AppNexus Technology Adoption in E-commerce

Discover 2.8k e-commerce stores using AppNexus. Analyze technology adoption, market trends, integration patterns, and business insights.

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E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Custom leads with 39.0% of stores with physical delivery (1,072 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (31.6%) and Shopify (14.6%) .

Note: This distribution covers only stores selling physical products with active shopping carts and physical product shipping. Digital products, services, and non-transactional sites are excluded. All stores are verified by our proprietary AI model to ensure accurate e-commerce classification.

Top 10 Platforms (Physical Delivery)

Custom 39.0%

1,072 stores

868 stores

Shopify 14.6%

400 stores

150 stores

81 stores

43 stores

36 stores

18 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (December 2025)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in AppNexus
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Custom 1072 39.02%
WooCommerce 868 31.60%
Shopify 400 14.56%
Wikinggruppen 150 5.46%
Magento 81 2.95%
MyCashFlow 43 1.57%
PrestaShop 36 1.31%
BigCommerce 18 0.66%
Salesforce Commerce Cloud 17 0.62%
EasyDigitalDownloads, WooCommerce 14 0.51%
WooCommerce, EasyDigitalDownloads 12 0.44%
TradePending 12 0.44%
Lightspeed eCom 9 0.33%
Wix eCommerce 8 0.29%
DanDomain Webshop 7 0.25%

All Stores Distribution

Custom holds 21.2% share of all AppNexus e-commerce stores (1,072) , with WooCommerce at 58.5% and Shopify at 8.7% (December 2025) .

Note: This broader distribution includes all stores with e-commerce indicators such as platform detection, shopping cart presence, or payment integration. This liberal approach may include some false positives (e.g., WooCommerce installations used for non-commercial purposes) but provides comprehensive market coverage for lead generation and competitive analysis.

Top 10 Platforms (All Stores)

Custom 21.2%

1,072 stores

2,953 stores

440 stores

158 stores

108 stores

51 stores

47 stores

20 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (December 2025)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in AppNexus
Platform Total Stores Percentage
Custom 1072 21.24%
WooCommerce 2953 58.51%
Shopify 440 8.72%
Wikinggruppen 158 3.13%
Magento 108 2.14%
MyCashFlow 51 1.01%
PrestaShop 47 0.93%
BigCommerce 20 0.40%
Salesforce Commerce Cloud 19 0.38%
EasyDigitalDownloads, WooCommerce 45 0.89%
WooCommerce, EasyDigitalDownloads 52 1.03%
TradePending 16 0.32%
Lightspeed eCom 9 0.18%
Wix eCommerce 50 0.99%
DanDomain Webshop 7 0.14%

Categories Distribution

Health & Beauty leads with 16.8% of all stores (377 stores) , followed by Food & Beverages (14.3%) and Clothing & Accessories (12.7%) .

Top 10 Categories

Health & Beauty 16.8%

377 stores

Food & Beverages 14.3%

321 stores

Clothing & Accessories 12.7%

286 stores

Vehicles & Parts 12.5%

280 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 7.3%

163 stores

Home & Garden 7.2%

162 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 4.2%

95 stores

Electronics & Technology 4.1%

93 stores

Arts & Entertainment 3.8%

85 stores

Business & Industrial 3.3%

73 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 AppNexus store categories (December 2025)
Distribution of categories in AppNexus e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Health & Beauty 377 16.79%
Food & Beverages 321 14.30%
Clothing & Accessories 286 12.74%
Vehicles & Parts 280 12.47%
Furniture & Home Decor 163 7.26%
Home & Garden 162 7.22%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 95 4.23%
Electronics & Technology 93 4.14%
Arts & Entertainment 85 3.79%
Business & Industrial 73 3.25%
Books & Media 67 2.98%
Gifts & Special Occasions 65 2.90%
Jewelry & Watches 65 2.90%
Tools & Hardware 58 2.58%
Pets & Pet Supplies 55 2.45%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 17.6% among AI-verified physical stores (224 stores) , followed by Klarna (14.8%) and MasterCard (12.7%) .

Base: 1,002 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (18.8% coverage of all stores). Percentages show share of detected provider instances (stores may use multiple providers).

Detected from checkout/payment scripts and provider tags; off-site/manual payments excluded where undetectable.

Top 10 Payment Providers

PayPal 17.6%

224 stores

Klarna 14.8%

189 stores

162 stores

162 stores

142 stores

VISA 6.4%

82 stores

60 stores

Swish 4.0%

51 stores

45 stores

Svea 3.4%

44 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 AppNexus payment providers (December 2025)
Distribution of payment providers in AppNexus e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 224 17.55%
Klarna 189 14.81%
MasterCard 162 12.70%
American Express 162 12.70%
Stripe Connect 142 11.13%
VISA 82 6.43%
Apple Pay 60 4.70%
Swish 51 4.00%
Google Pay 45 3.53%
Svea 44 3.45%
JCB 31 2.43%
Bolt 29 2.27%
iDEAL 20 1.57%
Bancontact 18 1.41%
Paddle 17 1.33%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

DHL leads with 16.3% among AI-verified physical stores (144 stores) , followed by UPS (15.4%) and USPS (13.5%) .

Base: 852 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (16.0% coverage of all stores). Percentages show share of detected carrier instances (stores may use multiple carriers).

Detected from checkout/shipping pages and shipment widgets; cross-border carriers included where visible.

