Google Publisher Tag Technology Adoption in E-commerce

Discover 9.8k e-commerce stores using Google Publisher Tag. Analyze technology adoption, market trends, integration patterns, and business insights.

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E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Custom leads with 85.0% of stores with physical delivery (8,306 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (13.1%) and Shopify (0.9%) .

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)

Custom 85.0%

8,306 stores

1,276 stores

89 stores

31 stores

30 stores

12 stores

6 stores

5 stores

4 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 Google Publisher Tag
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Custom 8306 84.98%
WooCommerce 1276 13.06%
Shopify 89 0.91%
GrocerKey 31 0.32%
Magento 30 0.31%
BigCommerce 12 0.12%
FurnitureDealer 6 0.06%
PrestaShop 5 0.05%
Salesforce Commerce Cloud 4 0.04%
HCL Commerce 4 0.04%
Squarespace Commerce 3 0.03%
VTEX 2 0.02%
osCommerce 2 0.02%
SAP Commerce Cloud 2 0.02%
OpenCart 2 0.02%

All Stores Distribution

Custom holds 72.3% share of all Google Publisher Tag e-commerce stores (8,306) , with WooCommerce at 21.8% and Shopify at 2.5% (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)

Custom 72.3%

8,306 stores

2,504 stores

284 stores

184 stores

104 stores

20 stores

8 stores

6 stores

27 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (December 2025)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in Google Publisher Tag
Platform Total Stores Percentage
Custom 8306 72.28%
WooCommerce 2504 21.79%
Shopify 284 2.47%
GrocerKey 184 1.60%
Magento 104 0.91%
BigCommerce 20 0.17%
FurnitureDealer 8 0.07%
PrestaShop 6 0.05%
Salesforce Commerce Cloud 5 0.04%
HCL Commerce 27 0.23%
Squarespace Commerce 28 0.24%
VTEX 2 0.02%
osCommerce 3 0.03%
SAP Commerce Cloud 5 0.04%
OpenCart 5 0.04%

Categories Distribution

Arts & Entertainment leads with 13.0% of all stores (825 stores) , followed by Books & Media (11.9%) and Health & Beauty (11.6%) .

Top 10 Categories

Arts & Entertainment 13.0%

825 stores

Books & Media 11.9%

756 stores

Health & Beauty 11.6%

737 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 10.5%

665 stores

Vehicles & Parts 10.1%

642 stores

Clothing & Accessories 9.5%

602 stores

Electronics & Technology 7.0%

443 stores

Food & Beverages 7.0%

443 stores

Toys & Games 6.8%

431 stores

Business & Industrial 2.7%

170 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Google Publisher Tag store categories (December 2025)
Distribution of categories in Google Publisher Tag e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Arts & Entertainment 825 13.01%
Books & Media 756 11.92%
Health & Beauty 737 11.62%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 665 10.49%
Vehicles & Parts 642 10.12%
Clothing & Accessories 602 9.49%
Electronics & Technology 443 6.99%
Food & Beverages 443 6.99%
Toys & Games 431 6.80%
Business & Industrial 170 2.68%
Collectibles & Hobbies 142 2.24%
Home & Garden 128 2.02%
Furniture & Home Decor 125 1.97%
Pets & Pet Supplies 117 1.84%
Gifts & Special Occasions 116 1.83%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 26.3% among AI-verified physical stores (269 stores) , followed by Bolt (10.3%) and MasterCard (10.1%) .

Base: 1,245 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (10.3% 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 26.3%

269 stores

Bolt 10.3%

105 stores

103 stores

99 stores

JCB 8.9%

91 stores

82 stores

64 stores

59 stores

VISA 3.7%

38 stores

32 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Google Publisher Tag payment providers (December 2025)
Distribution of payment providers in Google Publisher Tag e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 269 26.35%
Bolt 105 10.28%
MasterCard 103 10.09%
Paddle 99 9.70%
JCB 91 8.91%
Ingenico ePayments 82 8.03%
American Express 64 6.27%
Stripe Connect 59 5.78%
VISA 38 3.72%
Apple Pay 32 3.13%
BitCoin 22 2.15%
Google Pay 17 1.67%
MTN Mobile Money 16 1.57%
Klarna 14 1.37%
Svea 10 0.98%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS leads with 14.7% among AI-verified physical stores (81 stores) , followed by Estes (12.3%) and USPS (9.8%) .

