PHP Technology Adoption in E-commerce

Discover 3.8m verified e-commerce stores using PHP. Analyze technology adoption, market trends, integration patterns, and business insights.

Detected across 7.4m domains. 3.8m verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: May 2026

3.8m verified active stores out of 7.4m detected · 51.3% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 65.2% of stores with physical delivery (2,374,416 stores) , followed by Custom (18.1%) 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)

2,374,416 stores

Custom 18.1%

658,501 stores

176,960 stores

106,092 stores

90,948 stores

88,300 stores

33,642 stores

31,983 stores

22,210 stores

15,411 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 PHP
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 2374416 65.22%
Custom 658501 18.09%
PrestaShop 176960 4.86%
1C-Bitrix 106092 2.91%
OpenCart 90948 2.50%
Magento 88300 2.43%
YouCan 33642 0.92%
Shoptet 31983 0.88%
Shopware 22210 0.61%
VirtueMart 15411 0.42%
EC-CUBE 11460 0.31%
Ideasoft 8288 0.23%
miniShop2 7808 0.21%
Welcart 7276 0.20%
Gambio 7076 0.19%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 15.1% of all stores (502,642 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (14.7%) and Food & Beverages (11.5%) .

Base: 3,330,696 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (87.5% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 15.1%

502,642 stores

Health & Beauty 14.7%

490,213 stores

Food & Beverages 11.5%

383,058 stores

Home & Garden 8.0%

266,223 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 7.0%

232,751 stores

Electronics & Technology 6.9%

229,591 stores

Tools & Hardware 6.6%

220,342 stores

Business & Industrial 5.1%

170,489 stores

Arts & Entertainment 4.4%

146,008 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 4.1%

135,079 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 PHP store categories (April 2026)
Distribution of categories in PHP e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 502642 15.09%
Health & Beauty 490213 14.72%
Food & Beverages 383058 11.50%
Home & Garden 266223 7.99%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 232751 6.99%
Electronics & Technology 229591 6.89%
Tools & Hardware 220342 6.62%
Business & Industrial 170489 5.12%
Arts & Entertainment 146008 4.38%
Gifts & Special Occasions 135079 4.06%
Vehicles & Parts 131153 3.94%
Toys & Games 129013 3.87%
Furniture & Home Decor 126680 3.80%
Jewelry & Watches 114658 3.44%
Books & Media 52796 1.59%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 29.8% among AI-verified physical stores (466,340 stores) , followed by MasterCard (17.2%) and Stripe Connect (10.8%) .

Base: 1,279,640 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 29.8%

466,340 stores

269,326 stores

168,987 stores

146,094 stores

VISA 6.9%

108,536 stores

81,179 stores

80,552 stores

58,251 stores

JCB 3.4%

53,827 stores

Bolt 2.2%

34,059 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 PHP payment providers (April 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in PHP e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 466340 29.82%
MasterCard 269326 17.22%
Stripe Connect 168987 10.81%
American Express 146094 9.34%
VISA 108536 6.94%
Apple Pay 81179 5.19%
Klarna 80552 5.15%
Google Pay 58251 3.73%
JCB 53827 3.44%
Bolt 34059 2.18%
Bancontact 21469 1.37%
Przelewy24 20277 1.30%
SEPA 19913 1.27%
iDEAL 17459 1.12%
BitCoin 17347 1.11%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS leads with 17.3% among AI-verified physical stores (168,917 stores) , followed by DHL (17.2%) and USPS (10.2%) .

Base: 991,825 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (13.3% 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 17.3%

168,917 stores

DHL 17.2%

168,486 stores

USPS 10.2%

100,116 stores

DPD 10.2%

100,082 stores

FedEx 8.6%

83,975 stores

GLS 7.0%

68,656 stores

61,318 stores

55,396 stores

29,471 stores

27,616 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 PHP shipping carriers (April 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in PHP e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 168917 17.26%
DHL 168486 17.22%
USPS 100116 10.23%
DPD 100082 10.23%
FedEx 83975 8.58%
GLS 68656 7.02%
СДЭК 61318 6.27%
Почта России 55396 5.66%
Colissimo 29471 3.01%
Royal Mail 27616 2.82%
TNT 24668 2.52%
InPost 24372 2.49%
PostNL 22639 2.31%
Hermes 21874 2.24%
Correios 21103 2.16%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 888,079 new stores were launched in PHP , with the highest activity in 2026-03 (91,298 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-03 10.3%

