Big Cartel E-commerce Stores Database

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· · Next full refresh: February 2026

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 42.5% of all stores (10,207 stores) , followed by Arts & Entertainment (21.6%) and Health & Beauty (7.0%) .

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 42.5%

10,207 stores

Arts & Entertainment 21.6%

5,176 stores

Health & Beauty 7.0%

1,690 stores

Books & Media 6.9%

1,663 stores

Jewelry & Watches 6.9%

1,658 stores

Home & Garden 2.7%

658 stores

Collectibles & Hobbies 2.2%

528 stores

Food & Beverages 2.0%

489 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 1.8%

436 stores

Toys & Games 1.4%

333 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Big Cartel store categories (January 2026)
Distribution of categories in Big Cartel e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 10207 42.53%
Arts & Entertainment 5176 21.57%
Health & Beauty 1690 7.04%
Books & Media 1663 6.93%
Jewelry & Watches 1658 6.91%
Home & Garden 658 2.74%
Collectibles & Hobbies 528 2.20%
Food & Beverages 489 2.04%
Gifts & Special Occasions 436 1.82%
Toys & Games 333 1.39%
Furniture & Home Decor 303 1.26%
Vehicles & Parts 266 1.11%
Electronics & Technology 249 1.04%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 205 0.85%
Pets & Pet Supplies 136 0.57%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 41.3% among AI-verified physical stores (1,943 stores) , followed by Stripe Connect (21.6%) and American Express (13.0%) .

Base: 3,364 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (7.8% 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 41.3%

1,943 stores

1,017 stores

611 stores

487 stores

155 stores

Bolt 3.0%

140 stores

81 stores

VISA 1.5%

73 stores

73 stores

41 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Big Cartel payment providers (January 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Big Cartel e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 1943 41.25%
Stripe Connect 1017 21.59%
American Express 611 12.97%
MasterCard 487 10.34%
Apple Pay 155 3.29%
Bolt 140 2.97%
Google Pay 81 1.72%
VISA 73 1.55%
Klarna 73 1.55%
Paddle 41 0.87%
Affirm 23 0.49%
JCB 18 0.38%
Clearpay 17 0.36%
BitCoin 17 0.36%
Braintree 14 0.30%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

USPS leads with 45.7% among AI-verified physical stores (2,567 stores) , followed by Royal Mail (13.5%) and UPS (11.3%) .

Base: 5,348 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 45.7%

2,567 stores

757 stores

UPS 11.3%

633 stores

DHL 5.4%

305 stores

FedEx 5.3%

296 stores

240 stores

175 stores

165 stores

146 stores

120 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Big Cartel shipping carriers (January 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Big Cartel e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
USPS 2567 45.65%
Royal Mail 757 13.46%
UPS 633 11.26%
DHL 305 5.42%
FedEx 296 5.26%
Australia Post 240 4.27%
Canada Post 175 3.11%
La Poste 165 2.93%
Colissimo 146 2.60%
Correos 120 2.13%
Mondial Relay 50 0.89%
Deutsche Post 48 0.85%
DPD 44 0.78%
Hermes 43 0.76%
TNT 34 0.60%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 2,986 new stores were launched in Big Cartel , with the highest activity in 2025-12 (206 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2025-12 6.9%

206 stores launched

2025-11 8.2%

246 stores launched

2025-10 8.2%

246 stores launched

2025-09 10.4%

311 stores launched

2025-08 8.7%

260 stores launched

2025-07 10.9%

325 stores launched

2025-06 7.0%

209 stores launched

2025-05 8.9%

266 stores launched

2025-04 8.4%

252 stores launched

2025-03 9.1%

273 stores launched

2025-02 8.1%

241 stores launched

2025-01 5.1%

151 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Big Cartel (January 2026)
Monthly store launches in Big Cartel over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2025-12 206 6.90%
2025-11 246 8.24%
2025-10 246 8.24%
2025-09 311 10.42%
2025-08 260 8.71%
2025-07 325 10.88%
2025-06 209 7.00%
2025-05 266 8.91%
2025-04 252 8.44%
2025-03 273 9.14%
2025-02 241 8.07%
2025-01 151 5.06%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 30,814 active stores in Big Cartel are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (2 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 0.0%

