reCAPTCHA Technology Adoption in E-commerce

Discover 489.2k verified e-commerce stores using reCAPTCHA. Analyze technology adoption, market trends, integration patterns, and business insights.

Detected across 997.5k domains. 489.2k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: March 2026

489.2k verified active stores out of 997.5k detected · 49.0% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 52.9% of stores with physical delivery (250,786 stores) , followed by Custom (22.8%) and 1C-Bitrix (6.5%) .

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)

250,786 stores

Custom 22.8%

107,972 stores

30,745 stores

19,125 stores

18,437 stores

13,226 stores

12,768 stores

5,533 stores

4,880 stores

3,411 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (February 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in reCAPTCHA
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 250786 52.91%
Custom 107972 22.78%
1C-Bitrix 30745 6.49%
PrestaShop 19125 4.03%
Fourthwall 18437 3.89%
Shopify 13226 2.79%
Magento 12768 2.69%
Empretienda 5533 1.17%
IdoSell Shop 4880 1.03%
OpenCart 3411 0.72%
Welcart 1859 0.39%
Shopware 1819 0.38%
Ikas 1282 0.27%
Salesforce Commerce Cloud 1200 0.25%
Rain 956 0.20%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 18.0% of all stores (71,463 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (15.2%) and Food & Beverages (11.1%) .

Base: 396,872 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (81.1% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 18.0%

71,463 stores

Health & Beauty 15.2%

60,500 stores

Food & Beverages 11.1%

44,115 stores

Electronics & Technology 8.0%

31,590 stores

Home & Garden 7.3%

28,942 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 6.4%

25,211 stores

Business & Industrial 5.7%

22,787 stores

Tools & Hardware 5.0%

20,016 stores

Vehicles & Parts 4.4%

17,607 stores

Jewelry & Watches 4.3%

17,217 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 reCAPTCHA store categories (February 2026)
Distribution of categories in reCAPTCHA e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 71463 18.01%
Health & Beauty 60500 15.24%
Food & Beverages 44115 11.12%
Electronics & Technology 31590 7.96%
Home & Garden 28942 7.29%
Furniture & Home Decor 25211 6.35%
Business & Industrial 22787 5.74%
Tools & Hardware 20016 5.04%
Vehicles & Parts 17607 4.44%
Jewelry & Watches 17217 4.34%
Gifts & Special Occasions 15780 3.98%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 14819 3.73%
Arts & Entertainment 13127 3.31%
Pets & Pet Supplies 7910 1.99%
Toys & Games 5788 1.46%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 23.3% among AI-verified physical stores (78,401 stores) , followed by MasterCard (13.8%) and Apple Pay (9.6%) .

Base: 237,808 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (23.8% 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 23.3%

78,401 stores

46,339 stores

32,449 stores

31,276 stores

29,092 stores

25,059 stores

24,442 stores

VISA 6.3%

21,119 stores

17,488 stores

JCB 2.6%

8,661 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 reCAPTCHA payment providers (February 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in reCAPTCHA e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 78401 23.30%
MasterCard 46339 13.77%
Apple Pay 32449 9.64%
Klarna 31276 9.29%
Google Pay 29092 8.65%
Stripe Connect 25059 7.45%
American Express 24442 7.26%
VISA 21119 6.28%
AfterPay 17488 5.20%
JCB 8661 2.57%
Bolt 5513 1.64%
Bancontact 4781 1.42%
BLIK 4432 1.32%
Przelewy24 3750 1.11%
iDEAL 3702 1.10%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

DHL leads with 14.8% among AI-verified physical stores (23,812 stores) , followed by UPS (14.6%) and DPD (12.2%) .

Base: 168,919 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (16.9% 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 14.8%

23,812 stores

UPS 14.6%

23,359 stores

DPD 12.2%

19,620 stores

13,574 stores

FedEx 7.7%

12,315 stores

USPS 7.6%

12,251 stores

GLS 7.4%

11,928 stores

11,729 stores

6,471 stores

6,152 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 reCAPTCHA shipping carriers (February 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in reCAPTCHA e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
DHL 23812 14.84%
UPS 23359 14.55%
DPD 19620 12.22%
СДЭК 13574 8.46%
FedEx 12315 7.67%
USPS 12251 7.63%
GLS 11928 7.43%
Почта России 11729 7.31%
InPost 6471 4.03%
Royal Mail 6152 3.83%
PostNL 4624 2.88%
TNT 4486 2.80%
Colissimo 3918 2.44%
Australia Post 3357 2.09%
Hermes 2899 1.81%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 51,490 new stores were launched in reCAPTCHA , with the highest activity in 2026-01 (4,111 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-01 8.0%

