ShopWired E-commerce Stores Database

Explore 1.1k verified e-commerce stores built on ShopWired. Instant access to technologies, contacts, platforms, and market dynamics.

Detected across 1.2k domains. 1.1k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: May 2026

1.1k verified active stores out of 1.2k detected · 96.5% verification rate

Categories Distribution

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear leads with 11.1% of all stores (117 stores) , followed by Clothing & Accessories (10.5%) and Food & Beverages (9.9%) .

Base: 1,058 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (92.2% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 11.1%

117 stores

Clothing & Accessories 10.5%

111 stores

Food & Beverages 9.9%

105 stores

Toys & Games 9.5%

100 stores

Health & Beauty 8.7%

92 stores

Arts & Entertainment 7.9%

84 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 7.3%

77 stores

Home & Garden 6.8%

72 stores

Tools & Hardware 6.3%

67 stores

Vehicles & Parts 5.9%

62 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 ShopWired store categories (April 2026)
Distribution of categories in ShopWired e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 117 11.06%
Clothing & Accessories 111 10.49%
Food & Beverages 105 9.92%
Toys & Games 100 9.45%
Health & Beauty 92 8.70%
Arts & Entertainment 84 7.94%
Gifts & Special Occasions 77 7.28%
Home & Garden 72 6.81%
Tools & Hardware 67 6.33%
Vehicles & Parts 62 5.86%
Business & Industrial 56 5.29%
Electronics & Technology 46 4.35%
Jewelry & Watches 35 3.31%
Furniture & Home Decor 20 1.89%
Books & Media 14 1.32%

Payment Providers Distribution

MasterCard leads with 62.5% among AI-verified physical stores (659 stores) , followed by PayPal (13.5%) and Stripe Connect (6.8%) .

Base: 795 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (66.8% 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

659 stores

PayPal 13.5%

142 stores

72 stores

32 stores

Bolt 3.0%

32 stores

30 stores

24 stores

19 stores

JCB 1.0%

11 stores

9 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 ShopWired payment providers (April 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in ShopWired e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
MasterCard 659 62.52%
PayPal 142 13.47%
Stripe Connect 72 6.83%
Klarna 32 3.04%
Bolt 32 3.04%
American Express 30 2.85%
Apple Pay 24 2.28%
Google Pay 19 1.80%
JCB 11 1.04%
Worldpay 9 0.85%
VISA 9 0.85%
SagePay 7 0.66%
Braintree 4 0.38%
Amazon Payments 2 0.19%
PayPal Credit 2 0.19%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

Royal Mail leads with 53.7% among AI-verified physical stores (488 stores) , followed by DPD (10.5%) and UPS (8.0%) .

Base: 576 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (48.4% 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

488 stores

DPD 10.5%

95 stores

UPS 8.0%

73 stores

DHL 7.6%

69 stores

FedEx 5.3%

48 stores

Evri 4.1%

37 stores

24 stores

20 stores

USPS 1.4%

13 stores

TNT 1.1%

10 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 ShopWired shipping carriers (April 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in ShopWired e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
Royal Mail 488 53.74%
DPD 95 10.46%
UPS 73 8.04%
DHL 69 7.60%
FedEx 48 5.29%
Evri 37 4.07%
Parcel Force 24 2.64%
Hermes 20 2.20%
USPS 13 1.43%
TNT 10 1.10%
Yodel 9 0.99%
Speedy 7 0.77%
UK Mail 6 0.66%
GLS 5 0.55%
An Post 4 0.44%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 57 new stores were launched in ShopWired , with the highest activity in 2026-03 (6 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-03 10.5%

6 stores launched

2026-02 7.0%

4 stores launched

2026-01 8.8%

5 stores launched

2025-12 12.3%

7 stores launched

2025-11 7.0%

4 stores launched

2025-10 5.3%

3 stores launched

2025-09 5.3%

3 stores launched

2025-08 10.5%

6 stores launched

2025-07 1.8%

1 stores launched

2025-06 17.5%

10 stores launched

2025-05 3.5%

2 stores launched

2025-04 10.5%

6 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in ShopWired (April 2026)
Monthly store launches in ShopWired over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-03 6 10.53%
2026-02 4 7.02%
2026-01 5 8.77%
2025-12 7 12.28%
2025-11 4 7.02%
2025-10 3 5.26%
2025-09 3 5.26%
2025-08 6 10.53%
2025-07 1 1.75%
2025-06 10 17.54%
2025-05 2 3.51%
2025-04 6 10.53%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 1,135 active stores in ShopWired are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (15 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 1.3%

