Stripe Technology Adoption in E-commerce

Discover 191.7k verified e-commerce stores using Stripe. Analyze technology adoption, market trends, integration patterns, and business insights.

Detected across 376.9k domains. 191.7k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: April 2026

191.7k verified active stores out of 376.9k detected · 50.9% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 76.0% of stores with physical delivery (144,920 stores) , followed by Custom (15.1%) and Big Cartel (6.9%) .

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)

144,920 stores

Custom 15.1%

28,789 stores

13,132 stores

Rain 0.4%

684 stores

649 stores

467 stores

377 stores

256 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (March 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in Stripe
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 144920 75.97%
Custom 28789 15.09%
Big Cartel 13132 6.88%
Rain 684 0.36%
Volusion 649 0.34%
Magento 467 0.24%
SightGlass (Shopper) E-commerce Platform 452 0.24%
PrestaShop 377 0.20%
Shopify 256 0.13%
WooCommerce, Stock Manager Advance (SMA) with Shop Module 217 0.11%
Salesforce Commerce Cloud 217 0.11%
Stock Manager Advance (SMA) with Shop Module, WooCommerce 213 0.11%
OpenCart 144 0.08%
FreeWebstore 121 0.06%
Offset 120 0.06%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 16.1% of all stores (27,224 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (13.8%) and Food & Beverages (12.3%) .

Base: 168,823 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (88.0% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 16.1%

27,224 stores

Health & Beauty 13.8%

23,316 stores

Food & Beverages 12.3%

20,757 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 10.4%

17,590 stores

Toys & Games 10.1%

17,091 stores

Arts & Entertainment 9.6%

16,206 stores

Home & Garden 4.9%

8,312 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 4.2%

7,108 stores

Jewelry & Watches 3.7%

6,221 stores

Electronics & Technology 2.9%

4,898 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Stripe store categories (March 2026)
Distribution of categories in Stripe e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 27224 16.13%
Health & Beauty 23316 13.81%
Food & Beverages 20757 12.30%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 17590 10.42%
Toys & Games 17091 10.12%
Arts & Entertainment 16206 9.60%
Home & Garden 8312 4.92%
Gifts & Special Occasions 7108 4.21%
Jewelry & Watches 6221 3.68%
Electronics & Technology 4898 2.90%
Business & Industrial 4817 2.85%
Tools & Hardware 4551 2.70%
Vehicles & Parts 4013 2.38%
Books & Media 3612 2.14%
Furniture & Home Decor 3107 1.84%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 24.7% among AI-verified physical stores (52,332 stores) , followed by Stripe Connect (13.3%) and Apple Pay (10.9%) .

Base: 117,694 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (31.2% 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 24.7%

52,332 stores

28,304 stores

23,161 stores

21,830 stores

Klarna 10.1%

21,327 stores

18,635 stores

16,444 stores

12,590 stores

5,700 stores

VISA 1.8%

3,751 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Stripe payment providers (March 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Stripe e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 52332 24.68%
Stripe Connect 28304 13.35%
Apple Pay 23161 10.92%
Google Pay 21830 10.29%
Klarna 21327 10.06%
MasterCard 18635 8.79%
AfterPay 16444 7.75%
American Express 12590 5.94%
Giropay 5700 2.69%
VISA 3751 1.77%
JCB 2505 1.18%
Bolt 1871 0.88%
Bancontact 1289 0.61%
Amazon Pay 1287 0.61%
SEPA 1021 0.48%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

DHL leads with 18.1% among AI-verified physical stores (12,802 stores) , followed by USPS (13.5%) and UPS (13.3%) .

Base: 59,445 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (15.8% 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

DHL 18.1%

12,802 stores

USPS 13.5%

9,590 stores

UPS 13.3%

9,432 stores

DPD 12.5%

8,835 stores

FedEx 8.9%

6,317 stores

5,116 stores

4,051 stores

GLS 4.4%

3,090 stores

2,944 stores

2,282 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Stripe shipping carriers (March 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Stripe e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
DHL 12802 18.07%
USPS 9590 13.54%
UPS 9432 13.31%
DPD 8835 12.47%
FedEx 6317 8.92%
Royal Mail 5116 7.22%
Colissimo 4051 5.72%
GLS 3090 4.36%
La Poste 2944 4.16%
Australia Post 2282 3.22%
Mondial Relay 1959 2.76%
Correos 1320 1.86%
TNT 1183 1.67%
Chronopost 967 1.36%
Canada Post 963 1.36%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 32,511 new stores were launched in Stripe , with the highest activity in 2026-02 (2,251 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-02 6.9%

