AppNexus Technology Adoption in E-commerce

Discover 1.7k verified e-commerce stores using AppNexus. Analyze technology adoption, market trends, integration patterns, and business insights.

Detected across 4.5k domains. 1.7k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: April 2026

1.7k verified active stores out of 4.5k detected · 36.9% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 36.0% of stores with physical delivery (564 stores) , followed by Shopify (25.9%) and Custom (14.4%) .

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)

564 stores

Shopify 25.9%

406 stores

Custom 14.4%

226 stores

137 stores

88 stores

42 stores

34 stores

18 stores

9 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 AppNexus
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 564 36.02%
Shopify 406 25.93%
Custom 226 14.43%
Wikinggruppen 137 8.75%
Magento 88 5.62%
MyCashFlow 42 2.68%
PrestaShop 34 2.17%
BigCommerce 18 1.15%
Salesforce Commerce Cloud 13 0.83%
Lightspeed eCom 9 0.57%
Wix eCommerce 7 0.45%
Punchmark 7 0.45%
Watchfinder & Co. proprietary platform 5 0.32%
Shopware 5 0.32%
NCR Commerce Cloud 5 0.32%

Categories Distribution

Health & Beauty leads with 18.2% of all stores (264 stores) , followed by Clothing & Accessories (14.1%) and Food & Beverages (10.1%) .

Base: 1,451 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

Health & Beauty 18.2%

264 stores

Clothing & Accessories 14.1%

205 stores

Food & Beverages 10.1%

147 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 9.9%

144 stores

Home & Garden 8.3%

120 stores

Toys & Games 6.8%

99 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 6.1%

89 stores

Arts & Entertainment 5.4%

78 stores

Vehicles & Parts 3.7%

54 stores

Tools & Hardware 3.4%

49 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 AppNexus store categories (March 2026)
Distribution of categories in AppNexus e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Health & Beauty 264 18.19%
Clothing & Accessories 205 14.13%
Food & Beverages 147 10.13%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 144 9.92%
Home & Garden 120 8.27%
Toys & Games 99 6.82%
Furniture & Home Decor 89 6.13%
Arts & Entertainment 78 5.38%
Vehicles & Parts 54 3.72%
Tools & Hardware 49 3.38%
Jewelry & Watches 46 3.17%
Electronics & Technology 43 2.96%
Business & Industrial 41 2.83%
Gifts & Special Occasions 40 2.76%
Books & Media 32 2.21%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 18.1% among AI-verified physical stores (185 stores) , followed by Klarna (16.3%) and MasterCard (15.2%) .

Base: 875 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (19.6% 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 18.1%

185 stores

Klarna 16.3%

167 stores

155 stores

128 stores

91 stores

VISA 6.7%

69 stores

53 stores

Svea 3.8%

39 stores

36 stores

iDEAL 2.3%

24 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 AppNexus payment providers (March 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in AppNexus e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 185 18.08%
Klarna 167 16.32%
MasterCard 155 15.15%
American Express 128 12.51%
Stripe Connect 91 8.90%
VISA 69 6.74%
Apple Pay 53 5.18%
Svea 39 3.81%
Google Pay 36 3.52%
iDEAL 24 2.35%
Bancontact 22 2.15%
Amazon Pay 15 1.47%
Bolt 14 1.37%
Affirm 13 1.27%
JCB 12 1.17%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS leads with 16.1% among AI-verified physical stores (137 stores) , followed by DHL (15.7%) and USPS (12.3%) .

Base: 703 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (15.7% 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 16.1%

137 stores

DHL 15.7%

134 stores

USPS 12.3%

105 stores

78 stores

FedEx 7.9%

67 stores

Posti 7.1%

60 stores

47 stores

40 stores

39 stores

34 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 AppNexus shipping carriers (March 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in AppNexus e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 137 16.10%
DHL 134 15.75%
USPS 105 12.34%
Postin 78 9.17%
FedEx 67 7.87%
Posti 60 7.05%
Matkahuollon 47 5.52%
PostNord 40 4.70%
Matkahuolto 39 4.58%
Schenker 34 4.00%
GLS 30 3.53%
DPD 30 3.53%
Royal Mail 18 2.12%
PostNL 17 2.00%
Australia Post 15 1.76%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 82 new stores were launched in AppNexus , with the highest activity in 2026-02 (6 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-02 7.3%

