Algolia Technology Adoption in E-commerce

Discover 999.0 verified e-commerce stores using Algolia. Analyze technology adoption, market trends, integration patterns, and business insights.

Detected across 2.2k domains. 999.0 verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: May 2026

999.0 verified active stores out of 2.2k detected · 44.9% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Custom leads with 45.9% of stores with physical delivery (457 stores) , followed by Magento (39.8%) and Shopify (7.1%) .

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 45.9%

457 stores

Magento 39.8%

396 stores

71 stores

18 stores

12 stores

9 stores

6 stores

5 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 Algolia
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Custom 457 45.93%
Magento 396 39.80%
Shopify 71 7.14%
WooCommerce 18 1.81%
PrestaShop 12 1.21%
SAP Commerce Cloud 9 0.90%
Salesforce Commerce Cloud 7 0.70%
CloudCart 6 0.60%
Punchmark 5 0.50%
SexShopArgentino SaaS Platform, Magento 3 0.30%
Store.link E-commerce Platform, Magento 3 0.30%
Store.link E-commerce Platform 2 0.20%
Magento, AspDotNetStorefront 2 0.20%
Magento, Store.link E-commerce Platform 2 0.20%
BigCommerce 2 0.20%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 17.5% of all stores (154 stores) , followed by Tools & Hardware (13.7%) and Home & Garden (12.8%) .

Base: 878 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 17.5%

154 stores

Tools & Hardware 13.7%

120 stores

Home & Garden 12.8%

112 stores

Health & Beauty 11.2%

98 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 8.1%

71 stores

Vehicles & Parts 7.9%

69 stores

Food & Beverages 6.3%

55 stores

Electronics & Technology 5.5%

48 stores

Toys & Games 5.1%

45 stores

Business & Industrial 5.0%

44 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Algolia store categories (April 2026)
Distribution of categories in Algolia e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 154 17.54%
Tools & Hardware 120 13.67%
Home & Garden 112 12.76%
Health & Beauty 98 11.16%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 71 8.09%
Vehicles & Parts 69 7.86%
Food & Beverages 55 6.26%
Electronics & Technology 48 5.47%
Toys & Games 45 5.13%
Business & Industrial 44 5.01%
Furniture & Home Decor 24 2.73%
Jewelry & Watches 11 1.25%
Books & Media 9 1.03%
Baby & Toddler 9 1.03%
Gifts & Special Occasions 9 1.03%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 18.5% among AI-verified physical stores (126 stores) , followed by American Express (14.4%) and MasterCard (13.7%) .

Base: 318 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (14.3% 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 18.5%

126 stores

98 stores

93 stores

71 stores

Klarna 10.4%

71 stores

VISA 6.8%

46 stores

43 stores

30 stores

Bolt 3.2%

22 stores

JCB 2.3%

16 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Algolia payment providers (April 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Algolia e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 126 18.50%
American Express 98 14.39%
MasterCard 93 13.66%
Apple Pay 71 10.43%
Klarna 71 10.43%
VISA 46 6.75%
Stripe Connect 43 6.31%
Google Pay 30 4.41%
Bolt 22 3.23%
JCB 16 2.35%
Adyen 16 2.35%
iDEAL 15 2.20%
Amazon Pay 13 1.91%
Affirm 11 1.62%
SEPA 10 1.47%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS leads with 22.7% among AI-verified physical stores (72 stores) , followed by DHL (16.7%) and FedEx (13.9%) .

Base: 225 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (10.1% 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 22.7%

72 stores

DHL 16.7%

53 stores

FedEx 13.9%

44 stores

DPD 11.7%

37 stores

USPS 7.6%

24 stores

15 stores

GLS 3.5%

11 stores

11 stores

9 stores

TNT 2.8%

9 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Algolia shipping carriers (April 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Algolia e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 72 22.71%
DHL 53 16.72%
FedEx 44 13.88%
DPD 37 11.67%
USPS 24 7.57%
Hermes 15 4.73%
GLS 11 3.47%
Colissimo 11 3.47%
La Poste 9 2.84%
TNT 9 2.84%
Royal Mail 9 2.84%
Chronopost 7 2.21%
Deutsche Post 7 2.21%
PostNL 5 1.58%
Evri 4 1.26%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 92 new stores were launched in Algolia , with the highest activity in 2026-03 (16 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-03 17.4%

