Akamai Technology Adoption in E-commerce

Discover 7.4k verified e-commerce stores using Akamai. Analyze technology adoption, market trends, integration patterns, and business insights.

Detected across 8.8k domains. 7.4k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: April 2026

7.4k verified active stores out of 8.8k detected · 83.8% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Custom leads with 76.5% of stores with physical delivery (5,551 stores) , followed by Salesforce Commerce Cloud (5.8%) and Magento (4.9%) .

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 76.5%

5,551 stores

357 stores

278 stores

156 stores

113 stores

65 stores

53 stores

36 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 Akamai
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Custom 5551 76.51%
Salesforce Commerce Cloud 421 5.80%
Magento 357 4.92%
SAP Commerce Cloud 278 3.83%
HCL Commerce 156 2.15%
NetSuite 113 1.56%
Oracle Commerce Cloud 88 1.21%
WooCommerce 65 0.90%
EC-CUBE 53 0.73%
PrestaShop 36 0.50%
S3 (Megagroup) Shop2 32 0.44%
Punchmark 31 0.43%
OpenCart 25 0.34%
Shopware 25 0.34%
Next Total 24 0.33%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 25.5% of all stores (1,650 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (16.5%) and Toys & Games (9.9%) .

Base: 6,468 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (87.9% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 25.5%

1,650 stores

Health & Beauty 16.5%

1,065 stores

Toys & Games 9.9%

639 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 7.3%

472 stores

Electronics & Technology 7.1%

459 stores

Home & Garden 6.2%

399 stores

Business & Industrial 5.8%

375 stores

Food & Beverages 4.9%

319 stores

Tools & Hardware 4.3%

275 stores

Jewelry & Watches 3.5%

224 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Akamai store categories (March 2026)
Distribution of categories in Akamai e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 1650 25.51%
Health & Beauty 1065 16.47%
Toys & Games 639 9.88%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 472 7.30%
Electronics & Technology 459 7.10%
Home & Garden 399 6.17%
Business & Industrial 375 5.80%
Food & Beverages 319 4.93%
Tools & Hardware 275 4.25%
Jewelry & Watches 224 3.46%
Vehicles & Parts 219 3.39%
Office Supplies 153 2.37%
Furniture & Home Decor 87 1.35%
Arts & Entertainment 74 1.14%
Books & Media 58 0.90%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 17.8% among AI-verified physical stores (815 stores) , followed by American Express (16.9%) and MasterCard (16.1%) .

Base: 1,907 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (21.7% 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 17.8%

815 stores

771 stores

737 stores

Klarna 11.1%

506 stores

395 stores

295 stores

VISA 5.9%

269 stores

JCB 3.4%

154 stores

118 stores

94 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Akamai payment providers (March 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Akamai e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 815 17.81%
American Express 771 16.85%
MasterCard 737 16.11%
Klarna 506 11.06%
Apple Pay 395 8.63%
Google Pay 295 6.45%
VISA 269 5.88%
JCB 154 3.37%
Bancontact 118 2.58%
Stripe Connect 94 2.05%
AliPay 91 1.99%
SEPA 83 1.81%
Adyen 83 1.81%
Giropay 82 1.79%
Bolt 82 1.79%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS leads with 28.2% among AI-verified physical stores (543 stores) , followed by DHL (14.5%) and FedEx (13.2%) .

Base: 1,495 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 28.2%

543 stores

DHL 14.5%

279 stores

FedEx 13.2%

254 stores

USPS 9.6%

184 stores

DPD 8.0%

154 stores

Estes 4.6%

89 stores

65 stores

GLS 3.2%

62 stores

61 stores

49 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Akamai shipping carriers (March 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Akamai e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 543 28.19%
DHL 279 14.49%
FedEx 254 13.19%
USPS 184 9.55%
DPD 154 8.00%
Estes 89 4.62%
Speedy 65 3.37%
GLS 62 3.22%
Royal Mail 61 3.17%
Canada Post 49 2.54%
Australia Post 45 2.34%
Hermes 40 2.08%
Colissimo 36 1.87%
InPost 33 1.71%
Correios 32 1.66%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 556 new stores were launched in Akamai , with the highest activity in 2026-02 (44 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-02 7.9%

