Cloudflare Technology Adoption in E-commerce

Discover 5.0m e-commerce stores using Cloudflare. Analyze technology adoption, market trends, integration patterns, and business insights.

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E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify leads with 58.6% of stores with physical delivery (2,906,416 stores) , followed by Custom (23.0%) and WooCommerce (12.2%) .

Note: This distribution covers only stores selling physical products with active shopping carts and physical product shipping. Digital products, services, and non-transactional sites are excluded. All stores are verified by our proprietary AI model to ensure accurate e-commerce classification.

Top 10 Platforms (Physical Delivery)

Shopify 58.6%

2,906,416 stores

Custom 23.0%

1,139,695 stores

606,145 stores

109,803 stores

35,526 stores

34,977 stores

26,965 stores

22,450 stores

BASE 0.4%

19,439 stores

19,067 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (December 2025)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in Cloudflare
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 2906416 58.57%
Custom 1139695 22.97%
WooCommerce 606145 12.22%
Nuvemshop 109803 2.21%
BigCommerce 35526 0.72%
Big Cartel 34977 0.70%
Magento 26965 0.54%
PrestaShop 22450 0.45%
BASE 19439 0.39%
OpenCart 19067 0.38%
1C-Bitrix 15534 0.31%
Lightspeed eCom 8034 0.16%
Jumpseller 7700 0.16%
Salesforce Commerce Cloud 5483 0.11%
Ikas 5007 0.10%

All Stores Distribution

Shopify holds 55.8% share of all Cloudflare e-commerce stores (3,277,443) , with Custom at 19.4% and WooCommerce at 18.4% (December 2025) .

Note: This broader distribution includes all stores with e-commerce indicators such as platform detection, shopping cart presence, or payment integration. This liberal approach may include some false positives (e.g., WooCommerce installations used for non-commercial purposes) but provides comprehensive market coverage for lead generation and competitive analysis.

Top 10 Platforms (All Stores)

Shopify 55.8%

3,277,443 stores

Custom 19.4%

1,139,695 stores

1,081,959 stores

115,664 stores

41,588 stores

43,345 stores

38,390 stores

27,060 stores

BASE 0.4%

24,722 stores

23,549 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (December 2025)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in Cloudflare
Platform Total Stores Percentage
Shopify 3277443 55.83%
Custom 1139695 19.41%
WooCommerce 1081959 18.43%
Nuvemshop 115664 1.97%
BigCommerce 41588 0.71%
Big Cartel 43345 0.74%
Magento 38390 0.65%
PrestaShop 27060 0.46%
BASE 24722 0.42%
OpenCart 23549 0.40%
1C-Bitrix 28793 0.49%
Lightspeed eCom 8413 0.14%
Jumpseller 8204 0.14%
Salesforce Commerce Cloud 6662 0.11%
Ikas 5026 0.09%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 29.5% of all stores (1,061,601 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (17.5%) and Food & Beverages (8.1%) .

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 29.5%

1,061,601 stores

Health & Beauty 17.5%

631,559 stores

Food & Beverages 8.1%

290,810 stores

Electronics & Technology 6.7%

243,020 stores

Jewelry & Watches 6.6%

237,684 stores

Home & Garden 5.6%

200,387 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 4.0%

145,200 stores

Vehicles & Parts 3.6%

130,718 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 3.5%

125,672 stores

Arts & Entertainment 3.4%

121,470 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Cloudflare store categories (December 2025)
Distribution of categories in Cloudflare e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 1061601 29.46%
Health & Beauty 631559 17.53%
Food & Beverages 290810 8.07%
Electronics & Technology 243020 6.74%
Jewelry & Watches 237684 6.60%
Home & Garden 200387 5.56%
Furniture & Home Decor 145200 4.03%
Vehicles & Parts 130718 3.63%
Gifts & Special Occasions 125672 3.49%
Arts & Entertainment 121470 3.37%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 116085 3.22%
Pets & Pet Supplies 88086 2.44%
Business & Industrial 75759 2.10%
Tools & Hardware 70607 1.96%
Toys & Games 64446 1.79%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 25.4% among AI-verified physical stores (377,625 stores) , followed by American Express (14.0%) and MasterCard (12.6%) .

Base: 953,648 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (15.7% 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 25.4%

377,625 stores

208,395 stores

187,415 stores

159,049 stores

103,787 stores

91,376 stores

82,903 stores

VISA 4.6%

68,924 stores

Bolt 2.8%

41,664 stores

35,377 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Cloudflare payment providers (December 2025)
Distribution of payment providers in Cloudflare e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 377625 25.38%
American Express 208395 14.01%
MasterCard 187415 12.60%
Stripe Connect 159049 10.69%
Apple Pay 103787 6.98%
Klarna 91376 6.14%
Google Pay 82903 5.57%
VISA 68924 4.63%
Bolt 41664 2.80%
Boleto 35377 2.38%
Mercado Pago 34152 2.30%
JCB 34114 2.29%
Amazon Pay 24469 1.64%
Paddle 19344 1.30%
Bancontact 19171 1.29%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS leads with 19.7% among AI-verified physical stores (202,711 stores) , followed by USPS (19.3%) and DHL (16.3%) .

