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19,943 pharmacies. The State knows where they are, and nothing about their online presence.

The barometer of French pharmacies, built on official registers — ANS FINESS feed of 1 August 2026 — and on the measurement of 8,379 pharmacy websites in 16 countries. Published methodology, dated figures.

19 943
pharmacies open in France, to the FINESS record
949
pharmacy websites identified in France
763
pharmacies whose website is matched by evidence — a floor, not the real number
4 410 962
product pages counted across 8,379 websites, 16 countries

Figures regenerated on 12 September 2026 · sources: ANS FINESS feed of 1 August 2026 (open data), site-by-site measurement · a website is only matched to a pharmacy on evidence the page itself states (SIRET, FINESS); the name is never proof.

Publications

Study

12 Sept 2026

Online presence of French pharmacies: 949 websites for 19,943 pharmacies

Fewer than 4% of French pharmacies with an identified e-commerce presence. Matching websites to pharmacies is under way: 763 is a measured floor, not the real number.

Barometer

○ Under study

Edition 1 — date to be announced soon

Pharmacy call barometer

Calls received per month, share handled without human intervention, reasons, peak times. Awaiting the production of usage figures for the voice assistant — no figure published before then.

White paper

2026

The German model sells shopping convenience, the French one sells the health service

Services announced on the home page, measured across 16 countries: 19 French websites announce WhatsApp against 486 in Germany; 12 announce a mobile app against 437; 460 announce vaccination against 258.

Network data

Jan 2024 – June 2026

Three delivery profiles: median 3, active 10, on-call 90 deliveries a month

Medians by volume tercile across 160 pharmacies active for at least six months. Average delivered basket of €43 to €44. The median is low, and we stand by it.

Methodology

12 Sept 2026

“A website is only matched to a pharmacy on evidence the page itself states”

SIRET and FINESS are conclusive; the address and phone number are clues; the name is never proof. Corollary: a null value means “nobody looked”, never “no”.

Let's see what Nexum would change in the pharmacy

A demo led by a pharmacist from the Nexum team, on the pharmacy's own call and order flows.