Zen Cart E-commerce Stores Database

Explore 4.6k verified e-commerce stores built on Zen Cart. Instant access to technologies, contacts, platforms, and market dynamics.

Detected across 6.5k domains. 4.6k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: May 2026

4.6k verified active stores out of 6.5k detected · 70.3% verification rate

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 21.9% of all stores (956 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (18.5%) and Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear (16.0%) .

Base: 4,367 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (95.5% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 21.9%

956 stores

Health & Beauty 18.5%

808 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 16.0%

698 stores

Toys & Games 7.1%

308 stores

Home & Garden 6.7%

294 stores

Electronics & Technology 5.3%

230 stores

Vehicles & Parts 3.6%

157 stores

Arts & Entertainment 3.3%

144 stores

Pets & Pet Supplies 3.2%

138 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 3.1%

137 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Zen Cart store categories (April 2026)
Distribution of categories in Zen Cart e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 956 21.89%
Health & Beauty 808 18.50%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 698 15.98%
Toys & Games 308 7.05%
Home & Garden 294 6.73%
Electronics & Technology 230 5.27%
Vehicles & Parts 157 3.60%
Arts & Entertainment 144 3.30%
Pets & Pet Supplies 138 3.16%
Gifts & Special Occasions 137 3.14%
Food & Beverages 136 3.11%
Business & Industrial 124 2.84%
Jewelry & Watches 120 2.75%
Tools & Hardware 79 1.81%
Books & Media 38 0.87%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 38.6% among AI-verified physical stores (397 stores) , followed by MasterCard (16.1%) and American Express (16.0%) .

Base: 812 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (12.5% 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

PayPal 38.6%

397 stores

165 stores

164 stores

Bolt 8.5%

87 stores

VISA 5.3%

54 stores

53 stores

JCB 2.8%

29 stores

28 stores

14 stores

7 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Zen Cart payment providers (April 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Zen Cart e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 397 38.62%
MasterCard 165 16.05%
American Express 164 15.95%
Bolt 87 8.46%
VISA 54 5.25%
Stripe Connect 53 5.16%
JCB 29 2.82%
Klarna 28 2.72%
PostePay 14 1.36%
Worldpay 7 0.68%
AliPay 7 0.68%
BitCoin 7 0.68%
PayPal Credit 6 0.58%
Interac e-Transfer 5 0.49%
SagePay 5 0.49%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS leads with 26.4% among AI-verified physical stores (418 stores) , followed by USPS (18.8%) and FedEx (13.6%) .

Base: 1,002 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (15.4% 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

UPS 26.4%

418 stores

USPS 18.8%

298 stores

FedEx 13.6%

215 stores

DHL 12.6%

200 stores

TNT 4.9%

78 stores

71 stores

50 stores

47 stores

DPD 2.8%

45 stores

44 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Zen Cart shipping carriers (April 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Zen Cart e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 418 26.39%
USPS 298 18.81%
FedEx 215 13.57%
DHL 200 12.63%
TNT 78 4.92%
Royal Mail 71 4.48%
Hermes 50 3.16%
Australia Post 47 2.97%
DPD 45 2.84%
Speedy 44 2.78%
Canada Post 39 2.46%
GLS 32 2.02%
TCS 18 1.14%
Aramex 17 1.07%
Poste Italiane 12 0.76%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 1,814 new stores were launched in Zen Cart , with the highest activity in 2026-03 (245 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-03 13.5%

245 stores launched

2026-02 2.4%

44 stores launched

2026-01 24.9%

452 stores launched

2025-12 9.5%

173 stores launched

2025-11 12.6%

228 stores launched

2025-10 1.2%

21 stores launched

2025-09 11.1%

202 stores launched

2025-08 9.7%

176 stores launched

2025-07 10.9%

197 stores launched

2025-06 1.0%

19 stores launched

2025-05 2.8%

50 stores launched

2025-04 0.4%

7 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Zen Cart (April 2026)
Monthly store launches in Zen Cart over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-03 245 13.51%
2026-02 44 2.43%
2026-01 452 24.92%
2025-12 173 9.54%
2025-11 228 12.57%
2025-10 21 1.16%
2025-09 202 11.14%
2025-08 176 9.70%
2025-07 197 10.86%
2025-06 19 1.05%
2025-05 50 2.76%
2025-04 7 0.39%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 4,569 active stores in Zen Cart are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (939 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 20.6%

