Akamai Technology Adoption in E-commerce

Discover 7.6k verified e-commerce stores using Akamai. Analyze technology adoption, market trends, integration patterns, and business insights.

Detected across 9.0k domains. 7.6k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: May 2026

7.6k verified active stores out of 9.0k detected · 84.0% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Custom leads with 77.1% of stores with physical delivery (5,774 stores) , followed by Salesforce Commerce Cloud (5.7%) and Magento (4.8%) .

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 77.1%

5,774 stores

359 stores

287 stores

153 stores

104 stores

69 stores

52 stores

35 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (April 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in Akamai
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Custom 5774 77.09%
Salesforce Commerce Cloud 430 5.74%
Magento 359 4.79%
SAP Commerce Cloud 287 3.83%
HCL Commerce 153 2.04%
NetSuite 104 1.39%
Oracle Commerce Cloud 98 1.31%
WooCommerce 69 0.92%
EC-CUBE 52 0.69%
PrestaShop 35 0.47%
S3 (Megagroup) Shop2 33 0.44%
Punchmark 31 0.41%
Shopware 23 0.31%
OpenCart 22 0.29%
nopCommerce 20 0.27%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 25.3% of all stores (1,689 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (16.7%) and Toys & Games (9.5%) .

Base: 6,670 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (87.8% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 25.3%

1,689 stores

Health & Beauty 16.7%

1,117 stores

Toys & Games 9.5%

632 stores

Electronics & Technology 7.2%

479 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 6.9%

460 stores

Home & Garden 6.4%

430 stores

Business & Industrial 5.8%

390 stores

Food & Beverages 4.8%

317 stores

Tools & Hardware 4.2%

280 stores

Jewelry & Watches 3.5%

235 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Akamai store categories (April 2026)
Distribution of categories in Akamai e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 1689 25.32%
Health & Beauty 1117 16.75%
Toys & Games 632 9.48%
Electronics & Technology 479 7.18%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 460 6.90%
Home & Garden 430 6.45%
Business & Industrial 390 5.85%
Food & Beverages 317 4.75%
Tools & Hardware 280 4.20%
Jewelry & Watches 235 3.52%
Vehicles & Parts 221 3.31%
Office Supplies 197 2.95%
Furniture & Home Decor 85 1.27%
Arts & Entertainment 77 1.15%
Books & Media 61 0.91%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 18.4% among AI-verified physical stores (784 stores) , followed by American Express (17.4%) and MasterCard (16.8%) .

Base: 1,891 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (20.9% 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 18.4%

784 stores

744 stores

718 stores

Klarna 10.4%

443 stores

362 stores

270 stores

VISA 5.8%

248 stores

JCB 3.0%

128 stores

116 stores

93 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Akamai payment providers (April 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Akamai e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 784 18.36%
American Express 744 17.43%
MasterCard 718 16.82%
Klarna 443 10.38%
Apple Pay 362 8.48%
Google Pay 270 6.32%
VISA 248 5.81%
JCB 128 3.00%
Bancontact 116 2.72%
Stripe Connect 93 2.18%
AliPay 87 2.04%
Giropay 80 1.87%
Bolt 70 1.64%
iDEAL 69 1.62%
SEPA 57 1.34%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS leads with 29.6% among AI-verified physical stores (505 stores) , followed by FedEx (14.5%) and DHL (13.4%) .

Base: 1,395 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (15.4% 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 29.6%

505 stores

FedEx 14.5%

247 stores

DHL 13.4%

228 stores

USPS 11.1%

189 stores

DPD 7.7%

131 stores

61 stores

Estes 2.9%

50 stores

48 stores

45 stores

GLS 2.6%

44 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Akamai shipping carriers (April 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Akamai e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 505 29.62%
FedEx 247 14.49%
DHL 228 13.37%
USPS 189 11.09%
DPD 131 7.68%
Royal Mail 61 3.58%
Estes 50 2.93%
Speedy 48 2.82%
Canada Post 45 2.64%
GLS 44 2.58%
Australia Post 43 2.52%
Colissimo 31 1.82%
Hermes 29 1.70%
Почта России 28 1.64%
PickPoint 26 1.52%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 555 new stores were launched in Akamai , with the highest activity in 2026-03 (78 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-03 14.1%

