Express Technology Adoption in E-commerce

Discover 19.6k verified e-commerce stores using Express. Analyze technology adoption, market trends, integration patterns, and business insights.

Detected across 21.7k domains. 19.6k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: April 2026

19.6k verified active stores out of 21.7k detected · 90.0% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Custom leads with 41.2% of stores with physical delivery (7,992 stores) , followed by EasyStore (25.5%) and GetBazaar (21.2%) .

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)

Custom 41.2%

7,992 stores

4,951 stores

4,114 stores

734 stores

565 stores

259 stores

185 stores

144 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 Express
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Custom 7992 41.22%
EasyStore 4951 25.53%
GetBazaar 4114 21.22%
Tiendanegocio 734 3.79%
Shopify 565 2.91%
MeepShop 259 1.34%
Storeino 185 0.95%
E37 Triton 144 0.74%
Store.link E-commerce Platform 127 0.65%
Nexaseller E-commerce Platform 76 0.39%
SAP Commerce Cloud 75 0.39%
BigCommerce 64 0.33%
Drubbit 41 0.21%
WooCommerce 32 0.17%
Magento 31 0.16%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 31.8% of all stores (5,370 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (15.7%) and Food & Beverages (10.5%) .

Base: 16,901 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (86.4% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 31.8%

5,370 stores

Health & Beauty 15.7%

2,651 stores

Food & Beverages 10.5%

1,769 stores

Jewelry & Watches 7.7%

1,296 stores

Home & Garden 6.8%

1,154 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 4.0%

678 stores

Electronics & Technology 4.0%

676 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 3.6%

616 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 2.7%

461 stores

Toys & Games 2.6%

438 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Express store categories (March 2026)
Distribution of categories in Express e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 5370 31.77%
Health & Beauty 2651 15.69%
Food & Beverages 1769 10.47%
Jewelry & Watches 1296 7.67%
Home & Garden 1154 6.83%
Gifts & Special Occasions 678 4.01%
Electronics & Technology 676 4.00%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 616 3.64%
Furniture & Home Decor 461 2.73%
Toys & Games 438 2.59%
Arts & Entertainment 437 2.59%
Tools & Hardware 392 2.32%
Business & Industrial 369 2.18%
Vehicles & Parts 347 2.05%
Office Supplies 247 1.46%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 16.6% among AI-verified physical stores (429 stores) , followed by Stripe Connect (14.8%) and American Express (13.8%) .

Base: 1,517 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (7.0% 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 16.6%

429 stores

383 stores

355 stores

336 stores

210 stores

186 stores

JCB 6.1%

158 stores

134 stores

VISA 5.1%

132 stores

SEPA 2.8%

73 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Express payment providers (March 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Express e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 429 16.63%
Stripe Connect 383 14.84%
American Express 355 13.76%
MasterCard 336 13.02%
Klarna 210 8.14%
Apple Pay 186 7.21%
JCB 158 6.12%
Google Pay 134 5.19%
VISA 132 5.12%
SEPA 73 2.83%
Adyen 63 2.44%
Bolt 53 2.05%
Amazon Pay 29 1.12%
PayU 22 0.85%
Braintree 17 0.66%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

FedEx leads with 22.5% among AI-verified physical stores (376 stores) , followed by DHL (15.2%) and USPS (13.4%) .

Base: 1,348 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (6.2% 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

FedEx 22.5%

376 stores

DHL 15.2%

255 stores

USPS 13.4%

225 stores

UPS 9.6%

160 stores

139 stores

DPD 6.9%

116 stores

83 stores

GLS 4.1%

68 stores

56 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Express shipping carriers (March 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Express e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
FedEx 376 22.46%
DHL 255 15.23%
USPS 225 13.44%
UPS 160 9.56%
Royal Mail 139 8.30%
DPD 116 6.93%
СДЭК 83 4.96%
GLS 68 4.06%
Colissimo 56 3.35%
Почта России 53 3.17%
PostNord 41 2.45%
La Poste 37 2.21%
Hermes 25 1.49%
Speedy 24 1.43%
Delhivery 16 0.96%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 5,379 new stores were launched in Express , with the highest activity in 2026-02 (691 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-02 12.8%

