CIVIC Technology Adoption in E-commerce

Discover 520.0 verified e-commerce stores using CIVIC. Analyze technology adoption, market trends, integration patterns, and business insights.

Detected across 984.0 domains. 520.0 verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: April 2026

520.0 verified active stores out of 984.0 detected · 52.8% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Custom leads with 39.8% of stores with physical delivery (202 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (24.5%) and Shopify (10.5%) .

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 39.8%

202 stores

124 stores

Shopify 10.5%

53 stores

45 stores

23 stores

15 stores

8 stores

8 stores

6 stores

5 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 CIVIC
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Custom 202 39.84%
WooCommerce 124 24.46%
Shopify 53 10.45%
OpenCart 45 8.88%
Magento 23 4.54%
VP-ASP 15 2.96%
nopCommerce 8 1.58%
Smoolis, OpenCart 8 1.58%
OpenCart, Smoolis 6 1.18%
VirtueMart 5 0.99%
SAP Commerce Cloud 5 0.99%
PrestaShop 4 0.79%
Squarespace Commerce 3 0.59%
CS-Cart, CS Cart 3 0.59%
BigCommerce 3 0.59%

Categories Distribution

Food & Beverages leads with 19.0% of all stores (95 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (18.8%) and Home & Garden (8.2%) .

Base: 500 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (96.2% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Food & Beverages 19.0%

95 stores

Health & Beauty 18.8%

94 stores

Home & Garden 8.2%

41 stores

Electronics & Technology 8.0%

40 stores

Tools & Hardware 7.6%

38 stores

Toys & Games 6.4%

32 stores

Jewelry & Watches 5.6%

28 stores

Business & Industrial 5.4%

27 stores

Clothing & Accessories 5.4%

27 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 3.8%

19 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 CIVIC store categories (March 2026)
Distribution of categories in CIVIC e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Food & Beverages 95 19.00%
Health & Beauty 94 18.80%
Home & Garden 41 8.20%
Electronics & Technology 40 8.00%
Tools & Hardware 38 7.60%
Toys & Games 32 6.40%
Jewelry & Watches 28 5.60%
Business & Industrial 27 5.40%
Clothing & Accessories 27 5.40%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 19 3.80%
Vehicles & Parts 19 3.80%
Furniture & Home Decor 13 2.60%
Arts & Entertainment 12 2.40%
Gifts & Special Occasions 11 2.20%
Baby & Toddler 4 0.80%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 33.6% among AI-verified physical stores (122 stores) , followed by MasterCard (8.8%) and Apple Pay (8.0%) .

Base: 274 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (27.8% 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 33.6%

122 stores

32 stores

29 stores

26 stores

25 stores

25 stores

24 stores

VISA 6.3%

23 stores

JCB 4.4%

16 stores

Bolt 3.3%

12 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 CIVIC payment providers (March 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in CIVIC e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 122 33.61%
MasterCard 32 8.82%
Apple Pay 29 7.99%
Google Pay 26 7.16%
Stripe Connect 25 6.89%
American Express 25 6.89%
Klarna 24 6.61%
VISA 23 6.34%
JCB 16 4.41%
Bolt 12 3.31%
SagePay 7 1.93%
iDEAL 7 1.93%
Braintree 6 1.65%
Svea 5 1.38%
Giropay 4 1.10%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

Royal Mail leads with 24.3% among AI-verified physical stores (55 stores) , followed by DHL (21.2%) and DPD (11.9%) .

Base: 206 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (20.9% 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

55 stores

DHL 21.2%

48 stores

DPD 11.9%

27 stores

26 stores

GLS 8.4%

19 stores

UPS 5.8%

13 stores

8 stores

FedEx 3.1%

7 stores

TNT 1.8%

4 stores

BRT 1.8%

4 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 CIVIC shipping carriers (March 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in CIVIC e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
Royal Mail 55 24.34%
DHL 48 21.24%
DPD 27 11.95%
Deutsche Post 26 11.50%
GLS 19 8.41%
UPS 13 5.75%
PostNL 8 3.54%
FedEx 7 3.10%
TNT 4 1.77%
BRT 4 1.77%
Yodel 4 1.77%
Correos 4 1.77%
USPS 3 1.33%
InPost 2 0.88%
Parcel Force 2 0.88%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 40 new stores were launched in CIVIC , with the highest activity in 2026-02 (2 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-02 5.0%

