Handlebars Technology Adoption in E-commerce

Discover 75.2k verified e-commerce stores using Handlebars. Analyze technology adoption, market trends, integration patterns, and business insights.

Detected across 89.1k domains. 75.2k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

Verified stores
75.2k
active stores with physical delivery
Top country
United States
20,724 verified stores
Top payment signal
PayPal
3,723 stores detected
Top carrier signal
UPS
2,317 stores detected
Top category
Clothing & Accessories
15,299 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: July 2026

75.2k verified active stores out of 89.1k detected · 84.4% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify stores with 54.4% of stores with physical delivery (40,468 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (23.0%) and Ticimax (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)

Shopify 54.4%

40,468 stores

17,068 stores

Ticimax 12.9%

9,557 stores

5,351 stores

Haravan, Shopify 0.5%

347 stores

Shopify, Haravan 0.4%

319 stores

187 stores

Shopify, New Media Retailer 0.2%

174 stores

New Media Retailer, Shopify 0.2%

166 stores

150 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (June 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in Handlebars
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 40468 54.43%
WooCommerce 17068 22.96%
Ticimax 9557 12.86%
Custom 5351 7.20%
Haravan, Shopify 347 0.47%
Shopify, Haravan 319 0.43%
Magento 187 0.25%
Shopify, New Media Retailer 174 0.23%
New Media Retailer, Shopify 166 0.22%
Dynamicweb 150 0.20%
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All Stores Distribution

Shopify holds 49.8% share of all Handlebars e-commerce stores (43,594) , with WooCommerce at 28.6% and Ticimax at 11.1% (June 2026) .

Note: This broader view includes all domains where e-commerce signals were detected, useful for lead generation and competitive analysis. Some may be inactive or non-transactional. For verified active stores, see the default view above.

Top 10 Platforms (All Stores)

Shopify 49.8%

43,594 stores

25,019 stores

Ticimax 11.1%

9,675 stores

5,351 stores

Haravan, Shopify 0.5%

466 stores

Shopify, Haravan 0.5%

432 stores

1,449 stores

Shopify, New Media Retailer 0.3%

220 stores

New Media Retailer, Shopify 0.2%

206 stores

498 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (June 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in Handlebars
Platform Total Stores Percentage
Shopify 43594 49.83%
WooCommerce 25019 28.60%
Ticimax 9675 11.06%
Custom 5351 6.12%
Haravan, Shopify 466 0.53%
Shopify, Haravan 432 0.49%
Magento 1449 1.66%
Shopify, New Media Retailer 220 0.25%
New Media Retailer, Shopify 206 0.24%
Dynamicweb 498 0.57%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories stores with 23.0% of all stores (15,299 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (14.7%) and Food & Beverages (10.4%) .

Base: 66,524 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (88.5% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 23.0%

15,299 stores

Health & Beauty 14.7%

9,789 stores

Food & Beverages 10.4%

6,905 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 7.2%

4,758 stores

Electronics & Technology 7.0%

4,668 stores

Home & Garden 6.9%

4,592 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 5.1%

3,396 stores

Jewelry & Watches 5.0%

3,326 stores

Toys & Games 3.5%

2,312 stores

Tools & Hardware 3.4%

2,284 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Handlebars store categories (June 2026)
Distribution of categories in Handlebars e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 15299 23.00%
Health & Beauty 9789 14.71%
Food & Beverages 6905 10.38%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 4758 7.15%
Electronics & Technology 4668 7.02%
Home & Garden 4592 6.90%
Gifts & Special Occasions 3396 5.10%
Jewelry & Watches 3326 5.00%
Toys & Games 2312 3.48%
Tools & Hardware 2284 3.43%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal stores with 26.4% among AI-verified physical stores (3,723 stores) , followed by MasterCard (21.8%) and American Express (10.1%) .

Base: 9,491 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (10.7% 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 26.4%

3,723 stores

3,083 stores

1,422 stores

1,132 stores

1,084 stores

VISA 6.9%

970 stores

JCB 4.0%

562 stores

518 stores

Bolt 3.3%

469 stores

381 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Handlebars payment providers (June 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Handlebars e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 3723 26.37%
MasterCard 3083 21.83%
American Express 1422 10.07%
Stripe Connect 1132 8.02%
MTN Mobile Money 1084 7.68%
VISA 970 6.87%
JCB 562 3.98%
Klarna 518 3.67%
Bolt 469 3.32%
Apple Pay 381 2.70%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS stores with 25.1% among AI-verified physical stores (2,317 stores) , followed by DHL (16.3%) and USPS (12.4%) .

