Zendesk Technology Adoption in E-commerce

Discover 17.5k verified e-commerce stores using Zendesk. Analyze technology adoption, market trends, integration patterns, and business insights.

Detected across 21.7k domains. 17.5k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: April 2026

17.5k verified active stores out of 21.7k detected · 80.4% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Custom leads with 38.8% of stores with physical delivery (6,514 stores) , followed by Shopify (27.5%) and Magento (16.6%) .

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 38.8%

6,514 stores

Shopify 27.5%

4,618 stores

Magento 16.6%

2,791 stores

1,581 stores

472 stores

342 stores

115 stores

81 stores

64 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 Zendesk
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Custom 6514 38.82%
Shopify 4618 27.52%
Magento 2791 16.63%
WooCommerce 1581 9.42%
PrestaShop 472 2.81%
BigCommerce 342 2.04%
OpenCart 115 0.69%
SAP Commerce Cloud 81 0.48%
Shopware 64 0.38%
Salesforce Commerce Cloud 49 0.29%
Lightspeed eCom 38 0.23%
nopCommerce 33 0.20%
Ticimax 31 0.18%
E37 Triton 27 0.16%
VTEX 26 0.15%

Categories Distribution

Health & Beauty leads with 15.8% of all stores (2,334 stores) , followed by Clothing & Accessories (14.8%) and Food & Beverages (11.8%) .

Base: 14,729 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (84.3% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Health & Beauty 15.8%

2,334 stores

Clothing & Accessories 14.8%

2,187 stores

Food & Beverages 11.8%

1,733 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 9.8%

1,443 stores

Toys & Games 8.8%

1,291 stores

Home & Garden 7.0%

1,028 stores

Electronics & Technology 6.8%

1,002 stores

Arts & Entertainment 4.6%

678 stores

Business & Industrial 4.2%

622 stores

Tools & Hardware 4.0%

585 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Zendesk store categories (March 2026)
Distribution of categories in Zendesk e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Health & Beauty 2334 15.85%
Clothing & Accessories 2187 14.85%
Food & Beverages 1733 11.77%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 1443 9.80%
Toys & Games 1291 8.77%
Home & Garden 1028 6.98%
Electronics & Technology 1002 6.80%
Arts & Entertainment 678 4.60%
Business & Industrial 622 4.22%
Tools & Hardware 585 3.97%
Furniture & Home Decor 570 3.87%
Vehicles & Parts 493 3.35%
Gifts & Special Occasions 362 2.46%
Jewelry & Watches 234 1.59%
Books & Media 167 1.13%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 27.1% among AI-verified physical stores (2,805 stores) , followed by American Express (15.8%) and MasterCard (11.6%) .

Base: 5,575 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (25.7% 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 27.1%

2,805 stores

1,634 stores

1,197 stores

955 stores

576 stores

546 stores

JCB 5.0%

522 stores

VISA 4.8%

499 stores

428 stores

253 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Zendesk payment providers (March 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Zendesk e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 2805 27.10%
American Express 1634 15.79%
MasterCard 1197 11.57%
Klarna 955 9.23%
Apple Pay 576 5.57%
Stripe Connect 546 5.28%
JCB 522 5.04%
VISA 499 4.82%
Google Pay 428 4.14%
Affirm 253 2.44%
Bolt 225 2.17%
Amazon Pay 217 2.10%
Braintree 195 1.88%
Bancontact 168 1.62%
iDEAL 130 1.26%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS leads with 20.0% among AI-verified physical stores (1,433 stores) , followed by DHL (15.8%) and USPS (15.6%) .

Base: 4,753 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (21.9% 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 20.0%

1,433 stores

DHL 15.8%

1,130 stores

USPS 15.6%

1,116 stores

FedEx 13.6%

976 stores

DPD 8.0%

570 stores

392 stores

GLS 5.0%

355 stores

296 stores

192 stores

Estes 2.2%

159 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Zendesk shipping carriers (March 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Zendesk e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 1433 20.00%
DHL 1130 15.77%
USPS 1116 15.57%
FedEx 976 13.62%
DPD 570 7.95%
Royal Mail 392 5.47%
GLS 355 4.95%
Canada Post 296 4.13%
Australia Post 192 2.68%
Estes 159 2.22%
TNT 147 2.05%
PostNL 114 1.59%
Colissimo 114 1.59%
Correios 88 1.23%
Hermes 84 1.17%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 1,662 new stores were launched in Zendesk , with the highest activity in 2026-02 (93 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-02 5.6%