16 stores launched

2026-02 7.6%

7 stores launched

2026-01 7.6%

7 stores launched

2025-12 9.8%

9 stores launched

2025-11 5.4%

5 stores launched

2025-10 7.6%

7 stores launched

2025-09 6.5%

6 stores launched

2025-08 8.7%

8 stores launched

2025-07 5.4%

5 stores launched

2025-06 8.7%

8 stores launched

2025-05 13.0%

12 stores launched

2025-04 2.2%

2 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Algolia (April 2026)
Monthly store launches in Algolia over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-03 16 17.39%
2026-02 7 7.61%
2026-01 7 7.61%
2025-12 9 9.78%
2025-11 5 5.43%
2025-10 7 7.61%
2025-09 6 6.52%
2025-08 8 8.70%
2025-07 5 5.43%
2025-06 8 8.70%
2025-05 12 13.04%
2025-04 2 2.17%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 988 active stores in Algolia are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (30 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 3.0%

30 active stores

2025 8.1%

80 active stores

2024 7.2%

71 active stores

2023 5.3%

52 active stores

2022 5.1%

50 active stores

2021 3.5%

35 active stores

2020 4.8%

47 active stores

2019 3.0%

30 active stores

2018 4.0%

40 active stores

2017 5.3%

52 active stores

2016 2.4%

24 active stores

2015 1.9%

19 active stores

2014 3.2%

32 active stores

2013 2.4%

24 active stores

2012 2.4%

24 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Algolia by original launch year (April 2026)
Active stores in Algolia by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 30 3.04%
2025 80 8.10%
2024 71 7.19%
2023 52 5.26%
2022 50 5.06%
2021 35 3.54%
2020 47 4.76%
2019 30 3.04%
2018 40 4.05%
2017 52 5.26%
2016 24 2.43%
2015 19 1.92%
2014 32 3.24%
2013 24 2.43%
2012 24 2.43%
2011 31 3.14%
2010 30 3.04%
2009 27 2.73%
2008 29 2.94%
2007 23 2.33%
2006 14 1.42%
2005 16 1.62%
2004 11 1.11%
2003 17 1.72%
2002 15 1.52%
2001 29 2.94%
2000 29 2.94%
1999 35 3.54%
1998 33 3.34%
1997 14 1.42%
1996 15 1.52%
1995 10 1.01%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 23.6% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (713 stores) , followed by Instagram (22.1%) and YouTube (17.7%) .

Base: 954 stores with any detectable social profile (42.8% 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 23.6%

713 stores

Instagram 22.1%

670 stores

YouTube 17.7%

536 stores

LinkedIn 11.0%

333 stores

TikTok 9.0%

272 stores

Twitter 7.2%

218 stores

Pinterest 5.9%

179 stores

X 2.2%

68 stores

WhatsApp 1.1%

33 stores

Vimeo 0.1%

3 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Algolia (April 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Algolia e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 713 23.57%
Instagram 670 22.15%
YouTube 536 17.72%
LinkedIn 333 11.01%
TikTok 272 8.99%
Twitter 218 7.21%
Pinterest 179 5.92%
X 68 2.25%
WhatsApp 33 1.09%
Vimeo 3 0.10%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 23.6% (183 AI-verified stores) , followed by United Kingdom (16.0%) and Germany (13.0%) .

Base: 775 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

183 AI-verified stores

124 AI-verified stores

Germany 13.0%

101 AI-verified stores

61 AI-verified stores

37 AI-verified stores

34 AI-verified stores

26 AI-verified stores

25 AI-verified stores

Spain 3.2%

25 AI-verified stores

Italy 2.8%

22 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Algolia (April 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Algolia
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 183 23.61%
United Kingdom 124 16.00%
Germany 101 13.03%
France 61 7.87%
Australia 37 4.77%
Netherlands 34 4.39%
Canada 26 3.35%
New Zealand 25 3.23%
Spain 25 3.23%
Italy 22 2.84%
Switzerland 22 2.84%
Sweden 16 2.06%
Poland 15 1.94%
Belgium 14 1.81%
Austria 13 1.68%
Brazil 12 1.55%
Denmark 12 1.55%
Ireland 11 1.42%
Mexico 11 1.42%
United Arab Emirates 11 1.42%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 2.2k 100.00%
Emails 449.0 20.16%
Phones 967.0 43.42%
Ecommerce platform 2.2k 97.13%
Couriers 225.0 10.10%
Payment Providers 318.0 14.28%
Categories 927.0 41.63%
Social Media 954.0 42.84%

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 Algolia e-commerce intelligence?

We track 999.0 verified Algolia 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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