91,298 stores launched

2026-02 7.7%

68,219 stores launched

2026-01 9.6%

85,059 stores launched

2025-12 9.2%

81,403 stores launched

2025-11 9.3%

82,508 stores launched

2025-10 9.2%

81,291 stores launched

2025-09 8.9%

78,948 stores launched

2025-08 8.1%

71,735 stores launched

2025-07 8.8%

77,820 stores launched

2025-06 7.5%

66,937 stores launched

2025-05 7.6%

67,497 stores launched

2025-04 4.0%

35,364 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in PHP (April 2026)
Monthly store launches in PHP over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-03 91298 10.28%
2026-02 68219 7.68%
2026-01 85059 9.58%
2025-12 81403 9.17%
2025-11 82508 9.29%
2025-10 81291 9.15%
2025-09 78948 8.89%
2025-08 71735 8.08%
2025-07 77820 8.76%
2025-06 66937 7.54%
2025-05 67497 7.60%
2025-04 35364 3.98%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 3,791,328 active stores in PHP are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (246,604 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 6.5%

246,604 active stores

2025 21.1%

799,734 active stores

2024 10.4%

392,881 active stores

2023 7.4%

279,036 active stores

2022 6.1%

229,491 active stores

2021 6.5%

247,108 active stores

2020 6.5%

246,124 active stores

2019 4.9%

185,455 active stores

2018 4.7%

178,257 active stores

2017 4.0%

151,298 active stores

2016 2.4%

90,163 active stores

2015 2.0%

75,683 active stores

2014 2.0%

77,017 active stores

2013 2.7%

102,823 active stores

2012 1.7%

64,098 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in PHP by original launch year (April 2026)
Active stores in PHP by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 246604 6.50%
2025 799734 21.09%
2024 392881 10.36%
2023 279036 7.36%
2022 229491 6.05%
2021 247108 6.52%
2020 246124 6.49%
2019 185455 4.89%
2018 178257 4.70%
2017 151298 3.99%
2016 90163 2.38%
2015 75683 2.00%
2014 77017 2.03%
2013 102823 2.71%
2012 64098 1.69%
2011 61574 1.62%
2010 54543 1.44%
2009 49326 1.30%
2008 39772 1.05%
2007 36385 0.96%
2006 25206 0.66%
2005 21957 0.58%
2004 26384 0.70%
2003 22086 0.58%
2002 19781 0.52%
2001 24617 0.65%
2000 17328 0.46%
1999 12277 0.32%
1998 7820 0.21%
1997 3915 0.10%
1996 2161 0.06%
1995 424 0.01%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 30.9% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (1,647,083 stores) , followed by Instagram (27.7%) and YouTube (10.2%) .

Base: 4,283,838 stores with any detectable social profile (57.6% 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 30.9%

1,647,083 stores

Instagram 27.7%

1,479,217 stores

YouTube 10.2%

542,409 stores

Twitter 7.0%

374,646 stores

LinkedIn 5.8%

310,183 stores

Pinterest 5.3%

284,969 stores

WhatsApp 4.7%

250,975 stores

TikTok 4.6%

243,776 stores

X 3.6%

194,385 stores

Vimeo 0.2%

9,062 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in PHP (April 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in PHP e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 1647083 30.86%
Instagram 1479217 27.72%
YouTube 542409 10.16%
Twitter 374646 7.02%
LinkedIn 310183 5.81%
Pinterest 284969 5.34%
WhatsApp 250975 4.70%
TikTok 243776 4.57%
X 194385 3.64%
Vimeo 9062 0.17%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 20.5% (512,357 AI-verified stores) , followed by Russia (12.3%) and Germany (6.3%) .

Base: 2,499,089 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

512,357 AI-verified stores

Russia 12.3%

307,027 AI-verified stores

156,958 AI-verified stores

India 6.0%

150,651 AI-verified stores

144,914 AI-verified stores

133,840 AI-verified stores

Spain 4.8%

119,614 AI-verified stores

Italy 4.5%

111,583 AI-verified stores

101,732 AI-verified stores

91,903 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using PHP (April 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using PHP
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 512357 20.50%
Russia 307027 12.29%
Germany 156958 6.28%
India 150651 6.03%
France 144914 5.80%
United Kingdom 133840 5.36%
Spain 119614 4.79%
Italy 111583 4.46%
Vietnam 101732 4.07%
Netherlands 91903 3.68%
Iran 87063 3.48%
Poland 86850 3.48%
Brazil 82800 3.31%
Turkey 81755 3.27%
Ukraine 66435 2.66%
Czechia 64557 2.58%
Japan 53680 2.15%
Australia 53418 2.14%
Canada 46786 1.87%
Romania 45166 1.81%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 7.4m 100.00%
Emails 4.5m 60.98%
Phones 1.9m 26.01%
Ecommerce platform 7.4m 99.51%
Couriers 991.8k 13.35%
Payment Providers 1.3m 17.22%
Categories 3.7m 49.19%
Social Media 4.3m 57.65%

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 3.8m 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.

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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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