Base: 797,221 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (13.1% 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 19.7%

202,711 stores

USPS 19.3%

198,598 stores

DHL 16.3%

167,102 stores

FedEx 12.5%

128,473 stores

DPD 5.0%

51,598 stores

47,714 stores

42,372 stores

GLS 3.6%

37,067 stores

33,027 stores

Estes 2.2%

22,537 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Cloudflare shipping carriers (December 2025)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Cloudflare e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 202711 19.72%
USPS 198598 19.32%
DHL 167102 16.25%
FedEx 128473 12.50%
DPD 51598 5.02%
Royal Mail 47714 4.64%
Correios 42372 4.12%
GLS 37067 3.61%
Australia Post 33027 3.21%
Estes 22537 2.19%
Canada Post 21129 2.06%
Hermes 20288 1.97%
TNT 19053 1.85%
PostNL 18867 1.84%
Colissimo 17532 1.71%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 1,644,334 new stores were launched in Cloudflare , with the highest activity in 2025-11 (160,294 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2025-11 9.7%

160,294 stores launched

2025-10 9.7%

159,745 stores launched

2025-09 9.4%

154,365 stores launched

2025-08 9.7%

159,468 stores launched

2025-07 10.2%

168,447 stores launched

2025-06 8.8%

145,237 stores launched

2025-05 9.3%

153,019 stores launched

2025-04 8.5%

140,308 stores launched

2025-03 8.4%

138,723 stores launched

2025-02 6.5%

106,915 stores launched

2025-01 6.4%

105,204 stores launched

2024-12 3.2%

52,609 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Cloudflare (December 2025)
Monthly store launches in Cloudflare over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2025-11 160294 9.75%
2025-10 159745 9.71%
2025-09 154365 9.39%
2025-08 159468 9.70%
2025-07 168447 10.24%
2025-06 145237 8.83%
2025-05 153019 9.31%
2025-04 140308 8.53%
2025-03 138723 8.44%
2025-02 106915 6.50%
2025-01 105204 6.40%
2024-12 52609 3.20%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 4,921,186 active stores in Cloudflare are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2025 (1,593,038 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2025 32.4%

1,593,038 active stores

2024 12.9%

635,960 active stores

2023 8.2%

402,636 active stores

2022 6.1%

300,098 active stores

2021 6.4%

315,619 active stores

2020 6.0%

297,473 active stores

2019 3.8%

184,858 active stores

2018 3.8%

188,642 active stores

2017 3.2%

155,107 active stores

2016 1.8%

89,077 active stores

2015 1.6%

78,416 active stores

2014 1.7%

82,241 active stores

2013 2.1%

103,816 active stores

2012 1.2%

60,990 active stores

2011 1.3%

66,199 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Cloudflare by original launch year (December 2025)
Active stores in Cloudflare by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2025 1593038 32.37%
2024 635960 12.92%
2023 402636 8.18%
2022 300098 6.10%
2021 315619 6.41%
2020 297473 6.04%
2019 184858 3.76%
2018 188642 3.83%
2017 155107 3.15%
2016 89077 1.81%
2015 78416 1.59%
2014 82241 1.67%
2013 103816 2.11%
2012 60990 1.24%
2011 66199 1.35%
2010 50286 1.02%
2009 44349 0.90%
2008 36184 0.74%
2007 33361 0.68%
2006 24622 0.50%
2005 22495 0.46%
2004 29414 0.60%
2003 23194 0.47%
2002 20722 0.42%
2001 24385 0.50%
2000 18886 0.38%
1999 15981 0.32%
1998 11034 0.22%
1997 6408 0.13%
1996 4536 0.09%
1995 1159 0.02%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 31.6% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (2,377,882 stores) , followed by Facebook (27.2%) and YouTube (9.7%) .

Base: 3,501,492 stores with any detectable social profile (57.7% 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

Instagram 31.6%

2,377,882 stores

Facebook 27.2%

2,046,206 stores

YouTube 9.7%

730,858 stores

TikTok 9.3%

699,973 stores

Twitter 7.2%

538,785 stores

Pinterest 5.7%

430,240 stores

X 3.6%

273,388 stores

LinkedIn 3.3%

252,059 stores

WhatsApp 2.2%

166,515 stores

Vimeo 0.2%

16,084 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Cloudflare (December 2025)
Distribution of social media platforms in Cloudflare e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 2377882 31.57%
Facebook 2046206 27.17%
YouTube 730858 9.70%
TikTok 699973 9.29%
Twitter 538785 7.15%
Pinterest 430240 5.71%
X 273388 3.63%
LinkedIn 252059 3.35%
WhatsApp 166515 2.21%
Vimeo 16084 0.21%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 40.5% (1,427,199 AI-verified stores) , followed by United Kingdom (8.7%) and India (5.3%) .

Base: 3,520,273 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

1,427,199 AI-verified stores

307,290 AI-verified stores

India 5.3%

187,714 AI-verified stores

166,856 AI-verified stores

162,213 AI-verified stores

150,399 AI-verified stores

146,705 AI-verified stores

112,567 AI-verified stores

99,143 AI-verified stores

94,554 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Cloudflare (December 2025)
Geographic distribution of stores using Cloudflare
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 1427199 40.54%
United Kingdom 307290 8.73%
India 187714 5.33%
Canada 166856 4.74%
Australia 162213 4.61%
Brazil 150399 4.27%
France 146705 4.17%
Germany 112567 3.20%
Turkey 99143 2.82%
Netherlands 94554 2.69%
Japan 93757 2.66%
Spain 90084 2.56%
Italy 80686 2.29%
Russia 70266 2.00%
Pakistan 65817 1.87%
China 64300 1.83%
Mexico 58334 1.66%
Argentina 51094 1.45%
Colombia 45701 1.30%
Iran 45594 1.30%

Dataset Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 6.1m 100.00%
Emails 2.3m 37.11%
Phones 820.4k 13.51%
Ecommerce platform 6.0m 99.53%
Couriers 797.2k 13.13%
Payment Providers 953.6k 15.70%
Categories 4.1m 68.06%
Social Media 3.5m 57.65%

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