United States E-commerce Market

Explore 1.9m verified e-commerce stores in the United States. Compare platforms, categories, PSP/carrier signals, available contacts, and merchant-size segments.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 3.2m with e-commerce signals. 1.9m verified as active stores.

Verified stores
1.9m
active stores with physical delivery
Top platform
Shopify
965,107 verified stores
Top payment signal
PayPal
149,078 stores detected
Top carrier signal
USPS
140,736 stores detected
Top category
Clothing & Accessories
354,464 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: June 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify stores with 52.8% of stores with physical delivery (965,107 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (20.0%) and Custom (13.8%) .

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)

Shopify 52.8%

965,107 stores

365,244 stores

Custom 13.8%

252,316 stores

92,767 stores

69,528 stores

29,813 stores

21,828 stores

16,434 stores

9,420 stores

6,824 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (May 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in United States
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 965107 52.76%
WooCommerce 365244 19.97%
Custom 252316 13.79%
Wix eCommerce 92767 5.07%
Squarespace Commerce 69528 3.80%
GoDaddy Online Store 29813 1.63%
BigCommerce 21828 1.19%
Magento 16434 0.90%
Big Cartel 9420 0.51%
OpenCart 6824 0.37%
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All Stores Distribution

Shopify holds 34.6% share of all United States e-commerce stores (1,052,863) , with WooCommerce at 26.1% and Custom at 8.3% (May 2026) .

Note: This broader view includes all domains where e-commerce signals were detected, useful for lead generation and competitive analysis. Some may be inactive or non-transactional. For verified active stores, see the default view above.

Top 10 Platforms (All Stores)

Shopify 34.6%

1,052,863 stores

792,221 stores

252,316 stores

422,240 stores

390,024 stores

66,217 stores

24,860 stores

21,044 stores

10,171 stores

7,851 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (May 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in United States
Platform Total Stores Percentage
Shopify 1052863 34.64%
WooCommerce 792221 26.06%
Custom 252316 8.30%
Wix eCommerce 422240 13.89%
Squarespace Commerce 390024 12.83%
GoDaddy Online Store 66217 2.18%
BigCommerce 24860 0.82%
Magento 21044 0.69%
Big Cartel 10171 0.33%
OpenCart 7851 0.26%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories stores with 21.3% of all stores (354,464 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (19.0%) and Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear (10.7%) .

Base: 1,665,513 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (88.1% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 21.3%

354,464 stores

Health & Beauty 19.0%

316,959 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 10.7%

178,891 stores

Food & Beverages 9.0%

149,978 stores

Toys & Games 7.0%

117,255 stores

Arts & Entertainment 6.4%

105,778 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 4.9%

82,240 stores

Home & Garden 4.3%

70,861 stores

Jewelry & Watches 4.1%

68,959 stores

Electronics & Technology 2.7%

45,256 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 United States store categories (May 2026)
Distribution of categories in United States e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 354464 21.28%
Health & Beauty 316959 19.03%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 178891 10.74%
Food & Beverages 149978 9.00%
Toys & Games 117255 7.04%
Arts & Entertainment 105778 6.35%
Gifts & Special Occasions 82240 4.94%
Home & Garden 70861 4.25%
Jewelry & Watches 68959 4.14%
Electronics & Technology 45256 2.72%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal stores with 28.5% among AI-verified physical stores (149,078 stores) , followed by American Express (15.3%) and MasterCard (13.6%) .

Base: 248,490 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (13.1% 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 28.5%

149,078 stores

80,160 stores

71,400 stores

59,701 stores

38,828 stores

25,909 stores

21,974 stores

Bolt 4.0%

20,774 stores

JCB 2.5%

13,233 stores

12,767 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 United States payment providers (May 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in United States e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 149078 28.48%
American Express 80160 15.31%
MasterCard 71400 13.64%
Stripe Connect 59701 11.41%
Apple Pay 38828 7.42%
Google Pay 25909 4.95%
Klarna 21974 4.20%
Bolt 20774 3.97%
JCB 13233 2.53%
AfterPay 12767 2.44%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

USPS stores with 36.0% among AI-verified physical stores (140,736 stores) , followed by UPS (27.7%) and FedEx (18.6%) .