2,251 stores launched

2026-01 8.5%

2,749 stores launched

2025-12 8.4%

2,722 stores launched

2025-11 9.6%

3,121 stores launched

2025-10 9.6%

3,126 stores launched

2025-09 10.1%

3,288 stores launched

2025-08 9.6%

3,131 stores launched

2025-07 9.7%

3,146 stores launched

2025-06 9.2%

2,989 stores launched

2025-05 8.9%

2,893 stores launched

2025-04 9.1%

2,948 stores launched

2025-03 0.5%

147 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Stripe (March 2026)
Monthly store launches in Stripe over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-02 2251 6.92%
2026-01 2749 8.46%
2025-12 2722 8.37%
2025-11 3121 9.60%
2025-10 3126 9.62%
2025-09 3288 10.11%
2025-08 3131 9.63%
2025-07 3146 9.68%
2025-06 2989 9.19%
2025-05 2893 8.90%
2025-04 2948 9.07%
2025-03 147 0.45%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 187,218 active stores in Stripe are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (5,014 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 2.7%

5,014 active stores

2025 18.2%

34,150 active stores

2024 12.8%

23,983 active stores

2023 8.2%

15,436 active stores

2022 7.0%

13,092 active stores

2021 7.6%

14,258 active stores

2020 8.0%

15,028 active stores

2019 4.9%

9,191 active stores

2018 5.1%

9,459 active stores

2017 4.1%

7,720 active stores

2016 2.4%

4,413 active stores

2015 2.1%

3,872 active stores

2014 2.0%

3,675 active stores

2013 2.5%

4,661 active stores

2012 1.5%

2,867 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Stripe by original launch year (March 2026)
Active stores in Stripe by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 5014 2.68%
2025 34150 18.24%
2024 23983 12.81%
2023 15436 8.24%
2022 13092 6.99%
2021 14258 7.62%
2020 15028 8.03%
2019 9191 4.91%
2018 9459 5.05%
2017 7720 4.12%
2016 4413 2.36%
2015 3872 2.07%
2014 3675 1.96%
2013 4661 2.49%
2012 2867 1.53%
2011 2907 1.55%
2010 2359 1.26%
2009 2093 1.12%
2008 1776 0.95%
2007 1655 0.88%
2006 1189 0.64%
2005 1034 0.55%
2004 1444 0.77%
2003 1081 0.58%
2002 995 0.53%
2001 1143 0.61%
2000 1029 0.55%
1999 758 0.40%
1998 506 0.27%
1997 248 0.13%
1996 148 0.08%
1995 34 0.02%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 31.7% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (112,141 stores) , followed by Facebook (29.0%) and YouTube (10.0%) .

Base: 269,313 stores with any detectable social profile (71.5% 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

Instagram 31.7%

112,141 stores

Facebook 29.0%

102,886 stores

YouTube 10.0%

35,425 stores

Twitter 6.7%

23,675 stores

TikTok 6.6%

23,491 stores

LinkedIn 4.8%

16,893 stores

Pinterest 4.1%

14,646 stores

X 4.0%

14,271 stores

Twitch 1.7%

5,970 stores

WhatsApp 1.4%

4,831 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Stripe (March 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Stripe e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 112141 31.66%
Facebook 102886 29.05%
YouTube 35425 10.00%
Twitter 23675 6.68%
TikTok 23491 6.63%
LinkedIn 16893 4.77%
Pinterest 14646 4.13%
X 14271 4.03%
Twitch 5970 1.69%
WhatsApp 4831 1.36%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 35.2% (53,509 AI-verified stores) , followed by United Kingdom (12.3%) and France (10.2%) .

Base: 152,144 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

53,509 AI-verified stores

18,751 AI-verified stores

France 10.2%

15,556 AI-verified stores

9,938 AI-verified stores

Italy 5.8%

8,778 AI-verified stores

8,645 AI-verified stores

Spain 5.0%

7,665 AI-verified stores

5,747 AI-verified stores

2,931 AI-verified stores

2,803 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Stripe (March 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Stripe
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 53509 35.17%
United Kingdom 18751 12.32%
France 15556 10.22%
Germany 9938 6.53%
Italy 8778 5.77%
Australia 8645 5.68%
Spain 7665 5.04%
Canada 5747 3.78%
Ireland 2931 1.93%
Mexico 2803 1.84%
Japan 2479 1.63%
Switzerland 2411 1.58%
New Zealand 2330 1.53%
Austria 1889 1.24%
Netherlands 1720 1.13%
United Arab Emirates 1605 1.05%
Poland 1466 0.96%
Sweden 1346 0.88%
Romania 1299 0.85%
Belgium 1276 0.84%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 376.9k 100.00%
Emails 230.2k 61.07%
Phones 76.0k 20.16%
Ecommerce platform 375.9k 99.73%
Couriers 59.4k 15.77%
Payment Providers 117.7k 31.23%
Categories 185.0k 49.09%
Social Media 269.3k 71.46%

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 Stripe e-commerce intelligence?

We track 191.7k verified Stripe 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.

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