2 active stores

2025 10.0%

3,082 active stores

2024 7.2%

2,204 active stores

2023 5.4%

1,667 active stores

2022 5.7%

1,763 active stores

2021 11.3%

3,480 active stores

2020 16.0%

4,942 active stores

2019 3.7%

1,149 active stores

2018 4.7%

1,451 active stores

2017 5.8%

1,772 active stores

2016 5.2%

1,614 active stores

2015 5.2%

1,601 active stores

2014 4.1%

1,254 active stores

2013 5.6%

1,718 active stores

2012 3.3%

1,024 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Big Cartel by original launch year (January 2026)
Active stores in Big Cartel by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 2 0.01%
2025 3082 10.00%
2024 2204 7.15%
2023 1667 5.41%
2022 1763 5.72%
2021 3480 11.29%
2020 4942 16.04%
2019 1149 3.73%
2018 1451 4.71%
2017 1772 5.75%
2016 1614 5.24%
2015 1601 5.20%
2014 1254 4.07%
2013 1718 5.58%
2012 1024 3.32%
2011 707 2.29%
2010 527 1.71%
2009 315 1.02%
2008 201 0.65%
2007 106 0.34%
2006 45 0.15%
2005 37 0.12%
2004 53 0.17%
2003 27 0.09%
2002 18 0.06%
2001 25 0.08%
2000 18 0.06%
1999 7 0.02%
1998 3 0.01%
1997 1 0.00%
1996 1 0.00%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 45.1% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (16,926 stores) , followed by Facebook (28.2%) and Twitter (13.9%) .

Base: 23,583 stores with any detectable social profile (54.6% 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 45.1%

16,926 stores

Facebook 28.2%

10,606 stores

Twitter 13.9%

5,216 stores

TikTok 4.7%

1,760 stores

YouTube 4.0%

1,519 stores

Pinterest 2.7%

996 stores

X 0.9%

353 stores

LinkedIn 0.2%

81 stores

Twitch 0.2%

68 stores

Patreon 0.1%

39 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Big Cartel (January 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Big Cartel e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 16926 45.06%
Facebook 10606 28.23%
Twitter 5216 13.89%
TikTok 1760 4.69%
YouTube 1519 4.04%
Pinterest 996 2.65%
X 353 0.94%
LinkedIn 81 0.22%
Twitch 68 0.18%
Patreon 39 0.10%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 49.5% (9,352 AI-verified stores) , followed by United Kingdom (12.8%) and Canada (5.4%) .

Base: 18,898 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

9,352 AI-verified stores

2,419 AI-verified stores

1,017 AI-verified stores

1,017 AI-verified stores

1,003 AI-verified stores

599 AI-verified stores

Japan 2.6%

482 AI-verified stores

Spain 2.4%

461 AI-verified stores

Italy 2.0%

371 AI-verified stores

368 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Big Cartel (January 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Big Cartel
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 9352 49.49%
United Kingdom 2419 12.80%
Canada 1017 5.38%
France 1017 5.38%
Australia 1003 5.31%
Germany 599 3.17%
Japan 482 2.55%
Spain 461 2.44%
Italy 371 1.96%
Mexico 368 1.95%
China 273 1.44%
South Africa 254 1.34%
Brazil 186 0.98%
Ireland 184 0.97%
Croatia 183 0.97%
India 179 0.95%
New Zealand 176 0.93%
Netherlands 130 0.69%
Belgium 125 0.66%
Sweden 119 0.63%

Dataset Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 43.2k 100.00%
Emails 34.0 0.08%
Phones 529.0 1.23%
Ecommerce platform 43.2k 100.00%
Couriers 5.3k 12.39%
Payment Providers 3.4k 7.79%
Categories 27.6k 64.03%
Social Media 23.6k 54.64%

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