Stimulus Technology Adoption in E-commerce

Discover 109.8k verified e-commerce stores using Stimulus. Analyze technology adoption, market trends, integration patterns, and business insights.

Detected across 589.1k domains. 109.8k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: March 2026

109.8k verified active stores out of 589.1k detected · 18.6% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Squarespace Commerce leads with 75.8% of stores with physical delivery (83,092 stores) , followed by Shopware (11.7%) and Custom (10.3%) .

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)

83,092 stores

12,796 stores

Custom 10.3%

11,296 stores

1,522 stores

346 stores

278 stores

68 stores

54 stores

30 stores

29 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 Stimulus
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Squarespace Commerce 83092 75.79%
Shopware 12796 11.67%
Custom 11296 10.30%
WooCommerce 1522 1.39%
Reserva INK 346 0.32%
Shopify 278 0.25%
Sylius 68 0.06%
PrestaShop 54 0.05%
1C-Bitrix 30 0.03%
Pimcore 29 0.03%
Visualsoft 29 0.03%
Commerce7 25 0.02%
OXID eShop Enterprise Edition 23 0.02%
DanDomain Webshop 22 0.02%
Ecwid 18 0.02%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 23.8% of all stores (15,212 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (13.2%) and Food & Beverages (12.2%) .

Base: 63,816 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (58.1% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 23.8%

15,212 stores

Health & Beauty 13.2%

8,424 stores

Food & Beverages 12.2%

7,770 stores

Arts & Entertainment 11.8%

7,535 stores

Jewelry & Watches 8.3%

5,265 stores

Home & Garden 6.5%

4,122 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 5.5%

3,505 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 4.7%

2,988 stores

Electronics & Technology 3.0%

1,919 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 2.2%

1,398 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Stimulus store categories (February 2026)
Distribution of categories in Stimulus e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 15212 23.84%
Health & Beauty 8424 13.20%
Food & Beverages 7770 12.18%
Arts & Entertainment 7535 11.81%
Jewelry & Watches 5265 8.25%
Home & Garden 4122 6.46%
Gifts & Special Occasions 3505 5.49%
Furniture & Home Decor 2988 4.68%
Electronics & Technology 1919 3.01%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 1398 2.19%
Pets & Pet Supplies 1187 1.86%
Vehicles & Parts 1186 1.86%
Books & Media 1132 1.77%
Tools & Hardware 1092 1.71%
Business & Industrial 1081 1.69%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 29.3% among AI-verified physical stores (15,628 stores) , followed by Klarna (16.2%) and Stripe Connect (13.8%) .

Base: 56,646 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (9.6% 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 29.3%

15,628 stores

Klarna 16.2%

8,628 stores

7,353 stores

4,197 stores

4,087 stores

3,039 stores

2,041 stores

SEPA 2.9%

1,567 stores

VISA 2.7%

1,462 stores

1,429 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Stimulus payment providers (February 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Stimulus e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 15628 29.29%
Klarna 8628 16.17%
Stripe Connect 7353 13.78%
MasterCard 4197 7.87%
American Express 4087 7.66%
Apple Pay 3039 5.70%
Amazon Pay 2041 3.83%
SEPA 1567 2.94%
VISA 1462 2.74%
Google Pay 1429 2.68%
Amazon Payments 1122 2.10%
Bolt 963 1.80%
Giropay 668 1.25%
Mollie 596 1.12%
Paddle 573 1.07%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

USPS leads with 19.3% among AI-verified physical stores (6,346 stores) , followed by DHL (19.2%) and UPS (17.1%) .

Base: 36,535 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (6.2% 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

USPS 19.3%

6,346 stores

DHL 19.2%

6,310 stores

UPS 17.1%

5,632 stores

DPD 8.4%

2,751 stores

2,498 stores

FedEx 7.0%

2,310 stores

GLS 4.7%

1,540 stores

1,376 stores

1,026 stores

814 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Stimulus shipping carriers (February 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Stimulus e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
USPS 6346 19.31%
DHL 6310 19.20%
UPS 5632 17.13%
DPD 2751 8.37%
Royal Mail 2498 7.60%
FedEx 2310 7.03%
GLS 1540 4.69%
Australia Post 1376 4.19%
Deutsche Post 1026 3.12%
Hermes 814 2.48%
Canada Post 602 1.83%
Colissimo 526 1.60%
TNT 480 1.46%
La Poste 382 1.16%
Mondial Relay 276 0.84%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 23,024 new stores were launched in Stimulus , with the highest activity in 2026-01 (2,095 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-01 9.1%

