Nginx Technology Adoption in E-commerce

Discover 1.6m verified e-commerce stores using Nginx. Analyze technology adoption, market trends, integration patterns, and business insights.

Detected across 2.7m domains. 1.6m verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: April 2026

1.6m verified active stores out of 2.7m detected · 58.7% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Custom leads with 38.7% of stores with physical delivery (555,141 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (33.7%) and Cafe24 (8.1%) .

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)

Custom 38.7%

555,141 stores

483,424 stores

115,513 stores

78,284 stores

42,133 stores

38,488 stores

31,419 stores

25,406 stores

Tray 1.2%

17,275 stores

Imweb 0.8%

11,359 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 Nginx
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Custom 555141 38.73%
WooCommerce 483424 33.73%
Cafe24 115513 8.06%
1C-Bitrix 78284 5.46%
PrestaShop 42133 2.94%
OpenCart 38488 2.69%
Shoptet 31419 2.19%
Magento 25406 1.77%
Tray 17275 1.21%
Imweb 11359 0.79%
Shopware 8136 0.57%
EC-CUBE 6880 0.48%
miniShop2 6692 0.47%
VirtueMart 6612 0.46%
Jumpseller 6522 0.46%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 14.8% of all stores (200,725 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (12.8%) and Food & Beverages (11.1%) .

Base: 1,356,123 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (87.0% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 14.8%

200,725 stores

Health & Beauty 12.8%

174,090 stores

Food & Beverages 11.1%

149,873 stores

Tools & Hardware 9.3%

126,042 stores

Home & Garden 8.5%

115,510 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 7.0%

94,339 stores

Electronics & Technology 5.9%

79,982 stores

Business & Industrial 5.7%

76,905 stores

Arts & Entertainment 4.6%

62,208 stores

Vehicles & Parts 4.4%

60,021 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Nginx store categories (March 2026)
Distribution of categories in Nginx e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 200725 14.80%
Health & Beauty 174090 12.84%
Food & Beverages 149873 11.05%
Tools & Hardware 126042 9.29%
Home & Garden 115510 8.52%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 94339 6.96%
Electronics & Technology 79982 5.90%
Business & Industrial 76905 5.67%
Arts & Entertainment 62208 4.59%
Vehicles & Parts 60021 4.43%
Gifts & Special Occasions 55607 4.10%
Furniture & Home Decor 49532 3.65%
Toys & Games 46932 3.46%
Jewelry & Watches 44422 3.28%
Pets & Pet Supplies 19935 1.47%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 24.2% among AI-verified physical stores (159,170 stores) , followed by MasterCard (19.7%) and American Express (9.9%) .

Base: 451,549 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (17.0% 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 24.2%

159,170 stores

129,388 stores

65,231 stores

VISA 9.7%

63,726 stores

JCB 6.7%

44,176 stores

41,068 stores

36,032 stores

29,416 stores

24,381 stores

14,545 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Nginx payment providers (March 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Nginx e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 159170 24.19%
MasterCard 129388 19.67%
American Express 65231 9.91%
VISA 63726 9.69%
JCB 44176 6.71%
Stripe Connect 41068 6.24%
Klarna 36032 5.48%
Apple Pay 29416 4.47%
Google Pay 24381 3.71%
Amazon Pay 14545 2.21%
Boleto 11740 1.78%
Giropay 11654 1.77%
Bolt 9839 1.50%
SEPA 9019 1.37%
Bancontact 8563 1.30%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

DHL leads with 15.0% among AI-verified physical stores (61,345 stores) , followed by СДЭК (14.3%) and Почта России (12.5%) .

Base: 394,265 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (14.9% 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

DHL 15.0%

61,345 stores

58,472 stores

51,084 stores

DPD 12.1%

49,687 stores

UPS 12.0%

49,040 stores

GLS 7.4%

30,465 stores

FedEx 5.1%

20,700 stores

USPS 5.0%

20,413 stores

17,494 stores

10,088 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Nginx shipping carriers (March 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Nginx e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
DHL 61345 14.97%
СДЭК 58472 14.27%
Почта России 51084 12.46%
DPD 49687 12.12%
UPS 49040 11.97%
GLS 30465 7.43%
FedEx 20700 5.05%
USPS 20413 4.98%
Correios 17494 4.27%
Ceska Posta 10088 2.46%
PostNL 8812 2.15%
Hermes 8222 2.01%
TNT 8117 1.98%
InPost 8116 1.98%
Royal Mail 7806 1.90%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 262,625 new stores were launched in Nginx , with the highest activity in 2026-02 (24,736 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-02 9.4%

