WooCommerce Market Share & Real Store Usage

Explore 2.4m verified e-commerce stores built on WooCommerce. Compare platform usage, available contact fields, PSP/carrier signals, and merchant-size segments.

Detected across 5.3m domains. 2.4m verified as active stores with physical delivery.

Verified stores
2.4m
active stores with physical delivery
Top country
United States
366,660 verified stores
Top payment signal
PayPal
280,248 stores detected
Top carrier signal
DHL
101,986 stores detected
Top category
Health & Beauty
333,482 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: June 2026

2.4m verified active stores out of 5.3m detected · 44.1% verification rate

Categories Distribution

Health & Beauty stores with 16.2% of all stores (333,482 stores) , followed by Clothing & Accessories (15.7%) and Food & Beverages (12.7%) .

Base: 2,061,725 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (87.4% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Health & Beauty 16.2%

333,482 stores

Clothing & Accessories 15.7%

323,901 stores

Food & Beverages 12.7%

262,604 stores

Home & Garden 7.3%

150,578 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 7.0%

144,877 stores

Electronics & Technology 6.2%

128,767 stores

Tools & Hardware 4.9%

100,649 stores

Arts & Entertainment 4.7%

97,536 stores

Business & Industrial 4.6%

94,693 stores

Toys & Games 3.9%

81,328 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 WooCommerce store categories (May 2026)
Distribution of categories in WooCommerce e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Health & Beauty 333482 16.17%
Clothing & Accessories 323901 15.71%
Food & Beverages 262604 12.74%
Home & Garden 150578 7.30%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 144877 7.03%
Electronics & Technology 128767 6.25%
Tools & Hardware 100649 4.88%
Arts & Entertainment 97536 4.73%
Business & Industrial 94693 4.59%
Toys & Games 81328 3.94%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal stores with 30.6% among AI-verified physical stores (280,248 stores) , followed by MasterCard (15.4%) and Stripe Connect (14.5%) .

Base: 856,090 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (16.0% 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 30.6%

280,248 stores

140,838 stores

132,920 stores

88,955 stores

46,829 stores

45,106 stores

VISA 4.7%

42,921 stores

36,726 stores

Bolt 2.8%

25,371 stores

JCB 1.7%

15,269 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 WooCommerce payment providers (May 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in WooCommerce e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 280248 30.55%
MasterCard 140838 15.36%
Stripe Connect 132920 14.49%
American Express 88955 9.70%
Apple Pay 46829 5.11%
Klarna 45106 4.92%
VISA 42921 4.68%
Google Pay 36726 4.00%
Bolt 25371 2.77%
JCB 15269 1.66%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

DHL stores with 19.0% among AI-verified physical stores (101,986 stores) , followed by UPS (18.0%) and USPS (13.2%) .

Base: 569,276 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (10.6% 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

DHL 19.0%

101,986 stores

UPS 18.0%

96,929 stores

USPS 13.2%

70,895 stores

FedEx 11.4%

61,054 stores

DPD 8.6%

46,307 stores

GLS 5.7%

30,379 stores

20,100 stores

16,016 stores

14,994 stores

14,785 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 WooCommerce shipping carriers (May 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in WooCommerce e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
DHL 101986 18.98%
UPS 96929 18.03%
USPS 70895 13.19%
FedEx 61054 11.36%
DPD 46307 8.62%
GLS 30379 5.65%
Royal Mail 20100 3.74%
PostNL 16016 2.98%
Colissimo 14994 2.79%
InPost 14785 2.75%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 614,929 new stores were launched in WooCommerce , with the highest activity in 2026-04 (62,611 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-04 10.2%

