Base Market Share & Real Store Usage

Explore 21.1k verified e-commerce stores built on Base. Compare platform usage, available contact fields, PSP/carrier signals, and merchant-size segments.

Detected across 25.4k domains. 21.1k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

Verified stores
21.1k
active stores with physical delivery
Top country
Japan
15,763 verified stores
Top payment signal
Amazon Pay
3,912 stores detected
Top carrier signal
Yamato Japan
185 stores detected
Top category
Food & Beverages
4,175 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: June 2026

21.1k verified active stores out of 25.4k detected · 83.2% verification rate

Categories Distribution

Food & Beverages stores with 24.5% of all stores (4,175 stores) , followed by Clothing & Accessories (19.8%) and Arts & Entertainment (13.2%) .

Base: 17,074 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%

4,175 stores

Clothing & Accessories 19.8%

3,373 stores

Arts & Entertainment 13.2%

2,252 stores

Jewelry & Watches 8.9%

1,514 stores

Toys & Games 6.3%

1,071 stores

Health & Beauty 5.8%

995 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 5.2%

894 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 4.3%

738 stores

Home & Garden 4.0%

690 stores

Pets & Pet Supplies 1.7%

296 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Base store categories (May 2026)
Distribution of categories in Base e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Food & Beverages 4175 24.45%
Clothing & Accessories 3373 19.76%
Arts & Entertainment 2252 13.19%
Jewelry & Watches 1514 8.87%
Toys & Games 1071 6.27%
Health & Beauty 995 5.83%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 894 5.24%
Gifts & Special Occasions 738 4.32%
Home & Garden 690 4.04%
Pets & Pet Supplies 296 1.73%

Payment Providers Distribution

Amazon Pay stores with 51.9% among AI-verified physical stores (3,912 stores) , followed by PayPal (26.8%) and VISA (8.1%) .

Base: 5,113 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (20.2% 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

3,912 stores

PayPal 26.8%

2,021 stores

VISA 8.1%

614 stores

JCB 6.7%

505 stores

187 stores

149 stores

99 stores

Bolt 0.2%

12 stores

12 stores

8 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Base payment providers (May 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Base e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
Amazon Pay 3912 51.90%
PayPal 2021 26.81%
VISA 614 8.15%
JCB 505 6.70%
MasterCard 187 2.48%
Stripe Connect 149 1.98%
American Express 99 1.31%
Bolt 12 0.16%
Apple Pay 12 0.16%
Google Pay 8 0.11%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

Yamato Japan stores with 56.1% among AI-verified physical stores (185 stores) , followed by Japan Post (8.8%) and UPS (6.7%) .

Base: 366 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

185 stores

29 stores

UPS 6.7%

22 stores

DHL 4.8%

16 stores

FedEx 4.2%

14 stores

11 stores

TNT 2.7%

9 stores

7 stores

7 stores

USPS 2.1%

7 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Base shipping carriers (May 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Base e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
Yamato Japan 185 56.06%
Japan Post 29 8.79%
UPS 22 6.67%
DHL 16 4.85%
FedEx 14 4.24%
Hermes 11 3.33%
TNT 9 2.73%
ePacket 7 2.12%
Sagawa 7 2.12%
USPS 7 2.12%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 1,703 new stores were launched in Base , with the highest activity in 2026-04 (146 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-04 8.6%

146 stores launched

2026-03 8.9%

152 stores launched

2026-02 7.2%

122 stores launched

2026-01 8.4%

143 stores launched

2025-12 7.8%

133 stores launched

2025-11 7.3%

124 stores launched

2025-10 9.9%

169 stores launched

2025-09 8.2%

139 stores launched

2025-08 9.6%

164 stores launched

2025-07 9.6%

163 stores launched

2025-06 9.9%

169 stores launched

2025-05 4.6%

79 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Base (May 2026)
Monthly store launches in Base over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-04 146 8.57%
2026-03 152 8.93%
2026-02 122 7.16%
2026-01 143 8.40%
2025-12 133 7.81%
2025-11 124 7.28%
2025-10 169 9.92%
2025-09 139 8.16%
2025-08 164 9.63%
2025-07 163 9.57%
2025-06 169 9.92%
2025-05 79 4.64%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 18,229 active stores in Base are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (573 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 3.1%

573 active stores

2025 9.1%

1,651 active stores

2024 10.8%

1,973 active stores

2023 10.0%

1,830 active stores

2022 12.5%

2,275 active stores

2021 17.3%

3,159 active stores

2020 19.6%

3,574 active stores

2019 5.1%

932 active stores

2018 3.8%

688 active stores

2017 2.4%

430 active stores

2016 1.9%

338 active stores

2015 1.8%

332 active stores

2014 0.8%

144 active stores

2013 0.6%

107 active stores

2012 0.2%

29 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Base by original launch year (May 2026)
Active stores in Base by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 573 3.14%
2025 1651 9.06%
2024 1973 10.82%
2023 1830 10.04%
2022 2275 12.48%
2021 3159 17.33%
2020 3574 19.61%
2019 932 5.11%
2018 688 3.77%
2017 430 2.36%
2016 338 1.85%
2015 332 1.82%
2014 144 0.79%
2013 107 0.59%
2012 29 0.16%

Social Media Usage

Instagram stores with 34.0% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (15,401 stores) , followed by Facebook (28.6%) and X (20.7%) .

Base: 21,568 stores with any detectable social profile (85.1% 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 34.0%

15,401 stores

Facebook 28.6%

12,919 stores

X 20.7%

9,366 stores

Twitter 7.7%

3,483 stores

YouTube 6.3%

2,830 stores

TikTok 2.7%

1,218 stores

Pinterest 0.0%

9 stores

WhatsApp 0.0%

8 stores

LinkedIn 0.0%

7 stores

Vimeo 0.0%

5 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Base (May 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Base e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 15401 34.04%
Facebook 12919 28.55%
X 9366 20.70%
Twitter 3483 7.70%
YouTube 2830 6.25%
TikTok 1218 2.69%
Pinterest 9 0.02%
WhatsApp 8 0.02%
LinkedIn 7 0.02%
Vimeo 5 0.01%

Geographic Distribution

Japan stores with 78.3% (15,763 AI-verified stores) , followed by India (13.2%) and Ecuador (7.0%) .

Base: 20,138 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

Japan 78.3%

15,763 AI-verified stores

India 13.2%

2,668 AI-verified stores

1,408 AI-verified stores

118 AI-verified stores

China 0.4%

90 AI-verified stores

21 AI-verified stores

12 AI-verified stores

9 AI-verified stores

Italy 0.0%

8 AI-verified stores

5 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Base (May 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Base
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
Japan 15763 78.27%
India 2668 13.25%
Ecuador 1408 6.99%
United States 118 0.59%
China 90 0.45%
United Kingdom 21 0.10%
France 12 0.06%
Cocos (Keeling) Islands 9 0.04%
Italy 8 0.04%
Germany 5 0.02%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 25.4k 100.00%
Emails 471.0 1.86%
Phones 1.3k 5.08%
Ecommerce platform 25.4k 100.00%
Couriers 366.0 1.44%
Payment Providers 5.1k 20.16%
Categories 18.0k 70.96%
Social Media 21.6k 85.06%

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 21.1k verified Base 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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