DatoCMS Technology Adoption in E-commerce

Discover 266.0 verified e-commerce stores using DatoCMS. Analyze technology adoption, market trends, integration patterns, and business insights.

Detected across 401.0 domains. 266.0 verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: April 2026

266.0 verified active stores out of 401.0 detected · 66.3% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Custom leads with 71.1% of stores with physical delivery (189 stores) , followed by Shopify (13.5%) and Magento (4.5%) .

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 71.1%

189 stores

Shopify 13.5%

36 stores

12 stores

9 stores

9 stores

6 stores

Bagy 0.8%

2 stores

2 stores

QDM 0.4%

1 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (March 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in DatoCMS
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Custom 189 71.05%
Shopify 36 13.53%
Magento 12 4.51%
SAP Commerce Cloud 9 3.38%
WooCommerce 9 3.38%
BigCommerce 6 2.26%
Bagy 2 0.75%
IdoSell Shop 2 0.75%
QDM 1 0.38%
Store.link E-commerce Platform 0 0.00%
Blaze 0 0.00%
Imweb 0 0.00%
Shopware 0 0.00%
Cafe24 0 0.00%
SAP Commerce Cloud, BigCommerce 0 0.00%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 18.5% of all stores (44 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (11.3%) and Gifts & Special Occasions (10.5%) .

Base: 238 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (89.5% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 18.5%

44 stores

Health & Beauty 11.3%

27 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 10.5%

25 stores

Jewelry & Watches 9.2%

22 stores

Food & Beverages 8.8%

21 stores

Home & Garden 8.0%

19 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 6.7%

16 stores

Business & Industrial 5.9%

14 stores

Toys & Games 5.0%

12 stores

Arts & Entertainment 3.8%

9 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 DatoCMS store categories (March 2026)
Distribution of categories in DatoCMS e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 44 18.49%
Health & Beauty 27 11.34%
Gifts & Special Occasions 25 10.50%
Jewelry & Watches 22 9.24%
Food & Beverages 21 8.82%
Home & Garden 19 7.98%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 16 6.72%
Business & Industrial 14 5.88%
Toys & Games 12 5.04%
Arts & Entertainment 9 3.78%
Furniture & Home Decor 9 3.78%
Tools & Hardware 7 2.94%
Vehicles & Parts 6 2.52%
Electronics & Technology 4 1.68%
Baby & Toddler 3 1.26%

Payment Providers Distribution

Klarna leads with 22.4% among AI-verified physical stores (48 stores) , followed by Apple Pay (15.0%) and PayPal (13.1%) .

Base: 160 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (39.9% 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

Klarna 22.4%

48 stores

32 stores

PayPal 13.1%

28 stores

27 stores

16 stores

15 stores

14 stores

11 stores

VISA 3.3%

7 stores

BLIK 1.4%

3 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 DatoCMS payment providers (March 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in DatoCMS e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
Klarna 48 22.43%
Apple Pay 32 14.95%
PayPal 28 13.08%
Google Pay 27 12.62%
Clearpay 16 7.48%
Stripe Connect 15 7.01%
MasterCard 14 6.54%
American Express 11 5.14%
VISA 7 3.27%
BLIK 3 1.40%
Twint 3 1.40%
Braintree 3 1.40%
Bancontact 3 1.40%
PayPo 2 0.93%
SEPA 2 0.93%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

DHL leads with 20.6% among AI-verified physical stores (22 stores) , followed by UPS (19.6%) and GLS (12.1%) .

Base: 107 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (26.7% 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 20.6%

22 stores

UPS 19.6%

21 stores

GLS 12.1%

13 stores

USPS 8.4%

9 stores

DPD 7.5%

8 stores

FedEx 7.5%

8 stores

7 stores

3 stores

3 stores

3 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 DatoCMS shipping carriers (March 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in DatoCMS e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
DHL 22 20.56%
UPS 21 19.63%
GLS 13 12.15%
USPS 9 8.41%
DPD 8 7.48%
FedEx 8 7.48%
Royal Mail 7 6.54%
Swiss Post 3 2.80%
PostNL 3 2.80%
InPost 3 2.80%
Budbee 2 1.87%
Yodel 2 1.87%
TNT 2 1.87%
PostNord 2 1.87%
BRT 2 1.87%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 31 new stores were launched in DatoCMS , with the highest activity in 2026-02 (5 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-02 16.1%

5 stores launched

2026-01 6.5%

2 stores launched

2025-10 9.7%

3 stores launched

2025-09 12.9%

4 stores launched

2025-08 9.7%

3 stores launched

2025-07 12.9%

4 stores launched

2025-05 6.5%

2 stores launched

2025-04 16.1%

5 stores launched

2025-03 9.7%

3 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in DatoCMS (March 2026)
Monthly store launches in DatoCMS over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-02 5 16.13%
2026-01 2 6.45%
2025-10 3 9.68%
2025-09 4 12.90%
2025-08 3 9.68%
2025-07 4 12.90%
2025-05 2 6.45%
2025-04 5 16.13%
2025-03 3 9.68%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 266 active stores in DatoCMS are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (7 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 2.6%