78 stores launched

2026-02 7.4%

41 stores launched

2026-01 7.2%

40 stores launched

2025-12 5.8%

32 stores launched

2025-11 9.2%

51 stores launched

2025-10 7.2%

40 stores launched

2025-09 11.4%

63 stores launched

2025-08 5.8%

32 stores launched

2025-07 8.1%

45 stores launched

2025-06 6.7%

37 stores launched

2025-05 11.5%

64 stores launched

2025-04 5.8%

32 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Akamai (April 2026)
Monthly store launches in Akamai over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-03 78 14.05%
2026-02 41 7.39%
2026-01 40 7.21%
2025-12 32 5.77%
2025-11 51 9.19%
2025-10 40 7.21%
2025-09 63 11.35%
2025-08 32 5.77%
2025-07 45 8.11%
2025-06 37 6.67%
2025-05 64 11.53%
2025-04 32 5.77%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 7,467 active stores in Akamai are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (159 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 2.1%

159 active stores

2025 7.3%

547 active stores

2024 6.0%

445 active stores

2023 4.8%

357 active stores

2022 7.4%

556 active stores

2021 4.3%

324 active stores

2020 4.3%

323 active stores

2019 5.0%

376 active stores

2018 5.2%

391 active stores

2017 6.7%

504 active stores

2016 1.9%

141 active stores

2015 2.2%

162 active stores

2014 2.6%

193 active stores

2013 2.3%

175 active stores

2012 2.1%

155 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Akamai by original launch year (April 2026)
Active stores in Akamai by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 159 2.13%
2025 547 7.33%
2024 445 5.96%
2023 357 4.78%
2022 556 7.45%
2021 324 4.34%
2020 323 4.33%
2019 376 5.04%
2018 391 5.24%
2017 504 6.75%
2016 141 1.89%
2015 162 2.17%
2014 193 2.58%
2013 175 2.34%
2012 155 2.08%
2011 166 2.22%
2010 168 2.25%
2009 121 1.62%
2008 137 1.83%
2007 125 1.67%
2006 119 1.59%
2005 117 1.57%
2004 140 1.87%
2003 136 1.82%
2002 150 2.01%
2001 215 2.88%
2000 227 3.04%
1999 222 2.97%
1998 215 2.88%
1997 156 2.09%
1996 161 2.16%
1995 84 1.12%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 22.5% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (4,929 stores) , followed by Instagram (21.4%) and YouTube (17.5%) .

Base: 6,229 stores with any detectable social profile (68.9% 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%

4,929 stores

Instagram 21.4%

4,676 stores

YouTube 17.5%

3,817 stores

Twitter 10.0%

2,190 stores

LinkedIn 8.4%

1,838 stores

Pinterest 8.0%

1,741 stores

TikTok 7.8%

1,705 stores

X 3.6%

779 stores

WhatsApp 0.8%

170 stores

Reddit 0.1%

18 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Akamai (April 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Akamai e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 4929 22.54%
Instagram 4676 21.39%
YouTube 3817 17.46%
Twitter 2190 10.02%
LinkedIn 1838 8.41%
Pinterest 1741 7.96%
TikTok 1705 7.80%
X 779 3.56%
WhatsApp 170 0.78%
Reddit 18 0.08%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 38.4% (2,078 AI-verified stores) , followed by United Kingdom (8.5%) and Germany (6.5%) .

Base: 5,414 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

2,078 AI-verified stores

459 AI-verified stores

353 AI-verified stores

314 AI-verified stores

Italy 5.0%

268 AI-verified stores

260 AI-verified stores

Japan 4.6%

249 AI-verified stores

Spain 4.3%

231 AI-verified stores

207 AI-verified stores

127 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Akamai (April 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Akamai
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 2078 38.38%
United Kingdom 459 8.48%
Germany 353 6.52%
Canada 314 5.80%
Italy 268 4.95%
France 260 4.80%
Japan 249 4.60%
Spain 231 4.27%
Australia 207 3.82%
Brazil 127 2.35%
Poland 109 2.01%
Netherlands 108 1.99%
Switzerland 103 1.90%
Belgium 89 1.64%
India 83 1.53%
Austria 82 1.51%
Mexico 76 1.40%
New Zealand 73 1.35%
Ireland 73 1.35%
China 72 1.33%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 9.0k 100.00%
Emails 3.2k 35.47%
Phones 2.3k 25.05%
Ecommerce platform 8.8k 96.96%
Couriers 1.4k 15.43%
Payment Providers 1.9k 20.92%
Categories 7.0k 77.28%
Social Media 6.2k 68.92%

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 7.6k 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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