Cart Functionality Technology Adoption in E-commerce

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

Detected across 8.3m domains. 6.4m verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: May 2026

6.4m verified active stores out of 8.3m detected · 77.0% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify leads with 38.0% of stores with physical delivery (2,244,449 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (28.7%) and Custom (18.2%) .

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 38.0%

2,244,449 stores

1,695,919 stores

Custom 18.2%

1,075,528 stores

150,756 stores

126,583 stores

117,472 stores

100,337 stores

90,616 stores

80,576 stores

77,051 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 Cart Functionality
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 2244449 37.95%
WooCommerce 1695919 28.68%
Custom 1075528 18.19%
Squarespace Commerce 150756 2.55%
PrestaShop 126583 2.14%
Cafe24 117472 1.99%
Nuvemshop 100337 1.70%
1C-Bitrix 90616 1.53%
Magento 80576 1.36%
OpenCart 77051 1.30%
GoDaddy Online Store 49769 0.84%
BigCommerce 33941 0.57%
Big Cartel 27424 0.46%
Shopware 21681 0.37%
Loja Integrada 21651 0.37%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 19.4% of all stores (1,065,362 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (16.8%) and Food & Beverages (10.4%) .

Base: 5,492,727 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (86.2% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 19.4%

1,065,362 stores

Health & Beauty 16.8%

921,784 stores

Food & Beverages 10.4%

571,558 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 8.0%

438,414 stores

Home & Garden 6.5%

356,825 stores

Electronics & Technology 5.2%

284,322 stores

Toys & Games 5.1%

280,788 stores

Arts & Entertainment 5.0%

275,521 stores

Jewelry & Watches 4.3%

234,219 stores

Tools & Hardware 4.2%

230,434 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Cart Functionality store categories (April 2026)
Distribution of categories in Cart Functionality e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 1065362 19.40%
Health & Beauty 921784 16.78%
Food & Beverages 571558 10.41%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 438414 7.98%
Home & Garden 356825 6.50%
Electronics & Technology 284322 5.18%
Toys & Games 280788 5.11%
Arts & Entertainment 275521 5.02%
Jewelry & Watches 234219 4.26%
Tools & Hardware 230434 4.20%
Gifts & Special Occasions 229110 4.17%
Business & Industrial 190085 3.46%
Vehicles & Parts 173416 3.16%
Furniture & Home Decor 163754 2.98%
Pets & Pet Supplies 77135 1.40%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 26.9% among AI-verified physical stores (519,320 stores) , followed by MasterCard (15.0%) and American Express (10.0%) .

Base: 1,262,826 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (15.3% 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 26.9%

519,320 stores

289,920 stores

193,923 stores

182,240 stores

129,961 stores

VISA 6.4%

123,913 stores

118,719 stores

90,263 stores

JCB 3.6%

69,156 stores

48,246 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Cart Functionality payment providers (April 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Cart Functionality e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 519320 26.90%
MasterCard 289920 15.02%
American Express 193923 10.05%
Stripe Connect 182240 9.44%
Klarna 129961 6.73%
VISA 123913 6.42%
Apple Pay 118719 6.15%
Google Pay 90263 4.68%
JCB 69156 3.58%
Boleto 48246 2.50%
Bolt 42491 2.20%
Mercado Pago 39990 2.07%
Amazon Pay 34217 1.77%
Bancontact 26467 1.37%
SEPA 21480 1.11%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS leads with 18.4% among AI-verified physical stores (212,985 stores) , followed by DHL (16.6%) and USPS (13.4%) .

Base: 968,913 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (11.7% 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 18.4%

212,985 stores

DHL 16.6%

192,417 stores

USPS 13.4%

155,158 stores

FedEx 10.2%

117,476 stores

DPD 8.2%

94,794 stores

GLS 5.3%

61,625 stores

59,590 stores

53,005 stores

45,999 stores

40,753 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Cart Functionality shipping carriers (April 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Cart Functionality e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 212985 18.41%
DHL 192417 16.64%
USPS 155158 13.41%
FedEx 117476 10.16%
DPD 94794 8.20%
GLS 61625 5.33%
СДЭК 59590 5.15%
Почта России 53005 4.58%
Correios 45999 3.98%
Royal Mail 40753 3.52%
PostNL 24881 2.15%
Colissimo 24753 2.14%
Hermes 24488 2.12%
TNT 24482 2.12%
InPost 24236 2.10%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 1,519,095 new stores were launched in Cart Functionality , with the highest activity in 2026-03 (179,676 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-03 11.8%

