imagesLoaded Technology Adoption in E-commerce

Discover 763.5k verified e-commerce stores using imagesLoaded. Analyze technology adoption, market trends, integration patterns, and business insights.

Detected across 1.6m domains. 763.5k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

Verified stores
763.5k
active stores with physical delivery
Top country
United States
111,566 verified stores
Top payment signal
PayPal
91,566 stores detected
Top carrier signal
UPS
35,759 stores detected
Top category
Clothing & Accessories
111,116 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: June 2026

763.5k verified active stores out of 1.6m detected · 46.7% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce stores with 94.3% of stores with physical delivery (717,967 stores) , followed by Custom (3.5%) and Magento (0.6%) .

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)

717,967 stores

26,401 stores

4,844 stores

3,108 stores

2,699 stores

MakeWebEasy 0.2%

1,726 stores

Stock Manager Advance (SMA) with Shop Module, WooCommerce 0.1%

1,075 stores

WooCommerce, Stock Manager Advance (SMA) with Shop Module 0.1%

993 stores

797 stores

756 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (May 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in imagesLoaded
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 717967 94.30%
Custom 26401 3.47%
Magento 4844 0.64%
PrestaShop 3108 0.41%
Shopify 2699 0.35%
MakeWebEasy 1726 0.23%
Stock Manager Advance (SMA) with Shop Module, WooCommerce 1075 0.14%
WooCommerce, Stock Manager Advance (SMA) with Shop Module 993 0.13%
OpenCart 797 0.10%
BigCommerce 756 0.10%
Show broader dataset (all e-commerce signals)

All Stores Distribution

WooCommerce holds 95.9% share of all imagesLoaded e-commerce stores (1,537,673) , with Custom at 1.6% and Magento at 0.4% (May 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)

1,537,673 stores

26,401 stores

6,522 stores

3,423 stores

2,984 stores

MakeWebEasy 0.3%

4,296 stores

Stock Manager Advance (SMA) with Shop Module, WooCommerce 0.2%

2,465 stores

WooCommerce, Stock Manager Advance (SMA) with Shop Module 0.2%

2,571 stores

999 stores

1,118 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (May 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in imagesLoaded
Platform Total Stores Percentage
WooCommerce 1537673 95.89%
Custom 26401 1.65%
Magento 6522 0.41%
PrestaShop 3423 0.21%
Shopify 2984 0.19%
MakeWebEasy 4296 0.27%
Stock Manager Advance (SMA) with Shop Module, WooCommerce 2465 0.15%
WooCommerce, Stock Manager Advance (SMA) with Shop Module 2571 0.16%
OpenCart 999 0.06%
BigCommerce 1118 0.07%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories stores with 16.6% of all stores (111,116 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (16.6%) and Food & Beverages (12.4%) .

Base: 667,834 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (87.5% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 16.6%

111,116 stores

Health & Beauty 16.6%

110,678 stores

Food & Beverages 12.4%

82,538 stores

Home & Garden 7.7%

51,587 stores

Electronics & Technology 7.1%

47,401 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 6.3%

42,332 stores

Tools & Hardware 4.9%

32,478 stores

Business & Industrial 4.6%

30,706 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 4.6%

30,664 stores

Arts & Entertainment 3.7%

24,757 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 imagesLoaded store categories (May 2026)
Distribution of categories in imagesLoaded e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 111116 16.64%
Health & Beauty 110678 16.57%
Food & Beverages 82538 12.36%
Home & Garden 51587 7.72%
Electronics & Technology 47401 7.10%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 42332 6.34%
Tools & Hardware 32478 4.86%
Business & Industrial 30706 4.60%
Furniture & Home Decor 30664 4.59%
Arts & Entertainment 24757 3.71%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal stores with 30.3% among AI-verified physical stores (91,566 stores) , followed by MasterCard (14.8%) and American Express (13.1%) .

Base: 261,829 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (16.0% 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 30.3%

91,566 stores

44,846 stores

39,762 stores

35,944 stores

JCB 5.2%

15,747 stores

13,220 stores

VISA 4.4%

13,214 stores

12,772 stores

10,344 stores

Bolt 2.5%

7,442 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 imagesLoaded payment providers (May 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in imagesLoaded e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 91566 30.27%
MasterCard 44846 14.83%
American Express 39762 13.14%
Stripe Connect 35944 11.88%
JCB 15747 5.21%
Klarna 13220 4.37%
VISA 13214 4.37%
Apple Pay 12772 4.22%
Google Pay 10344 3.42%
Bolt 7442 2.46%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS stores with 21.3% among AI-verified physical stores (35,759 stores) , followed by DHL (18.1%) and FedEx (12.0%) .

