RSS Technology Adoption in E-commerce

Discover 4.0m e-commerce stores using RSS. Analyze technology adoption, market trends, integration patterns, and business insights.

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E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 69.5% of stores with physical delivery (2,770,090 stores) , followed by Custom (24.6%) and Wix eCommerce (3.3%) .

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)

2,770,090 stores

Custom 24.6%

979,829 stores

131,812 stores

34,971 stores

20,924 stores

8,036 stores

7,619 stores

6,500 stores

6,337 stores

BASE 0.2%

6,265 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (December 2025)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in RSS
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 2770090 69.46%
Custom 979829 24.57%
Wix eCommerce 131812 3.31%
Big Cartel 34971 0.88%
Squarespace Commerce 20924 0.52%
Lightspeed eCom 8036 0.20%
GoDaddy Online Store 7619 0.19%
JTL Shop 6500 0.16%
PrestaShop 6337 0.16%
BASE 6265 0.16%
Magento 3668 0.09%
Upgates 3304 0.08%
Shopify 3180 0.08%
EasyDigitalDownloads 2959 0.07%
BigCommerce 2545 0.06%

All Stores Distribution

WooCommerce holds 75.4% share of all RSS e-commerce stores (5,255,156) , with Custom at 14.1% and Wix eCommerce at 7.5% (December 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)

5,255,156 stores

Custom 14.1%

979,829 stores

521,868 stores

43,352 stores

74,812 stores

8,425 stores

10,406 stores

12,396 stores

7,190 stores

BASE 0.1%

8,006 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (December 2025)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in RSS
Platform Total Stores Percentage
WooCommerce 5255156 75.43%
Custom 979829 14.06%
Wix eCommerce 521868 7.49%
Big Cartel 43352 0.62%
Squarespace Commerce 74812 1.07%
Lightspeed eCom 8425 0.12%
GoDaddy Online Store 10406 0.15%
JTL Shop 12396 0.18%
PrestaShop 7190 0.10%
BASE 8006 0.11%
Magento 8040 0.12%
Upgates 3413 0.05%
Shopify 4165 0.06%
EasyDigitalDownloads 24852 0.36%
BigCommerce 5213 0.07%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 16.9% of all stores (486,408 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (16.6%) and Food & Beverages (12.2%) .

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 16.9%

486,408 stores

Health & Beauty 16.6%

477,729 stores

Food & Beverages 12.2%

349,398 stores

Electronics & Technology 9.0%

260,024 stores

Home & Garden 6.7%

192,049 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 5.7%

162,526 stores

Business & Industrial 5.1%

146,399 stores

Vehicles & Parts 5.1%

145,306 stores

Arts & Entertainment 4.5%

127,894 stores

Jewelry & Watches 4.0%

115,518 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 RSS store categories (December 2025)
Distribution of categories in RSS e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 486408 16.93%
Health & Beauty 477729 16.63%
Food & Beverages 349398 12.16%
Electronics & Technology 260024 9.05%
Home & Garden 192049 6.68%
Furniture & Home Decor 162526 5.66%
Business & Industrial 146399 5.10%
Vehicles & Parts 145306 5.06%
Arts & Entertainment 127894 4.45%
Jewelry & Watches 115518 4.02%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 91969 3.20%
Gifts & Special Occasions 86457 3.01%
Tools & Hardware 85485 2.98%
Books & Media 83887 2.92%
Pets & Pet Supplies 62157 2.16%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 29.2% among AI-verified physical stores (299,506 stores) , followed by MasterCard (15.1%) and Stripe Connect (13.3%) .

Base: 992,192 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (14.1% 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 29.2%

299,506 stores

154,678 stores

136,495 stores

109,974 stores

VISA 5.6%

57,895 stores

48,191 stores

48,098 stores

37,120 stores

Bolt 3.0%

31,269 stores

JCB 2.8%

29,005 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 RSS payment providers (December 2025)
Distribution of payment providers in RSS e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 299506 29.18%
MasterCard 154678 15.07%
Stripe Connect 136495 13.30%
American Express 109974 10.72%
VISA 57895 5.64%
Klarna 48191 4.70%
Apple Pay 48098 4.69%
Google Pay 37120 3.62%
Bolt 31269 3.05%
JCB 29005 2.83%
BitCoin 17003 1.66%
Amazon Pay 16325 1.59%
Bancontact 13843 1.35%
Mollie 13516 1.32%
Paddle 13420 1.31%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS leads with 19.1% among AI-verified physical stores (114,344 stores) , followed by DHL (17.0%) and USPS (14.0%) .

