OWL Carousel Technology Adoption in E-commerce

Discover 911.7k e-commerce stores using OWL Carousel. Analyze technology adoption, market trends, integration patterns, and business insights.

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E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Custom leads with 41.2% of stores with physical delivery (370,968 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (40.1%) and PrestaShop (4.0%) .

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 41.2%

370,968 stores

360,380 stores

35,661 stores

29,326 stores

26,355 stores

26,109 stores

19,189 stores

Imweb 1.7%

15,256 stores

3,265 stores

3,211 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 OWL Carousel
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Custom 370968 41.24%
WooCommerce 360380 40.07%
PrestaShop 35661 3.96%
Shopify 29326 3.26%
Magento 26355 2.93%
OpenCart 26109 2.90%
1C-Bitrix 19189 2.13%
Imweb 15256 1.70%
Botble CMS 3265 0.36%
CS Cart 3211 0.36%
Pressero 2614 0.29%
Jumpseller 2466 0.27%
Volusion 2160 0.24%
nopCommerce 1334 0.15%
JoomShopping 1163 0.13%

All Stores Distribution

Custom holds 27.6% share of all OWL Carousel e-commerce stores (370,968) , with WooCommerce at 54.4% and PrestaShop at 2.9% (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)

Custom 27.6%

370,968 stores

732,503 stores

39,313 stores

32,731 stores

33,699 stores

30,519 stores

30,635 stores

Imweb 4.0%

54,232 stores

5,798 stores

3,424 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (December 2025)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in OWL Carousel
Platform Total Stores Percentage
Custom 370968 27.55%
WooCommerce 732503 54.41%
PrestaShop 39313 2.92%
Shopify 32731 2.43%
Magento 33699 2.50%
OpenCart 30519 2.27%
1C-Bitrix 30635 2.28%
Imweb 54232 4.03%
Botble CMS 5798 0.43%
CS Cart 3424 0.25%
Pressero 4427 0.33%
Jumpseller 2666 0.20%
Volusion 2352 0.17%
nopCommerce 1767 0.13%
JoomShopping 1332 0.10%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 16.2% of all stores (117,871 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (15.1%) and Electronics & Technology (11.8%) .

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 16.2%

117,871 stores

Health & Beauty 15.1%

109,624 stores

Electronics & Technology 11.8%

85,669 stores

Food & Beverages 10.7%

77,291 stores

Home & Garden 6.9%

49,932 stores

Business & Industrial 6.7%

48,936 stores

Vehicles & Parts 6.6%

48,180 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 6.1%

44,096 stores

Tools & Hardware 4.4%

31,952 stores

Jewelry & Watches 4.0%

28,779 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 OWL Carousel store categories (December 2025)
Distribution of categories in OWL Carousel e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 117871 16.25%
Health & Beauty 109624 15.11%
Electronics & Technology 85669 11.81%
Food & Beverages 77291 10.65%
Home & Garden 49932 6.88%
Business & Industrial 48936 6.74%
Vehicles & Parts 48180 6.64%
Furniture & Home Decor 44096 6.08%
Tools & Hardware 31952 4.40%
Jewelry & Watches 28779 3.97%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 23584 3.25%
Gifts & Special Occasions 21512 2.96%
Arts & Entertainment 15731 2.17%
Pets & Pet Supplies 11948 1.65%
Books & Media 10459 1.44%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 26.4% among AI-verified physical stores (56,658 stores) , followed by MasterCard (18.7%) and American Express (12.1%) .

Base: 183,399 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (13.4% 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 26.4%

56,658 stores

40,250 stores

25,964 stores

21,542 stores

VISA 8.9%

19,072 stores

8,724 stores

7,463 stores

JCB 3.4%

7,383 stores

Bolt 3.4%

7,245 stores

5,802 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 OWL Carousel payment providers (December 2025)
Distribution of payment providers in OWL Carousel e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 56658 26.36%
MasterCard 40250 18.73%
American Express 25964 12.08%
Stripe Connect 21542 10.02%
VISA 19072 8.87%
Klarna 8724 4.06%
Apple Pay 7463 3.47%
JCB 7383 3.43%
Bolt 7245 3.37%
Google Pay 5802 2.70%
BitCoin 3288 1.53%
Paddle 3208 1.49%
Boleto 3028 1.41%
PayU 2740 1.27%
Przelewy24 2570 1.20%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS leads with 19.4% among AI-verified physical stores (32,606 stores) , followed by DHL (13.5%) and FedEx (9.4%) .

Base: 162,670 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (11.9% 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 19.4%

32,606 stores

DHL 13.5%

22,561 stores

FedEx 9.4%

15,841 stores

USPS 9.1%

15,267 stores

15,167 stores

13,741 stores

DPD 8.1%

13,596 stores

GLS 5.9%

9,880 stores

TNT 3.6%

6,015 stores

4,423 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 OWL Carousel shipping carriers (December 2025)
Distribution of shipping carriers in OWL Carousel e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 32606 19.44%
DHL 22561 13.45%
FedEx 15841 9.44%
USPS 15267 9.10%
Почта России 15167 9.04%
СДЭК 13741 8.19%
DPD 13596 8.11%
GLS 9880 5.89%
TNT 6015 3.59%
Correios 4423 2.64%
Hermes 4416 2.63%
Royal Mail 4264 2.54%
InPost 3450 2.06%
Estes 3424 2.04%
Correos 3081 1.84%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 161,272 new stores were launched in OWL Carousel , with the highest activity in 2025-11 (15,006 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2025-11 9.3%

