Flywheel Technology Adoption in E-commerce

Discover 5.7k e-commerce stores using Flywheel. Analyze technology adoption, market trends, integration patterns, and business insights.

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E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 69.9% of stores with physical delivery (3,994 stores) , followed by Custom (28.6%) and Commerce7 (0.7%) .

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)

3,994 stores

Custom 28.6%

1,634 stores

38 stores

14 stores

13 stores

Ecwid 0.2%

9 stores

3 stores

1 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 Flywheel
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 3994 69.89%
Custom 1634 28.59%
Commerce7 38 0.66%
Shopify 14 0.24%
EasyDigitalDownloads 13 0.23%
Ecwid 9 0.16%
Foxy.io 3 0.05%
WooCommerce, EasyDigitalDownloads 3 0.05%
Ecwid, WooCommerce 1 0.02%
WooCommerce, Nacelle 1 0.02%
HCL Commerce 1 0.02%
Nacelle, WooCommerce 1 0.02%
WooCommerce, Ecwid 1 0.02%
BigCommerce 1 0.02%
EasyDigitalDownloads, WooCommerce 1 0.02%

All Stores Distribution

WooCommerce holds 85.0% share of all Flywheel e-commerce stores (10,739) , with Custom at 12.9% and Commerce7 at 0.4% (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)

10,739 stores

Custom 12.9%

1,634 stores

52 stores

28 stores

128 stores

Ecwid 0.1%

13 stores

6 stores

1 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (December 2025)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in Flywheel
Platform Total Stores Percentage
WooCommerce 10739 85.03%
Custom 1634 12.94%
Commerce7 52 0.41%
Shopify 28 0.22%
EasyDigitalDownloads 128 1.01%
Ecwid 13 0.10%
Foxy.io 6 0.05%
WooCommerce, EasyDigitalDownloads 13 0.10%
Ecwid, WooCommerce 1 0.01%
WooCommerce, Nacelle 1 0.01%
HCL Commerce 2 0.02%
Nacelle, WooCommerce 1 0.01%
WooCommerce, Ecwid 1 0.01%
BigCommerce 3 0.02%
EasyDigitalDownloads, WooCommerce 8 0.06%

Categories Distribution

Food & Beverages leads with 16.1% of all stores (649 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (14.9%) and Clothing & Accessories (10.6%) .

Top 10 Categories

Food & Beverages 16.1%

649 stores

Health & Beauty 14.9%

602 stores

Clothing & Accessories 10.6%

427 stores

Business & Industrial 7.8%

315 stores

Home & Garden 7.5%

303 stores

Vehicles & Parts 5.9%

239 stores

Arts & Entertainment 5.9%

237 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 5.4%

217 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 5.0%

201 stores

Pets & Pet Supplies 4.3%

175 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Flywheel store categories (December 2025)
Distribution of categories in Flywheel e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Food & Beverages 649 16.11%
Health & Beauty 602 14.94%
Clothing & Accessories 427 10.60%
Business & Industrial 315 7.82%
Home & Garden 303 7.52%
Vehicles & Parts 239 5.93%
Arts & Entertainment 237 5.88%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 217 5.39%
Furniture & Home Decor 201 4.99%
Pets & Pet Supplies 175 4.34%
Electronics & Technology 151 3.75%
Tools & Hardware 134 3.33%
Jewelry & Watches 133 3.30%
Gifts & Special Occasions 131 3.25%
Books & Media 115 2.85%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 24.3% among AI-verified physical stores (372 stores) , followed by American Express (17.1%) and MasterCard (15.9%) .

Base: 1,960 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (15.4% 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 24.3%

372 stores

262 stores

243 stores

243 stores

Bolt 8.2%

125 stores

53 stores

VISA 3.1%

48 stores

45 stores

30 stores

29 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Flywheel payment providers (December 2025)
Distribution of payment providers in Flywheel e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 372 24.35%
American Express 262 17.15%
MasterCard 243 15.90%
Stripe Connect 243 15.90%
Bolt 125 8.18%
Paddle 53 3.47%
VISA 48 3.14%
Apple Pay 45 2.95%
Klarna 30 1.96%
Google Pay 29 1.90%
JCB 22 1.44%
Mollie 15 0.98%
Affirm 15 0.98%
iDEAL 13 0.85%
Braintree 13 0.85%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS leads with 28.5% among AI-verified physical stores (356 stores) , followed by USPS (28.2%) and FedEx (16.7%) .

