Kinsta Technology Adoption in E-commerce

Discover 12.0k verified e-commerce stores using Kinsta. Analyze technology adoption, market trends, integration patterns, and business insights.

Detected across 30.4k domains. 12.0k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: April 2026

12.0k verified active stores out of 30.4k detected · 39.6% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 96.8% of stores with physical delivery (11,621 stores) , followed by Custom (2.5%) and EasyDigitalDownloads, WooCommerce (0.2%) .

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)

11,621 stores

304 stores

11 stores

10 stores

10 stores

4 stores

Ecwid 0.0%

2 stores

2 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 Kinsta
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 11621 96.75%
Custom 304 2.53%
EasyDigitalDownloads, WooCommerce 22 0.18%
WooCommerce, EasyDigitalDownloads 18 0.15%
Commerce7 11 0.09%
EasyDigitalDownloads 10 0.08%
Shopify 10 0.08%
BigCommerce 4 0.03%
Ecwid 2 0.02%
HCL Commerce 2 0.02%
Magento 2 0.02%
MakeShop 2 0.02%
BigCommerce, HCL Commerce 1 0.01%
Magento, WooCommerce 1 0.01%
WooCommerce, Shopify 1 0.01%

Categories Distribution

Health & Beauty leads with 21.2% of all stores (1,968 stores) , followed by Clothing & Accessories (13.5%) and Food & Beverages (12.8%) .

Base: 9,301 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (77.4% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Health & Beauty 21.2%

1,968 stores

Clothing & Accessories 13.5%

1,255 stores

Food & Beverages 12.8%

1,191 stores

Electronics & Technology 7.5%

693 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 6.8%

634 stores

Home & Garden 6.6%

610 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 5.8%

539 stores

Business & Industrial 4.4%

411 stores

Tools & Hardware 4.2%

389 stores

Vehicles & Parts 4.0%

371 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Kinsta store categories (March 2026)
Distribution of categories in Kinsta e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Health & Beauty 1968 21.16%
Clothing & Accessories 1255 13.49%
Food & Beverages 1191 12.81%
Electronics & Technology 693 7.45%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 634 6.82%
Home & Garden 610 6.56%
Furniture & Home Decor 539 5.80%
Business & Industrial 411 4.42%
Tools & Hardware 389 4.18%
Vehicles & Parts 371 3.99%
Jewelry & Watches 358 3.85%
Pets & Pet Supplies 269 2.89%
Gifts & Special Occasions 254 2.73%
Arts & Entertainment 251 2.70%
Toys & Games 108 1.16%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 21.5% among AI-verified physical stores (1,804 stores) , followed by MasterCard (12.5%) and American Express (11.0%) .

Base: 6,682 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (22.0% 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 21.5%

1,804 stores

1,053 stores

925 stores

919 stores

811 stores

503 stores

Bolt 4.9%

408 stores

VISA 4.5%

377 stores

341 stores

321 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Kinsta payment providers (March 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Kinsta e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 1804 21.50%
MasterCard 1053 12.55%
American Express 925 11.02%
Stripe Connect 919 10.95%
Klarna 811 9.66%
Apple Pay 503 5.99%
Bolt 408 4.86%
VISA 377 4.49%
Google Pay 341 4.06%
Bancontact 321 3.83%
iDEAL 306 3.65%
Mollie 255 3.04%
SEPA 153 1.82%
Giropay 112 1.33%
JCB 104 1.24%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS leads with 21.3% among AI-verified physical stores (1,156 stores) , followed by DHL (16.2%) and USPS (13.6%) .

Base: 4,651 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (15.3% 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%

1,156 stores

DHL 16.2%

881 stores

USPS 13.6%

737 stores

FedEx 12.8%

698 stores

DPD 6.7%

366 stores

359 stores

GLS 4.9%

264 stores

248 stores

187 stores

114 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Kinsta shipping carriers (March 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Kinsta e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 1156 21.28%
DHL 881 16.22%
USPS 737 13.57%
FedEx 698 12.85%
DPD 366 6.74%
PostNL 359 6.61%
GLS 264 4.86%
Royal Mail 248 4.57%
Australia Post 187 3.44%
Colissimo 114 2.10%
TNT 108 1.99%
PostNord 83 1.53%
Speedy 79 1.45%
Hermes 77 1.42%
Canada Post 75 1.38%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 1,622 new stores were launched in Kinsta , with the highest activity in 2026-02 (128 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-02 7.9%

