Zen Cart E-commerce Stores Database

Explore 4.4k verified e-commerce stores built on Zen Cart. Instant access to technologies, contacts, platforms, and market dynamics.

Detected across 6.2k domains. 4.4k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: April 2026

4.4k verified active stores out of 6.2k detected · 69.7% verification rate

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 30.7% of all stores (1,054 stores) , followed by Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear (19.7%) and Health & Beauty (14.1%) .

Base: 3,428 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (78.7% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 30.7%

1,054 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 19.7%

676 stores

Health & Beauty 14.1%

484 stores

Electronics & Technology 6.0%

205 stores

Pets & Pet Supplies 4.7%

162 stores

Vehicles & Parts 3.9%

133 stores

Food & Beverages 3.4%

118 stores

Jewelry & Watches 2.9%

98 stores

Home & Garden 2.7%

94 stores

Arts & Entertainment 2.7%

92 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Zen Cart store categories (March 2026)
Distribution of categories in Zen Cart e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 1054 30.75%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 676 19.72%
Health & Beauty 484 14.12%
Electronics & Technology 205 5.98%
Pets & Pet Supplies 162 4.73%
Vehicles & Parts 133 3.88%
Food & Beverages 118 3.44%
Jewelry & Watches 98 2.86%
Home & Garden 94 2.74%
Arts & Entertainment 92 2.68%
Tools & Hardware 75 2.19%
Business & Industrial 67 1.95%
Gifts & Special Occasions 61 1.78%
Books & Media 55 1.60%
Toys & Games 54 1.58%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 39.6% among AI-verified physical stores (419 stores) , followed by American Express (16.3%) and MasterCard (16.2%) .

Base: 829 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (13.3% 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

PayPal 39.6%

419 stores

173 stores

172 stores

Bolt 7.5%

79 stores

VISA 5.3%

56 stores

54 stores

JCB 2.6%

28 stores

26 stores

14 stores

7 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Zen Cart payment providers (March 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Zen Cart e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 419 39.57%
American Express 173 16.34%
MasterCard 172 16.24%
Bolt 79 7.46%
VISA 56 5.29%
Stripe Connect 54 5.10%
JCB 28 2.64%
Klarna 26 2.46%
PostePay 14 1.32%
Worldpay 7 0.66%
BitCoin 7 0.66%
SagePay 6 0.57%
AliPay 6 0.57%
PayPal Credit 6 0.57%
Authorize.Net 6 0.57%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS leads with 26.4% among AI-verified physical stores (445 stores) , followed by USPS (19.6%) and FedEx (13.5%) .

Base: 1,083 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (17.3% 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%

445 stores

USPS 19.6%

330 stores

FedEx 13.5%

227 stores

DHL 12.5%

210 stores

79 stores

TNT 4.4%

75 stores

57 stores

51 stores

48 stores

DPD 2.6%

44 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Zen Cart shipping carriers (March 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Zen Cart e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 445 26.39%
USPS 330 19.57%
FedEx 227 13.46%
DHL 210 12.46%
Royal Mail 79 4.69%
TNT 75 4.45%
Australia Post 57 3.38%
Hermes 51 3.02%
Speedy 48 2.85%
DPD 44 2.61%
Canada Post 43 2.55%
GLS 30 1.78%
Aramex 18 1.07%
TCS 16 0.95%
Poste Italiane 13 0.77%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 1,801 new stores were launched in Zen Cart , with the highest activity in 2026-02 (112 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-02 6.2%

112 stores launched

2026-01 30.5%

550 stores launched

2025-12 11.8%

212 stores launched

2025-11 13.9%

251 stores launched

2025-10 1.2%

21 stores launched

2025-09 11.4%

206 stores launched

2025-08 9.3%

168 stores launched

2025-07 10.4%

188 stores launched

2025-06 0.5%

9 stores launched

2025-05 2.8%

51 stores launched

2025-04 0.9%

16 stores launched

2025-03 0.9%

17 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Zen Cart (March 2026)
Monthly store launches in Zen Cart over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-02 112 6.22%
2026-01 550 30.54%
2025-12 212 11.77%
2025-11 251 13.94%
2025-10 21 1.17%
2025-09 206 11.44%
2025-08 168 9.33%
2025-07 188 10.44%
2025-06 9 0.50%
2025-05 51 2.83%
2025-04 16 0.89%
2025-03 17 0.94%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 4,352 active stores in Zen Cart are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (662 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 15.2%