Top 10 Shipping Carriers

DHL 16.3%

144 stores

UPS 15.4%

136 stores

USPS 13.5%

119 stores

FedEx 9.0%

79 stores

70 stores

Posti 6.1%

54 stores

40 stores

38 stores

GLS 4.2%

37 stores

36 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 AppNexus shipping carriers (December 2025)
Distribution of shipping carriers in AppNexus e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
DHL 144 16.35%
UPS 136 15.44%
USPS 119 13.51%
FedEx 79 8.97%
Postin 70 7.95%
Posti 54 6.13%
PostNord 40 4.54%
Schenker 38 4.31%
GLS 37 4.20%
Matkahuolto 36 4.09%
Matkahuollon 34 3.86%
DPD 29 3.29%
Royal Mail 26 2.95%
Australia Post 20 2.27%
PostNL 19 2.16%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 209 new stores were launched in AppNexus , with the highest activity in 2025-11 (22 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2025-11 10.5%

22 stores launched

2025-10 8.6%

18 stores launched

2025-09 6.7%

14 stores launched

2025-08 9.1%

19 stores launched

2025-07 4.8%

10 stores launched

2025-06 11.5%

24 stores launched

2025-05 6.2%

13 stores launched

2025-04 10.5%

22 stores launched

2025-03 6.7%

14 stores launched

2025-02 5.7%

12 stores launched

2025-01 14.8%

31 stores launched

2024-12 4.8%

10 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in AppNexus (December 2025)
Monthly store launches in AppNexus over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2025-11 22 10.53%
2025-10 18 8.61%
2025-09 14 6.70%
2025-08 19 9.09%
2025-07 10 4.78%
2025-06 24 11.48%
2025-05 13 6.22%
2025-04 22 10.53%
2025-03 14 6.70%
2025-02 12 5.74%
2025-01 31 14.83%
2024-12 10 4.78%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 2,796 active stores in AppNexus are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2025 (199 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2025 7.1%

199 active stores

2024 6.7%

186 active stores

2023 6.0%

169 active stores

2022 5.4%

152 active stores

2021 6.4%

178 active stores

2020 7.3%

203 active stores

2019 4.8%

133 active stores

2018 6.3%

175 active stores

2017 7.3%

204 active stores

2016 3.2%

89 active stores

2015 3.5%

97 active stores

2014 3.1%

86 active stores

2013 3.9%

110 active stores

2012 2.6%

72 active stores

2011 3.0%

84 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in AppNexus by original launch year (December 2025)
Active stores in AppNexus by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2025 199 7.12%
2024 186 6.65%
2023 169 6.04%
2022 152 5.44%
2021 178 6.37%
2020 203 7.26%
2019 133 4.76%
2018 175 6.26%
2017 204 7.30%
2016 89 3.18%
2015 97 3.47%
2014 86 3.08%
2013 110 3.93%
2012 72 2.58%
2011 84 3.00%
2010 55 1.97%
2009 57 2.04%
2008 51 1.82%
2007 47 1.68%
2006 35 1.25%
2005 40 1.43%
2004 55 1.97%
2003 51 1.82%
2002 33 1.18%
2001 64 2.29%
2000 39 1.39%
1999 36 1.29%
1998 39 1.39%
1997 22 0.79%
1996 19 0.68%
1995 16 0.57%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 29.6% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (2,052 stores) , followed by Instagram (25.5%) and YouTube (13.4%) .

Base: 4,166 stores with any detectable social profile (78.1% of all stores). Percentages show share of detected platform instances (stores may use multiple platforms).

Links and embeds detected on public pages; private/hidden profiles not counted.

Top 10 Social Platforms

Facebook 29.6%

2,052 stores

Instagram 25.5%

1,764 stores

YouTube 13.4%

927 stores

Twitter 10.4%

718 stores

Pinterest 6.6%

454 stores

LinkedIn 5.4%

374 stores

TikTok 5.2%

362 stores

X 2.6%

181 stores

WhatsApp 1.2%

80 stores

Vimeo 0.2%

15 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in AppNexus (December 2025)
Distribution of social media platforms in AppNexus e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 2052 29.62%
Instagram 1764 25.47%
YouTube 927 13.38%
Twitter 718 10.37%
Pinterest 454 6.55%
LinkedIn 374 5.40%
TikTok 362 5.23%
X 181 2.61%
WhatsApp 80 1.15%
Vimeo 15 0.22%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 45.8% (998 AI-verified stores) , followed by Finland (10.1%) and Sweden (7.4%) .

Base: 2,179 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

998 AI-verified stores

Finland 10.1%

220 AI-verified stores

161 AI-verified stores

121 AI-verified stores

87 AI-verified stores

82 AI-verified stores

62 AI-verified stores

54 AI-verified stores

India 2.4%

52 AI-verified stores

47 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using AppNexus (December 2025)
Geographic distribution of stores using AppNexus
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 998 45.80%
Finland 220 10.10%
Sweden 161 7.39%
United Kingdom 121 5.55%
Netherlands 87 3.99%
France 82 3.76%
Australia 62 2.85%
Taiwan 54 2.48%
India 52 2.39%
Canada 47 2.16%
Spain 45 2.07%
Germany 44 2.02%
Italy 34 1.56%
Switzerland 30 1.38%
Turkey 30 1.38%
Brazil 28 1.28%
Norway 25 1.15%
Mexico 21 0.96%
Japan 20 0.92%
Lithuania 18 0.83%

Dataset Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 5.3k 100.00%
Emails 2.7k 51.20%
Phones 1.1k 21.32%
Ecommerce platform 5.3k 98.95%
Couriers 852.0 15.98%
Payment Providers 1.0k 18.79%
Categories 3.7k 68.68%
Social Media 4.2k 78.13%

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