United States E-commerce Market

Explore 1.7m verified e-commerce stores in the United States. Compare platforms, categories, PSP/carrier signals, available contacts, and merchant-size segments.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 2.9m with e-commerce signals. 1.7m verified as active stores.

Verified stores
1.7m
active stores with physical delivery
Top platform
Shopify
870,795 verified stores
Top payment signal
PayPal
127,754 stores detected
Top carrier signal
USPS
118,169 stores detected
Top category
Clothing & Accessories
314,025 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: July 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify stores with 52.5% of stores with physical delivery (870,795 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (19.6%) and Custom (13.7%) .

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 52.5%

870,795 stores

325,430 stores

Custom 13.7%

228,133 stores

90,709 stores

66,476 stores

27,793 stores

20,796 stores

14,627 stores

8,835 stores

5,996 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (June 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in United States
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 870795 52.47%
WooCommerce 325430 19.61%
Custom 228133 13.75%
Wix eCommerce 90709 5.47%
Squarespace Commerce 66476 4.01%
GoDaddy Online Store 27793 1.67%
BigCommerce 20796 1.25%
Magento 14627 0.88%
Big Cartel 8835 0.53%
OpenCart 5996 0.36%
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All Stores Distribution

Shopify holds 33.8% share of all United States e-commerce stores (950,239) , with WooCommerce at 25.8% and Custom at 8.1% (June 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 33.8%

950,239 stores

725,401 stores

228,133 stores

411,607 stores

377,000 stores

62,348 stores

24,140 stores

19,101 stores

9,565 stores

6,951 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (June 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in United States
Platform Total Stores Percentage
Shopify 950239 33.76%
WooCommerce 725401 25.77%
Custom 228133 8.11%
Wix eCommerce 411607 14.62%
Squarespace Commerce 377000 13.39%
GoDaddy Online Store 62348 2.22%
BigCommerce 24140 0.86%
Magento 19101 0.68%
Big Cartel 9565 0.34%
OpenCart 6951 0.25%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories stores with 20.8% of all stores (314,025 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (18.9%) and Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear (10.9%) .

Base: 1,510,570 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (88.3% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 20.8%

314,025 stores

Health & Beauty 18.9%

286,166 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 10.9%

165,401 stores

Food & Beverages 9.2%

138,542 stores

Toys & Games 7.0%

105,405 stores

Arts & Entertainment 6.5%

98,220 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 4.9%

74,136 stores

Home & Garden 4.3%

64,355 stores

Jewelry & Watches 4.2%

62,807 stores

Business & Industrial 2.8%

41,906 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 United States store categories (June 2026)
Distribution of categories in United States e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 314025 20.79%
Health & Beauty 286166 18.94%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 165401 10.95%
Food & Beverages 138542 9.17%
Toys & Games 105405 6.98%
Arts & Entertainment 98220 6.50%
Gifts & Special Occasions 74136 4.91%
Home & Garden 64355 4.26%
Jewelry & Watches 62807 4.16%
Business & Industrial 41906 2.77%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal stores with 28.0% among AI-verified physical stores (127,754 stores) , followed by American Express (15.2%) and MasterCard (12.8%) .

Base: 214,547 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (12.5% 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 28.0%

127,754 stores

69,427 stores

58,224 stores

51,979 stores

36,424 stores

24,512 stores

20,840 stores

Bolt 4.1%

18,465 stores

12,129 stores

VISA 2.3%

10,492 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 United States payment providers (June 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in United States e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 127754 28.03%
American Express 69427 15.23%
MasterCard 58224 12.77%
Stripe Connect 51979 11.40%
Apple Pay 36424 7.99%
Google Pay 24512 5.38%
Klarna 20840 4.57%
Bolt 18465 4.05%
AfterPay 12129 2.66%
VISA 10492 2.30%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

USPS stores with 35.6% among AI-verified physical stores (118,169 stores) , followed by UPS (28.2%) and FedEx (18.8%) .

