OWL Carousel Technology Adoption in E-commerce

Discover 625.6k verified e-commerce stores using OWL Carousel. Analyze technology adoption, market trends, integration patterns, and business insights.

Detected across 1.2m domains. 625.6k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: May 2026

625.6k verified active stores out of 1.2m detected · 54.3% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 45.0% of stores with physical delivery (265,460 stores) , followed by Custom (31.3%) and PrestaShop (5.0%) .

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)

265,460 stores

Custom 31.3%

184,360 stores

29,512 stores

25,454 stores

24,941 stores

23,312 stores

Imweb 2.0%

11,899 stores

9,217 stores

3,622 stores

3,264 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 OWL Carousel
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 265460 45.01%
Custom 184360 31.26%
PrestaShop 29512 5.00%
Shopify 25454 4.32%
Magento 24941 4.23%
OpenCart 23312 3.95%
Imweb 11899 2.02%
1C-Bitrix 9217 1.56%
VirtueMart 3622 0.61%
Botble CMS 3264 0.55%
Volusion 2025 0.34%
Jumpseller 1756 0.30%
Konimbo 1703 0.29%
MakeWebEasy 1627 0.28%
CS-Cart, CS Cart 1569 0.27%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 15.0% of all stores (82,937 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (13.8%) and Food & Beverages (10.8%) .

Base: 554,081 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (88.6% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 15.0%

82,937 stores

Health & Beauty 13.8%

76,469 stores

Food & Beverages 10.8%

59,671 stores

Electronics & Technology 8.7%

48,313 stores

Home & Garden 8.6%

47,716 stores

Tools & Hardware 7.2%

39,668 stores

Business & Industrial 6.5%

36,031 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 6.3%

35,019 stores

Vehicles & Parts 4.7%

25,775 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 3.9%

21,662 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 OWL Carousel store categories (April 2026)
Distribution of categories in OWL Carousel e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 82937 14.97%
Health & Beauty 76469 13.80%
Food & Beverages 59671 10.77%
Electronics & Technology 48313 8.72%
Home & Garden 47716 8.61%
Tools & Hardware 39668 7.16%
Business & Industrial 36031 6.50%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 35019 6.32%
Vehicles & Parts 25775 4.65%
Furniture & Home Decor 21662 3.91%
Gifts & Special Occasions 20965 3.78%
Arts & Entertainment 17808 3.21%
Jewelry & Watches 17661 3.19%
Toys & Games 17156 3.10%
Books & Media 7230 1.30%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 26.0% among AI-verified physical stores (47,181 stores) , followed by MasterCard (18.5%) and American Express (11.4%) .

Base: 159,189 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (13.8% 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 26.0%

47,181 stores

33,558 stores

20,750 stores

18,856 stores

VISA 9.3%

16,887 stores

7,588 stores

7,403 stores

6,038 stores

JCB 3.0%

5,360 stores

Bolt 2.9%

5,276 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 OWL Carousel payment providers (April 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in OWL Carousel e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 47181 26.00%
MasterCard 33558 18.49%
American Express 20750 11.43%
Stripe Connect 18856 10.39%
VISA 16887 9.30%
Klarna 7588 4.18%
Apple Pay 7403 4.08%
Google Pay 6038 3.33%
JCB 5360 2.95%
Bolt 5276 2.91%
Boleto 2767 1.52%
BitCoin 2614 1.44%
Przelewy24 2526 1.39%
PayU 2503 1.38%
Mercado Pago 2187 1.20%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS leads with 18.7% among AI-verified physical stores (27,347 stores) , followed by DHL (13.8%) and USPS (9.3%) .

Base: 145,306 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (12.6% 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 18.7%

27,347 stores

DHL 13.8%

20,130 stores

USPS 9.3%

13,636 stores

DPD 9.0%

13,242 stores

FedEx 9.0%

13,241 stores

12,536 stores

12,054 stores

GLS 6.2%

9,070 stores

TNT 3.1%

4,477 stores

4,111 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 OWL Carousel shipping carriers (April 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in OWL Carousel e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 27347 18.69%
DHL 20130 13.76%
USPS 13636 9.32%
DPD 13242 9.05%
FedEx 13241 9.05%
Почта России 12536 8.57%
СДЭК 12054 8.24%
GLS 9070 6.20%
TNT 4477 3.06%
Correios 4111 2.81%
Hermes 3613 2.47%
Royal Mail 3517 2.40%
Colissimo 3504 2.39%
InPost 3230 2.21%
Estes 2627 1.80%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 105,586 new stores were launched in OWL Carousel , with the highest activity in 2026-03 (9,164 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-03 8.7%

