Upgates Market Share & Real Store Usage

Explore 3.3k verified e-commerce stores built on Upgates. Compare platform usage, available contact fields, PSP/carrier signals, and merchant-size segments.

Detected across 3.4k domains. 3.3k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

Verified stores
3.3k
active stores with physical delivery
Top country
Czechia
2,265 verified stores
Top payment signal
Google Pay
468 stores detected
Top carrier signal
DPD
815 stores detected
Top category
Health & Beauty
410 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: July 2026

3.3k verified active stores out of 3.4k detected · 96.7% verification rate

Categories Distribution

Health & Beauty stores with 13.9% of all stores (410 stores) , followed by Food & Beverages (13.4%) and Home & Garden (11.4%) .

Base: 2,951 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (88.6% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Health & Beauty 13.9%

410 stores

Food & Beverages 13.4%

396 stores

Home & Garden 11.4%

335 stores

Clothing & Accessories 9.5%

279 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 8.5%

252 stores

Tools & Hardware 6.6%

196 stores

Electronics & Technology 6.5%

193 stores

Toys & Games 6.5%

191 stores

Business & Industrial 4.3%

128 stores

Arts & Entertainment 4.1%

121 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Upgates store categories (June 2026)
Distribution of categories in Upgates e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Health & Beauty 410 13.89%
Food & Beverages 396 13.42%
Home & Garden 335 11.35%
Clothing & Accessories 279 9.45%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 252 8.54%
Tools & Hardware 196 6.64%
Electronics & Technology 193 6.54%
Toys & Games 191 6.47%
Business & Industrial 128 4.34%
Arts & Entertainment 121 4.10%

Payment Providers Distribution

Google Pay stores with 23.8% among AI-verified physical stores (468 stores) , followed by Apple Pay (23.5%) and PayPal (12.4%) .

Base: 1,015 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (29.5% 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

468 stores

462 stores

PayPal 12.4%

243 stores

VISA 10.3%

202 stores

198 stores

89 stores

PayU 3.8%

75 stores

65 stores

38 stores

35 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Upgates payment providers (June 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Upgates e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
Google Pay 468 23.83%
Apple Pay 462 23.52%
PayPal 243 12.37%
VISA 202 10.29%
MasterCard 198 10.08%
Stripe Connect 89 4.53%
PayU 75 3.82%
Twisto 65 3.31%
BitCoin 38 1.93%
Klarna 35 1.78%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

DPD stores with 28.5% among AI-verified physical stores (815 stores) , followed by GLS (25.8%) and Ceska Posta (17.7%) .

Base: 1,785 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (51.8% 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 28.5%

815 stores

GLS 25.8%

738 stores

506 stores

DHL 9.3%

267 stores

123 stores

UPS 3.0%

87 stores

Geis 2.3%

66 stores

50 stores

FedEx 1.5%

43 stores

31 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Upgates shipping carriers (June 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Upgates e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
DPD 815 28.54%
GLS 738 25.84%
Ceska Posta 506 17.72%
DHL 267 9.35%
Slovenska posta 123 4.31%
UPS 87 3.05%
Geis 66 2.31%
Hermes 50 1.75%
FedEx 43 1.51%
Speedy 31 1.09%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 494 new stores were launched in Upgates , with the highest activity in 2026-05 (24 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-05 4.9%

24 stores launched

2026-04 8.3%

41 stores launched

2026-03 9.7%

48 stores launched

2026-02 9.5%

47 stores launched

2026-01 7.1%

35 stores launched

2025-12 6.3%

31 stores launched

2025-11 11.9%

59 stores launched

2025-10 11.5%

57 stores launched

2025-09 10.3%

51 stores launched

2025-08 7.1%

35 stores launched

2025-07 9.7%

48 stores launched

2025-06 3.6%

18 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Upgates (June 2026)
Monthly store launches in Upgates over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-05 24 4.86%
2026-04 41 8.30%
2026-03 48 9.72%
2026-02 47 9.51%
2026-01 35 7.09%
2025-12 31 6.28%
2025-11 59 11.94%
2025-10 57 11.54%
2025-09 51 10.32%
2025-08 35 7.09%
2025-07 48 9.72%
2025-06 18 3.64%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 3,330 active stores in Upgates are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (196 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 5.9%

196 active stores

2025 15.9%

528 active stores

2024 11.1%

371 active stores

2023 9.3%

311 active stores

2022 7.1%

238 active stores

2021 8.8%

293 active stores

2020 6.1%

203 active stores

2019 3.7%

124 active stores

2018 4.3%

142 active stores

2017 4.0%

134 active stores

2016 2.3%

75 active stores

2015 2.5%

84 active stores

2014 2.0%

67 active stores

2013 2.3%

78 active stores

2012 1.6%

52 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Upgates by original launch year (June 2026)
Active stores in Upgates by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 196 5.89%
2025 528 15.86%
2024 371 11.14%
2023 311 9.34%
2022 238 7.15%
2021 293 8.80%
2020 203 6.10%
2019 124 3.72%
2018 142 4.26%
2017 134 4.02%
2016 75 2.25%
2015 84 2.52%
2014 67 2.01%
2013 78 2.34%
2012 52 1.56%

Social Media Usage

Facebook stores with 41.2% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (2,248 stores) , followed by Instagram (36.2%) and YouTube (14.3%) .

Base: 2,468 stores with any detectable social profile (71.7% 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 41.2%

2,248 stores

Instagram 36.2%

1,976 stores

YouTube 14.3%

783 stores

TikTok 2.8%

152 stores

LinkedIn 2.5%

134 stores

Pinterest 2.1%

112 stores

Twitter 0.6%

31 stores

X 0.2%

13 stores

Vimeo 0.1%

7 stores

WhatsApp 0.1%

3 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Upgates (June 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Upgates e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 2248 41.18%
Instagram 1976 36.20%
YouTube 783 14.34%
TikTok 152 2.78%
LinkedIn 134 2.45%
Pinterest 112 2.05%
Twitter 31 0.57%
X 13 0.24%
Vimeo 7 0.13%
WhatsApp 3 0.05%

Geographic Distribution

Czechia stores with 68.4% (2,265 AI-verified stores) , followed by Slovakia (20.1%) and Poland (1.9%) .

Base: 3,309 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

Czechia 68.4%

2,265 AI-verified stores

664 AI-verified stores

64 AI-verified stores

60 AI-verified stores

59 AI-verified stores

35 AI-verified stores

26 AI-verified stores

Italy 0.7%

22 AI-verified stores

20 AI-verified stores

19 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Upgates (June 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Upgates
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
Czechia 2265 68.45%
Slovakia 664 20.07%
Poland 64 1.93%
Hungary 60 1.81%
Germany 59 1.78%
Romania 35 1.06%
Austria 26 0.79%
Italy 22 0.66%
Croatia 20 0.60%
France 19 0.57%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 3.4k 100.00%
Emails 3.2k 92.25%
Phones 3.0k 86.12%
Ecommerce platform 3.4k 100.00%
Couriers 1.8k 51.83%
Payment Providers 1.0k 29.47%
Categories 3.1k 89.61%
Social Media 2.5k 71.66%

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 3.3k 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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