American Express Technology Adoption in E-commerce

Discover 1.3m e-commerce stores using American Express. Analyze technology adoption, market trends, integration patterns, and business insights.

· · Next full refresh: December 2025

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify leads with 99.1% of stores with physical delivery (1,256,274 stores) , followed by Custom (0.5%) and WooCommerce (0.2%) .

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)

Shopify 99.1%

1,256,274 stores

5,923 stores

2,624 stores

1,077 stores

617 stores

348 stores

73 stores

69 stores

66 stores

58 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (November 2025)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in American Express
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 1256274 99.13%
Custom 5923 0.47%
WooCommerce 2624 0.21%
Zoorix, Shopify 1077 0.08%
EasyStore 617 0.05%
OpenCart 348 0.03%
UpsellPlus, Shopify 73 0.01%
TargetBay, Shopify 69 0.01%
Magento 66 0.01%
PrestaShop 58 0.00%
BinderPOS, Shopify 50 0.00%
EC-CUBE 47 0.00%
Wix eCommerce 32 0.00%
BigCommerce, Shopify 29 0.00%
Shopify, Magento 24 0.00%

All Stores Distribution

Shopify holds 99.2% share of all American Express e-commerce stores (1,563,812) , with Custom at 0.4% and WooCommerce at 0.2% (November 2025) .

Note: This broader distribution includes all stores with e-commerce indicators such as platform detection, shopping cart presence, or payment integration. This liberal approach may include some false positives (e.g., WooCommerce installations used for non-commercial purposes) but provides comprehensive market coverage for lead generation and competitive analysis.

Top 10 Platforms (All Stores)

Shopify 99.2%

1,563,812 stores

5,923 stores

3,243 stores

1,337 stores

675 stores

424 stores

75 stores

74 stores

73 stores

69 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (November 2025)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in American Express
Platform Total Stores Percentage
Shopify 1563812 99.23%
Custom 5923 0.38%
WooCommerce 3243 0.21%
Zoorix, Shopify 1337 0.08%
EasyStore 675 0.04%
OpenCart 424 0.03%
UpsellPlus, Shopify 75 0.00%
TargetBay, Shopify 74 0.00%
Magento 73 0.00%
PrestaShop 69 0.00%
BinderPOS, Shopify 56 0.00%
EC-CUBE 48 0.00%
Wix eCommerce 41 0.00%
BigCommerce, Shopify 32 0.00%
Shopify, Magento 29 0.00%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 33.5% of all stores (329,340 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (17.0%) and Jewelry & Watches (8.4%) .

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 33.5%

329,340 stores

Health & Beauty 17.0%

167,607 stores

Jewelry & Watches 8.4%

82,579 stores

Food & Beverages 7.4%

72,828 stores

Home & Garden 5.1%

50,325 stores

Arts & Entertainment 4.6%

45,580 stores

Electronics & Technology 4.0%

39,280 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 3.7%

36,505 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 3.2%

31,421 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 3.1%

30,759 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 American Express store categories (November 2025)
Distribution of categories in American Express e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 329340 33.45%
Health & Beauty 167607 17.03%
Jewelry & Watches 82579 8.39%
Food & Beverages 72828 7.40%
Home & Garden 50325 5.11%
Arts & Entertainment 45580 4.63%
Electronics & Technology 39280 3.99%
Gifts & Special Occasions 36505 3.71%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 31421 3.19%
Furniture & Home Decor 30759 3.12%
Pets & Pet Supplies 29544 3.00%
Vehicles & Parts 22389 2.27%
Toys & Games 19482 1.98%
Baby & Toddler 15196 1.54%
Collectibles & Hobbies 11608 1.18%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 24.9% among AI-verified physical stores (104,633 stores) , followed by American Express (14.0%) and Apple Pay (10.6%) .

Base: 210,390 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (13.3% 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 24.9%

104,633 stores

58,706 stores

44,451 stores

40,841 stores

37,912 stores

37,438 stores

36,237 stores

VISA 3.5%

14,901 stores

9,392 stores

Bolt 2.1%

8,766 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 American Express payment providers (November 2025)
Distribution of payment providers in American Express e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 104633 24.89%
American Express 58706 13.96%
Apple Pay 44451 10.57%
Stripe Connect 40841 9.71%
Klarna 37912 9.02%
MasterCard 37438 8.90%
Google Pay 36237 8.62%
VISA 14901 3.54%
Amazon Pay 9392 2.23%
Bolt 8766 2.09%
JCB 6731 1.60%
Bancontact 6671 1.59%
Paddle 4917 1.17%
UnionPay 4467 1.06%
Amazon Payments 4359 1.04%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

USPS leads with 21.9% among AI-verified physical stores (71,372 stores) , followed by UPS (19.2%) and DHL (16.8%) .