9,164 stores launched

2026-02 7.3%

7,722 stores launched

2026-01 9.3%

9,847 stores launched

2025-12 9.4%

9,954 stores launched

2025-11 9.1%

9,575 stores launched

2025-10 8.9%

9,360 stores launched

2025-09 9.1%

9,598 stores launched

2025-08 9.0%

9,483 stores launched

2025-07 9.0%

9,486 stores launched

2025-06 7.9%

8,345 stores launched

2025-05 8.0%

8,487 stores launched

2025-04 4.3%

4,565 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in OWL Carousel (April 2026)
Monthly store launches in OWL Carousel over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-03 9164 8.68%
2026-02 7722 7.31%
2026-01 9847 9.33%
2025-12 9954 9.43%
2025-11 9575 9.07%
2025-10 9360 8.86%
2025-09 9598 9.09%
2025-08 9483 8.98%
2025-07 9486 8.98%
2025-06 8345 7.90%
2025-05 8487 8.04%
2025-04 4565 4.32%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 617,910 active stores in OWL Carousel are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (26,885 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 4.4%

26,885 active stores

2025 16.1%

99,368 active stores

2024 9.3%

57,270 active stores

2023 7.7%

47,542 active stores

2022 6.5%

40,253 active stores

2021 7.3%

45,201 active stores

2020 7.4%

45,512 active stores

2019 5.4%

33,637 active stores

2018 5.7%

35,066 active stores

2017 4.8%

29,546 active stores

2016 3.0%

18,387 active stores

2015 2.4%

15,053 active stores

2014 2.4%

14,647 active stores

2013 3.0%

18,749 active stores

2012 2.0%

12,301 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in OWL Carousel by original launch year (April 2026)
Active stores in OWL Carousel by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 26885 4.35%
2025 99368 16.08%
2024 57270 9.27%
2023 47542 7.69%
2022 40253 6.51%
2021 45201 7.32%
2020 45512 7.37%
2019 33637 5.44%
2018 35066 5.67%
2017 29546 4.78%
2016 18387 2.98%
2015 15053 2.44%
2014 14647 2.37%
2013 18749 3.03%
2012 12301 1.99%
2011 11379 1.84%
2010 10008 1.62%
2009 9159 1.48%
2008 7100 1.15%
2007 6693 1.08%
2006 4650 0.75%
2005 4034 0.65%
2004 4785 0.77%
2003 4089 0.66%
2002 3617 0.59%
2001 4331 0.70%
2000 3241 0.52%
1999 2430 0.39%
1998 1543 0.25%
1997 865 0.14%
1996 473 0.08%
1995 96 0.02%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 30.3% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (306,624 stores) , followed by Instagram (26.2%) and YouTube (10.4%) .

Base: 717,603 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 30.3%

306,624 stores

Instagram 26.2%

264,738 stores

YouTube 10.4%

105,026 stores

Twitter 10.2%

103,401 stores

LinkedIn 6.3%

63,471 stores

Pinterest 6.0%

60,136 stores

WhatsApp 5.6%

56,287 stores

TikTok 3.1%

31,153 stores

X 1.7%

17,338 stores

Vimeo 0.2%

2,395 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in OWL Carousel (April 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in OWL Carousel e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 306624 30.34%
Instagram 264738 26.20%
YouTube 105026 10.39%
Twitter 103401 10.23%
LinkedIn 63471 6.28%
Pinterest 60136 5.95%
WhatsApp 56287 5.57%
TikTok 31153 3.08%
X 17338 1.72%
Vimeo 2395 0.24%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 18.2% (77,333 AI-verified stores) , followed by Russia (15.2%) and India (7.2%) .

Base: 424,153 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

77,333 AI-verified stores

Russia 15.2%

64,625 AI-verified stores

India 7.2%

30,496 AI-verified stores

23,705 AI-verified stores

22,036 AI-verified stores

Italy 4.9%

20,614 AI-verified stores

19,835 AI-verified stores

Spain 4.0%

17,013 AI-verified stores

16,598 AI-verified stores

Iran 3.9%

16,530 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using OWL Carousel (April 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using OWL Carousel
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 77333 18.23%
Russia 64625 15.24%
India 30496 7.19%
Vietnam 23705 5.59%
United Kingdom 22036 5.20%
Italy 20614 4.86%
Turkey 19835 4.68%
Spain 17013 4.01%
France 16598 3.91%
Iran 16530 3.90%
South Korea 15225 3.59%
Ukraine 14729 3.47%
Brazil 14563 3.43%
Germany 13919 3.28%
Poland 11790 2.78%
Netherlands 10420 2.46%
Australia 8879 2.09%
Canada 8744 2.06%
Romania 8555 2.02%
Greece 8544 2.01%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 1.2m 100.00%
Emails 731.5k 63.51%
Phones 351.1k 30.49%
Ecommerce platform 1.1m 99.61%
Couriers 145.3k 12.62%
Payment Providers 159.2k 13.82%
Categories 596.6k 51.80%
Social Media 717.6k 62.31%

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 OWL Carousel e-commerce intelligence?

We track 625.6k verified OWL Carousel 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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