reCAPTCHA Technology Adoption in E-commerce

Discover 469.3k verified e-commerce stores using reCAPTCHA. Analyze technology adoption, market trends, integration patterns, and business insights.

Detected across 897.5k domains. 469.3k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

Verified stores
469.3k
active stores with physical delivery
Top country
United States
68,088 verified stores
Top payment signal
PayPal
77,693 stores detected
Top carrier signal
DHL
23,357 stores detected
Top category
Clothing & Accessories
53,207 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: July 2026

469.3k verified active stores out of 897.5k detected · 52.3% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce stores with 52.8% of stores with physical delivery (234,094 stores) , followed by Custom (27.8%) 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)

234,094 stores

Custom 27.8%

123,229 stores

24,777 stores

16,939 stores

12,187 stores

5,777 stores

4,868 stores

4,730 stores

Haravan, Shopify 0.8%

3,409 stores

Shopify, Haravan 0.7%

3,044 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (June 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in reCAPTCHA
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 234094 52.83%
Custom 123229 27.81%
1C-Bitrix 24777 5.59%
PrestaShop 16939 3.82%
Magento 12187 2.75%
Empretienda 5777 1.30%
IdoSell Shop 4868 1.10%
Shopify 4730 1.07%
Haravan, Shopify 3409 0.77%
Shopify, Haravan 3044 0.69%
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All Stores Distribution

WooCommerce holds 71.2% share of all reCAPTCHA e-commerce stores (602,898) , with Custom at 14.6% and 1C-Bitrix at 5.7% (June 2026) .

Note: This broader view includes all domains where e-commerce signals were detected, useful for lead generation and competitive analysis. Some may be inactive or non-transactional. For verified active stores, see the default view above.

Top 10 Platforms (All Stores)

602,898 stores

Custom 14.6%

123,229 stores

48,226 stores

18,948 stores

15,696 stores

6,290 stores

4,919 stores

5,728 stores

Haravan, Shopify 0.5%

3,984 stores

Shopify, Haravan 0.4%

3,567 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (June 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in reCAPTCHA
Platform Total Stores Percentage
WooCommerce 602898 71.21%
Custom 123229 14.56%
1C-Bitrix 48226 5.70%
PrestaShop 18948 2.24%
Magento 15696 1.85%
Empretienda 6290 0.74%
IdoSell Shop 4919 0.58%
Shopify 5728 0.68%
Haravan, Shopify 3984 0.47%
Shopify, Haravan 3567 0.42%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories stores with 12.5% of all stores (53,207 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (12.1%) and Food & Beverages (11.6%) .

Base: 424,080 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (90.4% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 12.5%

53,207 stores

Health & Beauty 12.1%

51,341 stores

Food & Beverages 11.6%

49,133 stores

Home & Garden 8.6%

36,508 stores

Tools & Hardware 7.9%

33,698 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 7.3%

30,970 stores

Business & Industrial 7.1%

29,933 stores

Toys & Games 5.6%

23,597 stores

Arts & Entertainment 5.5%

23,223 stores

Electronics & Technology 5.3%

22,534 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 reCAPTCHA store categories (June 2026)
Distribution of categories in reCAPTCHA e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 53207 12.55%
Health & Beauty 51341 12.11%
Food & Beverages 49133 11.59%
Home & Garden 36508 8.61%
Tools & Hardware 33698 7.95%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 30970 7.30%
Business & Industrial 29933 7.06%
Toys & Games 23597 5.56%
Arts & Entertainment 23223 5.48%
Electronics & Technology 22534 5.31%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal stores with 24.0% among AI-verified physical stores (77,693 stores) , followed by MasterCard (13.0%) and Apple Pay (10.3%) .

Base: 209,933 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (23.4% 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 24.0%

77,693 stores

41,905 stores

33,156 stores

29,705 stores

29,347 stores

24,146 stores

20,968 stores

VISA 6.0%

19,470 stores

17,359 stores

JCB 2.4%

7,634 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 reCAPTCHA payment providers (June 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in reCAPTCHA e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 77693 24.05%
MasterCard 41905 12.97%
Apple Pay 33156 10.26%
Google Pay 29705 9.19%
Klarna 29347 9.08%
Stripe Connect 24146 7.47%
American Express 20968 6.49%
VISA 19470 6.03%
AfterPay 17359 5.37%
JCB 7634 2.36%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

DHL stores with 15.1% among AI-verified physical stores (23,357 stores) , followed by UPS (14.1%) and DPD (12.2%) .

