reCAPTCHA Technology Adoption in E-commerce

Discover 471.7k verified e-commerce stores using reCAPTCHA. Analyze technology adoption, market trends, integration patterns, and business insights.

Detected across 936.1k domains. 471.7k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: April 2026

471.7k verified active stores out of 936.1k detected · 50.4% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 52.9% of stores with physical delivery (234,547 stores) , followed by Custom (28.0%) and 1C-Bitrix (5.3%) .

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)

234,547 stores

Custom 28.0%

124,255 stores

23,615 stores

17,214 stores

12,245 stores

5,619 stores

5,605 stores

4,922 stores

3,070 stores

2,755 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 reCAPTCHA
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 234547 52.90%
Custom 124255 28.02%
1C-Bitrix 23615 5.33%
PrestaShop 17214 3.88%
Magento 12245 2.76%
Empretienda 5619 1.27%
Shopify 5605 1.26%
IdoSell Shop 4922 1.11%
Haravan, Shopify 3070 0.69%
Shopify, Haravan 2755 0.62%
OpenCart 2752 0.62%
Shopware 2024 0.46%
Welcart 1691 0.38%
Rain 1685 0.38%
Ikas 1410 0.32%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 12.4% of all stores (52,910 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (12.0%) and Food & Beverages (11.7%) .

Base: 427,085 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (90.5% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 12.4%

52,910 stores

Health & Beauty 12.0%

51,442 stores

Food & Beverages 11.7%

49,985 stores

Home & Garden 8.6%

36,813 stores

Tools & Hardware 8.0%

34,146 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 7.4%

31,546 stores

Business & Industrial 7.1%

30,226 stores

Arts & Entertainment 5.5%

23,610 stores

Toys & Games 5.4%

23,051 stores

Electronics & Technology 5.4%

22,879 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 reCAPTCHA store categories (March 2026)
Distribution of categories in reCAPTCHA e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 52910 12.39%
Health & Beauty 51442 12.04%
Food & Beverages 49985 11.70%
Home & Garden 36813 8.62%
Tools & Hardware 34146 8.00%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 31546 7.39%
Business & Industrial 30226 7.08%
Arts & Entertainment 23610 5.53%
Toys & Games 23051 5.40%
Electronics & Technology 22879 5.36%
Vehicles & Parts 17303 4.05%
Gifts & Special Occasions 17128 4.01%
Furniture & Home Decor 15937 3.73%
Jewelry & Watches 14177 3.32%
Books & Media 5932 1.39%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 24.2% among AI-verified physical stores (77,140 stores) , followed by MasterCard (13.0%) and Apple Pay (9.6%) .

Base: 210,971 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (22.5% 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 24.2%

77,140 stores

41,365 stores

30,656 stores

29,341 stores

28,757 stores

23,942 stores

22,119 stores

VISA 6.1%

19,474 stores

16,715 stores

JCB 2.2%

7,008 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 reCAPTCHA payment providers (March 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in reCAPTCHA e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 77140 24.23%
MasterCard 41365 12.99%
Apple Pay 30656 9.63%
Klarna 29341 9.22%
Google Pay 28757 9.03%
Stripe Connect 23942 7.52%
American Express 22119 6.95%
VISA 19474 6.12%
AfterPay 16715 5.25%
JCB 7008 2.20%
Bolt 5257 1.65%
Bancontact 4672 1.47%
BLIK 4506 1.42%
Przelewy24 3793 1.19%
iDEAL 3591 1.13%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

DHL leads with 15.0% among AI-verified physical stores (22,741 stores) , followed by UPS (14.8%) and DPD (12.3%) .

Base: 156,530 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (16.7% 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 15.0%

22,741 stores

UPS 14.8%

22,485 stores

DPD 12.3%

18,746 stores

USPS 8.3%

12,593 stores

FedEx 7.9%

12,043 stores

GLS 7.8%

11,883 stores

10,909 stores

8,816 stores

6,913 stores

5,534 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 reCAPTCHA shipping carriers (March 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in reCAPTCHA e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
DHL 22741 14.95%
UPS 22485 14.79%
DPD 18746 12.33%
USPS 12593 8.28%
FedEx 12043 7.92%
GLS 11883 7.81%
СДЭК 10909 7.17%
Почта России 8816 5.80%
InPost 6913 4.55%
Royal Mail 5534 3.64%
Colissimo 4845 3.19%
PostNL 4207 2.77%
TNT 4146 2.73%
Australia Post 3122 2.05%
Correos 3093 2.03%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 48,710 new stores were launched in reCAPTCHA , with the highest activity in 2026-02 (4,463 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-02 9.2%

