Big Cartel E-commerce Stores Database

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· · Next full refresh: February 2026

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 39.6% of all stores (10,438 stores) , followed by Arts & Entertainment (23.9%) and Books & Media (8.0%) .

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 39.6%

10,438 stores

Arts & Entertainment 23.9%

6,299 stores

Books & Media 8.0%

2,100 stores

Health & Beauty 6.9%

1,825 stores

Jewelry & Watches 6.5%

1,714 stores

Home & Garden 2.7%

701 stores

Collectibles & Hobbies 2.2%

579 stores

Food & Beverages 2.1%

553 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 1.8%

472 stores

Toys & Games 1.4%

377 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 10438 39.65%
Arts & Entertainment 6299 23.93%
Books & Media 2100 7.98%
Health & Beauty 1825 6.93%
Jewelry & Watches 1714 6.51%
Home & Garden 701 2.66%
Collectibles & Hobbies 579 2.20%
Food & Beverages 553 2.10%
Gifts & Special Occasions 472 1.79%
Toys & Games 377 1.43%
Furniture & Home Decor 322 1.22%
Electronics & Technology 285 1.08%
Vehicles & Parts 269 1.02%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 240 0.91%
Pets & Pet Supplies 154 0.58%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 42.0% among AI-verified physical stores (2,220 stores) , followed by Stripe Connect (21.1%) 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 42.0%

2,220 stores

1,117 stores

686 stores

549 stores

176 stores

Bolt 2.7%

143 stores

96 stores

87 stores

VISA 1.5%

79 stores

40 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 2220 41.95%
Stripe Connect 1117 21.11%
American Express 686 12.96%
MasterCard 549 10.37%
Apple Pay 176 3.33%
Bolt 143 2.70%
Klarna 96 1.81%
Google Pay 87 1.64%
VISA 79 1.49%
Paddle 40 0.76%
Affirm 24 0.45%
BitCoin 20 0.38%
Braintree 19 0.36%
JCB 18 0.34%
Clearpay 18 0.34%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

USPS leads with 44.9% among AI-verified physical stores (2,778 stores) , followed by Royal Mail (13.6%) and UPS (11.1%) .

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 44.9%

2,778 stores

841 stores

UPS 11.1%

687 stores

DHL 5.9%

362 stores

FedEx 5.2%

323 stores

258 stores

197 stores

182 stores

168 stores

122 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 2778 44.93%
Royal Mail 841 13.60%
UPS 687 11.11%
DHL 362 5.85%
FedEx 323 5.22%
Australia Post 258 4.17%
Canada Post 197 3.19%
La Poste 182 2.94%
Colissimo 168 2.72%
Correos 122 1.97%
DPD 65 1.05%
Deutsche Post 58 0.94%
Mondial Relay 55 0.89%
Hermes 49 0.79%
Speedy 38 0.61%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 3,362 new stores were launched in Big Cartel , with the highest activity in 2025-12 (246 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2025-12 7.3%

246 stores launched

2025-11 8.0%

269 stores launched

2025-10 8.3%

280 stores launched

2025-09 10.6%

355 stores launched

2025-08 9.2%

310 stores launched

2025-07 10.9%

365 stores launched

2025-06 7.3%

247 stores launched

2025-05 9.0%

302 stores launched

2025-04 8.4%

281 stores launched

2025-03 9.3%

311 stores launched

2025-02 8.2%

276 stores launched

2025-01 3.6%

120 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
2025-12 246 7.32%
2025-11 269 8.00%
2025-10 280 8.33%
2025-09 355 10.56%
2025-08 310 9.22%
2025-07 365 10.86%
2025-06 247 7.35%
2025-05 302 8.98%
2025-04 281 8.36%
2025-03 311 9.25%
2025-02 276 8.21%
2025-01 120 3.57%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 34,452 active stores in Big Cartel are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (3 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 0.0%

3 active stores

2025 10.2%

3,531 active stores

2024 7.1%

2,457 active stores

2023 5.3%

1,838 active stores

2022 5.5%

1,911 active stores

2021 10.9%

3,751 active stores

2020 15.8%

5,437 active stores

2019 3.7%

1,269 active stores

2018 4.8%

1,642 active stores

2017 5.9%

2,020 active stores

2016 5.4%

1,862 active stores

2015 5.3%

1,811 active stores

2014 4.0%

1,383 active stores

2013 5.7%

1,973 active stores

2012 3.4%

1,173 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 3 0.01%
2025 3531 10.25%
2024 2457 7.13%
2023 1838 5.33%
2022 1911 5.55%
2021 3751 10.89%
2020 5437 15.78%
2019 1269 3.68%
2018 1642 4.77%
2017 2020 5.86%
2016 1862 5.40%
2015 1811 5.26%
2014 1383 4.01%
2013 1973 5.73%
2012 1173 3.40%
2011 812 2.36%
2010 608 1.76%
2009 353 1.02%
2008 236 0.69%
2007 121 0.35%
2006 51 0.15%
2005 41 0.12%
2004 52 0.15%
2003 36 0.10%
2002 24 0.07%
2001 27 0.08%
2000 18 0.05%
1999 7 0.02%
1998 3 0.01%
1996 2 0.01%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 45.6% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (19,017 stores) , followed by Facebook (28.0%) and Twitter (13.6%) .

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 45.6%

19,017 stores

Facebook 28.0%

11,690 stores

Twitter 13.6%

5,693 stores

TikTok 4.7%

1,955 stores

YouTube 4.0%

1,669 stores

Pinterest 2.6%

1,094 stores

X 1.0%

397 stores

LinkedIn 0.2%

95 stores

Twitch 0.2%

78 stores

SoundCloud 0.1%

47 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 19017 45.57%
Facebook 11690 28.01%
Twitter 5693 13.64%
TikTok 1955 4.68%
YouTube 1669 4.00%
Pinterest 1094 2.62%
X 397 0.95%
LinkedIn 95 0.23%
Twitch 78 0.19%
SoundCloud 47 0.11%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 49.2% (10,474 AI-verified stores) , followed by United Kingdom (12.8%) and France (5.6%) .

Base: 21,269 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

10,474 AI-verified stores

2,728 AI-verified stores

1,181 AI-verified stores

1,160 AI-verified stores

1,122 AI-verified stores

763 AI-verified stores

Japan 2.5%

523 AI-verified stores

Spain 2.4%

501 AI-verified stores

Italy 2.0%

420 AI-verified stores

386 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 10474 49.25%
United Kingdom 2728 12.83%
France 1181 5.55%
Canada 1160 5.45%
Australia 1122 5.28%
Germany 763 3.59%
Japan 523 2.46%
Spain 501 2.36%
Italy 420 1.97%
Mexico 386 1.81%
China 298 1.40%
South Africa 297 1.40%
New Zealand 227 1.07%
Ireland 208 0.98%
Brazil 192 0.90%
Croatia 191 0.90%
India 173 0.81%
Netherlands 148 0.70%
Belgium 140 0.66%
Slovakia 137 0.64%

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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