Cloudflare Technology Adoption in E-commerce

Discover 4.1m verified e-commerce stores using Cloudflare. Analyze technology adoption, market trends, integration patterns, and business insights.

Detected across 5.1m domains. 4.1m verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: May 2026

4.1m verified active stores out of 5.1m detected · 79.9% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify leads with 64.6% of stores with physical delivery (2,526,642 stores) , followed by Custom (14.4%) and WooCommerce (13.0%) .

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 64.6%

2,526,642 stores

Custom 14.4%

563,188 stores

507,967 stores

117,300 stores

34,491 stores

29,035 stores

27,449 stores

22,179 stores

BASE 0.5%

20,985 stores

17,008 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 Cloudflare
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 2526642 64.63%
Custom 563188 14.41%
WooCommerce 507967 12.99%
Nuvemshop 117300 3.00%
BigCommerce 34491 0.88%
Magento 29035 0.74%
Big Cartel 27449 0.70%
PrestaShop 22179 0.57%
BASE 20985 0.54%
OpenCart 17008 0.44%
Cafe24 10628 0.27%
Ticimax 9788 0.25%
Ideasoft 8106 0.21%
Lightspeed eCom 7496 0.19%
Zid 7318 0.19%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 22.8% of all stores (804,050 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (18.4%) and Food & Beverages (9.3%) .

Base: 3,524,209 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 22.8%

804,050 stores

Health & Beauty 18.4%

648,190 stores

Food & Beverages 9.3%

329,398 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 8.6%

301,684 stores

Home & Garden 5.8%

205,936 stores

Toys & Games 5.4%

190,093 stores

Jewelry & Watches 4.9%

172,150 stores

Arts & Entertainment 4.8%

168,115 stores

Electronics & Technology 4.1%

144,416 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 4.1%

143,272 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Cloudflare store categories (April 2026)
Distribution of categories in Cloudflare e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 804050 22.82%
Health & Beauty 648190 18.39%
Food & Beverages 329398 9.35%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 301684 8.56%
Home & Garden 205936 5.84%
Toys & Games 190093 5.39%
Jewelry & Watches 172150 4.88%
Arts & Entertainment 168115 4.77%
Electronics & Technology 144416 4.10%
Gifts & Special Occasions 143272 4.07%
Vehicles & Parts 95983 2.72%
Furniture & Home Decor 95704 2.72%
Tools & Hardware 91253 2.59%
Business & Industrial 83082 2.36%
Pets & Pet Supplies 50883 1.44%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 27.2% among AI-verified physical stores (233,028 stores) , followed by MasterCard (13.1%) and American Express (11.5%) .

Base: 609,875 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (11.9% 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 27.2%

233,028 stores

112,007 stores

98,465 stores

83,942 stores

52,138 stores

46,983 stores

VISA 5.0%

42,995 stores

37,999 stores

35,328 stores

35,145 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Cloudflare payment providers (April 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Cloudflare e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 233028 27.17%
MasterCard 112007 13.06%
American Express 98465 11.48%
Stripe Connect 83942 9.79%
Klarna 52138 6.08%
Apple Pay 46983 5.48%
VISA 42995 5.01%
Boleto 37999 4.43%
Mercado Pago 35328 4.12%
Google Pay 35145 4.10%
Bolt 26052 3.04%
JCB 21115 2.46%
Amazon Pay 12246 1.43%
Bancontact 11187 1.30%
iDEAL 8980 1.05%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS leads with 19.5% among AI-verified physical stores (111,477 stores) , followed by USPS (17.7%) and DHL (16.0%) .

Base: 451,637 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (8.8% 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 19.5%

111,477 stores

USPS 17.7%

100,669 stores

DHL 16.0%

91,476 stores

FedEx 13.6%

77,619 stores

DPD 5.6%

31,943 stores

31,821 stores

GLS 4.0%

22,576 stores

20,872 stores

4PX 2.6%

14,922 stores

12,581 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Cloudflare shipping carriers (April 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Cloudflare e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 111477 19.55%
USPS 100669 17.65%
DHL 91476 16.04%
FedEx 77619 13.61%
DPD 31943 5.60%
Correios 31821 5.58%
GLS 22576 3.96%
Royal Mail 20872 3.66%
4PX 14922 2.62%
Australia Post 12581 2.21%
Estes 12340 2.16%
TNT 11645 2.04%
PostNL 10877 1.91%
Hermes 10807 1.89%
Canada Post 8666 1.52%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 1,169,762 new stores were launched in Cloudflare , with the highest activity in 2026-03 (173,472 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-03 14.8%

