ShopBase Market Share & Real Store Usage

Explore 3.8k verified e-commerce stores built on ShopBase. Compare platform usage, available contact fields, PSP/carrier signals, and merchant-size segments.

Detected across 3.8k domains. 3.8k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

Verified stores
3.8k
active stores with physical delivery
Top country
United States
2,862 verified stores
Top payment signal
PayPal
2,672 stores detected
Top carrier signal
USPS
3,182 stores detected
Top category
Clothing & Accessories
778 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: June 2026

3.8k verified active stores out of 3.8k detected · 99.9% verification rate

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories stores with 25.7% of all stores (778 stores) , followed by Pets & Pet Supplies (16.3%) and Health & Beauty (12.5%) .

Base: 3,022 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (80.2% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 25.7%

778 stores

Pets & Pet Supplies 16.3%

492 stores

Health & Beauty 12.5%

378 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 11.6%

351 stores

Toys & Games 7.4%

225 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 7.3%

220 stores

Home & Garden 4.1%

124 stores

Arts & Entertainment 3.6%

108 stores

Electronics & Technology 2.7%

82 stores

Jewelry & Watches 2.4%

73 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 ShopBase store categories (May 2026)
Distribution of categories in ShopBase e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 778 25.74%
Pets & Pet Supplies 492 16.28%
Health & Beauty 378 12.51%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 351 11.61%
Toys & Games 225 7.45%
Gifts & Special Occasions 220 7.28%
Home & Garden 124 4.10%
Arts & Entertainment 108 3.57%
Electronics & Technology 82 2.71%
Jewelry & Watches 73 2.42%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal stores with 47.6% among AI-verified physical stores (2,672 stores) , followed by American Express (46.8%) and MasterCard (1.8%) .

Base: 2,734 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (72.5% 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 47.6%

2,672 stores

2,628 stores

99 stores

64 stores

JCB 0.9%

52 stores

27 stores

16 stores

16 stores

15 stores

VISA 0.2%

13 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 ShopBase payment providers (May 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in ShopBase e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 2672 47.58%
American Express 2628 46.79%
MasterCard 99 1.76%
Stripe Connect 64 1.14%
JCB 52 0.93%
Apple Pay 27 0.48%
AliPay 16 0.28%
Klarna 16 0.28%
Google Pay 15 0.27%
VISA 13 0.23%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

USPS stores with 48.2% among AI-verified physical stores (3,182 stores) , followed by DHL (47.7%) and FedEx (1.7%) .

Base: 3,234 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (85.8% 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

USPS 48.2%

3,182 stores

DHL 47.7%

3,152 stores

FedEx 1.7%

110 stores

UPS 0.8%

52 stores

27 stores

21 stores

16 stores

11 stores

9 stores

7 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 ShopBase shipping carriers (May 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in ShopBase e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
USPS 3182 48.16%
DHL 3152 47.71%
FedEx 110 1.66%
UPS 52 0.79%
Canada Post 27 0.41%
ePacket 21 0.32%
Yun Express 16 0.24%
China Post 11 0.17%
Yanwen 9 0.14%
Speedy 7 0.11%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 1,607 new stores were launched in ShopBase , with the highest activity in 2026-04 (166 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-04 10.3%

166 stores launched

2026-03 8.8%

142 stores launched

2026-02 5.5%

89 stores launched

2026-01 8.6%

138 stores launched

2025-12 8.8%

142 stores launched

2025-11 8.8%

141 stores launched

2025-10 9.3%

150 stores launched

2025-09 7.8%

125 stores launched

2025-08 10.5%

168 stores launched

2025-07 9.1%

146 stores launched

2025-06 6.8%

110 stores launched

2025-05 5.6%

90 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in ShopBase (May 2026)
Monthly store launches in ShopBase over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-04 166 10.33%
2026-03 142 8.84%
2026-02 89 5.54%
2026-01 138 8.59%
2025-12 142 8.84%
2025-11 141 8.77%
2025-10 150 9.33%
2025-09 125 7.78%
2025-08 168 10.45%
2025-07 146 9.09%
2025-06 110 6.85%
2025-05 90 5.60%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 3,767 active stores in ShopBase are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (554 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 14.7%

554 active stores

2025 35.5%

1,339 active stores

2024 13.7%

516 active stores

2023 9.6%

362 active stores

2022 5.4%

204 active stores

2021 4.2%

159 active stores

2020 3.1%

117 active stores

2019 2.4%

91 active stores

2018 2.6%

97 active stores

2017 1.9%

71 active stores

2016 0.7%

25 active stores

2015 0.6%

22 active stores

2014 0.8%

30 active stores

2013 1.4%

53 active stores

2012 0.3%

13 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in ShopBase by original launch year (May 2026)
Active stores in ShopBase by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 554 14.71%
2025 1339 35.55%
2024 516 13.70%
2023 362 9.61%
2022 204 5.42%
2021 159 4.22%
2020 117 3.11%
2019 91 2.42%
2018 97 2.57%
2017 71 1.88%
2016 25 0.66%
2015 22 0.58%
2014 30 0.80%
2013 53 1.41%
2012 13 0.35%

Social Media Usage

Facebook stores with 31.8% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (2,818 stores) , followed by Instagram (31.1%) and YouTube (24.1%) .

Base: 2,883 stores with any detectable social profile (76.5% 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 31.8%

2,818 stores

Instagram 31.1%

2,759 stores

YouTube 24.1%

2,140 stores

TikTok 5.8%

510 stores

Twitter 4.9%

434 stores

Pinterest 1.9%

169 stores

X 0.3%

27 stores

LinkedIn 0.1%

8 stores

Reddit 0.0%

2 stores

Medium 0.0%

1 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in ShopBase (May 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in ShopBase e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 2818 31.78%
Instagram 2759 31.11%
YouTube 2140 24.13%
TikTok 510 5.75%
Twitter 434 4.89%
Pinterest 169 1.91%
X 27 0.30%
LinkedIn 8 0.09%
Reddit 2 0.02%
Medium 1 0.01%

Geographic Distribution

United States stores with 88.8% (2,862 AI-verified stores) , followed by Vietnam (2.0%) and United Kingdom (2.0%) .

Base: 3,224 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

2,862 AI-verified stores

65 AI-verified stores

64 AI-verified stores

39 AI-verified stores

36 AI-verified stores

30 AI-verified stores

28 AI-verified stores

China 0.7%

24 AI-verified stores

India 0.6%

18 AI-verified stores

8 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using ShopBase (May 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using ShopBase
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 2862 88.77%
Vietnam 65 2.02%
United Kingdom 64 1.99%
Germany 39 1.21%
France 36 1.12%
Australia 30 0.93%
Canada 28 0.87%
China 24 0.74%
India 18 0.56%
Bangladesh 8 0.25%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 3.8k 100.00%
Emails 995.0 26.39%
Phones 1.8k 46.58%
Ecommerce platform 3.8k 99.92%
Couriers 3.2k 85.78%
Payment Providers 2.7k 72.52%
Categories 3.0k 80.72%
Social Media 2.9k 76.47%

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 ShopBase e-commerce intelligence?

We track 3.8k verified ShopBase 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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