7 active stores

2025 10.9%

29 active stores

2024 9.0%

24 active stores

2023 9.4%

25 active stores

2022 10.2%

27 active stores

2021 7.5%

20 active stores

2020 7.1%

19 active stores

2019 3.8%

10 active stores

2018 2.6%

7 active stores

2017 6.0%

16 active stores

2016 1.9%

5 active stores

2015 2.3%

6 active stores

2014 2.3%

6 active stores

2013 1.5%

4 active stores

2012 0.8%

2 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in DatoCMS by original launch year (March 2026)
Active stores in DatoCMS by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 7 2.63%
2025 29 10.90%
2024 24 9.02%
2023 25 9.40%
2022 27 10.15%
2021 20 7.52%
2020 19 7.14%
2019 10 3.76%
2018 7 2.63%
2017 16 6.02%
2016 5 1.88%
2015 6 2.26%
2014 6 2.26%
2013 4 1.50%
2012 2 0.75%
2011 3 1.13%
2010 4 1.50%
2009 2 0.75%
2008 3 1.13%
2006 2 0.75%
2005 5 1.88%
2004 5 1.88%
2003 7 2.63%
2002 1 0.38%
2001 3 1.13%
2000 5 1.88%
1999 4 1.50%
1998 8 3.01%
1997 2 0.75%
1996 3 1.13%
1995 2 0.75%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 27.5% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (198 stores) , followed by Facebook (26.9%) and TikTok (12.4%) .

Base: 325 stores with any detectable social profile (81.0% 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

Instagram 27.5%

198 stores

Facebook 26.9%

194 stores

TikTok 12.4%

89 stores

YouTube 10.6%

76 stores

LinkedIn 10.1%

73 stores

Twitter 5.4%

39 stores

Pinterest 4.6%

33 stores

X 1.7%

12 stores

WhatsApp 0.6%

4 stores

Twitch 0.3%

2 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in DatoCMS (March 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in DatoCMS e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 198 27.50%
Facebook 194 26.94%
TikTok 89 12.36%
YouTube 76 10.56%
LinkedIn 73 10.14%
Twitter 39 5.42%
Pinterest 33 4.58%
X 12 1.67%
WhatsApp 4 0.56%
Twitch 2 0.28%

Geographic Distribution

United Kingdom leads with 18.8% (41 AI-verified stores) , followed by United States (16.1%) and Sweden (11.5%) .

Base: 218 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

41 AI-verified stores

35 AI-verified stores

Sweden 11.5%

25 AI-verified stores

15 AI-verified stores

Italy 5.5%

12 AI-verified stores

11 AI-verified stores

10 AI-verified stores

9 AI-verified stores

9 AI-verified stores

9 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using DatoCMS (March 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using DatoCMS
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United Kingdom 41 18.81%
United States 35 16.06%
Sweden 25 11.47%
Netherlands 15 6.88%
Italy 12 5.50%
Iceland 11 5.05%
Poland 10 4.59%
Denmark 9 4.13%
Germany 9 4.13%
France 9 4.13%
Belgium 7 3.21%
Norway 7 3.21%
Australia 6 2.75%
Finland 4 1.83%
Canada 4 1.83%
Portugal 3 1.38%
Peru 3 1.38%
Czechia 3 1.38%
Austria 3 1.38%
Brazil 2 0.92%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 401.0 100.00%
Emails 209.0 52.12%
Phones 119.0 29.68%
Ecommerce platform 361.0 90.02%
Couriers 107.0 26.68%
Payment Providers 160.0 39.90%
Categories 251.0 62.59%
Social Media 325.0 81.05%

Coverage reflects detectability from public website analysis. Payment providers and shipping carriers are identified from checkout pages and shipping widgets. Stores using off-site payment flows or custom shipping integrations may not be detected. Actual adoption rates are higher than shown.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What data is included in the DatoCMS e-commerce intelligence?

We track 266.0 verified DatoCMS e-commerce stores with 50+ data points per store: e-commerce platform, product counts, categories, payment providers, shipping carriers, estimated traffic, technology stack, and verified business contacts.

How is the data collected and how often is it updated?

We continuously crawl 300M+ domains using proprietary web crawlers, AI classification, and technology fingerprinting. The database is refreshed monthly, so you always work with current market data.

How do I access the data?

Self-service plans give you instant access through our web app and REST API. You can search, filter, and segment stores interactively or integrate programmatically into your workflows. View plans →

Can I filter by specific segments?

Yes. You can segment by country, platform, store size, product category, payment provider, shipping carrier, traffic tier, and more. All filtering is available through both the web app and API.

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