4,463 stores launched

2026-01 9.0%

4,401 stores launched

2025-12 7.6%

3,688 stores launched

2025-11 8.5%

4,160 stores launched

2025-10 9.3%

4,554 stores launched

2025-09 10.7%

5,209 stores launched

2025-08 8.2%

3,999 stores launched

2025-07 10.0%

4,847 stores launched

2025-06 8.4%

4,103 stores launched

2025-05 10.0%

4,890 stores launched

2025-04 8.3%

4,046 stores launched

2025-03 0.7%

350 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in reCAPTCHA (March 2026)
Monthly store launches in reCAPTCHA over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-02 4463 9.16%
2026-01 4401 9.04%
2025-12 3688 7.57%
2025-11 4160 8.54%
2025-10 4554 9.35%
2025-09 5209 10.69%
2025-08 3999 8.21%
2025-07 4847 9.95%
2025-06 4103 8.42%
2025-05 4890 10.04%
2025-04 4046 8.31%
2025-03 350 0.72%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 465,730 active stores in reCAPTCHA are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (8,892 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 1.9%

8,892 active stores

2025 10.9%

50,587 active stores

2024 8.5%

39,736 active stores

2023 6.6%

30,817 active stores

2022 6.7%

30,980 active stores

2021 7.3%

33,821 active stores

2020 7.9%

36,703 active stores

2019 5.8%

26,802 active stores

2018 5.9%

27,527 active stores

2017 5.3%

24,915 active stores

2016 3.2%

15,129 active stores

2015 2.8%

12,974 active stores

2014 2.8%

12,953 active stores

2013 3.6%

16,649 active stores

2012 2.4%

11,093 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in reCAPTCHA by original launch year (March 2026)
Active stores in reCAPTCHA by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 8892 1.91%
2025 50587 10.86%
2024 39736 8.53%
2023 30817 6.62%
2022 30980 6.65%
2021 33821 7.26%
2020 36703 7.88%
2019 26802 5.75%
2018 27527 5.91%
2017 24915 5.35%
2016 15129 3.25%
2015 12974 2.79%
2014 12953 2.78%
2013 16649 3.57%
2012 11093 2.38%
2011 10720 2.30%
2010 9788 2.10%
2009 9160 1.97%
2008 7604 1.63%
2007 7055 1.51%
2006 5036 1.08%
2005 4583 0.98%
2004 5354 1.15%
2003 4792 1.03%
2002 4412 0.95%
2001 5484 1.18%
2000 4401 0.94%
1999 3295 0.71%
1998 2275 0.49%
1997 1293 0.28%
1996 744 0.16%
1995 156 0.03%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 30.5% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (276,255 stores) , followed by Instagram (27.9%) and YouTube (11.8%) .

Base: 676,577 stores with any detectable social profile (72.3% 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 30.5%

276,255 stores

Instagram 27.9%

253,144 stores

YouTube 11.8%

106,713 stores

Twitter 7.3%

66,172 stores

LinkedIn 5.9%

53,468 stores

TikTok 4.7%

42,653 stores

Pinterest 4.7%

42,251 stores

WhatsApp 3.7%

33,961 stores

X 2.9%

26,084 stores

Twitch 0.7%

6,025 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in reCAPTCHA (March 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in reCAPTCHA e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 276255 30.47%
Instagram 253144 27.92%
YouTube 106713 11.77%
Twitter 66172 7.30%
LinkedIn 53468 5.90%
TikTok 42653 4.70%
Pinterest 42251 4.66%
WhatsApp 33961 3.75%
X 26084 2.88%
Twitch 6025 0.66%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 20.8% (71,478 AI-verified stores) , followed by Russia (14.2%) and United Kingdom (6.9%) .

Base: 343,481 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

71,478 AI-verified stores

Russia 14.2%

48,609 AI-verified stores

23,755 AI-verified stores

20,687 AI-verified stores

Spain 5.7%

19,408 AI-verified stores

Italy 5.4%

18,654 AI-verified stores

17,821 AI-verified stores

15,828 AI-verified stores

15,588 AI-verified stores

13,798 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using reCAPTCHA (March 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using reCAPTCHA
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 71478 20.81%
Russia 48609 14.15%
United Kingdom 23755 6.92%
France 20687 6.02%
Spain 19408 5.65%
Italy 18654 5.43%
Netherlands 17821 5.19%
Poland 15828 4.61%
Germany 15588 4.54%
Vietnam 13798 4.02%
Australia 12261 3.57%
Argentina 9520 2.77%
Canada 9329 2.72%
India 8380 2.44%
Greece 7435 2.16%
Brazil 6808 1.98%
Japan 6647 1.94%
Turkey 6223 1.81%
Romania 5793 1.69%
South Africa 5459 1.59%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 936.1k 100.00%
Emails 611.1k 65.28%
Phones 357.3k 38.17%
Ecommerce platform 928.5k 99.19%
Couriers 156.5k 16.72%
Payment Providers 211.0k 22.54%
Categories 471.2k 50.34%
Social Media 676.6k 72.28%

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 471.7k 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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