Akamai Technology Adoption in E-commerce

Discover 6.4k verified e-commerce stores using Akamai. Analyze technology adoption, market trends, integration patterns, and business insights.

Detected across 7.7k domains. 6.4k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: March 2026

6.4k verified active stores out of 7.7k detected · 82.7% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Custom leads with 71.8% of stores with physical delivery (4,532 stores) , followed by Salesforce Commerce Cloud (6.9%) and Magento (6.5%) .

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 71.8%

4,532 stores

407 stores

286 stores

134 stores

107 stores

87 stores

54 stores

52 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (February 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in Akamai
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Custom 4532 71.82%
Salesforce Commerce Cloud 433 6.86%
Magento 407 6.45%
SAP Commerce Cloud 286 4.53%
HCL Commerce 134 2.12%
WooCommerce 107 1.70%
Oracle Commerce Cloud 92 1.46%
NetSuite 87 1.38%
EC-CUBE 54 0.86%
PrestaShop 52 0.82%
Intershop 48 0.76%
OpenCart 29 0.46%
Spryker 19 0.30%
nopCommerce 17 0.27%
Shopware 13 0.21%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 32.7% of all stores (1,690 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (20.6%) and Electronics & Technology (9.9%) .

Base: 5,169 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (81.4% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 32.7%

1,690 stores

Health & Beauty 20.6%

1,065 stores

Electronics & Technology 9.9%

512 stores

Food & Beverages 5.0%

257 stores

Business & Industrial 4.6%

236 stores

Jewelry & Watches 4.2%

217 stores

Office Supplies 3.6%

187 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 3.5%

179 stores

Tools & Hardware 3.4%

178 stores

Home & Garden 3.2%

164 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Akamai store categories (February 2026)
Distribution of categories in Akamai e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 1690 32.69%
Health & Beauty 1065 20.60%
Electronics & Technology 512 9.91%
Food & Beverages 257 4.97%
Business & Industrial 236 4.57%
Jewelry & Watches 217 4.20%
Office Supplies 187 3.62%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 179 3.46%
Tools & Hardware 178 3.44%
Home & Garden 164 3.17%
Vehicles & Parts 160 3.10%
Gifts & Special Occasions 110 2.13%
Furniture & Home Decor 82 1.59%
Baby & Toddler 71 1.37%
Toys & Games 61 1.18%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 19.5% among AI-verified physical stores (753 stores) , followed by American Express (16.1%) and MasterCard (13.7%) .

Base: 1,847 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (24.0% 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 19.5%

753 stores

622 stores

529 stores

Klarna 11.8%

457 stores

324 stores

VISA 5.8%

224 stores

186 stores

Bolt 3.5%

135 stores

127 stores

JCB 3.0%

114 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Akamai payment providers (February 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Akamai e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 753 19.50%
American Express 622 16.11%
MasterCard 529 13.70%
Klarna 457 11.84%
Apple Pay 324 8.39%
VISA 224 5.80%
Google Pay 186 4.82%
Bolt 135 3.50%
Stripe Connect 127 3.29%
JCB 114 2.95%
Bancontact 98 2.54%
Paddle 78 2.02%
iDEAL 75 1.94%
AliPay 73 1.89%
Adyen 66 1.71%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS leads with 28.0% among AI-verified physical stores (460 stores) , followed by DHL (15.2%) and FedEx (13.5%) .

Base: 1,424 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (18.5% 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 28.0%

460 stores

DHL 15.2%

250 stores

FedEx 13.5%

221 stores

USPS 10.4%

171 stores

DPD 7.8%

128 stores

54 stores

54 stores

Estes 3.2%

53 stores

47 stores

GLS 2.6%

43 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Akamai shipping carriers (February 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Akamai e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 460 28.03%
DHL 250 15.23%
FedEx 221 13.47%
USPS 171 10.42%
DPD 128 7.80%
Royal Mail 54 3.29%
Speedy 54 3.29%
Estes 53 3.23%
Canada Post 47 2.86%
GLS 43 2.62%
Hermes 42 2.56%
Australia Post 35 2.13%
Correios 31 1.89%
Colissimo 26 1.58%
InPost 26 1.58%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 279 new stores were launched in Akamai , with the highest activity in 2026-01 (14 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-01 5.0%