44 stores launched

2026-01 8.1%

45 stores launched

2025-12 5.9%

33 stores launched

2025-11 9.5%

53 stores launched

2025-10 7.4%

41 stores launched

2025-09 12.1%

67 stores launched

2025-08 6.8%

38 stores launched

2025-07 8.8%

49 stores launched

2025-06 6.8%

38 stores launched

2025-05 12.4%

69 stores launched

2025-04 9.0%

50 stores launched

2025-03 5.2%

29 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Akamai (March 2026)
Monthly store launches in Akamai over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-02 44 7.91%
2026-01 45 8.09%
2025-12 33 5.94%
2025-11 53 9.53%
2025-10 41 7.37%
2025-09 67 12.05%
2025-08 38 6.83%
2025-07 49 8.81%
2025-06 38 6.83%
2025-05 69 12.41%
2025-04 50 8.99%
2025-03 29 5.22%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 7,214 active stores in Akamai are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (89 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 1.2%

89 active stores

2025 8.2%

588 active stores

2024 6.7%

482 active stores

2023 5.0%

359 active stores

2022 7.7%

555 active stores

2021 4.4%

316 active stores

2020 4.6%

335 active stores

2019 5.3%

385 active stores

2018 5.4%

386 active stores

2017 6.8%

488 active stores

2016 1.8%

133 active stores

2015 2.2%

157 active stores

2014 2.5%

181 active stores

2013 2.3%

168 active stores

2012 2.1%

152 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Akamai by original launch year (March 2026)
Active stores in Akamai by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 89 1.23%
2025 588 8.15%
2024 482 6.68%
2023 359 4.98%
2022 555 7.69%
2021 316 4.38%
2020 335 4.64%
2019 385 5.34%
2018 386 5.35%
2017 488 6.76%
2016 133 1.84%
2015 157 2.18%
2014 181 2.51%
2013 168 2.33%
2012 152 2.11%
2011 155 2.15%
2010 161 2.23%
2009 122 1.69%
2008 130 1.80%
2007 128 1.77%
2006 116 1.61%
2005 102 1.41%
2004 124 1.72%
2003 129 1.79%
2002 131 1.82%
2001 187 2.59%
2000 208 2.88%
1999 192 2.66%
1998 203 2.81%
1997 134 1.86%
1996 140 1.94%
1995 78 1.08%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 22.6% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (4,739 stores) , followed by Instagram (21.4%) and YouTube (17.4%) .

Base: 6,013 stores with any detectable social profile (68.5% 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 22.6%

4,739 stores

Instagram 21.4%

4,488 stores

YouTube 17.4%

3,641 stores

Twitter 10.3%

2,162 stores

LinkedIn 8.2%

1,715 stores

Pinterest 8.1%

1,704 stores

TikTok 7.8%

1,645 stores

X 3.4%

721 stores

WhatsApp 0.7%

138 stores

Vimeo 0.1%

18 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Akamai (March 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Akamai e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 4739 22.60%
Instagram 4488 21.40%
YouTube 3641 17.36%
Twitter 2162 10.31%
LinkedIn 1715 8.18%
Pinterest 1704 8.13%
TikTok 1645 7.84%
X 721 3.44%
WhatsApp 138 0.66%
Vimeo 18 0.09%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 38.3% (1,985 AI-verified stores) , followed by United Kingdom (8.7%) and Germany (6.9%) .

Base: 5,189 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

1,985 AI-verified stores

454 AI-verified stores

356 AI-verified stores

290 AI-verified stores

Italy 5.2%

271 AI-verified stores

Japan 4.7%

243 AI-verified stores

242 AI-verified stores

Spain 3.8%

199 AI-verified stores

182 AI-verified stores

118 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Akamai (March 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Akamai
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 1985 38.25%
United Kingdom 454 8.75%
Germany 356 6.86%
Canada 290 5.59%
Italy 271 5.22%
Japan 243 4.68%
France 242 4.66%
Spain 199 3.84%
Australia 182 3.51%
Brazil 118 2.27%
Switzerland 106 2.04%
Netherlands 106 2.04%
Poland 105 2.02%
Austria 87 1.68%
India 84 1.62%
Belgium 83 1.60%
Mexico 72 1.39%
New Zealand 71 1.37%
China 69 1.33%
Ireland 66 1.27%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 8.8k 100.00%
Emails 3.1k 35.11%
Phones 2.2k 24.60%
Ecommerce platform 8.5k 96.97%
Couriers 1.5k 17.04%
Payment Providers 1.9k 21.74%
Categories 6.8k 77.19%
Social Media 6.0k 68.54%

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 7.4k verified Akamai 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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