Hugo Technology Adoption in E-commerce

Discover 629.0 verified e-commerce stores using Hugo. Analyze technology adoption, market trends, integration patterns, and business insights.

Detected across 2.6k domains. 629.0 verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: May 2026

629.0 verified active stores out of 2.6k detected · 23.8% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Custom leads with 70.9% of stores with physical delivery (437 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (8.3%) and Magento (8.0%) .

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 70.9%

437 stores

51 stores

49 stores

27 stores

22 stores

14 stores

3 stores

2 stores

2 stores

2 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 Hugo
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Custom 437 70.94%
WooCommerce 51 8.28%
Magento 49 7.95%
PrestaShop 27 4.38%
PPEshop 22 3.57%
Shopify 14 2.27%
Loja Integrada 3 0.49%
Lightspeed eCom 2 0.32%
osCommerce 2 0.32%
Wix eCommerce 2 0.32%
BigCommerce 2 0.32%
1C-Bitrix 2 0.32%
GoDaddy Online Store 1 0.16%
KQS.store 1 0.16%
Ideasoft 1 0.16%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 16.7% of all stores (93 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (12.2%) and Food & Beverages (11.5%) .

Base: 556 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (88.4% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 16.7%

93 stores

Health & Beauty 12.2%

68 stores

Food & Beverages 11.5%

64 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 7.9%

44 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 7.6%

42 stores

Home & Garden 6.3%

35 stores

Jewelry & Watches 6.1%

34 stores

Electronics & Technology 5.4%

30 stores

Business & Industrial 4.9%

27 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 4.9%

27 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Hugo store categories (April 2026)
Distribution of categories in Hugo e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 93 16.73%
Health & Beauty 68 12.23%
Food & Beverages 64 11.51%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 44 7.91%
Furniture & Home Decor 42 7.55%
Home & Garden 35 6.29%
Jewelry & Watches 34 6.12%
Electronics & Technology 30 5.40%
Business & Industrial 27 4.86%
Gifts & Special Occasions 27 4.86%
Toys & Games 26 4.68%
Arts & Entertainment 21 3.78%
Tools & Hardware 21 3.78%
Books & Media 12 2.16%
Pets & Pet Supplies 12 2.16%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 24.8% among AI-verified physical stores (76 stores) , followed by Stripe Connect (15.0%) and Bolt (11.1%) .

Base: 780 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (29.5% 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 24.8%

76 stores

46 stores

Bolt 11.1%

34 stores

31 stores

28 stores

22 stores

VISA 4.9%

15 stores

13 stores

11 stores

11 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Hugo payment providers (April 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Hugo e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 76 24.76%
Stripe Connect 46 14.98%
Bolt 34 11.07%
American Express 31 10.10%
MasterCard 28 9.12%
BitCoin 22 7.17%
VISA 15 4.89%
Klarna 13 4.23%
Apple Pay 11 3.58%
Google Pay 11 3.58%
JCB 7 2.28%
Boleto 5 1.63%
Quaderno 3 0.98%
Aplazame 3 0.98%
UnionPay 2 0.65%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS leads with 15.0% among AI-verified physical stores (31 stores) , followed by DHL (11.1%) and Estes (10.6%) .

Base: 711 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (26.9% 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

UPS 15.0%

31 stores

DHL 11.1%

23 stores

Estes 10.6%

22 stores

ASM 10.1%

21 stores

USPS 9.2%

19 stores

Posti 8.7%

18 stores

FedEx 7.7%

16 stores

11 stores

DPD 3.9%

8 stores

7 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Hugo shipping carriers (April 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Hugo e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 31 14.98%
DHL 23 11.11%
Estes 22 10.63%
ASM 21 10.14%
USPS 19 9.18%
Posti 18 8.70%
FedEx 16 7.73%
Royal Mail 11 5.31%
DPD 8 3.86%
Correios 7 3.38%
GLS 7 3.38%
Colissimo 7 3.38%
Delhivery 6 2.90%
Chronopost 6 2.90%
La Poste 5 2.42%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 107 new stores were launched in Hugo , with the highest activity in 2026-03 (12 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-03 11.2%