6 stores launched

2026-01 9.8%

8 stores launched

2025-12 9.8%

8 stores launched

2025-11 9.8%

8 stores launched

2025-10 7.3%

6 stores launched

2025-09 6.1%

5 stores launched

2025-08 12.2%

10 stores launched

2025-07 13.4%

11 stores launched

2025-06 12.2%

10 stores launched

2025-05 4.9%

4 stores launched

2025-04 7.3%

6 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in AppNexus (March 2026)
Monthly store launches in AppNexus over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-02 6 7.32%
2026-01 8 9.76%
2025-12 8 9.76%
2025-11 8 9.76%
2025-10 6 7.32%
2025-09 5 6.10%
2025-08 10 12.20%
2025-07 11 13.41%
2025-06 10 12.20%
2025-05 4 4.88%
2025-04 6 7.32%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 1,628 active stores in AppNexus 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 0.9%

14 active stores

2025 5.4%

88 active stores

2024 6.0%

97 active stores

2023 5.0%

81 active stores

2022 5.2%

84 active stores

2021 5.5%

90 active stores

2020 8.7%

142 active stores

2019 5.3%

86 active stores

2018 6.5%

106 active stores

2017 7.4%

120 active stores

2016 3.3%

53 active stores

2015 3.9%

63 active stores

2014 2.9%

48 active stores

2013 3.9%

63 active stores

2012 3.0%

49 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in AppNexus by original launch year (March 2026)
Active stores in AppNexus by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 14 0.86%
2025 88 5.41%
2024 97 5.96%
2023 81 4.98%
2022 84 5.16%
2021 90 5.53%
2020 142 8.72%
2019 86 5.28%
2018 106 6.51%
2017 120 7.37%
2016 53 3.26%
2015 63 3.87%
2014 48 2.95%
2013 63 3.87%
2012 49 3.01%
2011 49 3.01%
2010 34 2.09%
2009 32 1.97%
2008 34 2.09%
2007 27 1.66%
2006 21 1.29%
2005 20 1.23%
2004 37 2.27%
2003 31 1.90%
2002 21 1.29%
2001 37 2.27%
2000 26 1.60%
1999 19 1.17%
1998 24 1.47%
1997 11 0.68%
1996 10 0.61%
1995 11 0.68%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 28.7% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (1,237 stores) , followed by Instagram (27.0%) and YouTube (13.2%) .

Base: 3,531 stores with any detectable social profile (78.9% 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 28.7%

1,237 stores

Instagram 27.0%

1,164 stores

YouTube 13.2%

569 stores

Twitter 9.1%

393 stores

Pinterest 6.5%

282 stores

TikTok 6.4%

277 stores

LinkedIn 5.8%

249 stores

X 2.3%

99 stores

WhatsApp 0.8%

36 stores

Vimeo 0.2%

9 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in AppNexus (March 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in AppNexus e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 1237 28.67%
Instagram 1164 26.98%
YouTube 569 13.19%
Twitter 393 9.11%
Pinterest 282 6.54%
TikTok 277 6.42%
LinkedIn 249 5.77%
X 99 2.29%
WhatsApp 36 0.83%
Vimeo 9 0.21%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 40.0% (577 AI-verified stores) , followed by Finland (14.7%) and Sweden (8.3%) .

Base: 1,444 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

577 AI-verified stores

Finland 14.7%

212 AI-verified stores

120 AI-verified stores

81 AI-verified stores

76 AI-verified stores

53 AI-verified stores

41 AI-verified stores

40 AI-verified stores

India 2.4%

34 AI-verified stores

33 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using AppNexus (March 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using AppNexus
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 577 39.96%
Finland 212 14.68%
Sweden 120 8.31%
United Kingdom 81 5.61%
Netherlands 76 5.26%
France 53 3.67%
Australia 41 2.84%
Switzerland 40 2.77%
India 34 2.35%
Germany 33 2.29%
Italy 26 1.80%
Canada 25 1.73%
Norway 23 1.59%
Spain 21 1.45%
Turkey 19 1.32%
Denmark 16 1.11%
South Africa 12 0.83%
Brazil 12 0.83%
Czechia 12 0.83%
Belgium 11 0.76%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 4.5k 100.00%
Emails 2.3k 51.84%
Phones 967.0 21.62%
Ecommerce platform 4.4k 98.82%
Couriers 703.0 15.72%
Payment Providers 875.0 19.56%
Categories 1.6k 36.31%
Social Media 3.5k 78.94%

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 AppNexus e-commerce intelligence?

We track 1.7k verified AppNexus 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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