Google Analytics Technology Adoption in E-commerce

Discover 1.7m verified e-commerce stores using Google Analytics. Analyze technology adoption, market trends, integration patterns, and business insights.

Detected across 3.1m domains. 1.7m verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: April 2026

1.7m verified active stores out of 3.1m detected · 56.2% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 41.2% of stores with physical delivery (634,177 stores) , followed by Custom (25.3%) and Shopify (12.9%) .

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)

634,177 stores

Custom 25.3%

389,169 stores

Shopify 12.9%

198,163 stores

54,611 stores

50,730 stores

42,049 stores

27,463 stores

25,984 stores

23,444 stores

22,447 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 Google Analytics
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 634177 41.25%
Custom 389169 25.31%
Shopify 198163 12.89%
GoDaddy Online Store 54611 3.55%
PrestaShop 50730 3.30%
Nuvemshop 42049 2.73%
OpenCart 27463 1.79%
Squarespace Commerce 25984 1.69%
Shoptet 23444 1.52%
Cafe24 22447 1.46%
BigCommerce 17816 1.16%
1C-Bitrix 16235 1.06%
Magento 16086 1.05%
Wix eCommerce 10695 0.70%
Tray 8485 0.55%

Categories Distribution

Health & Beauty leads with 15.2% of all stores (235,117 stores) , followed by Clothing & Accessories (14.9%) and Food & Beverages (11.3%) .

Base: 1,551,862 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (88.8% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Health & Beauty 15.2%

235,117 stores

Clothing & Accessories 14.9%

231,829 stores

Food & Beverages 11.3%

175,524 stores

Home & Garden 8.3%

129,474 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 7.4%

114,713 stores

Electronics & Technology 5.8%

89,653 stores

Tools & Hardware 5.7%

88,453 stores

Business & Industrial 5.1%

78,952 stores

Arts & Entertainment 4.9%

76,718 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 4.4%

67,758 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Google Analytics store categories (March 2026)
Distribution of categories in Google Analytics e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Health & Beauty 235117 15.15%
Clothing & Accessories 231829 14.94%
Food & Beverages 175524 11.31%
Home & Garden 129474 8.34%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 114713 7.39%
Electronics & Technology 89653 5.78%
Tools & Hardware 88453 5.70%
Business & Industrial 78952 5.09%
Arts & Entertainment 76718 4.94%
Gifts & Special Occasions 67758 4.37%
Toys & Games 65791 4.24%
Jewelry & Watches 60609 3.91%
Vehicles & Parts 60433 3.89%
Furniture & Home Decor 53830 3.47%
Pets & Pet Supplies 23008 1.48%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 24.6% among AI-verified physical stores (205,496 stores) , followed by MasterCard (15.2%) and American Express (10.6%) .

Base: 640,698 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (20.6% 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%

205,496 stores

126,843 stores

88,313 stores

83,737 stores

VISA 7.5%

62,539 stores

55,054 stores

42,257 stores

39,679 stores

JCB 3.4%

28,580 stores

23,387 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Google Analytics payment providers (March 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Google Analytics e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 205496 24.55%
MasterCard 126843 15.16%
American Express 88313 10.55%
Stripe Connect 83737 10.00%
VISA 62539 7.47%
Apple Pay 55054 6.58%
Klarna 42257 5.05%
Google Pay 39679 4.74%
JCB 28580 3.41%
Boleto 23387 2.79%
Mercado Pago 21501 2.57%
Bolt 20119 2.40%
Amazon Pay 15729 1.88%
Bancontact 12273 1.47%
Przelewy24 11457 1.37%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS leads with 17.3% among AI-verified physical stores (90,154 stores) , followed by DHL (15.2%) and USPS (11.3%) .

Base: 510,553 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (16.4% 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 17.3%

90,154 stores

DHL 15.2%

79,087 stores

USPS 11.3%

58,757 stores

DPD 10.4%

54,059 stores

FedEx 9.4%

49,115 stores

GLS 8.5%

44,158 stores

27,179 stores

20,684 stores

17,577 stores

14,274 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Google Analytics shipping carriers (March 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Google Analytics e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 90154 17.30%
DHL 79087 15.17%
USPS 58757 11.27%
DPD 54059 10.37%
FedEx 49115 9.42%
GLS 44158 8.47%
Correios 27179 5.21%
Royal Mail 20684 3.97%
InPost 17577 3.37%
Почта России 14274 2.74%
Estes 14162 2.72%
Colissimo 13967 2.68%
TNT 12772 2.45%
PostNL 12685 2.43%
СДЭК 12626 2.42%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 229,710 new stores were launched in Google Analytics , with the highest activity in 2026-02 (15,689 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-02 6.8%

