RSS Technology Adoption in E-commerce

Discover 2.6m verified e-commerce stores using RSS. Analyze technology adoption, market trends, integration patterns, and business insights.

Detected across 6.3m domains. 2.6m verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: March 2026

2.6m verified active stores out of 6.3m detected · 41.1% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 87.2% of stores with physical delivery (2,251,283 stores) , followed by Custom (5.2%) and Wix eCommerce (3.8%) .

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)

2,251,283 stores

134,008 stores

99,068 stores

35,661 stores

11,219 stores

9,906 stores

8,050 stores

BASE 0.3%

6,847 stores

6,122 stores

3,666 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (February 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in RSS
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 2251283 87.24%
Custom 134008 5.19%
Wix eCommerce 99068 3.84%
Big Cartel 35661 1.38%
JTL Shop 11219 0.43%
Squarespace Commerce 9906 0.38%
Lightspeed eCom 8050 0.31%
BASE 6847 0.27%
PrestaShop 6122 0.24%
Magento 3666 0.14%
Upgates 3402 0.13%
Shopify 3370 0.13%
BigCommerce 2833 0.11%
GoDaddy Online Store 2504 0.10%
CCV Shop 2485 0.10%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 21.9% of all stores (436,296 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (17.4%) and Food & Beverages (11.7%) .

Base: 1,991,836 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (76.6% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 21.9%

436,296 stores

Health & Beauty 17.4%

345,758 stores

Food & Beverages 11.7%

232,061 stores

Electronics & Technology 9.0%

179,371 stores

Home & Garden 6.5%

129,765 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 5.9%

117,546 stores

Jewelry & Watches 5.2%

104,122 stores

Vehicles & Parts 3.4%

67,160 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 3.3%

66,089 stores

Arts & Entertainment 3.3%

65,018 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 RSS store categories (February 2026)
Distribution of categories in RSS e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 436296 21.90%
Health & Beauty 345758 17.36%
Food & Beverages 232061 11.65%
Electronics & Technology 179371 9.01%
Home & Garden 129765 6.51%
Furniture & Home Decor 117546 5.90%
Jewelry & Watches 104122 5.23%
Vehicles & Parts 67160 3.37%
Gifts & Special Occasions 66089 3.32%
Arts & Entertainment 65018 3.26%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 62210 3.12%
Business & Industrial 56080 2.82%
Tools & Hardware 55927 2.81%
Pets & Pet Supplies 41168 2.07%
Toys & Games 33265 1.67%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 29.8% among AI-verified physical stores (287,880 stores) , followed by MasterCard (15.2%) and Stripe Connect (12.8%) .

Base: 956,020 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (15.1% 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 29.8%

287,880 stores

147,230 stores

124,229 stores

102,178 stores

56,330 stores

VISA 5.3%

50,819 stores

47,786 stores

36,564 stores

JCB 2.4%

23,135 stores

Bolt 2.4%

23,030 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 RSS payment providers (February 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in RSS e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 287880 29.77%
MasterCard 147230 15.22%
Stripe Connect 124229 12.85%
American Express 102178 10.57%
Klarna 56330 5.82%
VISA 50819 5.25%
Apple Pay 47786 4.94%
Google Pay 36564 3.78%
JCB 23135 2.39%
Bolt 23030 2.38%
Amazon Pay 15625 1.62%
Bancontact 14093 1.46%
Mollie 13545 1.40%
BitCoin 12871 1.33%
iDEAL 11761 1.22%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

DHL leads with 18.8% among AI-verified physical stores (104,798 stores) , followed by UPS (18.5%) and USPS (14.2%) .

Base: 644,630 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (10.2% 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 18.8%

104,798 stores

UPS 18.5%

102,925 stores

USPS 14.2%

79,293 stores

FedEx 11.0%

61,430 stores

DPD 8.0%

44,604 stores

GLS 5.7%

31,821 stores

23,314 stores

17,178 stores

15,050 stores

Estes 2.5%

14,161 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 RSS shipping carriers (February 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in RSS e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
DHL 104798 18.80%
UPS 102925 18.46%
USPS 79293 14.22%
FedEx 61430 11.02%
DPD 44604 8.00%
GLS 31821 5.71%
Royal Mail 23314 4.18%
PostNL 17178 3.08%
Hermes 15050 2.70%
Estes 14161 2.54%
TNT 13678 2.45%
Correios 12935 2.32%
InPost 12663 2.27%
Colissimo 12637 2.27%
Почта России 11004 1.97%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 679,636 new stores were launched in RSS , with the highest activity in 2026-01 (60,836 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-01 9.0%

