Google Analytics Technology Adoption in E-commerce

Discover 1.8m verified e-commerce stores using Google Analytics. Analyze technology adoption, market trends, integration patterns, and business insights.

Detected across 3.2m domains. 1.8m verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: May 2026

1.8m verified active stores out of 3.2m detected · 56.6% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 41.8% of stores with physical delivery (666,721 stores) , followed by Custom (25.4%) and Shopify (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)

666,721 stores

Custom 25.4%

404,730 stores

Shopify 12.3%

196,631 stores

53,844 stores

52,849 stores

43,437 stores

28,877 stores

25,920 stores

23,601 stores

23,048 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 Google Analytics
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 666721 41.78%
Custom 404730 25.36%
Shopify 196631 12.32%
GoDaddy Online Store 53844 3.37%
PrestaShop 52849 3.31%
Nuvemshop 43437 2.72%
OpenCart 28877 1.81%
Squarespace Commerce 25920 1.62%
Shoptet 23601 1.48%
Cafe24 23048 1.44%
1C-Bitrix 18479 1.16%
BigCommerce 17909 1.12%
Magento 17021 1.07%
Loja Integrada 12269 0.77%
Wix eCommerce 10446 0.65%

Categories Distribution

Health & Beauty leads with 15.0% of all stores (244,781 stores) , followed by Clothing & Accessories (14.9%) and Food & Beverages (11.2%) .

Base: 1,628,673 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (88.6% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Health & Beauty 15.0%

244,781 stores

Clothing & Accessories 14.9%

243,411 stores

Food & Beverages 11.2%

182,633 stores

Home & Garden 8.4%

137,362 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 7.3%

118,609 stores

Electronics & Technology 5.9%

95,402 stores

Tools & Hardware 5.8%

93,882 stores

Business & Industrial 5.2%

84,172 stores

Arts & Entertainment 4.9%

79,937 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 4.3%

70,379 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Google Analytics store categories (April 2026)
Distribution of categories in Google Analytics e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Health & Beauty 244781 15.03%
Clothing & Accessories 243411 14.95%
Food & Beverages 182633 11.21%
Home & Garden 137362 8.43%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 118609 7.28%
Electronics & Technology 95402 5.86%
Tools & Hardware 93882 5.76%
Business & Industrial 84172 5.17%
Arts & Entertainment 79937 4.91%
Gifts & Special Occasions 70379 4.32%
Toys & Games 68431 4.20%
Vehicles & Parts 64338 3.95%
Jewelry & Watches 64183 3.94%
Furniture & Home Decor 56974 3.50%
Pets & Pet Supplies 24179 1.48%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 24.6% among AI-verified physical stores (194,325 stores) , followed by MasterCard (15.2%) and Stripe Connect (10.2%) .

Base: 634,237 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (19.5% 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 24.6%

194,325 stores

120,112 stores

80,340 stores

76,934 stores

VISA 7.7%

60,836 stores

49,563 stores

38,070 stores

34,900 stores

JCB 3.6%

28,413 stores

28,103 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Google Analytics payment providers (April 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Google Analytics e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 194325 24.59%
MasterCard 120112 15.20%
Stripe Connect 80340 10.17%
American Express 76934 9.74%
VISA 60836 7.70%
Apple Pay 49563 6.27%
Klarna 38070 4.82%
Google Pay 34900 4.42%
JCB 28413 3.60%
Boleto 28103 3.56%
Mercado Pago 21772 2.76%
Bolt 19049 2.41%
Amazon Pay 14267 1.81%
Bancontact 11868 1.50%
Przelewy24 11713 1.48%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS leads with 16.3% among AI-verified physical stores (79,291 stores) , followed by DHL (14.6%) and DPD (10.9%) .

Base: 497,152 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (15.3% 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 16.3%

79,291 stores

DHL 14.6%

71,137 stores

DPD 10.9%

52,766 stores

USPS 9.8%

47,877 stores

GLS 9.0%

43,749 stores

FedEx 8.6%

41,603 stores

32,505 stores

17,855 stores

17,737 stores

15,738 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Google Analytics shipping carriers (April 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Google Analytics e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 79291 16.30%
DHL 71137 14.63%
DPD 52766 10.85%
USPS 47877 9.84%
GLS 43749 9.00%
FedEx 41603 8.55%
Correios 32505 6.68%
Royal Mail 17855 3.67%
InPost 17737 3.65%
Почта России 15738 3.24%
Estes 14038 2.89%
СДЭК 13683 2.81%
Colissimo 13552 2.79%
TNT 12405 2.55%
PostNL 12378 2.55%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 244,944 new stores were launched in Google Analytics , with the highest activity in 2026-03 (20,590 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-03 8.4%

