MySQL Technology Adoption in E-commerce

Discover 4.3m e-commerce stores using MySQL. Analyze technology adoption, market trends, integration patterns, and business insights.

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E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 69.7% of stores with physical delivery (3,009,918 stores) , followed by Custom (19.8%) and PrestaShop (4.6%) .

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)

3,009,918 stores

Custom 19.8%

853,229 stores

199,075 stores

105,002 stores

88,995 stores

26,615 stores

10,506 stores

8,107 stores

3,935 stores

3,419 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (December 2025)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in MySQL
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 3009918 69.71%
Custom 853229 19.76%
PrestaShop 199075 4.61%
OpenCart 105002 2.43%
Magento 88995 2.06%
YouCan 26615 0.62%
Shopware 10506 0.24%
Welcart 8107 0.19%
osCommerce 3935 0.09%
EasyDigitalDownloads 3419 0.08%
WooCommerce, EasyDigitalDownloads 2009 0.05%
Modified eCommerce 1957 0.05%
EasyDigitalDownloads, WooCommerce 1902 0.04%
Salesforce Commerce Cloud 1842 0.04%
Commerce7 1242 0.03%

All Stores Distribution

WooCommerce holds 79.6% share of all MySQL e-commerce stores (5,675,033) , with Custom at 12.0% and PrestaShop at 3.1% (December 2025) .

Note: This broader distribution includes all stores with e-commerce indicators such as platform detection, shopping cart presence, or payment integration. This liberal approach may include some false positives (e.g., WooCommerce installations used for non-commercial purposes) but provides comprehensive market coverage for lead generation and competitive analysis.

Top 10 Platforms (All Stores)

5,675,033 stores

Custom 12.0%

853,229 stores

221,449 stores

130,270 stores

121,850 stores

37,700 stores

24,826 stores

12,576 stores

6,563 stores

27,262 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (December 2025)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in MySQL
Platform Total Stores Percentage
WooCommerce 5675033 79.58%
Custom 853229 11.97%
PrestaShop 221449 3.11%
OpenCart 130270 1.83%
Magento 121850 1.71%
YouCan 37700 0.53%
Shopware 24826 0.35%
Welcart 12576 0.18%
osCommerce 6563 0.09%
EasyDigitalDownloads 27262 0.38%
WooCommerce, EasyDigitalDownloads 6114 0.09%
Modified eCommerce 4190 0.06%
EasyDigitalDownloads, WooCommerce 5769 0.08%
Salesforce Commerce Cloud 2310 0.03%
Commerce7 1838 0.03%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 17.0% of all stores (536,334 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (16.3%) and Food & Beverages (11.9%) .

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 17.0%

536,334 stores

Health & Beauty 16.3%

515,709 stores

Food & Beverages 11.9%

375,855 stores

Electronics & Technology 9.6%

304,393 stores

Home & Garden 7.0%

220,971 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 5.9%

186,760 stores

Business & Industrial 5.4%

169,302 stores

Vehicles & Parts 5.3%

166,324 stores

Jewelry & Watches 3.9%

123,132 stores

Arts & Entertainment 3.5%

111,912 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 MySQL store categories (December 2025)
Distribution of categories in MySQL e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 536334 16.98%
Health & Beauty 515709 16.33%
Food & Beverages 375855 11.90%
Electronics & Technology 304393 9.64%
Home & Garden 220971 7.00%
Furniture & Home Decor 186760 5.91%
Business & Industrial 169302 5.36%
Vehicles & Parts 166324 5.27%
Jewelry & Watches 123132 3.90%
Arts & Entertainment 111912 3.54%
Tools & Hardware 106941 3.39%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 103328 3.27%
Gifts & Special Occasions 94747 3.00%
Books & Media 76110 2.41%
Pets & Pet Supplies 66284 2.10%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 30.6% among AI-verified physical stores (386,840 stores) , followed by MasterCard (16.1%) and Stripe Connect (12.1%) .

Base: 1,125,243 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (15.7% 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 30.6%

386,840 stores

204,122 stores

153,294 stores

139,391 stores

VISA 5.4%

68,479 stores

57,126 stores

55,001 stores

42,716 stores

JCB 3.4%

42,501 stores

Bolt 2.7%

34,285 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 MySQL payment providers (December 2025)
Distribution of payment providers in MySQL e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 386840 30.57%
MasterCard 204122 16.13%
Stripe Connect 153294 12.11%
American Express 139391 11.02%
VISA 68479 5.41%
Klarna 57126 4.51%
Apple Pay 55001 4.35%
Google Pay 42716 3.38%
JCB 42501 3.36%
Bolt 34285 2.71%
BitCoin 18310 1.45%
Przelewy24 16965 1.34%
Bancontact 16658 1.32%
Paddle 15028 1.19%
Mollie 14709 1.16%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS leads with 20.9% among AI-verified physical stores (154,542 stores) , followed by DHL (17.0%) and USPS (11.6%) .

