Shopware Technology Adoption in E-commerce

Discover 10.5k e-commerce stores using Shopware. Analyze technology adoption, market trends, integration patterns, and business insights.

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E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopware leads with 100.0% of stores with physical delivery (10,506 stores) , followed by Shopify, Shopware (0.0%) and Shopware, Powergap (0.0%) .

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)

Shopware 100.0%

10,506 stores

1 stores

1 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 Shopware
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopware 10506 99.98%
Shopify, Shopware 1 0.01%
Shopware, Powergap 1 0.01%
Shopware, FastSpring, Fastspring 0 0.00%

All Stores Distribution

Shopware holds 100.0% share of all Shopware e-commerce stores (24,826) , with Shopify, Shopware at 0.0% and Shopware, Powergap at 0.0% (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)

Shopware 100.0%

24,826 stores

1 stores

1 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (December 2025)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in Shopware
Platform Total Stores Percentage
Shopware 24826 99.99%
Shopify, Shopware 1 0.00%
Shopware, Powergap 1 0.00%
Shopware, FastSpring, Fastspring 1 0.00%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 16.9% of all stores (1,504 stores) , followed by Food & Beverages (11.8%) and Health & Beauty (10.9%) .

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 16.9%

1,504 stores

Food & Beverages 11.8%

1,052 stores

Health & Beauty 10.9%

973 stores

Home & Garden 10.3%

919 stores

Electronics & Technology 7.5%

670 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 6.7%

595 stores

Vehicles & Parts 6.2%

550 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 5.5%

494 stores

Tools & Hardware 5.5%

486 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 4.2%

378 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Shopware store categories (December 2025)
Distribution of categories in Shopware e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 1504 16.88%
Food & Beverages 1052 11.80%
Health & Beauty 973 10.92%
Home & Garden 919 10.31%
Electronics & Technology 670 7.52%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 595 6.68%
Vehicles & Parts 550 6.17%
Furniture & Home Decor 494 5.54%
Tools & Hardware 486 5.45%
Gifts & Special Occasions 378 4.24%
Pets & Pet Supplies 340 3.82%
Business & Industrial 322 3.61%
Jewelry & Watches 242 2.72%
Office Supplies 216 2.42%
Arts & Entertainment 171 1.92%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 30.4% among AI-verified physical stores (6,354 stores) , followed by Klarna (23.5%) and Amazon Pay (7.6%) .

Base: 16,236 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (65.4% 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 30.4%

6,354 stores

Klarna 23.5%

4,900 stores

1,588 stores

SEPA 5.4%

1,120 stores

1,062 stores

912 stores

889 stores

686 stores

VISA 3.3%

683 stores

657 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Shopware payment providers (December 2025)
Distribution of payment providers in Shopware e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 6354 30.43%
Klarna 4900 23.47%
Amazon Pay 1588 7.60%
SEPA 1120 5.36%
MasterCard 1062 5.09%
Amazon Payments 912 4.37%
Apple Pay 889 4.26%
Stripe Connect 686 3.29%
VISA 683 3.27%
American Express 657 3.15%
Google Pay 499 2.39%
Mollie 495 2.37%
Giropay 462 2.21%
Bancontact 337 1.61%
iDEAL 237 1.14%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

DHL leads with 41.0% among AI-verified physical stores (3,403 stores) , followed by DPD (15.7%) and UPS (11.9%) .

Base: 7,872 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (31.7% 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 41.0%

3,403 stores

DPD 15.7%

1,306 stores

UPS 11.9%

986 stores

GLS 9.7%

804 stores

772 stores

343 stores

TNT 1.9%

154 stores

FedEx 1.5%

124 stores

112 stores

90 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Shopware shipping carriers (December 2025)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Shopware e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
DHL 3403 41.00%
DPD 1306 15.73%
UPS 986 11.88%
GLS 804 9.69%
Deutsche Post 772 9.30%
Hermes 343 4.13%
TNT 154 1.86%
FedEx 124 1.49%
Schenker 112 1.35%
PostNL 90 1.08%
Osterreichische Post 70 0.84%
Speedy 57 0.69%
Swiss Post 30 0.36%
DSV 27 0.33%
USPS 23 0.28%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 449 new stores were launched in Shopware , with the highest activity in 2025-11 (24 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2025-11 5.3%