24,736 stores launched

2026-01 10.4%

27,302 stores launched

2025-12 10.2%

26,885 stores launched

2025-11 10.3%

26,976 stores launched

2025-10 9.5%

25,050 stores launched

2025-09 9.7%

25,425 stores launched

2025-08 7.8%

20,429 stores launched

2025-07 8.6%

22,508 stores launched

2025-06 7.7%

20,168 stores launched

2025-05 7.6%

20,010 stores launched

2025-04 8.4%

21,988 stores launched

2025-03 0.4%

1,148 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Nginx (March 2026)
Monthly store launches in Nginx over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-02 24736 9.42%
2026-01 27302 10.40%
2025-12 26885 10.24%
2025-11 26976 10.27%
2025-10 25050 9.54%
2025-09 25425 9.68%
2025-08 20429 7.78%
2025-07 22508 8.57%
2025-06 20168 7.68%
2025-05 20010 7.62%
2025-04 21988 8.37%
2025-03 1148 0.44%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 1,548,502 active stores in Nginx are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (52,249 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 3.4%

52,249 active stores

2025 17.0%

262,877 active stores

2024 10.1%

156,963 active stores

2023 7.4%

114,355 active stores

2022 6.6%

102,753 active stores

2021 7.2%

110,944 active stores

2020 7.1%

110,045 active stores

2019 5.8%

89,741 active stores

2018 5.5%

84,774 active stores

2017 4.8%

73,638 active stores

2016 2.9%

45,418 active stores

2015 2.4%

37,367 active stores

2014 2.3%

35,521 active stores

2013 3.3%

50,620 active stores

2012 1.9%

30,130 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Nginx by original launch year (March 2026)
Active stores in Nginx by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 52249 3.37%
2025 262877 16.98%
2024 156963 10.14%
2023 114355 7.38%
2022 102753 6.64%
2021 110944 7.16%
2020 110045 7.11%
2019 89741 5.80%
2018 84774 5.47%
2017 73638 4.76%
2016 45418 2.93%
2015 37367 2.41%
2014 35521 2.29%
2013 50620 3.27%
2012 30130 1.95%
2011 28358 1.83%
2010 24604 1.59%
2009 22296 1.44%
2008 18028 1.16%
2007 16595 1.07%
2006 11425 0.74%
2005 9899 0.64%
2004 11373 0.73%
2003 10133 0.65%
2002 8877 0.57%
2001 11348 0.73%
2000 7532 0.49%
1999 4993 0.32%
1998 3181 0.21%
1997 1506 0.10%
1996 808 0.05%
1995 151 0.01%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 30.5% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (625,486 stores) , followed by Facebook (30.3%) and YouTube (12.4%) .

Base: 1,500,694 stores with any detectable social profile (56.5% 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

Instagram 30.5%

625,486 stores

Facebook 30.3%

621,955 stores

YouTube 12.4%

254,468 stores

Twitter 7.1%

146,561 stores

WhatsApp 4.9%

101,236 stores

TikTok 4.1%

84,385 stores

LinkedIn 4.0%

82,287 stores

Pinterest 3.6%

74,471 stores

X 2.8%

56,883 stores

Vimeo 0.2%

4,481 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Nginx (March 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Nginx e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 625486 30.48%
Facebook 621955 30.31%
YouTube 254468 12.40%
Twitter 146561 7.14%
WhatsApp 101236 4.93%
TikTok 84385 4.11%
LinkedIn 82287 4.01%
Pinterest 74471 3.63%
X 56883 2.77%
Vimeo 4481 0.22%

Geographic Distribution

Russia leads with 23.2% (269,417 AI-verified stores) , followed by United States (13.2%) and South Korea (10.0%) .

Base: 1,163,468 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

Russia 23.2%

269,417 AI-verified stores

153,897 AI-verified stores

115,777 AI-verified stores

71,352 AI-verified stores

68,768 AI-verified stores

Japan 4.6%

53,973 AI-verified stores

Spain 3.9%

45,724 AI-verified stores

45,673 AI-verified stores

45,111 AI-verified stores

40,411 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Nginx (March 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Nginx
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
Russia 269417 23.16%
United States 153897 13.23%
South Korea 115777 9.95%
Germany 71352 6.13%
Ukraine 68768 5.91%
Japan 53973 4.64%
Spain 45724 3.93%
Czechia 45673 3.93%
Netherlands 45111 3.88%
United Kingdom 40411 3.47%
Italy 35289 3.03%
Brazil 33259 2.86%
France 29638 2.55%
Vietnam 29486 2.53%
India 26879 2.31%
Poland 23092 1.98%
Slovakia 21929 1.88%
China 19194 1.65%
Greece 18990 1.63%
Belarus 15609 1.34%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 2.7m 100.00%
Emails 1.7m 65.60%
Phones 823.8k 31.04%
Ecommerce platform 2.6m 99.29%
Couriers 394.3k 14.85%
Payment Providers 451.5k 17.01%
Categories 1.5m 55.29%
Social Media 1.5m 56.54%

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 Nginx e-commerce intelligence?

We track 1.6m verified Nginx 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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