MySQL Technology Adoption in E-commerce

Discover 2.9m verified e-commerce stores using MySQL. Analyze technology adoption, market trends, integration patterns, and business insights.

Detected across 6.2m domains. 2.9m verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: May 2026

2.9m verified active stores out of 6.2m detected · 47.2% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 80.8% of stores with physical delivery (2,367,303 stores) , followed by PrestaShop (6.0%) and Custom (4.2%) .

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)

2,367,303 stores

176,960 stores

122,650 stores

90,948 stores

88,300 stores

33,642 stores

22,210 stores

7,274 stores

3,905 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (April 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in MySQL
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 2367303 80.80%
PrestaShop 176960 6.04%
Custom 122650 4.19%
OpenCart 90948 3.10%
Magento 88300 3.01%
YouCan 33642 1.15%
Shopware 22210 0.76%
Welcart 7274 0.25%
osCommerce 3905 0.13%
Stock Manager Advance (SMA) with Shop Module, WooCommerce 3161 0.11%
Modified eCommerce 3085 0.11%
WooCommerce, Stock Manager Advance (SMA) with Shop Module 3043 0.10%
Smoolis, OpenCart 2578 0.09%
OpenCart, Smoolis 2475 0.08%
YoungCart 2270 0.08%

Categories Distribution

Health & Beauty leads with 15.7% of all stores (403,313 stores) , followed by Clothing & Accessories (15.6%) and Food & Beverages (12.3%) .

Base: 2,562,728 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (86.9% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Health & Beauty 15.7%

403,313 stores

Clothing & Accessories 15.6%

400,424 stores

Food & Beverages 12.3%

314,618 stores

Home & Garden 7.6%

193,487 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 7.1%

182,895 stores

Electronics & Technology 6.6%

169,695 stores

Tools & Hardware 5.2%

133,503 stores

Business & Industrial 4.8%

123,062 stores

Arts & Entertainment 4.5%

116,116 stores

Toys & Games 4.0%

101,272 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 MySQL store categories (April 2026)
Distribution of categories in MySQL e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Health & Beauty 403313 15.74%
Clothing & Accessories 400424 15.62%
Food & Beverages 314618 12.28%
Home & Garden 193487 7.55%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 182895 7.14%
Electronics & Technology 169695 6.62%
Tools & Hardware 133503 5.21%
Business & Industrial 123062 4.80%
Arts & Entertainment 116116 4.53%
Toys & Games 101272 3.95%
Gifts & Special Occasions 100968 3.94%
Furniture & Home Decor 95415 3.72%
Jewelry & Watches 92517 3.61%
Vehicles & Parts 90999 3.55%
Books & Media 44444 1.73%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 31.8% among AI-verified physical stores (395,426 stores) , followed by MasterCard (15.8%) and Stripe Connect (11.7%) .

Base: 1,072,122 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (17.2% 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 31.8%

395,426 stores

195,756 stores

145,175 stores

124,444 stores

66,673 stores

VISA 5.3%

65,438 stores

57,565 stores

46,125 stores

JCB 2.9%

36,467 stores

Bolt 2.3%

28,420 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 MySQL payment providers (April 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in MySQL e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 395426 31.84%
MasterCard 195756 15.76%
Stripe Connect 145175 11.69%
American Express 124444 10.02%
Klarna 66673 5.37%
VISA 65438 5.27%
Apple Pay 57565 4.63%
Google Pay 46125 3.71%
JCB 36467 2.94%
Bolt 28420 2.29%
Bancontact 17799 1.43%
Przelewy24 17357 1.40%
SEPA 15871 1.28%
BitCoin 14939 1.20%
Mollie 14565 1.17%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS leads with 19.9% among AI-verified physical stores (145,029 stores) , followed by DHL (18.6%) and USPS (11.3%) .

Base: 751,692 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (12.0% 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 19.9%

145,029 stores

DHL 18.6%

135,492 stores

USPS 11.3%

82,144 stores

FedEx 10.2%

74,193 stores

DPD 9.3%

67,567 stores

GLS 6.4%

46,572 stores

27,479 stores

23,556 stores

19,952 stores

TNT 2.7%

19,636 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 MySQL shipping carriers (April 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in MySQL e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 145029 19.92%
DHL 135492 18.61%
USPS 82144 11.29%
FedEx 74193 10.19%
DPD 67567 9.28%
GLS 46572 6.40%
Colissimo 27479 3.78%
Royal Mail 23556 3.24%
InPost 19952 2.74%
TNT 19636 2.70%
PostNL 19036 2.62%
La Poste 18012 2.47%
Correos 17631 2.42%
Hermes 16366 2.25%
Почта России 15224 2.09%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 722,626 new stores were launched in MySQL , with the highest activity in 2026-03 (73,927 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-03 10.2%

