CivicTheme Technology Adoption in E-commerce

Discover 319.5k verified e-commerce stores using CivicTheme. Analyze technology adoption, market trends, integration patterns, and business insights.

Detected across 348.5k domains. 319.5k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: April 2026

319.5k verified active stores out of 348.5k detected · 91.7% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify leads with 35.7% of stores with physical delivery (110,433 stores) , followed by Custom (20.9%) and WooCommerce (18.0%) .

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 35.7%

110,433 stores

Custom 20.9%

64,853 stores

55,734 stores

Magento 12.0%

37,156 stores

15,951 stores

5,680 stores

4,977 stores

4,649 stores

2,200 stores

2,175 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 CivicTheme
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 110433 35.67%
Custom 64853 20.95%
WooCommerce 55734 18.00%
Magento 37156 12.00%
PrestaShop 15951 5.15%
Shopware 5680 1.83%
Empretienda 4977 1.61%
JTL Shop 4649 1.50%
Sky-Shop 2200 0.71%
Moguta.CMS 2175 0.70%
SAP Commerce Cloud 1834 0.59%
Quickbutik 1802 0.58%
Irroba 1026 0.33%
Haravan, Shopify 577 0.19%
Big Cartel 567 0.18%

Categories Distribution

Health & Beauty leads with 17.7% of all stores (51,270 stores) , followed by Clothing & Accessories (17.6%) and Food & Beverages (9.2%) .

Base: 290,235 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (90.8% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Health & Beauty 17.7%

51,270 stores

Clothing & Accessories 17.6%

51,049 stores

Food & Beverages 9.2%

26,796 stores

Home & Garden 8.2%

23,826 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 8.0%

23,110 stores

Electronics & Technology 5.0%

14,530 stores

Jewelry & Watches 4.9%

14,300 stores

Arts & Entertainment 4.5%

13,054 stores

Toys & Games 4.3%

12,559 stores

Tools & Hardware 4.2%

12,331 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 CivicTheme store categories (March 2026)
Distribution of categories in CivicTheme e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Health & Beauty 51270 17.66%
Clothing & Accessories 51049 17.59%
Food & Beverages 26796 9.23%
Home & Garden 23826 8.21%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 23110 7.96%
Electronics & Technology 14530 5.01%
Jewelry & Watches 14300 4.93%
Arts & Entertainment 13054 4.50%
Toys & Games 12559 4.33%
Tools & Hardware 12331 4.25%
Gifts & Special Occasions 12002 4.14%
Furniture & Home Decor 10775 3.71%
Business & Industrial 10060 3.47%
Vehicles & Parts 9950 3.43%
Pets & Pet Supplies 4623 1.59%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 26.1% among AI-verified physical stores (47,799 stores) , followed by Klarna (12.4%) and MasterCard (11.4%) .

Base: 88,727 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (25.5% 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 26.1%

47,799 stores

Klarna 12.4%

22,702 stores

20,867 stores

16,945 stores

13,428 stores

11,793 stores

11,674 stores

VISA 5.1%

9,323 stores

6,285 stores

SEPA 3.0%

5,499 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 CivicTheme payment providers (March 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in CivicTheme e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 47799 26.12%
Klarna 22702 12.41%
MasterCard 20867 11.40%
American Express 16945 9.26%
Apple Pay 13428 7.34%
Stripe Connect 11793 6.44%
Google Pay 11674 6.38%
VISA 9323 5.09%
Amazon Pay 6285 3.43%
SEPA 5499 3.00%
Bancontact 3887 2.12%
Mollie 3754 2.05%
Amazon Payments 3228 1.76%
Przelewy24 2954 1.61%
Bolt 2862 1.56%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

DHL leads with 22.2% among AI-verified physical stores (25,415 stores) , followed by UPS (18.3%) and USPS (12.0%) .

Base: 80,267 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (23.0% 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 22.2%

25,415 stores

UPS 18.3%

20,879 stores

USPS 12.0%

13,719 stores

FedEx 9.8%

11,214 stores

DPD 9.8%

11,166 stores

GLS 6.5%

7,483 stores

3,683 stores

3,037 stores

2,904 stores

2,837 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 CivicTheme shipping carriers (March 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in CivicTheme e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
DHL 25415 22.24%
UPS 20879 18.27%
USPS 13719 12.01%
FedEx 11214 9.81%
DPD 11166 9.77%
GLS 7483 6.55%
Royal Mail 3683 3.22%
Deutsche Post 3037 2.66%
InPost 2904 2.54%
Australia Post 2837 2.48%
Hermes 2774 2.43%
Colissimo 2503 2.19%
PostNL 2358 2.06%
Canada Post 2295 2.01%
TNT 1998 1.75%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 63,885 new stores were launched in CivicTheme , with the highest activity in 2026-02 (6,074 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-02 9.5%

