RSS Technology Adoption in E-commerce

Discover 2.3m verified e-commerce stores using RSS. Analyze technology adoption, market trends, integration patterns, and business insights.

Detected across 5.4m domains. 2.3m verified as active stores with physical delivery.

Verified stores
2.3m
active stores with physical delivery
Top country
United States
369,222 verified stores
Top payment signal
PayPal
270,503 stores detected
Top carrier signal
DHL
96,225 stores detected
Top category
Health & Beauty
319,191 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: July 2026

2.3m verified active stores out of 5.4m detected · 42.5% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce stores with 86.4% of stores with physical delivery (1,959,303 stores) , followed by Custom (6.0%) and Wix eCommerce (3.9%) .

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)

1,959,303 stores

135,064 stores

87,834 stores

23,587 stores

12,983 stores

7,921 stores

6,899 stores

BASE 0.3%

6,773 stores

5,212 stores

4,946 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 RSS
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 1959303 86.42%
Custom 135064 5.96%
Wix eCommerce 87834 3.87%
Big Cartel 23587 1.04%
Squarespace Commerce 12983 0.57%
JTL Shop 7921 0.35%
Lightspeed eCom 6899 0.30%
BASE 6773 0.30%
Shopify 5212 0.23%
PrestaShop 4946 0.22%
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All Stores Distribution

WooCommerce holds 84.9% share of all RSS e-commerce stores (4,500,872) , with Custom at 2.5% and Wix eCommerce at 8.9% (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)

4,500,872 stores

135,064 stores

472,899 stores

26,355 stores

101,058 stores

8,674 stores

7,032 stores

BASE 0.2%

7,956 stores

6,553 stores

5,815 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (June 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in RSS
Platform Total Stores Percentage
WooCommerce 4500872 84.86%
Custom 135064 2.55%
Wix eCommerce 472899 8.92%
Big Cartel 26355 0.50%
Squarespace Commerce 101058 1.91%
JTL Shop 8674 0.16%
Lightspeed eCom 7032 0.13%
BASE 7956 0.15%
Shopify 6553 0.12%
PrestaShop 5815 0.11%

Categories Distribution

Health & Beauty stores with 15.9% of all stores (319,191 stores) , followed by Clothing & Accessories (15.6%) and Food & Beverages (13.0%) .

Base: 2,002,304 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (87.3% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Health & Beauty 15.9%

319,191 stores

Clothing & Accessories 15.6%

311,585 stores

Food & Beverages 13.0%

260,208 stores

Home & Garden 7.1%

143,135 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 7.1%

143,045 stores

Electronics & Technology 5.7%

115,099 stores

Arts & Entertainment 5.6%

112,365 stores

Tools & Hardware 4.6%

91,646 stores

Business & Industrial 4.5%

89,541 stores

Toys & Games 4.2%

85,048 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 RSS store categories (June 2026)
Distribution of categories in RSS e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Health & Beauty 319191 15.94%
Clothing & Accessories 311585 15.56%
Food & Beverages 260208 13.00%
Home & Garden 143135 7.15%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 143045 7.14%
Electronics & Technology 115099 5.75%
Arts & Entertainment 112365 5.61%
Tools & Hardware 91646 4.58%
Business & Industrial 89541 4.47%
Toys & Games 85048 4.25%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal stores with 29.9% among AI-verified physical stores (270,503 stores) , followed by MasterCard (14.2%) and Stripe Connect (13.5%) .

Base: 864,916 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (16.0% 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 29.9%

270,503 stores

128,701 stores

122,492 stores

86,400 stores

50,591 stores

48,679 stores

VISA 5.4%

48,631 stores

38,340 stores

Bolt 2.5%

23,084 stores

JCB 2.3%

20,979 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 RSS payment providers (June 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in RSS e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 270503 29.87%
MasterCard 128701 14.21%
Stripe Connect 122492 13.52%
American Express 86400 9.54%
Klarna 50591 5.59%
Apple Pay 48679 5.37%
VISA 48631 5.37%
Google Pay 38340 4.23%
Bolt 23084 2.55%
JCB 20979 2.32%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

DHL stores with 18.6% among AI-verified physical stores (96,225 stores) , followed by UPS (18.1%) and USPS (13.3%) .

