MySQL Technology Adoption in E-commerce

Discover 2.7m verified e-commerce stores using MySQL. Analyze technology adoption, market trends, integration patterns, and business insights.

Detected across 5.8m domains. 2.7m verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: April 2026

2.7m verified active stores out of 5.8m detected · 46.8% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 79.8% of stores with physical delivery (2,166,026 stores) , followed by PrestaShop (6.2%) and Custom (4.9%) .

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)

2,166,026 stores

167,146 stores

131,722 stores

84,702 stores

83,402 stores

32,459 stores

21,093 stores

7,112 stores

3,639 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 MySQL
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 2166026 79.84%
PrestaShop 167146 6.16%
Custom 131722 4.86%
OpenCart 84702 3.12%
Magento 83402 3.07%
YouCan 32459 1.20%
Shopware 21093 0.78%
Welcart 7112 0.26%
osCommerce 3639 0.13%
Stock Manager Advance (SMA) with Shop Module, WooCommerce 3030 0.11%
Modified eCommerce 3019 0.11%
WooCommerce, Stock Manager Advance (SMA) with Shop Module 2942 0.11%
Smoolis, OpenCart 2449 0.09%
OpenCart, Smoolis 2357 0.09%
YoungCart 1911 0.07%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 15.8% of all stores (376,544 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (15.8%) and Food & Beverages (12.3%) .

Base: 2,378,587 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (87.1% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 15.8%

376,544 stores

Health & Beauty 15.8%

375,296 stores

Food & Beverages 12.3%

293,345 stores

Home & Garden 7.5%

177,859 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 7.3%

172,532 stores

Electronics & Technology 6.4%

152,849 stores

Tools & Hardware 5.1%

121,776 stores

Business & Industrial 4.8%

114,086 stores

Arts & Entertainment 4.6%

109,911 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 4.0%

96,087 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 MySQL store categories (March 2026)
Distribution of categories in MySQL e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 376544 15.83%
Health & Beauty 375296 15.78%
Food & Beverages 293345 12.33%
Home & Garden 177859 7.48%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 172532 7.25%
Electronics & Technology 152849 6.43%
Tools & Hardware 121776 5.12%
Business & Industrial 114086 4.80%
Arts & Entertainment 109911 4.62%
Gifts & Special Occasions 96087 4.04%
Toys & Games 94075 3.96%
Furniture & Home Decor 86270 3.63%
Jewelry & Watches 85544 3.60%
Vehicles & Parts 81771 3.44%
Books & Media 40642 1.71%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 31.7% among AI-verified physical stores (376,777 stores) , followed by MasterCard (15.8%) and Stripe Connect (11.5%) .

Base: 1,023,539 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (17.6% 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 31.7%

376,777 stores

187,682 stores

137,145 stores

121,930 stores

64,597 stores

VISA 5.3%

63,549 stores

54,432 stores

43,512 stores

JCB 3.0%

35,889 stores

Bolt 2.3%

26,840 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 MySQL payment providers (March 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in MySQL e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 376777 31.70%
MasterCard 187682 15.79%
Stripe Connect 137145 11.54%
American Express 121930 10.26%
Klarna 64597 5.44%
VISA 63549 5.35%
Apple Pay 54432 4.58%
Google Pay 43512 3.66%
JCB 35889 3.02%
Bolt 26840 2.26%
Bancontact 16514 1.39%
Przelewy24 15955 1.34%
SEPA 15444 1.30%
Mollie 14228 1.20%
BitCoin 13972 1.18%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS leads with 20.2% among AI-verified physical stores (138,985 stores) , followed by DHL (18.3%) and USPS (10.9%) .

Base: 715,136 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (12.3% 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 20.2%

138,985 stores

DHL 18.3%

125,595 stores

USPS 10.9%

74,853 stores

FedEx 9.6%

66,231 stores

DPD 9.5%

65,373 stores

GLS 6.5%

44,957 stores

26,627 stores

22,800 stores

TNT 2.8%

19,039 stores

19,010 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 MySQL shipping carriers (March 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in MySQL e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 138985 20.24%
DHL 125595 18.29%
USPS 74853 10.90%
FedEx 66231 9.65%
DPD 65373 9.52%
GLS 44957 6.55%
Colissimo 26627 3.88%
Royal Mail 22800 3.32%
TNT 19039 2.77%
InPost 19010 2.77%
PostNL 18374 2.68%
La Poste 17385 2.53%
Correos 16975 2.47%
Hermes 15846 2.31%
Estes 14471 2.11%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 645,277 new stores were launched in MySQL , with the highest activity in 2026-02 (54,609 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-02 8.5%