Base: 8,452 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (9.5% 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 25.1%

2,317 stores

DHL 16.3%

1,504 stores

USPS 12.4%

1,141 stores

1,123 stores

FedEx 8.7%

800 stores

DPD 5.0%

459 stores

359 stores

GLS 3.5%

322 stores

228 stores

TNT 2.1%

195 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Handlebars shipping carriers (June 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Handlebars e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 2317 25.12%
DHL 1504 16.31%
USPS 1141 12.37%
Giaohangnhanh 1123 12.18%
FedEx 800 8.67%
DPD 459 4.98%
ePacket 359 3.89%
GLS 322 3.49%
Royal Mail 228 2.47%
TNT 195 2.11%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 9,242 new stores were launched in Handlebars , with the highest activity in 2026-05 (719 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-05 7.8%

719 stores launched

2026-04 10.4%

959 stores launched

2026-03 11.5%

1,062 stores launched

2026-02 7.1%

658 stores launched

2026-01 8.5%

789 stores launched

2025-12 8.0%

740 stores launched

2025-11 7.4%

680 stores launched

2025-10 8.1%

752 stores launched

2025-09 8.6%

795 stores launched

2025-08 8.1%

744 stores launched

2025-07 9.3%

857 stores launched

2025-06 5.3%

487 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Handlebars (June 2026)
Monthly store launches in Handlebars over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-05 719 7.78%
2026-04 959 10.38%
2026-03 1062 11.49%
2026-02 658 7.12%
2026-01 789 8.54%
2025-12 740 8.01%
2025-11 680 7.36%
2025-10 752 8.14%
2025-09 795 8.60%
2025-08 744 8.05%
2025-07 857 9.27%
2025-06 487 5.27%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 70,643 active stores in Handlebars are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (4,224 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 6.0%

4,224 active stores

2025 12.9%

9,135 active stores

2024 7.5%

5,271 active stores

2023 6.0%

4,232 active stores

2022 5.9%

4,164 active stores

2021 7.3%

5,151 active stores

2020 8.2%

5,796 active stores

2019 5.9%

4,175 active stores

2018 5.7%

4,017 active stores

2017 5.9%

4,158 active stores

2016 3.6%

2,509 active stores

2015 3.3%

2,353 active stores

2014 3.1%

2,155 active stores

2013 3.2%

2,286 active stores

2012 2.0%

1,438 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Handlebars by original launch year (June 2026)
Active stores in Handlebars by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 4224 5.98%
2025 9135 12.93%
2024 5271 7.46%
2023 4232 5.99%
2022 4164 5.89%
2021 5151 7.29%
2020 5796 8.20%
2019 4175 5.91%
2018 4017 5.69%
2017 4158 5.89%
2016 2509 3.55%
2015 2353 3.33%
2014 2155 3.05%
2013 2286 3.24%
2012 1438 2.04%

Social Media Usage

Instagram stores with 30.6% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (43,967 stores) , followed by Facebook (30.5%) and Twitter (11.0%) .

Base: 62,588 stores with any detectable social profile (70.3% 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

Instagram 30.6%

43,967 stores

Facebook 30.5%

43,815 stores

Twitter 11.0%

15,744 stores

YouTube 10.1%

14,492 stores

Pinterest 5.8%

8,380 stores

TikTok 4.1%

5,862 stores

LinkedIn 3.2%

4,615 stores

WhatsApp 3.0%

4,266 stores

X 1.5%

2,092 stores

Vimeo 0.3%

400 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Handlebars (June 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Handlebars e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 43967 30.61%
Facebook 43815 30.50%
Twitter 15744 10.96%
YouTube 14492 10.09%
Pinterest 8380 5.83%
TikTok 5862 4.08%
LinkedIn 4615 3.21%
WhatsApp 4266 2.97%
X 2092 1.46%
Vimeo 400 0.28%

Geographic Distribution

United States stores with 34.7% (20,724 AI-verified stores) , followed by Turkey (17.3%) and United Kingdom (6.5%) .

Base: 59,653 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

20,724 AI-verified stores

Turkey 17.3%

10,295 AI-verified stores

3,906 AI-verified stores

India 6.1%

3,657 AI-verified stores

2,787 AI-verified stores

2,689 AI-verified stores

2,624 AI-verified stores

2,517 AI-verified stores

1,818 AI-verified stores

Italy 2.0%

1,194 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Handlebars (June 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Handlebars
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 20724 34.74%
Turkey 10295 17.26%
United Kingdom 3906 6.55%
India 3657 6.13%
Canada 2787 4.67%
Vietnam 2689 4.51%
Indonesia 2624 4.40%
Australia 2517 4.22%
Germany 1818 3.05%
Italy 1194 2.00%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 89.1k 100.00%
Emails 29.9k 33.62%
Phones 30.2k 33.97%
Ecommerce platform 88.8k 99.66%
Couriers 8.5k 9.49%
Payment Providers 9.5k 10.66%
Categories 70.2k 78.82%
Social Media 62.6k 70.28%

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 Handlebars e-commerce intelligence?

We track 75.2k verified Handlebars e-commerce stores with 50+ data points per store: e-commerce platform, product counts, categories, payment providers, shipping carriers, technology stack, merchant-size signals, and available business contact fields.

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, product category, payment provider, shipping carrier, technology stack, store age, cross-border signals, and merchant-size bands. Some advanced signals are plan-gated, and the same field contract is used by the web app, exports, and API.

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