Big Cartel E-commerce Stores Database

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Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 41.8% of all stores (9,677 stores) , followed by Arts & Entertainment (21.3%) and Books & Media (7.4%) .

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 41.8%

9,677 stores

Arts & Entertainment 21.3%

4,932 stores

Books & Media 7.4%

1,724 stores

Health & Beauty 6.9%

1,591 stores

Jewelry & Watches 6.8%

1,572 stores

Home & Garden 3.0%

695 stores

Collectibles & Hobbies 2.5%

581 stores

Food & Beverages 2.0%

468 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 1.9%

446 stores

Toys & Games 1.5%

342 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Big Cartel store categories (November 2025)
Distribution of categories in Big Cartel e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 9677 41.77%
Arts & Entertainment 4932 21.29%
Books & Media 1724 7.44%
Health & Beauty 1591 6.87%
Jewelry & Watches 1572 6.78%
Home & Garden 695 3.00%
Collectibles & Hobbies 581 2.51%
Food & Beverages 468 2.02%
Gifts & Special Occasions 446 1.92%
Toys & Games 342 1.48%
Furniture & Home Decor 297 1.28%
Vehicles & Parts 262 1.13%
Electronics & Technology 253 1.09%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 197 0.85%
Pets & Pet Supplies 132 0.57%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 41.2% among AI-verified physical stores (1,913 stores) , followed by Stripe Connect (21.0%) and American Express (13.5%) .

Base: 3,306 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (7.7% 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 41.2%

1,913 stores

976 stores

626 stores

497 stores

153 stores

Bolt 2.7%

124 stores

80 stores

76 stores

VISA 1.6%

73 stores

39 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Big Cartel payment providers (November 2025)
Distribution of payment providers in Big Cartel e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 1913 41.19%
Stripe Connect 976 21.02%
American Express 626 13.48%
MasterCard 497 10.70%
Apple Pay 153 3.29%
Bolt 124 2.67%
Google Pay 80 1.72%
Klarna 76 1.64%
VISA 73 1.57%
Paddle 39 0.84%
Affirm 22 0.47%
BitCoin 18 0.39%
JCB 18 0.39%
Clearpay 16 0.34%
Braintree 13 0.28%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

USPS leads with 45.6% among AI-verified physical stores (2,490 stores) , followed by Royal Mail (13.3%) and UPS (10.9%) .

Base: 5,237 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (12.1% 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 45.6%

2,490 stores

728 stores

UPS 10.9%

596 stores

DHL 5.5%

298 stores

FedEx 5.1%

279 stores

236 stores

178 stores

165 stores

148 stores

115 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Big Cartel shipping carriers (November 2025)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Big Cartel e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
USPS 2490 45.62%
Royal Mail 728 13.34%
UPS 596 10.92%
DHL 298 5.46%
FedEx 279 5.11%
Australia Post 236 4.32%
Canada Post 178 3.26%
La Poste 165 3.02%
Colissimo 148 2.71%
Correos 115 2.11%
Mondial Relay 54 0.99%
Deutsche Post 47 0.86%
Hermes 44 0.81%
DPD 43 0.79%
TNT 37 0.68%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 2,724 new stores were launched in Big Cartel , with the highest activity in 2025-10 (233 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2025-10 8.6%

233 stores launched

2025-09 11.0%

301 stores launched

2025-08 9.9%

269 stores launched

2025-07 11.0%

299 stores launched

2025-06 7.6%

208 stores launched

2025-05 9.1%

248 stores launched

2025-04 8.1%

220 stores launched

2025-03 8.8%

240 stores launched

2025-02 8.0%

218 stores launched

2025-01 8.3%

226 stores launched

2024-12 6.2%

169 stores launched

2024-11 3.4%

93 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Big Cartel (November 2025)
Monthly store launches in Big Cartel over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2025-10 233 8.55%
2025-09 301 11.05%
2025-08 269 9.88%
2025-07 299 10.98%
2025-06 208 7.64%
2025-05 248 9.10%
2025-04 220 8.08%
2025-03 240 8.81%
2025-02 218 8.00%
2025-01 226 8.30%
2024-12 169 6.20%
2024-11 93 3.41%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 29,727 active stores in Big Cartel are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2025 (2,471 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2025 8.3%

