iubenda Technology Adoption in E-commerce

Discover 27.0k verified e-commerce stores using iubenda. Analyze technology adoption, market trends, integration patterns, and business insights.

Detected across 49.7k domains. 27.0k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: April 2026

27.0k verified active stores out of 49.7k detected · 54.3% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 51.1% of stores with physical delivery (13,504 stores) , followed by Shopify (18.7%) and Custom (11.9%) .

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)

13,504 stores

Shopify 18.7%

4,940 stores

Custom 11.9%

3,138 stores

2,826 stores

1,181 stores

197 stores

92 stores

88 stores

72 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 iubenda
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 13504 51.08%
Shopify 4940 18.69%
Custom 3138 11.87%
PrestaShop 2826 10.69%
Magento 1181 4.47%
Wix eCommerce 197 0.75%
Salesforce Commerce Cloud 105 0.40%
nopCommerce 92 0.35%
OpenCart 88 0.33%
BigCommerce 72 0.27%
Squarespace Commerce 72 0.27%
VirtueMart 68 0.26%
DanDomain Webshop 58 0.22%
HostedShop 49 0.19%
CS-Cart, CS Cart 48 0.18%

Categories Distribution

Food & Beverages leads with 20.9% of all stores (5,053 stores) , followed by Clothing & Accessories (18.0%) and Health & Beauty (13.7%) .

Base: 24,234 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (89.8% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Food & Beverages 20.9%

5,053 stores

Clothing & Accessories 18.0%

4,352 stores

Health & Beauty 13.7%

3,311 stores

Home & Garden 7.1%

1,718 stores

Arts & Entertainment 6.1%

1,485 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 5.6%

1,352 stores

Jewelry & Watches 4.7%

1,141 stores

Business & Industrial 4.1%

995 stores

Tools & Hardware 3.7%

897 stores

Vehicles & Parts 3.3%

811 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 iubenda store categories (March 2026)
Distribution of categories in iubenda e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Food & Beverages 5053 20.85%
Clothing & Accessories 4352 17.96%
Health & Beauty 3311 13.66%
Home & Garden 1718 7.09%
Arts & Entertainment 1485 6.13%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 1352 5.58%
Jewelry & Watches 1141 4.71%
Business & Industrial 995 4.11%
Tools & Hardware 897 3.70%
Vehicles & Parts 811 3.35%
Electronics & Technology 778 3.21%
Toys & Games 734 3.03%
Furniture & Home Decor 697 2.88%
Gifts & Special Occasions 518 2.14%
Office Supplies 392 1.62%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 38.7% among AI-verified physical stores (8,923 stores) , followed by American Express (11.5%) and MasterCard (9.0%) .

Base: 13,572 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (27.3% 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 38.7%

8,923 stores

2,641 stores

2,076 stores

1,845 stores

1,325 stores

VISA 4.9%

1,136 stores

1,038 stores

996 stores

898 stores

759 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 iubenda payment providers (March 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in iubenda e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 8923 38.70%
American Express 2641 11.45%
MasterCard 2076 9.00%
Stripe Connect 1845 8.00%
Klarna 1325 5.75%
VISA 1136 4.93%
Apple Pay 1038 4.50%
Google Pay 996 4.32%
PostePay 898 3.89%
Satispay 759 3.29%
Quaderno 443 1.92%
Amazon Pay 296 1.28%
Carta Aura 267 1.16%
JCB 229 0.99%
Bancontact 185 0.80%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

GLS leads with 22.2% among AI-verified physical stores (2,123 stores) , followed by DHL (14.2%) and BRT (13.1%) .

Base: 7,551 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (15.2% 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

GLS 22.2%

2,123 stores

DHL 14.2%

1,356 stores

BRT 13.1%

1,257 stores

UPS 12.4%

1,190 stores

TNT 8.7%

832 stores

642 stores

612 stores

FedEx 4.8%

462 stores

DPD 3.8%

365 stores

211 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 iubenda shipping carriers (March 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in iubenda e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
GLS 2123 22.16%
DHL 1356 14.15%
BRT 1257 13.12%
UPS 1190 12.42%
TNT 832 8.68%
Corriere Espresso 642 6.70%
Poste Italiane 612 6.39%
FedEx 462 4.82%
DPD 365 3.81%
Royal Mail 211 2.20%
Posti 142 1.48%
USPS 139 1.45%
Hermes 91 0.95%
Speedy 86 0.90%
Estes 72 0.75%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 1,942 new stores were launched in iubenda , with the highest activity in 2026-02 (149 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-02 7.7%

