BigCommerce E-commerce Stores Database

Explore 37.5k verified e-commerce stores built on BigCommerce. Instant access to technologies, contacts, platforms, and market dynamics.

Detected across 43.6k domains. 37.5k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: April 2026

37.5k verified active stores out of 43.6k detected · 86.0% verification rate

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 15.7% of all stores (4,697 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (14.7%) and Vehicles & Parts (8.6%) .

Base: 29,936 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (79.9% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 15.7%

4,697 stores

Health & Beauty 14.7%

4,408 stores

Vehicles & Parts 8.6%

2,564 stores

Electronics & Technology 8.5%

2,548 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 7.4%

2,219 stores

Food & Beverages 6.9%

2,067 stores

Tools & Hardware 6.1%

1,838 stores

Business & Industrial 5.7%

1,720 stores

Home & Garden 5.3%

1,578 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 4.2%

1,269 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 BigCommerce store categories (March 2026)
Distribution of categories in BigCommerce e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 4697 15.69%
Health & Beauty 4408 14.72%
Vehicles & Parts 2564 8.56%
Electronics & Technology 2548 8.51%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 2219 7.41%
Food & Beverages 2067 6.90%
Tools & Hardware 1838 6.14%
Business & Industrial 1720 5.75%
Home & Garden 1578 5.27%
Gifts & Special Occasions 1269 4.24%
Jewelry & Watches 1261 4.21%
Furniture & Home Decor 1233 4.12%
Arts & Entertainment 1196 4.00%
Pets & Pet Supplies 779 2.60%
Toys & Games 559 1.87%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 23.4% among AI-verified physical stores (3,956 stores) , followed by American Express (16.2%) and Bolt (13.9%) .

Base: 10,418 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 23.4%

3,956 stores

2,732 stores

Bolt 13.9%

2,348 stores

2,199 stores

1,971 stores

666 stores

578 stores

VISA 2.9%

493 stores

449 stores

387 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 BigCommerce payment providers (March 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in BigCommerce e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 3956 23.40%
American Express 2732 16.16%
Bolt 2348 13.89%
Stripe Connect 2199 13.01%
MasterCard 1971 11.66%
Apple Pay 666 3.94%
Google Pay 578 3.42%
VISA 493 2.92%
Klarna 449 2.66%
Affirm 387 2.29%
Amazon Pay 309 1.83%
Braintree 284 1.68%
JCB 218 1.29%
Sezzle 163 0.96%
PayPal Credit 154 0.91%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS leads with 30.7% among AI-verified physical stores (6,738 stores) , followed by USPS (27.8%) and FedEx (20.2%) .

Base: 13,199 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (30.3% 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 30.7%

6,738 stores

USPS 27.8%

6,110 stores

FedEx 20.2%

4,443 stores

DHL 5.7%

1,247 stores

833 stores

718 stores

DPD 1.9%

423 stores

367 stores

TNT 1.3%

279 stores

212 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 BigCommerce shipping carriers (March 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in BigCommerce e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 6738 30.66%
USPS 6110 27.80%
FedEx 4443 20.22%
DHL 1247 5.67%
Australia Post 833 3.79%
Royal Mail 718 3.27%
DPD 423 1.92%
Canada Post 367 1.67%
TNT 279 1.27%
Speedy 212 0.96%
GLS 174 0.79%
Hermes 137 0.62%
Purolator 115 0.52%
Estes 93 0.42%
ASM 89 0.40%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 2,003 new stores were launched in BigCommerce , with the highest activity in 2026-02 (294 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-02 14.7%

294 stores launched

2026-01 7.9%

159 stores launched

2025-12 5.9%

119 stores launched

2025-11 6.1%

122 stores launched

2025-10 7.5%

150 stores launched

2025-09 9.3%

187 stores launched

2025-08 7.9%

158 stores launched

2025-07 7.0%

140 stores launched

2025-06 8.4%

169 stores launched

2025-05 10.2%

205 stores launched

2025-04 7.1%

143 stores launched

2025-03 7.8%

157 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in BigCommerce (March 2026)
Monthly store launches in BigCommerce over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-02 294 14.68%
2026-01 159 7.94%
2025-12 119 5.94%
2025-11 122 6.09%
2025-10 150 7.49%
2025-09 187 9.34%
2025-08 158 7.89%
2025-07 140 6.99%
2025-06 169 8.44%
2025-05 205 10.23%
2025-04 143 7.14%
2025-03 157 7.84%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 35,183 active stores in BigCommerce are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (458 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 1.3%

