Fourthwall Market Share & Real Store Usage

Explore 18.2k verified e-commerce stores built on Fourthwall. Compare platform usage, available contact fields, PSP/carrier signals, and merchant-size segments.

Detected across 18.4k domains. 18.2k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

Verified stores
18.2k
active stores with physical delivery
Top country
United States
12,429 verified stores
Top payment signal
PayPal
17,300 stores detected
Top carrier signal
USPS
55 stores detected
Top category
Toys & Games
8,688 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: June 2026

18.2k verified active stores out of 18.4k detected · 99.1% verification rate

Categories Distribution

Toys & Games stores with 55.5% of all stores (8,688 stores) , followed by Clothing & Accessories (25.9%) and Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear (6.1%) .

Base: 15,651 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (86.0% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Toys & Games 55.5%

8,688 stores

Clothing & Accessories 25.9%

4,047 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 6.1%

951 stores

Arts & Entertainment 4.2%

652 stores

Health & Beauty 3.7%

573 stores

Food & Beverages 1.6%

258 stores

Books & Media 0.9%

147 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 0.9%

135 stores

Pets & Pet Supplies 0.3%

47 stores

Vehicles & Parts 0.3%

46 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Fourthwall store categories (May 2026)
Distribution of categories in Fourthwall e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Toys & Games 8688 55.51%
Clothing & Accessories 4047 25.86%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 951 6.08%
Arts & Entertainment 652 4.17%
Health & Beauty 573 3.66%
Food & Beverages 258 1.65%
Books & Media 147 0.94%
Gifts & Special Occasions 135 0.86%
Pets & Pet Supplies 47 0.30%
Vehicles & Parts 46 0.29%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal stores with 20.1% among AI-verified physical stores (17,300 stores) , followed by Apple Pay (20.0%) and Google Pay (20.0%) .

Base: 17,453 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (95.0% 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 20.1%

17,300 stores

17,278 stores

17,278 stores

Klarna 19.8%

17,087 stores

17,081 stores

61 stores

37 stores

Bolt 0.0%

33 stores

12 stores

10 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Fourthwall payment providers (May 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Fourthwall e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 17300 20.07%
Apple Pay 17278 20.04%
Google Pay 17278 20.04%
Klarna 17087 19.82%
AfterPay 17081 19.82%
Stripe Connect 61 0.07%
BitCoin 37 0.04%
Bolt 33 0.04%
American Express 12 0.01%
Amazon Pay 10 0.01%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

USPS stores with 35.3% among AI-verified physical stores (55 stores) , followed by UPS (19.2%) and DHL (12.8%) .

Base: 115 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (0.6% 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

USPS 35.3%

55 stores

UPS 19.2%

30 stores

DHL 12.8%

20 stores

FedEx 10.9%

17 stores

9 stores

4 stores

4 stores

TCS 2.6%

4 stores

TNT 1.9%

3 stores

3 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Fourthwall shipping carriers (May 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Fourthwall e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
USPS 55 35.26%
UPS 30 19.23%
DHL 20 12.82%
FedEx 17 10.90%
Speedy 9 5.77%
Canada Post 4 2.56%
Hermes 4 2.56%
TCS 4 2.56%
TNT 3 1.92%
Yamato Japan 3 1.92%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 5,429 new stores were launched in Fourthwall , with the highest activity in 2026-04 (468 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-04 8.6%

468 stores launched

2026-03 9.6%

522 stores launched

2026-02 9.0%

491 stores launched

2026-01 10.1%

546 stores launched

2025-12 8.4%

454 stores launched

2025-11 9.1%

492 stores launched

2025-10 8.5%

461 stores launched

2025-09 7.9%

430 stores launched

2025-08 8.9%

481 stores launched

2025-07 8.4%

456 stores launched

2025-06 7.7%

419 stores launched

2025-05 3.8%

209 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Fourthwall (May 2026)
Monthly store launches in Fourthwall over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-04 468 8.62%
2026-03 522 9.62%
2026-02 491 9.04%
2026-01 546 10.06%
2025-12 454 8.36%
2025-11 492 9.06%
2025-10 461 8.49%
2025-09 430 7.92%
2025-08 481 8.86%
2025-07 456 8.40%
2025-06 419 7.72%
2025-05 209 3.85%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 16,032 active stores in Fourthwall are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (2,096 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 13.1%

2,096 active stores

2025 30.4%

4,877 active stores

2024 23.4%

3,752 active stores

2023 11.2%

1,798 active stores

2022 6.8%

1,093 active stores

2021 4.2%

677 active stores

2020 2.3%

373 active stores

2019 1.5%

238 active stores

2018 1.7%

278 active stores

2017 1.1%

172 active stores

2016 0.4%

70 active stores

2015 0.3%

55 active stores

2014 0.5%

87 active stores

2013 0.7%

110 active stores

2012 0.3%

52 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Fourthwall by original launch year (May 2026)
Active stores in Fourthwall by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 2096 13.07%
2025 4877 30.42%
2024 3752 23.40%
2023 1798 11.22%
2022 1093 6.82%
2021 677 4.22%
2020 373 2.33%
2019 238 1.48%
2018 278 1.73%
2017 172 1.07%
2016 70 0.44%
2015 55 0.34%
2014 87 0.54%
2013 110 0.69%
2012 52 0.32%

Social Media Usage

Instagram stores with 24.7% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (10,095 stores) , followed by YouTube (22.6%) and TikTok (15.3%) .

Base: 15,372 stores with any detectable social profile (83.7% 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

Instagram 24.7%

10,095 stores

YouTube 22.6%

9,232 stores

TikTok 15.3%

6,249 stores

Twitch 14.2%

5,822 stores

Facebook 7.2%

2,945 stores

X 6.9%

2,837 stores

Twitter 5.6%

2,300 stores

Patreon 1.9%

759 stores

Pinterest 1.0%

428 stores

SoundCloud 0.6%

227 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Fourthwall (May 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Fourthwall e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 10095 24.69%
YouTube 9232 22.58%
TikTok 6249 15.28%
Twitch 5822 14.24%
Facebook 2945 7.20%
X 2837 6.94%
Twitter 2300 5.62%
Patreon 759 1.86%
Pinterest 428 1.05%
SoundCloud 227 0.56%

Geographic Distribution

United States stores with 89.5% (12,429 AI-verified stores) , followed by United Kingdom (2.7%) and Canada (1.9%) .

Base: 13,884 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

12,429 AI-verified stores

380 AI-verified stores

258 AI-verified stores

121 AI-verified stores

115 AI-verified stores

79 AI-verified stores

Spain 0.5%

71 AI-verified stores

India 0.5%

68 AI-verified stores

54 AI-verified stores

49 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Fourthwall (May 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Fourthwall
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 12429 89.52%
United Kingdom 380 2.74%
Canada 258 1.86%
Germany 121 0.87%
Australia 115 0.83%
France 79 0.57%
Spain 71 0.51%
India 68 0.49%
Netherlands 54 0.39%
South Africa 49 0.35%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 18.4k 100.00%
Emails 15.8k 86.00%
Phones 136.0 0.74%
Ecommerce platform 18.2k 99.14%
Couriers 115.0 0.63%
Payment Providers 17.5k 95.03%
Categories 15.7k 85.61%
Social Media 15.4k 83.70%

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 Fourthwall e-commerce intelligence?

We track 18.2k verified Fourthwall 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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