54,609 stores launched

2026-01 10.8%

69,585 stores launched

2025-12 9.7%

62,737 stores launched

2025-11 10.0%

64,340 stores launched

2025-10 9.9%

63,755 stores launched

2025-09 9.6%

61,741 stores launched

2025-08 8.4%

54,431 stores launched

2025-07 9.2%

59,518 stores launched

2025-06 8.0%

51,676 stores launched

2025-05 8.0%

51,507 stores launched

2025-04 7.6%

48,764 stores launched

2025-03 0.4%

2,614 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in MySQL (March 2026)
Monthly store launches in MySQL over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-02 54609 8.46%
2026-01 69585 10.78%
2025-12 62737 9.72%
2025-11 64340 9.97%
2025-10 63755 9.88%
2025-09 61741 9.57%
2025-08 54431 8.44%
2025-07 59518 9.22%
2025-06 51676 8.01%
2025-05 51507 7.98%
2025-04 48764 7.56%
2025-03 2614 0.41%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 2,723,237 active stores in MySQL are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (124,741 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 4.6%

124,741 active stores

2025 22.7%

618,788 active stores

2024 11.0%

298,910 active stores

2023 7.9%

215,432 active stores

2022 6.3%

170,434 active stores

2021 6.7%

183,176 active stores

2020 6.6%

180,965 active stores

2019 4.5%

122,912 active stores

2018 4.7%

128,080 active stores

2017 3.9%

105,391 active stores

2016 2.2%

59,930 active stores

2015 1.9%

50,861 active stores

2014 1.9%

52,969 active stores

2013 2.6%

70,689 active stores

2012 1.6%

42,717 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in MySQL by original launch year (March 2026)
Active stores in MySQL by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 124741 4.58%
2025 618788 22.72%
2024 298910 10.98%
2023 215432 7.91%
2022 170434 6.26%
2021 183176 6.73%
2020 180965 6.65%
2019 122912 4.51%
2018 128080 4.70%
2017 105391 3.87%
2016 59930 2.20%
2015 50861 1.87%
2014 52969 1.95%
2013 70689 2.60%
2012 42717 1.57%
2011 42213 1.55%
2010 36627 1.34%
2009 33463 1.23%
2008 26998 0.99%
2007 24768 0.91%
2006 17249 0.63%
2005 15173 0.56%
2004 19158 0.70%
2003 15757 0.58%
2002 14431 0.53%
2001 17810 0.65%
2000 12964 0.48%
1999 9416 0.35%
1998 6007 0.22%
1997 3101 0.11%
1996 1761 0.06%
1995 346 0.01%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 31.2% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (1,272,433 stores) , followed by Instagram (28.2%) and YouTube (9.3%) .

Base: 3,506,012 stores with any detectable social profile (60.2% 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 31.2%

1,272,433 stores

Instagram 28.2%

1,147,830 stores

YouTube 9.3%

379,980 stores

Twitter 6.7%

272,991 stores

LinkedIn 6.1%

247,137 stores

Pinterest 5.3%

216,602 stores

TikTok 4.9%

201,336 stores

WhatsApp 4.2%

170,338 stores

X 3.9%

158,457 stores

Vimeo 0.2%

7,462 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in MySQL (March 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in MySQL e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 1272433 31.23%
Instagram 1147830 28.17%
YouTube 379980 9.33%
Twitter 272991 6.70%
LinkedIn 247137 6.07%
Pinterest 216602 5.32%
TikTok 201336 4.94%
WhatsApp 170338 4.18%
X 158457 3.89%
Vimeo 7462 0.18%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 24.4% (429,818 AI-verified stores) , followed by France (7.0%) and Germany (6.9%) .

Base: 1,765,031 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

429,818 AI-verified stores

124,249 AI-verified stores

121,820 AI-verified stores

India 6.8%

119,810 AI-verified stores

113,701 AI-verified stores

Spain 6.1%

107,895 AI-verified stores

Italy 5.5%

96,930 AI-verified stores

74,679 AI-verified stores

73,724 AI-verified stores

70,694 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using MySQL (March 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using MySQL
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 429818 24.35%
France 124249 7.04%
Germany 121820 6.90%
India 119810 6.79%
United Kingdom 113701 6.44%
Spain 107895 6.11%
Italy 96930 5.49%
Netherlands 74679 4.23%
Russia 73724 4.18%
Vietnam 70694 4.01%
Poland 68369 3.87%
Brazil 59482 3.37%
Australia 46805 2.65%
Turkey 44012 2.49%
Canada 40926 2.32%
Greece 36443 2.06%
Romania 36157 2.05%
South Africa 34472 1.95%
Pakistan 32677 1.85%
Ukraine 32368 1.83%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 5.8m 100.00%
Emails 3.6m 61.59%
Phones 1.4m 24.46%
Ecommerce platform 5.8m 99.64%
Couriers 715.1k 12.27%
Payment Providers 1.0m 17.57%
Categories 2.6m 45.29%
Social Media 3.5m 60.17%

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 MySQL e-commerce intelligence?

We track 2.7m verified MySQL 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.

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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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