73,927 stores launched

2026-02 7.3%

52,943 stores launched

2026-01 9.8%

70,464 stores launched

2025-12 9.0%

65,358 stores launched

2025-11 9.5%

68,297 stores launched

2025-10 9.3%

66,909 stores launched

2025-09 9.0%

65,314 stores launched

2025-08 8.1%

58,225 stores launched

2025-07 8.8%

63,259 stores launched

2025-06 7.6%

54,598 stores launched

2025-05 7.7%

55,651 stores launched

2025-04 3.8%

27,681 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in MySQL (April 2026)
Monthly store launches in MySQL over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-03 73927 10.23%
2026-02 52943 7.33%
2026-01 70464 9.75%
2025-12 65358 9.04%
2025-11 68297 9.45%
2025-10 66909 9.26%
2025-09 65314 9.04%
2025-08 58225 8.06%
2025-07 63259 8.75%
2025-06 54598 7.56%
2025-05 55651 7.70%
2025-04 27681 3.83%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 2,939,616 active stores in MySQL are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (199,021 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 6.8%

199,021 active stores

2025 22.2%

653,386 active stores

2024 10.8%

318,784 active stores

2023 7.8%

228,385 active stores

2022 6.1%

180,257 active stores

2021 6.6%

193,344 active stores

2020 6.5%

189,855 active stores

2019 4.4%

129,474 active stores

2018 4.6%

134,315 active stores

2017 3.8%

110,500 active stores

2016 2.1%

63,171 active stores

2015 1.8%

53,871 active stores

2014 1.9%

55,989 active stores

2013 2.5%

74,551 active stores

2012 1.5%

45,055 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in MySQL by original launch year (April 2026)
Active stores in MySQL by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 199021 6.77%
2025 653386 22.23%
2024 318784 10.84%
2023 228385 7.77%
2022 180257 6.13%
2021 193344 6.58%
2020 189855 6.46%
2019 129474 4.40%
2018 134315 4.57%
2017 110500 3.76%
2016 63171 2.15%
2015 53871 1.83%
2014 55989 1.90%
2013 74551 2.54%
2012 45055 1.53%
2011 44309 1.51%
2010 38390 1.31%
2009 34880 1.19%
2008 28192 0.96%
2007 25855 0.88%
2006 17963 0.61%
2005 15802 0.54%
2004 19919 0.68%
2003 16411 0.56%
2002 14996 0.51%
2001 18424 0.63%
2000 13383 0.46%
1999 9680 0.33%
1998 6130 0.21%
1997 3172 0.11%
1996 1808 0.06%
1995 344 0.01%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 30.8% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (1,346,139 stores) , followed by Instagram (28.1%) and YouTube (9.1%) .

Base: 3,726,541 stores with any detectable social profile (59.7% 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 30.8%

1,346,139 stores

Instagram 28.1%

1,225,653 stores

YouTube 9.1%

398,311 stores

Twitter 6.7%

290,977 stores

LinkedIn 6.3%

274,787 stores

Pinterest 5.6%

242,997 stores

TikTok 4.8%

211,391 stores

WhatsApp 4.3%

187,006 stores

X 4.1%

178,855 stores

Vimeo 0.2%

7,791 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in MySQL (April 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in MySQL e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 1346139 30.85%
Instagram 1225653 28.09%
YouTube 398311 9.13%
Twitter 290977 6.67%
LinkedIn 274787 6.30%
Pinterest 242997 5.57%
TikTok 211391 4.84%
WhatsApp 187006 4.29%
X 178855 4.10%
Vimeo 7791 0.18%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 23.4% (445,869 AI-verified stores) , followed by France (6.8%) and Germany (6.7%) .

Base: 1,905,090 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

445,869 AI-verified stores

129,188 AI-verified stores

128,558 AI-verified stores

India 6.7%

128,435 AI-verified stores

116,550 AI-verified stores

Spain 5.9%

112,501 AI-verified stores

Italy 5.3%

100,740 AI-verified stores

Iran 4.4%

83,395 AI-verified stores

80,814 AI-verified stores

80,324 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using MySQL (April 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using MySQL
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 445869 23.40%
France 129188 6.78%
Germany 128558 6.75%
India 128435 6.74%
United Kingdom 116550 6.12%
Spain 112501 5.91%
Italy 100740 5.29%
Iran 83395 4.38%
Russia 80814 4.24%
Vietnam 80324 4.22%
Netherlands 77085 4.05%
Poland 72502 3.81%
Brazil 61083 3.21%
Australia 49117 2.58%
Turkey 48481 2.54%
Canada 42300 2.22%
South Africa 38268 2.01%
Greece 37781 1.98%
Romania 37558 1.97%
Pakistan 34541 1.81%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 6.2m 100.00%
Emails 3.8m 61.22%
Phones 1.5m 23.99%
Ecommerce platform 6.2m 99.65%
Couriers 751.7k 12.04%
Payment Providers 1.1m 17.18%
Categories 2.8m 45.55%
Social Media 3.7m 59.70%

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 2.9m 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 →

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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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