179,676 stores launched

2026-02 8.7%

131,445 stores launched

2026-01 10.5%

159,085 stores launched

2025-12 9.5%

144,128 stores launched

2025-11 8.7%

132,433 stores launched

2025-10 8.5%

129,184 stores launched

2025-09 8.3%

125,370 stores launched

2025-08 8.1%

122,757 stores launched

2025-07 8.0%

121,785 stores launched

2025-06 7.1%

107,698 stores launched

2025-05 7.1%

108,592 stores launched

2025-04 3.7%

56,942 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Cart Functionality (April 2026)
Monthly store launches in Cart Functionality over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-03 179676 11.83%
2026-02 131445 8.65%
2026-01 159085 10.47%
2025-12 144128 9.49%
2025-11 132433 8.72%
2025-10 129184 8.50%
2025-09 125370 8.25%
2025-08 122757 8.08%
2025-07 121785 8.02%
2025-06 107698 7.09%
2025-05 108592 7.15%
2025-04 56942 3.75%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 6,267,730 active stores in Cart Functionality are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (472,553 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 7.5%

472,553 active stores

2025 21.1%

1,321,768 active stores

2024 11.5%

719,985 active stores

2023 8.1%

507,478 active stores

2022 6.5%

407,813 active stores

2021 6.9%

429,738 active stores

2020 6.6%

415,190 active stores

2019 4.5%

279,594 active stores

2018 4.4%

272,774 active stores

2017 3.6%

228,771 active stores

2016 2.1%

130,441 active stores

2015 1.8%

113,887 active stores

2014 1.9%

116,314 active stores

2013 2.4%

149,747 active stores

2012 1.4%

88,670 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Cart Functionality by original launch year (April 2026)
Active stores in Cart Functionality by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 472553 7.54%
2025 1321768 21.09%
2024 719985 11.49%
2023 507478 8.10%
2022 407813 6.51%
2021 429738 6.86%
2020 415190 6.62%
2019 279594 4.46%
2018 272774 4.35%
2017 228771 3.65%
2016 130441 2.08%
2015 113887 1.82%
2014 116314 1.86%
2013 149747 2.39%
2012 88670 1.41%
2011 89155 1.42%
2010 74009 1.18%
2009 66277 1.06%
2008 53868 0.86%
2007 48882 0.78%
2006 35844 0.57%
2005 31985 0.51%
2004 40271 0.64%
2003 32986 0.53%
2002 29358 0.47%
2001 35355 0.56%
2000 26612 0.42%
1999 20822 0.33%
1998 13717 0.22%
1997 7559 0.12%
1996 5064 0.08%
1995 1243 0.02%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 31.7% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (3,106,215 stores) , followed by Facebook (28.5%) and YouTube (10.3%) .

Base: 5,075,928 stores with any detectable social profile (61.4% 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 31.7%

3,106,215 stores

Facebook 28.5%

2,791,782 stores

YouTube 10.3%

1,007,127 stores

TikTok 7.6%

743,996 stores

Twitter 6.9%

680,839 stores

Pinterest 5.7%

560,875 stores

LinkedIn 3.7%

358,765 stores

WhatsApp 2.8%

277,845 stores

X 2.6%

257,177 stores

Vimeo 0.2%

23,185 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Cart Functionality (April 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Cart Functionality e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 3106215 31.67%
Facebook 2791782 28.46%
YouTube 1007127 10.27%
TikTok 743996 7.59%
Twitter 680839 6.94%
Pinterest 560875 5.72%
LinkedIn 358765 3.66%
WhatsApp 277845 2.83%
X 257177 2.62%
Vimeo 23185 0.24%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 34.8% (1,582,622 AI-verified stores) , followed by United Kingdom (7.4%) and Russia (6.3%) .

Base: 4,547,781 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

1,582,622 AI-verified stores

337,550 AI-verified stores

285,935 AI-verified stores

243,099 AI-verified stores

India 5.3%

239,038 AI-verified stores

196,192 AI-verified stores

175,896 AI-verified stores

171,841 AI-verified stores

171,494 AI-verified stores

142,940 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Cart Functionality (April 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Cart Functionality
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 1582622 34.80%
United Kingdom 337550 7.42%
Russia 285935 6.29%
Germany 243099 5.35%
India 239038 5.26%
France 196192 4.31%
Australia 175896 3.87%
Canada 171841 3.78%
Brazil 171494 3.77%
Netherlands 142940 3.14%
Italy 131097 2.88%
Japan 129980 2.86%
South Korea 123659 2.72%
Spain 120450 2.65%
Iran 103121 2.27%
Turkey 88907 1.95%
Vietnam 84644 1.86%
Poland 79780 1.75%
Ukraine 76106 1.67%
Pakistan 63430 1.39%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 8.3m 100.00%
Emails 3.9m 46.94%
Phones 1.5m 17.92%
Ecommerce platform 8.3m 99.76%
Couriers 968.9k 11.71%
Payment Providers 1.3m 15.27%
Categories 5.9m 70.78%
Social Media 5.1m 61.36%

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 Cart Functionality e-commerce intelligence?

We track 6.4m verified Cart Functionality 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.

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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 →

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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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