Cloudflare Browser Insights Technology Adoption in E-commerce

Discover 867.6k verified e-commerce stores using Cloudflare Browser Insights. Analyze technology adoption, market trends, integration patterns, and business insights.

Detected across 1.2m domains. 867.6k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: May 2026

867.6k verified active stores out of 1.2m detected · 71.8% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 39.1% of stores with physical delivery (324,013 stores) , followed by Custom (33.8%) and Nuvemshop (13.4%) .

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)

324,013 stores

Custom 33.8%

280,349 stores

111,167 stores

27,441 stores

19,277 stores

14,708 stores

13,106 stores

10,371 stores

9,783 stores

3,836 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 Browser Insights
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 324013 39.11%
Custom 280349 33.84%
Nuvemshop 111167 13.42%
Big Cartel 27441 3.31%
Magento 19277 2.33%
Shopify 14708 1.78%
PrestaShop 13106 1.58%
OpenCart 10371 1.25%
Ticimax 9783 1.18%
Shoplazza, Shoplaza 3836 0.46%
Shoplaza, Shoplazza 3715 0.45%
Volusion 3310 0.40%
Quickbutik 3018 0.36%
Lightspeed eCom 2500 0.30%
Zid 1950 0.24%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 22.0% of all stores (165,220 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (15.0%) and Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear (8.4%) .

Base: 751,947 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (86.7% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 22.0%

165,220 stores

Health & Beauty 15.0%

112,663 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 8.4%

63,191 stores

Food & Beverages 7.9%

59,695 stores

Home & Garden 7.3%

54,851 stores

Electronics & Technology 6.0%

45,232 stores

Toys & Games 5.6%

41,985 stores

Vehicles & Parts 4.5%

33,714 stores

Arts & Entertainment 4.4%

32,919 stores

Jewelry & Watches 3.9%

29,050 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Cloudflare Browser Insights store categories (April 2026)
Distribution of categories in Cloudflare Browser Insights e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 165220 21.97%
Health & Beauty 112663 14.98%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 63191 8.40%
Food & Beverages 59695 7.94%
Home & Garden 54851 7.29%
Electronics & Technology 45232 6.02%
Toys & Games 41985 5.58%
Vehicles & Parts 33714 4.48%
Arts & Entertainment 32919 4.38%
Jewelry & Watches 29050 3.86%
Furniture & Home Decor 28459 3.78%
Gifts & Special Occasions 27009 3.59%
Tools & Hardware 25695 3.42%
Business & Industrial 20210 2.69%
Books & Media 12054 1.60%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 28.6% among AI-verified physical stores (122,660 stores) , followed by MasterCard (13.0%) and Stripe Connect (10.6%) .

Base: 306,599 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (25.4% 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 28.6%

122,660 stores

56,005 stores

45,452 stores

43,125 stores

31,617 stores

30,772 stores

18,833 stores

VISA 4.2%

18,125 stores

18,011 stores

Bolt 2.8%

12,030 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Cloudflare Browser Insights payment providers (April 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Cloudflare Browser Insights e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 122660 28.56%
MasterCard 56005 13.04%
Stripe Connect 45452 10.58%
American Express 43125 10.04%
Boleto 31617 7.36%
Mercado Pago 30772 7.16%
Apple Pay 18833 4.38%
VISA 18125 4.22%
Klarna 18011 4.19%
Bolt 12030 2.80%
Google Pay 12025 2.80%
JCB 10386 2.42%
BitCoin 4550 1.06%
Bancontact 2989 0.70%
AliPay 2945 0.69%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

USPS leads with 18.3% among AI-verified physical stores (53,046 stores) , followed by UPS (18.0%) and DHL (15.6%) .

Base: 203,633 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (16.9% 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

USPS 18.3%

53,046 stores

UPS 18.0%

51,989 stores

DHL 15.6%

45,284 stores

FedEx 14.8%

42,945 stores

23,161 stores

DPD 4.4%

12,806 stores

4PX 4.3%

12,427 stores

GLS 3.2%

9,341 stores

Estes 2.9%

8,281 stores

7,601 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Cloudflare Browser Insights shipping carriers (April 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Cloudflare Browser Insights e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
USPS 53046 18.32%
UPS 51989 17.96%
DHL 45284 15.64%
FedEx 42945 14.83%
Correios 23161 8.00%
DPD 12806 4.42%
4PX 12427 4.29%
GLS 9341 3.23%
Estes 8281 2.86%
Royal Mail 7601 2.63%
TNT 6320 2.18%
Hermes 5856 2.02%
Speedy 3676 1.27%
Canada Post 3657 1.26%
PostNL 3112 1.07%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 342,979 new stores were launched in Cloudflare Browser Insights , with the highest activity in 2026-03 (66,921 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-03 19.5%

