Akamai Technology Adoption in E-commerce

Discover 7.2k verified e-commerce stores using Akamai. Analyze technology adoption, market trends, integration patterns, and business insights.

Detected across 8.1k domains. 7.2k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

Verified stores
7.2k
active stores with physical delivery
Top country
United States
2,007 verified stores
Top payment signal
PayPal
848 stores detected
Top carrier signal
UPS
531 stores detected
Top category
Clothing & Accessories
1,630 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: July 2026

7.2k verified active stores out of 8.1k detected · 88.3% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Custom stores with 76.2% of stores with physical delivery (5,415 stores) , followed by Salesforce Commerce Cloud (6.3%) and SAP Commerce Cloud (5.0%) .

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 76.2%

5,415 stores

356 stores

307 stores

151 stores

80 stores

66 stores

53 stores

30 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (June 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in Akamai
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Custom 5415 76.18%
Salesforce Commerce Cloud 447 6.29%
SAP Commerce Cloud 356 5.01%
Magento 307 4.32%
HCL Commerce 151 2.12%
Oracle Commerce Cloud 92 1.29%
NetSuite 80 1.13%
WooCommerce 66 0.93%
EC-CUBE 53 0.75%
PrestaShop 30 0.42%
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All Stores Distribution

Custom holds 70.6% share of all Akamai e-commerce stores (5,415) , with Salesforce Commerce Cloud at 6.2% and SAP Commerce Cloud at 7.0% (June 2026) .

Note: This broader view includes all domains where e-commerce signals were detected, useful for lead generation and competitive analysis. Some may be inactive or non-transactional. For verified active stores, see the default view above.

Top 10 Platforms (All Stores)

Custom 70.6%

5,415 stores

538 stores

396 stores

172 stores

154 stores

143 stores

163 stores

53 stores

35 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (June 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in Akamai
Platform Total Stores Percentage
Custom 5415 70.60%
Salesforce Commerce Cloud 478 6.23%
SAP Commerce Cloud 538 7.01%
Magento 396 5.16%
HCL Commerce 172 2.24%
Oracle Commerce Cloud 154 2.01%
NetSuite 143 1.86%
WooCommerce 163 2.13%
EC-CUBE 53 0.69%
PrestaShop 35 0.46%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories stores with 25.9% of all stores (1,630 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (16.8%) and Toys & Games (9.9%) .

Base: 6,286 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (87.7% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 25.9%

1,630 stores

Health & Beauty 16.8%

1,055 stores

Toys & Games 9.9%

621 stores

Electronics & Technology 6.9%

433 stores

Home & Garden 6.4%

404 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 6.0%

380 stores

Business & Industrial 5.8%

362 stores

Tools & Hardware 4.4%

275 stores

Food & Beverages 3.9%

247 stores

Jewelry & Watches 3.7%

230 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Akamai store categories (June 2026)
Distribution of categories in Akamai e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 1630 25.93%
Health & Beauty 1055 16.78%
Toys & Games 621 9.88%
Electronics & Technology 433 6.89%
Home & Garden 404 6.43%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 380 6.05%
Business & Industrial 362 5.76%
Tools & Hardware 275 4.37%
Food & Beverages 247 3.93%
Jewelry & Watches 230 3.66%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal stores with 19.6% among AI-verified physical stores (848 stores) , followed by American Express (18.0%) and MasterCard (15.8%) .

Base: 1,909 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (23.5% 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 19.6%

848 stores

782 stores

683 stores

Klarna 10.8%

469 stores

325 stores

250 stores

VISA 5.6%

243 stores

JCB 3.0%

129 stores

118 stores

99 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Akamai payment providers (June 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Akamai e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 848 19.57%
American Express 782 18.04%
MasterCard 683 15.76%
Klarna 469 10.82%
Apple Pay 325 7.50%
Google Pay 250 5.77%
VISA 243 5.61%
JCB 129 2.98%
Bancontact 118 2.72%
Stripe Connect 99 2.28%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS stores with 30.8% among AI-verified physical stores (531 stores) , followed by USPS (13.3%) and DHL (12.6%) .

