BigCommerce Market Share & Real Store Usage

Explore 33.2k verified e-commerce stores built on BigCommerce. Compare platform usage, available contact fields, PSP/carrier signals, and merchant-size segments.

Detected across 39.5k domains. 33.2k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

Verified stores
33.2k
active stores with physical delivery
Top country
United States
21,110 verified stores
Top payment signal
PayPal
3,642 stores detected
Top carrier signal
UPS
6,130 stores detected
Top category
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear
5,255 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: July 2026

33.2k verified active stores out of 39.5k detected · 84.2% verification rate

Categories Distribution

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear stores with 17.0% of all stores (5,255 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (12.1%) and Clothing & Accessories (10.0%) .

Base: 30,932 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (93.1% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 17.0%

5,255 stores

Health & Beauty 12.1%

3,728 stores

Clothing & Accessories 10.0%

3,106 stores

Food & Beverages 8.0%

2,465 stores

Vehicles & Parts 7.7%

2,371 stores

Home & Garden 6.7%

2,072 stores

Toys & Games 6.4%

1,979 stores

Business & Industrial 6.1%

1,898 stores

Tools & Hardware 6.0%

1,864 stores

Electronics & Technology 5.5%

1,714 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 BigCommerce store categories (June 2026)
Distribution of categories in BigCommerce e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 5255 16.99%
Health & Beauty 3728 12.05%
Clothing & Accessories 3106 10.04%
Food & Beverages 2465 7.97%
Vehicles & Parts 2371 7.67%
Home & Garden 2072 6.70%
Toys & Games 1979 6.40%
Business & Industrial 1898 6.14%
Tools & Hardware 1864 6.03%
Electronics & Technology 1714 5.54%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal stores with 23.3% among AI-verified physical stores (3,642 stores) , followed by American Express (16.0%) and Bolt (13.7%) .

Base: 9,442 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (23.9% 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

PayPal 23.3%

3,642 stores

2,508 stores

Bolt 13.7%

2,142 stores

2,038 stores

1,822 stores

649 stores

567 stores

VISA 2.9%

453 stores

430 stores

361 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 BigCommerce payment providers (June 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in BigCommerce e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 3642 23.27%
American Express 2508 16.03%
Bolt 2142 13.69%
Stripe Connect 2038 13.02%
MasterCard 1822 11.64%
Apple Pay 649 4.15%
Google Pay 567 3.62%
VISA 453 2.89%
Klarna 430 2.75%
Affirm 361 2.31%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS stores with 30.5% among AI-verified physical stores (6,130 stores) , followed by USPS (27.4%) and FedEx (20.2%) .

Base: 11,881 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (30.1% 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

UPS 30.5%

6,130 stores

USPS 27.4%

5,517 stores

FedEx 20.2%

4,070 stores

DHL 6.1%

1,231 stores

735 stores

689 stores

DPD 2.2%

433 stores

319 stores

TNT 1.2%

248 stores

181 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 BigCommerce shipping carriers (June 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in BigCommerce e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 6130 30.48%
USPS 5517 27.43%
FedEx 4070 20.24%
DHL 1231 6.12%
Australia Post 735 3.65%
Royal Mail 689 3.43%
DPD 433 2.15%
Canada Post 319 1.59%
TNT 248 1.23%
Speedy 181 0.90%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 1,376 new stores were launched in BigCommerce , with the highest activity in 2026-05 (123 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-05 8.9%

123 stores launched

2026-04 11.2%

154 stores launched

2026-03 8.9%

123 stores launched

2026-02 8.6%

119 stores launched

2026-01 8.1%

112 stores launched

2025-12 6.4%

88 stores launched

2025-11 6.5%

89 stores launched

2025-10 8.6%

118 stores launched

2025-09 11.1%

153 stores launched

2025-08 9.5%

131 stores launched

2025-07 7.8%

107 stores launched

2025-06 4.3%

59 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in BigCommerce (June 2026)
Monthly store launches in BigCommerce over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-05 123 8.94%
2026-04 154 11.19%
2026-03 123 8.94%
2026-02 119 8.65%
2026-01 112 8.14%
2025-12 88 6.40%
2025-11 89 6.47%
2025-10 118 8.58%
2025-09 153 11.12%
2025-08 131 9.52%
2025-07 107 7.78%
2025-06 59 4.29%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 31,362 active stores in BigCommerce are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (639 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 2.0%