Base: 218,904 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (13.9% 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

USPS 21.9%

71,372 stores

UPS 19.2%

62,678 stores

DHL 16.8%

54,915 stores

FedEx 11.3%

36,902 stores

20,702 stores

DPD 4.7%

15,419 stores

14,340 stores

GLS 2.7%

8,711 stores

8,619 stores

7,338 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 American Express shipping carriers (November 2025)
Distribution of shipping carriers in American Express e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
USPS 71372 21.87%
UPS 62678 19.21%
DHL 54915 16.83%
FedEx 36902 11.31%
Royal Mail 20702 6.34%
DPD 15419 4.73%
Australia Post 14340 4.39%
GLS 8711 2.67%
Canada Post 8619 2.64%
Colissimo 7338 2.25%
Correios 5802 1.78%
Hermes 5233 1.60%
La Poste 4845 1.48%
PostNL 4814 1.48%
Mondial Relay 4592 1.41%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 395,429 new stores were launched in American Express , with the highest activity in 2025-10 (39,043 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2025-10 9.9%

39,043 stores launched

2025-09 11.0%

43,678 stores launched

2025-08 12.2%

48,359 stores launched

2025-07 11.9%

46,985 stores launched

2025-06 9.4%

37,060 stores launched

2025-05 9.6%

38,093 stores launched

2025-04 8.0%

31,592 stores launched

2025-03 7.4%

29,365 stores launched

2025-02 6.2%

24,643 stores launched

2025-01 6.4%

25,197 stores launched

2024-12 4.8%

18,856 stores launched

2024-11 3.2%

12,558 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in American Express (November 2025)
Monthly store launches in American Express over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2025-10 39043 9.87%
2025-09 43678 11.05%
2025-08 48359 12.23%
2025-07 46985 11.88%
2025-06 37060 9.37%
2025-05 38093 9.63%
2025-04 31592 7.99%
2025-03 29365 7.43%
2025-02 24643 6.23%
2025-01 25197 6.37%
2024-12 18856 4.77%
2024-11 12558 3.18%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 1,257,975 active stores in American Express are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2025 (364,971 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2025 29.0%

364,971 active stores

2024 14.5%

182,719 active stores

2023 9.8%

123,816 active stores

2022 7.3%

92,060 active stores

2021 7.6%

95,216 active stores

2020 7.0%

87,920 active stores

2019 3.9%

49,456 active stores

2018 3.8%

48,178 active stores

2017 2.7%

34,115 active stores

2016 1.5%

19,076 active stores

2015 1.4%

17,049 active stores

2014 1.5%

18,442 active stores

2013 1.9%

24,429 active stores

2012 1.0%

12,375 active stores

2011 1.2%

15,157 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in American Express by original launch year (November 2025)
Active stores in American Express by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2025 364971 29.01%
2024 182719 14.52%
2023 123816 9.84%
2022 92060 7.32%
2021 95216 7.57%
2020 87920 6.99%
2019 49456 3.93%
2018 48178 3.83%
2017 34115 2.71%
2016 19076 1.52%
2015 17049 1.36%
2014 18442 1.47%
2013 24429 1.94%
2012 12375 0.98%
2011 15157 1.20%
2010 10200 0.81%
2009 8715 0.69%
2008 7189 0.57%
2007 6490 0.52%
2006 4778 0.38%
2005 4482 0.36%
2004 6717 0.53%
2003 4780 0.38%
2002 4089 0.33%
2001 5070 0.40%
2000 3462 0.28%
1999 2913 0.23%
1998 2029 0.16%
1997 1084 0.09%
1996 809 0.06%
1995 189 0.02%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 34.7% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (714,291 stores) , followed by Facebook (25.9%) and TikTok (13.4%) .

Base: 923,807 stores with any detectable social profile (58.6% 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

Instagram 34.7%

714,291 stores

Facebook 25.9%

532,520 stores

TikTok 13.4%

276,135 stores

YouTube 8.9%

182,368 stores

Pinterest 7.2%

148,463 stores

Twitter 5.2%

107,599 stores

X 2.6%

53,615 stores

LinkedIn 1.3%

26,737 stores

WhatsApp 0.6%

12,240 stores

Vimeo 0.2%

4,072 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in American Express (November 2025)
Distribution of social media platforms in American Express e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 714291 34.71%
Facebook 532520 25.88%
TikTok 276135 13.42%
YouTube 182368 8.86%
Pinterest 148463 7.21%
Twitter 107599 5.23%
X 53615 2.61%
LinkedIn 26737 1.30%
WhatsApp 12240 0.59%
Vimeo 4072 0.20%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 49.8% (581,893 AI-verified stores) , followed by United Kingdom (10.6%) and Australia (6.2%) .

Base: 1,169,454 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

581,893 AI-verified stores

124,348 AI-verified stores

72,572 AI-verified stores

67,218 AI-verified stores

56,767 AI-verified stores

48,999 AI-verified stores

Italy 2.7%

31,402 AI-verified stores

30,817 AI-verified stores

Spain 2.4%

27,813 AI-verified stores

Japan 1.9%

21,762 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using American Express (November 2025)
Geographic distribution of stores using American Express
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 581893 49.76%
United Kingdom 124348 10.63%
Australia 72572 6.21%
Canada 67218 5.75%
France 56767 4.85%
Germany 48999 4.19%
Italy 31402 2.69%
Netherlands 30817 2.64%
Spain 27813 2.38%
Japan 21762 1.86%
Hong Kong 15857 1.36%
Brazil 14353 1.23%
Sweden 12402 1.06%
India 12396 1.06%
New Zealand 12090 1.03%
Switzerland 9295 0.79%
Mexico 8483 0.73%
Belgium 7412 0.63%
United Arab Emirates 6805 0.58%
Ireland 6770 0.58%

Dataset Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 1.6m 100.00%
Emails 666.2k 42.26%
Phones 131.3k 8.33%
Ecommerce platform 1.6m 99.99%
Couriers 218.9k 13.89%
Payment Providers 210.4k 13.35%
Categories 1.1m 68.19%
Social Media 923.8k 58.60%

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