Base E-commerce Stores Database

Explore 21.3k verified e-commerce stores built on Base. Instant access to technologies, contacts, platforms, and market dynamics.

Detected across 25.6k domains. 21.3k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: April 2026

21.3k verified active stores out of 25.6k detected · 82.9% verification rate

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 28.1% of all stores (4,580 stores) , followed by Food & Beverages (22.2%) and Jewelry & Watches (9.5%) .

Base: 16,272 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (76.5% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 28.1%

4,580 stores

Food & Beverages 22.2%

3,615 stores

Jewelry & Watches 9.5%

1,548 stores

Health & Beauty 8.1%

1,313 stores

Arts & Entertainment 7.6%

1,234 stores

Home & Garden 6.4%

1,035 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 5.3%

855 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 3.3%

535 stores

Pets & Pet Supplies 2.0%

330 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 1.8%

285 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Base store categories (March 2026)
Distribution of categories in Base e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 4580 28.15%
Food & Beverages 3615 22.22%
Jewelry & Watches 1548 9.51%
Health & Beauty 1313 8.07%
Arts & Entertainment 1234 7.58%
Home & Garden 1035 6.36%
Gifts & Special Occasions 855 5.25%
Furniture & Home Decor 535 3.29%
Pets & Pet Supplies 330 2.03%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 285 1.75%
Electronics & Technology 244 1.50%
Books & Media 228 1.40%
Collectibles & Hobbies 211 1.30%
Baby & Toddler 132 0.81%
Vehicles & Parts 127 0.78%

Payment Providers Distribution

Amazon Pay leads with 52.4% among AI-verified physical stores (3,923 stores) , followed by PayPal (26.5%) and VISA (8.1%) .

Base: 5,097 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (19.9% 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

3,923 stores

PayPal 26.5%

1,984 stores

VISA 8.1%

603 stores

JCB 6.5%

487 stores

190 stores

155 stores

89 stores

Bolt 0.2%

14 stores

12 stores

8 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Base payment providers (March 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Base e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
Amazon Pay 3923 52.40%
PayPal 1984 26.50%
VISA 603 8.06%
JCB 487 6.51%
MasterCard 190 2.54%
Stripe Connect 155 2.07%
American Express 89 1.19%
Bolt 14 0.19%
Apple Pay 12 0.16%
AliPay 8 0.11%
UnionPay 8 0.11%
Google Pay 7 0.09%
Mollie 2 0.03%
Mada 2 0.03%
BLIK 2 0.03%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

Yamato Japan leads with 71.4% among AI-verified physical stores (385 stores) , followed by Japan Post (5.6%) and DHL (4.1%) .

Base: 585 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (2.3% 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

385 stores

30 stores

DHL 4.1%

22 stores

UPS 3.5%

19 stores

FedEx 3.2%

17 stores

10 stores

USPS 1.9%

10 stores

8 stores

GLS 1.3%

7 stores

7 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Base shipping carriers (March 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Base e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
Yamato Japan 385 71.43%
Japan Post 30 5.57%
DHL 22 4.08%
UPS 19 3.53%
FedEx 17 3.15%
Hermes 10 1.86%
USPS 10 1.86%
Sagawa 8 1.48%
GLS 7 1.30%
ePacket 7 1.30%
TNT 6 1.11%
Speedy 5 0.93%
CBL 5 0.93%
Blue Star 4 0.74%
BRT 4 0.74%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 1,768 new stores were launched in Base , with the highest activity in 2026-02 (140 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-02 7.9%

140 stores launched

2026-01 8.0%

141 stores launched

2025-12 7.9%

139 stores launched

2025-11 7.1%

126 stores launched

2025-10 10.1%

179 stores launched

2025-09 8.4%

148 stores launched

2025-08 9.7%

171 stores launched

2025-07 9.7%

172 stores launched

2025-06 10.1%

178 stores launched

2025-05 7.9%

140 stores launched

2025-04 6.4%

113 stores launched

2025-03 6.8%

121 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Base (March 2026)
Monthly store launches in Base over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-02 140 7.92%
2026-01 141 7.98%
2025-12 139 7.86%
2025-11 126 7.13%
2025-10 179 10.12%
2025-09 148 8.37%
2025-08 171 9.67%
2025-07 172 9.73%
2025-06 178 10.07%
2025-05 140 7.92%
2025-04 113 6.39%
2025-03 121 6.84%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 18,405 active stores in Base are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (287 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 1.6%

