EKM E-commerce Stores Database

Explore 1.9k verified e-commerce stores built on EKM. Instant access to technologies, contacts, platforms, and market dynamics.

Detected across 2.2k domains. 1.9k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: May 2026

1.9k verified active stores out of 2.2k detected · 90.1% verification rate

Categories Distribution

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear leads with 13.1% of all stores (243 stores) , followed by Tools & Hardware (10.2%) and Home & Garden (9.3%) .

Base: 1,859 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (95.9% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 13.1%

243 stores

Tools & Hardware 10.2%

190 stores

Home & Garden 9.3%

172 stores

Vehicles & Parts 9.1%

169 stores

Clothing & Accessories 8.2%

152 stores

Toys & Games 7.9%

147 stores

Health & Beauty 6.9%

129 stores

Arts & Entertainment 6.5%

120 stores

Business & Industrial 5.5%

102 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 5.4%

101 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 EKM store categories (April 2026)
Distribution of categories in EKM e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 243 13.07%
Tools & Hardware 190 10.22%
Home & Garden 172 9.25%
Vehicles & Parts 169 9.09%
Clothing & Accessories 152 8.18%
Toys & Games 147 7.91%
Health & Beauty 129 6.94%
Arts & Entertainment 120 6.46%
Business & Industrial 102 5.49%
Gifts & Special Occasions 101 5.43%
Food & Beverages 96 5.16%
Electronics & Technology 91 4.90%
Jewelry & Watches 68 3.66%
Furniture & Home Decor 49 2.64%
Pets & Pet Supplies 30 1.61%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 38.8% among AI-verified physical stores (352 stores) , followed by MasterCard (12.1%) and American Express (10.4%) .

Base: 653 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (30.3% 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 38.8%

352 stores

110 stores

94 stores

80 stores

Bolt 8.1%

74 stores

47 stores

JCB 3.4%

31 stores

27 stores

25 stores

22 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 EKM payment providers (April 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in EKM e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 352 38.77%
MasterCard 110 12.11%
American Express 94 10.35%
Stripe Connect 80 8.81%
Bolt 74 8.15%
Klarna 47 5.18%
JCB 31 3.41%
SagePay 27 2.97%
Worldpay 25 2.75%
Apple Pay 22 2.42%
VISA 18 1.98%
Braintree 10 1.10%
PayPal Credit 7 0.77%
Laybuy 7 0.77%
Google Pay 4 0.44%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

Royal Mail leads with 56.0% among AI-verified physical stores (852 stores) , followed by DPD (11.1%) and DHL (7.4%) .

Base: 1,066 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (49.5% 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

852 stores

DPD 11.1%

169 stores

DHL 7.4%

113 stores

UPS 6.8%

104 stores

42 stores

FedEx 2.8%

42 stores

TNT 2.7%

41 stores

Evri 2.6%

39 stores

35 stores

27 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 EKM shipping carriers (April 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in EKM e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
Royal Mail 852 56.02%
DPD 169 11.11%
DHL 113 7.43%
UPS 104 6.84%
Parcel Force 42 2.76%
FedEx 42 2.76%
TNT 41 2.70%
Evri 39 2.56%
Hermes 35 2.30%
Speedy 27 1.78%
UK Mail 15 0.99%
GLS 14 0.92%
Yodel 12 0.79%
APC Overnight 10 0.66%
TCS 6 0.39%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 16 new stores were launched in EKM , with the highest activity in 2026-03 (3 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-03 18.8%

3 stores launched

2025-12 12.5%

2 stores launched

2025-11 12.5%

2 stores launched

2025-10 12.5%

2 stores launched

2025-09 6.3%

1 stores launched

2025-08 6.3%

1 stores launched

2025-07 6.3%

1 stores launched

2025-06 6.3%

1 stores launched

2025-05 12.5%

2 stores launched

2025-04 6.3%

1 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in EKM (April 2026)
Monthly store launches in EKM over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-03 3 18.75%
2025-12 2 12.50%
2025-11 2 12.50%
2025-10 2 12.50%
2025-09 1 6.25%
2025-08 1 6.25%
2025-07 1 6.25%
2025-06 1 6.25%
2025-05 2 12.50%
2025-04 1 6.25%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 1,933 active stores in EKM 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 0.2%

