RSS Technology Adoption in E-commerce

Discover 2.5m verified e-commerce stores using RSS. Analyze technology adoption, market trends, integration patterns, and business insights.

Detected across 5.9m domains. 2.5m verified as active stores with physical delivery.

Verified stores
2.5m
active stores with physical delivery
Top country
United States
410,307 verified stores
Top payment signal
PayPal
285,697 stores detected
Top carrier signal
DHL
103,364 stores detected
Top category
Health & Beauty
347,906 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: June 2026

2.5m verified active stores out of 5.9m detected · 42.1% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce stores with 86.8% of stores with physical delivery (2,135,105 stores) , followed by Custom (5.8%) and Wix eCommerce (3.7%) .

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)

2,135,105 stores

143,625 stores

90,199 stores

25,400 stores

13,544 stores

8,046 stores

7,319 stores

BASE 0.3%

6,830 stores

5,428 stores

5,275 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (May 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in RSS
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 2135105 86.83%
Custom 143625 5.84%
Wix eCommerce 90199 3.67%
Big Cartel 25400 1.03%
Squarespace Commerce 13544 0.55%
JTL Shop 8046 0.33%
Lightspeed eCom 7319 0.30%
BASE 6830 0.28%
Shopify 5428 0.22%
PrestaShop 5275 0.21%
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All Stores Distribution

WooCommerce holds 85.3% share of all RSS e-commerce stores (4,865,934) , with Custom at 2.5% and Wix eCommerce at 8.5% (May 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)

4,865,934 stores

143,625 stores

485,942 stores

28,291 stores

105,239 stores

8,838 stores

7,456 stores

BASE 0.1%

8,083 stores

6,840 stores

6,170 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (May 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in RSS
Platform Total Stores Percentage
WooCommerce 4865934 85.31%
Custom 143625 2.52%
Wix eCommerce 485942 8.52%
Big Cartel 28291 0.50%
Squarespace Commerce 105239 1.84%
JTL Shop 8838 0.15%
Lightspeed eCom 7456 0.13%
BASE 8083 0.14%
Shopify 6840 0.12%
PrestaShop 6170 0.11%

Categories Distribution

Health & Beauty stores with 16.0% of all stores (347,906 stores) , followed by Clothing & Accessories (15.7%) and Food & Beverages (12.9%) .

Base: 2,171,063 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (87.0% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Health & Beauty 16.0%

347,906 stores

Clothing & Accessories 15.7%

340,965 stores

Food & Beverages 12.9%

280,676 stores

Home & Garden 7.1%

154,988 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 7.0%

151,926 stores

Electronics & Technology 6.0%

129,878 stores

Arts & Entertainment 5.4%

117,712 stores

Tools & Hardware 4.6%

99,719 stores

Business & Industrial 4.5%

96,952 stores

Toys & Games 4.2%

90,794 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 RSS store categories (May 2026)
Distribution of categories in RSS e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Health & Beauty 347906 16.02%
Clothing & Accessories 340965 15.70%
Food & Beverages 280676 12.93%
Home & Garden 154988 7.14%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 151926 7.00%
Electronics & Technology 129878 5.98%
Arts & Entertainment 117712 5.42%
Tools & Hardware 99719 4.59%
Business & Industrial 96952 4.47%
Toys & Games 90794 4.18%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal stores with 30.1% among AI-verified physical stores (285,697 stores) , followed by MasterCard (14.5%) and Stripe Connect (13.4%) .

Base: 924,806 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (15.6% 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 30.1%

285,697 stores

138,163 stores

127,638 stores

93,090 stores

52,152 stores

VISA 5.3%

50,594 stores

48,831 stores

38,021 stores

Bolt 2.6%

24,776 stores

JCB 2.3%

21,863 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 RSS payment providers (May 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in RSS e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 285697 30.08%
MasterCard 138163 14.55%
Stripe Connect 127638 13.44%
American Express 93090 9.80%
Klarna 52152 5.49%
VISA 50594 5.33%
Apple Pay 48831 5.14%
Google Pay 38021 4.00%
Bolt 24776 2.61%
JCB 21863 2.30%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

DHL stores with 18.5% among AI-verified physical stores (103,364 stores) , followed by UPS (18.3%) and USPS (14.0%) .

