Lightspeed eCom Market Share & Real Store Usage

Explore 7.3k verified e-commerce stores built on Lightspeed eCom. Compare platform usage, available contact fields, PSP/carrier signals, and merchant-size segments.

Detected across 7.5k domains. 7.3k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

Verified stores
7.3k
active stores with physical delivery
Top country
Netherlands
3,499 verified stores
Top payment signal
PayPal
1,968 stores detected
Top carrier signal
PostNL
1,581 stores detected
Top category
Clothing & Accessories
1,294 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: June 2026

7.3k verified active stores out of 7.5k detected · 98.1% verification rate

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories stores with 18.7% of all stores (1,294 stores) , followed by Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear (16.0%) and Home & Garden (9.4%) .

Base: 6,935 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (94.4% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 18.7%

1,294 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 16.0%

1,111 stores

Home & Garden 9.4%

653 stores

Food & Beverages 8.9%

617 stores

Health & Beauty 7.5%

517 stores

Tools & Hardware 5.6%

388 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 5.1%

353 stores

Arts & Entertainment 5.0%

350 stores

Toys & Games 4.8%

330 stores

Electronics & Technology 4.5%

310 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Lightspeed eCom store categories (May 2026)
Distribution of categories in Lightspeed eCom e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 1294 18.66%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 1111 16.02%
Home & Garden 653 9.42%
Food & Beverages 617 8.90%
Health & Beauty 517 7.45%
Tools & Hardware 388 5.59%
Furniture & Home Decor 353 5.09%
Arts & Entertainment 350 5.05%
Toys & Games 330 4.76%
Electronics & Technology 310 4.47%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal stores with 15.8% among AI-verified physical stores (1,968 stores) , followed by Bancontact (13.8%) and iDEAL (12.4%) .

Base: 4,586 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (61.3% 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 15.8%

1,968 stores

1,710 stores

iDEAL 12.4%

1,543 stores

1,483 stores

1,216 stores

1,141 stores

1,022 stores

VISA 4.7%

589 stores

402 stores

377 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Lightspeed eCom payment providers (May 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Lightspeed eCom e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 1968 15.85%
Bancontact 1710 13.77%
iDEAL 1543 12.42%
American Express 1483 11.94%
MasterCard 1216 9.79%
Klarna 1141 9.19%
Mollie 1022 8.23%
VISA 589 4.74%
Stripe Connect 402 3.24%
Giropay 377 3.04%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

PostNL stores with 24.5% among AI-verified physical stores (1,581 stores) , followed by DHL (16.4%) and UPS (13.1%) .

Base: 3,917 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (52.3% 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

PostNL 24.5%

1,581 stores

DHL 16.4%

1,058 stores

UPS 13.1%

847 stores

DPD 11.1%

713 stores

USPS 9.9%

640 stores

FedEx 5.5%

357 stores

GLS 5.0%

324 stores

300 stores

Bpost 4.4%

281 stores

TNT 1.7%

108 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Lightspeed eCom shipping carriers (May 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Lightspeed eCom e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
PostNL 1581 24.53%
DHL 1058 16.42%
UPS 847 13.14%
DPD 713 11.06%
USPS 640 9.93%
FedEx 357 5.54%
GLS 324 5.03%
Canada Post 300 4.65%
Bpost 281 4.36%
TNT 108 1.68%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 152 new stores were launched in Lightspeed eCom , with the highest activity in 2026-04 (8 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-04 5.3%

8 stores launched

2026-03 9.9%

15 stores launched

2026-02 17.1%

26 stores launched

2026-01 7.9%

12 stores launched

2025-12 3.3%

5 stores launched

2025-11 7.2%

11 stores launched

2025-10 8.6%

13 stores launched

2025-09 12.5%

19 stores launched

2025-08 8.6%

13 stores launched

2025-07 8.6%

13 stores launched

2025-06 9.2%

14 stores launched

2025-05 2.0%

3 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Lightspeed eCom (May 2026)
Monthly store launches in Lightspeed eCom over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-04 8 5.26%
2026-03 15 9.87%
2026-02 26 17.11%
2026-01 12 7.89%
2025-12 5 3.29%
2025-11 11 7.24%
2025-10 13 8.55%
2025-09 19 12.50%
2025-08 13 8.55%
2025-07 13 8.55%
2025-06 14 9.21%
2025-05 3 1.97%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 7,330 active stores in Lightspeed eCom are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (63 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 0.9%

63 active stores

2025 2.0%

150 active stores

2024 2.2%

158 active stores

2023 3.4%

249 active stores

2022 4.0%

296 active stores

2021 6.6%

485 active stores

2020 9.2%

678 active stores

2019 6.4%

471 active stores

2018 6.3%

464 active stores

2017 7.5%

549 active stores

2016 5.6%

412 active stores

2015 4.4%

322 active stores

2014 4.6%

338 active stores

2013 6.1%

449 active stores

2012 3.7%

273 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Lightspeed eCom by original launch year (May 2026)
Active stores in Lightspeed eCom by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 63 0.86%
2025 150 2.05%
2024 158 2.16%
2023 249 3.40%
2022 296 4.04%
2021 485 6.62%
2020 678 9.25%
2019 471 6.43%
2018 464 6.33%
2017 549 7.49%
2016 412 5.62%
2015 322 4.39%
2014 338 4.61%
2013 449 6.13%
2012 273 3.72%

Social Media Usage

Facebook stores with 34.9% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (5,831 stores) , followed by Instagram (31.4%) and YouTube (11.3%) .

Base: 6,395 stores with any detectable social profile (85.4% 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 34.9%

5,831 stores

Instagram 31.4%

5,237 stores

YouTube 11.3%

1,884 stores

Twitter 7.9%

1,316 stores

Pinterest 7.4%

1,239 stores

LinkedIn 2.4%

401 stores

TikTok 2.2%

359 stores

WhatsApp 1.9%

325 stores

X 0.5%

78 stores

Vimeo 0.1%

18 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Lightspeed eCom (May 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Lightspeed eCom e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 5831 34.94%
Instagram 5237 31.38%
YouTube 1884 11.29%
Twitter 1316 7.89%
Pinterest 1239 7.42%
LinkedIn 401 2.40%
TikTok 359 2.15%
WhatsApp 325 1.95%
X 78 0.47%
Vimeo 18 0.11%

Geographic Distribution

Netherlands stores with 48.9% (3,499 AI-verified stores) , followed by United States (20.2%) and Canada (10.2%) .

Base: 7,149 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

3,499 AI-verified stores

1,446 AI-verified stores

Canada 10.2%

729 AI-verified stores

685 AI-verified stores

349 AI-verified stores

111 AI-verified stores

72 AI-verified stores

55 AI-verified stores

52 AI-verified stores

33 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Lightspeed eCom (May 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Lightspeed eCom
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
Netherlands 3499 48.94%
United States 1446 20.23%
Canada 729 10.20%
Belgium 685 9.58%
Germany 349 4.88%
United Kingdom 111 1.55%
Switzerland 72 1.01%
France 55 0.77%
Australia 52 0.73%
Austria 33 0.46%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 7.5k 100.00%
Emails 44.0 0.59%
Phones 4.7k 62.87%
Ecommerce platform 7.5k 100.00%
Couriers 3.9k 52.32%
Payment Providers 4.6k 61.25%
Categories 7.2k 95.51%
Social Media 6.4k 85.41%

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 Lightspeed eCom e-commerce intelligence?

We track 7.3k verified Lightspeed eCom 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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