691 stores launched

2026-01 11.9%

640 stores launched

2025-12 10.1%

543 stores launched

2025-11 8.6%

461 stores launched

2025-10 7.3%

394 stores launched

2025-09 8.7%

470 stores launched

2025-08 7.3%

395 stores launched

2025-07 8.5%

459 stores launched

2025-06 8.0%

430 stores launched

2025-05 8.5%

459 stores launched

2025-04 7.9%

423 stores launched

2025-03 0.3%

14 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Express (March 2026)
Monthly store launches in Express over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-02 691 12.85%
2026-01 640 11.90%
2025-12 543 10.09%
2025-11 461 8.57%
2025-10 394 7.32%
2025-09 470 8.74%
2025-08 395 7.34%
2025-07 459 8.53%
2025-06 430 7.99%
2025-05 459 8.53%
2025-04 423 7.86%
2025-03 14 0.26%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 19,488 active stores in Express are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (1,343 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 6.9%

1,343 active stores

2025 25.2%

4,914 active stores

2024 13.3%

2,601 active stores

2023 9.0%

1,751 active stores

2022 7.1%

1,375 active stores

2021 9.0%

1,762 active stores

2020 6.6%

1,278 active stores

2019 4.3%

830 active stores

2018 3.2%

630 active stores

2017 2.9%

559 active stores

2016 1.5%

301 active stores

2015 1.2%

242 active stores

2014 1.2%

237 active stores

2013 1.5%

300 active stores

2012 0.8%

164 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Express by original launch year (March 2026)
Active stores in Express by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 1343 6.89%
2025 4914 25.22%
2024 2601 13.35%
2023 1751 8.99%
2022 1375 7.06%
2021 1762 9.04%
2020 1278 6.56%
2019 830 4.26%
2018 630 3.23%
2017 559 2.87%
2016 301 1.54%
2015 242 1.24%
2014 237 1.22%
2013 300 1.54%
2012 164 0.84%
2011 163 0.84%
2010 107 0.55%
2009 105 0.54%
2008 111 0.57%
2007 87 0.45%
2006 55 0.28%
2005 70 0.36%
2004 83 0.43%
2003 70 0.36%
2002 53 0.27%
2001 75 0.38%
2000 68 0.35%
1999 43 0.22%
1998 50 0.26%
1997 25 0.13%
1996 21 0.11%
1995 15 0.08%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 38.2% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (13,827 stores) , followed by Facebook (36.0%) and YouTube (9.0%) .

Base: 16,059 stores with any detectable social profile (74.0% 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 38.2%

13,827 stores

Facebook 36.0%

13,021 stores

YouTube 9.0%

3,260 stores

TikTok 5.4%

1,964 stores

Twitter 4.1%

1,476 stores

Pinterest 2.4%

862 stores

LinkedIn 1.9%

670 stores

WhatsApp 1.8%

647 stores

X 0.7%

249 stores

Vimeo 0.6%

233 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Express (March 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Express e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 13827 38.19%
Facebook 13021 35.96%
YouTube 3260 9.00%
TikTok 1964 5.42%
Twitter 1476 4.08%
Pinterest 862 2.38%
LinkedIn 670 1.85%
WhatsApp 647 1.79%
X 249 0.69%
Vimeo 233 0.64%

Geographic Distribution

India leads with 38.4% (5,839 AI-verified stores) , followed by Taiwan (16.3%) and Malaysia (12.2%) .

Base: 15,195 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

India 38.4%

5,839 AI-verified stores

Taiwan 16.3%

2,480 AI-verified stores

1,850 AI-verified stores

1,297 AI-verified stores

783 AI-verified stores

658 AI-verified stores

334 AI-verified stores

241 AI-verified stores

227 AI-verified stores

214 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Express (March 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Express
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
India 5839 38.43%
Taiwan 2480 16.32%
Malaysia 1850 12.18%
United States 1297 8.54%
Argentina 783 5.15%
Russia 658 4.33%
Germany 334 2.20%
Brazil 241 1.59%
France 227 1.49%
United Kingdom 214 1.41%
Morocco 167 1.10%
Bangladesh 162 1.07%
Singapore 142 0.93%
Japan 128 0.84%
Turkey 125 0.82%
Poland 118 0.78%
Canada 116 0.76%
Vietnam 111 0.73%
Italy 105 0.69%
Czechia 98 0.64%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 21.7k 100.00%
Emails 8.7k 39.86%
Phones 3.5k 16.00%
Ecommerce platform 21.3k 98.05%
Couriers 1.3k 6.21%
Payment Providers 1.5k 6.99%
Categories 17.5k 80.57%
Social Media 16.1k 73.96%

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 Express e-commerce intelligence?

We track 19.6k verified Express 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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