458 active stores

2025 5.3%

1,870 active stores

2024 5.6%

1,976 active stores

2023 4.6%

1,603 active stores

2022 4.7%

1,658 active stores

2021 4.6%

1,635 active stores

2020 5.6%

1,978 active stores

2019 3.9%

1,369 active stores

2018 5.0%

1,763 active stores

2017 4.4%

1,556 active stores

2016 3.3%

1,145 active stores

2015 3.6%

1,273 active stores

2014 4.2%

1,475 active stores

2013 4.7%

1,659 active stores

2012 3.7%

1,317 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in BigCommerce by original launch year (March 2026)
Active stores in BigCommerce by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 458 1.30%
2025 1870 5.32%
2024 1976 5.62%
2023 1603 4.56%
2022 1658 4.71%
2021 1635 4.65%
2020 1978 5.62%
2019 1369 3.89%
2018 1763 5.01%
2017 1556 4.42%
2016 1145 3.25%
2015 1273 3.62%
2014 1475 4.19%
2013 1659 4.72%
2012 1317 3.74%
2011 1364 3.88%
2010 1199 3.41%
2009 1068 3.04%
2008 891 2.53%
2007 841 2.39%
2006 727 2.07%
2005 709 2.02%
2004 804 2.29%
2003 707 2.01%
2002 629 1.79%
2001 756 2.15%
2000 652 1.85%
1999 769 2.19%
1998 601 1.71%
1997 354 1.01%
1996 315 0.90%
1995 62 0.18%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 30.1% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (22,090 stores) , followed by Instagram (24.7%) and YouTube (13.7%) .

Base: 27,565 stores with any detectable social profile (63.3% 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 30.1%

22,090 stores

Instagram 24.7%

18,135 stores

YouTube 13.7%

10,062 stores

Twitter 12.5%

9,201 stores

Pinterest 8.5%

6,260 stores

LinkedIn 6.4%

4,727 stores

TikTok 2.2%

1,618 stores

X 1.6%

1,145 stores

WhatsApp 0.2%

114 stores

Vimeo 0.1%

77 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in BigCommerce (March 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in BigCommerce e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 22090 30.08%
Instagram 18135 24.70%
YouTube 10062 13.70%
Twitter 9201 12.53%
Pinterest 6260 8.53%
LinkedIn 4727 6.44%
TikTok 1618 2.20%
X 1145 1.56%
WhatsApp 114 0.16%
Vimeo 77 0.10%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 70.3% (23,957 AI-verified stores) , followed by United Kingdom (8.5%) and Australia (6.8%) .

Base: 34,063 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

23,957 AI-verified stores

2,879 AI-verified stores

2,311 AI-verified stores

1,507 AI-verified stores

438 AI-verified stores

370 AI-verified stores

Italy 0.9%

321 AI-verified stores

278 AI-verified stores

237 AI-verified stores

Spain 0.7%

231 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using BigCommerce (March 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using BigCommerce
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 23957 70.33%
United Kingdom 2879 8.45%
Australia 2311 6.78%
Canada 1507 4.42%
New Zealand 438 1.29%
South Africa 370 1.09%
Italy 321 0.94%
Germany 278 0.82%
Ireland 237 0.70%
Spain 231 0.68%
France 229 0.67%
India 229 0.67%
Japan 183 0.54%
China 170 0.50%
Netherlands 164 0.48%
Mexico 151 0.44%
Singapore 138 0.41%
Turkey 98 0.29%
Hong Kong 91 0.27%
United Arab Emirates 81 0.24%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 43.6k 100.00%
Emails 19.8k 45.35%
Phones 6.0k 13.74%
Ecommerce platform 43.6k 100.00%
Couriers 13.2k 30.30%
Payment Providers 10.4k 23.91%
Categories 32.2k 73.95%
Social Media 27.6k 63.27%

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 37.5k verified BigCommerce 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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