639 active stores

2025 4.6%

1,439 active stores

2024 5.3%

1,665 active stores

2023 4.5%

1,419 active stores

2022 4.5%

1,423 active stores

2021 4.7%

1,467 active stores

2020 5.7%

1,784 active stores

2019 3.8%

1,197 active stores

2018 5.1%

1,586 active stores

2017 4.5%

1,405 active stores

2016 3.4%

1,055 active stores

2015 3.6%

1,143 active stores

2014 4.1%

1,295 active stores

2013 4.6%

1,435 active stores

2012 3.7%

1,167 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in BigCommerce by original launch year (June 2026)
Active stores in BigCommerce by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 639 2.04%
2025 1439 4.59%
2024 1665 5.31%
2023 1419 4.52%
2022 1423 4.54%
2021 1467 4.68%
2020 1784 5.69%
2019 1197 3.82%
2018 1586 5.06%
2017 1405 4.48%
2016 1055 3.36%
2015 1143 3.64%
2014 1295 4.13%
2013 1435 4.58%
2012 1167 3.72%

Social Media Usage

Facebook stores with 30.0% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (19,805 stores) , followed by Instagram (24.8%) and YouTube (13.8%) .

Base: 25,244 stores with any detectable social profile (63.9% 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

Facebook 30.0%

19,805 stores

Instagram 24.8%

16,401 stores

YouTube 13.8%

9,130 stores

Twitter 12.2%

8,090 stores

Pinterest 8.4%

5,543 stores

LinkedIn 6.5%

4,305 stores

TikTok 2.4%

1,563 stores

X 1.6%

1,071 stores

WhatsApp 0.2%

113 stores

Vimeo 0.1%

73 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in BigCommerce (June 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in BigCommerce e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 19805 29.96%
Instagram 16401 24.81%
YouTube 9130 13.81%
Twitter 8090 12.24%
Pinterest 5543 8.39%
LinkedIn 4305 6.51%
TikTok 1563 2.36%
X 1071 1.62%
WhatsApp 113 0.17%
Vimeo 73 0.11%

Geographic Distribution

United States stores with 69.9% (21,110 AI-verified stores) , followed by United Kingdom (8.6%) and Australia (7.1%) .

Base: 30,194 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

21,110 AI-verified stores

2,600 AI-verified stores

2,134 AI-verified stores

1,301 AI-verified stores

377 AI-verified stores

339 AI-verified stores

Italy 1.0%

310 AI-verified stores

258 AI-verified stores

213 AI-verified stores

India 0.7%

210 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using BigCommerce (June 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using BigCommerce
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 21110 69.91%
United Kingdom 2600 8.61%
Australia 2134 7.07%
Canada 1301 4.31%
New Zealand 377 1.25%
South Africa 339 1.12%
Italy 310 1.03%
Germany 258 0.85%
Ireland 213 0.71%
India 210 0.70%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 39.5k 100.00%
Emails 18.2k 46.15%
Phones 7.3k 18.50%
Ecommerce platform 39.5k 100.00%
Couriers 11.9k 30.09%
Payment Providers 9.4k 23.91%
Categories 32.7k 82.94%
Social Media 25.2k 63.93%

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 BigCommerce e-commerce intelligence?

We track 33.2k verified BigCommerce e-commerce stores with 50+ data points per store: e-commerce platform, product counts, categories, payment providers, shipping carriers, technology stack, merchant-size signals, and available business contact fields.

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.

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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, product category, payment provider, shipping carrier, technology stack, store age, cross-border signals, and merchant-size bands. Some advanced signals are plan-gated, and the same field contract is used by the web app, exports, and API.

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