Cloudflare Technology Adoption in E-commerce

Discover 4.5m e-commerce stores using Cloudflare. Analyze technology adoption, market trends, integration patterns, and business insights.

· · Next full refresh: December 2025

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify leads with 57.0% of stores with physical delivery (2,508,479 stores) , followed by Custom (24.1%) and WooCommerce (12.5%) .

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)

Shopify 57.0%

2,508,479 stores

Custom 24.1%

1,060,118 stores

549,213 stores

97,424 stores

33,718 stores

33,644 stores

23,486 stores

19,638 stores

BASE 0.4%

18,300 stores

16,503 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (November 2025)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in Cloudflare
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 2508479 57.05%
Custom 1060118 24.11%
WooCommerce 549213 12.49%
Nuvemshop 97424 2.22%
Big Cartel 33718 0.77%
BigCommerce 33644 0.77%
Magento 23486 0.53%
PrestaShop 19638 0.45%
BASE 18300 0.42%
OpenCart 16503 0.38%
1C-Bitrix 11759 0.27%
Lightspeed eCom 7708 0.18%
Jumpseller 7309 0.17%
Salesforce Commerce Cloud 5125 0.12%
Ikas 4844 0.11%

All Stores Distribution

Shopify holds 56.8% share of all Cloudflare e-commerce stores (3,195,470) , with Custom at 18.8% and WooCommerce at 18.3% (November 2025) .

Note: This broader distribution includes all stores with e-commerce indicators such as platform detection, shopping cart presence, or payment integration. This liberal approach may include some false positives (e.g., WooCommerce installations used for non-commercial purposes) but provides comprehensive market coverage for lead generation and competitive analysis.

Top 10 Platforms (All Stores)

Shopify 56.8%

3,195,470 stores

Custom 18.8%

1,060,118 stores

1,032,007 stores

108,793 stores

43,176 stores

40,819 stores

29,796 stores

22,503 stores

BASE 0.4%

19,922 stores

21,833 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (November 2025)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in Cloudflare
Platform Total Stores Percentage
Shopify 3195470 56.75%
Custom 1060118 18.83%
WooCommerce 1032007 18.33%
Nuvemshop 108793 1.93%
Big Cartel 43176 0.77%
BigCommerce 40819 0.72%
Magento 29796 0.53%
PrestaShop 22503 0.40%
BASE 19922 0.35%
OpenCart 21833 0.39%
1C-Bitrix 28244 0.50%
Lightspeed eCom 8541 0.15%
Jumpseller 8072 0.14%
Salesforce Commerce Cloud 6290 0.11%
Ikas 4854 0.09%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 29.5% of all stores (997,753 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (16.9%) and Food & Beverages (8.1%) .

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 29.5%

997,753 stores

Health & Beauty 16.9%

570,684 stores

Food & Beverages 8.1%

275,520 stores

Jewelry & Watches 6.6%

223,181 stores

Electronics & Technology 6.5%

221,326 stores

Home & Garden 5.7%

192,119 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 4.1%

137,299 stores

Vehicles & Parts 3.8%

127,722 stores

Arts & Entertainment 3.7%

125,158 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 3.4%

116,724 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Cloudflare store categories (November 2025)
Distribution of categories in Cloudflare e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 997753 29.48%
Health & Beauty 570684 16.86%
Food & Beverages 275520 8.14%
Jewelry & Watches 223181 6.59%
Electronics & Technology 221326 6.54%
Home & Garden 192119 5.68%
Furniture & Home Decor 137299 4.06%
Vehicles & Parts 127722 3.77%
Arts & Entertainment 125158 3.70%
Gifts & Special Occasions 116724 3.45%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 112516 3.32%
Pets & Pet Supplies 81678 2.41%
Business & Industrial 73647 2.18%
Tools & Hardware 68344 2.02%
Toys & Games 60935 1.80%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 25.1% among AI-verified physical stores (350,981 stores) , followed by American Express (14.4%) and MasterCard (13.1%) .

Base: 893,147 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 25.1%

350,981 stores

201,285 stores

182,461 stores

161,367 stores

96,142 stores

86,398 stores

76,758 stores

VISA 4.7%

65,545 stores

Bolt 2.9%

40,113 stores

JCB 2.4%

33,104 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Cloudflare payment providers (November 2025)
Distribution of payment providers in Cloudflare e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 350981 25.11%
American Express 201285 14.40%
MasterCard 182461 13.05%
Stripe Connect 161367 11.54%
Apple Pay 96142 6.88%
Klarna 86398 6.18%
Google Pay 76758 5.49%
VISA 65545 4.69%
Bolt 40113 2.87%
JCB 33104 2.37%
Amazon Pay 23140 1.66%
Boleto 23060 1.65%
Mercado Pago 20019 1.43%
Paddle 19532 1.40%
Bancontact 18110 1.30%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS leads with 19.7% among AI-verified physical stores (188,486 stores) , followed by USPS (19.6%) and DHL (16.3%) .