Base: 155,031 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (17.3% 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

DHL 15.1%

23,357 stores

UPS 14.1%

21,749 stores

DPD 12.2%

18,761 stores

USPS 9.1%

14,060 stores

FedEx 8.7%

13,415 stores

GLS 7.5%

11,643 stores

11,551 stores

9,149 stores

6,688 stores

5,237 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 reCAPTCHA shipping carriers (June 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in reCAPTCHA e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
DHL 23357 15.14%
UPS 21749 14.10%
DPD 18761 12.16%
USPS 14060 9.12%
FedEx 13415 8.70%
GLS 11643 7.55%
СДЭК 11551 7.49%
Почта России 9149 5.93%
InPost 6688 4.34%
Royal Mail 5237 3.40%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 47,579 new stores were launched in reCAPTCHA , with the highest activity in 2026-05 (3,868 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-05 8.1%

3,868 stores launched

2026-04 7.7%

3,643 stores launched

2026-03 12.4%

5,890 stores launched

2026-02 7.7%

3,687 stores launched

2026-01 8.2%

3,905 stores launched

2025-12 6.9%

3,287 stores launched

2025-11 8.4%

3,979 stores launched

2025-10 9.2%

4,364 stores launched

2025-09 9.9%

4,705 stores launched

2025-08 7.8%

3,689 stores launched

2025-07 9.8%

4,656 stores launched

2025-06 4.0%

1,906 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in reCAPTCHA (June 2026)
Monthly store launches in reCAPTCHA over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-05 3868 8.13%
2026-04 3643 7.66%
2026-03 5890 12.38%
2026-02 3687 7.75%
2026-01 3905 8.21%
2025-12 3287 6.91%
2025-11 3979 8.36%
2025-10 4364 9.17%
2025-09 4705 9.89%
2025-08 3689 7.75%
2025-07 4656 9.79%
2025-06 1906 4.01%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 463,373 active stores in reCAPTCHA are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (21,236 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 4.6%

21,236 active stores

2025 9.6%

44,646 active stores

2024 8.2%

38,072 active stores

2023 6.4%

29,716 active stores

2022 6.5%

30,060 active stores

2021 7.1%

33,084 active stores

2020 7.8%

35,917 active stores

2019 5.7%

26,440 active stores

2018 5.8%

27,032 active stores

2017 5.3%

24,497 active stores

2016 3.2%

14,906 active stores

2015 2.8%

12,882 active stores

2014 2.7%

12,698 active stores

2013 3.5%

16,338 active stores

2012 2.4%

11,021 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in reCAPTCHA by original launch year (June 2026)
Active stores in reCAPTCHA by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 21236 4.58%
2025 44646 9.64%
2024 38072 8.22%
2023 29716 6.41%
2022 30060 6.49%
2021 33084 7.14%
2020 35917 7.75%
2019 26440 5.71%
2018 27032 5.83%
2017 24497 5.29%
2016 14906 3.22%
2015 12882 2.78%
2014 12698 2.74%
2013 16338 3.53%
2012 11021 2.38%

Social Media Usage

Facebook stores with 30.5% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (272,082 stores) , followed by Instagram (28.2%) and YouTube (11.8%) .

Base: 649,980 stores with any detectable social profile (72.4% 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 30.5%

272,082 stores

Instagram 28.2%

251,384 stores

YouTube 11.8%

105,285 stores

Twitter 7.0%

62,214 stores

LinkedIn 5.8%

51,854 stores

TikTok 4.9%

43,630 stores

Pinterest 4.5%

40,542 stores

WhatsApp 3.7%

33,073 stores

X 2.9%

25,984 stores

Twitch 0.7%

6,009 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in reCAPTCHA (June 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in reCAPTCHA e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 272082 30.50%
Instagram 251384 28.18%
YouTube 105285 11.80%
Twitter 62214 6.97%
LinkedIn 51854 5.81%
TikTok 43630 4.89%
Pinterest 40542 4.54%
WhatsApp 33073 3.71%
X 25984 2.91%
Twitch 6009 0.67%

Geographic Distribution

United States stores with 20.1% (68,088 AI-verified stores) , followed by Russia (14.5%) and United Kingdom (6.7%) .

Base: 338,590 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

68,088 AI-verified stores

Russia 14.5%

48,993 AI-verified stores

22,661 AI-verified stores

20,177 AI-verified stores

Spain 5.9%

19,887 AI-verified stores

Italy 5.5%

18,658 AI-verified stores

17,580 AI-verified stores

15,901 AI-verified stores

15,510 AI-verified stores

13,798 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using reCAPTCHA (June 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using reCAPTCHA
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 68088 20.11%
Russia 48993 14.47%
United Kingdom 22661 6.69%
France 20177 5.96%
Spain 19887 5.87%
Italy 18658 5.51%
Netherlands 17580 5.19%
Poland 15901 4.70%
Germany 15510 4.58%
Vietnam 13798 4.08%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 897.5k 100.00%
Emails 582.6k 64.92%
Phones 488.5k 54.43%
Ecommerce platform 889.8k 99.14%
Couriers 155.0k 17.27%
Payment Providers 209.9k 23.39%
Categories 467.3k 52.07%
Social Media 650.0k 72.42%

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 469.3k verified reCAPTCHA e-commerce stores with 50+ data points per store: 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 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.

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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