Cloudflare Technology Adoption in E-commerce

Discover 4.0m verified e-commerce stores using Cloudflare. Analyze technology adoption, market trends, integration patterns, and business insights.

Detected across 5.0m domains. 4.0m verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: April 2026

4.0m verified active stores out of 5.0m detected · 80.0% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify leads with 65.9% of stores with physical delivery (2,543,174 stores) , followed by Custom (14.1%) and WooCommerce (12.3%) .

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 65.9%

2,543,174 stores

Custom 14.1%

543,086 stores

472,935 stores

111,596 stores

34,502 stores

28,555 stores

23,447 stores

21,630 stores

BASE 0.5%

20,519 stores

16,583 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 Cloudflare
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 2543174 65.90%
Custom 543086 14.07%
WooCommerce 472935 12.26%
Nuvemshop 111596 2.89%
BigCommerce 34502 0.89%
Magento 28555 0.74%
Big Cartel 23447 0.61%
PrestaShop 21630 0.56%
BASE 20519 0.53%
OpenCart 16583 0.43%
Cafe24 10339 0.27%
Ticimax 9673 0.25%
Ideasoft 8422 0.22%
Zid 7302 0.19%
Lightspeed eCom 7155 0.19%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 22.9% of all stores (795,944 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (18.5%) and Food & Beverages (9.4%) .

Base: 3,476,915 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (86.3% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 22.9%

795,944 stores

Health & Beauty 18.5%

643,826 stores

Food & Beverages 9.4%

326,684 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 8.5%

296,277 stores

Home & Garden 5.8%

201,878 stores

Toys & Games 5.4%

186,121 stores

Jewelry & Watches 4.9%

170,481 stores

Arts & Entertainment 4.7%

164,525 stores

Electronics & Technology 4.1%

142,584 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 4.1%

142,462 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Cloudflare store categories (March 2026)
Distribution of categories in Cloudflare e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 795944 22.89%
Health & Beauty 643826 18.52%
Food & Beverages 326684 9.40%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 296277 8.52%
Home & Garden 201878 5.81%
Toys & Games 186121 5.35%
Jewelry & Watches 170481 4.90%
Arts & Entertainment 164525 4.73%
Electronics & Technology 142584 4.10%
Gifts & Special Occasions 142462 4.10%
Vehicles & Parts 93445 2.69%
Furniture & Home Decor 93020 2.68%
Tools & Hardware 88654 2.55%
Business & Industrial 81241 2.34%
Pets & Pet Supplies 49773 1.43%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 25.3% among AI-verified physical stores (361,207 stores) , followed by American Express (13.5%) and MasterCard (12.2%) .

Base: 863,707 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (17.1% 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 25.3%

361,207 stores

192,893 stores

173,648 stores

140,519 stores

107,776 stores

96,265 stores

84,998 stores

VISA 4.7%

67,374 stores

39,211 stores

39,066 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Cloudflare payment providers (March 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Cloudflare e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 361207 25.29%
American Express 192893 13.50%
MasterCard 173648 12.16%
Stripe Connect 140519 9.84%
Apple Pay 107776 7.54%
Klarna 96265 6.74%
Google Pay 84998 5.95%
VISA 67374 4.72%
Mercado Pago 39211 2.74%
Boleto 39066 2.73%
Bolt 35309 2.47%
JCB 31061 2.17%
Amazon Pay 25100 1.76%
Bancontact 19592 1.37%
iDEAL 14457 1.01%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS leads with 20.2% among AI-verified physical stores (205,347 stores) , followed by USPS (19.5%) and DHL (16.4%) .

Base: 753,008 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (14.9% 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 20.2%

205,347 stores

USPS 19.5%

198,216 stores

DHL 16.4%

167,285 stores

FedEx 12.9%

130,824 stores

DPD 5.3%

53,882 stores

48,261 stores

36,764 stores

GLS 3.5%

35,911 stores

32,860 stores

20,846 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Cloudflare shipping carriers (March 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Cloudflare e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 205347 20.18%
USPS 198216 19.48%
DHL 167285 16.44%
FedEx 130824 12.85%
DPD 53882 5.29%
Royal Mail 48261 4.74%
Correios 36764 3.61%
GLS 35911 3.53%
Australia Post 32860 3.23%
Canada Post 20846 2.05%
Colissimo 18748 1.84%
PostNL 18325 1.80%
Estes 17742 1.74%
Hermes 17234 1.69%
TNT 15537 1.53%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 1,106,151 new stores were launched in Cloudflare , with the highest activity in 2026-02 (128,832 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-02 11.6%