Base: 219,216 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (11.6% 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

USPS 36.0%

140,736 stores

UPS 27.7%

108,429 stores

FedEx 18.6%

72,908 stores

DHL 9.7%

38,098 stores

4,355 stores

3,815 stores

3,809 stores

TNT 1.0%

3,724 stores

3,624 stores

4PX 0.8%

3,313 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 United States shipping carriers (May 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in United States e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
USPS 140736 35.97%
UPS 108429 27.71%
FedEx 72908 18.63%
DHL 38098 9.74%
Speedy 4355 1.11%
Canada Post 3815 0.98%
Royal Mail 3809 0.97%
TNT 3724 0.95%
Hermes 3624 0.93%
4PX 3313 0.85%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 423,754 new stores were launched in United States , with the highest activity in 2026-04 (35,252 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-04 8.3%

35,252 stores launched

2026-03 9.4%

40,033 stores launched

2026-02 6.9%

29,436 stores launched

2026-01 11.5%

48,698 stores launched

2025-12 9.3%

39,538 stores launched

2025-11 8.9%

37,896 stores launched

2025-10 9.0%

38,038 stores launched

2025-09 8.4%

35,784 stores launched

2025-08 8.3%

35,170 stores launched

2025-07 8.5%

36,173 stores launched

2025-06 7.5%

31,967 stores launched

2025-05 3.7%

15,769 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in United States (May 2026)
Monthly store launches in United States over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-04 35252 8.32%
2026-03 40033 9.45%
2026-02 29436 6.95%
2026-01 48698 11.49%
2025-12 39538 9.33%
2025-11 37896 8.94%
2025-10 38038 8.98%
2025-09 35784 8.44%
2025-08 35170 8.30%
2025-07 36173 8.54%
2025-06 31967 7.54%
2025-05 15769 3.72%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 1,850,147 active stores in United States are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (157,317 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 8.5%

157,317 active stores

2025 19.8%

367,118 active stores

2024 10.4%

192,274 active stores

2023 7.9%

146,169 active stores

2022 6.5%

121,103 active stores

2021 6.7%

124,832 active stores

2020 6.5%

119,741 active stores

2019 4.2%

77,316 active stores

2018 4.4%

80,606 active stores

2017 3.5%

64,743 active stores

2016 2.0%

37,375 active stores

2015 1.9%

34,793 active stores

2014 2.0%

37,706 active stores

2013 2.4%

44,841 active stores

2012 1.4%

26,537 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in United States by original launch year (May 2026)
Active stores in United States by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 157317 8.50%
2025 367118 19.84%
2024 192274 10.39%
2023 146169 7.90%
2022 121103 6.55%
2021 124832 6.75%
2020 119741 6.47%
2019 77316 4.18%
2018 80606 4.36%
2017 64743 3.50%
2016 37375 2.02%
2015 34793 1.88%
2014 37706 2.04%
2013 44841 2.42%
2012 26537 1.43%

Social Media Usage

Instagram stores with 30.6% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (913,097 stores) , followed by Facebook (27.2%) and YouTube (10.3%) .

Base: 1,086,501 stores with any detectable social profile (57.5% 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 30.6%

913,097 stores

Facebook 27.2%

811,091 stores

YouTube 10.3%

308,763 stores

TikTok 9.1%

270,627 stores

Twitter 8.5%

253,381 stores

Pinterest 7.8%

232,716 stores

LinkedIn 3.0%

89,637 stores

X 2.9%

85,184 stores

WhatsApp 0.4%

12,179 stores

Twitch 0.3%

9,669 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in United States (May 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in United States e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 913097 30.58%
Facebook 811091 27.16%
YouTube 308763 10.34%
TikTok 270627 9.06%
Twitter 253381 8.48%
Pinterest 232716 7.79%
LinkedIn 89637 3.00%
X 85184 2.85%
WhatsApp 12179 0.41%
Twitch 9669 0.32%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 1.9m 100.00%
Emails 659.2k 34.88%
Phones 202.5k 10.72%
Ecommerce platform 1.9m 100.00%
Couriers 219.2k 11.60%
Payment Providers 248.5k 13.15%
Categories 1.7m 89.85%
Social Media 1.1m 57.49%

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 United States e-commerce intelligence?

We track 1.9m verified United States e-commerce stores with 50+ data points per store: e-commerce platform, product counts, categories, payment providers, shipping carriers, technology stack, merchant-size signals, and available business contact fields.

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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.

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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 →

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Yes. You can segment by country, platform, product category, payment provider, shipping carrier, technology stack, store age, cross-border signals, and merchant-size bands. Some advanced signals are plan-gated, and the same field contract is used by the web app, exports, and API.

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