939 active stores

2025 24.7%

1,129 active stores

2024 2.1%

95 active stores

2023 1.9%

89 active stores

2022 2.0%

90 active stores

2021 2.1%

98 active stores

2020 2.1%

98 active stores

2019 2.1%

97 active stores

2018 3.2%

145 active stores

2017 2.7%

123 active stores

2016 1.8%

81 active stores

2015 1.5%

68 active stores

2014 1.9%

89 active stores

2013 3.1%

143 active stores

2012 2.5%

112 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Zen Cart by original launch year (April 2026)
Active stores in Zen Cart by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 939 20.55%
2025 1129 24.71%
2024 95 2.08%
2023 89 1.95%
2022 90 1.97%
2021 98 2.14%
2020 98 2.14%
2019 97 2.12%
2018 145 3.17%
2017 123 2.69%
2016 81 1.77%
2015 68 1.49%
2014 89 1.95%
2013 143 3.13%
2012 112 2.45%
2011 152 3.33%
2010 139 3.04%
2009 158 3.46%
2008 118 2.58%
2007 129 2.82%
2006 81 1.77%
2005 62 1.36%
2004 58 1.27%
2003 48 1.05%
2002 42 0.92%
2001 63 1.38%
2000 53 1.16%
1999 33 0.72%
1998 19 0.42%
1997 12 0.26%
1996 4 0.09%
1995 2 0.04%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 34.7% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (1,072 stores) , followed by Twitter (20.5%) and Instagram (14.8%) .

Base: 1,584 stores with any detectable social profile (24.4% 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 34.7%

1,072 stores

Twitter 20.5%

635 stores

Instagram 14.8%

458 stores

YouTube 13.9%

430 stores

Pinterest 11.1%

344 stores

LinkedIn 2.3%

71 stores

TikTok 1.2%

37 stores

X 1.0%

31 stores

WhatsApp 0.4%

11 stores

Vimeo 0.1%

3 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Zen Cart (April 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Zen Cart e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 1072 34.67%
Twitter 635 20.54%
Instagram 458 14.81%
YouTube 430 13.91%
Pinterest 344 11.13%
LinkedIn 71 2.30%
TikTok 37 1.20%
X 31 1.00%
WhatsApp 11 0.36%
Vimeo 3 0.10%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 61.4% (2,100 AI-verified stores) , followed by United Kingdom (10.7%) and Australia (4.0%) .

Base: 3,422 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

2,100 AI-verified stores

366 AI-verified stores

136 AI-verified stores

99 AI-verified stores

Japan 2.6%

89 AI-verified stores

China 2.6%

88 AI-verified stores

Italy 2.2%

76 AI-verified stores

59 AI-verified stores

49 AI-verified stores

47 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Zen Cart (April 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Zen Cart
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 2100 61.37%
United Kingdom 366 10.70%
Australia 136 3.97%
Canada 99 2.89%
Japan 89 2.60%
China 88 2.57%
Italy 76 2.22%
Czechia 59 1.72%
Germany 49 1.43%
South Africa 47 1.37%
France 45 1.32%
Sweden 38 1.11%
Russia 34 0.99%
Hungary 30 0.88%
Netherlands 30 0.88%
Slovakia 29 0.85%
New Zealand 29 0.85%
Bulgaria 28 0.82%
Hong Kong 27 0.79%
Spain 23 0.67%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 6.5k 100.00%
Emails 1.3k 19.31%
Phones 850.0 13.07%
Ecommerce platform 6.5k 100.00%
Couriers 1.0k 15.41%
Payment Providers 812.0 12.49%
Categories 4.7k 71.58%
Social Media 1.6k 24.36%

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 Zen Cart e-commerce intelligence?

We track 4.6k verified Zen Cart 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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