Base E-commerce Stores Database

Explore 21.2k verified e-commerce stores built on Base. Instant access to technologies, contacts, platforms, and market dynamics.

Detected across 25.5k domains. 21.2k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: May 2026

21.2k verified active stores out of 25.5k detected · 83.0% verification rate

Categories Distribution

Food & Beverages leads with 24.5% of all stores (4,201 stores) , followed by Clothing & Accessories (19.7%) and Arts & Entertainment (13.2%) .

Base: 17,155 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (80.9% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Food & Beverages 24.5%

4,201 stores

Clothing & Accessories 19.7%

3,380 stores

Arts & Entertainment 13.2%

2,272 stores

Jewelry & Watches 8.9%

1,524 stores

Toys & Games 6.2%

1,059 stores

Health & Beauty 5.9%

1,007 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 5.3%

901 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 4.3%

731 stores

Home & Garden 4.1%

702 stores

Pets & Pet Supplies 1.8%

305 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Base store categories (April 2026)
Distribution of categories in Base e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Food & Beverages 4201 24.49%
Clothing & Accessories 3380 19.70%
Arts & Entertainment 2272 13.24%
Jewelry & Watches 1524 8.88%
Toys & Games 1059 6.17%
Health & Beauty 1007 5.87%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 901 5.25%
Gifts & Special Occasions 731 4.26%
Home & Garden 702 4.09%
Pets & Pet Supplies 305 1.78%
Electronics & Technology 263 1.53%
Business & Industrial 232 1.35%
Books & Media 205 1.19%
Vehicles & Parts 192 1.12%
Furniture & Home Decor 181 1.06%

Payment Providers Distribution

Amazon Pay leads with 51.9% among AI-verified physical stores (3,896 stores) , followed by PayPal (26.7%) and VISA (8.1%) .

Base: 5,100 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (20.0% 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

3,896 stores

PayPal 26.7%

2,006 stores

VISA 8.1%

610 stores

JCB 6.7%

501 stores

191 stores

150 stores

98 stores

Bolt 0.2%

13 stores

12 stores

8 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Base payment providers (April 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Base e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
Amazon Pay 3896 51.92%
PayPal 2006 26.73%
VISA 610 8.13%
JCB 501 6.68%
MasterCard 191 2.55%
Stripe Connect 150 2.00%
American Express 98 1.31%
Bolt 13 0.17%
Apple Pay 12 0.16%
AliPay 8 0.11%
Google Pay 8 0.11%
UnionPay 7 0.09%
Mada 2 0.03%
Mollie 1 0.01%
BitCoin 1 0.01%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

Yamato Japan leads with 55.9% among AI-verified physical stores (181 stores) , followed by Japan Post (9.0%) and UPS (6.5%) .

Base: 368 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (1.4% 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

181 stores

29 stores

UPS 6.5%

21 stores

DHL 4.6%

15 stores

FedEx 4.0%

13 stores

11 stores

TNT 2.8%

9 stores

7 stores

7 stores

USPS 2.2%

7 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Base shipping carriers (April 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Base e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
Yamato Japan 181 55.86%
Japan Post 29 8.95%
UPS 21 6.48%
DHL 15 4.63%
FedEx 13 4.01%
Hermes 11 3.40%
TNT 9 2.78%
Sagawa 7 2.16%
ePacket 7 2.16%
USPS 7 2.16%
GLS 6 1.85%
Speedy 5 1.54%
TCS 5 1.54%
Blue Star 4 1.23%
CBL 4 1.23%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 1,665 new stores were launched in Base , with the highest activity in 2026-03 (151 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-03 9.1%

151 stores launched

2026-02 7.5%

125 stores launched

2026-01 8.2%

136 stores launched

2025-12 8.0%

133 stores launched

2025-11 7.5%

125 stores launched

2025-10 10.4%

173 stores launched

2025-09 8.5%

141 stores launched

2025-08 9.9%

165 stores launched

2025-07 9.8%

163 stores launched

2025-06 10.1%

168 stores launched

2025-05 8.5%

141 stores launched

2025-04 2.6%

44 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Base (April 2026)
Monthly store launches in Base over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-03 151 9.07%
2026-02 125 7.51%
2026-01 136 8.17%
2025-12 133 7.99%
2025-11 125 7.51%
2025-10 173 10.39%
2025-09 141 8.47%
2025-08 165 9.91%
2025-07 163 9.79%
2025-06 168 10.09%
2025-05 141 8.47%
2025-04 44 2.64%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 18,293 active stores in Base are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (416 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 2.3%