Base: 186,752 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (10.9% 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

USPS 35.6%

118,169 stores

UPS 28.2%

93,694 stores

FedEx 18.8%

62,447 stores

DHL 9.4%

31,210 stores

3,822 stores

3,319 stores

4PX 1.0%

3,226 stores

TNT 1.0%

3,219 stores

3,120 stores

2,977 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 United States shipping carriers (June 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in United States e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
USPS 118169 35.59%
UPS 93694 28.22%
FedEx 62447 18.81%
DHL 31210 9.40%
Speedy 3822 1.15%
Royal Mail 3319 1.00%
4PX 3226 0.97%
TNT 3219 0.97%
Hermes 3120 0.94%
Canada Post 2977 0.90%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 364,660 new stores were launched in United States , with the highest activity in 2026-05 (39,854 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-05 10.9%

39,854 stores launched

2026-04 9.5%

34,672 stores launched

2026-03 9.2%

33,376 stores launched

2026-02 6.3%

23,090 stores launched

2026-01 10.3%

37,406 stores launched

2025-12 8.6%

31,303 stores launched

2025-11 8.4%

30,606 stores launched

2025-10 8.5%

30,910 stores launched

2025-09 8.1%

29,674 stores launched

2025-08 8.2%

29,813 stores launched

2025-07 8.6%

31,434 stores launched

2025-06 3.4%

12,522 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in United States (June 2026)
Monthly store launches in United States over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-05 39854 10.93%
2026-04 34672 9.51%
2026-03 33376 9.15%
2026-02 23090 6.33%
2026-01 37406 10.26%
2025-12 31303 8.58%
2025-11 30606 8.39%
2025-10 30910 8.48%
2025-09 29674 8.14%
2025-08 29813 8.18%
2025-07 31434 8.62%
2025-06 12522 3.43%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 1,674,150 active stores in United States are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (170,942 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 10.2%

170,942 active stores

2025 17.7%

295,727 active stores

2024 10.1%

169,877 active stores

2023 7.8%

130,303 active stores

2022 6.5%

109,079 active stores

2021 6.8%

113,335 active stores

2020 6.5%

109,294 active stores

2019 4.2%

70,738 active stores

2018 4.4%

73,830 active stores

2017 3.6%

59,955 active stores

2016 2.1%

34,719 active stores

2015 1.9%

32,418 active stores

2014 2.1%

34,893 active stores

2013 2.5%

41,157 active stores

2012 1.5%

24,619 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in United States by original launch year (June 2026)
Active stores in United States by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 170942 10.21%
2025 295727 17.66%
2024 169877 10.15%
2023 130303 7.78%
2022 109079 6.52%
2021 113335 6.77%
2020 109294 6.53%
2019 70738 4.23%
2018 73830 4.41%
2017 59955 3.58%
2016 34719 2.07%
2015 32418 1.94%
2014 34893 2.08%
2013 41157 2.46%
2012 24619 1.47%

Social Media Usage

Instagram stores with 30.7% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (843,019 stores) , followed by Facebook (27.3%) and YouTube (10.4%) .

Base: 1,001,374 stores with any detectable social profile (58.5% 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 30.7%

843,019 stores

Facebook 27.3%

749,307 stores

YouTube 10.4%

284,981 stores

TikTok 9.0%

247,173 stores

Twitter 8.4%

229,994 stores

Pinterest 7.8%

213,852 stores

LinkedIn 3.0%

83,711 stores

X 2.9%

78,819 stores

WhatsApp 0.4%

10,909 stores

Vimeo 0.3%

7,013 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in United States (June 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in United States e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 843019 30.67%
Facebook 749307 27.26%
YouTube 284981 10.37%
TikTok 247173 8.99%
Twitter 229994 8.37%
Pinterest 213852 7.78%
LinkedIn 83711 3.05%
X 78819 2.87%
WhatsApp 10909 0.40%
Vimeo 7013 0.26%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 1.7m 100.00%
Emails 558.9k 32.66%
Phones 174.3k 10.19%
Ecommerce platform 1.7m 100.00%
Couriers 186.8k 10.91%
Payment Providers 214.5k 12.54%
Categories 1.5m 90.00%
Social Media 1.0m 58.52%

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 1.7m 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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