Contentful Technology Adoption in E-commerce

Discover 3.3k e-commerce stores using Contentful. Analyze technology adoption, market trends, integration patterns, and business insights.

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E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Custom leads with 81.4% of stores with physical delivery (2,663 stores) , followed by Shopify (7.6%) and WooCommerce (4.9%) .

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 81.4%

2,663 stores

249 stores

161 stores

41 stores

40 stores

39 stores

23 stores

18 stores

6 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 Contentful
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Custom 2663 81.44%
Shopify 249 7.61%
WooCommerce 161 4.92%
Magento 41 1.25%
HCL Commerce 40 1.22%
BigCommerce 39 1.19%
SAP Commerce Cloud 23 0.70%
Nacelle 18 0.55%
HCL Commerce, SAP Commerce Cloud 8 0.24%
commercetools 6 0.18%
Squarespace Commerce 6 0.18%
SAP Commerce Cloud, HCL Commerce 5 0.15%
Salesforce Commerce Cloud 5 0.15%
Sylius 3 0.09%
Centra 3 0.09%

All Stores Distribution

Custom holds 69.4% share of all Contentful e-commerce stores (2,663) , with Shopify at 7.9% and WooCommerce at 6.9% (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 69.4%

2,663 stores

304 stores

265 stores

59 stores

117 stores

270 stores

85 stores

18 stores

6 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (December 2025)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in Contentful
Platform Total Stores Percentage
Custom 2663 69.39%
Shopify 304 7.92%
WooCommerce 265 6.90%
Magento 59 1.54%
HCL Commerce 117 3.05%
BigCommerce 270 7.03%
SAP Commerce Cloud 85 2.21%
Nacelle 18 0.47%
HCL Commerce, SAP Commerce Cloud 13 0.34%
commercetools 6 0.16%
Squarespace Commerce 9 0.23%
SAP Commerce Cloud, HCL Commerce 13 0.34%
Salesforce Commerce Cloud 6 0.16%
Sylius 5 0.13%
Centra 5 0.13%

Categories Distribution

Health & Beauty leads with 19.9% of all stores (550 stores) , followed by Clothing & Accessories (17.1%) and Food & Beverages (10.4%) .

Top 10 Categories

Health & Beauty 19.9%

550 stores

Clothing & Accessories 17.1%

473 stores

Food & Beverages 10.4%

288 stores

Vehicles & Parts 9.0%

248 stores

Electronics & Technology 7.6%

209 stores

Home & Garden 5.9%

164 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 5.5%

153 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 5.0%

137 stores

Arts & Entertainment 4.8%

132 stores

Pets & Pet Supplies 3.8%

105 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Contentful store categories (December 2025)
Distribution of categories in Contentful e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Health & Beauty 550 19.89%
Clothing & Accessories 473 17.11%
Food & Beverages 288 10.42%
Vehicles & Parts 248 8.97%
Electronics & Technology 209 7.56%
Home & Garden 164 5.93%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 153 5.53%
Furniture & Home Decor 137 4.95%
Arts & Entertainment 132 4.77%
Pets & Pet Supplies 105 3.80%
Gifts & Special Occasions 91 3.29%
Baby & Toddler 62 2.24%
Office Supplies 56 2.03%
Jewelry & Watches 55 1.99%
Business & Industrial 42 1.52%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 21.2% among AI-verified physical stores (408 stores) , followed by American Express (12.4%) and MasterCard (11.8%) .

Base: 1,247 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (29.9% 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 21.2%

408 stores

239 stores

227 stores

190 stores

185 stores

178 stores

115 stores

VISA 5.6%

107 stores

Adyen 3.5%

67 stores

40 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Contentful payment providers (December 2025)
Distribution of payment providers in Contentful e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 408 21.17%
American Express 239 12.40%
MasterCard 227 11.78%
Klarna 190 9.86%
Stripe Connect 185 9.60%
Apple Pay 178 9.24%
Google Pay 115 5.97%
VISA 107 5.55%
Adyen 67 3.48%
Bancontact 40 2.08%
Braintree 36 1.87%
Affirm 36 1.87%
Mollie 35 1.82%
Bolt 34 1.76%
Paddle 30 1.56%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS leads with 20.1% among AI-verified physical stores (198 stores) , followed by DHL (18.5%) and DPD (12.9%) .

