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. 3.2m with e-commerce signals. 1.9m verified as active stores.

· · Next full refresh: May 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify leads with 51.8% of stores with physical delivery (965,555 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (20.7%) and Custom (14.0%) .

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 51.8%

965,555 stores

385,767 stores

Custom 14.0%

260,523 stores

94,121 stores

70,881 stores

30,095 stores

22,433 stores

17,251 stores

10,005 stores

8,019 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (April 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in United States
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 965555 51.78%
WooCommerce 385767 20.69%
Custom 260523 13.97%
Wix eCommerce 94121 5.05%
Squarespace Commerce 70881 3.80%
GoDaddy Online Store 30095 1.61%
BigCommerce 22433 1.20%
Magento 17251 0.93%
Big Cartel 10005 0.54%
OpenCart 8019 0.43%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 21.5% of all stores (365,109 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (18.9%) and Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear (10.7%) .

Base: 1,701,679 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (88.2% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 21.5%

365,109 stores

Health & Beauty 18.9%

321,709 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 10.7%

182,882 stores

Food & Beverages 9.0%

152,643 stores

Toys & Games 7.0%

119,732 stores

Arts & Entertainment 6.3%

107,931 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 5.0%

85,075 stores

Home & Garden 4.3%

72,440 stores

Jewelry & Watches 4.2%

70,682 stores

Electronics & Technology 2.7%

46,352 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 United States store categories (April 2026)
Distribution of categories in United States e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 365109 21.46%
Health & Beauty 321709 18.91%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 182882 10.75%
Food & Beverages 152643 8.97%
Toys & Games 119732 7.04%
Arts & Entertainment 107931 6.34%
Gifts & Special Occasions 85075 5.00%
Home & Garden 72440 4.26%
Jewelry & Watches 70682 4.15%
Electronics & Technology 46352 2.72%
Business & Industrial 44626 2.62%
Vehicles & Parts 41231 2.42%
Furniture & Home Decor 34724 2.04%
Tools & Hardware 33324 1.96%
Pets & Pet Supplies 23219 1.36%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 28.5% among AI-verified physical stores (150,922 stores) , followed by American Express (15.0%) and MasterCard (14.0%) .

Base: 250,759 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (13.0% 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%

150,922 stores

79,273 stores

74,271 stores

60,770 stores

38,951 stores

25,759 stores

22,449 stores

Bolt 4.0%

21,082 stores

JCB 2.7%

14,511 stores

12,823 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 United States payment providers (April 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in United States e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 150922 28.50%
American Express 79273 14.97%
MasterCard 74271 14.03%
Stripe Connect 60770 11.48%
Apple Pay 38951 7.36%
Google Pay 25759 4.86%
Klarna 22449 4.24%
Bolt 21082 3.98%
JCB 14511 2.74%
AfterPay 12823 2.42%
VISA 11308 2.14%
BitCoin 6287 1.19%
Affirm 4797 0.91%
ClickBank 3173 0.60%
Giropay 3124 0.59%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

USPS leads with 36.0% among AI-verified physical stores (140,441 stores) , followed by UPS (27.4%) and FedEx (18.4%) .

Base: 220,684 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (11.4% 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%

140,441 stores

UPS 27.4%

107,086 stores

FedEx 18.4%

71,826 stores

DHL 10.0%

39,141 stores

4,523 stores

TNT 1.0%

4,058 stores

4,025 stores

3,953 stores

4PX 0.9%

3,517 stores

3,122 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 United States shipping carriers (April 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in United States e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
USPS 140441 35.96%
UPS 107086 27.42%
FedEx 71826 18.39%
DHL 39141 10.02%
Speedy 4523 1.16%
TNT 4058 1.04%
Royal Mail 4025 1.03%
Hermes 3953 1.01%
4PX 3517 0.90%
Canada Post 3122 0.80%
ePacket 2398 0.61%
DPD 2301 0.59%
GLS 1587 0.41%
Estes 1409 0.36%
Yun Express 1166 0.30%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 433,900 new stores were launched in United States , with the highest activity in 2026-03 (38,053 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-03 8.8%