2,471 active stores

2024 6.9%

2,055 active stores

2023 5.4%

1,620 active stores

2022 5.8%

1,737 active stores

2021 11.5%

3,433 active stores

2020 16.4%

4,879 active stores

2019 3.8%

1,141 active stores

2018 4.6%

1,371 active stores

2017 5.9%

1,762 active stores

2016 5.4%

1,603 active stores

2015 5.4%

1,591 active stores

2014 4.2%

1,256 active stores

2013 5.8%

1,721 active stores

2012 3.4%

1,022 active stores

2011 2.4%

700 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Big Cartel by original launch year (November 2025)
Active stores in Big Cartel by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2025 2471 8.31%
2024 2055 6.91%
2023 1620 5.45%
2022 1737 5.84%
2021 3433 11.55%
2020 4879 16.41%
2019 1141 3.84%
2018 1371 4.61%
2017 1762 5.93%
2016 1603 5.39%
2015 1591 5.35%
2014 1256 4.23%
2013 1721 5.79%
2012 1022 3.44%
2011 700 2.35%
2010 519 1.75%
2009 311 1.05%
2008 201 0.68%
2007 107 0.36%
2006 41 0.14%
2005 37 0.12%
2004 52 0.17%
2003 27 0.09%
2002 18 0.06%
2001 22 0.07%
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 44.7% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (15,837 stores) , followed by Facebook (28.7%) and Twitter (14.3%) .

Base: 23,593 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 44.7%

15,837 stores

Facebook 28.7%

10,180 stores

Twitter 14.3%

5,060 stores

TikTok 4.3%

1,528 stores

YouTube 3.8%

1,341 stores

Pinterest 2.7%

965 stores

X 1.0%

371 stores

LinkedIn 0.2%

62 stores

Twitch 0.2%

58 stores

Patreon 0.1%

36 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Big Cartel (November 2025)
Distribution of social media platforms in Big Cartel e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 15837 44.69%
Facebook 10180 28.73%
Twitter 5060 14.28%
TikTok 1528 4.31%
YouTube 1341 3.78%
Pinterest 965 2.72%
X 371 1.05%
LinkedIn 62 0.17%
Twitch 58 0.16%
Patreon 36 0.10%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 49.8% (9,125 AI-verified stores) , followed by United Kingdom (12.7%) and Canada (5.4%) .

Base: 18,330 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

9,125 AI-verified stores

2,328 AI-verified stores

994 AI-verified stores

982 AI-verified stores

966 AI-verified stores

594 AI-verified stores

Japan 2.6%

475 AI-verified stores

Spain 2.4%

440 AI-verified stores

Italy 1.9%

352 AI-verified stores

332 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Big Cartel (November 2025)
Geographic distribution of stores using Big Cartel
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 9125 49.78%
United Kingdom 2328 12.70%
Canada 994 5.42%
France 982 5.36%
Australia 966 5.27%
Germany 594 3.24%
Japan 475 2.59%
Spain 440 2.40%
Italy 352 1.92%
Mexico 332 1.81%
China 264 1.44%
South Africa 247 1.35%
Croatia 191 1.04%
Brazil 175 0.95%
Ireland 170 0.93%
India 167 0.91%
New Zealand 167 0.91%
Netherlands 124 0.68%
Belgium 120 0.65%
Slovakia 117 0.64%

Dataset Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 43.2k 100.00%
Emails 28.0 0.06%
Phones 548.0 1.27%
Ecommerce platform 43.2k 100.00%
Couriers 5.2k 12.12%
Payment Providers 3.3k 7.65%
Categories 26.8k 62.00%
Social Media 23.6k 54.62%

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