Rakuten Technology Adoption in E-commerce

Discover 36 verified e-commerce stores using Rakuten. Analyze technology adoption, market trends, integration patterns, and business insights.

Detected across 50 domains. 36 verified as active stores with physical delivery.

Verified stores
36
active stores with physical delivery
Top country
United States
13 verified stores
Top payment signal
PayPal
9 detection occurrences
Top carrier signal
UPS
4 detection occurrences
Top category
Health & Beauty
11 verified stores

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36 verified active stores out of 50 detected · 72.0% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify stores with 47.2% of stores with physical delivery (17 stores) , followed by Custom (22.2%) and WooCommerce (11.1%) .

Base: 36 active verified stores, including those without a detected platform. Rankings show leading platform combinations; displayed percentages need not sum to 100%. 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)

Shopify 47.2%

17 stores

Custom 22.2%

8 stores

4 stores

1 stores

1 stores

1 stores

1 stores

VTEX 0.0%

0 stores

0 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 Rakuten
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 17 47.22%
Custom 8 22.22%
WooCommerce 4 11.11%
Salesforce Commerce Cloud 3 8.33%
Constructor 1 2.78%
Oracle Commerce 1 2.78%
Magento 1 2.78%
SAP Commerce Cloud 1 2.78%
VTEX 0 0.00%
Powergap 0 0.00%
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Websites with E-commerce Signals

Shopify holds 40.0% share of detected Rakuten e-commerce signals (20) , with Custom at 16.0% and WooCommerce at 12.0% (March 2026) .

Base: 50 domains in this report's signal population, including domains without a detected platform. This is not a store count: it can include redirects and non-transactional sites. Displayed percentages need not sum to 100%.

Top 10 Platforms (All Signals)

Shopify 40.0%

20 websites

Custom 16.0%

8 websites

6 websites

2 websites

1 websites

2 websites

1 websites

VTEX 2.0%

1 websites

1 websites

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by websites with signals (March 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for websites with signals in Rakuten
Platform Websites with Signals Percentage
Shopify 20 40.00%
Custom 8 16.00%
WooCommerce 6 12.00%
Salesforce Commerce Cloud 3 6.00%
Constructor 2 4.00%
Oracle Commerce 1 2.00%
Magento 2 4.00%
SAP Commerce Cloud 1 2.00%
VTEX 1 2.00%
Powergap 1 2.00%

Categories Distribution

Health & Beauty stores with 30.6% of all stores (11 stores) , followed by Clothing & Accessories (11.1%) and Toys & Games (2.8%) .

Base: 36 active verified stores, including stores without a detected category. Percentages use this full population, not only the displayed categories.

Top 10 Categories

Health & Beauty 30.6%

11 stores

Clothing & Accessories 11.1%

4 stores

Toys & Games 2.8%

1 stores

Vehicles & Parts 2.8%

1 stores

Electronics & Technology 2.8%

1 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 2.8%

1 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 2.8%

1 stores

Jewelry & Watches 2.8%

1 stores

Home & Garden 2.8%

1 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Rakuten store categories (March 2026)
Distribution of categories in Rakuten e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Health & Beauty 11 30.56%
Clothing & Accessories 4 11.11%
Toys & Games 1 2.78%
Vehicles & Parts 1 2.78%
Electronics & Technology 1 2.78%
Furniture & Home Decor 1 2.78%
Gifts & Special Occasions 1 2.78%
Jewelry & Watches 1 2.78%
Home & Garden 1 2.78%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal accounts for 23.1% of displayed detection occurrences (9 occurrences) , followed by American Express (15.4%) and Apple Pay (15.4%) .

Base: 39 provider detection occurrences in the displayed ranking, from active stores. One store can contribute multiple occurrences. These percentages are not the share of unique stores or all detections.

Detected from checkout/payment scripts and provider tags; off-site/manual payments excluded where undetectable.

Top 10 Payment Providers

PayPal 23.1%

9 occurrences

6 occurrences

6 occurrences

6 occurrences

5 occurrences

3 occurrences

1 occurrences

1 occurrences

1 occurrences

VISA 2.6%

1 occurrences

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Rakuten payment providers (March 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Rakuten e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Detection Occurrences Share of Displayed Occurrences
PayPal 9 23.08%
American Express 6 15.38%
Apple Pay 6 15.38%
MasterCard 6 15.38%
Google Pay 5 12.82%
Klarna 3 7.69%
Amazon Pay 1 2.56%
Braintree 1 2.56%
Clearpay 1 2.56%
VISA 1 2.56%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS accounts for 28.6% of displayed detection occurrences (4 occurrences) , followed by DPD (14.3%) and FedEx (14.3%) .

Base: 14 carrier detection occurrences in the displayed ranking, from active stores. One store can contribute multiple occurrences. These percentages are not the share of unique stores or all detections.

Detected from checkout/shipping pages and shipment widgets; cross-border carriers included where visible.

