Shopify E-commerce Stores Database

Explore 2.6m verified e-commerce stores built on Shopify. Instant access to technologies, contacts, platforms, and market dynamics.

Detected across 2.8m domains. 2.6m verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: May 2026

2.6m verified active stores out of 2.8m detected · 91.7% verification rate

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 24.3% of all stores (538,630 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (20.4%) and Food & Beverages (9.3%) .

Base: 2,218,773 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (86.1% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 24.3%

538,630 stores

Health & Beauty 20.4%

452,963 stores

Food & Beverages 9.3%

207,309 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 8.7%

193,608 stores

Toys & Games 5.8%

128,278 stores

Jewelry & Watches 5.6%

123,875 stores

Home & Garden 5.0%

111,955 stores

Arts & Entertainment 5.0%

110,658 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 4.0%

87,651 stores

Electronics & Technology 3.0%

66,534 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Shopify store categories (April 2026)
Distribution of categories in Shopify e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 538630 24.28%
Health & Beauty 452963 20.42%
Food & Beverages 207309 9.34%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 193608 8.73%
Toys & Games 128278 5.78%
Jewelry & Watches 123875 5.58%
Home & Garden 111955 5.05%
Arts & Entertainment 110658 4.99%
Gifts & Special Occasions 87651 3.95%
Electronics & Technology 66534 3.00%
Furniture & Home Decor 50307 2.27%
Vehicles & Parts 41051 1.85%
Tools & Hardware 38142 1.72%
Pets & Pet Supplies 35007 1.58%
Business & Industrial 32805 1.48%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 24.0% among AI-verified physical stores (40,739 stores) , followed by Klarna (13.6%) and American Express (12.2%) .

Base: 100,619 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (3.6% 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 24.0%

40,739 stores

Klarna 13.6%

23,173 stores

20,720 stores

16,681 stores

15,108 stores

13,939 stores

13,363 stores

VISA 3.4%

5,816 stores

Bolt 2.7%

4,664 stores

3,700 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Shopify payment providers (April 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Shopify e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 40739 23.96%
Klarna 23173 13.63%
American Express 20720 12.19%
Apple Pay 16681 9.81%
Stripe Connect 15108 8.89%
MasterCard 13939 8.20%
Google Pay 13363 7.86%
VISA 5816 3.42%
Bolt 4664 2.74%
Bancontact 3700 2.18%
UnionPay 3013 1.77%
JCB 2943 1.73%
Amazon Pay 2683 1.58%
iDEAL 1766 1.04%
Mercado Pago 1699 1.00%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS leads with 19.7% among AI-verified physical stores (25,294 stores) , followed by DHL (19.3%) and USPS (17.4%) .

Base: 95,819 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (3.4% 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

UPS 19.7%

25,294 stores

DHL 19.3%

24,784 stores

USPS 17.4%

22,432 stores

FedEx 11.7%

15,111 stores

7,649 stores

DPD 5.1%

6,502 stores

4,555 stores

GLS 3.5%

4,478 stores

3,249 stores

3,089 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Shopify shipping carriers (April 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Shopify e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 25294 19.66%
DHL 24784 19.26%
USPS 22432 17.43%
FedEx 15111 11.74%
Royal Mail 7649 5.94%
DPD 6502 5.05%
Australia Post 4555 3.54%
GLS 4478 3.48%
Correios 3249 2.52%
Colissimo 3089 2.40%
Canada Post 3013 2.34%
Hermes 2410 1.87%
Mondial Relay 2208 1.72%
PostNL 2190 1.70%
La Poste 1724 1.34%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 686,864 new stores were launched in Shopify , with the highest activity in 2026-03 (92,423 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-03 13.5%

92,423 stores launched

2026-02 11.4%

78,169 stores launched

2026-01 12.2%

83,644 stores launched

2025-12 9.5%

65,083 stores launched

2025-11 8.4%

57,943 stores launched

2025-10 8.2%

56,249 stores launched

2025-09 7.5%

51,601 stores launched

2025-08 7.3%

49,866 stores launched

2025-07 6.8%

46,777 stores launched

2025-06 6.0%

40,920 stores launched

2025-05 6.2%

42,770 stores launched

2025-04 3.1%

21,419 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Shopify (April 2026)
Monthly store launches in Shopify over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-03 92423 13.46%
2026-02 78169 11.38%
2026-01 83644 12.18%
2025-12 65083 9.48%
2025-11 57943 8.44%
2025-10 56249 8.19%
2025-09 51601 7.51%
2025-08 49866 7.26%
2025-07 46777 6.81%
2025-06 40920 5.96%
2025-05 42770 6.23%
2025-04 21419 3.12%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 2,509,535 active stores in Shopify are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (254,783 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 10.2%

