Custom Market Share & Real Store Usage

Explore 1.6m verified e-commerce stores built on Custom. Compare platform usage, available contact fields, PSP/carrier signals, and merchant-size segments.

Detected across 1.6m domains. 1.6m verified as active stores with physical delivery.

Verified stores
1.6m
active stores with physical delivery
Top country
United States
228,133 verified stores
Top payment signal
PayPal
209,785 stores detected
Top carrier signal
UPS
69,540 stores detected
Top category
Clothing & Accessories
229,518 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: July 2026

1.6m verified active stores out of 1.6m detected · 100.0% verification rate

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories stores with 16.8% of all stores (229,518 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (13.6%) and Food & Beverages (9.8%) .

Base: 1,367,367 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (85.8% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 16.8%

229,518 stores

Health & Beauty 13.6%

186,495 stores

Food & Beverages 9.8%

134,418 stores

Home & Garden 7.5%

102,778 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 7.2%

98,855 stores

Tools & Hardware 6.5%

89,186 stores

Electronics & Technology 6.3%

85,616 stores

Business & Industrial 5.8%

79,705 stores

Toys & Games 4.9%

67,473 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 4.8%

65,394 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Custom store categories (June 2026)
Distribution of categories in Custom e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 229518 16.79%
Health & Beauty 186495 13.64%
Food & Beverages 134418 9.83%
Home & Garden 102778 7.52%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 98855 7.23%
Tools & Hardware 89186 6.52%
Electronics & Technology 85616 6.26%
Business & Industrial 79705 5.83%
Toys & Games 67473 4.93%
Gifts & Special Occasions 65394 4.78%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal stores with 25.1% among AI-verified physical stores (209,785 stores) , followed by MasterCard (12.3%) and American Express (11.3%) .

Base: 402,524 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (25.3% 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 25.1%

209,785 stores

102,506 stores

94,729 stores

80,149 stores

66,416 stores

VISA 7.9%

66,154 stores

53,999 stores

53,407 stores

JCB 4.5%

37,640 stores

17,804 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Custom payment providers (June 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Custom e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 209785 25.09%
MasterCard 102506 12.26%
American Express 94729 11.33%
Apple Pay 80149 9.59%
Klarna 66416 7.94%
VISA 66154 7.91%
Stripe Connect 53999 6.46%
Google Pay 53407 6.39%
JCB 37640 4.50%
AfterPay 17804 2.13%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS stores with 16.3% among AI-verified physical stores (69,540 stores) , followed by DHL (15.9%) and USPS (12.3%) .

Base: 315,105 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (19.8% 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%

69,540 stores

DHL 15.9%

68,015 stores

USPS 12.3%

52,603 stores

41,678 stores

FedEx 9.6%

41,224 stores

DPD 8.4%

36,108 stores

34,668 stores

GLS 5.9%

25,256 stores

4PX 2.6%

11,249 stores

10,607 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Custom shipping carriers (June 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Custom e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 69540 16.25%
DHL 68015 15.90%
USPS 52603 12.29%
СДЭК 41678 9.74%
FedEx 41224 9.64%
DPD 36108 8.44%
Почта России 34668 8.10%
GLS 25256 5.90%
4PX 11249 2.63%
Hermes 10607 2.48%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 459,898 new stores were launched in Custom , with the highest activity in 2026-05 (98,053 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-05 21.3%

98,053 stores launched

2026-04 15.3%

70,510 stores launched

2026-03 10.9%

50,345 stores launched

2026-02 6.0%

27,468 stores launched

2026-01 7.0%

32,376 stores launched

2025-12 7.1%

32,524 stores launched

2025-11 6.6%

30,156 stores launched

2025-10 6.1%

28,180 stores launched

2025-09 5.9%

27,353 stores launched

2025-08 5.7%

26,192 stores launched

2025-07 5.7%

26,001 stores launched

2025-06 2.3%

10,740 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Custom (June 2026)
Monthly store launches in Custom over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-05 98053 21.32%
2026-04 70510 15.33%
2026-03 50345 10.95%
2026-02 27468 5.97%
2026-01 32376 7.04%
2025-12 32524 7.07%
2025-11 30156 6.56%
2025-10 28180 6.13%
2025-09 27353 5.95%
2025-08 26192 5.70%
2025-07 26001 5.65%
2025-06 10740 2.34%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 1,562,146 active stores in Custom are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (283,605 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 18.2%

283,605 active stores

2025 16.7%

261,574 active stores

2024 8.5%

133,260 active stores

2023 5.9%

92,342 active stores

2022 5.0%

78,728 active stores

2021 5.6%

87,601 active stores

2020 5.4%

83,872 active stores

2019 4.0%

62,026 active stores

2018 4.2%

64,892 active stores

2017 3.9%

60,799 active stores

2016 2.3%

35,672 active stores

2015 1.9%

29,919 active stores

2014 1.9%

29,994 active stores

2013 2.7%

42,794 active stores

2012 1.7%

26,461 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Custom by original launch year (June 2026)
Active stores in Custom by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 283605 18.15%
2025 261574 16.74%
2024 133260 8.53%
2023 92342 5.91%
2022 78728 5.04%
2021 87601 5.61%
2020 83872 5.37%
2019 62026 3.97%
2018 64892 4.15%
2017 60799 3.89%
2016 35672 2.28%
2015 29919 1.92%
2014 29994 1.92%
2013 42794 2.74%
2012 26461 1.69%

Social Media Usage

Facebook stores with 29.8% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (544,034 stores) , followed by Instagram (27.8%) and YouTube (12.2%) .

Base: 738,417 stores with any detectable social profile (46.4% 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 29.8%

544,034 stores

Instagram 27.8%

507,437 stores

YouTube 12.2%

221,794 stores

Twitter 8.6%

156,645 stores

TikTok 5.3%

95,805 stores

Pinterest 4.6%

83,767 stores

LinkedIn 4.5%

81,585 stores

WhatsApp 4.1%

75,556 stores

X 2.8%

50,601 stores

Reddit 0.4%

7,003 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Custom (June 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Custom e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 544034 29.82%
Instagram 507437 27.82%
YouTube 221794 12.16%
Twitter 156645 8.59%
TikTok 95805 5.25%
Pinterest 83767 4.59%
LinkedIn 81585 4.47%
WhatsApp 75556 4.14%
X 50601 2.77%
Reddit 7003 0.38%

Geographic Distribution

United States stores with 22.4% (228,133 AI-verified stores) , followed by Russia (16.1%) and Germany (7.3%) .

Base: 1,019,847 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

228,133 AI-verified stores

Russia 16.1%

164,083 AI-verified stores

74,072 AI-verified stores

Japan 5.8%

59,051 AI-verified stores

54,983 AI-verified stores

50,554 AI-verified stores

India 4.7%

48,226 AI-verified stores

38,619 AI-verified stores

36,021 AI-verified stores

35,235 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Custom (June 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Custom
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 228133 22.37%
Russia 164083 16.09%
Germany 74072 7.26%
Japan 59051 5.79%
Ukraine 54983 5.39%
United Kingdom 50554 4.96%
India 48226 4.73%
France 38619 3.79%
Vietnam 36021 3.53%
Netherlands 35235 3.45%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 1.6m 100.00%
Emails 836.1k 52.49%
Phones 643.1k 40.38%
Ecommerce platform 1.6m 100.00%
Couriers 315.1k 19.78%
Payment Providers 402.5k 25.27%
Categories 1.4m 88.04%
Social Media 738.4k 46.36%

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 1.6m 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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