Online Stores Using VISA

Explore 2.2m verified e-commerce stores with VISA detected on their websites. Analyze payment adoption, merchant insights, and market opportunities.

Detected across 3.2m domains. 2.2m verified as active stores with physical delivery.

Verified stores
2.2m
active stores with physical delivery
Top country
United States
678,545 verified stores
Top carrier signal
USPS
261,668 detection occurrences
Top category
Clothing & Accessories
397,419 verified stores

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2.2m verified active stores out of 3.2m detected · 69.2% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify stores with 60.0% of stores with physical delivery (1,312,903 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (12.6%) and Custom (11.5%) .

Base: 2,187,700 active verified stores, including those without a detected platform. Rankings show leading platform combinations; displayed percentages need not sum to 100%. 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 60.0%

1,312,903 stores

275,487 stores

Custom 11.5%

252,610 stores

57,093 stores

54,223 stores

30,485 stores

20,946 stores

19,018 stores

12,712 stores

Sellvia Platform 0.5%

11,822 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (October 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in VISA
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 1312903 60.01%
WooCommerce 275487 12.59%
Custom 252610 11.55%
PrestaShop 57093 2.61%
OpenCart 54223 2.48%
1C-Bitrix 30485 1.39%
Wix eCommerce 20946 0.96%
Magento 19018 0.87%
BigCommerce 12712 0.58%
Sellvia Platform 11822 0.54%
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Websites with E-commerce Signals

Shopify holds 63.2% share of detected VISA e-commerce signals (1,999,567) , with WooCommerce at 12.0% and Custom at 8.1% (October 2026) .

Base: 3,161,646 domains in this report's signal population, including domains without a detected platform. This is not a store count: it can include redirects and non-transactional sites. Displayed percentages need not sum to 100%.

Top 10 Platforms (All Signals)

Shopify 63.2%

1,999,567 websites

379,612 websites

257,478 websites

59,698 websites

56,654 websites

39,443 websites

47,929 websites

25,696 websites

27,760 websites

Sellvia Platform 1.8%

57,089 websites

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by websites with signals (October 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for websites with signals in VISA
Platform Websites with Signals Percentage
Shopify 1999567 63.24%
WooCommerce 379612 12.01%
Custom 257478 8.14%
PrestaShop 59698 1.89%
OpenCart 56654 1.79%
1C-Bitrix 39443 1.25%
Wix eCommerce 47929 1.52%
Magento 25696 0.81%
BigCommerce 27760 0.88%
Sellvia Platform 57089 1.81%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories stores with 18.2% of all stores (397,419 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (14.6%) and Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear (8.1%) .

Base: 2,187,700 active verified stores, including stores without a detected category. Percentages use this full population, not only the displayed categories.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 18.2%

397,419 stores

Health & Beauty 14.6%

318,352 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 8.1%

178,000 stores

Food & Beverages 7.8%

169,929 stores

Home & Garden 6.0%

130,794 stores

Toys & Games 4.6%

101,526 stores

Arts & Entertainment 4.4%

95,316 stores

Jewelry & Watches 4.2%

91,215 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 4.0%

86,767 stores

Electronics & Technology 3.4%

74,117 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 VISA store categories (October 2026)
Distribution of categories in VISA e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 397419 18.17%
Health & Beauty 318352 14.55%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 178000 8.14%
Food & Beverages 169929 7.77%
Home & Garden 130794 5.98%
Toys & Games 101526 4.64%
Arts & Entertainment 95316 4.36%
Jewelry & Watches 91215 4.17%
Gifts & Special Occasions 86767 3.97%
Electronics & Technology 74117 3.39%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

USPS accounts for 19.8% of displayed detection occurrences (261,668 occurrences) , followed by UPS (19.1%) and DHL (18.2%) .

Base: 1,321,109 carrier detection occurrences in the displayed ranking, from active stores. One store can contribute multiple occurrences. These percentages are not the share of unique stores or all detections.

Detected from publicly accessible website content and technical signals. Detection does not confirm an active carrier contract or shipping destinations.

Top 10 Shipping Carriers

USPS 19.8%

261,668 occurrences

UPS 19.1%

252,817 occurrences

DHL 18.2%

240,472 occurrences

FedEx 12.9%

170,315 occurrences

DPD 7.6%

101,031 occurrences

GLS 5.2%

69,027 occurrences

63,745 occurrences

60,733 occurrences

53,497 occurrences

47,804 occurrences

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 VISA shipping carriers (October 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in VISA e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Detection Occurrences Share of Displayed Occurrences
USPS 261668 19.81%
UPS 252817 19.14%
DHL 240472 18.20%
FedEx 170315 12.89%
DPD 101031 7.65%
GLS 69027 5.22%
СДЭК 63745 4.83%
Royal Mail 60733 4.60%
Почта России 53497 4.05%
Colissimo 47804 3.62%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 481,940 new stores were launched in VISA , with the highest activity in 2026-09 (72,199 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-09 15.0%