Base: 750,732 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (12.9% 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

UPS 19.7%

188,486 stores

USPS 19.6%

187,606 stores

DHL 16.3%

155,966 stores

FedEx 12.3%

117,719 stores

DPD 5.1%

48,833 stores

44,990 stores

36,129 stores

GLS 3.6%

34,357 stores

31,617 stores

20,648 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Cloudflare shipping carriers (November 2025)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Cloudflare e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 188486 19.69%
USPS 187606 19.60%
DHL 155966 16.29%
FedEx 117719 12.30%
DPD 48833 5.10%
Royal Mail 44990 4.70%
Correios 36129 3.77%
GLS 34357 3.59%
Australia Post 31617 3.30%
Canada Post 20648 2.16%
Estes 20530 2.14%
Hermes 19024 1.99%
PostNL 17793 1.86%
TNT 17541 1.83%
Colissimo 16171 1.69%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 1,403,308 new stores were launched in Cloudflare , with the highest activity in 2025-10 (161,845 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2025-10 11.5%

161,845 stores launched

2025-09 11.2%

157,233 stores launched

2025-08 11.7%

163,541 stores launched

2025-07 11.4%

159,932 stores launched

2025-06 9.4%

132,510 stores launched

2025-05 9.3%

130,206 stores launched

2025-04 8.0%

112,252 stores launched

2025-03 7.5%

104,581 stores launched

2025-02 6.2%

86,826 stores launched

2025-01 6.1%

85,676 stores launched

2024-12 5.3%

74,855 stores launched

2024-11 2.4%

33,851 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Cloudflare (November 2025)
Monthly store launches in Cloudflare over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2025-10 161845 11.53%
2025-09 157233 11.20%
2025-08 163541 11.65%
2025-07 159932 11.40%
2025-06 132510 9.44%
2025-05 130206 9.28%
2025-04 112252 8.00%
2025-03 104581 7.45%
2025-02 86826 6.19%
2025-01 85676 6.11%
2024-12 74855 5.33%
2024-11 33851 2.41%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 4,354,285 active stores in Cloudflare are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2025 (1,298,367 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2025 29.8%

1,298,367 active stores

2024 12.9%

562,838 active stores

2023 8.3%

361,697 active stores

2022 6.3%

274,818 active stores

2021 6.7%

290,148 active stores

2020 6.3%

274,260 active stores

2019 3.9%

170,304 active stores

2018 4.0%

172,894 active stores

2017 3.3%

141,866 active stores

2016 1.9%

84,750 active stores

2015 1.7%

74,156 active stores

2014 1.8%

77,483 active stores

2013 2.3%

98,387 active stores

2012 1.3%

57,913 active stores

2011 1.4%

62,653 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Cloudflare by original launch year (November 2025)
Active stores in Cloudflare by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2025 1298367 29.82%
2024 562838 12.93%
2023 361697 8.31%
2022 274818 6.31%
2021 290148 6.66%
2020 274260 6.30%
2019 170304 3.91%
2018 172894 3.97%
2017 141866 3.26%
2016 84750 1.95%
2015 74156 1.70%
2014 77483 1.78%
2013 98387 2.26%
2012 57913 1.33%
2011 62653 1.44%
2010 47958 1.10%
2009 42328 0.97%
2008 34540 0.79%
2007 32018 0.74%
2006 23508 0.54%
2005 21305 0.49%
2004 27981 0.64%
2003 22158 0.51%
2002 20006 0.46%
2001 23620 0.54%
2000 18281 0.42%
1999 15494 0.36%
1998 10738 0.25%
1997 6230 0.14%
1996 4457 0.10%
1995 1129 0.03%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 31.6% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (2,157,990 stores) , followed by Facebook (27.3%) and YouTube (9.7%) .

Base: 3,316,266 stores with any detectable social profile (56.9% 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

Instagram 31.6%

2,157,990 stores

Facebook 27.3%

1,865,116 stores

YouTube 9.7%

658,655 stores

TikTok 9.1%

618,086 stores

Twitter 6.9%

471,786 stores

Pinterest 6.0%

407,519 stores

X 3.5%

240,707 stores

LinkedIn 3.3%

226,382 stores

WhatsApp 2.4%

161,841 stores

Vimeo 0.2%

14,546 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Cloudflare (November 2025)
Distribution of social media platforms in Cloudflare e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 2157990 31.63%
Facebook 1865116 27.34%
YouTube 658655 9.65%
TikTok 618086 9.06%
Twitter 471786 6.92%
Pinterest 407519 5.97%
X 240707 3.53%
LinkedIn 226382 3.32%
WhatsApp 161841 2.37%
Vimeo 14546 0.21%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 40.7% (1,284,555 AI-verified stores) , followed by United Kingdom (8.7%) and India (5.1%) .

Base: 3,152,575 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

1,284,555 AI-verified stores

274,295 AI-verified stores

India 5.1%

161,779 AI-verified stores

150,227 AI-verified stores

147,407 AI-verified stores

130,653 AI-verified stores

128,789 AI-verified stores

98,465 AI-verified stores

Japan 2.9%

91,027 AI-verified stores

90,415 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Cloudflare (November 2025)
Geographic distribution of stores using Cloudflare
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 1284555 40.75%
United Kingdom 274295 8.70%
India 161779 5.13%
Canada 150227 4.77%
Australia 147407 4.68%
Brazil 130653 4.14%
France 128789 4.09%
Germany 98465 3.12%
Japan 91027 2.89%
Turkey 90415 2.87%
Netherlands 83706 2.66%
Spain 77637 2.46%
Italy 72274 2.29%
Russia 66268 2.10%
China 59353 1.88%
Mexico 53199 1.69%
Pakistan 53147 1.69%
Argentina 47260 1.50%
Iran 44329 1.41%
Colombia 37790 1.20%

Dataset Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 5.8m 100.00%
Emails 2.1m 36.56%
Phones 805.9k 13.82%
Ecommerce platform 5.8m 99.44%
Couriers 750.7k 12.88%
Payment Providers 893.1k 15.32%
Categories 3.9m 66.75%
Social Media 3.3m 56.88%

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