2 stores launched

2026-01 10.0%

4 stores launched

2025-12 2.5%

1 stores launched

2025-11 22.5%

9 stores launched

2025-10 15.0%

6 stores launched

2025-09 2.5%

1 stores launched

2025-08 10.0%

4 stores launched

2025-07 5.0%

2 stores launched

2025-06 12.5%

5 stores launched

2025-05 10.0%

4 stores launched

2025-04 5.0%

2 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in CIVIC (March 2026)
Monthly store launches in CIVIC over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-02 2 5.00%
2026-01 4 10.00%
2025-12 1 2.50%
2025-11 9 22.50%
2025-10 6 15.00%
2025-09 1 2.50%
2025-08 4 10.00%
2025-07 2 5.00%
2025-06 5 12.50%
2025-05 4 10.00%
2025-04 2 5.00%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 512 active stores in CIVIC are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (6 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 1.2%

6 active stores

2025 8.0%

41 active stores

2024 3.5%

18 active stores

2023 4.5%

23 active stores

2022 3.5%

18 active stores

2021 4.7%

24 active stores

2020 6.8%

35 active stores

2019 7.0%

36 active stores

2018 8.0%

41 active stores

2017 5.1%

26 active stores

2016 2.7%

14 active stores

2015 2.0%

10 active stores

2014 5.1%

26 active stores

2013 4.5%

23 active stores

2012 3.1%

16 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in CIVIC by original launch year (March 2026)
Active stores in CIVIC by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 6 1.17%
2025 41 8.01%
2024 18 3.52%
2023 23 4.49%
2022 18 3.52%
2021 24 4.69%
2020 35 6.84%
2019 36 7.03%
2018 41 8.01%
2017 26 5.08%
2016 14 2.73%
2015 10 1.95%
2014 26 5.08%
2013 23 4.49%
2012 16 3.13%
2011 7 1.37%
2010 15 2.93%
2009 13 2.54%
2008 12 2.34%
2007 9 1.76%
2006 16 3.13%
2005 6 1.17%
2004 12 2.34%
2003 9 1.76%
2002 10 1.95%
2001 7 1.37%
2000 15 2.93%
1999 11 2.15%
1998 7 1.37%
1997 5 0.98%
1996 1 0.20%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 30.9% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (372 stores) , followed by Instagram (26.3%) and YouTube (13.2%) .

Base: 761 stores with any detectable social profile (77.3% 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 30.9%

372 stores

Instagram 26.3%

317 stores

YouTube 13.2%

159 stores

Twitter 11.6%

140 stores

LinkedIn 8.5%

103 stores

TikTok 3.2%

39 stores

X 2.6%

31 stores

Pinterest 2.2%

27 stores

WhatsApp 1.2%

15 stores

Vimeo 0.2%

2 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in CIVIC (March 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in CIVIC e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 372 30.87%
Instagram 317 26.31%
YouTube 159 13.20%
Twitter 140 11.62%
LinkedIn 103 8.55%
TikTok 39 3.24%
X 31 2.57%
Pinterest 27 2.24%
WhatsApp 15 1.24%
Vimeo 2 0.17%

Geographic Distribution

United Kingdom leads with 46.1% (218 AI-verified stores) , followed by Greece (10.4%) and Italy (8.2%) .

Base: 473 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

218 AI-verified stores

Greece 10.4%

49 AI-verified stores

Italy 8.2%

39 AI-verified stores

33 AI-verified stores

26 AI-verified stores

16 AI-verified stores

16 AI-verified stores

9 AI-verified stores

8 AI-verified stores

8 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using CIVIC (March 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using CIVIC
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United Kingdom 218 46.09%
Greece 49 10.36%
Italy 39 8.25%
Germany 33 6.98%
United States 26 5.50%
Netherlands 16 3.38%
Romania 16 3.38%
Hong Kong 9 1.90%
Bulgaria 8 1.69%
Finland 8 1.69%
Spain 8 1.69%
Sweden 8 1.69%
Ireland 7 1.48%
France 5 1.06%
Belgium 5 1.06%
Singapore 4 0.85%
Denmark 4 0.85%
Canada 4 0.85%
South Africa 3 0.63%
Slovenia 3 0.63%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 984.0 100.00%
Emails 546.0 55.49%
Phones 458.0 46.54%
Ecommerce platform 961.0 97.66%
Couriers 206.0 20.93%
Payment Providers 274.0 27.85%
Categories 527.0 53.56%
Social Media 761.0 77.34%

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 CIVIC e-commerce intelligence?

We track 520.0 verified CIVIC 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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