Base: 929 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (22.3% 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

UPS 20.1%

198 stores

DHL 18.5%

182 stores

DPD 12.9%

127 stores

FedEx 12.4%

122 stores

USPS 9.3%

92 stores

GLS 6.3%

62 stores

46 stores

25 stores

23 stores

21 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Contentful shipping carriers (December 2025)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Contentful e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 198 20.10%
DHL 182 18.48%
DPD 127 12.89%
FedEx 122 12.39%
USPS 92 9.34%
GLS 62 6.29%
PostNL 46 4.67%
PostNord 25 2.54%
Australia Post 23 2.34%
Royal Mail 21 2.13%
Mondial Relay 21 2.13%
Hermes 20 2.03%
TNT 16 1.62%
Bpost 15 1.52%
Speedy 15 1.52%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 384 new stores were launched in Contentful , with the highest activity in 2025-11 (36 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2025-11 9.4%

36 stores launched

2025-10 13.3%

51 stores launched

2025-09 6.5%

25 stores launched

2025-08 5.7%

22 stores launched

2025-07 6.0%

23 stores launched

2025-06 8.6%

33 stores launched

2025-05 6.0%

23 stores launched

2025-04 10.4%

40 stores launched

2025-03 11.2%

43 stores launched

2025-02 10.4%

40 stores launched

2025-01 7.6%

29 stores launched

2024-12 4.9%

19 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Contentful (December 2025)
Monthly store launches in Contentful over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2025-11 36 9.38%
2025-10 51 13.28%
2025-09 25 6.51%
2025-08 22 5.73%
2025-07 23 5.99%
2025-06 33 8.59%
2025-05 23 5.99%
2025-04 40 10.42%
2025-03 43 11.20%
2025-02 40 10.42%
2025-01 29 7.55%
2024-12 19 4.95%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 3,110 active stores in Contentful are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2025 (366 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2025 11.8%

366 active stores

2024 10.9%

339 active stores

2023 8.1%

251 active stores

2022 6.4%

198 active stores

2021 6.0%

187 active stores

2020 5.2%

163 active stores

2019 4.6%

142 active stores

2018 4.1%

126 active stores

2017 4.9%

151 active stores

2016 2.4%

75 active stores

2015 1.9%

60 active stores

2014 2.2%

69 active stores

2013 2.7%

84 active stores

2012 2.3%

73 active stores

2011 2.0%

61 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Contentful by original launch year (December 2025)
Active stores in Contentful by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2025 366 11.77%
2024 339 10.90%
2023 251 8.07%
2022 198 6.37%
2021 187 6.01%
2020 163 5.24%
2019 142 4.57%
2018 126 4.05%
2017 151 4.86%
2016 75 2.41%
2015 60 1.93%
2014 69 2.22%
2013 84 2.70%
2012 73 2.35%
2011 61 1.96%
2010 65 2.09%
2009 58 1.86%
2008 56 1.80%
2007 57 1.83%
2006 36 1.16%
2005 33 1.06%
2004 37 1.19%
2003 49 1.58%
2002 33 1.06%
2001 84 2.70%
2000 75 2.41%
1999 39 1.25%
1998 61 1.96%
1997 28 0.90%
1996 35 1.13%
1995 19 0.61%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 25.0% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (2,145 stores) , followed by Instagram (24.4%) and YouTube (14.9%) .

Base: 3,197 stores with any detectable social profile (76.6% 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 25.0%

2,145 stores

Instagram 24.4%

2,096 stores

YouTube 14.9%

1,279 stores

Twitter 9.7%

832 stores

LinkedIn 8.4%

723 stores

TikTok 7.8%

667 stores

Pinterest 5.6%

479 stores

X 2.4%

204 stores

Medium 1.0%

87 stores

WhatsApp 0.7%

63 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Contentful (December 2025)
Distribution of social media platforms in Contentful e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 2145 25.01%
Instagram 2096 24.44%
YouTube 1279 14.92%
Twitter 832 9.70%
LinkedIn 723 8.43%
TikTok 667 7.78%
Pinterest 479 5.59%
X 204 2.38%
Medium 87 1.01%
WhatsApp 63 0.73%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 27.3% (582 AI-verified stores) , followed by United Kingdom (16.0%) and Netherlands (5.6%) .

Base: 2,131 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

582 AI-verified stores

340 AI-verified stores

120 AI-verified stores

118 AI-verified stores

116 AI-verified stores

87 AI-verified stores

87 AI-verified stores

79 AI-verified stores

79 AI-verified stores

70 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Contentful (December 2025)
Geographic distribution of stores using Contentful
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 582 27.31%
United Kingdom 340 15.95%
Netherlands 120 5.63%
Germany 118 5.54%
Canada 116 5.44%
Australia 87 4.08%
Sweden 87 4.08%
France 79 3.71%
Norway 79 3.71%
Denmark 70 3.28%
India 63 2.96%
Italy 62 2.91%
Spain 59 2.77%
Belgium 53 2.49%
Japan 50 2.35%
Poland 41 1.92%
Finland 39 1.83%
Mexico 30 1.41%
Switzerland 30 1.41%
New Zealand 26 1.22%

Dataset Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 4.2k 100.00%
Emails 1.9k 44.89%
Phones 1.1k 26.01%
Ecommerce platform 3.9k 93.89%
Couriers 929.0 22.25%
Payment Providers 1.2k 29.87%
Categories 3.3k 79.54%
Social Media 3.2k 76.57%

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