reCAPTCHA Technology Adoption in E-commerce

Discover 673.3k e-commerce stores using reCAPTCHA. Analyze technology adoption, market trends, integration patterns, and business insights.

· · Next full refresh: December 2025

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Custom leads with 42.5% of stores with physical delivery (279,859 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (41.1%) and 1C-Bitrix (5.5%) .

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)

Custom 42.5%

279,859 stores

270,872 stores

36,254 stores

17,738 stores

15,465 stores

10,134 stores

8,029 stores

6,508 stores

4,646 stores

3,165 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (November 2025)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in reCAPTCHA
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Custom 279859 42.45%
WooCommerce 270872 41.09%
1C-Bitrix 36254 5.50%
PrestaShop 17738 2.69%
Fourthwall 15465 2.35%
Magento 10134 1.54%
Shopify 8029 1.22%
Empretienda 6508 0.99%
IdoSell Shop 4646 0.70%
OpenCart 3165 0.48%
Welcart 1811 0.27%
Rain 1730 0.26%
Ikas 1066 0.16%
Salesforce Commerce Cloud 1012 0.15%
Shopware 941 0.14%

All Stores Distribution

Custom holds 28.0% share of all reCAPTCHA e-commerce stores (279,859) , with WooCommerce at 57.1% and 1C-Bitrix at 5.8% (November 2025) .

Note: This broader distribution includes all stores with e-commerce indicators such as platform detection, shopping cart presence, or payment integration. This liberal approach may include some false positives (e.g., WooCommerce installations used for non-commercial purposes) but provides comprehensive market coverage for lead generation and competitive analysis.

Top 10 Platforms (All Stores)

Custom 28.0%

279,859 stores

570,438 stores

58,303 stores

20,382 stores

17,463 stores

16,784 stores

10,713 stores

7,032 stores

4,947 stores

4,235 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (November 2025)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in reCAPTCHA
Platform Total Stores Percentage
Custom 279859 27.99%
WooCommerce 570438 57.05%
1C-Bitrix 58303 5.83%
PrestaShop 20382 2.04%
Fourthwall 17463 1.75%
Magento 16784 1.68%
Shopify 10713 1.07%
Empretienda 7032 0.70%
IdoSell Shop 4947 0.49%
OpenCart 4235 0.42%
Welcart 2509 0.25%
Rain 3180 0.32%
Ikas 1105 0.11%
Salesforce Commerce Cloud 1182 0.12%
Shopware 1689 0.17%

Categories Distribution

Health & Beauty leads with 13.3% of all stores (69,469 stores) , followed by Clothing & Accessories (13.2%) and Food & Beverages (11.7%) .

Top 10 Categories

Health & Beauty 13.3%

69,469 stores

Clothing & Accessories 13.2%

69,061 stores

Food & Beverages 11.7%

61,252 stores

Business & Industrial 8.7%

45,287 stores

Electronics & Technology 7.8%

41,084 stores

Home & Garden 7.8%

40,919 stores

Vehicles & Parts 7.4%

38,616 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 6.4%

33,599 stores

Tools & Hardware 4.9%

25,769 stores

Arts & Entertainment 4.7%

24,513 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 reCAPTCHA store categories (November 2025)
Distribution of categories in reCAPTCHA e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Health & Beauty 69469 13.27%
Clothing & Accessories 69061 13.20%
Food & Beverages 61252 11.70%
Business & Industrial 45287 8.65%
Electronics & Technology 41084 7.85%
Home & Garden 40919 7.82%
Vehicles & Parts 38616 7.38%
Furniture & Home Decor 33599 6.42%
Tools & Hardware 25769 4.92%
Arts & Entertainment 24513 4.68%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 18665 3.57%
Gifts & Special Occasions 17863 3.41%
Jewelry & Watches 16510 3.15%
Pets & Pet Supplies 10768 2.06%
Books & Media 9999 1.91%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 23.5% among AI-verified physical stores (74,038 stores) , followed by MasterCard (14.1%) and Apple Pay (8.7%) .

Base: 218,863 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (20.9% 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 23.5%

74,038 stores

44,432 stores

27,580 stores

26,241 stores

25,559 stores

25,454 stores

24,054 stores

VISA 6.8%

21,327 stores

15,073 stores

JCB 3.1%

9,682 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 reCAPTCHA payment providers (November 2025)
Distribution of payment providers in reCAPTCHA e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 74038 23.47%
MasterCard 44432 14.08%
Apple Pay 27580 8.74%
Klarna 26241 8.32%
Stripe Connect 25559 8.10%
Google Pay 25454 8.07%
American Express 24054 7.62%
VISA 21327 6.76%
AfterPay 15073 4.78%
JCB 9682 3.07%
Bolt 6564 2.08%
Bancontact 4311 1.37%
BLIK 4274 1.35%
Przelewy24 3526 1.12%
iDEAL 3387 1.07%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS leads with 14.7% among AI-verified physical stores (23,626 stores) , followed by DHL (13.0%) and DPD (11.1%) .