14 stores launched

2025-12 3.9%

11 stores launched

2025-11 6.8%

19 stores launched

2025-10 2.2%

6 stores launched

2025-09 9.0%

25 stores launched

2025-08 3.9%

11 stores launched

2025-07 9.7%

27 stores launched

2025-06 9.0%

25 stores launched

2025-05 10.8%

30 stores launched

2025-04 9.7%

27 stores launched

2025-03 21.1%

59 stores launched

2025-02 9.0%

25 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Akamai (February 2026)
Monthly store launches in Akamai over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-01 14 5.02%
2025-12 11 3.94%
2025-11 19 6.81%
2025-10 6 2.15%
2025-09 25 8.96%
2025-08 11 3.94%
2025-07 27 9.68%
2025-06 25 8.96%
2025-05 30 10.75%
2025-04 27 9.68%
2025-03 59 21.15%
2025-02 25 8.96%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 6,278 active stores in Akamai are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (14 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 0.2%

14 active stores

2025 5.3%

331 active stores

2024 6.1%

383 active stores

2023 4.7%

292 active stores

2022 7.0%

442 active stores

2021 4.0%

251 active stores

2020 4.3%

270 active stores

2019 5.6%

349 active stores

2018 4.8%

301 active stores

2017 6.7%

423 active stores

2016 2.2%

141 active stores

2015 2.2%

137 active stores

2014 2.8%

177 active stores

2013 2.3%

145 active stores

2012 2.0%

127 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Akamai by original launch year (February 2026)
Active stores in Akamai by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 14 0.22%
2025 331 5.27%
2024 383 6.10%
2023 292 4.65%
2022 442 7.04%
2021 251 4.00%
2020 270 4.30%
2019 349 5.56%
2018 301 4.79%
2017 423 6.74%
2016 141 2.25%
2015 137 2.18%
2014 177 2.82%
2013 145 2.31%
2012 127 2.02%
2011 143 2.28%
2010 140 2.23%
2009 104 1.66%
2008 133 2.12%
2007 113 1.80%
2006 123 1.96%
2005 110 1.75%
2004 134 2.13%
2003 120 1.91%
2002 140 2.23%
2001 190 3.03%
2000 220 3.50%
1999 209 3.33%
1998 209 3.33%
1997 158 2.52%
1996 164 2.61%
1995 85 1.35%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 22.9% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (4,339 stores) , followed by Instagram (21.6%) and YouTube (17.4%) .

Base: 5,384 stores with any detectable social profile (70.1% 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 22.9%

4,339 stores

Instagram 21.6%

4,094 stores

YouTube 17.4%

3,297 stores

Twitter 10.4%

1,969 stores

LinkedIn 8.2%

1,552 stores

Pinterest 8.0%

1,521 stores

TikTok 7.4%

1,394 stores

X 3.2%

605 stores

WhatsApp 0.7%

139 stores

Reddit 0.1%

20 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Akamai (February 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Akamai e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 4339 22.92%
Instagram 4094 21.63%
YouTube 3297 17.42%
Twitter 1969 10.40%
LinkedIn 1552 8.20%
Pinterest 1521 8.03%
TikTok 1394 7.36%
X 605 3.20%
WhatsApp 139 0.73%
Reddit 20 0.11%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 33.8% (1,341 AI-verified stores) , followed by United Kingdom (8.4%) and Germany (6.4%) .

Base: 3,968 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

1,341 AI-verified stores

332 AI-verified stores

254 AI-verified stores

251 AI-verified stores

Italy 5.9%

233 AI-verified stores

Japan 5.8%

230 AI-verified stores

180 AI-verified stores

Spain 4.1%

164 AI-verified stores

154 AI-verified stores

109 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Akamai (February 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Akamai
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 1341 33.80%
United Kingdom 332 8.37%
Germany 254 6.40%
Canada 251 6.33%
Italy 233 5.87%
Japan 230 5.80%
France 180 4.54%
Spain 164 4.13%
Australia 154 3.88%
Brazil 109 2.75%
Netherlands 99 2.49%
Poland 85 2.14%
Switzerland 79 1.99%
Belgium 74 1.86%
Mexico 67 1.69%
Ireland 65 1.64%
New Zealand 64 1.61%
Austria 64 1.61%
Sweden 62 1.56%
India 61 1.54%

Dataset Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 7.7k 100.00%
Emails 3.0k 39.41%
Phones 2.2k 28.40%
Ecommerce platform 7.4k 95.82%
Couriers 1.4k 18.54%
Payment Providers 1.8k 24.05%
Categories 5.5k 72.02%
Social Media 5.4k 70.10%

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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