3 active stores

2025 0.9%

18 active stores

2024 1.9%

36 active stores

2023 1.7%

33 active stores

2022 1.6%

30 active stores

2021 3.7%

72 active stores

2020 3.7%

72 active stores

2019 3.9%

75 active stores

2018 7.7%

149 active stores

2017 4.4%

85 active stores

2016 3.3%

64 active stores

2015 5.2%

100 active stores

2014 4.7%

91 active stores

2013 5.5%

107 active stores

2012 6.3%

121 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in EKM by original launch year (April 2026)
Active stores in EKM by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 3 0.16%
2025 18 0.93%
2024 36 1.86%
2023 33 1.71%
2022 30 1.55%
2021 72 3.72%
2020 72 3.72%
2019 75 3.88%
2018 149 7.71%
2017 85 4.40%
2016 64 3.31%
2015 100 5.17%
2014 91 4.71%
2013 107 5.54%
2012 121 6.26%
2011 131 6.78%
2010 99 5.12%
2009 114 5.90%
2008 105 5.43%
2007 86 4.45%
2006 69 3.57%
2005 47 2.43%
2004 49 2.53%
2003 34 1.76%
2002 28 1.45%
2001 31 1.60%
2000 46 2.38%
1999 27 1.40%
1998 9 0.47%
1997 1 0.05%
1996 1 0.05%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 37.7% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (1,229 stores) , followed by Instagram (22.9%) and Twitter (19.5%) .

Base: 1,420 stores with any detectable social profile (66.0% 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 37.7%

1,229 stores

Instagram 22.9%

746 stores

Twitter 19.5%

636 stores

Pinterest 6.9%

225 stores

YouTube 6.0%

197 stores

TikTok 3.4%

110 stores

LinkedIn 3.1%

101 stores

X 0.2%

7 stores

Vimeo 0.1%

4 stores

WhatsApp 0.1%

3 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in EKM (April 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in EKM e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 1229 37.72%
Instagram 746 22.90%
Twitter 636 19.52%
Pinterest 225 6.91%
YouTube 197 6.05%
TikTok 110 3.38%
LinkedIn 101 3.10%
X 7 0.21%
Vimeo 4 0.12%
WhatsApp 3 0.09%

Geographic Distribution

United Kingdom leads with 89.9% (1,715 AI-verified stores) , followed by United States (4.8%) and Ireland (1.1%) .

Base: 1,908 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

1,715 AI-verified stores

92 AI-verified stores

21 AI-verified stores

Spain 0.7%

14 AI-verified stores

13 AI-verified stores

9 AI-verified stores

8 AI-verified stores

7 AI-verified stores

5 AI-verified stores

Japan 0.2%

3 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using EKM (April 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using EKM
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United Kingdom 1715 89.88%
United States 92 4.82%
Ireland 21 1.10%
Spain 14 0.73%
Canada 13 0.68%
France 9 0.47%
Hong Kong 8 0.42%
South Africa 7 0.37%
New Zealand 5 0.26%
Japan 3 0.16%
Poland 3 0.16%
Slovakia 3 0.16%
Brazil 2 0.10%
Finland 2 0.10%
India 2 0.10%
Germany 2 0.10%
Vietnam 2 0.10%
Singapore 2 0.10%
Bulgaria 2 0.10%
Netherlands 1 0.05%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 2.2k 100.00%
Emails 1.7k 78.90%
Phones 1.4k 64.78%
Ecommerce platform 2.2k 100.00%
Couriers 1.1k 49.54%
Payment Providers 653.0 30.34%
Categories 2.0k 90.80%
Social Media 1.4k 65.99%

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 EKM e-commerce intelligence?

We track 1.9k verified EKM 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?

Yes. For large-scale data needs, custom market reports, or dedicated support, contact us to discuss enterprise pricing.

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