PHP Technology Adoption in E-commerce

Discover 3.5m verified e-commerce stores using PHP. Analyze technology adoption, market trends, integration patterns, and business insights.

Detected across 6.9m domains. 3.5m verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: April 2026

3.5m verified active stores out of 6.9m detected · 51.0% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 64.3% of stores with physical delivery (2,172,414 stores) , followed by Custom (18.8%) and PrestaShop (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)

2,172,414 stores

Custom 18.8%

636,704 stores

167,146 stores

95,752 stores

84,702 stores

83,402 stores

32,459 stores

31,581 stores

21,093 stores

14,605 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 PHP
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 2172414 64.26%
Custom 636704 18.83%
PrestaShop 167146 4.94%
1C-Bitrix 95752 2.83%
OpenCart 84702 2.51%
Magento 83402 2.47%
YouCan 32459 0.96%
Shoptet 31581 0.93%
Shopware 21093 0.62%
VirtueMart 14605 0.43%
EC-CUBE 11050 0.33%
Ideasoft 8602 0.25%
miniShop2 7170 0.21%
Welcart 7114 0.21%
Gambio 6837 0.20%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 15.2% of all stores (469,431 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (14.8%) and Food & Beverages (11.7%) .

Base: 3,097,947 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (87.7% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 15.2%

469,431 stores

Health & Beauty 14.8%

457,759 stores

Food & Beverages 11.7%

360,977 stores

Home & Garden 7.9%

245,237 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 7.1%

219,433 stores

Electronics & Technology 6.8%

211,385 stores

Tools & Hardware 6.5%

202,041 stores

Business & Industrial 5.1%

157,943 stores

Arts & Entertainment 4.5%

138,246 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 4.1%

128,062 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 PHP store categories (March 2026)
Distribution of categories in PHP e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 469431 15.15%
Health & Beauty 457759 14.78%
Food & Beverages 360977 11.65%
Home & Garden 245237 7.92%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 219433 7.08%
Electronics & Technology 211385 6.82%
Tools & Hardware 202041 6.52%
Business & Industrial 157943 5.10%
Arts & Entertainment 138246 4.46%
Gifts & Special Occasions 128062 4.13%
Toys & Games 120327 3.88%
Vehicles & Parts 117680 3.80%
Furniture & Home Decor 115203 3.72%
Jewelry & Watches 105755 3.41%
Books & Media 48468 1.56%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 29.7% among AI-verified physical stores (443,793 stores) , followed by MasterCard (17.2%) and Stripe Connect (10.7%) .

Base: 1,217,113 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 29.7%

443,793 stores

257,483 stores

160,108 stores

142,903 stores

VISA 7.0%

103,998 stores

78,196 stores

77,606 stores

54,993 stores

JCB 3.5%

51,969 stores

Bolt 2.2%

32,252 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 PHP payment providers (March 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in PHP e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 443793 29.70%
MasterCard 257483 17.23%
Stripe Connect 160108 10.71%
American Express 142903 9.56%
VISA 103998 6.96%
Klarna 78196 5.23%
Apple Pay 77606 5.19%
Google Pay 54993 3.68%
JCB 51969 3.48%
Bolt 32252 2.16%
Bancontact 20041 1.34%
SEPA 19262 1.29%
Przelewy24 18738 1.25%
iDEAL 16622 1.11%
Mollie 16500 1.10%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS leads with 17.6% among AI-verified physical stores (161,619 stores) , followed by DHL (17.0%) and DPD (10.4%) .

Base: 937,016 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (13.5% 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 17.6%

161,619 stores

DHL 17.0%

156,847 stores

DPD 10.4%

95,987 stores

USPS 10.0%

91,893 stores

FedEx 8.2%

75,460 stores

GLS 7.2%

66,344 stores

56,614 stores

51,727 stores

28,411 stores

26,681 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 PHP shipping carriers (March 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in PHP e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 161619 17.57%
DHL 156847 17.05%
DPD 95987 10.43%
USPS 91893 9.99%
FedEx 75460 8.20%
GLS 66344 7.21%
СДЭК 56614 6.15%
Почта России 51727 5.62%
Colissimo 28411 3.09%
Royal Mail 26681 2.90%
TNT 23766 2.58%
InPost 23269 2.53%
PostNL 21809 2.37%
Hermes 21130 2.30%
La Poste 18561 2.02%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 803,564 new stores were launched in PHP , with the highest activity in 2026-02 (72,725 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-02 9.1%

