Custom Market Share & Real Store Usage

Explore 1.7m verified e-commerce stores built on Custom. Compare platform usage, available contact fields, PSP/carrier signals, and merchant-size segments.

Detected across 1.7m domains. 1.7m verified as active stores with physical delivery.

Verified stores
1.7m
active stores with physical delivery
Top country
United States
252,316 verified stores
Top payment signal
PayPal
213,533 stores detected
Top carrier signal
UPS
72,108 stores detected
Top category
Clothing & Accessories
243,528 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: June 2026

1.7m verified active stores out of 1.7m detected · 100.0% verification rate

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories stores with 16.9% of all stores (243,528 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (13.6%) and Food & Beverages (9.8%) .

Base: 1,442,965 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (85.6% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 16.9%

243,528 stores

Health & Beauty 13.6%

196,916 stores

Food & Beverages 9.8%

142,057 stores

Home & Garden 7.4%

107,247 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 7.1%

103,006 stores

Tools & Hardware 6.5%

94,051 stores

Electronics & Technology 6.4%

92,885 stores

Business & Industrial 5.9%

84,415 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 4.9%

70,700 stores

Toys & Games 4.8%

69,158 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Custom store categories (May 2026)
Distribution of categories in Custom e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 243528 16.88%
Health & Beauty 196916 13.65%
Food & Beverages 142057 9.84%
Home & Garden 107247 7.43%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 103006 7.14%
Tools & Hardware 94051 6.52%
Electronics & Technology 92885 6.44%
Business & Industrial 84415 5.85%
Gifts & Special Occasions 70700 4.90%
Toys & Games 69158 4.79%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal stores with 26.3% among AI-verified physical stores (213,533 stores) , followed by MasterCard (14.2%) and American Express (10.5%) .

Base: 406,706 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (24.1% 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 26.3%

213,533 stores

115,141 stores

85,056 stores

VISA 8.3%

67,148 stores

61,273 stores

59,819 stores

51,544 stores

JCB 5.5%

44,713 stores

42,493 stores

18,202 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Custom payment providers (May 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Custom e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 213533 26.32%
MasterCard 115141 14.19%
American Express 85056 10.48%
VISA 67148 8.28%
Apple Pay 61273 7.55%
Klarna 59819 7.37%
Stripe Connect 51544 6.35%
JCB 44713 5.51%
Google Pay 42493 5.24%
AfterPay 18202 2.24%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS stores with 16.3% among AI-verified physical stores (72,108 stores) , followed by DHL (15.7%) and USPS (12.7%) .

Base: 324,727 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (19.3% 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 16.3%

72,108 stores

DHL 15.7%

69,651 stores

USPS 12.7%

56,222 stores

FedEx 9.9%

44,026 stores

42,239 stores

DPD 8.3%

36,907 stores

35,939 stores

GLS 5.9%

26,150 stores

11,394 stores

4PX 2.4%

10,538 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Custom shipping carriers (May 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Custom e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 72108 16.30%
DHL 69651 15.74%
USPS 56222 12.71%
FedEx 44026 9.95%
СДЭК 42239 9.55%
DPD 36907 8.34%
Почта России 35939 8.12%
GLS 26150 5.91%
Hermes 11394 2.57%
4PX 10538 2.38%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 470,647 new stores were launched in Custom , with the highest activity in 2026-04 (84,041 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-04 17.9%

84,041 stores launched

2026-03 14.0%

65,685 stores launched

2026-02 7.3%

34,195 stores launched

2026-01 8.7%

41,114 stores launched

2025-12 8.8%

41,443 stores launched

2025-11 7.6%

35,822 stores launched

2025-10 7.1%

33,327 stores launched

2025-09 6.6%

31,291 stores launched

2025-08 6.7%

31,650 stores launched

2025-07 6.3%

29,505 stores launched

2025-06 6.2%

29,026 stores launched

2025-05 2.9%

13,548 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Custom (May 2026)
Monthly store launches in Custom over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-04 84041 17.86%
2026-03 65685 13.96%
2026-02 34195 7.27%
2026-01 41114 8.74%
2025-12 41443 8.81%
2025-11 35822 7.61%
2025-10 33327 7.08%
2025-09 31291 6.65%
2025-08 31650 6.72%
2025-07 29505 6.27%
2025-06 29026 6.17%
2025-05 13548 2.88%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 1,652,256 active stores in Custom are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (232,816 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 14.1%

232,816 active stores

2025 19.5%

321,953 active stores

2024 9.2%

152,000 active stores

2023 6.2%

103,220 active stores

2022 5.2%

86,501 active stores

2021 5.7%

94,530 active stores

2020 5.5%

90,181 active stores

2019 4.0%

66,670 active stores

2018 4.2%

69,205 active stores

2017 3.9%

64,590 active stores

2016 2.3%

37,673 active stores

2015 1.9%

31,553 active stores

2014 1.9%

31,877 active stores

2013 2.7%

45,249 active stores

2012 1.7%

27,808 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Custom by original launch year (May 2026)
Active stores in Custom by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 232816 14.09%
2025 321953 19.49%
2024 152000 9.20%
2023 103220 6.25%
2022 86501 5.24%
2021 94530 5.72%
2020 90181 5.46%
2019 66670 4.04%
2018 69205 4.19%
2017 64590 3.91%
2016 37673 2.28%
2015 31553 1.91%
2014 31877 1.93%
2013 45249 2.74%
2012 27808 1.68%

Social Media Usage

Facebook stores with 29.5% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (579,446 stores) , followed by Instagram (27.5%) and YouTube (12.2%) .

Base: 786,625 stores with any detectable social profile (46.7% 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 29.5%

579,446 stores

Instagram 27.5%

539,251 stores

YouTube 12.2%

238,756 stores

Twitter 8.9%

173,877 stores

TikTok 5.2%

102,358 stores

Pinterest 4.9%

96,225 stores

LinkedIn 4.5%

88,324 stores

WhatsApp 4.1%

81,350 stores

X 2.8%

54,380 stores

Reddit 0.4%

7,841 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Custom (May 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Custom e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 579446 29.54%
Instagram 539251 27.49%
YouTube 238756 12.17%
Twitter 173877 8.86%
TikTok 102358 5.22%
Pinterest 96225 4.90%
LinkedIn 88324 4.50%
WhatsApp 81350 4.15%
X 54380 2.77%
Reddit 7841 0.40%

Geographic Distribution

United States stores with 22.7% (252,316 AI-verified stores) , followed by Russia (16.5%) and Germany (7.2%) .

Base: 1,110,694 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

252,316 AI-verified stores

Russia 16.5%

183,467 AI-verified stores

79,858 AI-verified stores

Japan 5.6%

62,541 AI-verified stores

57,326 AI-verified stores

53,039 AI-verified stores

India 4.6%

50,975 AI-verified stores

41,621 AI-verified stores

38,678 AI-verified stores

36,657 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Custom (May 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Custom
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 252316 22.72%
Russia 183467 16.52%
Germany 79858 7.19%
Japan 62541 5.63%
Ukraine 57326 5.16%
United Kingdom 53039 4.78%
India 50975 4.59%
France 41621 3.75%
Vietnam 38678 3.48%
Netherlands 36657 3.30%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 1.7m 100.00%
Emails 873.5k 51.85%
Phones 698.0k 41.43%
Ecommerce platform 1.7m 100.00%
Couriers 324.7k 19.27%
Payment Providers 406.7k 24.14%
Categories 1.5m 87.86%
Social Media 786.6k 46.69%

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 Custom e-commerce intelligence?

We track 1.7m verified Custom 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.

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, 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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