60,836 stores launched

2025-12 8.3%

56,222 stores launched

2025-11 8.7%

59,331 stores launched

2025-10 8.5%

57,486 stores launched

2025-09 8.6%

58,290 stores launched

2025-08 8.3%

56,301 stores launched

2025-07 9.6%

65,370 stores launched

2025-06 8.1%

55,378 stores launched

2025-05 8.7%

58,840 stores launched

2025-04 8.4%

56,767 stores launched

2025-03 8.6%

58,696 stores launched

2025-02 5.3%

36,119 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in RSS (February 2026)
Monthly store launches in RSS over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-01 60836 8.95%
2025-12 56222 8.27%
2025-11 59331 8.73%
2025-10 57486 8.46%
2025-09 58290 8.58%
2025-08 56301 8.28%
2025-07 65370 9.62%
2025-06 55378 8.15%
2025-05 58840 8.66%
2025-04 56767 8.35%
2025-03 58696 8.64%
2025-02 36119 5.31%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 2,586,609 active stores in RSS are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (61,028 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 2.4%

61,028 active stores

2025 26.1%

674,262 active stores

2024 11.9%

306,677 active stores

2023 8.1%

208,685 active stores

2022 6.2%

161,537 active stores

2021 6.8%

176,813 active stores

2020 6.7%

173,168 active stores

2019 4.3%

112,212 active stores

2018 4.5%

116,156 active stores

2017 3.7%

94,831 active stores

2016 2.2%

55,842 active stores

2015 1.8%

46,866 active stores

2014 1.9%

48,409 active stores

2013 2.5%

64,961 active stores

2012 1.4%

37,362 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in RSS by original launch year (February 2026)
Active stores in RSS by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 61028 2.36%
2025 674262 26.07%
2024 306677 11.86%
2023 208685 8.07%
2022 161537 6.25%
2021 176813 6.84%
2020 173168 6.69%
2019 112212 4.34%
2018 116156 4.49%
2017 94831 3.67%
2016 55842 2.16%
2015 46866 1.81%
2014 48409 1.87%
2013 64961 2.51%
2012 37362 1.44%
2011 37916 1.47%
2010 31624 1.22%
2009 28406 1.10%
2008 22632 0.87%
2007 20693 0.80%
2006 14424 0.56%
2005 12353 0.48%
2004 16138 0.62%
2003 12838 0.50%
2002 11524 0.45%
2001 14333 0.55%
2000 9905 0.38%
1999 7006 0.27%
1998 4450 0.17%
1997 2157 0.08%
1996 1162 0.04%
1995 239 0.01%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 30.6% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (1,199,370 stores) , followed by Instagram (28.3%) and YouTube (8.5%) .

Base: 3,809,315 stores with any detectable social profile (60.1% 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%

1,199,370 stores

Instagram 28.3%

1,108,493 stores

YouTube 8.5%

332,221 stores

Twitter 6.8%

267,340 stores

LinkedIn 6.4%

251,593 stores

Pinterest 6.0%

236,043 stores

TikTok 4.8%

188,465 stores

X 4.4%

170,764 stores

WhatsApp 3.9%

151,582 stores

Vimeo 0.3%

10,194 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in RSS (February 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in RSS e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 1199370 30.63%
Instagram 1108493 28.31%
YouTube 332221 8.48%
Twitter 267340 6.83%
LinkedIn 251593 6.42%
Pinterest 236043 6.03%
TikTok 188465 4.81%
X 170764 4.36%
WhatsApp 151582 3.87%
Vimeo 10194 0.26%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 21.7% (318,156 AI-verified stores) , followed by India (7.9%) and United Kingdom (7.2%) .

Base: 1,466,794 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

318,156 AI-verified stores

India 7.9%

115,650 AI-verified stores

104,989 AI-verified stores

Iran 6.3%

93,108 AI-verified stores

87,828 AI-verified stores

75,761 AI-verified stores

72,442 AI-verified stores

Italy 4.6%

66,751 AI-verified stores

62,251 AI-verified stores

Spain 4.0%

58,621 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using RSS (February 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using RSS
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 318156 21.69%
India 115650 7.88%
United Kingdom 104989 7.16%
Iran 93108 6.35%
Germany 87828 5.99%
Vietnam 75761 5.17%
France 72442 4.94%
Italy 66751 4.55%
Netherlands 62251 4.24%
Spain 58621 4.00%
Brazil 55288 3.77%
Russia 54285 3.70%
Poland 46892 3.20%
Australia 43595 2.97%
Japan 40911 2.79%
Canada 39122 2.67%
Turkey 38300 2.61%
South Africa 35249 2.40%
Pakistan 29328 2.00%
Romania 28267 1.93%

Dataset Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 6.3m 100.00%
Emails 3.9m 62.18%
Phones 1.4m 21.86%
Ecommerce platform 6.3m 99.29%
Couriers 644.6k 10.17%
Payment Providers 956.0k 15.09%
Categories 2.3m 36.32%
Social Media 3.8m 60.11%

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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