72,725 stores launched

2026-01 10.8%

86,864 stores launched

2025-12 10.0%

80,557 stores launched

2025-11 9.8%

78,597 stores launched

2025-10 9.6%

77,447 stores launched

2025-09 9.3%

75,017 stores launched

2025-08 8.4%

67,685 stores launched

2025-07 9.1%

73,320 stores launched

2025-06 7.9%

63,343 stores launched

2025-05 7.9%

63,470 stores launched

2025-04 7.6%

61,464 stores launched

2025-03 0.4%

3,075 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in PHP (March 2026)
Monthly store launches in PHP over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-02 72725 9.05%
2026-01 86864 10.81%
2025-12 80557 10.02%
2025-11 78597 9.78%
2025-10 77447 9.64%
2025-09 75017 9.34%
2025-08 67685 8.42%
2025-07 73320 9.12%
2025-06 63343 7.88%
2025-05 63470 7.90%
2025-04 61464 7.65%
2025-03 3075 0.38%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 3,518,724 active stores in PHP are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (160,247 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 4.6%

160,247 active stores

2025 21.7%

763,321 active stores

2024 10.5%

369,528 active stores

2023 7.5%

263,620 active stores

2022 6.2%

217,264 active stores

2021 6.6%

233,894 active stores

2020 6.7%

234,346 active stores

2019 4.9%

173,016 active stores

2018 4.8%

169,622 active stores

2017 4.1%

143,690 active stores

2016 2.4%

84,666 active stores

2015 2.0%

70,634 active stores

2014 2.1%

72,281 active stores

2013 2.7%

96,633 active stores

2012 1.7%

60,265 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in PHP by original launch year (March 2026)
Active stores in PHP by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 160247 4.55%
2025 763321 21.69%
2024 369528 10.50%
2023 263620 7.49%
2022 217264 6.17%
2021 233894 6.65%
2020 234346 6.66%
2019 173016 4.92%
2018 169622 4.82%
2017 143690 4.08%
2016 84666 2.41%
2015 70634 2.01%
2014 72281 2.05%
2013 96633 2.75%
2012 60265 1.71%
2011 58309 1.66%
2010 51599 1.47%
2009 46828 1.33%
2008 37781 1.07%
2007 34710 0.99%
2006 23957 0.68%
2005 20945 0.60%
2004 25238 0.72%
2003 21115 0.60%
2002 18965 0.54%
2001 23698 0.67%
2000 16670 0.47%
1999 11903 0.34%
1998 7627 0.22%
1997 3814 0.11%
1996 2111 0.06%
1995 427 0.01%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 31.2% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (1,557,265 stores) , followed by Instagram (27.8%) and YouTube (10.3%) .

Base: 4,028,855 stores with any detectable social profile (58.2% 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%

1,557,265 stores

Instagram 27.8%

1,388,082 stores

YouTube 10.3%

514,283 stores

Twitter 7.0%

350,531 stores

LinkedIn 5.7%

281,851 stores

Pinterest 5.1%

254,823 stores

TikTok 4.6%

230,947 stores

WhatsApp 4.6%

227,647 stores

X 3.5%

172,692 stores

Vimeo 0.2%

8,703 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in PHP (March 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in PHP e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 1557265 31.23%
Instagram 1388082 27.83%
YouTube 514283 10.31%
Twitter 350531 7.03%
LinkedIn 281851 5.65%
Pinterest 254823 5.11%
TikTok 230947 4.63%
WhatsApp 227647 4.56%
X 172692 3.46%
Vimeo 8703 0.17%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 21.1% (492,130 AI-verified stores) , followed by Russia (12.0%) and Germany (6.4%) .

Base: 2,327,974 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

492,130 AI-verified stores

Russia 12.0%

278,336 AI-verified stores

148,816 AI-verified stores

India 6.1%

141,050 AI-verified stores

138,793 AI-verified stores

130,760 AI-verified stores

Spain 4.9%

114,766 AI-verified stores

Italy 4.6%

107,458 AI-verified stores

91,136 AI-verified stores

89,064 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using PHP (March 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using PHP
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 492130 21.14%
Russia 278336 11.96%
Germany 148816 6.39%
India 141050 6.06%
France 138793 5.96%
United Kingdom 130760 5.62%
Spain 114766 4.93%
Italy 107458 4.62%
Vietnam 91136 3.91%
Netherlands 89064 3.83%
Poland 81948 3.52%
Brazil 76987 3.31%
Turkey 76198 3.27%
Ukraine 63746 2.74%
Czechia 62115 2.67%
Japan 52147 2.24%
Australia 50938 2.19%
Canada 45321 1.95%
Romania 43835 1.88%
Greece 42430 1.82%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 6.9m 100.00%
Emails 4.2m 61.25%
Phones 1.8m 26.41%
Ecommerce platform 6.9m 99.51%
Couriers 937.0k 13.52%
Payment Providers 1.2m 17.57%
Categories 3.4m 49.06%
Social Media 4.0m 58.15%

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 PHP e-commerce intelligence?

We track 3.5m verified PHP 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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