Base: 1,381 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (17.0% 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 30.8%

531 stores

USPS 13.3%

229 stores

DHL 12.6%

218 stores

FedEx 12.5%

216 stores

DPD 7.6%

132 stores

67 stores

49 stores

Estes 2.8%

49 stores

GLS 2.4%

42 stores

42 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Akamai shipping carriers (June 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Akamai e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 531 30.76%
USPS 229 13.27%
DHL 218 12.63%
FedEx 216 12.51%
DPD 132 7.65%
Royal Mail 67 3.88%
Speedy 49 2.84%
Estes 49 2.84%
GLS 42 2.43%
Australia Post 42 2.43%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 402 new stores were launched in Akamai , with the highest activity in 2026-05 (18 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-05 4.5%

18 stores launched

2026-04 3.7%

15 stores launched

2026-03 10.7%

43 stores launched

2026-02 10.0%

40 stores launched

2026-01 8.0%

32 stores launched

2025-12 7.2%

29 stores launched

2025-11 8.5%

34 stores launched

2025-10 8.7%

35 stores launched

2025-09 15.9%

64 stores launched

2025-08 7.5%

30 stores launched

2025-07 10.9%

44 stores launched

2025-06 4.5%

18 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Akamai (June 2026)
Monthly store launches in Akamai over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-05 18 4.48%
2026-04 15 3.73%
2026-03 43 10.70%
2026-02 40 9.95%
2026-01 32 7.96%
2025-12 29 7.21%
2025-11 34 8.46%
2025-10 35 8.71%
2025-09 64 15.92%
2025-08 30 7.46%
2025-07 44 10.95%
2025-06 18 4.48%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 7,041 active stores in Akamai are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (148 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 2.1%

148 active stores

2025 6.8%

477 active stores

2024 5.6%

397 active stores

2023 4.6%

326 active stores

2022 7.5%

531 active stores

2021 4.3%

301 active stores

2020 4.4%

308 active stores

2019 5.3%

372 active stores

2018 4.9%

348 active stores

2017 6.7%

470 active stores

2016 1.9%

136 active stores

2015 2.2%

158 active stores

2014 2.7%

189 active stores

2013 2.4%

167 active stores

2012 2.1%

148 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Akamai by original launch year (June 2026)
Active stores in Akamai by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 148 2.10%
2025 477 6.77%
2024 397 5.64%
2023 326 4.63%
2022 531 7.54%
2021 301 4.27%
2020 308 4.37%
2019 372 5.28%
2018 348 4.94%
2017 470 6.68%
2016 136 1.93%
2015 158 2.24%
2014 189 2.68%
2013 167 2.37%
2012 148 2.10%

Social Media Usage

Facebook stores with 22.5% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (4,612 stores) , followed by Instagram (21.4%) and YouTube (17.7%) .

Base: 5,566 stores with any detectable social profile (68.6% 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 22.5%

4,612 stores

Instagram 21.4%

4,390 stores

YouTube 17.7%

3,636 stores

Twitter 9.7%

1,991 stores

LinkedIn 8.3%

1,712 stores

Pinterest 8.1%

1,667 stores

TikTok 7.8%

1,608 stores

X 3.7%

760 stores

WhatsApp 0.6%

123 stores

Reddit 0.1%

16 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Akamai (June 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Akamai e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 4612 22.48%
Instagram 4390 21.40%
YouTube 3636 17.72%
Twitter 1991 9.71%
LinkedIn 1712 8.35%
Pinterest 1667 8.13%
TikTok 1608 7.84%
X 760 3.70%
WhatsApp 123 0.60%
Reddit 16 0.08%

Geographic Distribution

United States stores with 37.5% (2,007 AI-verified stores) , followed by United Kingdom (8.7%) and Italy (7.8%) .

Base: 5,347 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

2,007 AI-verified stores

467 AI-verified stores

Italy 7.8%

418 AI-verified stores

346 AI-verified stores

283 AI-verified stores

Japan 4.6%

245 AI-verified stores

242 AI-verified stores

Spain 4.2%

227 AI-verified stores

181 AI-verified stores

124 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Akamai (June 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Akamai
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 2007 37.54%
United Kingdom 467 8.73%
Italy 418 7.82%
Germany 346 6.47%
Canada 283 5.29%
Japan 245 4.58%
France 242 4.53%
Spain 227 4.25%
Australia 181 3.39%
Brazil 124 2.32%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 8.1k 100.00%
Emails 3.0k 36.76%
Phones 3.0k 37.56%
Ecommerce platform 7.8k 96.70%
Couriers 1.4k 17.02%
Payment Providers 1.9k 23.53%
Categories 6.6k 80.95%
Social Media 5.6k 68.61%

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 Akamai e-commerce intelligence?

We track 7.2k verified Akamai e-commerce stores with 50+ data points per store: 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 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, 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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