reCAPTCHA Technology Adoption in E-commerce

Discover 504.5k verified e-commerce stores using reCAPTCHA. Analyze technology adoption, market trends, integration patterns, and business insights.

Detected across 992.9k domains. 504.5k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: May 2026

504.5k verified active stores out of 992.9k detected · 50.8% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 52.8% of stores with physical delivery (250,059 stores) , followed by Custom (28.0%) and 1C-Bitrix (5.6%) .

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)

250,059 stores

Custom 28.0%

132,395 stores

26,742 stores

17,989 stores

12,753 stores

6,027 stores

5,584 stores

4,990 stores

3,567 stores

3,172 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 reCAPTCHA
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 250059 52.82%
Custom 132395 27.97%
1C-Bitrix 26742 5.65%
PrestaShop 17989 3.80%
Magento 12753 2.69%
Empretienda 6027 1.27%
Shopify 5584 1.18%
IdoSell Shop 4990 1.05%
Haravan, Shopify 3567 0.75%
Shopify, Haravan 3172 0.67%
OpenCart 2989 0.63%
Shopware 2103 0.44%
Rain 1734 0.37%
Welcart 1718 0.36%
VTEX 1589 0.34%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 12.7% of all stores (57,734 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (12.1%) and Food & Beverages (11.4%) .

Base: 455,736 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (90.3% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 12.7%

57,734 stores

Health & Beauty 12.1%

55,180 stores

Food & Beverages 11.4%

52,075 stores

Home & Garden 8.7%

39,433 stores

Tools & Hardware 8.1%

36,778 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 7.3%

33,356 stores

Business & Industrial 7.0%

32,017 stores

Arts & Entertainment 5.5%

24,943 stores

Electronics & Technology 5.4%

24,571 stores

Toys & Games 5.3%

24,321 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 reCAPTCHA store categories (April 2026)
Distribution of categories in reCAPTCHA e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 57734 12.67%
Health & Beauty 55180 12.11%
Food & Beverages 52075 11.43%
Home & Garden 39433 8.65%
Tools & Hardware 36778 8.07%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 33356 7.32%
Business & Industrial 32017 7.03%
Arts & Entertainment 24943 5.47%
Electronics & Technology 24571 5.39%
Toys & Games 24321 5.34%
Vehicles & Parts 18921 4.15%
Gifts & Special Occasions 17861 3.92%
Furniture & Home Decor 16976 3.72%
Jewelry & Watches 15336 3.37%
Books & Media 6234 1.37%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 24.7% among AI-verified physical stores (83,167 stores) , followed by MasterCard (14.0%) and Apple Pay (9.5%) .

Base: 222,771 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (22.4% 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 24.7%

83,167 stores

47,023 stores

32,091 stores

29,716 stores

29,501 stores

24,998 stores

22,157 stores

VISA 6.1%

20,536 stores

17,118 stores

JCB 2.4%

7,950 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 reCAPTCHA payment providers (April 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in reCAPTCHA e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 83167 24.71%
MasterCard 47023 13.97%
Apple Pay 32091 9.53%
Klarna 29716 8.83%
Google Pay 29501 8.76%
Stripe Connect 24998 7.43%
American Express 22157 6.58%
VISA 20536 6.10%
AfterPay 17118 5.09%
JCB 7950 2.36%
Bolt 5372 1.60%
Bancontact 4808 1.43%
BLIK 4537 1.35%
Przelewy24 3972 1.18%
iDEAL 3677 1.09%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

DHL leads with 16.2% among AI-verified physical stores (27,542 stores) , followed by UPS (13.3%) and DPD (11.4%) .

Base: 166,702 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (16.8% 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

DHL 16.2%

27,542 stores

UPS 13.3%

22,601 stores

DPD 11.4%

19,387 stores

USPS 10.3%

17,514 stores

FedEx 9.8%

16,701 stores

12,137 stores

GLS 7.1%

12,082 stores

9,399 stores

7,026 stores

5,554 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 reCAPTCHA shipping carriers (April 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in reCAPTCHA e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
DHL 27542 16.23%
UPS 22601 13.32%
DPD 19387 11.43%
USPS 17514 10.32%
FedEx 16701 9.84%
СДЭК 12137 7.15%
GLS 12082 7.12%
Почта России 9399 5.54%
InPost 7026 4.14%
Royal Mail 5554 3.27%
Colissimo 4921 2.90%
PostNL 4266 2.51%
TNT 4195 2.47%
Australia Post 3174 1.87%
Correos 3162 1.86%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 55,865 new stores were launched in reCAPTCHA , with the highest activity in 2026-03 (8,945 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-03 16.0%