Base: 165,379 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (15.8% 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

UPS 14.7%

23,626 stores

DHL 13.0%

20,953 stores

DPD 11.1%

17,819 stores

USPS 9.7%

15,522 stores

13,490 stores

FedEx 8.3%

13,260 stores

12,781 stores

GLS 7.3%

11,668 stores

6,106 stores

5,775 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 reCAPTCHA shipping carriers (November 2025)
Distribution of shipping carriers in reCAPTCHA e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 23626 14.70%
DHL 20953 13.04%
DPD 17819 11.09%
USPS 15522 9.66%
Почта России 13490 8.40%
FedEx 13260 8.25%
СДЭК 12781 7.95%
GLS 11668 7.26%
InPost 6106 3.80%
Royal Mail 5775 3.59%
TNT 4605 2.87%
PostNL 4215 2.62%
Colissimo 3725 2.32%
Correos 3663 2.28%
Estes 3478 2.16%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 68,263 new stores were launched in reCAPTCHA , with the highest activity in 2025-10 (5,979 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2025-10 8.8%

5,979 stores launched

2025-09 9.9%

6,782 stores launched

2025-08 8.3%

5,651 stores launched

2025-07 8.8%

6,024 stores launched

2025-06 8.0%

5,447 stores launched

2025-05 9.4%

6,447 stores launched

2025-04 9.2%

6,298 stores launched

2025-03 9.5%

6,467 stores launched

2025-02 8.3%

5,690 stores launched

2025-01 8.9%

6,053 stores launched

2024-12 7.2%

4,935 stores launched

2024-11 3.6%

2,490 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in reCAPTCHA (November 2025)
Monthly store launches in reCAPTCHA over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2025-10 5979 8.76%
2025-09 6782 9.94%
2025-08 5651 8.28%
2025-07 6024 8.82%
2025-06 5447 7.98%
2025-05 6447 9.44%
2025-04 6298 9.23%
2025-03 6467 9.47%
2025-02 5690 8.34%
2025-01 6053 8.87%
2024-12 4935 7.23%
2024-11 2490 3.65%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 663,379 active stores in reCAPTCHA are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2025 (60,907 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2025 9.2%

60,907 active stores

2024 8.7%

57,437 active stores

2023 6.8%

45,146 active stores

2022 6.7%

44,665 active stores

2021 7.4%

48,907 active stores

2020 7.8%

51,863 active stores

2019 5.9%

39,168 active stores

2018 6.1%

40,516 active stores

2017 5.4%

35,781 active stores

2016 3.6%

23,729 active stores

2015 3.0%

20,121 active stores

2014 2.9%

19,429 active stores

2013 3.9%

25,676 active stores

2012 2.6%

17,127 active stores

2011 2.5%

16,704 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in reCAPTCHA by original launch year (November 2025)
Active stores in reCAPTCHA by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2025 60907 9.18%
2024 57437 8.66%
2023 45146 6.81%
2022 44665 6.73%
2021 48907 7.37%
2020 51863 7.82%
2019 39168 5.90%
2018 40516 6.11%
2017 35781 5.39%
2016 23729 3.58%
2015 20121 3.03%
2014 19429 2.93%
2013 25676 3.87%
2012 17127 2.58%
2011 16704 2.52%
2010 14904 2.25%
2009 14062 2.12%
2008 11473 1.73%
2007 10741 1.62%
2006 7897 1.19%
2005 7112 1.07%
2004 8420 1.27%
2003 7369 1.11%
2002 6936 1.05%
2001 8514 1.28%
2000 6802 1.03%
1999 5110 0.77%
1998 3540 0.53%
1997 1978 0.30%
1996 1129 0.17%
1995 216 0.03%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 30.7% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (360,450 stores) , followed by Instagram (27.6%) and YouTube (12.2%) .

Base: 722,998 stores with any detectable social profile (69.2% 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 30.7%

360,450 stores

Instagram 27.6%

323,426 stores

YouTube 12.2%

143,065 stores

Twitter 8.1%

94,811 stores

LinkedIn 6.5%

76,490 stores

WhatsApp 4.3%

50,875 stores

Pinterest 3.9%

45,985 stores

TikTok 3.8%

44,557 stores

X 2.4%

27,880 stores

Twitch 0.5%

5,556 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in reCAPTCHA (November 2025)
Distribution of social media platforms in reCAPTCHA e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 360450 30.73%
Instagram 323426 27.57%
YouTube 143065 12.20%
Twitter 94811 8.08%
LinkedIn 76490 6.52%
WhatsApp 50875 4.34%
Pinterest 45985 3.92%
TikTok 44557 3.80%
X 27880 2.38%
Twitch 5556 0.47%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 19.2% (89,046 AI-verified stores) , followed by Russia (16.7%) and Spain (7.9%) .

Base: 462,695 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

89,046 AI-verified stores

Russia 16.7%

77,462 AI-verified stores

Spain 7.9%

36,561 AI-verified stores

32,910 AI-verified stores

22,701 AI-verified stores

Italy 4.7%

21,518 AI-verified stores

19,449 AI-verified stores

19,171 AI-verified stores

16,139 AI-verified stores

Japan 3.3%

15,432 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using reCAPTCHA (November 2025)
Geographic distribution of stores using reCAPTCHA
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 89046 19.25%
Russia 77462 16.74%
Spain 36561 7.90%
United Kingdom 32910 7.11%
France 22701 4.91%
Italy 21518 4.65%
Netherlands 19449 4.20%
Poland 19171 4.14%
Australia 16139 3.49%
Japan 15432 3.34%
Argentina 15422 3.33%
Vietnam 15381 3.32%
Canada 13597 2.94%
Brazil 12265 2.65%
India 11637 2.52%
Germany 10860 2.35%
Turkey 10119 2.19%
Mexico 8275 1.79%
South Africa 7483 1.62%
Greece 7267 1.57%

Dataset Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 1.0m 100.00%
Emails 684.0k 65.42%
Phones 394.0k 37.69%
Ecommerce platform 1.0m 99.05%
Couriers 165.4k 15.82%
Payment Providers 218.9k 20.93%
Categories 706.9k 67.61%
Social Media 723.0k 69.16%

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