287 active stores

2025 9.5%

1,745 active stores

2024 11.2%

2,062 active stores

2023 10.4%

1,921 active stores

2022 12.7%

2,341 active stores

2021 17.5%

3,227 active stores

2020 19.7%

3,618 active stores

2019 5.1%

936 active stores

2018 3.7%

684 active stores

2017 2.4%

438 active stores

2016 1.8%

336 active stores

2015 1.8%

328 active stores

2014 0.8%

149 active stores

2013 0.6%

117 active stores

2012 0.1%

27 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Base by original launch year (March 2026)
Active stores in Base by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 287 1.56%
2025 1745 9.48%
2024 2062 11.20%
2023 1921 10.44%
2022 2341 12.72%
2021 3227 17.53%
2020 3618 19.66%
2019 936 5.09%
2018 684 3.72%
2017 438 2.38%
2016 336 1.83%
2015 328 1.78%
2014 149 0.81%
2013 117 0.64%
2012 27 0.15%
2011 29 0.16%
2010 30 0.16%
2009 27 0.15%
2008 20 0.11%
2007 22 0.12%
2006 9 0.05%
2005 9 0.05%
2004 13 0.07%
2003 4 0.02%
2002 9 0.05%
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 (15,423 stores) , followed by Facebook (28.7%) and X (20.8%) .

Base: 21,807 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%

15,423 stores

Facebook 28.7%

13,084 stores

X 20.8%

9,483 stores

Twitter 7.7%

3,524 stores

YouTube 6.2%

2,804 stores

TikTok 2.6%

1,203 stores

WhatsApp 0.0%

11 stores

LinkedIn 0.0%

11 stores

Pinterest 0.0%

10 stores

Vimeo 0.0%

5 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Base (March 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Base e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 15423 33.85%
Facebook 13084 28.72%
X 9483 20.82%
Twitter 3524 7.74%
YouTube 2804 6.15%
TikTok 1203 2.64%
WhatsApp 11 0.02%
LinkedIn 11 0.02%
Pinterest 10 0.02%
Vimeo 5 0.01%

Geographic Distribution

Japan leads with 77.8% (15,855 AI-verified stores) , followed by India (13.3%) and Ecuador (7.0%) .

Base: 20,388 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

Japan 77.8%

15,855 AI-verified stores

India 13.3%

2,702 AI-verified stores

1,421 AI-verified stores

China 1.0%

197 AI-verified stores

114 AI-verified stores

21 AI-verified stores

15 AI-verified stores

11 AI-verified stores

Italy 0.0%

7 AI-verified stores

6 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Base (March 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Base
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
Japan 15855 77.77%
India 2702 13.25%
Ecuador 1421 6.97%
China 197 0.97%
United States 114 0.56%
United Kingdom 21 0.10%
France 15 0.07%
Cocos (Keeling) Islands 11 0.05%
Italy 7 0.03%
Germany 6 0.03%
Singapore 6 0.03%
Romania 5 0.02%
Hong Kong 5 0.02%
New Zealand 4 0.02%
Canada 4 0.02%
Netherlands 3 0.01%
Turkey 3 0.01%
Australia 3 0.01%
Brazil 3 0.01%
Denmark 3 0.01%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 25.6k 100.00%
Emails 506.0 1.97%
Phones 1.2k 4.70%
Ecommerce platform 25.6k 100.00%
Couriers 585.0 2.28%
Payment Providers 5.1k 19.87%
Categories 17.0k 66.35%
Social Media 21.8k 85.02%

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 21.3k 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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