6,074 stores launched

2026-01 11.0%

7,058 stores launched

2025-12 8.6%

5,485 stores launched

2025-11 8.8%

5,623 stores launched

2025-10 10.6%

6,792 stores launched

2025-09 9.3%

5,915 stores launched

2025-08 9.5%

6,042 stores launched

2025-07 8.9%

5,673 stores launched

2025-06 7.6%

4,877 stores launched

2025-05 8.2%

5,210 stores launched

2025-04 7.5%

4,813 stores launched

2025-03 0.5%

323 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in CivicTheme (March 2026)
Monthly store launches in CivicTheme over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-02 6074 9.51%
2026-01 7058 11.05%
2025-12 5485 8.59%
2025-11 5623 8.80%
2025-10 6792 10.63%
2025-09 5915 9.26%
2025-08 6042 9.46%
2025-07 5673 8.88%
2025-06 4877 7.63%
2025-05 5210 8.16%
2025-04 4813 7.53%
2025-03 323 0.51%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 314,791 active stores in CivicTheme are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (13,176 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 4.2%

13,176 active stores

2025 20.0%

63,015 active stores

2024 12.0%

37,690 active stores

2023 8.4%

26,451 active stores

2022 6.9%

21,582 active stores

2021 6.9%

21,867 active stores

2020 6.6%

20,675 active stores

2019 4.1%

12,967 active stores

2018 4.3%

13,597 active stores

2017 3.9%

12,345 active stores

2016 2.2%

6,805 active stores

2015 1.9%

6,016 active stores

2014 2.0%

6,286 active stores

2013 2.6%

8,338 active stores

2012 1.6%

5,060 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in CivicTheme by original launch year (March 2026)
Active stores in CivicTheme by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 13176 4.19%
2025 63015 20.02%
2024 37690 11.97%
2023 26451 8.40%
2022 21582 6.86%
2021 21867 6.95%
2020 20675 6.57%
2019 12967 4.12%
2018 13597 4.32%
2017 12345 3.92%
2016 6805 2.16%
2015 6016 1.91%
2014 6286 2.00%
2013 8338 2.65%
2012 5060 1.61%
2011 5355 1.70%
2010 4258 1.35%
2009 4056 1.29%
2008 3390 1.08%
2007 3011 0.96%
2006 2095 0.67%
2005 1850 0.59%
2004 2458 0.78%
2003 2136 0.68%
2002 1910 0.61%
2001 2781 0.88%
2000 1971 0.63%
1999 1564 0.50%
1998 1069 0.34%
1997 552 0.18%
1996 380 0.12%
1995 85 0.03%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 30.3% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (185,001 stores) , followed by Facebook (28.6%) and YouTube (11.5%) .

Base: 236,926 stores with any detectable social profile (68.0% 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%

185,001 stores

Facebook 28.6%

174,745 stores

YouTube 11.5%

70,003 stores

TikTok 8.8%

53,787 stores

Pinterest 5.7%

34,473 stores

Twitter 5.6%

34,080 stores

LinkedIn 4.0%

24,170 stores

WhatsApp 3.0%

18,600 stores

X 2.0%

12,044 stores

Vimeo 0.5%

3,052 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in CivicTheme (March 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in CivicTheme e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 185001 30.33%
Facebook 174745 28.65%
YouTube 70003 11.48%
TikTok 53787 8.82%
Pinterest 34473 5.65%
Twitter 34080 5.59%
LinkedIn 24170 3.96%
WhatsApp 18600 3.05%
X 12044 1.97%
Vimeo 3052 0.50%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 26.8% (64,539 AI-verified stores) , followed by Germany (12.8%) and United Kingdom (7.1%) .

Base: 240,548 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

64,539 AI-verified stores

Germany 12.8%

30,740 AI-verified stores

17,079 AI-verified stores

India 6.2%

14,972 AI-verified stores

13,660 AI-verified stores

12,692 AI-verified stores

10,619 AI-verified stores

Spain 4.4%

10,561 AI-verified stores

Italy 4.1%

9,805 AI-verified stores

7,795 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using CivicTheme (March 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using CivicTheme
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 64539 26.83%
Germany 30740 12.78%
United Kingdom 17079 7.10%
India 14972 6.22%
Netherlands 13660 5.68%
France 12692 5.28%
Australia 10619 4.41%
Spain 10561 4.39%
Italy 9805 4.08%
Canada 7795 3.24%
Poland 7267 3.02%
Russia 7186 2.99%
Argentina 6240 2.59%
Brazil 5568 2.31%
Pakistan 4470 1.86%
Switzerland 3913 1.63%
Sweden 3574 1.49%
Vietnam 3329 1.38%
Belgium 3307 1.37%
China 3232 1.34%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 348.5k 100.00%
Emails 183.3k 52.59%
Phones 88.0k 25.25%
Ecommerce platform 347.9k 99.82%
Couriers 80.3k 23.03%
Payment Providers 88.7k 25.46%
Categories 303.4k 87.07%
Social Media 236.9k 67.98%

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 319.5k 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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