United States E-commerce Database

Explore 1.9m verified e-commerce stores in the United States. Instant access to technologies, contacts, platforms, and market dynamics.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 3.3m with e-commerce signals. 1.9m verified as active stores.

· · Next full refresh: April 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify leads with 52.5% of stores with physical delivery (991,461 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (20.9%) and Custom (13.5%) .

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)

Shopify 52.5%

991,461 stores

394,030 stores

Custom 13.5%

255,274 stores

94,549 stores

61,391 stores

23,643 stores

23,128 stores

18,265 stores

13,683 stores

11,286 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 United States
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 991461 52.55%
WooCommerce 394030 20.88%
Custom 255274 13.53%
Wix eCommerce 94549 5.01%
Squarespace Commerce 61391 3.25%
BigCommerce 23643 1.25%
GoDaddy Online Store 23128 1.23%
Magento 18265 0.97%
Fourthwall 13683 0.73%
Big Cartel 11286 0.60%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 32.7% of all stores (450,289 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (16.7%) and Food & Beverages (7.9%) .

Base: 1,376,124 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (71.2% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 32.7%

450,289 stores

Health & Beauty 16.7%

229,754 stores

Food & Beverages 7.9%

108,680 stores

Jewelry & Watches 6.8%

93,053 stores

Arts & Entertainment 5.3%

73,472 stores

Electronics & Technology 4.7%

64,432 stores

Home & Garden 4.6%

62,820 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 4.1%

56,773 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 3.6%

50,002 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 3.5%

47,755 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 United States store categories (March 2026)
Distribution of categories in United States e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 450289 32.72%
Health & Beauty 229754 16.70%
Food & Beverages 108680 7.90%
Jewelry & Watches 93053 6.76%
Arts & Entertainment 73472 5.34%
Electronics & Technology 64432 4.68%
Home & Garden 62820 4.56%
Gifts & Special Occasions 56773 4.13%
Furniture & Home Decor 50002 3.63%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 47755 3.47%
Vehicles & Parts 39626 2.88%
Pets & Pet Supplies 34354 2.50%
Toys & Games 22847 1.66%
Tools & Hardware 22733 1.65%
Business & Industrial 19534 1.42%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 27.2% among AI-verified physical stores (193,832 stores) , followed by American Express (16.5%) and MasterCard (14.2%) .

Base: 337,473 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (17.5% 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 27.2%

193,832 stores

117,547 stores

101,627 stores

82,163 stores

53,249 stores

35,625 stores

Bolt 4.0%

28,435 stores

24,242 stores

JCB 3.2%

22,901 stores

VISA 2.3%

16,315 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 United States payment providers (March 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in United States e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 193832 27.16%
American Express 117547 16.47%
MasterCard 101627 14.24%
Stripe Connect 82163 11.51%
Apple Pay 53249 7.46%
Google Pay 35625 4.99%
Bolt 28435 3.98%
Klarna 24242 3.40%
JCB 22901 3.21%
VISA 16315 2.29%
AfterPay 14554 2.04%
Affirm 7529 1.06%
BitCoin 7309 1.02%
Amazon Pay 5354 0.75%
Sezzle 2952 0.41%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

USPS leads with 37.1% among AI-verified physical stores (228,977 stores) , followed by UPS (28.4%) and FedEx (17.6%) .

Base: 340,770 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (17.6% 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 37.1%

228,977 stores

UPS 28.4%

174,991 stores

FedEx 17.6%

108,336 stores

DHL 9.4%

58,170 stores

6,317 stores

4PX 1.0%

5,877 stores

5,580 stores

5,400 stores

TNT 0.9%

5,324 stores

4,646 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 United States shipping carriers (March 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in United States e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
USPS 228977 37.14%
UPS 174991 28.38%
FedEx 108336 17.57%
DHL 58170 9.43%
Speedy 6317 1.02%
4PX 5877 0.95%
Hermes 5580 0.91%
Royal Mail 5400 0.88%
TNT 5324 0.86%
Canada Post 4646 0.75%
ePacket 4208 0.68%
DPD 3059 0.50%
GLS 2059 0.33%
Estes 1867 0.30%
Blue Star 1728 0.28%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 464,869 new stores were launched in United States , with the highest activity in 2026-02 (20,863 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-02 4.5%