4,111 stores launched

2025-12 6.6%

3,377 stores launched

2025-11 8.2%

4,213 stores launched

2025-10 7.9%

4,061 stores launched

2025-09 10.0%

5,174 stores launched

2025-08 7.4%

3,790 stores launched

2025-07 9.5%

4,872 stores launched

2025-06 8.1%

4,145 stores launched

2025-05 9.7%

4,997 stores launched

2025-04 8.7%

4,465 stores launched

2025-03 9.8%

5,071 stores launched

2025-02 6.2%

3,214 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in reCAPTCHA (February 2026)
Monthly store launches in reCAPTCHA over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-01 4111 7.98%
2025-12 3377 6.56%
2025-11 4213 8.18%
2025-10 4061 7.89%
2025-09 5174 10.05%
2025-08 3790 7.36%
2025-07 4872 9.46%
2025-06 4145 8.05%
2025-05 4997 9.70%
2025-04 4465 8.67%
2025-03 5071 9.85%
2025-02 3214 6.24%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 483,156 active stores in reCAPTCHA are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (4,119 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 0.9%

4,119 active stores

2025 10.8%

52,416 active stores

2024 8.8%

42,397 active stores

2023 6.7%

32,503 active stores

2022 6.8%

32,750 active stores

2021 7.5%

36,217 active stores

2020 8.1%

38,916 active stores

2019 5.8%

28,229 active stores

2018 5.9%

28,678 active stores

2017 5.3%

25,658 active stores

2016 3.3%

16,047 active stores

2015 2.9%

13,778 active stores

2014 2.8%

13,449 active stores

2013 3.6%

17,320 active stores

2012 2.4%

11,557 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in reCAPTCHA by original launch year (February 2026)
Active stores in reCAPTCHA by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 4119 0.85%
2025 52416 10.85%
2024 42397 8.78%
2023 32503 6.73%
2022 32750 6.78%
2021 36217 7.50%
2020 38916 8.05%
2019 28229 5.84%
2018 28678 5.94%
2017 25658 5.31%
2016 16047 3.32%
2015 13778 2.85%
2014 13449 2.78%
2013 17320 3.58%
2012 11557 2.39%
2011 11157 2.31%
2010 10306 2.13%
2009 9442 1.95%
2008 7783 1.61%
2007 7200 1.49%
2006 5219 1.08%
2005 4725 0.98%
2004 5547 1.15%
2003 4961 1.03%
2002 4502 0.93%
2001 5715 1.18%
2000 4508 0.93%
1999 3384 0.70%
1998 2399 0.50%
1997 1342 0.28%
1996 778 0.16%
1995 154 0.03%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 30.1% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (281,549 stores) , followed by Instagram (27.7%) and YouTube (12.0%) .

Base: 702,915 stores with any detectable social profile (70.5% 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 30.1%

281,549 stores

Instagram 27.7%

259,668 stores

YouTube 12.0%

112,232 stores

Twitter 7.4%

68,833 stores

LinkedIn 6.0%

55,848 stores

Pinterest 4.8%

44,683 stores

TikTok 4.6%

42,815 stores

WhatsApp 4.0%

37,064 stores

X 2.9%

26,879 stores

Twitch 0.7%

6,429 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in reCAPTCHA (February 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in reCAPTCHA e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 281549 30.08%
Instagram 259668 27.74%
YouTube 112232 11.99%
Twitter 68833 7.35%
LinkedIn 55848 5.97%
Pinterest 44683 4.77%
TikTok 42815 4.57%
WhatsApp 37064 3.96%
X 26879 2.87%
Twitch 6429 0.69%

Geographic Distribution

Russia leads with 17.5% (57,070 AI-verified stores) , followed by United States (16.4%) and United Kingdom (7.4%) .

Base: 326,392 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

Russia 17.5%

57,070 AI-verified stores

53,595 AI-verified stores

24,267 AI-verified stores

18,294 AI-verified stores

Italy 5.4%

17,620 AI-verified stores

Spain 5.1%

16,697 AI-verified stores

16,694 AI-verified stores

16,127 AI-verified stores

15,737 AI-verified stores

13,477 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using reCAPTCHA (February 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using reCAPTCHA
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
Russia 57070 17.49%
United States 53595 16.42%
United Kingdom 24267 7.43%
France 18294 5.60%
Italy 17620 5.40%
Spain 16697 5.12%
Netherlands 16694 5.11%
Poland 16127 4.94%
Germany 15737 4.82%
Vietnam 13477 4.13%
Australia 11919 3.65%
Argentina 9078 2.78%
India 8630 2.64%
Canada 8240 2.52%
Brazil 7791 2.39%
Greece 7588 2.32%
Japan 6369 1.95%
Romania 5839 1.79%
Turkey 5726 1.75%
South Africa 5634 1.73%

Dataset Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 997.5k 100.00%
Emails 665.0k 66.66%
Phones 382.3k 38.33%
Ecommerce platform 985.6k 98.80%
Couriers 168.9k 16.93%
Payment Providers 237.8k 23.84%
Categories 453.0k 45.41%
Social Media 702.9k 70.47%

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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