128,832 stores launched

2026-01 13.9%

153,277 stores launched

2025-12 11.5%

127,455 stores launched

2025-11 10.0%

110,997 stores launched

2025-10 9.3%

103,140 stores launched

2025-09 8.2%

90,235 stores launched

2025-08 8.1%

89,769 stores launched

2025-07 7.6%

84,273 stores launched

2025-06 7.0%

77,572 stores launched

2025-05 6.5%

71,543 stores launched

2025-04 5.9%

65,222 stores launched

2025-03 0.3%

3,836 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Cloudflare (March 2026)
Monthly store launches in Cloudflare over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-02 128832 11.65%
2026-01 153277 13.86%
2025-12 127455 11.52%
2025-11 110997 10.03%
2025-10 103140 9.32%
2025-09 90235 8.16%
2025-08 89769 8.12%
2025-07 84273 7.62%
2025-06 77572 7.01%
2025-05 71543 6.47%
2025-04 65222 5.90%
2025-03 3836 0.35%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 3,936,364 active stores in Cloudflare are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (283,484 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 7.2%

283,484 active stores

2025 24.7%

973,509 active stores

2024 11.7%

459,460 active stores

2023 8.1%

318,588 active stores

2022 6.3%

249,733 active stores

2021 6.7%

263,585 active stores

2020 6.4%

253,330 active stores

2019 4.0%

156,286 active stores

2018 4.0%

156,035 active stores

2017 3.3%

131,772 active stores

2016 1.8%

72,491 active stores

2015 1.6%

64,707 active stores

2014 1.7%

67,562 active stores

2013 2.1%

83,598 active stores

2012 1.2%

49,188 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Cloudflare by original launch year (March 2026)
Active stores in Cloudflare by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 283484 7.20%
2025 973509 24.73%
2024 459460 11.67%
2023 318588 8.09%
2022 249733 6.34%
2021 263585 6.70%
2020 253330 6.44%
2019 156286 3.97%
2018 156035 3.96%
2017 131772 3.35%
2016 72491 1.84%
2015 64707 1.64%
2014 67562 1.72%
2013 83598 2.12%
2012 49188 1.25%
2011 51532 1.31%
2010 40536 1.03%
2009 36216 0.92%
2008 29181 0.74%
2007 26555 0.67%
2006 20232 0.51%
2005 18613 0.47%
2004 24074 0.61%
2003 19488 0.50%
2002 17232 0.44%
2001 20165 0.51%
2000 15870 0.40%
1999 13582 0.35%
1998 9335 0.24%
1997 5478 0.14%
1996 3941 0.10%
1995 1006 0.03%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 32.6% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (2,118,769 stores) , followed by Facebook (27.4%) and YouTube (10.1%) .

Base: 3,053,731 stores with any detectable social profile (60.6% 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 32.6%

2,118,769 stores

Facebook 27.4%

1,778,577 stores

YouTube 10.1%

656,985 stores

TikTok 9.9%

642,196 stores

Twitter 6.9%

446,663 stores

Pinterest 6.1%

394,513 stores

LinkedIn 2.9%

186,431 stores

X 2.2%

144,320 stores

WhatsApp 1.8%

118,348 stores

Vimeo 0.2%

14,988 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Cloudflare (March 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Cloudflare e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 2118769 32.59%
Facebook 1778577 27.36%
YouTube 656985 10.10%
TikTok 642196 9.88%
Twitter 446663 6.87%
Pinterest 394513 6.07%
LinkedIn 186431 2.87%
X 144320 2.22%
WhatsApp 118348 1.82%
Vimeo 14988 0.23%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 42.4% (1,281,757 AI-verified stores) , followed by United Kingdom (8.6%) and India (4.8%) .

Base: 3,025,118 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

1,281,757 AI-verified stores

261,288 AI-verified stores

India 4.8%

144,647 AI-verified stores

144,534 AI-verified stores

143,269 AI-verified stores

135,410 AI-verified stores

128,300 AI-verified stores

120,112 AI-verified stores

Japan 2.7%

82,611 AI-verified stores

82,084 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Cloudflare (March 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Cloudflare
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 1281757 42.37%
United Kingdom 261288 8.64%
India 144647 4.78%
Canada 144534 4.78%
Australia 143269 4.74%
Germany 135410 4.48%
France 128300 4.24%
Brazil 120112 3.97%
Japan 82611 2.73%
Netherlands 82084 2.71%
Italy 73364 2.43%
Turkey 73004 2.41%
Spain 65622 2.17%
Argentina 49911 1.65%
Mexico 45676 1.51%
Pakistan 44360 1.47%
China 42960 1.42%
Russia 40553 1.34%
Hong Kong 34971 1.16%
Poland 30685 1.01%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 5.0m 100.00%
Emails 2.1m 40.79%
Phones 736.1k 14.61%
Ecommerce platform 5.0m 99.33%
Couriers 753.0k 14.95%
Payment Providers 863.7k 17.15%
Categories 3.7m 72.65%
Social Media 3.1m 60.62%

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 Cloudflare e-commerce intelligence?

We track 4.0m verified Cloudflare 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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