15,689 stores launched

2026-01 8.5%

19,515 stores launched

2025-12 9.0%

20,592 stores launched

2025-11 9.2%

21,134 stores launched

2025-10 9.4%

21,645 stores launched

2025-09 9.8%

22,499 stores launched

2025-08 9.3%

21,319 stores launched

2025-07 9.8%

22,608 stores launched

2025-06 9.0%

20,573 stores launched

2025-05 9.7%

22,318 stores launched

2025-04 9.0%

20,756 stores launched

2025-03 0.5%

1,062 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Google Analytics (March 2026)
Monthly store launches in Google Analytics over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-02 15689 6.83%
2026-01 19515 8.50%
2025-12 20592 8.96%
2025-11 21134 9.20%
2025-10 21645 9.42%
2025-09 22499 9.79%
2025-08 21319 9.28%
2025-07 22608 9.84%
2025-06 20573 8.96%
2025-05 22318 9.72%
2025-04 20756 9.04%
2025-03 1062 0.46%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 1,735,905 active stores in Google Analytics are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (35,304 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 2.0%

35,304 active stores

2025 14.1%

244,816 active stores

2024 9.9%

172,674 active stores

2023 7.9%

137,724 active stores

2022 7.0%

121,360 active stores

2021 7.9%

136,753 active stores

2020 7.9%

136,318 active stores

2019 5.3%

92,857 active stores

2018 5.5%

95,050 active stores

2017 4.8%

82,811 active stores

2016 2.8%

48,995 active stores

2015 2.4%

42,414 active stores

2014 2.5%

43,114 active stores

2013 3.3%

58,140 active stores

2012 2.0%

35,500 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Google Analytics by original launch year (March 2026)
Active stores in Google Analytics by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 35304 2.03%
2025 244816 14.10%
2024 172674 9.95%
2023 137724 7.93%
2022 121360 6.99%
2021 136753 7.88%
2020 136318 7.85%
2019 92857 5.35%
2018 95050 5.48%
2017 82811 4.77%
2016 48995 2.82%
2015 42414 2.44%
2014 43114 2.48%
2013 58140 3.35%
2012 35500 2.05%
2011 34117 1.97%
2010 30279 1.74%
2009 27854 1.60%
2008 22534 1.30%
2007 20797 1.20%
2006 15063 0.87%
2005 13336 0.77%
2004 15967 0.92%
2003 13632 0.79%
2002 12121 0.70%
2001 14729 0.85%
2000 11476 0.66%
1999 8591 0.49%
1998 5885 0.34%
1997 3259 0.19%
1996 2014 0.12%
1995 421 0.02%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 30.7% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (1,031,737 stores) , followed by Instagram (29.8%) and YouTube (11.0%) .

Base: 2,278,652 stores with any detectable social profile (73.3% 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 30.7%

1,031,737 stores

Instagram 29.8%

999,162 stores

YouTube 11.0%

370,244 stores

Twitter 6.5%

217,375 stores

TikTok 5.8%

194,901 stores

Pinterest 5.0%

169,000 stores

LinkedIn 4.4%

149,082 stores

WhatsApp 3.7%

123,106 stores

X 2.9%

95,738 stores

Reddit 0.2%

8,151 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Google Analytics (March 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Google Analytics e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 1031737 30.72%
Instagram 999162 29.75%
YouTube 370244 11.02%
Twitter 217375 6.47%
TikTok 194901 5.80%
Pinterest 169000 5.03%
LinkedIn 149082 4.44%
WhatsApp 123106 3.67%
X 95738 2.85%
Reddit 8151 0.24%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 24.4% (294,078 AI-verified stores) , followed by United Kingdom (6.7%) and Brazil (5.9%) .

Base: 1,206,945 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

294,078 AI-verified stores

80,586 AI-verified stores

71,441 AI-verified stores

India 5.2%

63,228 AI-verified stores

59,697 AI-verified stores

54,313 AI-verified stores

52,100 AI-verified stores

Spain 4.3%

51,544 AI-verified stores

Japan 4.2%

50,275 AI-verified stores

Italy 3.9%

46,997 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Google Analytics (March 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Google Analytics
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 294078 24.37%
United Kingdom 80586 6.68%
Brazil 71441 5.92%
India 63228 5.24%
Ukraine 59697 4.95%
France 54313 4.50%
Russia 52100 4.32%
Spain 51544 4.27%
Japan 50275 4.17%
Italy 46997 3.89%
Turkey 46710 3.87%
Poland 43312 3.59%
Germany 42895 3.55%
Vietnam 42801 3.55%
Netherlands 42107 3.49%
Australia 40742 3.38%
Czechia 36962 3.06%
Canada 33321 2.76%
South Korea 27032 2.24%
Argentina 26804 2.22%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 3.1m 100.00%
Emails 1.9m 62.18%
Phones 900.9k 28.97%
Ecommerce platform 3.1m 99.23%
Couriers 510.6k 16.42%
Payment Providers 640.7k 20.60%
Categories 1.7m 54.39%
Social Media 2.3m 73.28%

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 1.7m 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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