173,472 stores launched

2026-02 10.1%

117,971 stores launched

2026-01 11.8%

137,862 stores launched

2025-12 9.9%

115,284 stores launched

2025-11 8.5%

99,017 stores launched

2025-10 8.0%

94,073 stores launched

2025-09 7.3%

85,713 stores launched

2025-08 7.3%

85,131 stores launched

2025-07 7.0%

81,375 stores launched

2025-06 6.5%

75,549 stores launched

2025-05 6.0%

69,615 stores launched

2025-04 3.0%

34,700 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Cloudflare (April 2026)
Monthly store launches in Cloudflare over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-03 173472 14.83%
2026-02 117971 10.09%
2026-01 137862 11.79%
2025-12 115284 9.86%
2025-11 99017 8.46%
2025-10 94073 8.04%
2025-09 85713 7.33%
2025-08 85131 7.28%
2025-07 81375 6.96%
2025-06 75549 6.46%
2025-05 69615 5.95%
2025-04 34700 2.97%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 3,995,527 active stores in Cloudflare are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (431,872 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 10.8%

431,872 active stores

2025 22.9%

915,202 active stores

2024 11.2%

449,473 active stores

2023 7.8%

313,235 active stores

2022 6.2%

245,818 active stores

2021 6.5%

259,584 active stores

2020 6.3%

249,951 active stores

2019 3.9%

154,540 active stores

2018 3.9%

154,457 active stores

2017 3.3%

130,597 active stores

2016 1.8%

72,362 active stores

2015 1.6%

64,560 active stores

2014 1.7%

67,260 active stores

2013 2.1%

83,180 active stores

2012 1.2%

49,330 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Cloudflare by original launch year (April 2026)
Active stores in Cloudflare by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 431872 10.81%
2025 915202 22.91%
2024 449473 11.25%
2023 313235 7.84%
2022 245818 6.15%
2021 259584 6.50%
2020 249951 6.26%
2019 154540 3.87%
2018 154457 3.87%
2017 130597 3.27%
2016 72362 1.81%
2015 64560 1.62%
2014 67260 1.68%
2013 83180 2.08%
2012 49330 1.23%
2011 51337 1.28%
2010 40618 1.02%
2009 36351 0.91%
2008 29313 0.73%
2007 26644 0.67%
2006 20284 0.51%
2005 18694 0.47%
2004 24097 0.60%
2003 19587 0.49%
2002 17332 0.43%
2001 20269 0.51%
2000 15988 0.40%
1999 13699 0.34%
1998 9409 0.24%
1997 5506 0.14%
1996 3973 0.10%
1995 1005 0.03%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 32.6% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (2,122,637 stores) , followed by Facebook (27.3%) and YouTube (10.1%) .

Base: 3,070,389 stores with any detectable social profile (60.0% 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 32.6%

2,122,637 stores

Facebook 27.3%

1,781,474 stores

YouTube 10.1%

659,001 stores

TikTok 9.9%

642,459 stores

Twitter 6.9%

446,592 stores

Pinterest 6.1%

395,654 stores

LinkedIn 2.9%

187,533 stores

X 2.2%

145,787 stores

WhatsApp 1.9%

121,606 stores

Vimeo 0.2%

14,869 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Cloudflare (April 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Cloudflare e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 2122637 32.57%
Facebook 1781474 27.33%
YouTube 659001 10.11%
TikTok 642459 9.86%
Twitter 446592 6.85%
Pinterest 395654 6.07%
LinkedIn 187533 2.88%
X 145787 2.24%
WhatsApp 121606 1.87%
Vimeo 14869 0.23%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 42.3% (1,296,272 AI-verified stores) , followed by United Kingdom (8.5%) and Canada (4.8%) .

Base: 3,062,874 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

1,296,272 AI-verified stores

261,653 AI-verified stores

146,503 AI-verified stores

145,236 AI-verified stores

India 4.7%

142,935 AI-verified stores

139,780 AI-verified stores

132,594 AI-verified stores

123,611 AI-verified stores

Japan 2.8%

84,656 AI-verified stores

83,601 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Cloudflare (April 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Cloudflare
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 1296272 42.32%
United Kingdom 261653 8.54%
Canada 146503 4.78%
Australia 145236 4.74%
India 142935 4.67%
Germany 139780 4.56%
France 132594 4.33%
Brazil 123611 4.04%
Japan 84656 2.76%
Netherlands 83601 2.73%
Italy 74959 2.45%
Turkey 73705 2.41%
Spain 68347 2.23%
Argentina 49686 1.62%
Mexico 45783 1.49%
China 42247 1.38%
Pakistan 41830 1.37%
Russia 40647 1.33%
Hong Kong 36980 1.21%
Vietnam 31849 1.04%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 5.1m 100.00%
Emails 1.3m 24.67%
Phones 741.6k 14.50%
Ecommerce platform 5.1m 99.31%
Couriers 451.6k 8.83%
Payment Providers 609.9k 11.93%
Categories 3.7m 72.62%
Social Media 3.1m 60.05%

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 4.1m 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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