15 active stores

2025 5.0%

57 active stores

2024 6.7%

76 active stores

2023 6.8%

77 active stores

2022 9.2%

104 active stores

2021 9.5%

108 active stores

2020 10.1%

115 active stores

2019 3.4%

39 active stores

2018 5.0%

57 active stores

2017 4.5%

51 active stores

2016 2.3%

26 active stores

2015 2.3%

26 active stores

2014 3.2%

36 active stores

2013 3.6%

41 active stores

2012 3.0%

34 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in ShopWired by original launch year (April 2026)
Active stores in ShopWired by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 15 1.32%
2025 57 5.02%
2024 76 6.70%
2023 77 6.78%
2022 104 9.16%
2021 108 9.52%
2020 115 10.13%
2019 39 3.44%
2018 57 5.02%
2017 51 4.49%
2016 26 2.29%
2015 26 2.29%
2014 36 3.17%
2013 41 3.61%
2012 34 3.00%
2011 19 1.67%
2010 35 3.08%
2009 28 2.47%
2008 22 1.94%
2007 19 1.67%
2006 22 1.94%
2005 19 1.67%
2004 15 1.32%
2003 15 1.32%
2002 17 1.50%
2001 15 1.32%
2000 24 2.11%
1999 12 1.06%
1998 5 0.44%
1997 3 0.26%
1996 3 0.26%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 33.2% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (683 stores) , followed by Instagram (30.0%) and Twitter (11.0%) .

Base: 805 stores with any detectable social profile (67.6% 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 33.2%

683 stores

Instagram 30.0%

617 stores

Twitter 11.0%

226 stores

YouTube 10.5%

215 stores

LinkedIn 7.2%

149 stores

Pinterest 3.5%

72 stores

TikTok 2.3%

48 stores

X 1.9%

40 stores

WhatsApp 0.2%

5 stores

Vimeo 0.0%

1 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in ShopWired (April 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in ShopWired e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 683 33.22%
Instagram 617 30.01%
Twitter 226 10.99%
YouTube 215 10.46%
LinkedIn 149 7.25%
Pinterest 72 3.50%
TikTok 48 2.33%
X 40 1.95%
WhatsApp 5 0.24%
Vimeo 1 0.05%

Geographic Distribution

United Kingdom leads with 88.0% (987 AI-verified stores) , followed by United States (8.4%) and Ireland (0.9%) .

Base: 1,122 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

987 AI-verified stores

94 AI-verified stores

10 AI-verified stores

6 AI-verified stores

3 AI-verified stores

3 AI-verified stores

Italy 0.2%

2 AI-verified stores

2 AI-verified stores

2 AI-verified stores

2 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using ShopWired (April 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using ShopWired
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United Kingdom 987 87.97%
United States 94 8.38%
Ireland 10 0.89%
Denmark 6 0.53%
South Africa 3 0.27%
Jersey 3 0.27%
Italy 2 0.18%
Sweden 2 0.18%
Germany 2 0.18%
Austria 2 0.18%
Cyprus 2 0.18%
Cocos (Keeling) Islands 1 0.09%
Portugal 1 0.09%
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 1 0.09%
France 1 0.09%
New Zealand 1 0.09%
Slovakia 1 0.09%
Turkey 1 0.09%
Peru 1 0.09%
China 1 0.09%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 1.2k 100.00%
Emails 999.0 83.95%
Phones 504.0 42.35%
Ecommerce platform 1.2k 100.00%
Couriers 576.0 48.40%
Payment Providers 795.0 66.81%
Categories 1.1k 92.27%
Social Media 805.0 67.65%

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 ShopWired e-commerce intelligence?

We track 1.1k verified ShopWired 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?

Yes. For large-scale data needs, custom market reports, or dedicated support, contact us to discuss enterprise pricing.

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