24 stores launched

2025-10 10.0%

45 stores launched

2025-09 4.2%

19 stores launched

2025-08 7.3%

33 stores launched

2025-07 6.7%

30 stores launched

2025-06 10.2%

46 stores launched

2025-05 8.7%

39 stores launched

2025-04 9.4%

42 stores launched

2025-03 12.0%

54 stores launched

2025-02 10.0%

45 stores launched

2025-01 13.1%

59 stores launched

2024-12 2.9%

13 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Shopware (December 2025)
Monthly store launches in Shopware over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2025-11 24 5.35%
2025-10 45 10.02%
2025-09 19 4.23%
2025-08 33 7.35%
2025-07 30 6.68%
2025-06 46 10.24%
2025-05 39 8.69%
2025-04 42 9.35%
2025-03 54 12.03%
2025-02 45 10.02%
2025-01 59 13.14%
2024-12 13 2.90%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 10,405 active stores in Shopware are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2025 (436 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2025 4.2%

436 active stores

2024 4.9%

508 active stores

2023 6.3%

656 active stores

2022 6.0%

620 active stores

2021 8.7%

903 active stores

2020 8.5%

881 active stores

2019 5.2%

540 active stores

2018 5.5%

572 active stores

2017 6.3%

653 active stores

2016 3.5%

361 active stores

2015 2.5%

261 active stores

2014 2.8%

295 active stores

2013 5.0%

517 active stores

2012 3.1%

326 active stores

2011 2.7%

286 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Shopware by original launch year (December 2025)
Active stores in Shopware by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2025 436 4.19%
2024 508 4.88%
2023 656 6.30%
2022 620 5.96%
2021 903 8.68%
2020 881 8.47%
2019 540 5.19%
2018 572 5.50%
2017 653 6.28%
2016 361 3.47%
2015 261 2.51%
2014 295 2.84%
2013 517 4.97%
2012 326 3.13%
2011 286 2.75%
2010 269 2.59%
2009 272 2.61%
2008 293 2.82%
2007 207 1.99%
2006 157 1.51%
2005 119 1.14%
2004 217 2.09%
2003 197 1.89%
2002 163 1.57%
2001 278 2.67%
2000 179 1.72%
1999 133 1.28%
1998 72 0.69%
1997 18 0.17%
1996 14 0.13%
1995 2 0.02%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 35.6% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (4,197 stores) , followed by Instagram (31.9%) and YouTube (15.4%) .

Base: 8,857 stores with any detectable social profile (35.7% 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 35.6%

4,197 stores

Instagram 31.9%

3,763 stores

YouTube 15.4%

1,819 stores

Twitter 5.5%

647 stores

LinkedIn 4.2%

496 stores

Pinterest 2.8%

333 stores

TikTok 2.5%

297 stores

WhatsApp 1.2%

140 stores

X 0.6%

66 stores

Vimeo 0.2%

27 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Shopware (December 2025)
Distribution of social media platforms in Shopware e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 4197 35.61%
Instagram 3763 31.93%
YouTube 1819 15.43%
Twitter 647 5.49%
LinkedIn 496 4.21%
Pinterest 333 2.83%
TikTok 297 2.52%
WhatsApp 140 1.19%
X 66 0.56%
Vimeo 27 0.23%

Geographic Distribution

Germany leads with 73.5% (7,222 AI-verified stores) , followed by Netherlands (6.0%) and Switzerland (5.3%) .

Base: 9,831 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

Germany 73.5%

7,222 AI-verified stores

588 AI-verified stores

519 AI-verified stores

448 AI-verified stores

173 AI-verified stores

Italy 1.7%

165 AI-verified stores

133 AI-verified stores

108 AI-verified stores

89 AI-verified stores

74 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Shopware (December 2025)
Geographic distribution of stores using Shopware
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
Germany 7222 73.46%
Netherlands 588 5.98%
Switzerland 519 5.28%
Austria 448 4.56%
United States 173 1.76%
Italy 165 1.68%
France 133 1.35%
United Kingdom 108 1.10%
Belgium 89 0.91%
Poland 74 0.75%
Spain 71 0.72%
Denmark 52 0.53%
Sweden 40 0.41%
Ireland 37 0.38%
Czechia 30 0.31%
Hungary 19 0.19%
Portugal 19 0.19%
Slovakia 15 0.15%
Romania 15 0.15%
Finland 14 0.14%

Dataset Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 24.8k 100.00%
Emails 17.7k 71.24%
Phones 16.2k 65.28%
Ecommerce platform 24.8k 100.00%
Couriers 7.9k 31.70%
Payment Providers 16.2k 65.39%
Categories 17.2k 69.08%
Social Media 8.9k 35.67%

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