2,095 stores launched

2025-12 9.3%

2,136 stores launched

2025-11 9.7%

2,235 stores launched

2025-10 8.1%

1,868 stores launched

2025-09 8.2%

1,883 stores launched

2025-08 9.3%

2,132 stores launched

2025-07 9.7%

2,226 stores launched

2025-06 8.1%

1,867 stores launched

2025-05 8.7%

2,009 stores launched

2025-04 8.5%

1,964 stores launched

2025-03 7.2%

1,658 stores launched

2025-02 4.1%

951 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Stimulus (February 2026)
Monthly store launches in Stimulus over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-01 2095 9.10%
2025-12 2136 9.28%
2025-11 2235 9.71%
2025-10 1868 8.11%
2025-09 1883 8.18%
2025-08 2132 9.26%
2025-07 2226 9.67%
2025-06 1867 8.11%
2025-05 2009 8.73%
2025-04 1964 8.53%
2025-03 1658 7.20%
2025-02 951 4.13%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 109,210 active stores in Stimulus are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (2,107 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 1.9%

2,107 active stores

2025 20.7%

22,580 active stores

2024 11.4%

12,429 active stores

2023 8.1%

8,861 active stores

2022 7.1%

7,803 active stores

2021 7.3%

7,920 active stores

2020 7.7%

8,386 active stores

2019 5.1%

5,520 active stores

2018 5.1%

5,574 active stores

2017 4.9%

5,347 active stores

2016 2.4%

2,670 active stores

2015 1.9%

2,049 active stores

2014 2.0%

2,226 active stores

2013 2.5%

2,680 active stores

2012 1.5%

1,604 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Stimulus by original launch year (February 2026)
Active stores in Stimulus by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 2107 1.93%
2025 22580 20.68%
2024 12429 11.38%
2023 8861 8.11%
2022 7803 7.14%
2021 7920 7.25%
2020 8386 7.68%
2019 5520 5.05%
2018 5574 5.10%
2017 5347 4.90%
2016 2670 2.44%
2015 2049 1.88%
2014 2226 2.04%
2013 2680 2.45%
2012 1604 1.47%
2011 1488 1.36%
2010 1281 1.17%
2009 1152 1.05%
2008 1118 1.02%
2007 898 0.82%
2006 667 0.61%
2005 554 0.51%
2004 795 0.73%
2003 645 0.59%
2002 554 0.51%
2001 854 0.78%
2000 547 0.50%
1999 449 0.41%
1998 270 0.25%
1997 107 0.10%
1996 64 0.06%
1995 11 0.01%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 43.9% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (78,428 stores) , followed by Facebook (28.0%) and TikTok (6.8%) .

Base: 458,477 stores with any detectable social profile (77.8% 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

Instagram 43.9%

78,428 stores

Facebook 28.0%

50,005 stores

TikTok 6.8%

12,228 stores

YouTube 6.6%

11,746 stores

Twitter 5.2%

9,354 stores

Pinterest 4.6%

8,280 stores

LinkedIn 2.4%

4,370 stores

X 1.0%

1,741 stores

Reddit 0.9%

1,556 stores

WhatsApp 0.6%

985 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Stimulus (February 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Stimulus e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 78428 43.89%
Facebook 50005 27.98%
TikTok 12228 6.84%
YouTube 11746 6.57%
Twitter 9354 5.23%
Pinterest 8280 4.63%
LinkedIn 4370 2.45%
X 1741 0.97%
Reddit 1556 0.87%
WhatsApp 985 0.55%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 42.1% (29,835 AI-verified stores) , followed by Germany (16.7%) and United Kingdom (10.9%) .

Base: 70,837 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

29,835 AI-verified stores

Germany 16.7%

11,856 AI-verified stores

7,721 AI-verified stores

4,924 AI-verified stores

3,741 AI-verified stores

2,504 AI-verified stores

1,087 AI-verified stores

1,072 AI-verified stores

Italy 1.4%

982 AI-verified stores

827 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Stimulus (February 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Stimulus
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 29835 42.12%
Germany 11856 16.74%
United Kingdom 7721 10.90%
Australia 4924 6.95%
Canada 3741 5.28%
France 2504 3.53%
New Zealand 1087 1.53%
Switzerland 1072 1.51%
Italy 982 1.39%
Austria 827 1.17%
Netherlands 814 1.15%
China 779 1.10%
Ireland 743 1.05%
Brazil 706 1.00%
India 678 0.96%
South Africa 583 0.82%
Spain 533 0.75%
Mexico 501 0.71%
Indonesia 478 0.67%
Poland 473 0.67%

Dataset Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 589.1k 100.00%
Emails 357.4k 60.67%
Phones 48.8k 8.28%
Ecommerce platform 587.9k 99.80%
Couriers 36.5k 6.20%
Payment Providers 56.6k 9.62%
Categories 87.1k 14.78%
Social Media 458.5k 77.83%

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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