Base: 626,193 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (10.6% 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

DHL 18.5%

103,364 stores

UPS 18.3%

102,173 stores

USPS 14.0%

77,946 stores

FedEx 11.2%

62,815 stores

DPD 7.9%

44,023 stores

GLS 5.8%

32,257 stores

22,986 stores

16,617 stores

16,233 stores

TNT 2.5%

14,021 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 RSS shipping carriers (May 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in RSS e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
DHL 103364 18.51%
UPS 102173 18.30%
USPS 77946 13.96%
FedEx 62815 11.25%
DPD 44023 7.88%
GLS 32257 5.78%
Royal Mail 22986 4.12%
PostNL 16617 2.98%
Colissimo 16233 2.91%
TNT 14021 2.51%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 604,801 new stores were launched in RSS , with the highest activity in 2026-04 (56,832 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-04 9.4%

56,832 stores launched

2026-03 9.4%

56,980 stores launched

2026-02 7.1%

43,161 stores launched

2026-01 9.8%

59,305 stores launched

2025-12 8.9%

53,973 stores launched

2025-11 9.3%

56,113 stores launched

2025-10 9.0%

54,244 stores launched

2025-09 8.9%

53,842 stores launched

2025-08 8.1%

48,995 stores launched

2025-07 8.7%

52,753 stores launched

2025-06 7.3%

44,421 stores launched

2025-05 4.0%

24,182 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in RSS (May 2026)
Monthly store launches in RSS over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-04 56832 9.40%
2026-03 56980 9.42%
2026-02 43161 7.14%
2026-01 59305 9.81%
2025-12 53973 8.92%
2025-11 56113 9.28%
2025-10 54244 8.97%
2025-09 53842 8.90%
2025-08 48995 8.10%
2025-07 52753 8.72%
2025-06 44421 7.34%
2025-05 24182 4.00%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 2,483,778 active stores in RSS are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (221,528 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 8.9%

221,528 active stores

2025 21.2%

526,029 active stores

2024 10.8%

267,753 active stores

2023 7.7%

191,785 active stores

2022 6.1%

151,617 active stores

2021 6.7%

165,533 active stores

2020 6.7%

165,463 active stores

2019 4.4%

108,778 active stores

2018 4.6%

113,559 active stores

2017 3.8%

93,424 active stores

2016 2.1%

52,808 active stores

2015 1.8%

44,610 active stores

2014 1.9%

46,029 active stores

2013 2.4%

60,301 active stores

2012 1.4%

35,437 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in RSS by original launch year (May 2026)
Active stores in RSS by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 221528 8.92%
2025 526029 21.18%
2024 267753 10.78%
2023 191785 7.72%
2022 151617 6.10%
2021 165533 6.66%
2020 165463 6.66%
2019 108778 4.38%
2018 113559 4.57%
2017 93424 3.76%
2016 52808 2.13%
2015 44610 1.80%
2014 46029 1.85%
2013 60301 2.43%
2012 35437 1.43%

Social Media Usage

Facebook stores with 30.8% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (1,165,357 stores) , followed by Instagram (28.7%) and YouTube (8.6%) .

Base: 3,713,866 stores with any detectable social profile (62.7% 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 30.8%

1,165,357 stores

Instagram 28.7%

1,087,162 stores

YouTube 8.6%

325,453 stores

Twitter 6.4%

243,605 stores

LinkedIn 6.2%

234,296 stores

Pinterest 5.6%

213,654 stores

TikTok 5.2%

195,156 stores

X 4.5%

170,857 stores

WhatsApp 3.8%

144,020 stores

Vimeo 0.2%

9,328 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in RSS (May 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in RSS e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 1165357 30.76%
Instagram 1087162 28.69%
YouTube 325453 8.59%
Twitter 243605 6.43%
LinkedIn 234296 6.18%
Pinterest 213654 5.64%
TikTok 195156 5.15%
X 170857 4.51%
WhatsApp 144020 3.80%
Vimeo 9328 0.25%

Geographic Distribution

United States stores with 25.2% (410,307 AI-verified stores) , followed by India (7.9%) and United Kingdom (6.6%) .

Base: 1,629,793 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

410,307 AI-verified stores

India 7.9%

128,071 AI-verified stores

107,143 AI-verified stores

99,865 AI-verified stores

87,364 AI-verified stores

Spain 5.0%

81,300 AI-verified stores

Italy 4.7%

76,537 AI-verified stores

Iran 4.5%

73,547 AI-verified stores

73,038 AI-verified stores

65,458 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using RSS (May 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using RSS
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 410307 25.18%
India 128071 7.86%
United Kingdom 107143 6.57%
Germany 99865 6.13%
France 87364 5.36%
Spain 81300 4.99%
Italy 76537 4.70%
Iran 73547 4.51%
Vietnam 73038 4.48%
Netherlands 65458 4.02%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 5.9m 100.00%
Emails 3.8m 63.88%
Phones 2.5m 41.61%
Ecommerce platform 5.9m 99.46%
Couriers 626.2k 10.56%
Payment Providers 924.8k 15.60%
Categories 2.4m 40.98%
Social Media 3.7m 62.65%

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 2.5m 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.

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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