8,945 stores launched

2026-02 7.6%

4,228 stores launched

2026-01 8.0%

4,462 stores launched

2025-12 6.8%

3,771 stores launched

2025-11 7.8%

4,371 stores launched

2025-10 8.4%

4,696 stores launched

2025-09 9.7%

5,433 stores launched

2025-08 7.4%

4,123 stores launched

2025-07 9.2%

5,167 stores launched

2025-06 7.5%

4,178 stores launched

2025-05 7.6%

4,250 stores launched

2025-04 4.0%

2,241 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in reCAPTCHA (April 2026)
Monthly store launches in reCAPTCHA over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-03 8945 16.01%
2026-02 4228 7.57%
2026-01 4462 7.99%
2025-12 3771 6.75%
2025-11 4371 7.82%
2025-10 4696 8.41%
2025-09 5433 9.73%
2025-08 4123 7.38%
2025-07 5167 9.25%
2025-06 4178 7.48%
2025-05 4250 7.61%
2025-04 2241 4.01%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 498,208 active stores in reCAPTCHA are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (17,759 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 3.6%

17,759 active stores

2025 10.4%

51,585 active stores

2024 8.5%

42,208 active stores

2023 6.5%

32,447 active stores

2022 6.6%

32,803 active stores

2021 7.2%

35,971 active stores

2020 7.8%

38,849 active stores

2019 5.7%

28,536 active stores

2018 5.8%

29,066 active stores

2017 5.3%

26,215 active stores

2016 3.2%

16,090 active stores

2015 2.8%

13,868 active stores

2014 2.7%

13,573 active stores

2013 3.5%

17,477 active stores

2012 2.3%

11,664 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in reCAPTCHA by original launch year (April 2026)
Active stores in reCAPTCHA by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 17759 3.56%
2025 51585 10.35%
2024 42208 8.47%
2023 32447 6.51%
2022 32803 6.58%
2021 35971 7.22%
2020 38849 7.80%
2019 28536 5.73%
2018 29066 5.83%
2017 26215 5.26%
2016 16090 3.23%
2015 13868 2.78%
2014 13573 2.72%
2013 17477 3.51%
2012 11664 2.34%
2011 11283 2.26%
2010 10284 2.06%
2009 9603 1.93%
2008 7974 1.60%
2007 7340 1.47%
2006 5285 1.06%
2005 4806 0.96%
2004 5604 1.12%
2003 5004 1.00%
2002 4613 0.93%
2001 5675 1.14%
2000 4580 0.92%
1999 3417 0.69%
1998 2374 0.48%
1997 1324 0.27%
1996 775 0.16%
1995 156 0.03%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 30.4% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (290,377 stores) , followed by Instagram (28.0%) and YouTube (11.8%) .

Base: 708,973 stores with any detectable social profile (71.4% 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 30.4%

290,377 stores

Instagram 28.0%

267,539 stores

YouTube 11.8%

112,935 stores

Twitter 7.2%

68,701 stores

LinkedIn 5.9%

55,838 stores

TikTok 4.7%

44,782 stores

Pinterest 4.6%

44,189 stores

WhatsApp 3.8%

36,352 stores

X 2.9%

27,264 stores

Twitch 0.6%

6,093 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in reCAPTCHA (April 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in reCAPTCHA e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 290377 30.44%
Instagram 267539 28.04%
YouTube 112935 11.84%
Twitter 68701 7.20%
LinkedIn 55838 5.85%
TikTok 44782 4.69%
Pinterest 44189 4.63%
WhatsApp 36352 3.81%
X 27264 2.86%
Twitch 6093 0.64%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 21.0% (76,255 AI-verified stores) , followed by Russia (15.0%) and United Kingdom (6.7%) .

Base: 363,823 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

76,255 AI-verified stores

Russia 15.0%

54,457 AI-verified stores

24,351 AI-verified stores

21,384 AI-verified stores

Spain 5.6%

20,225 AI-verified stores

Italy 5.3%

19,234 AI-verified stores

18,258 AI-verified stores

16,364 AI-verified stores

16,102 AI-verified stores

15,020 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using reCAPTCHA (April 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using reCAPTCHA
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 76255 20.96%
Russia 54457 14.97%
United Kingdom 24351 6.69%
France 21384 5.88%
Spain 20225 5.56%
Italy 19234 5.29%
Netherlands 18258 5.02%
Poland 16364 4.50%
Germany 16102 4.43%
Vietnam 15020 4.13%
Australia 12742 3.50%
Argentina 10100 2.78%
Canada 9481 2.61%
India 8658 2.38%
Brazil 7699 2.12%
Greece 7647 2.10%
Japan 6841 1.88%
Taiwan 6537 1.80%
Turkey 6477 1.78%
Romania 5991 1.65%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 992.9k 100.00%
Emails 640.8k 64.54%
Phones 375.1k 37.78%
Ecommerce platform 985.1k 99.22%
Couriers 166.7k 16.79%
Payment Providers 222.8k 22.44%
Categories 502.1k 50.56%
Social Media 709.0k 71.41%

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 reCAPTCHA e-commerce intelligence?

We track 504.5k verified reCAPTCHA 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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