CivicTheme Technology Adoption in E-commerce

Discover 330.1k verified e-commerce stores using CivicTheme. Analyze technology adoption, market trends, integration patterns, and business insights.

Detected across 360.8k domains. 330.1k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: May 2026

330.1k verified active stores out of 360.8k detected · 91.5% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify leads with 34.3% of stores with physical delivery (109,738 stores) , followed by Custom (21.1%) and WooCommerce (18.8%) .

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 34.3%

109,738 stores

Custom 21.1%

67,410 stores

60,157 stores

Magento 12.2%

38,940 stores

16,746 stores

5,904 stores

5,334 stores

4,773 stores

2,396 stores

2,375 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 CivicTheme
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 109738 34.31%
Custom 67410 21.08%
WooCommerce 60157 18.81%
Magento 38940 12.18%
PrestaShop 16746 5.24%
Shopware 5904 1.85%
Empretienda 5334 1.67%
JTL Shop 4773 1.49%
Sky-Shop 2396 0.75%
Moguta.CMS 2375 0.74%
Quickbutik 1850 0.58%
SAP Commerce Cloud 1819 0.57%
Irroba 1034 0.32%
Big Cartel 697 0.22%
Haravan, Shopify 657 0.21%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 17.5% of all stores (52,533 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (17.4%) and Food & Beverages (9.2%) .

Base: 300,029 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (90.9% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 17.5%

52,533 stores

Health & Beauty 17.4%

52,139 stores

Food & Beverages 9.2%

27,571 stores

Home & Garden 8.4%

25,094 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 7.9%

23,737 stores

Electronics & Technology 5.1%

15,286 stores

Jewelry & Watches 4.8%

14,526 stores

Arts & Entertainment 4.5%

13,420 stores

Tools & Hardware 4.3%

12,922 stores

Toys & Games 4.3%

12,817 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 CivicTheme store categories (April 2026)
Distribution of categories in CivicTheme e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 52533 17.51%
Health & Beauty 52139 17.38%
Food & Beverages 27571 9.19%
Home & Garden 25094 8.36%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 23737 7.91%
Electronics & Technology 15286 5.09%
Jewelry & Watches 14526 4.84%
Arts & Entertainment 13420 4.47%
Tools & Hardware 12922 4.31%
Toys & Games 12817 4.27%
Gifts & Special Occasions 12279 4.09%
Furniture & Home Decor 11899 3.97%
Business & Industrial 10704 3.57%
Vehicles & Parts 10299 3.43%
Pets & Pet Supplies 4803 1.60%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 26.2% among AI-verified physical stores (39,452 stores) , followed by Klarna (13.3%) and MasterCard (11.7%) .

Base: 74,967 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (20.8% 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 26.2%

39,452 stores

Klarna 13.3%

20,085 stores

17,706 stores

11,711 stores

9,893 stores

8,851 stores

8,642 stores

VISA 5.6%

8,427 stores

5,605 stores

SEPA 3.5%

5,315 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 CivicTheme payment providers (April 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in CivicTheme e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 39452 26.17%
Klarna 20085 13.32%
MasterCard 17706 11.75%
American Express 11711 7.77%
Apple Pay 9893 6.56%
Stripe Connect 8851 5.87%
Google Pay 8642 5.73%
VISA 8427 5.59%
Amazon Pay 5605 3.72%
SEPA 5315 3.53%
Mollie 3531 2.34%
Bancontact 3513 2.33%
Amazon Payments 2868 1.90%
Przelewy24 2843 1.89%
iDEAL 2311 1.53%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

DHL leads with 24.0% among AI-verified physical stores (20,930 stores) , followed by UPS (17.5%) and DPD (11.6%) .

Base: 62,474 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (17.3% 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

DHL 24.0%

20,930 stores

UPS 17.5%

15,278 stores

DPD 11.6%

10,117 stores

FedEx 8.9%

7,746 stores

USPS 8.1%

7,031 stores

GLS 7.9%

6,866 stores

2,901 stores

2,618 stores

2,394 stores

2,045 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 CivicTheme shipping carriers (April 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in CivicTheme e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
DHL 20930 24.00%
UPS 15278 17.52%
DPD 10117 11.60%
FedEx 7746 8.88%
USPS 7031 8.06%
GLS 6866 7.87%
InPost 2901 3.33%
Deutsche Post 2618 3.00%
Hermes 2394 2.75%
PostNL 2045 2.35%
Colissimo 1918 2.20%
Royal Mail 1899 2.18%
Почта России 1837 2.11%
СДЭК 1816 2.08%
TNT 1797 2.06%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 68,397 new stores were launched in CivicTheme , with the highest activity in 2026-03 (7,636 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-03 11.2%