72,199 stores launched

2026-08 12.8%

61,878 stores launched

2026-07 15.2%

73,167 stores launched

2026-06 9.6%

46,071 stores launched

2026-05 8.6%

41,589 stores launched

2026-04 7.5%

36,006 stores launched

2026-03 7.0%

33,749 stores launched

2026-02 6.0%

28,870 stores launched

2026-01 6.3%

30,336 stores launched

2025-12 5.5%

26,708 stores launched

2025-11 5.5%

26,443 stores launched

2025-10 1.0%

4,924 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in VISA (October 2026)
Monthly store launches in VISA over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-09 72199 14.98%
2026-08 61878 12.84%
2026-07 73167 15.18%
2026-06 46071 9.56%
2026-05 41589 8.63%
2026-04 36006 7.47%
2026-03 33749 7.00%
2026-02 28870 5.99%
2026-01 30336 6.29%
2025-12 26708 5.54%
2025-11 26443 5.49%
2025-10 4924 1.02%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 2,167,381 active stores in VISA are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (443,003 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 20.4%

443,003 active stores

2025 12.5%

270,749 active stores

2024 9.2%

199,039 active stores

2023 7.3%

157,254 active stores

2022 5.9%

128,056 active stores

2021 6.5%

140,709 active stores

2020 6.5%

140,875 active stores

2019 4.1%

89,183 active stores

2018 4.1%

89,313 active stores

2017 3.6%

78,486 active stores

2016 2.0%

43,700 active stores

2015 1.8%

38,657 active stores

2014 1.8%

39,595 active stores

2013 2.3%

50,865 active stores

2012 1.4%

30,913 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in VISA by original launch year (October 2026)
Active stores in VISA by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 443003 20.44%
2025 270749 12.49%
2024 199039 9.18%
2023 157254 7.26%
2022 128056 5.91%
2021 140709 6.49%
2020 140875 6.50%
2019 89183 4.11%
2018 89313 4.12%
2017 78486 3.62%
2016 43700 2.02%
2015 38657 1.78%
2014 39595 1.83%
2013 50865 2.35%
2012 30913 1.43%

Social Media Usage

Instagram accounts for 32.9% of displayed detection occurrences (1,167,710 occurrences) , followed by Facebook (28.2%) and YouTube (10.6%) .

Base: 3,546,499 social-platform detection occurrences in the displayed ranking, from active stores. One store can contribute multiple occurrences. These percentages are not the share of unique stores or all detections.

Links and embeds detected on public pages; private/hidden profiles not counted.

Top 10 Social Platforms

Instagram 32.9%

1,167,710 occurrences

Facebook 28.2%

999,564 occurrences

YouTube 10.6%

376,913 occurrences

TikTok 10.0%

356,373 occurrences

Pinterest 6.0%

213,483 occurrences

Twitter 5.3%

186,795 occurrences

LinkedIn 2.8%

101,056 occurrences

X 2.2%

78,151 occurrences

WhatsApp 1.7%

59,099 occurrences

Vimeo 0.2%

7,355 occurrences

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in VISA (October 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in VISA e-commerce stores
Social Platform Detection Occurrences Share of Displayed Occurrences
Instagram 1167710 32.93%
Facebook 999564 28.18%
YouTube 376913 10.63%
TikTok 356373 10.05%
Pinterest 213483 6.02%
Twitter 186795 5.27%
LinkedIn 101056 2.85%
X 78151 2.20%
WhatsApp 59099 1.67%
Vimeo 7355 0.21%

Geographic Distribution

United States stores with 31.0% (678,545 active verified stores) , followed by United Kingdom (6.8%) and Germany (5.1%) .

Base: 2,187,700 active verified stores, including stores with unknown country. Percentages use the full population, not only the displayed countries.

Top 10 Countries

678,545 active verified stores

147,979 active verified stores

111,925 active verified stores

108,968 active verified stores

106,839 active verified stores

84,542 active verified stores

75,945 active verified stores

Spain 2.8%

61,450 active verified stores

Italy 2.8%

60,745 active verified stores

Japan 2.7%

58,194 active verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using VISA (October 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using VISA
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 678545 31.02%
United Kingdom 147979 6.76%
Germany 111925 5.12%
France 108968 4.98%
Russia 106839 4.88%
Australia 84542 3.86%
Canada 75945 3.47%
Spain 61450 2.81%
Italy 60745 2.78%
Japan 58194 2.66%

Data Coverage

Coverage among all domains with this detected signal, including non-active profiles; not just active stores.

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 3.2m 100.00%
Emails 2.2m 68.80%
Phones 1.5m 46.57%
Ecommerce platform 3.1m 98.86%
Couriers 1.2m 37.43%
Payment Providers 3.2m 100.00%
Categories 2.6m 81.49%
Social Media 2m 64.73%

Coverage reflects detectability from publicly accessible website content and technical signals. A detected provider does not establish an active commercial relationship, and a missing signal does not establish absence. These counts are not confirmed transaction or shipment market shares.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What data is included in the VISA e-commerce intelligence?

We track 2.2m verified VISA e-commerce stores whose profiles can include: e-commerce platform, product counts, categories, payment providers, shipping carriers, technology stack, merchant-size signals, and available business contact fields.

How is the data collected and how often is it updated?

We rebuild the searchable index typically every 2–4 weeks. Observation dates vary by source and field; a rebuild does not mean every website was observed again. This public report has its own publication date and may use an older snapshot than the live catalog. Coverage varies by field and market. A missing payment or carrier signal means we did not detect it, not that the merchant does not use it.

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Yes. You can segment by country, platform, product category, payment provider, shipping carrier, technology stack, store age, cross-border signals, and merchant-size bands. Some advanced signals are plan-gated, and the same field contract is used by the web app, exports, and API.

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