15,006 stores launched

2025-10 7.9%

12,682 stores launched

2025-09 8.2%

13,150 stores launched

2025-08 8.5%

13,653 stores launched

2025-07 9.0%

14,451 stores launched

2025-06 7.6%

12,278 stores launched

2025-05 8.9%

14,428 stores launched

2025-04 9.3%

14,994 stores launched

2025-03 9.5%

15,340 stores launched

2025-02 8.6%

13,865 stores launched

2025-01 8.2%

13,286 stores launched

2024-12 5.0%

8,139 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in OWL Carousel (December 2025)
Monthly store launches in OWL Carousel over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2025-11 15006 9.30%
2025-10 12682 7.86%
2025-09 13150 8.15%
2025-08 13653 8.47%
2025-07 14451 8.96%
2025-06 12278 7.61%
2025-05 14428 8.95%
2025-04 14994 9.30%
2025-03 15340 9.51%
2025-02 13865 8.60%
2025-01 13286 8.24%
2024-12 8139 5.05%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 902,466 active stores in OWL Carousel are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2025 (153,250 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2025 17.0%

153,250 active stores

2024 11.2%

100,852 active stores

2023 8.2%

74,133 active stores

2022 6.9%

62,367 active stores

2021 7.7%

69,285 active stores

2020 7.5%

67,573 active stores

2019 5.5%

49,464 active stores

2018 5.7%

51,670 active stores

2017 4.7%

42,751 active stores

2016 3.0%

27,122 active stores

2015 2.4%

22,022 active stores

2014 2.4%

21,581 active stores

2013 3.0%

27,466 active stores

2012 2.0%

17,845 active stores

2011 1.9%

16,851 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in OWL Carousel by original launch year (December 2025)
Active stores in OWL Carousel by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2025 153250 16.98%
2024 100852 11.18%
2023 74133 8.21%
2022 62367 6.91%
2021 69285 7.68%
2020 67573 7.49%
2019 49464 5.48%
2018 51670 5.73%
2017 42751 4.74%
2016 27122 3.01%
2015 22022 2.44%
2014 21581 2.39%
2013 27466 3.04%
2012 17845 1.98%
2011 16851 1.87%
2010 14563 1.61%
2009 13162 1.46%
2008 10419 1.15%
2007 9864 1.09%
2006 6978 0.77%
2005 6029 0.67%
2004 7196 0.80%
2003 5938 0.66%
2002 5443 0.60%
2001 6296 0.70%
2000 4762 0.53%
1999 3408 0.38%
1998 2228 0.25%
1997 1204 0.13%
1996 609 0.07%
1995 135 0.01%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 29.5% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (446,225 stores) , followed by Instagram (25.3%) and Twitter (11.2%) .

Base: 854,788 stores with any detectable social profile (62.3% 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 29.5%

446,225 stores

Instagram 25.3%

382,922 stores

Twitter 11.2%

169,270 stores

YouTube 10.3%

155,072 stores

LinkedIn 7.8%

117,414 stores

WhatsApp 5.8%

87,632 stores

Pinterest 5.1%

77,860 stores

TikTok 2.5%

37,836 stores

X 2.2%

33,893 stores

Vimeo 0.3%

4,165 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in OWL Carousel (December 2025)
Distribution of social media platforms in OWL Carousel e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 446225 29.51%
Instagram 382922 25.32%
Twitter 169270 11.19%
YouTube 155072 10.25%
LinkedIn 117414 7.76%
WhatsApp 87632 5.79%
Pinterest 77860 5.15%
TikTok 37836 2.50%
X 33893 2.24%
Vimeo 4165 0.28%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 16.8% (97,155 AI-verified stores) , followed by Russia (15.7%) and India (7.3%) .

Base: 578,735 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

97,155 AI-verified stores

Russia 15.7%

90,716 AI-verified stores

India 7.3%

42,169 AI-verified stores

Iran 7.1%

41,245 AI-verified stores

39,219 AI-verified stores

29,988 AI-verified stores

29,127 AI-verified stores

Spain 4.4%

25,564 AI-verified stores

Italy 4.2%

24,543 AI-verified stores

20,573 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using OWL Carousel (December 2025)
Geographic distribution of stores using OWL Carousel
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 97155 16.79%
Russia 90716 15.67%
India 42169 7.29%
Iran 41245 7.13%
Turkey 39219 6.78%
United Kingdom 29988 5.18%
Vietnam 29127 5.03%
Spain 25564 4.42%
Italy 24543 4.24%
Brazil 20573 3.55%
France 19234 3.32%
South Korea 18948 3.27%
Ukraine 17281 2.99%
Poland 15841 2.74%
Netherlands 12237 2.11%
Canada 11384 1.97%
Germany 11294 1.95%
Australia 11180 1.93%
Mexico 10794 1.87%
Bangladesh 10243 1.77%

Dataset Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 1.4m 100.00%
Emails 881.6k 64.27%
Phones 418.6k 30.51%
Ecommerce platform 1.4m 99.62%
Couriers 162.7k 11.86%
Payment Providers 183.4k 13.37%
Categories 957.4k 69.79%
Social Media 854.8k 62.31%

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