Base: 1,338 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (10.5% 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 28.5%

356 stores

USPS 28.2%

352 stores

FedEx 16.7%

208 stores

DHL 5.8%

72 stores

52 stores

51 stores

36 stores

TNT 1.7%

21 stores

DPD 1.5%

19 stores

18 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Flywheel shipping carriers (December 2025)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Flywheel e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 356 28.53%
USPS 352 28.21%
FedEx 208 16.67%
DHL 72 5.77%
Australia Post 52 4.17%
Royal Mail 51 4.09%
Canada Post 36 2.88%
TNT 21 1.68%
DPD 19 1.52%
Speedy 18 1.44%
PostNL 17 1.36%
Hermes 15 1.20%
An Post 11 0.88%
Estes 11 0.88%
GLS 9 0.72%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 266 new stores were launched in Flywheel , with the highest activity in 2025-11 (14 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2025-11 5.3%

14 stores launched

2025-10 7.1%

19 stores launched

2025-09 7.5%

20 stores launched

2025-08 6.0%

16 stores launched

2025-07 7.9%

21 stores launched

2025-06 9.4%

25 stores launched

2025-05 11.7%

31 stores launched

2025-04 17.7%

47 stores launched

2025-03 8.3%

22 stores launched

2025-02 6.0%

16 stores launched

2025-01 9.4%

25 stores launched

2024-12 3.8%

10 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Flywheel (December 2025)
Monthly store launches in Flywheel over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2025-11 14 5.26%
2025-10 19 7.14%
2025-09 20 7.52%
2025-08 16 6.02%
2025-07 21 7.89%
2025-06 25 9.40%
2025-05 31 11.65%
2025-04 47 17.67%
2025-03 22 8.27%
2025-02 16 6.02%
2025-01 25 9.40%
2024-12 10 3.76%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 5,709 active stores in Flywheel are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2025 (256 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2025 4.5%

256 active stores

2024 5.7%

325 active stores

2023 4.7%

270 active stores

2022 5.5%

314 active stores

2021 6.6%

374 active stores

2020 6.6%

374 active stores

2019 5.4%

309 active stores

2018 6.3%

359 active stores

2017 5.4%

306 active stores

2016 3.3%

190 active stores

2015 3.2%

183 active stores

2014 3.7%

214 active stores

2013 4.3%

247 active stores

2012 2.7%

155 active stores

2011 3.7%

210 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Flywheel by original launch year (December 2025)
Active stores in Flywheel by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2025 256 4.48%
2024 325 5.69%
2023 270 4.73%
2022 314 5.50%
2021 374 6.55%
2020 374 6.55%
2019 309 5.41%
2018 359 6.29%
2017 306 5.36%
2016 190 3.33%
2015 183 3.21%
2014 214 3.75%
2013 247 4.33%
2012 155 2.72%
2011 210 3.68%
2010 172 3.01%
2009 158 2.77%
2008 121 2.12%
2007 114 2.00%
2006 87 1.52%
2005 98 1.72%
2004 106 1.86%
2003 98 1.72%
2002 113 1.98%
2001 125 2.19%
2000 131 2.29%
1999 120 2.10%
1998 76 1.33%
1997 55 0.96%
1996 43 0.75%
1995 6 0.11%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 33.7% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (3,629 stores) , followed by Instagram (27.7%) and YouTube (10.6%) .

Base: 9,246 stores with any detectable social profile (72.5% 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 33.7%

3,629 stores

Instagram 27.7%

2,978 stores

YouTube 10.6%

1,139 stores

Twitter 10.1%

1,082 stores

LinkedIn 7.1%

768 stores

Pinterest 4.3%

461 stores

X 3.4%

364 stores

TikTok 2.6%

281 stores

Vimeo 0.4%

40 stores

WhatsApp 0.2%

20 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Flywheel (December 2025)
Distribution of social media platforms in Flywheel e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 3629 33.72%
Instagram 2978 27.67%
YouTube 1139 10.58%
Twitter 1082 10.05%
LinkedIn 768 7.14%
Pinterest 461 4.28%
X 364 3.38%
TikTok 281 2.61%
Vimeo 40 0.37%
WhatsApp 20 0.19%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 65.9% (3,151 AI-verified stores) , followed by United Kingdom (8.4%) and Canada (7.0%) .

Base: 4,785 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

3,151 AI-verified stores

404 AI-verified stores

334 AI-verified stores

291 AI-verified stores

95 AI-verified stores

82 AI-verified stores

61 AI-verified stores

58 AI-verified stores

58 AI-verified stores

51 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Flywheel (December 2025)
Geographic distribution of stores using Flywheel
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 3151 65.85%
United Kingdom 404 8.44%
Canada 334 6.98%
Australia 291 6.08%
New Zealand 95 1.99%
Netherlands 82 1.71%
Ireland 61 1.27%
Sweden 58 1.21%
South Africa 58 1.21%
France 51 1.07%
Italy 28 0.59%
Mexico 27 0.56%
Norway 25 0.52%
Germany 21 0.44%
Brazil 20 0.42%
Japan 18 0.38%
India 17 0.36%
Spain 16 0.33%
Turkey 15 0.31%
Slovakia 13 0.27%

Dataset Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 12.7k 100.00%
Emails 7.9k 61.86%
Phones 2.1k 16.11%
Ecommerce platform 12.7k 99.27%
Couriers 1.3k 10.50%
Payment Providers 2.0k 15.38%
Categories 7.5k 58.64%
Social Media 9.2k 72.53%

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