Base: 582,933 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (10.8% 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

DHL 18.6%

96,225 stores

UPS 18.1%

93,675 stores

USPS 13.3%

68,906 stores

FedEx 10.9%

56,598 stores

DPD 8.2%

42,582 stores

GLS 6.0%

30,982 stores

21,615 stores

16,067 stores

15,852 stores

13,496 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 RSS shipping carriers (June 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in RSS e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
DHL 96225 18.57%
UPS 93675 18.07%
USPS 68906 13.29%
FedEx 56598 10.92%
DPD 42582 8.22%
GLS 30982 5.98%
Royal Mail 21615 4.17%
Colissimo 16067 3.10%
PostNL 15852 3.06%
Hermes 13496 2.60%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 536,870 new stores were launched in RSS , with the highest activity in 2026-05 (49,474 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-05 9.2%

49,474 stores launched

2026-04 9.6%

51,431 stores launched

2026-03 9.2%

49,498 stores launched

2026-02 7.0%

37,766 stores launched

2026-01 9.5%

51,056 stores launched

2025-12 8.6%

46,246 stores launched

2025-11 9.1%

48,724 stores launched

2025-10 8.8%

47,395 stores launched

2025-09 8.8%

47,162 stores launched

2025-08 8.0%

42,896 stores launched

2025-07 8.7%

46,675 stores launched

2025-06 3.5%

18,547 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in RSS (June 2026)
Monthly store launches in RSS over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-05 49474 9.22%
2026-04 51431 9.58%
2026-03 49498 9.22%
2026-02 37766 7.03%
2026-01 51056 9.51%
2025-12 46246 8.61%
2025-11 48724 9.08%
2025-10 47395 8.83%
2025-09 47162 8.78%
2025-08 42896 7.99%
2025-07 46675 8.69%
2025-06 18547 3.45%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 2,282,526 active stores in RSS are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (242,639 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 10.6%

242,639 active stores

2025 19.2%

439,265 active stores

2024 10.4%

237,175 active stores

2023 7.6%

172,522 active stores

2022 6.0%

137,833 active stores

2021 6.7%

152,565 active stores

2020 6.7%

153,821 active stores

2019 4.4%

101,152 active stores

2018 4.6%

106,028 active stores

2017 3.8%

87,864 active stores

2016 2.2%

49,667 active stores

2015 1.8%

41,909 active stores

2014 1.9%

43,018 active stores

2013 2.5%

56,280 active stores

2012 1.5%

33,390 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in RSS by original launch year (June 2026)
Active stores in RSS by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 242639 10.63%
2025 439265 19.24%
2024 237175 10.39%
2023 172522 7.56%
2022 137833 6.04%
2021 152565 6.68%
2020 153821 6.74%
2019 101152 4.43%
2018 106028 4.65%
2017 87864 3.85%
2016 49667 2.18%
2015 41909 1.84%
2014 43018 1.88%
2013 56280 2.47%
2012 33390 1.46%

Social Media Usage

Facebook stores with 31.1% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (1,094,074 stores) , followed by Instagram (28.9%) and YouTube (8.8%) .

Base: 3,411,170 stores with any detectable social profile (63.2% 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 31.1%

1,094,074 stores

Instagram 28.9%

1,014,688 stores

YouTube 8.8%

307,597 stores

Twitter 6.3%

222,894 stores

LinkedIn 5.9%

207,109 stores

TikTok 5.4%

188,960 stores

Pinterest 5.3%

187,409 stores

X 4.3%

151,985 stores

WhatsApp 3.7%

129,230 stores

Vimeo 0.3%

8,944 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in RSS (June 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in RSS e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 1094074 31.14%
Instagram 1014688 28.88%
YouTube 307597 8.76%
Twitter 222894 6.35%
LinkedIn 207109 5.90%
TikTok 188960 5.38%
Pinterest 187409 5.33%
X 151985 4.33%
WhatsApp 129230 3.68%
Vimeo 8944 0.25%

Geographic Distribution

United States stores with 25.2% (369,222 AI-verified stores) , followed by India (7.9%) and United Kingdom (6.8%) .

Base: 1,466,702 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

369,222 AI-verified stores

India 7.9%

116,220 AI-verified stores

99,827 AI-verified stores

93,687 AI-verified stores

82,074 AI-verified stores

Spain 5.2%

76,973 AI-verified stores

Italy 4.9%

72,239 AI-verified stores

65,956 AI-verified stores

62,058 AI-verified stores

50,108 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using RSS (June 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using RSS
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 369222 25.17%
India 116220 7.92%
United Kingdom 99827 6.81%
Germany 93687 6.39%
France 82074 5.60%
Spain 76973 5.25%
Italy 72239 4.93%
Vietnam 65956 4.50%
Netherlands 62058 4.23%
Brazil 50108 3.42%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 5.4m 100.00%
Emails 3.4m 63.01%
Phones 2.3m 41.86%
Ecommerce platform 5.4m 99.46%
Couriers 582.9k 10.79%
Payment Providers 864.9k 16.01%
Categories 2.2m 41.50%
Social Media 3.4m 63.16%

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 RSS e-commerce intelligence?

We track 2.3m verified RSS 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.

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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 →

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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