12 stores launched

2026-02 10.3%

11 stores launched

2026-01 7.5%

8 stores launched

2025-12 6.5%

7 stores launched

2025-11 24.3%

26 stores launched

2025-10 6.5%

7 stores launched

2025-09 3.7%

4 stores launched

2025-08 11.2%

12 stores launched

2025-07 5.6%

6 stores launched

2025-06 7.5%

8 stores launched

2025-05 2.8%

3 stores launched

2025-04 2.8%

3 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Hugo (April 2026)
Monthly store launches in Hugo over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-03 12 11.21%
2026-02 11 10.28%
2026-01 8 7.48%
2025-12 7 6.54%
2025-11 26 24.30%
2025-10 7 6.54%
2025-09 4 3.74%
2025-08 12 11.21%
2025-07 6 5.61%
2025-06 8 7.48%
2025-05 3 2.80%
2025-04 3 2.80%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 622 active stores in Hugo are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (31 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 5.0%

31 active stores

2025 15.0%

93 active stores

2024 9.5%

59 active stores

2023 6.6%

41 active stores

2022 12.7%

79 active stores

2021 8.7%

54 active stores

2020 7.4%

46 active stores

2019 4.0%

25 active stores

2018 4.2%

26 active stores

2017 3.2%

20 active stores

2016 1.9%

12 active stores

2015 2.6%

16 active stores

2014 1.6%

10 active stores

2013 1.9%

12 active stores

2012 1.9%

12 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Hugo by original launch year (April 2026)
Active stores in Hugo by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 31 4.98%
2025 93 14.95%
2024 59 9.49%
2023 41 6.59%
2022 79 12.70%
2021 54 8.68%
2020 46 7.40%
2019 25 4.02%
2018 26 4.18%
2017 20 3.22%
2016 12 1.93%
2015 16 2.57%
2014 10 1.61%
2013 12 1.93%
2012 12 1.93%
2011 6 0.96%
2010 8 1.29%
2009 10 1.61%
2008 8 1.29%
2007 6 0.96%
2006 5 0.80%
2005 4 0.64%
2004 9 1.45%
2003 7 1.13%
2002 6 0.96%
2001 2 0.32%
2000 6 0.96%
1999 2 0.32%
1998 4 0.64%
1997 2 0.32%
1996 1 0.16%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 31.0% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (256 stores) , followed by Instagram (26.7%) and YouTube (10.4%) .

Base: 888 stores with any detectable social profile (33.5% 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 31.0%

256 stores

Instagram 26.7%

220 stores

YouTube 10.4%

86 stores

Twitter 9.8%

81 stores

LinkedIn 6.8%

56 stores

WhatsApp 5.0%

41 stores

TikTok 4.4%

36 stores

Pinterest 3.5%

29 stores

X 1.8%

15 stores

Reddit 0.6%

5 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Hugo (April 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Hugo e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 256 31.03%
Instagram 220 26.67%
YouTube 86 10.42%
Twitter 81 9.82%
LinkedIn 56 6.79%
WhatsApp 41 4.97%
TikTok 36 4.36%
Pinterest 29 3.52%
X 15 1.82%
Reddit 5 0.61%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 21.0% (80 AI-verified stores) , followed by France (7.9%) and United Kingdom (7.3%) .

Base: 381 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

80 AI-verified stores

30 AI-verified stores

28 AI-verified stores

25 AI-verified stores

20 AI-verified stores

20 AI-verified stores

Spain 4.7%

18 AI-verified stores

18 AI-verified stores

Italy 4.7%

18 AI-verified stores

India 4.5%

17 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Hugo (April 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Hugo
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 80 21.00%
France 30 7.87%
United Kingdom 28 7.35%
Finland 25 6.56%
Sweden 20 5.25%
Germany 20 5.25%
Spain 18 4.72%
Brazil 18 4.72%
Italy 18 4.72%
India 17 4.46%
Russia 14 3.67%
Ukraine 13 3.41%
China 12 3.15%
Indonesia 12 3.15%
Netherlands 11 2.89%
Canada 10 2.62%
Norway 10 2.62%
Vietnam 9 2.36%
Romania 9 2.36%
Australia 7 1.84%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 2.6k 100.00%
Emails 660.0 24.92%
Phones 287.0 10.84%
Ecommerce platform 2.5k 92.94%
Couriers 711.0 26.85%
Payment Providers 780.0 29.46%
Categories 625.0 23.60%
Social Media 888.0 33.53%

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 Hugo e-commerce intelligence?

We track 629.0 verified Hugo 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.

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, 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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