20,590 stores launched

2026-02 6.1%

15,063 stores launched

2026-01 7.9%

19,380 stores launched

2025-12 8.4%

20,548 stores launched

2025-11 8.8%

21,611 stores launched

2025-10 9.3%

22,761 stores launched

2025-09 9.5%

23,319 stores launched

2025-08 9.0%

22,018 stores launched

2025-07 9.6%

23,499 stores launched

2025-06 8.7%

21,197 stores launched

2025-05 9.4%

23,123 stores launched

2025-04 4.8%

11,835 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Google Analytics (April 2026)
Monthly store launches in Google Analytics over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-03 20590 8.41%
2026-02 15063 6.15%
2026-01 19380 7.91%
2025-12 20548 8.39%
2025-11 21611 8.82%
2025-10 22761 9.29%
2025-09 23319 9.52%
2025-08 22018 8.99%
2025-07 23499 9.59%
2025-06 21197 8.65%
2025-05 23123 9.44%
2025-04 11835 4.83%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 1,824,449 active stores in Google Analytics are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (55,573 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 3.0%

55,573 active stores

2025 13.7%

249,900 active stores

2024 9.8%

179,012 active stores

2023 7.9%

144,138 active stores

2022 7.0%

126,879 active stores

2021 7.8%

142,786 active stores

2020 7.8%

141,981 active stores

2019 5.3%

97,332 active stores

2018 5.4%

99,231 active stores

2017 4.7%

86,463 active stores

2016 2.8%

51,631 active stores

2015 2.4%

44,506 active stores

2014 2.5%

45,122 active stores

2013 3.3%

60,726 active stores

2012 2.0%

37,104 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Google Analytics by original launch year (April 2026)
Active stores in Google Analytics by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 55573 3.05%
2025 249900 13.70%
2024 179012 9.81%
2023 144138 7.90%
2022 126879 6.95%
2021 142786 7.83%
2020 141981 7.78%
2019 97332 5.33%
2018 99231 5.44%
2017 86463 4.74%
2016 51631 2.83%
2015 44506 2.44%
2014 45122 2.47%
2013 60726 3.33%
2012 37104 2.03%
2011 35501 1.95%
2010 31582 1.73%
2009 29094 1.59%
2008 23593 1.29%
2007 21633 1.19%
2006 15730 0.86%
2005 13852 0.76%
2004 16581 0.91%
2003 14129 0.77%
2002 12548 0.69%
2001 15198 0.83%
2000 11889 0.65%
1999 8883 0.49%
1998 6042 0.33%
1997 3343 0.18%
1996 2047 0.11%
1995 420 0.02%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 30.6% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (1,079,798 stores) , followed by Instagram (29.8%) and YouTube (10.9%) .

Base: 2,375,921 stores with any detectable social profile (73.2% 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

Facebook 30.6%

1,079,798 stores

Instagram 29.8%

1,050,452 stores

YouTube 10.9%

386,149 stores

Twitter 6.4%

225,269 stores

TikTok 5.7%

202,518 stores

Pinterest 5.0%

176,648 stores

LinkedIn 4.4%

154,886 stores

WhatsApp 4.1%

143,207 stores

X 2.8%

99,384 stores

Reddit 0.2%

8,581 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Google Analytics (April 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Google Analytics e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 1079798 30.62%
Instagram 1050452 29.78%
YouTube 386149 10.95%
Twitter 225269 6.39%
TikTok 202518 5.74%
Pinterest 176648 5.01%
LinkedIn 154886 4.39%
WhatsApp 143207 4.06%
X 99384 2.82%
Reddit 8581 0.24%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 23.6% (297,601 AI-verified stores) , followed by Brazil (7.1%) and United Kingdom (6.5%) .

Base: 1,262,851 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

297,601 AI-verified stores

90,163 AI-verified stores

81,615 AI-verified stores

India 5.2%

66,032 AI-verified stores

61,125 AI-verified stores

58,652 AI-verified stores

56,250 AI-verified stores

Spain 4.2%

53,347 AI-verified stores

Japan 4.1%

51,271 AI-verified stores

48,661 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Google Analytics (April 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Google Analytics
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 297601 23.57%
Brazil 90163 7.14%
United Kingdom 81615 6.46%
India 66032 5.23%
Ukraine 61125 4.84%
Russia 58652 4.64%
France 56250 4.45%
Spain 53347 4.22%
Japan 51271 4.06%
Vietnam 48661 3.85%
Italy 48531 3.84%
Turkey 48468 3.84%
Poland 44998 3.56%
Germany 44020 3.49%
Netherlands 43482 3.44%
Australia 41715 3.30%
Czechia 37705 2.99%
Canada 33875 2.68%
South Korea 27878 2.21%
Argentina 27462 2.17%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 3.2m 100.00%
Emails 2.0m 60.66%
Phones 942.9k 29.04%
Ecommerce platform 3.2m 99.23%
Couriers 497.2k 15.31%
Payment Providers 634.2k 19.53%
Categories 1.8m 54.69%
Social Media 2.4m 73.17%

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 Google Analytics e-commerce intelligence?

We track 1.8m verified Google Analytics 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.

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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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