Big Cartel E-commerce Stores Database

Explore 33.4k verified e-commerce stores built on Big Cartel. Instant access to technologies, contacts, platforms, and market dynamics.

Detected across 40.7k domains. 33.4k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: April 2026

33.4k verified active stores out of 40.7k detected · 82.1% verification rate

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 40.5% of all stores (9,465 stores) , followed by Arts & Entertainment (23.4%) and Health & Beauty (6.9%) .

Base: 23,375 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (69.9% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 40.5%

9,465 stores

Arts & Entertainment 23.4%

5,475 stores

Health & Beauty 6.9%

1,623 stores

Books & Media 6.9%

1,614 stores

Jewelry & Watches 6.8%

1,592 stores

Home & Garden 3.0%

691 stores

Collectibles & Hobbies 2.2%

518 stores

Food & Beverages 2.0%

470 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 1.9%

445 stores

Toys & Games 1.5%

341 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Big Cartel store categories (March 2026)
Distribution of categories in Big Cartel e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 9465 40.49%
Arts & Entertainment 5475 23.42%
Health & Beauty 1623 6.94%
Books & Media 1614 6.90%
Jewelry & Watches 1592 6.81%
Home & Garden 691 2.96%
Collectibles & Hobbies 518 2.22%
Food & Beverages 470 2.01%
Gifts & Special Occasions 445 1.90%
Toys & Games 341 1.46%
Furniture & Home Decor 296 1.27%
Electronics & Technology 256 1.10%
Vehicles & Parts 233 1.00%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 216 0.92%
Pets & Pet Supplies 140 0.60%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 41.1% among AI-verified physical stores (1,790 stores) , followed by Stripe Connect (24.2%) and American Express (10.9%) .

Base: 2,899 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (7.1% 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 41.1%

1,790 stores

1,054 stores

476 stores

383 stores

158 stores

Bolt 3.2%

141 stores

102 stores

85 stores

VISA 1.6%

68 stores

23 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Big Cartel payment providers (March 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Big Cartel e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 1790 41.11%
Stripe Connect 1054 24.21%
American Express 476 10.93%
MasterCard 383 8.80%
Apple Pay 158 3.63%
Bolt 141 3.24%
Klarna 102 2.34%
Google Pay 85 1.95%
VISA 68 1.56%
Affirm 23 0.53%
BitCoin 16 0.37%
JCB 16 0.37%
Braintree 15 0.34%
Clearpay 14 0.32%
Mollie 13 0.30%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

USPS leads with 44.5% among AI-verified physical stores (2,561 stores) , followed by Royal Mail (13.2%) and UPS (11.8%) .

Base: 5,043 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (12.4% 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 44.5%

2,561 stores

761 stores

UPS 11.8%

678 stores

DHL 6.1%

349 stores

FedEx 5.5%

314 stores

220 stores

173 stores

168 stores

160 stores

108 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Big Cartel shipping carriers (March 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Big Cartel e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
USPS 2561 44.46%
Royal Mail 761 13.21%
UPS 678 11.77%
DHL 349 6.06%
FedEx 314 5.45%
Australia Post 220 3.82%
Canada Post 173 3.00%
La Poste 168 2.92%
Colissimo 160 2.78%
Correos 108 1.88%
DPD 64 1.11%
Mondial Relay 61 1.06%
Deutsche Post 58 1.01%
Hermes 46 0.80%
TNT 39 0.68%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 2,696 new stores were launched in Big Cartel , with the highest activity in 2026-02 (57 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-02 2.1%

57 stores launched

2026-01 10.7%

289 stores launched

2025-12 8.3%

224 stores launched

2025-11 9.4%

253 stores launched

2025-10 8.6%

231 stores launched

2025-09 10.9%

295 stores launched

2025-08 9.9%

268 stores launched

2025-07 9.5%

256 stores launched

2025-06 7.3%

197 stores launched

2025-05 7.9%

212 stores launched

2025-04 7.6%

204 stores launched

2025-03 7.8%

210 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Big Cartel (March 2026)
Monthly store launches in Big Cartel over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-02 57 2.11%
2026-01 289 10.72%
2025-12 224 8.31%
2025-11 253 9.38%
2025-10 231 8.57%
2025-09 295 10.94%
2025-08 268 9.94%
2025-07 256 9.50%
2025-06 197 7.31%
2025-05 212 7.86%
2025-04 204 7.57%
2025-03 210 7.79%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 29,234 active stores in Big Cartel are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (347 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 1.2%