38,053 stores launched

2026-02 5.9%

25,751 stores launched

2026-01 12.1%

52,679 stores launched

2025-12 9.7%

42,301 stores launched

2025-11 9.2%

40,050 stores launched

2025-10 9.1%

39,484 stores launched

2025-09 8.7%

37,560 stores launched

2025-08 8.5%

37,029 stores launched

2025-07 8.9%

38,830 stores launched

2025-06 7.9%

34,106 stores launched

2025-05 7.3%

31,609 stores launched

2025-04 3.8%

16,448 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in United States (April 2026)
Monthly store launches in United States over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-03 38053 8.77%
2026-02 25751 5.93%
2026-01 52679 12.14%
2025-12 42301 9.75%
2025-11 40050 9.23%
2025-10 39484 9.10%
2025-09 37560 8.66%
2025-08 37029 8.53%
2025-07 38830 8.95%
2025-06 34106 7.86%
2025-05 31609 7.28%
2025-04 16448 3.79%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 1,889,280 active stores in United States are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (116,958 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 6.2%

116,958 active stores

2025 20.9%

395,391 active stores

2024 10.5%

198,946 active stores

2023 8.0%

151,671 active stores

2022 6.7%

126,015 active stores

2021 6.9%

129,846 active stores

2020 6.6%

124,810 active stores

2019 4.3%

80,518 active stores

2018 4.4%

83,886 active stores

2017 3.6%

67,271 active stores

2016 2.1%

38,798 active stores

2015 1.9%

36,120 active stores

2014 2.1%

39,210 active stores

2013 2.5%

46,631 active stores

2012 1.5%

27,673 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in United States by original launch year (April 2026)
Active stores in United States by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 116958 6.19%
2025 395391 20.93%
2024 198946 10.53%
2023 151671 8.03%
2022 126015 6.67%
2021 129846 6.87%
2020 124810 6.61%
2019 80518 4.26%
2018 83886 4.44%
2017 67271 3.56%
2016 38798 2.05%
2015 36120 1.91%
2014 39210 2.08%
2013 46631 2.47%
2012 27673 1.46%
2011 32082 1.70%
2010 23210 1.23%
2009 19930 1.05%
2008 16535 0.88%
2007 14724 0.78%
2006 12181 0.64%
2005 11917 0.63%
2004 16308 0.86%
2003 12887 0.68%
2002 11497 0.61%
2001 12711 0.67%
2000 11002 0.58%
1999 11304 0.60%
1998 8382 0.44%
1997 5436 0.29%
1996 4242 0.22%
1995 1188 0.06%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 30.5% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (929,023 stores) , followed by Facebook (27.2%) and YouTube (10.3%) .

Base: 1,109,078 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 30.5%

929,023 stores

Facebook 27.2%

830,297 stores

YouTube 10.3%

313,162 stores

TikTok 8.9%

271,535 stores

Twitter 8.6%

261,746 stores

Pinterest 7.8%

238,860 stores

LinkedIn 3.0%

92,711 stores

X 2.8%

85,651 stores

WhatsApp 0.5%

14,088 stores

Twitch 0.3%

10,032 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in United States (April 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in United States e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 929023 30.49%
Facebook 830297 27.25%
YouTube 313162 10.28%
TikTok 271535 8.91%
Twitter 261746 8.59%
Pinterest 238860 7.84%
LinkedIn 92711 3.04%
X 85651 2.81%
WhatsApp 14088 0.46%
Twitch 10032 0.33%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 1.9m 100.00%
Emails 660.9k 34.25%
Phones 77.4k 4.01%
Ecommerce platform 1.9m 100.00%
Couriers 220.7k 11.44%
Payment Providers 250.8k 13.00%
Categories 1.7m 89.90%
Social Media 1.1m 57.48%

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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