149 stores launched

2026-01 6.0%

116 stores launched

2025-12 8.1%

158 stores launched

2025-11 9.3%

181 stores launched

2025-10 8.7%

169 stores launched

2025-09 9.7%

189 stores launched

2025-08 5.8%

112 stores launched

2025-07 8.1%

158 stores launched

2025-06 9.6%

186 stores launched

2025-05 10.7%

208 stores launched

2025-04 15.5%

301 stores launched

2025-03 0.8%

15 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in iubenda (March 2026)
Monthly store launches in iubenda over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-02 149 7.67%
2026-01 116 5.97%
2025-12 158 8.14%
2025-11 181 9.32%
2025-10 169 8.70%
2025-09 189 9.73%
2025-08 112 5.77%
2025-07 158 8.14%
2025-06 186 9.58%
2025-05 208 10.71%
2025-04 301 15.50%
2025-03 15 0.77%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 26,844 active stores in iubenda are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (265 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 1.0%

265 active stores

2025 8.5%

2,289 active stores

2024 8.2%

2,203 active stores

2023 7.1%

1,913 active stores

2022 7.0%

1,882 active stores

2021 8.9%

2,381 active stores

2020 8.9%

2,398 active stores

2019 5.2%

1,396 active stores

2018 5.6%

1,500 active stores

2017 5.0%

1,336 active stores

2016 3.2%

866 active stores

2015 2.5%

664 active stores

2014 2.6%

695 active stores

2013 3.5%

952 active stores

2012 2.0%

548 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in iubenda by original launch year (March 2026)
Active stores in iubenda by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 265 0.99%
2025 2289 8.53%
2024 2203 8.21%
2023 1913 7.13%
2022 1882 7.01%
2021 2381 8.87%
2020 2398 8.93%
2019 1396 5.20%
2018 1500 5.59%
2017 1336 4.98%
2016 866 3.23%
2015 664 2.47%
2014 695 2.59%
2013 952 3.55%
2012 548 2.04%
2011 600 2.24%
2010 472 1.76%
2009 819 3.05%
2008 375 1.40%
2007 367 1.37%
2006 333 1.24%
2005 229 0.85%
2004 359 1.34%
2003 297 1.11%
2002 354 1.32%
2001 419 1.56%
2000 406 1.51%
1999 225 0.84%
1998 162 0.60%
1997 81 0.30%
1996 49 0.18%
1995 9 0.03%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 34.5% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (19,807 stores) , followed by Instagram (33.5%) and YouTube (10.1%) .

Base: 39,613 stores with any detectable social profile (79.8% 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 34.5%

19,807 stores

Instagram 33.5%

19,249 stores

YouTube 10.1%

5,800 stores

LinkedIn 5.8%

3,310 stores

TikTok 5.1%

2,927 stores

Twitter 3.8%

2,183 stores

WhatsApp 3.2%

1,860 stores

Pinterest 2.5%

1,415 stores

X 1.3%

740 stores

Vimeo 0.3%

168 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in iubenda (March 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in iubenda e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 19807 34.47%
Instagram 19249 33.50%
YouTube 5800 10.09%
LinkedIn 3310 5.76%
TikTok 2927 5.09%
Twitter 2183 3.80%
WhatsApp 1860 3.24%
Pinterest 1415 2.46%
X 740 1.29%
Vimeo 168 0.29%

Geographic Distribution

Italy leads with 82.7% (21,244 AI-verified stores) , followed by United States (3.6%) and United Kingdom (2.5%) .

Base: 25,683 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

Italy 82.7%

21,244 AI-verified stores

929 AI-verified stores

644 AI-verified stores

381 AI-verified stores

344 AI-verified stores

332 AI-verified stores

Spain 1.2%

318 AI-verified stores

255 AI-verified stores

222 AI-verified stores

219 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using iubenda (March 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using iubenda
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
Italy 21244 82.72%
United States 929 3.62%
United Kingdom 644 2.51%
Germany 381 1.48%
Denmark 344 1.34%
France 332 1.29%
Spain 318 1.24%
Switzerland 255 0.99%
Belgium 222 0.86%
Czechia 219 0.85%
Netherlands 185 0.72%
Argentina 86 0.33%
Portugal 86 0.33%
Ireland 85 0.33%
Austria 73 0.28%
Canada 71 0.28%
Brazil 60 0.23%
Slovakia 52 0.20%
Bulgaria 51 0.20%
Australia 46 0.18%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 49.7k 100.00%
Emails 36.0k 72.40%
Phones 23.5k 47.34%
Ecommerce platform 49.4k 99.48%
Couriers 7.6k 15.20%
Payment Providers 13.6k 27.33%
Categories 26.6k 53.48%
Social Media 39.6k 79.76%

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 iubenda e-commerce intelligence?

We track 27.0k verified iubenda 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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