66,921 stores launched

2026-02 8.4%

28,729 stores launched

2026-01 12.6%

43,169 stores launched

2025-12 11.1%

38,127 stores launched

2025-11 9.0%

30,870 stores launched

2025-10 7.6%

26,047 stores launched

2025-09 6.9%

23,783 stores launched

2025-08 6.1%

20,870 stores launched

2025-07 6.1%

20,997 stores launched

2025-06 6.0%

20,734 stores launched

2025-05 4.4%

15,094 stores launched

2025-04 2.2%

7,638 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Cloudflare Browser Insights (April 2026)
Monthly store launches in Cloudflare Browser Insights over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-03 66921 19.51%
2026-02 28729 8.38%
2026-01 43169 12.59%
2025-12 38127 11.12%
2025-11 30870 9.00%
2025-10 26047 7.59%
2025-09 23783 6.93%
2025-08 20870 6.08%
2025-07 20997 6.12%
2025-06 20734 6.05%
2025-05 15094 4.40%
2025-04 7638 2.23%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 856,142 active stores in Cloudflare Browser Insights are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (140,220 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 16.4%

140,220 active stores

2025 27.6%

236,317 active stores

2024 9.7%

83,207 active stores

2023 5.9%

50,300 active stores

2022 4.7%

40,426 active stores

2021 5.4%

46,544 active stores

2020 5.1%

43,475 active stores

2019 3.2%

27,661 active stores

2018 3.2%

27,171 active stores

2017 2.9%

25,008 active stores

2016 1.6%

14,112 active stores

2015 1.4%

12,185 active stores

2014 1.5%

13,042 active stores

2013 1.9%

16,507 active stores

2012 1.2%

10,497 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Cloudflare Browser Insights by original launch year (April 2026)
Active stores in Cloudflare Browser Insights by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 140220 16.38%
2025 236317 27.60%
2024 83207 9.72%
2023 50300 5.88%
2022 40426 4.72%
2021 46544 5.44%
2020 43475 5.08%
2019 27661 3.23%
2018 27171 3.17%
2017 25008 2.92%
2016 14112 1.65%
2015 12185 1.42%
2014 13042 1.52%
2013 16507 1.93%
2012 10497 1.23%
2011 9970 1.16%
2010 8539 1.00%
2009 7989 0.93%
2008 6169 0.72%
2007 5621 0.66%
2006 4223 0.49%
2005 3686 0.43%
2004 4175 0.49%
2003 3641 0.43%
2002 3109 0.36%
2001 3649 0.43%
2000 3005 0.35%
1999 2387 0.28%
1998 1613 0.19%
1997 947 0.11%
1996 606 0.07%
1995 141 0.02%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 29.8% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (343,139 stores) , followed by Facebook (27.4%) and YouTube (9.6%) .

Base: 639,807 stores with any detectable social profile (52.9% 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 29.8%

343,139 stores

Facebook 27.4%

315,413 stores

YouTube 9.6%

110,124 stores

Twitter 8.5%

97,511 stores

TikTok 7.0%

80,263 stores

Pinterest 6.3%

72,226 stores

LinkedIn 4.2%

48,500 stores

WhatsApp 3.9%

45,117 stores

X 2.7%

30,933 stores

Reddit 0.7%

7,642 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Cloudflare Browser Insights (April 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Cloudflare Browser Insights e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 343139 29.82%
Facebook 315413 27.41%
YouTube 110124 9.57%
Twitter 97511 8.47%
TikTok 80263 6.97%
Pinterest 72226 6.28%
LinkedIn 48500 4.21%
WhatsApp 45117 3.92%
X 30933 2.69%
Reddit 7642 0.66%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 32.5% (188,041 AI-verified stores) , followed by Brazil (13.7%) and Argentina (7.1%) .

Base: 577,916 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

188,041 AI-verified stores

Brazil 13.7%

79,233 AI-verified stores

40,907 AI-verified stores

36,754 AI-verified stores

30,521 AI-verified stores

27,106 AI-verified stores

20,737 AI-verified stores

17,012 AI-verified stores

14,968 AI-verified stores

Italy 2.5%

14,172 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Cloudflare Browser Insights (April 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Cloudflare Browser Insights
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 188041 32.54%
Brazil 79233 13.71%
Argentina 40907 7.08%
United Kingdom 36754 6.36%
Turkey 30521 5.28%
Germany 27106 4.69%
France 20737 3.59%
Indonesia 17012 2.94%
Russia 14968 2.59%
Italy 14172 2.45%
India 13278 2.30%
Spain 12888 2.23%
Canada 11805 2.04%
China 11481 1.99%
Vietnam 11321 1.96%
Australia 10903 1.89%
Netherlands 10146 1.76%
Poland 9906 1.71%
Japan 8428 1.46%
Taiwan 8309 1.44%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 1.2m 100.00%
Emails 122.6k 10.14%
Phones 198.2k 16.40%
Ecommerce platform 1.2m 98.43%
Couriers 203.6k 16.85%
Payment Providers 306.6k 25.37%
Categories 797.8k 66.02%
Social Media 639.8k 52.95%

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 Browser Insights e-commerce intelligence?

We track 867.6k verified Cloudflare Browser Insights 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.

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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 →

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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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