254,783 active stores

2025 21.9%

548,725 active stores

2024 12.1%

304,685 active stores

2023 8.7%

217,169 active stores

2022 6.7%

167,090 active stores

2021 6.8%

171,711 active stores

2020 6.6%

165,391 active stores

2019 4.0%

100,812 active stores

2018 4.0%

100,806 active stores

2017 3.3%

82,392 active stores

2016 1.7%

43,784 active stores

2015 1.6%

39,576 active stores

2014 1.6%

41,041 active stores

2013 2.0%

49,851 active stores

2012 1.1%

27,778 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Shopify by original launch year (April 2026)
Active stores in Shopify by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 254783 10.15%
2025 548725 21.87%
2024 304685 12.14%
2023 217169 8.65%
2022 167090 6.66%
2021 171711 6.84%
2020 165391 6.59%
2019 100812 4.02%
2018 100806 4.02%
2017 82392 3.28%
2016 43784 1.74%
2015 39576 1.58%
2014 41041 1.64%
2013 49851 1.99%
2012 27778 1.11%
2011 30222 1.20%
2010 22261 0.89%
2009 19642 0.78%
2008 15695 0.63%
2007 14181 0.57%
2006 10938 0.44%
2005 10080 0.40%
2004 13936 0.56%
2003 10579 0.42%
2002 9403 0.37%
2001 10967 0.44%
2000 8325 0.33%
1999 7342 0.29%
1998 4907 0.20%
1997 2823 0.11%
1996 2090 0.08%
1995 550 0.02%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 34.1% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (1,492,271 stores) , followed by Facebook (26.6%) and TikTok (11.9%) .

Base: 1,775,143 stores with any detectable social profile (63.2% 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 34.1%

1,492,271 stores

Facebook 26.6%

1,165,790 stores

TikTok 11.9%

520,172 stores

YouTube 10.1%

443,256 stores

Pinterest 6.3%

276,055 stores

Twitter 6.2%

271,310 stores

LinkedIn 2.0%

86,538 stores

X 1.7%

75,904 stores

WhatsApp 0.8%

35,953 stores

Vimeo 0.3%

11,932 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Shopify (April 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Shopify e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 1492271 34.08%
Facebook 1165790 26.62%
TikTok 520172 11.88%
YouTube 443256 10.12%
Pinterest 276055 6.30%
Twitter 271310 6.20%
LinkedIn 86538 1.98%
X 75904 1.73%
WhatsApp 35953 0.82%
Vimeo 11932 0.27%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 45.4% (976,615 AI-verified stores) , followed by United Kingdom (9.2%) and Canada (5.8%) .

Base: 2,150,148 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

976,615 AI-verified stores

198,672 AI-verified stores

124,058 AI-verified stores

119,709 AI-verified stores

India 4.9%

104,491 AI-verified stores

99,217 AI-verified stores

93,488 AI-verified stores

56,653 AI-verified stores

Italy 2.4%

50,863 AI-verified stores

Spain 2.2%

47,148 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Shopify (April 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Shopify
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 976615 45.42%
United Kingdom 198672 9.24%
Canada 124058 5.77%
Australia 119709 5.57%
India 104491 4.86%
Germany 99217 4.61%
France 93488 4.35%
Netherlands 56653 2.63%
Italy 50863 2.37%
Spain 47148 2.19%
Japan 39443 1.83%
Pakistan 35626 1.66%
Mexico 33236 1.55%
Hong Kong 30788 1.43%
Colombia 25162 1.17%
Brazil 25161 1.17%
China 24557 1.14%
New Zealand 23370 1.09%
Sweden 21196 0.99%
United Arab Emirates 20695 0.96%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 2.8m 100.00%
Emails 612.2k 21.79%
Phones 307.8k 10.96%
Ecommerce platform 2.8m 100.00%
Couriers 95.8k 3.41%
Payment Providers 100.6k 3.58%
Categories 2.3m 82.51%
Social Media 1.8m 63.19%

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 Shopify e-commerce intelligence?

We track 2.6m verified Shopify 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?

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