Upgates Market Share & Real Store Usage

Explore 3.4k verified e-commerce stores built on Upgates. Compare platform usage, available contact fields, PSP/carrier signals, and merchant-size segments.

Detected across 3.5k domains. 3.4k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

Verified stores
3.4k
active stores with physical delivery
Top country
Czechia
2,298 verified stores
Top payment signal
Google Pay
463 stores detected
Top carrier signal
DPD
810 stores detected
Top category
Health & Beauty
417 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: June 2026

3.4k verified active stores out of 3.5k detected · 96.7% verification rate

Categories Distribution

Health & Beauty stores with 14.0% of all stores (417 stores) , followed by Food & Beverages (13.2%) and Home & Garden (11.6%) .

Base: 2,988 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (88.4% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Health & Beauty 14.0%

417 stores

Food & Beverages 13.2%

394 stores

Home & Garden 11.6%

347 stores

Clothing & Accessories 9.2%

276 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 8.7%

260 stores

Tools & Hardware 6.4%

192 stores

Toys & Games 6.4%

192 stores

Electronics & Technology 6.4%

191 stores

Business & Industrial 4.5%

134 stores

Arts & Entertainment 4.1%

123 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Upgates store categories (May 2026)
Distribution of categories in Upgates e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Health & Beauty 417 13.96%
Food & Beverages 394 13.19%
Home & Garden 347 11.61%
Clothing & Accessories 276 9.24%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 260 8.70%
Tools & Hardware 192 6.43%
Toys & Games 192 6.43%
Electronics & Technology 191 6.39%
Business & Industrial 134 4.48%
Arts & Entertainment 123 4.12%

Payment Providers Distribution

Google Pay stores with 23.9% among AI-verified physical stores (463 stores) , followed by Apple Pay (23.4%) and PayPal (12.7%) .

Base: 1,011 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (28.9% 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

463 stores

455 stores

PayPal 12.7%

246 stores

VISA 10.4%

201 stores

199 stores

86 stores

PayU 4.2%

81 stores

56 stores

36 stores

34 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Upgates payment providers (May 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Upgates e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
Google Pay 463 23.85%
Apple Pay 455 23.44%
PayPal 246 12.67%
VISA 201 10.36%
MasterCard 199 10.25%
Stripe Connect 86 4.43%
PayU 81 4.17%
Twisto 56 2.89%
BitCoin 36 1.85%
Klarna 34 1.75%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

DPD stores with 28.4% among AI-verified physical stores (810 stores) , followed by GLS (25.7%) and Ceska Posta (18.3%) .

Base: 1,778 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (50.8% 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

DPD 28.4%

810 stores

GLS 25.7%

732 stores

522 stores

DHL 9.1%

258 stores

123 stores

UPS 3.1%

89 stores

Geis 2.5%

71 stores

48 stores

FedEx 1.4%

41 stores

MRW 1.1%

30 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Upgates shipping carriers (May 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Upgates e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
DPD 810 28.43%
GLS 732 25.69%
Ceska Posta 522 18.32%
DHL 258 9.06%
Slovenska posta 123 4.32%
UPS 89 3.12%
Geis 71 2.49%
Hermes 48 1.68%
FedEx 41 1.44%
MRW 30 1.05%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 525 new stores were launched in Upgates , with the highest activity in 2026-04 (44 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-04 8.4%

44 stores launched

2026-03 9.3%

49 stores launched

2026-02 9.1%

48 stores launched

2026-01 6.9%

36 stores launched

2025-12 5.9%

31 stores launched

2025-11 11.4%

60 stores launched

2025-10 11.4%

60 stores launched

2025-09 10.3%

54 stores launched

2025-08 7.0%

37 stores launched

2025-07 9.3%

49 stores launched

2025-06 7.0%

37 stores launched

2025-05 3.8%

20 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Upgates (May 2026)
Monthly store launches in Upgates over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-04 44 8.38%
2026-03 49 9.33%
2026-02 48 9.14%
2026-01 36 6.86%
2025-12 31 5.90%
2025-11 60 11.43%
2025-10 60 11.43%
2025-09 54 10.29%
2025-08 37 7.05%
2025-07 49 9.33%
2025-06 37 7.05%
2025-05 20 3.81%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 3,379 active stores in Upgates are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (182 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 5.4%

182 active stores

2025 16.4%

553 active stores

2024 11.2%

379 active stores

2023 9.5%

320 active stores

2022 7.5%

254 active stores

2021 9.0%

303 active stores

2020 6.0%

203 active stores

2019 3.6%

123 active stores

2018 4.2%

141 active stores

2017 3.9%

133 active stores

2016 2.2%

73 active stores

2015 2.5%

83 active stores

2014 1.9%

65 active stores

2013 2.4%

80 active stores

2012 1.6%

54 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Upgates by original launch year (May 2026)
Active stores in Upgates by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 182 5.39%
2025 553 16.37%
2024 379 11.22%
2023 320 9.47%
2022 254 7.52%
2021 303 8.97%
2020 203 6.01%
2019 123 3.64%
2018 141 4.17%
2017 133 3.94%
2016 73 2.16%
2015 83 2.46%
2014 65 1.92%
2013 80 2.37%
2012 54 1.60%

Social Media Usage

Facebook stores with 41.3% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (2,257 stores) , followed by Instagram (36.2%) and YouTube (14.2%) .

Base: 2,478 stores with any detectable social profile (70.9% 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

Facebook 41.3%

2,257 stores

Instagram 36.2%

1,979 stores

YouTube 14.2%

776 stores

TikTok 2.7%

150 stores

LinkedIn 2.4%

132 stores

Pinterest 2.1%

113 stores

Twitter 0.6%

32 stores

X 0.2%

13 stores

Vimeo 0.1%

7 stores

WhatsApp 0.1%

4 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Upgates (May 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Upgates e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 2257 41.31%
Instagram 1979 36.23%
YouTube 776 14.20%
TikTok 150 2.75%
LinkedIn 132 2.42%
Pinterest 113 2.07%
Twitter 32 0.59%
X 13 0.24%
Vimeo 7 0.13%
WhatsApp 4 0.07%

Geographic Distribution

Czechia stores with 68.5% (2,298 AI-verified stores) , followed by Slovakia (20.2%) and Poland (1.9%) .

Base: 3,356 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

Czechia 68.5%

2,298 AI-verified stores

677 AI-verified stores

64 AI-verified stores

60 AI-verified stores

60 AI-verified stores

36 AI-verified stores

26 AI-verified stores

Italy 0.7%

22 AI-verified stores

21 AI-verified stores

20 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Upgates (May 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Upgates
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
Czechia 2298 68.47%
Slovakia 677 20.17%
Poland 64 1.91%
Germany 60 1.79%
Hungary 60 1.79%
Romania 36 1.07%
Austria 26 0.77%
Italy 22 0.66%
France 21 0.63%
Croatia 20 0.60%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 3.5k 100.00%
Emails 3.2k 91.94%
Phones 3.0k 86.56%
Ecommerce platform 3.5k 100.00%
Couriers 1.8k 50.84%
Payment Providers 1.0k 28.91%
Categories 3.1k 89.36%
Social Media 2.5k 70.86%

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 Upgates e-commerce intelligence?

We track 3.4k verified Upgates 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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