Base: 873 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (7.3% 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 14.7%

81 stores

Estes 12.3%

68 stores

USPS 9.8%

54 stores

54 stores

GLS 9.4%

52 stores

FedEx 7.6%

42 stores

DHL 7.2%

40 stores

29 stores

28 stores

DSV 5.1%

28 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Google Publisher Tag shipping carriers (December 2025)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Google Publisher Tag e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 81 14.67%
Estes 68 12.32%
USPS 54 9.78%
Hermes 54 9.78%
GLS 52 9.42%
FedEx 42 7.61%
DHL 40 7.25%
Correios 29 5.25%
Speedy 28 5.07%
DSV 28 5.07%
Yamato Japan 21 3.80%
DPD 16 2.90%
TNT 15 2.72%
Canada Post 12 2.17%
Correos 12 2.17%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 3,261 new stores were launched in Google Publisher Tag , with the highest activity in 2025-11 (377 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2025-11 11.6%

377 stores launched

2025-10 11.4%

373 stores launched

2025-09 10.2%

331 stores launched

2025-08 9.2%

300 stores launched

2025-07 2.4%

78 stores launched

2025-06 4.1%

133 stores launched

2025-05 6.6%

215 stores launched

2025-04 24.6%

803 stores launched

2025-03 12.4%

403 stores launched

2025-02 2.0%

65 stores launched

2025-01 3.7%

122 stores launched

2024-12 1.9%

61 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Google Publisher Tag (December 2025)
Monthly store launches in Google Publisher Tag over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2025-11 377 11.56%
2025-10 373 11.44%
2025-09 331 10.15%
2025-08 300 9.20%
2025-07 78 2.39%
2025-06 133 4.08%
2025-05 215 6.59%
2025-04 803 24.62%
2025-03 403 12.36%
2025-02 65 1.99%
2025-01 122 3.74%
2024-12 61 1.87%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 8,191 active stores in Google Publisher Tag are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2025 (3,200 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2025 39.1%

3,200 active stores

2024 7.6%

621 active stores

2023 4.2%

348 active stores

2022 4.0%

328 active stores

2021 3.2%

263 active stores

2020 3.5%

284 active stores

2019 6.4%

528 active stores

2018 3.8%

310 active stores

2017 3.4%

281 active stores

2016 3.1%

250 active stores

2015 3.8%

314 active stores

2014 2.6%

214 active stores

2013 3.2%

261 active stores

2012 2.1%

175 active stores

2011 1.7%

143 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Google Publisher Tag by original launch year (December 2025)
Active stores in Google Publisher Tag by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2025 3200 39.07%
2024 621 7.58%
2023 348 4.25%
2022 328 4.00%
2021 263 3.21%
2020 284 3.47%
2019 528 6.45%
2018 310 3.78%
2017 281 3.43%
2016 250 3.05%
2015 314 3.83%
2014 214 2.61%
2013 261 3.19%
2012 175 2.14%
2011 143 1.75%
2010 91 1.11%
2009 71 0.87%
2008 97 1.18%
2007 58 0.71%
2006 45 0.55%
2005 36 0.44%
2004 43 0.52%
2003 34 0.42%
2002 29 0.35%
2001 30 0.37%
2000 48 0.59%
1999 27 0.33%
1998 25 0.31%
1997 20 0.24%
1996 12 0.15%
1995 5 0.06%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 26.7% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (3,144 stores) , followed by Twitter (23.0%) and Instagram (18.6%) .

Base: 5,602 stores with any detectable social profile (46.6% 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 26.7%

3,144 stores

Twitter 23.0%

2,707 stores

Instagram 18.6%

2,193 stores

YouTube 12.0%

1,415 stores

Pinterest 6.2%

727 stores

LinkedIn 4.7%

556 stores

Reddit 3.4%

402 stores

X 2.6%

305 stores

TikTok 2.1%

243 stores

WhatsApp 0.7%

79 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Google Publisher Tag (December 2025)
Distribution of social media platforms in Google Publisher Tag e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 3144 26.71%
Twitter 2707 23.00%
Instagram 2193 18.63%
YouTube 1415 12.02%
Pinterest 727 6.18%
LinkedIn 556 4.72%
Reddit 402 3.42%
X 305 2.59%
TikTok 243 2.06%
WhatsApp 79 0.67%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 40.6% (2,440 AI-verified stores) , followed by Japan (18.6%) and Brazil (4.5%) .

Base: 6,006 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

2,440 AI-verified stores

Japan 18.6%

1,117 AI-verified stores

273 AI-verified stores

India 4.4%

267 AI-verified stores

250 AI-verified stores

231 AI-verified stores

173 AI-verified stores

Spain 2.5%

152 AI-verified stores

143 AI-verified stores

128 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Google Publisher Tag (December 2025)
Geographic distribution of stores using Google Publisher Tag
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 2440 40.63%
Japan 1117 18.60%
Brazil 273 4.55%
India 267 4.45%
United Kingdom 250 4.16%
Australia 231 3.85%
France 173 2.88%
Spain 152 2.53%
Ukraine 143 2.38%
Canada 128 2.13%
China 112 1.86%
New Zealand 106 1.76%
Indonesia 97 1.62%
Turkey 85 1.42%
South Africa 78 1.30%
Italy 78 1.30%
South Korea 76 1.27%
Taiwan 76 1.27%
Germany 64 1.07%
Bulgaria 60 1.00%

Dataset Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 12.0k 100.00%
Emails 2.5k 21.15%
Phones 1.2k 10.23%
Ecommerce platform 11.6k 96.80%
Couriers 873.0 7.26%
Payment Providers 1.2k 10.35%
Categories 7.7k 63.90%
Social Media 5.6k 46.57%

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