62,611 stores launched

2026-03 9.7%

59,657 stores launched

2026-02 7.0%

43,151 stores launched

2026-01 9.7%

59,544 stores launched

2025-12 9.0%

55,465 stores launched

2025-11 9.2%

56,755 stores launched

2025-10 8.9%

54,923 stores launched

2025-09 8.7%

53,520 stores launched

2025-08 7.9%

48,673 stores launched

2025-07 8.4%

51,944 stores launched

2025-06 7.3%

44,822 stores launched

2025-05 3.9%

23,864 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in WooCommerce (May 2026)
Monthly store launches in WooCommerce over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-04 62611 10.18%
2026-03 59657 9.70%
2026-02 43151 7.02%
2026-01 59544 9.68%
2025-12 55465 9.02%
2025-11 56755 9.23%
2025-10 54923 8.93%
2025-09 53520 8.70%
2025-08 48673 7.92%
2025-07 51944 8.45%
2025-06 44822 7.29%
2025-05 23864 3.88%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 2,356,768 active stores in WooCommerce are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (230,212 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 9.8%

230,212 active stores

2025 22.3%

525,490 active stores

2024 11.1%

262,233 active stores

2023 7.9%

186,089 active stores

2022 6.2%

144,948 active stores

2021 6.6%

154,619 active stores

2020 6.4%

149,943 active stores

2019 4.3%

100,310 active stores

2018 4.4%

103,256 active stores

2017 3.5%

82,147 active stores

2016 1.9%

45,789 active stores

2015 1.6%

38,246 active stores

2014 1.7%

40,152 active stores

2013 2.2%

52,325 active stores

2012 1.3%

30,262 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in WooCommerce by original launch year (May 2026)
Active stores in WooCommerce by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 230212 9.77%
2025 525490 22.30%
2024 262233 11.13%
2023 186089 7.90%
2022 144948 6.15%
2021 154619 6.56%
2020 149943 6.36%
2019 100310 4.26%
2018 103256 4.38%
2017 82147 3.49%
2016 45789 1.94%
2015 38246 1.62%
2014 40152 1.70%
2013 52325 2.22%
2012 30262 1.28%

Social Media Usage

Facebook stores with 30.6% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (1,093,744 stores) , followed by Instagram (28.3%) and YouTube (8.5%) .

Base: 3,255,148 stores with any detectable social profile (60.8% 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 30.6%

1,093,744 stores

Instagram 28.3%

1,011,787 stores

YouTube 8.5%

303,416 stores

LinkedIn 6.6%

234,092 stores

Twitter 6.1%

217,708 stores

Pinterest 5.9%

209,422 stores

TikTok 5.1%

181,254 stores

X 4.7%

167,672 stores

WhatsApp 4.1%

146,372 stores

Vimeo 0.2%

6,014 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in WooCommerce (May 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in WooCommerce e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 1093744 30.62%
Instagram 1011787 28.33%
YouTube 303416 8.50%
LinkedIn 234092 6.55%
Twitter 217708 6.10%
Pinterest 209422 5.86%
TikTok 181254 5.08%
X 167672 4.69%
WhatsApp 146372 4.10%
Vimeo 6014 0.17%

Geographic Distribution

United States stores with 23.9% (366,660 AI-verified stores) , followed by India (8.0%) and United Kingdom (6.4%) .

Base: 1,534,692 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

366,660 AI-verified stores

India 8.0%

122,407 AI-verified stores

98,474 AI-verified stores

86,811 AI-verified stores

Iran 5.6%

85,250 AI-verified stores

81,644 AI-verified stores

Spain 5.3%

81,509 AI-verified stores

Italy 5.1%

77,759 AI-verified stores

74,459 AI-verified stores

62,477 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using WooCommerce (May 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using WooCommerce
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 366660 23.89%
India 122407 7.98%
United Kingdom 98474 6.42%
Germany 86811 5.66%
Iran 85250 5.55%
France 81644 5.32%
Spain 81509 5.31%
Italy 77759 5.07%
Vietnam 74459 4.85%
Netherlands 62477 4.07%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 5.3m 100.00%
Emails 3.4m 63.50%
Phones 2.4m 44.43%
Ecommerce platform 5.3m 100.00%
Couriers 569.3k 10.64%
Payment Providers 856.1k 16.00%
Categories 2.3m 43.20%
Social Media 3.3m 60.85%

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 WooCommerce e-commerce intelligence?

We track 2.4m verified WooCommerce 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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