VTEX Market Share & Real Store Usage

Explore 3.0k verified e-commerce stores built on VTEX. Compare platform usage, available contact fields, PSP/carrier signals, and merchant-size segments.

Detected across 4.1k domains. 3.0k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

Verified stores
3.0k
active stores with physical delivery
Top country
Brazil
1,627 verified stores
Top payment signal
Boleto
393 stores detected
Top carrier signal
Correios
571 stores detected
Top category
Clothing & Accessories
784 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: June 2026

3.0k verified active stores out of 4.1k detected · 72.8% verification rate

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories stores with 29.0% of all stores (784 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (15.6%) and Home & Garden (13.7%) .

Base: 2,705 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (90.4% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 29.0%

784 stores

Health & Beauty 15.6%

423 stores

Home & Garden 13.7%

370 stores

Food & Beverages 7.9%

213 stores

Electronics & Technology 5.8%

158 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 5.1%

137 stores

Vehicles & Parts 4.3%

117 stores

Tools & Hardware 4.3%

116 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 3.5%

95 stores

Jewelry & Watches 3.2%

87 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 VTEX store categories (May 2026)
Distribution of categories in VTEX e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 784 28.98%
Health & Beauty 423 15.64%
Home & Garden 370 13.68%
Food & Beverages 213 7.87%
Electronics & Technology 158 5.84%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 137 5.06%
Vehicles & Parts 117 4.33%
Tools & Hardware 116 4.29%
Furniture & Home Decor 95 3.51%
Jewelry & Watches 87 3.22%

Payment Providers Distribution

Boleto stores with 22.7% among AI-verified physical stores (393 stores) , followed by American Express (22.3%) and Mercado Pago (12.2%) .

Base: 1,080 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (26.3% 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

Boleto 22.7%

393 stores

385 stores

211 stores

205 stores

194 stores

VISA 5.9%

102 stores

86 stores

28 stores

20 stores

JCB 1.2%

20 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 VTEX payment providers (May 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in VTEX e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
Boleto 393 22.74%
American Express 385 22.28%
Mercado Pago 211 12.21%
MasterCard 205 11.86%
Hipercard 194 11.23%
VISA 102 5.90%
PayPal 86 4.98%
WebPay 28 1.62%
Stripe Connect 20 1.16%
JCB 20 1.16%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

Correios stores with 58.9% among AI-verified physical stores (571 stores) , followed by Estes (19.6%) and UPS (4.8%) .

Base: 996 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (24.2% 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

571 stores

Estes 19.6%

190 stores

UPS 4.8%

47 stores

TNT 2.9%

28 stores

25 stores

FedEx 2.0%

19 stores

16 stores

DHL 1.5%

15 stores

USPS 1.4%

14 stores

10 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 VTEX shipping carriers (May 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in VTEX e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
Correios 571 58.87%
Estes 190 19.59%
UPS 47 4.85%
TNT 28 2.89%
Correos 25 2.58%
FedEx 19 1.96%
Total Express 16 1.65%
DHL 15 1.55%
USPS 14 1.44%
Estafeta 10 1.03%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 216 new stores were launched in VTEX , with the highest activity in 2026-04 (46 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-04 21.3%

46 stores launched

2026-03 17.6%

38 stores launched

2026-02 5.1%

11 stores launched

2026-01 6.9%

15 stores launched

2025-12 6.0%

13 stores launched

2025-11 7.4%

16 stores launched

2025-10 6.5%

14 stores launched

2025-09 6.5%

14 stores launched

2025-08 3.7%

8 stores launched

2025-07 7.4%

16 stores launched

2025-06 9.3%

20 stores launched

2025-05 2.3%

5 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in VTEX (May 2026)
Monthly store launches in VTEX over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-04 46 21.30%
2026-03 38 17.59%
2026-02 11 5.09%
2026-01 15 6.94%
2025-12 13 6.02%
2025-11 16 7.41%
2025-10 14 6.48%
2025-09 14 6.48%
2025-08 8 3.70%
2025-07 16 7.41%
2025-06 20 9.26%
2025-05 5 2.31%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 2,980 active stores in VTEX are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (114 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 3.8%

114 active stores

2025 5.3%

157 active stores

2024 8.0%

237 active stores

2023 5.4%

162 active stores

2022 4.7%

139 active stores

2021 4.5%

134 active stores

2020 5.9%

175 active stores

2019 3.8%

113 active stores

2018 4.3%

128 active stores

2017 3.9%

117 active stores

2016 2.7%

79 active stores

2015 2.5%

74 active stores

2014 2.7%

80 active stores

2013 3.1%

91 active stores

2012 2.1%

62 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in VTEX by original launch year (May 2026)
Active stores in VTEX by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 114 3.83%
2025 157 5.27%
2024 237 7.95%
2023 162 5.44%
2022 139 4.66%
2021 134 4.50%
2020 175 5.87%
2019 113 3.79%
2018 128 4.30%
2017 117 3.93%
2016 79 2.65%
2015 74 2.48%
2014 80 2.68%
2013 91 3.05%
2012 62 2.08%

Social Media Usage

Instagram stores with 25.5% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (1,841 stores) , followed by Facebook (24.3%) and YouTube (15.1%) .

Base: 2,801 stores with any detectable social profile (68.2% 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 25.5%

1,841 stores

Facebook 24.3%

1,754 stores

YouTube 15.1%

1,091 stores

WhatsApp 14.3%

1,034 stores

TikTok 6.4%

460 stores

LinkedIn 5.5%

400 stores

Twitter 4.1%

293 stores

Pinterest 3.5%

254 stores

X 1.0%

73 stores

Vimeo 0.1%

8 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in VTEX (May 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in VTEX e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 1841 25.54%
Facebook 1754 24.33%
YouTube 1091 15.14%
WhatsApp 1034 14.35%
TikTok 460 6.38%
LinkedIn 400 5.55%
Twitter 293 4.06%
Pinterest 254 3.52%
X 73 1.01%
Vimeo 8 0.11%

Geographic Distribution

Brazil stores with 57.4% (1,627 AI-verified stores) , followed by Colombia (8.3%) and Argentina (8.1%) .

Base: 2,835 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

Brazil 57.4%

1,627 AI-verified stores

236 AI-verified stores

229 AI-verified stores

Chile 5.3%

151 AI-verified stores

Peru 4.9%

138 AI-verified stores

125 AI-verified stores

69 AI-verified stores

55 AI-verified stores

29 AI-verified stores

Italy 1.0%

28 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using VTEX (May 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using VTEX
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
Brazil 1627 57.39%
Colombia 236 8.32%
Argentina 229 8.08%
Chile 151 5.33%
Peru 138 4.87%
Mexico 125 4.41%
United States 69 2.43%
Ecuador 55 1.94%
Uruguay 29 1.02%
Italy 28 0.99%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 4.1k 100.00%
Emails 1.8k 44.63%
Phones 1.7k 40.69%
Ecommerce platform 4.1k 100.00%
Couriers 996.0 24.24%
Payment Providers 1.1k 26.28%
Categories 3.1k 76.22%
Social Media 2.8k 68.17%

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 VTEX e-commerce intelligence?

We track 3.0k verified VTEX 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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