347 active stores

2025 9.5%

2,775 active stores

2024 6.6%

1,942 active stores

2023 5.4%

1,591 active stores

2022 5.8%

1,692 active stores

2021 10.8%

3,155 active stores

2020 15.9%

4,645 active stores

2019 3.9%

1,145 active stores

2018 4.9%

1,433 active stores

2017 6.0%

1,760 active stores

2016 5.4%

1,576 active stores

2015 5.2%

1,531 active stores

2014 3.9%

1,137 active stores

2013 5.4%

1,580 active stores

2012 3.3%

956 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Big Cartel by original launch year (March 2026)
Active stores in Big Cartel by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 347 1.19%
2025 2775 9.49%
2024 1942 6.64%
2023 1591 5.44%
2022 1692 5.79%
2021 3155 10.79%
2020 4645 15.89%
2019 1145 3.92%
2018 1433 4.90%
2017 1760 6.02%
2016 1576 5.39%
2015 1531 5.24%
2014 1137 3.89%
2013 1580 5.40%
2012 956 3.27%
2011 644 2.20%
2010 502 1.72%
2009 276 0.94%
2008 184 0.63%
2007 108 0.37%
2006 56 0.19%
2005 36 0.12%
2004 52 0.18%
2003 33 0.11%
2002 21 0.07%
2001 21 0.07%
2000 21 0.07%
1999 7 0.02%
1998 3 0.01%
1997 1 0.00%
1996 2 0.01%
1995 2 0.01%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 45.7% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (16,839 stores) , followed by Facebook (27.6%) and Twitter (13.2%) .

Base: 22,493 stores with any detectable social profile (55.2% 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 45.7%

16,839 stores

Facebook 27.6%

10,188 stores

Twitter 13.2%

4,865 stores

TikTok 4.9%

1,825 stores

YouTube 4.2%

1,558 stores

Pinterest 2.7%

1,007 stores

X 1.0%

380 stores

LinkedIn 0.3%

105 stores

Twitch 0.2%

77 stores

Patreon 0.1%

41 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Big Cartel (March 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Big Cartel e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 16839 45.65%
Facebook 10188 27.62%
Twitter 4865 13.19%
TikTok 1825 4.95%
YouTube 1558 4.22%
Pinterest 1007 2.73%
X 380 1.03%
LinkedIn 105 0.28%
Twitch 77 0.21%
Patreon 41 0.11%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 53.7% (11,290 AI-verified stores) , followed by United Kingdom (12.0%) and France (5.4%) .

Base: 21,030 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

11,290 AI-verified stores

2,517 AI-verified stores

1,135 AI-verified stores

1,038 AI-verified stores

992 AI-verified stores

703 AI-verified stores

Spain 2.2%

472 AI-verified stores

Japan 2.2%

462 AI-verified stores

Italy 1.7%

367 AI-verified stores

344 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Big Cartel (March 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Big Cartel
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 11290 53.69%
United Kingdom 2517 11.97%
France 1135 5.40%
Canada 1038 4.94%
Australia 992 4.72%
Germany 703 3.34%
Spain 472 2.24%
Japan 462 2.20%
Italy 367 1.75%
Mexico 344 1.64%
China 261 1.24%
South Africa 235 1.12%
New Zealand 201 0.96%
Ireland 197 0.94%
Brazil 165 0.78%
India 141 0.67%
Netherlands 139 0.66%
Sweden 128 0.61%
Croatia 123 0.58%
Belgium 120 0.57%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 40.7k 100.00%
Emails 60.0 0.15%
Phones 505.0 1.24%
Ecommerce platform 40.7k 100.00%
Couriers 5.0k 12.38%
Payment Providers 2.9k 7.12%
Categories 25.2k 61.83%
Social Media 22.5k 55.23%

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 Big Cartel e-commerce intelligence?

We track 33.4k verified Big Cartel 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.

Do you offer enterprise or custom licensing?

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