Top 10 Shipping Carriers

UPS 28.6%

4 occurrences

DPD 14.3%

2 occurrences

FedEx 14.3%

2 occurrences

2 occurrences

USPS 14.3%

2 occurrences

DHL 7.1%

1 occurrences

Evri 7.1%

1 occurrences

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Rakuten shipping carriers (March 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Rakuten e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Detection Occurrences Share of Displayed Occurrences
UPS 4 28.57%
DPD 2 14.29%
FedEx 2 14.29%
Royal Mail 2 14.29%
USPS 2 14.29%
DHL 1 7.14%
Evri 1 7.14%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 2 new stores were launched in Rakuten , with the highest activity in 2025-08 (2 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2025-08 100.0%

2 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Rakuten (March 2026)
Monthly store launches in Rakuten over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2025-08 2 100.00%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 35 active stores in Rakuten are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2025 (2 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2025 5.7%

2 active stores

2024 2.9%

1 active stores

2023 11.4%

4 active stores

2022 5.7%

2 active stores

2021 2.9%

1 active stores

2020 8.6%

3 active stores

2019 2.9%

1 active stores

2016 2.9%

1 active stores

2014 2.9%

1 active stores

2011 2.9%

1 active stores

2010 2.9%

1 active stores

2009 2.9%

1 active stores

2008 2.9%

1 active stores

2007 2.9%

1 active stores

2005 11.4%

4 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Rakuten by original launch year (March 2026)
Active stores in Rakuten by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2025 2 5.71%
2024 1 2.86%
2023 4 11.43%
2022 2 5.71%
2021 1 2.86%
2020 3 8.57%
2019 1 2.86%
2016 1 2.86%
2014 1 2.86%
2011 1 2.86%
2010 1 2.86%
2009 1 2.86%
2008 1 2.86%
2007 1 2.86%
2005 4 11.43%

Social Media Usage

Instagram accounts for 26.8% of displayed detection occurrences (22 occurrences) , followed by Facebook (25.6%) and YouTube (17.1%) .

Base: 82 social-platform detection occurrences in the displayed ranking, from active stores. One store can contribute multiple occurrences. These percentages are not the share of unique stores or all detections.

Links and embeds detected on public pages; private/hidden profiles not counted.

Top 10 Social Platforms

Instagram 26.8%

22 occurrences

Facebook 25.6%

21 occurrences

YouTube 17.1%

14 occurrences

TikTok 13.4%

11 occurrences

Pinterest 8.5%

7 occurrences

Twitter 3.7%

3 occurrences

LinkedIn 2.4%

2 occurrences

WhatsApp 1.2%

1 occurrences

X 1.2%

1 occurrences

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Rakuten (March 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Rakuten e-commerce stores
Social Platform Detection Occurrences Share of Displayed Occurrences
Instagram 22 26.83%
Facebook 21 25.61%
YouTube 14 17.07%
TikTok 11 13.41%
Pinterest 7 8.54%
Twitter 3 3.66%
LinkedIn 2 2.44%
WhatsApp 1 1.22%
X 1 1.22%

Geographic Distribution

United States stores with 36.1% (13 active verified stores) , followed by United Kingdom (25.0%) and Australia (5.6%) .

Base: 36 active verified stores, including stores with unknown country. Percentages use the full population, not only the displayed countries.

Top 10 Countries

13 active verified stores

9 active verified stores

2 active verified stores

2 active verified stores

2 active verified stores

Italy 2.8%

1 active verified stores

1 active verified stores

1 active verified stores

1 active verified stores

1 active verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Rakuten (March 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Rakuten
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 13 36.11%
United Kingdom 9 25.00%
Australia 2 5.56%
Brazil 2 5.56%
France 2 5.56%
Italy 1 2.78%
Poland 1 2.78%
Ireland 1 2.78%
Switzerland 1 2.78%
Israel 1 2.78%

Data Coverage

Coverage among all domains with this detected signal, including non-active profiles; not just active stores.

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 50 100.00%
Emails 10 20.00%
Phones 15 30.00%
Ecommerce platform 46 92.00%
Couriers 7 14.00%
Payment Providers 10 20.00%
Categories 23 46.00%
Social Media 25 50.00%

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 Rakuten e-commerce intelligence?

We track 36 verified Rakuten e-commerce stores whose profiles can include: e-commerce platform, product counts, categories, payment providers, shipping carriers, technology stack, merchant-size signals, and available business contact fields.

How is the data collected and how often is it updated?

We rebuild the searchable index typically every 2–4 weeks. Observation dates vary by source and field; a rebuild does not mean every website was observed again. This public report has its own publication date and may use an older snapshot than the live catalog. Coverage varies by field and market. A missing payment or carrier signal means we did not detect it, not that the merchant does not use it.

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, product category, payment provider, shipping carrier, technology stack, store age, cross-border signals, and merchant-size bands. Some advanced signals are plan-gated, and the same field contract is used by the web app, exports, and API.

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