Base: 174,187 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (10.7% 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 21.3%

35,759 stores

DHL 18.1%

30,365 stores

FedEx 12.0%

20,094 stores

USPS 11.9%

19,985 stores

DPD 7.2%

12,066 stores

GLS 5.7%

9,636 stores

5,282 stores

4,966 stores

TNT 2.9%

4,831 stores

Estes 2.8%

4,675 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 imagesLoaded shipping carriers (May 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in imagesLoaded e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 35759 21.32%
DHL 30365 18.11%
FedEx 20094 11.98%
USPS 19985 11.92%
DPD 12066 7.19%
GLS 9636 5.75%
Correios 5282 3.15%
Royal Mail 4966 2.96%
TNT 4831 2.88%
Estes 4675 2.79%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 203,614 new stores were launched in imagesLoaded , with the highest activity in 2026-04 (17,911 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-04 8.8%

17,911 stores launched

2026-03 8.6%

17,485 stores launched

2026-02 6.9%

14,092 stores launched

2026-01 9.4%

19,205 stores launched

2025-12 9.7%

19,725 stores launched

2025-11 10.0%

20,377 stores launched

2025-10 9.5%

19,280 stores launched

2025-09 9.1%

18,428 stores launched

2025-08 8.2%

16,678 stores launched

2025-07 8.7%

17,646 stores launched

2025-06 7.3%

14,768 stores launched

2025-05 3.9%

8,019 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in imagesLoaded (May 2026)
Monthly store launches in imagesLoaded over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-04 17911 8.80%
2026-03 17485 8.59%
2026-02 14092 6.92%
2026-01 19205 9.43%
2025-12 19725 9.69%
2025-11 20377 10.01%
2025-10 19280 9.47%
2025-09 18428 9.05%
2025-08 16678 8.19%
2025-07 17646 8.67%
2025-06 14768 7.25%
2025-05 8019 3.94%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 761,285 active stores in imagesLoaded are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (70,091 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 9.2%

70,091 active stores

2025 24.0%

182,548 active stores

2024 12.3%

93,499 active stores

2023 8.2%

62,295 active stores

2022 6.2%

47,103 active stores

2021 6.5%

49,313 active stores

2020 6.1%

46,612 active stores

2019 4.0%

30,240 active stores

2018 4.0%

30,277 active stores

2017 3.1%

23,421 active stores

2016 1.8%

13,339 active stores

2015 1.5%

11,491 active stores

2014 1.6%

12,181 active stores

2013 2.1%

15,913 active stores

2012 1.2%

9,087 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in imagesLoaded by original launch year (May 2026)
Active stores in imagesLoaded by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 70091 9.21%
2025 182548 23.98%
2024 93499 12.28%
2023 62295 8.18%
2022 47103 6.19%
2021 49313 6.48%
2020 46612 6.12%
2019 30240 3.97%
2018 30277 3.98%
2017 23421 3.08%
2016 13339 1.75%
2015 11491 1.51%
2014 12181 1.60%
2013 15913 2.09%
2012 9087 1.19%

Social Media Usage

Facebook stores with 28.5% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (388,764 stores) , followed by Instagram (25.5%) and LinkedIn (8.7%) .

Base: 1,075,997 stores with any detectable social profile (65.8% 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 28.5%

388,764 stores

Instagram 25.5%

347,537 stores

LinkedIn 8.7%

118,173 stores

Pinterest 8.6%

116,886 stores

YouTube 7.6%

103,426 stores

X 6.2%

84,070 stores

Twitter 5.9%

79,998 stores

WhatsApp 4.7%

63,623 stores

TikTok 4.4%

60,213 stores

Vimeo 0.1%

1,790 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in imagesLoaded (May 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in imagesLoaded e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 388764 28.49%
Instagram 347537 25.47%
LinkedIn 118173 8.66%
Pinterest 116886 8.57%
YouTube 103426 7.58%
X 84070 6.16%
Twitter 79998 5.86%
WhatsApp 63623 4.66%
TikTok 60213 4.41%
Vimeo 1790 0.13%

Geographic Distribution

United States stores with 22.5% (111,566 AI-verified stores) , followed by India (9.4%) and Iran (9.2%) .

Base: 494,948 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

111,566 AI-verified stores

India 9.4%

46,541 AI-verified stores

Iran 9.2%

45,700 AI-verified stores

28,762 AI-verified stores

Spain 5.2%

25,525 AI-verified stores

25,341 AI-verified stores

Italy 5.0%

24,771 AI-verified stores

23,624 AI-verified stores

20,290 AI-verified stores

16,102 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using imagesLoaded (May 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using imagesLoaded
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 111566 22.54%
India 46541 9.40%
Iran 45700 9.23%
United Kingdom 28762 5.81%
Spain 25525 5.16%
Germany 25341 5.12%
Italy 24771 5.00%
France 23624 4.77%
Brazil 20290 4.10%
Russia 16102 3.25%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 1.6m 100.00%
Emails 1.1m 66.54%
Phones 784.9k 48.00%
Ecommerce platform 1.6m 99.80%
Couriers 174.2k 10.65%
Payment Providers 261.8k 16.01%
Categories 739.6k 45.23%
Social Media 1.1m 65.81%

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 imagesLoaded e-commerce intelligence?

We track 763.5k verified imagesLoaded 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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