7,636 stores launched

2026-02 8.4%

5,752 stores launched

2026-01 9.9%

6,787 stores launched

2025-12 7.6%

5,227 stores launched

2025-11 7.9%

5,380 stores launched

2025-10 10.5%

7,165 stores launched

2025-09 8.7%

5,931 stores launched

2025-08 8.7%

5,939 stores launched

2025-07 8.4%

5,750 stores launched

2025-06 7.2%

4,939 stores launched

2025-05 7.7%

5,275 stores launched

2025-04 3.8%

2,616 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in CivicTheme (April 2026)
Monthly store launches in CivicTheme over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-03 7636 11.16%
2026-02 5752 8.41%
2026-01 6787 9.92%
2025-12 5227 7.64%
2025-11 5380 7.87%
2025-10 7165 10.48%
2025-09 5931 8.67%
2025-08 5939 8.68%
2025-07 5750 8.41%
2025-06 4939 7.22%
2025-05 5275 7.71%
2025-04 2616 3.82%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 325,422 active stores in CivicTheme are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (20,288 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 6.2%

20,288 active stores

2025 19.2%

62,608 active stores

2024 11.6%

37,880 active stores

2023 8.2%

26,738 active stores

2022 6.7%

21,924 active stores

2021 6.8%

22,161 active stores

2020 6.5%

21,057 active stores

2019 4.1%

13,235 active stores

2018 4.2%

13,794 active stores

2017 3.9%

12,545 active stores

2016 2.1%

6,983 active stores

2015 1.9%

6,168 active stores

2014 2.0%

6,398 active stores

2013 2.6%

8,547 active stores

2012 1.6%

5,167 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in CivicTheme by original launch year (April 2026)
Active stores in CivicTheme by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 20288 6.23%
2025 62608 19.24%
2024 37880 11.64%
2023 26738 8.22%
2022 21924 6.74%
2021 22161 6.81%
2020 21057 6.47%
2019 13235 4.07%
2018 13794 4.24%
2017 12545 3.85%
2016 6983 2.15%
2015 6168 1.90%
2014 6398 1.97%
2013 8547 2.63%
2012 5167 1.59%
2011 5456 1.68%
2010 4400 1.35%
2009 4142 1.27%
2008 3481 1.07%
2007 3089 0.95%
2006 2162 0.66%
2005 1902 0.58%
2004 2526 0.78%
2003 2184 0.67%
2002 1976 0.61%
2001 2852 0.88%
2000 2016 0.62%
1999 1621 0.50%
1998 1086 0.33%
1997 561 0.17%
1996 390 0.12%
1995 85 0.03%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 30.3% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (188,781 stores) , followed by Facebook (28.6%) and YouTube (11.5%) .

Base: 243,018 stores with any detectable social profile (67.4% 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 30.3%

188,781 stores

Facebook 28.6%

178,507 stores

YouTube 11.5%

71,645 stores

TikTok 8.7%

54,422 stores

Twitter 5.6%

34,862 stores

Pinterest 5.6%

34,849 stores

LinkedIn 4.0%

25,142 stores

WhatsApp 3.1%

19,479 stores

X 2.0%

12,374 stores

Vimeo 0.5%

3,149 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in CivicTheme (April 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in CivicTheme e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 188781 30.29%
Facebook 178507 28.64%
YouTube 71645 11.50%
TikTok 54422 8.73%
Twitter 34862 5.59%
Pinterest 34849 5.59%
LinkedIn 25142 4.03%
WhatsApp 19479 3.13%
X 12374 1.99%
Vimeo 3149 0.51%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 26.4% (64,932 AI-verified stores) , followed by Germany (12.8%) and United Kingdom (7.0%) .

Base: 246,347 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

64,932 AI-verified stores

Germany 12.8%

31,477 AI-verified stores

17,355 AI-verified stores

India 6.3%

15,459 AI-verified stores

13,912 AI-verified stores

12,918 AI-verified stores

Spain 4.4%

10,945 AI-verified stores

10,760 AI-verified stores

Italy 4.1%

10,052 AI-verified stores

8,243 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using CivicTheme (April 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using CivicTheme
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 64932 26.36%
Germany 31477 12.78%
United Kingdom 17355 7.04%
India 15459 6.28%
Netherlands 13912 5.65%
France 12918 5.24%
Spain 10945 4.44%
Australia 10760 4.37%
Italy 10052 4.08%
Russia 8243 3.35%
Canada 7903 3.21%
Poland 7743 3.14%
Argentina 6648 2.70%
Brazil 5680 2.31%
Pakistan 4363 1.77%
Switzerland 3996 1.62%
Sweden 3671 1.49%
Vietnam 3650 1.48%
Belgium 3323 1.35%
Turkey 3317 1.35%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 360.8k 100.00%
Emails 158.3k 43.86%
Phones 90.7k 25.15%
Ecommerce platform 360.2k 99.83%
Couriers 62.5k 17.32%
Payment Providers 75.0k 20.78%
Categories 313.7k 86.96%
Social Media 243.0k 67.36%

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 CivicTheme e-commerce intelligence?

We track 330.1k verified CivicTheme 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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