Kestrel Technology Adoption in E-commerce

Discover 2.4k verified e-commerce stores using Kestrel. Analyze technology adoption, market trends, integration patterns, and business insights.

Detected across 2.9k domains. 2.4k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: April 2026

2.4k verified active stores out of 2.9k detected · 81.1% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Custom leads with 50.0% of stores with physical delivery (1,189 stores) , followed by nopCommerce (28.5%) and Wake (14.1%) .

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 50.0%

1,189 stores

678 stores

Wake 14.1%

335 stores

QDM 2.9%

70 stores

40 stores

14 stores

13 stores

Salla 0.5%

13 stores

7 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 Kestrel
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Custom 1189 50.02%
nopCommerce 678 28.52%
Wake 335 14.09%
QDM 70 2.94%
Smartstore 40 1.68%
WooCommerce 14 0.59%
GrandNode 13 0.55%
Salla 13 0.55%
ShopUp 7 0.29%
nopCommerce with Venture Theme and SevenSpikes Plugins, nopCommerce 7 0.29%
nopCommerce, nopCommerce with Venture Theme and SevenSpikes Plugins 5 0.21%
Storbie 2 0.08%
Nexaseller E-commerce Platform 2 0.08%
Wake, SAP Commerce Cloud 1 0.04%
Stock Manager Advance (SMA) with Shop Module 1 0.04%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 18.8% of all stores (367 stores) , followed by Business & Industrial (16.3%) and Health & Beauty (9.9%) .

Base: 1,952 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (81.9% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 18.8%

367 stores

Business & Industrial 16.3%

319 stores

Health & Beauty 9.9%

194 stores

Food & Beverages 8.4%

164 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 8.2%

160 stores

Electronics & Technology 7.6%

148 stores

Tools & Hardware 6.0%

118 stores

Home & Garden 5.8%

113 stores

Vehicles & Parts 5.0%

97 stores

Toys & Games 3.9%

76 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Kestrel store categories (March 2026)
Distribution of categories in Kestrel e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 367 18.80%
Business & Industrial 319 16.34%
Health & Beauty 194 9.94%
Food & Beverages 164 8.40%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 160 8.20%
Electronics & Technology 148 7.58%
Tools & Hardware 118 6.05%
Home & Garden 113 5.79%
Vehicles & Parts 97 4.97%
Toys & Games 76 3.89%
Gifts & Special Occasions 53 2.72%
Furniture & Home Decor 47 2.41%
Jewelry & Watches 39 2.00%
Arts & Entertainment 33 1.69%
Books & Media 24 1.23%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 16.6% among AI-verified physical stores (222 stores) , followed by Stripe Connect (11.6%) and American Express (11.0%) .

Base: 744 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (25.3% 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 16.6%

222 stores

155 stores

147 stores

Boleto 10.0%

134 stores

105 stores

93 stores

JCB 6.4%

86 stores

86 stores

72 stores

60 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Kestrel payment providers (March 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Kestrel e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 222 16.64%
Stripe Connect 155 11.62%
American Express 147 11.02%
Boleto 134 10.04%
Apple Pay 105 7.87%
Google Pay 93 6.97%
JCB 86 6.45%
MasterCard 86 6.45%
Mercado Pago 72 5.40%
Klarna 60 4.50%
Braintree 57 4.27%
Bolt 37 2.77%
VISA 35 2.62%
Hipercard 23 1.72%
SEPA 22 1.65%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

Correios leads with 20.5% among AI-verified physical stores (163 stores) , followed by UPS (15.7%) and DHL (13.4%) .

Base: 625 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (21.3% 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

163 stores

UPS 15.7%

125 stores

DHL 13.4%

107 stores

DPD 7.8%

62 stores

GLS 7.3%

58 stores

Estes 6.3%

50 stores

FedEx 6.2%

49 stores

46 stores

USPS 5.5%

44 stores

TNT 3.0%

24 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Kestrel shipping carriers (March 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Kestrel e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
Correios 163 20.48%
UPS 125 15.70%
DHL 107 13.44%
DPD 62 7.79%
GLS 58 7.29%
Estes 50 6.28%
FedEx 49 6.16%
Royal Mail 46 5.78%
USPS 44 5.53%
TNT 24 3.02%
PostNL 17 2.14%
Giaohangnhanh 15 1.88%
Hermes 15 1.88%
Ceska Posta 11 1.38%
BRT 10 1.26%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 528 new stores were launched in Kestrel , with the highest activity in 2026-02 (55 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-02 10.4%