416 active stores

2025 9.2%

1,684 active stores

2024 11.0%

2,005 active stores

2023 10.1%

1,856 active stores

2022 12.7%

2,318 active stores

2021 17.5%

3,194 active stores

2020 19.7%

3,609 active stores

2019 5.1%

936 active stores

2018 3.8%

690 active stores

2017 2.4%

432 active stores

2016 1.9%

343 active stores

2015 1.8%

335 active stores

2014 0.8%

146 active stores

2013 0.6%

109 active stores

2012 0.2%

28 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Base by original launch year (April 2026)
Active stores in Base by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 416 2.27%
2025 1684 9.21%
2024 2005 10.96%
2023 1856 10.15%
2022 2318 12.67%
2021 3194 17.46%
2020 3609 19.73%
2019 936 5.12%
2018 690 3.77%
2017 432 2.36%
2016 343 1.88%
2015 335 1.83%
2014 146 0.80%
2013 109 0.60%
2012 28 0.15%
2011 32 0.17%
2010 30 0.16%
2009 27 0.15%
2008 20 0.11%
2007 23 0.13%
2006 8 0.04%
2005 10 0.05%
2004 13 0.07%
2003 4 0.02%
2002 8 0.04%
2001 8 0.04%
2000 7 0.04%
1999 1 0.01%
1996 1 0.01%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 33.9% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (15,424 stores) , followed by Facebook (28.7%) and X (20.8%) .

Base: 21,685 stores with any detectable social profile (85.0% 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 33.9%

15,424 stores

Facebook 28.7%

13,022 stores

X 20.8%

9,432 stores

Twitter 7.7%

3,516 stores

YouTube 6.2%

2,820 stores

TikTok 2.6%

1,201 stores

Pinterest 0.0%

10 stores

WhatsApp 0.0%

7 stores

LinkedIn 0.0%

6 stores

Vimeo 0.0%

5 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Base (April 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Base e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 15424 33.94%
Facebook 13022 28.66%
X 9432 20.76%
Twitter 3516 7.74%
YouTube 2820 6.21%
TikTok 1201 2.64%
Pinterest 10 0.02%
WhatsApp 7 0.02%
LinkedIn 6 0.01%
Vimeo 5 0.01%

Geographic Distribution

Japan leads with 78.2% (15,829 AI-verified stores) , followed by India (13.3%) and Ecuador (7.1%) .

Base: 20,253 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

Japan 78.2%

15,829 AI-verified stores

India 13.3%

2,691 AI-verified stores

1,429 AI-verified stores

121 AI-verified stores

China 0.4%

85 AI-verified stores

21 AI-verified stores

14 AI-verified stores

10 AI-verified stores

Italy 0.0%

8 AI-verified stores

7 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Base (April 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Base
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
Japan 15829 78.16%
India 2691 13.29%
Ecuador 1429 7.06%
United States 121 0.60%
China 85 0.42%
United Kingdom 21 0.10%
France 14 0.07%
Cocos (Keeling) Islands 10 0.05%
Italy 8 0.04%
Germany 7 0.03%
Singapore 6 0.03%
Hong Kong 5 0.02%
Netherlands 4 0.02%
Turkey 4 0.02%
Romania 4 0.02%
South Korea 3 0.01%
Denmark 3 0.01%
Canada 3 0.01%
Mexico 3 0.01%
New Zealand 3 0.01%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 25.5k 100.00%
Emails 480.0 1.88%
Phones 1.2k 4.70%
Ecommerce platform 25.5k 100.00%
Couriers 368.0 1.44%
Payment Providers 5.1k 19.98%
Categories 18.1k 70.90%
Social Media 21.7k 84.96%

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 Base e-commerce intelligence?

We track 21.2k verified Base 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.

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