Imweb Market Share & Real Store Usage

Explore 12.0k verified e-commerce stores built on Imweb. Compare platform usage, available contact fields, PSP/carrier signals, and merchant-size segments.

Detected across 58.3k domains. 12.0k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

Verified stores
12.0k
active stores with physical delivery
Top country
South Korea
11,894 verified stores
Top payment signal
Stripe Connect
250 stores detected
Top carrier signal
DHL
39 stores detected
Top category
Clothing & Accessories
2,016 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: June 2026

12.0k verified active stores out of 58.3k detected · 20.6% verification rate

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories stores with 21.4% of all stores (2,016 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (18.9%) and Food & Beverages (17.3%) .

Base: 9,436 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (78.6% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 21.4%

2,016 stores

Health & Beauty 18.9%

1,787 stores

Food & Beverages 17.3%

1,631 stores

Arts & Entertainment 6.1%

577 stores

Home & Garden 6.0%

562 stores

Jewelry & Watches 4.6%

438 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 4.6%

435 stores

Electronics & Technology 4.1%

387 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 3.9%

372 stores

Business & Industrial 3.5%

329 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Imweb store categories (May 2026)
Distribution of categories in Imweb e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 2016 21.36%
Health & Beauty 1787 18.94%
Food & Beverages 1631 17.28%
Arts & Entertainment 577 6.11%
Home & Garden 562 5.96%
Jewelry & Watches 438 4.64%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 435 4.61%
Electronics & Technology 387 4.10%
Furniture & Home Decor 372 3.94%
Business & Industrial 329 3.49%

Payment Providers Distribution

Stripe Connect stores with 67.2% among AI-verified physical stores (250 stores) , followed by PayPal (15.1%) and Bolt (6.5%) .

Base: 714 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (1.2% 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

250 stores

PayPal 15.1%

56 stores

Bolt 6.5%

24 stores

VISA 3.0%

11 stores

JCB 1.6%

6 stores

5 stores

5 stores

4 stores

2 stores

2 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Imweb payment providers (May 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Imweb e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
Stripe Connect 250 67.20%
PayPal 56 15.05%
Bolt 24 6.45%
VISA 11 2.96%
JCB 6 1.61%
MasterCard 5 1.34%
American Express 5 1.34%
UnionPay 4 1.08%
AliPay 2 0.54%
LiteCoin 2 0.54%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

DHL stores with 21.0% among AI-verified physical stores (39 stores) , followed by Hermes (19.9%) and UPS (15.1%) .

Base: 561 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (1.0% 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

DHL 21.0%

39 stores

Hermes 19.9%

37 stores

UPS 15.1%

28 stores

FedEx 14.0%

26 stores

16 stores

GLS 4.3%

8 stores

6 stores

JX 2.7%

5 stores

4 stores

TNT 2.2%

4 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Imweb shipping carriers (May 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Imweb e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
DHL 39 20.97%
Hermes 37 19.89%
UPS 28 15.05%
FedEx 26 13.98%
Korea Post 16 8.60%
GLS 8 4.30%
Korea Post EMS 6 3.23%
JX 5 2.69%
Sagawa 4 2.15%
TNT 4 2.15%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 3,140 new stores were launched in Imweb , with the highest activity in 2026-04 (304 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-04 9.7%

304 stores launched

2026-03 8.6%

271 stores launched

2026-02 8.3%

260 stores launched

2026-01 9.1%

287 stores launched

2025-12 10.2%

319 stores launched

2025-11 8.9%

278 stores launched

2025-10 7.6%

239 stores launched

2025-09 9.7%

304 stores launched

2025-08 7.8%

245 stores launched

2025-07 8.5%

268 stores launched

2025-06 7.8%

246 stores launched

2025-05 3.8%

119 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Imweb (May 2026)
Monthly store launches in Imweb over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-04 304 9.68%
2026-03 271 8.63%
2026-02 260 8.28%
2026-01 287 9.14%
2025-12 319 10.16%
2025-11 278 8.85%
2025-10 239 7.61%
2025-09 304 9.68%
2025-08 245 7.80%
2025-07 268 8.54%
2025-06 246 7.83%
2025-05 119 3.79%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 11,996 active stores in Imweb are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (1,146 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 9.6%

1,146 active stores

2025 23.0%

2,756 active stores

2024 13.6%

1,631 active stores

2023 9.6%

1,156 active stores

2022 8.2%

983 active stores

2021 9.0%

1,076 active stores

2020 6.0%

714 active stores

2019 4.4%

527 active stores

2018 3.6%

432 active stores

2017 2.3%

271 active stores

2016 1.2%

138 active stores

2015 1.2%

148 active stores

2014 1.1%

132 active stores

2013 1.4%

167 active stores

2012 0.8%

99 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Imweb by original launch year (May 2026)
Active stores in Imweb by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 1146 9.55%
2025 2756 22.97%
2024 1631 13.60%
2023 1156 9.64%
2022 983 8.19%
2021 1076 8.97%
2020 714 5.95%
2019 527 4.39%
2018 432 3.60%
2017 271 2.26%
2016 138 1.15%
2015 148 1.23%
2014 132 1.10%
2013 167 1.39%
2012 99 0.83%

Social Media Usage

Instagram stores with 68.3% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (6,850 stores) , followed by YouTube (17.2%) and Facebook (10.0%) .

Base: 27,368 stores with any detectable social profile (46.9% 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 68.3%

6,850 stores

YouTube 17.2%

1,723 stores

Facebook 10.0%

1,001 stores

Twitter 2.1%

207 stores

TikTok 0.9%

94 stores

X 0.8%

77 stores

LinkedIn 0.3%

27 stores

Pinterest 0.2%

24 stores

Vimeo 0.1%

14 stores

WhatsApp 0.1%

8 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Imweb (May 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Imweb e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 6850 68.33%
YouTube 1723 17.19%
Facebook 1001 9.99%
Twitter 207 2.06%
TikTok 94 0.94%
X 77 0.77%
LinkedIn 27 0.27%
Pinterest 24 0.24%
Vimeo 14 0.14%
WhatsApp 8 0.08%

Geographic Distribution

South Korea stores with 99.1% (11,894 AI-verified stores) , followed by Japan (0.2%) and United States (0.1%) .

Base: 12,000 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

11,894 AI-verified stores

Japan 0.2%

29 AI-verified stores

17 AI-verified stores

China 0.1%

9 AI-verified stores

9 AI-verified stores

8 AI-verified stores

6 AI-verified stores

5 AI-verified stores

4 AI-verified stores

3 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Imweb (May 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Imweb
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
South Korea 11894 99.12%
Japan 29 0.24%
United States 17 0.14%
China 9 0.08%
Vietnam 9 0.08%
Isle of Man 8 0.07%
Hong Kong 6 0.05%
Taiwan 5 0.04%
Thailand 4 0.03%
Romania 3 0.03%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 58.3k 100.00%
Emails 37.4k 64.19%
Phones 11.1k 19.12%
Ecommerce platform 58.3k 100.00%
Couriers 561.0 0.96%
Payment Providers 714.0 1.22%
Categories 10.8k 18.56%
Social Media 27.4k 46.95%

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 Imweb e-commerce intelligence?

We track 12.0k verified Imweb 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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