55 stores launched

2026-01 9.5%

50 stores launched

2025-12 8.0%

42 stores launched

2025-11 4.9%

26 stores launched

2025-10 7.0%

37 stores launched

2025-09 6.3%

33 stores launched

2025-08 6.8%

36 stores launched

2025-07 9.3%

49 stores launched

2025-06 9.5%

50 stores launched

2025-05 20.5%

108 stores launched

2025-04 7.4%

39 stores launched

2025-03 0.6%

3 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Kestrel (March 2026)
Monthly store launches in Kestrel over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-02 55 10.42%
2026-01 50 9.47%
2025-12 42 7.95%
2025-11 26 4.92%
2025-10 37 7.01%
2025-09 33 6.25%
2025-08 36 6.82%
2025-07 49 9.28%
2025-06 50 9.47%
2025-05 108 20.45%
2025-04 39 7.39%
2025-03 3 0.57%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 2,365 active stores in Kestrel are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (105 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 4.4%

105 active stores

2025 23.0%

544 active stores

2024 10.9%

257 active stores

2023 7.3%

172 active stores

2022 5.8%

137 active stores

2021 6.1%

145 active stores

2020 5.9%

140 active stores

2019 3.3%

78 active stores

2018 3.2%

76 active stores

2017 3.6%

86 active stores

2016 1.7%

41 active stores

2015 1.6%

39 active stores

2014 1.6%

38 active stores

2013 2.6%

62 active stores

2012 1.8%

43 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Kestrel by original launch year (March 2026)
Active stores in Kestrel by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 105 4.44%
2025 544 23.00%
2024 257 10.87%
2023 172 7.27%
2022 137 5.79%
2021 145 6.13%
2020 140 5.92%
2019 78 3.30%
2018 76 3.21%
2017 86 3.64%
2016 41 1.73%
2015 39 1.65%
2014 38 1.61%
2013 62 2.62%
2012 43 1.82%
2011 48 2.03%
2010 37 1.56%
2009 36 1.52%
2008 34 1.44%
2007 22 0.93%
2006 21 0.89%
2005 19 0.80%
2004 21 0.89%
2003 25 1.06%
2002 22 0.93%
2001 40 1.69%
2000 30 1.27%
1999 15 0.63%
1998 17 0.72%
1997 11 0.47%
1996 4 0.17%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 31.4% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (1,351 stores) , followed by Instagram (23.9%) and YouTube (15.5%) .

Base: 1,823 stores with any detectable social profile (62.1% 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 31.4%

1,351 stores

Instagram 23.9%

1,029 stores

YouTube 15.5%

666 stores

Twitter 8.8%

377 stores

LinkedIn 7.0%

301 stores

WhatsApp 6.2%

268 stores

TikTok 3.2%

139 stores

Pinterest 2.0%

87 stores

X 1.7%

75 stores

Vimeo 0.1%

4 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Kestrel (March 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Kestrel e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 1351 31.44%
Instagram 1029 23.95%
YouTube 666 15.50%
Twitter 377 8.77%
LinkedIn 301 7.00%
WhatsApp 268 6.24%
TikTok 139 3.23%
Pinterest 87 2.02%
X 75 1.75%
Vimeo 4 0.09%

Geographic Distribution

Brazil leads with 20.1% (348 AI-verified stores) , followed by United States (12.3%) and Germany (8.5%) .

Base: 1,733 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

Brazil 20.1%

348 AI-verified stores

213 AI-verified stores

147 AI-verified stores

143 AI-verified stores

96 AI-verified stores

92 AI-verified stores

86 AI-verified stores

86 AI-verified stores

80 AI-verified stores

76 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Kestrel (March 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Kestrel
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
Brazil 348 20.08%
United States 213 12.29%
Germany 147 8.48%
United Kingdom 143 8.25%
Turkey 96 5.54%
Vietnam 92 5.31%
Uruguay 86 4.96%
Netherlands 86 4.96%
Czechia 80 4.62%
Belgium 76 4.39%
South Africa 54 3.12%
Italy 43 2.48%
Spain 40 2.31%
India 40 2.31%
Switzerland 37 2.14%
Canada 36 2.08%
Poland 33 1.90%
Romania 30 1.73%
Slovakia 27 1.56%
Greece 26 1.50%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 2.9k 100.00%
Emails 2.0k 66.91%
Phones 800.0 27.24%
Ecommerce platform 2.9k 97.62%
Couriers 625.0 21.28%
Payment Providers 744.0 25.33%
Categories 2.0k 69.25%
Social Media 1.8k 62.07%

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 Kestrel e-commerce intelligence?

We track 2.4k verified Kestrel 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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