Base: 678,066 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (9.6% 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 19.1%

114,344 stores

DHL 17.0%

101,507 stores

USPS 14.0%

83,354 stores

FedEx 11.0%

65,475 stores

DPD 7.5%

44,516 stores

GLS 5.7%

33,946 stores

24,636 stores

Estes 3.2%

19,196 stores

17,710 stores

17,476 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 RSS shipping carriers (December 2025)
Distribution of shipping carriers in RSS e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 114344 19.14%
DHL 101507 16.99%
USPS 83354 13.95%
FedEx 65475 10.96%
DPD 44516 7.45%
GLS 33946 5.68%
Royal Mail 24636 4.12%
Estes 19196 3.21%
PostNL 17710 2.96%
Correos 17476 2.93%
TNT 16878 2.83%
Hermes 16646 2.79%
Correios 14441 2.42%
Почта России 13906 2.33%
InPost 13352 2.24%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 901,090 new stores were launched in RSS , with the highest activity in 2025-11 (88,422 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2025-11 9.8%

88,422 stores launched

2025-10 8.6%

77,508 stores launched

2025-09 8.6%

77,841 stores launched

2025-08 8.5%

76,167 stores launched

2025-07 9.6%

86,730 stores launched

2025-06 8.2%

74,330 stores launched

2025-05 8.8%

79,300 stores launched

2025-04 8.8%

79,112 stores launched

2025-03 9.0%

81,282 stores launched

2025-02 7.8%

69,939 stores launched

2025-01 8.2%

73,663 stores launched

2024-12 4.1%

36,796 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in RSS (December 2025)
Monthly store launches in RSS over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2025-11 88422 9.81%
2025-10 77508 8.60%
2025-09 77841 8.64%
2025-08 76167 8.45%
2025-07 86730 9.63%
2025-06 74330 8.25%
2025-05 79300 8.80%
2025-04 79112 8.78%
2025-03 81282 9.02%
2025-02 69939 7.76%
2025-01 73663 8.17%
2024-12 36796 4.08%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 3,859,965 active stores in RSS are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2025 (864,940 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2025 22.4%

864,940 active stores

2024 12.5%

482,399 active stores

2023 8.3%

321,677 active stores

2022 6.5%

249,698 active stores

2021 7.0%

270,613 active stores

2020 6.9%

267,072 active stores

2019 4.8%

187,090 active stores

2018 5.0%

192,385 active stores

2017 4.1%

158,229 active stores

2016 2.4%

94,233 active stores

2015 2.1%

80,017 active stores

2014 2.2%

83,336 active stores

2013 2.9%

113,455 active stores

2012 1.7%

67,058 active stores

2011 1.7%

66,793 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in RSS by original launch year (December 2025)
Active stores in RSS by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2025 864940 22.41%
2024 482399 12.50%
2023 321677 8.33%
2022 249698 6.47%
2021 270613 7.01%
2020 267072 6.92%
2019 187090 4.85%
2018 192385 4.98%
2017 158229 4.10%
2016 94233 2.44%
2015 80017 2.07%
2014 83336 2.16%
2013 113455 2.94%
2012 67058 1.74%
2011 66793 1.73%
2010 54987 1.42%
2009 49327 1.28%
2008 39576 1.03%
2007 35626 0.92%
2006 25254 0.65%
2005 21481 0.56%
2004 26975 0.70%
2003 21506 0.56%
2002 19448 0.50%
2001 23066 0.60%
2000 17122 0.44%
1999 12135 0.31%
1998 7763 0.20%
1997 4017 0.10%
1996 2287 0.06%
1995 400 0.01%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 30.6% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (1,779,432 stores) , followed by Instagram (27.5%) and YouTube (9.5%) .

Base: 4,234,001 stores with any detectable social profile (60.0% 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 30.6%

1,779,432 stores

Instagram 27.5%

1,598,356 stores

YouTube 9.5%

553,661 stores

Twitter 8.2%

477,714 stores

LinkedIn 6.9%

398,384 stores

Pinterest 5.3%

305,414 stores

TikTok 4.2%

241,288 stores

WhatsApp 3.8%

223,316 stores

X 3.7%

217,482 stores

Vimeo 0.3%

16,128 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in RSS (December 2025)
Distribution of social media platforms in RSS e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 1779432 30.62%
Instagram 1598356 27.50%
YouTube 553661 9.53%
Twitter 477714 8.22%
LinkedIn 398384 6.86%
Pinterest 305414 5.26%
TikTok 241288 4.15%
WhatsApp 223316 3.84%
X 217482 3.74%
Vimeo 16128 0.28%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 22.3% (526,756 AI-verified stores) , followed by Iran (8.8%) and United Kingdom (6.8%) .

Base: 2,364,337 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

526,756 AI-verified stores

Iran 8.8%

206,977 AI-verified stores

161,841 AI-verified stores

India 6.8%

161,570 AI-verified stores

Spain 6.7%

158,061 AI-verified stores

106,293 AI-verified stores

98,520 AI-verified stores

Italy 4.0%

95,122 AI-verified stores

93,991 AI-verified stores

Japan 3.5%

83,376 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using RSS (December 2025)
Geographic distribution of stores using RSS
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 526756 22.28%
Iran 206977 8.75%
United Kingdom 161841 6.85%
India 161570 6.83%
Spain 158061 6.69%
France 106293 4.50%
Vietnam 98520 4.17%
Italy 95122 4.02%
Russia 93991 3.98%
Japan 83376 3.53%
Brazil 81234 3.44%
Turkey 80752 3.42%
Netherlands 79872 3.38%
Poland 74201 3.14%
Germany 69562 2.94%
Australia 66907 2.83%
Canada 63425 2.68%
Indonesia 53844 2.28%
Mexico 51744 2.19%
South Africa 50289 2.13%

Dataset Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 7.1m 100.00%
Emails 4.3m 61.25%
Phones 1.5m 21.47%
Ecommerce platform 7.0m 99.46%
Couriers 678.1k 9.60%
Payment Providers 992.2k 14.05%
Categories 4.3m 60.24%
Social Media 4.2m 59.97%

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