20,863 stores launched

2026-01 13.0%

60,225 stores launched

2025-12 10.4%

48,191 stores launched

2025-11 10.0%

46,390 stores launched

2025-10 9.8%

45,368 stores launched

2025-09 8.5%

39,477 stores launched

2025-08 8.1%

37,863 stores launched

2025-07 8.6%

39,924 stores launched

2025-06 7.5%

34,796 stores launched

2025-05 7.0%

32,590 stores launched

2025-04 6.8%

31,692 stores launched

2025-03 5.9%

27,490 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in United States (March 2026)
Monthly store launches in United States over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-02 20863 4.49%
2026-01 60225 12.96%
2025-12 48191 10.37%
2025-11 46390 9.98%
2025-10 45368 9.76%
2025-09 39477 8.49%
2025-08 37863 8.14%
2025-07 39924 8.59%
2025-06 34796 7.49%
2025-05 32590 7.01%
2025-04 31692 6.82%
2025-03 27490 5.91%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 1,892,131 active stores in United States are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (81,295 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 4.3%

81,295 active stores

2025 22.7%

430,044 active stores

2024 10.8%

204,345 active stores

2023 8.2%

155,354 active stores

2022 6.7%

126,595 active stores

2021 6.8%

128,795 active stores

2020 6.6%

124,589 active stores

2019 4.2%

80,407 active stores

2018 4.4%

83,894 active stores

2017 3.5%

66,861 active stores

2016 2.0%

38,556 active stores

2015 1.9%

36,027 active stores

2014 2.1%

39,229 active stores

2013 2.5%

46,492 active stores

2012 1.4%

27,415 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in United States by original launch year (March 2026)
Active stores in United States by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 81295 4.30%
2025 430044 22.73%
2024 204345 10.80%
2023 155354 8.21%
2022 126595 6.69%
2021 128795 6.81%
2020 124589 6.58%
2019 80407 4.25%
2018 83894 4.43%
2017 66861 3.53%
2016 38556 2.04%
2015 36027 1.90%
2014 39229 2.07%
2013 46492 2.46%
2012 27415 1.45%
2011 32073 1.70%
2010 23025 1.22%
2009 19725 1.04%
2008 16133 0.85%
2007 14504 0.77%
2006 11932 0.63%
2005 11678 0.62%
2004 16052 0.85%
2003 12570 0.66%
2002 11201 0.59%
2001 12495 0.66%
2000 10717 0.57%
1999 11121 0.59%
1998 8330 0.44%
1997 5349 0.28%
1996 4145 0.22%
1995 1183 0.06%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 30.3% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (924,623 stores) , followed by Facebook (27.1%) and YouTube (10.3%) .

Base: 1,105,838 stores with any detectable social profile (57.2% 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 30.3%

924,623 stores

Facebook 27.1%

828,826 stores

YouTube 10.3%

314,709 stores

TikTok 9.0%

273,582 stores

Twitter 8.6%

264,110 stores

Pinterest 8.0%

243,951 stores

LinkedIn 3.1%

94,688 stores

X 2.8%

86,623 stores

WhatsApp 0.5%

14,371 stores

Twitch 0.3%

9,040 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in United States (March 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in United States e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 924623 30.27%
Facebook 828826 27.13%
YouTube 314709 10.30%
TikTok 273582 8.96%
Twitter 264110 8.65%
Pinterest 243951 7.99%
LinkedIn 94688 3.10%
X 86623 2.84%
WhatsApp 14371 0.47%
Twitch 9040 0.30%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 1.9m 100.00%
Emails 953.2k 49.30%
Phones 78.2k 4.04%
Ecommerce platform 1.9m 100.00%
Couriers 340.8k 17.62%
Payment Providers 337.5k 17.45%
Categories 1.4m 73.85%
Social Media 1.1m 57.19%

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, estimated traffic, technology stack, and verified business contacts.

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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, 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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