662 active stores

2025 27.1%

1,178 active stores

2024 2.2%

97 active stores

2023 2.1%

93 active stores

2022 1.7%

73 active stores

2021 2.5%

107 active stores

2020 2.4%

103 active stores

2019 2.3%

98 active stores

2018 3.4%

147 active stores

2017 2.5%

108 active stores

2016 1.8%

77 active stores

2015 1.6%

70 active stores

2014 2.1%

91 active stores

2013 3.5%

151 active stores

2012 2.6%

115 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Zen Cart by original launch year (March 2026)
Active stores in Zen Cart by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 662 15.21%
2025 1178 27.07%
2024 97 2.23%
2023 93 2.14%
2022 73 1.68%
2021 107 2.46%
2020 103 2.37%
2019 98 2.25%
2018 147 3.38%
2017 108 2.48%
2016 77 1.77%
2015 70 1.61%
2014 91 2.09%
2013 151 3.47%
2012 115 2.64%
2011 146 3.35%
2010 146 3.35%
2009 158 3.63%
2008 121 2.78%
2007 130 2.99%
2006 81 1.86%
2005 65 1.49%
2004 58 1.33%
2003 49 1.13%
2002 46 1.06%
2001 58 1.33%
2000 55 1.26%
1999 33 0.76%
1998 20 0.46%
1997 11 0.25%
1996 3 0.07%
1995 2 0.05%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 33.6% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (1,047 stores) , followed by Twitter (20.3%) and Instagram (15.0%) .

Base: 1,567 stores with any detectable social profile (25.1% 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 33.6%

1,047 stores

Twitter 20.3%

632 stores

Instagram 15.0%

468 stores

YouTube 14.4%

450 stores

Pinterest 11.6%

361 stores

LinkedIn 2.3%

71 stores

TikTok 1.4%

44 stores

X 1.1%

33 stores

WhatsApp 0.3%

8 stores

Vimeo 0.1%

3 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Zen Cart (March 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Zen Cart e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 1047 33.59%
Twitter 632 20.28%
Instagram 468 15.01%
YouTube 450 14.44%
Pinterest 361 11.58%
LinkedIn 71 2.28%
TikTok 44 1.41%
X 33 1.06%
WhatsApp 8 0.26%
Vimeo 3 0.10%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 63.1% (2,216 AI-verified stores) , followed by United Kingdom (9.7%) and Australia (4.2%) .

Base: 3,510 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

2,216 AI-verified stores

342 AI-verified stores

147 AI-verified stores

101 AI-verified stores

China 2.6%

93 AI-verified stores

Japan 2.5%

88 AI-verified stores

Italy 2.2%

78 AI-verified stores

62 AI-verified stores

47 AI-verified stores

46 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Zen Cart (March 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Zen Cart
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 2216 63.13%
United Kingdom 342 9.74%
Australia 147 4.19%
Canada 101 2.88%
China 93 2.65%
Japan 88 2.51%
Italy 78 2.22%
Czechia 62 1.77%
Germany 47 1.34%
South Africa 46 1.31%
France 43 1.23%
Sweden 36 1.03%
Netherlands 33 0.94%
Russia 32 0.91%
Slovakia 30 0.85%
New Zealand 28 0.80%
Hong Kong 27 0.77%
Spain 25 0.71%
Bulgaria 21 0.60%
Finland 15 0.43%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 6.2k 100.00%
Emails 1.3k 20.69%
Phones 856.0 13.70%
Ecommerce platform 6.2k 100.00%
Couriers 1.1k 17.33%
Payment Providers 829.0 13.27%
Categories 3.7k 58.63%
Social Media 1.6k 25.08%

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 4.4k 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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