Base: 785,989 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (10.9% 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 20.9%

154,542 stores

DHL 17.0%

125,995 stores

USPS 11.6%

85,695 stores

FedEx 10.1%

75,040 stores

DPD 8.7%

64,405 stores

GLS 6.1%

45,273 stores

25,436 stores

TNT 2.9%

21,827 stores

21,659 stores

21,011 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 MySQL shipping carriers (December 2025)
Distribution of shipping carriers in MySQL e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 154542 20.87%
DHL 125995 17.02%
USPS 85695 11.57%
FedEx 75040 10.14%
DPD 64405 8.70%
GLS 45273 6.11%
Royal Mail 25436 3.44%
TNT 21827 2.95%
Colissimo 21659 2.93%
Correos 21011 2.84%
Estes 20765 2.80%
Почта России 20716 2.80%
PostNL 20118 2.72%
InPost 19511 2.64%
Hermes 18379 2.48%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 1,018,362 new stores were launched in MySQL , with the highest activity in 2025-11 (102,595 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2025-11 10.1%

102,595 stores launched

2025-10 8.8%

89,738 stores launched

2025-09 8.6%

87,617 stores launched

2025-08 8.3%

84,379 stores launched

2025-07 9.4%

95,717 stores launched

2025-06 8.2%

83,479 stores launched

2025-05 8.6%

87,674 stores launched

2025-04 8.9%

90,459 stores launched

2025-03 9.0%

92,014 stores launched

2025-02 7.9%

80,253 stores launched

2025-01 8.0%

81,793 stores launched

2024-12 4.2%

42,644 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in MySQL (December 2025)
Monthly store launches in MySQL over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2025-11 102595 10.07%
2025-10 89738 8.81%
2025-09 87617 8.60%
2025-08 84379 8.29%
2025-07 95717 9.40%
2025-06 83479 8.20%
2025-05 87674 8.61%
2025-04 90459 8.88%
2025-03 92014 9.04%
2025-02 80253 7.88%
2025-01 81793 8.03%
2024-12 42644 4.19%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 4,265,691 active stores in MySQL are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2025 (976,421 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2025 22.9%

976,421 active stores

2024 12.7%

540,336 active stores

2023 8.3%

354,251 active stores

2022 6.5%

276,516 active stores

2021 6.9%

293,581 active stores

2020 6.7%

284,535 active stores

2019 4.7%

201,937 active stores

2018 4.8%

206,816 active stores

2017 4.0%

169,807 active stores

2016 2.4%

101,627 active stores

2015 2.0%

86,391 active stores

2014 2.1%

90,814 active stores

2013 2.8%

119,639 active stores

2012 1.7%

72,963 active stores

2011 1.7%

71,793 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in MySQL by original launch year (December 2025)
Active stores in MySQL by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2025 976421 22.89%
2024 540336 12.67%
2023 354251 8.30%
2022 276516 6.48%
2021 293581 6.88%
2020 284535 6.67%
2019 201937 4.73%
2018 206816 4.85%
2017 169807 3.98%
2016 101627 2.38%
2015 86391 2.03%
2014 90814 2.13%
2013 119639 2.80%
2012 72963 1.71%
2011 71793 1.68%
2010 61155 1.43%
2009 55265 1.30%
2008 44617 1.05%
2007 40536 0.95%
2006 28832 0.68%
2005 25052 0.59%
2004 31511 0.74%
2003 25497 0.60%
2002 23270 0.55%
2001 28012 0.66%
2000 21085 0.49%
1999 15015 0.35%
1998 9824 0.23%
1997 5094 0.12%
1996 2943 0.07%
1995 556 0.01%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 30.5% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (1,932,932 stores) , followed by Instagram (27.2%) and YouTube (9.7%) .

Base: 4,183,402 stores with any detectable social profile (58.3% 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

Facebook 30.5%

1,932,932 stores

Instagram 27.2%

1,722,342 stores

YouTube 9.7%

612,889 stores

Twitter 8.1%

514,898 stores

LinkedIn 7.1%

448,925 stores

Pinterest 5.1%

323,529 stores

WhatsApp 4.3%

271,020 stores

TikTok 3.9%

249,675 stores

X 3.8%

239,870 stores

Vimeo 0.2%

15,362 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in MySQL (December 2025)
Distribution of social media platforms in MySQL e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 1932932 30.53%
Instagram 1722342 27.20%
YouTube 612889 9.68%
Twitter 514898 8.13%
LinkedIn 448925 7.09%
Pinterest 323529 5.11%
WhatsApp 271020 4.28%
TikTok 249675 3.94%
X 239870 3.79%
Vimeo 15362 0.24%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 20.1% (503,806 AI-verified stores) , followed by Spain (7.5%) and Iran (7.5%) .

Base: 2,504,412 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

503,806 AI-verified stores

Spain 7.5%

189,055 AI-verified stores

Iran 7.5%

187,897 AI-verified stores

165,892 AI-verified stores

India 6.2%

154,494 AI-verified stores

144,186 AI-verified stores

129,640 AI-verified stores

Italy 4.7%

118,574 AI-verified stores

102,389 AI-verified stores

100,579 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using MySQL (December 2025)
Geographic distribution of stores using MySQL
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 503806 20.12%
Spain 189055 7.55%
Iran 187897 7.50%
United Kingdom 165892 6.62%
India 154494 6.17%
France 144186 5.76%
Russia 129640 5.18%
Italy 118574 4.73%
Vietnam 102389 4.09%
Poland 100579 4.02%
Netherlands 90884 3.63%
Turkey 88036 3.52%
Germany 86646 3.46%
Brazil 85497 3.41%
Japan 76043 3.04%
Australia 68316 2.73%
Canada 61821 2.47%
Mexico 52891 2.11%
South Africa 51385 2.05%
China 46381 1.85%

Dataset Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 7.2m 100.00%
Emails 4.4m 60.74%
Phones 1.7m 24.01%
Ecommerce platform 7.2m 99.63%
Couriers 786.0k 10.95%
Payment Providers 1.1m 15.67%
Categories 4.5m 62.43%
Social Media 4.2m 58.26%

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