128 stores launched

2026-01 7.9%

128 stores launched

2025-12 6.9%

112 stores launched

2025-11 8.9%

145 stores launched

2025-10 10.9%

176 stores launched

2025-09 9.7%

157 stores launched

2025-08 8.2%

133 stores launched

2025-07 9.3%

151 stores launched

2025-06 7.5%

122 stores launched

2025-05 6.6%

107 stores launched

2025-04 8.5%

138 stores launched

2025-03 7.7%

125 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Kinsta (March 2026)
Monthly store launches in Kinsta over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-02 128 7.89%
2026-01 128 7.89%
2025-12 112 6.91%
2025-11 145 8.94%
2025-10 176 10.85%
2025-09 157 9.68%
2025-08 133 8.20%
2025-07 151 9.31%
2025-06 122 7.52%
2025-05 107 6.60%
2025-04 138 8.51%
2025-03 125 7.71%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 11,987 active stores in Kinsta are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (257 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 2.1%

257 active stores

2025 13.0%

1,563 active stores

2024 12.9%

1,545 active stores

2023 5.6%

667 active stores

2022 5.7%

686 active stores

2021 6.5%

777 active stores

2020 6.7%

808 active stores

2019 4.8%

572 active stores

2018 5.4%

649 active stores

2017 4.7%

560 active stores

2016 2.8%

340 active stores

2015 2.4%

288 active stores

2014 2.6%

312 active stores

2013 3.1%

375 active stores

2012 2.2%

262 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Kinsta by original launch year (March 2026)
Active stores in Kinsta by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 257 2.14%
2025 1563 13.04%
2024 1545 12.89%
2023 667 5.56%
2022 686 5.72%
2021 777 6.48%
2020 808 6.74%
2019 572 4.77%
2018 649 5.41%
2017 560 4.67%
2016 340 2.84%
2015 288 2.40%
2014 312 2.60%
2013 375 3.13%
2012 262 2.19%
2011 227 1.89%
2010 212 1.77%
2009 188 1.57%
2008 186 1.55%
2007 148 1.23%
2006 137 1.14%
2005 124 1.03%
2004 133 1.11%
2003 136 1.13%
2002 173 1.44%
2001 186 1.55%
2000 134 1.12%
1999 137 1.14%
1998 96 0.80%
1997 62 0.52%
1996 34 0.28%
1995 13 0.11%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 29.6% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (8,150 stores) , followed by Instagram (27.1%) and YouTube (11.1%) .

Base: 22,653 stores with any detectable social profile (74.6% 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 29.6%

8,150 stores

Instagram 27.1%

7,456 stores

YouTube 11.1%

3,043 stores

LinkedIn 8.3%

2,280 stores

Twitter 6.9%

1,888 stores

Pinterest 5.2%

1,442 stores

X 4.8%

1,334 stores

TikTok 4.6%

1,258 stores

WhatsApp 2.1%

581 stores

Vimeo 0.3%

83 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Kinsta (March 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Kinsta e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 8150 29.62%
Instagram 7456 27.10%
YouTube 3043 11.06%
LinkedIn 2280 8.29%
Twitter 1888 6.86%
Pinterest 1442 5.24%
X 1334 4.85%
TikTok 1258 4.57%
WhatsApp 581 2.11%
Vimeo 83 0.30%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 38.3% (3,614 AI-verified stores) , followed by Netherlands (11.6%) and United Kingdom (9.3%) .

Base: 9,439 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

3,614 AI-verified stores

1,098 AI-verified stores

880 AI-verified stores

635 AI-verified stores

429 AI-verified stores

379 AI-verified stores

313 AI-verified stores

Italy 3.1%

294 AI-verified stores

245 AI-verified stores

218 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Kinsta (March 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Kinsta
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 3614 38.29%
Netherlands 1098 11.63%
United Kingdom 880 9.32%
Australia 635 6.73%
France 429 4.54%
Germany 379 4.02%
Canada 313 3.32%
Italy 294 3.11%
Sweden 245 2.60%
Norway 218 2.31%
Taiwan 212 2.25%
Denmark 175 1.85%
Switzerland 156 1.65%
Belgium 141 1.49%
Greece 120 1.27%
India 119 1.26%
Spain 107 1.13%
Austria 104 1.10%
Argentina 103 1.09%
South Africa 97 1.03%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 30.4k 100.00%
Emails 17.1k 56.27%
Phones 7.4k 24.34%
Ecommerce platform 30.2k 99.62%
Couriers 4.7k 15.32%
Payment Providers 6.7k 22.01%
Categories 10.9k 35.88%
Social Media 22.7k 74.62%

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 Kinsta e-commerce intelligence?

We track 12.0k verified Kinsta 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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