93 stores launched

2026-01 6.6%

110 stores launched

2025-12 8.7%

145 stores launched

2025-11 9.7%

161 stores launched

2025-10 10.8%

179 stores launched

2025-09 7.8%

129 stores launched

2025-08 8.0%

133 stores launched

2025-07 9.4%

157 stores launched

2025-06 9.0%

150 stores launched

2025-05 12.3%

205 stores launched

2025-04 11.0%

183 stores launched

2025-03 1.0%

17 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Zendesk (March 2026)
Monthly store launches in Zendesk over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-02 93 5.60%
2026-01 110 6.62%
2025-12 145 8.72%
2025-11 161 9.69%
2025-10 179 10.77%
2025-09 129 7.76%
2025-08 133 8.00%
2025-07 157 9.45%
2025-06 150 9.03%
2025-05 205 12.33%
2025-04 183 11.01%
2025-03 17 1.02%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 16,986 active stores in Zendesk are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (203 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 1.2%

203 active stores

2025 10.9%

1,844 active stores

2024 9.3%

1,579 active stores

2023 7.3%

1,232 active stores

2022 7.4%

1,264 active stores

2021 7.4%

1,253 active stores

2020 8.3%

1,402 active stores

2019 6.4%

1,079 active stores

2018 5.5%

940 active stores

2017 4.9%

834 active stores

2016 2.3%

388 active stores

2015 2.4%

416 active stores

2014 2.5%

417 active stores

2013 3.2%

541 active stores

2012 1.8%

313 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Zendesk by original launch year (March 2026)
Active stores in Zendesk by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 203 1.20%
2025 1844 10.86%
2024 1579 9.30%
2023 1232 7.25%
2022 1264 7.44%
2021 1253 7.38%
2020 1402 8.25%
2019 1079 6.35%
2018 940 5.53%
2017 834 4.91%
2016 388 2.28%
2015 416 2.45%
2014 417 2.45%
2013 541 3.18%
2012 313 1.84%
2011 346 2.04%
2010 385 2.27%
2009 258 1.52%
2008 257 1.51%
2007 233 1.37%
2006 201 1.18%
2005 197 1.16%
2004 202 1.19%
2003 201 1.18%
2002 169 0.99%
2001 181 1.07%
2000 160 0.94%
1999 164 0.97%
1998 138 0.81%
1997 96 0.57%
1996 77 0.45%
1995 16 0.09%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 25.4% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (10,966 stores) , followed by Instagram (24.0%) and YouTube (16.3%) .

Base: 14,697 stores with any detectable social profile (67.7% 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 25.4%

10,966 stores

Instagram 24.0%

10,388 stores

YouTube 16.3%

7,036 stores

Twitter 12.1%

5,228 stores

TikTok 8.9%

3,859 stores

LinkedIn 5.0%

2,169 stores

Pinterest 4.8%

2,091 stores

X 2.0%

852 stores

WhatsApp 1.3%

565 stores

Reddit 0.2%

78 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Zendesk (March 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Zendesk e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 10966 25.37%
Instagram 10388 24.03%
YouTube 7036 16.27%
Twitter 5228 12.09%
TikTok 3859 8.93%
LinkedIn 2169 5.02%
Pinterest 2091 4.84%
X 852 1.97%
WhatsApp 565 1.31%
Reddit 78 0.18%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 38.9% (5,106 AI-verified stores) , followed by United Kingdom (13.0%) and Australia (5.4%) .

Base: 13,136 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

5,106 AI-verified stores

1,711 AI-verified stores

709 AI-verified stores

696 AI-verified stores

604 AI-verified stores

Spain 4.4%

578 AI-verified stores

Italy 4.0%

529 AI-verified stores

506 AI-verified stores

502 AI-verified stores

457 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Zendesk (March 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Zendesk
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 5106 38.87%
United Kingdom 1711 13.03%
Australia 709 5.40%
Indonesia 696 5.30%
Germany 604 4.60%
Spain 578 4.40%
Italy 529 4.03%
France 506 3.85%
Canada 502 3.82%
Netherlands 457 3.48%
Sweden 227 1.73%
Brazil 222 1.69%
Japan 215 1.64%
Denmark 211 1.61%
Turkey 170 1.29%
Mexico 161 1.23%
Belgium 136 1.04%
New Zealand 134 1.02%
Bulgaria 133 1.01%
Hong Kong 129 0.98%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 21.7k 100.00%
Emails 8.6k 39.43%
Phones 5.2k 24.14%
Ecommerce platform 21.4k 98.56%
Couriers 4.8k 21.89%
Payment Providers 5.6k 25.67%
Categories 15.5k 71.49%
Social Media 14.7k 67.68%

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 Zendesk e-commerce intelligence?

We track 17.5k verified Zendesk 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.

Do you offer enterprise or custom licensing?

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