Ella-6.5.0-theme-source | — |
| 53 |
|
pops.innanetwav.co.za ↗ | Books, Music & Video | — | — | Brooklyn | — |
| 54 |
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saintsiena.co.za ↗ | Books, Music & Video | 409 | 193 | Dawn | — |
| 55 |
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ilovebloemstore.co.za ↗ | Books, Music & Video | 134 | 31 | I Love Bloem Store_New Website | — |
| 56 |
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fortherecordvinyl.co.za ↗ | Books, Music & Video | 824 | 726 | Dawn | — |
| 57 |
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knuffeltyd.co.za ↗ | Books, Music & Video | 395 | 30 | Sense | — |
| 58 |
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shop.commspartner.co.za ↗ | Books, Music & Video | — | — | Empire | — |
| 59 |
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bitterkomix.co.za ↗ | Books, Music & Video | 366 | 73 | Debut | — |
| 60 |
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thegoodsonline.com ↗ | Books, Music & Video | 230 | 84 | the goods online | — |
| 61 |
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bookofruth.co.za ↗ | Books, Music & Video | 617 | 70 | Simple | — |
| 62 |
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loveyourhealth.co.za ↗ | Books, Music & Video | 654 | 105 | Debut | — |
| 63 |
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goofd.co ↗ | Books, Music & Video | 652 | 4 | Dawn | — |
| 64 |
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djandmusicinstitute.com ↗ | Books, Music & Video | 482 | 150 | New Standard | — |
| 65 |
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hcmpublishers.com ↗ | Books, Music & Video | 845 | 53 | LiveSiteV2 | — |
| 66 |
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hfdesign.co.za ↗ | Books, Music & Video | 561 | 17 | Minimal | — |
| 67 |
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artifactproject.co.za ↗ | Books, Music & Video | — | 7 | Brooklyn | — |
| 68 |
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bluebirdbooks.co.za ↗ | Books, Music & Video | 622 | 35 | Susie | — |
| 69 |
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diskontobooks.co.za ↗ | Books, Music & Video | 1K | 5,938 | ShowTime | — |
| 70 |
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book2stay.co.za ↗ | Books, Music & Video | 402 | 5 | Updated copy of Updated copy of Crave | — |
| 71 |
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dotellsomeone.com ↗ | Books, Music & Video | — | 4 | Balance | — |
| 72 |
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belovedofthesoul.com ↗ | Books, Music & Video | — | 1 | Debut | — |
| 73 |
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draugr.co.za ↗ | Books, Music & Video | 504 | 27 | Ride | — |
| 74 |
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g5books.com ↗ | Books, Music & Video | — | 17 | Updated copy of Updated copy of Updated copy of... | — |
| 75 |
|
jar-at-deborah-palmtree.com ↗ | Books, Music & Video | — | 11 | Debut | — |
| 76 |
Vidza
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jp0kg8-aw.myshopify.com ↗ | Books, Music & Video | 1K | 3 | theme-export-itsbetatan-com-prestige-new-12ju | — |
| 77 |
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katbos.com ↗ | Books, Music & Video | 938 | 11 | Copy of Minimal [latest version] | — |
| 78 |
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nextgenbros.store ↗ | Books, Music & Video | 1K | 11 | Build Your Store Theme | — |
| 79 |
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noidea.co.za ↗ | Books, Music & Video | — | 22 | 2023 updated | — |
| 80 |
|
nusaf.co.za ↗ | Books, Music & Video | — | 408 | Narrative | — |
| 81 |
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nyumbani.co.za ↗ | Books, Music & Video | — | 11 | Dawn | — |
| 82 |
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pietersmutsmusic.co.za ↗ | Books, Music & Video | — | 1,788 | Simple | — |
| 83 |
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sampledivision.com ↗ | Books, Music & Video | — | 1,277 | Sample Division Website | — |
| 84 |
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shop.karendudley.co.za ↗ | Books, Music & Video | — | 7 | Main KBC Layout | — |
| 85 |
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slay.innanetwav.co.za ↗ | Books, Music & Video | — | — | Boundless | — |
| 86 |
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soultraveller.co.za ↗ | Books, Music & Video | — | 2 | Narrative | — |
| 87 |
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stellenboschbooks.co.za ↗ | Books, Music & Video | 494 | 260 | Brooklyn | — |
| 88 |
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store.funworks.co.za ↗ | Books, Music & Video | 1.1K | 14 | Supply | — |
| 89 |
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thenganet.co.za ↗ | Books, Music & Video | — | — | Simple | — |
| 90 |
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vidza.co.za ↗ | Books, Music & Video | — | 3 | theme-export-itsbetatan-com-prestige-new-12ju | — |
| 91 |
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wc.shop.na.org.za ↗ | Books, Music & Video | — | 63 | Debut | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many books & music Shopify stores are there in South Africa?
Store Detector tracks 91 active books & music Shopify stores in South Africa, of which 45 have enough traffic data to rank. The list is rebuilt from our dataset and was last updated Sep 14, 2026.
What is the biggest books & music Shopify store in South Africa?
Exclusive Books Online (exclusivebooks.co.za) currently leads by estimated traffic, at roughly 231K visits a month. It is followed by CUM Books and Readers Warehouse.
Which apps do books & music stores in South Africa use most?
The most common apps across this group are Judge.me Product Reviews App (13 stores), Mailchimp: Email & SMS (12 stores), Google & YouTube (7 stores), BEST Currency Converter (5 stores), Pop Convert ‑ Pop Ups, Banners (5 stores). Install the Store Detector extension to see the full app stack on any store you visit.
How is this ranking calculated?
Stores are ordered by SimilarWeb traffic rank, then by combined social following where no rank is available. Traffic and revenue figures are estimates derived from third-party data — they are not reported sales. See the methodology for details.
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