Stripe Technology Adoption in E-commerce

Discover 194.6k verified e-commerce stores using Stripe. Analyze technology adoption, market trends, integration patterns, and business insights.

Detected across 403.1k domains. 194.6k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: April 2026

194.6k verified active stores out of 403.1k detected · 48.3% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 74.0% of stores with physical delivery (143,644 stores) , followed by Big Cartel (9.8%) and Fourthwall (9.7%) .

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)

143,644 stores

19,064 stores

18,787 stores

9,331 stores

661 stores

490 stores

Rain 0.2%

420 stores

385 stores

268 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (March 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in Stripe
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 143644 74.02%
Big Cartel 19064 9.82%
Fourthwall 18787 9.68%
Custom 9331 4.81%
Volusion 661 0.34%
Magento 490 0.25%
Rain 420 0.22%
PrestaShop 385 0.20%
Shopify 268 0.14%
Salesforce Commerce Cloud 231 0.12%
EasyDigitalDownloads 177 0.09%
EasyDigitalDownloads, WooCommerce 165 0.09%
OpenCart 165 0.09%
WooCommerce, EasyDigitalDownloads 162 0.08%
nopCommerce 113 0.06%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 27.6% of all stores (38,330 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (15.7%) and Food & Beverages (11.8%) .

Base: 138,828 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (71.3% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 27.6%

38,330 stores

Health & Beauty 15.7%

21,782 stores

Food & Beverages 11.8%

16,380 stores

Arts & Entertainment 8.3%

11,587 stores

Jewelry & Watches 5.6%

7,762 stores

Home & Garden 5.2%

7,210 stores

Electronics & Technology 4.6%

6,365 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 4.5%

6,181 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 3.5%

4,906 stores

Vehicles & Parts 2.7%

3,757 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Stripe store categories (March 2026)
Distribution of categories in Stripe e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 38330 27.61%
Health & Beauty 21782 15.69%
Food & Beverages 16380 11.80%
Arts & Entertainment 11587 8.35%
Jewelry & Watches 7762 5.59%
Home & Garden 7210 5.19%
Electronics & Technology 6365 4.58%
Gifts & Special Occasions 6181 4.45%
Furniture & Home Decor 4906 3.53%
Vehicles & Parts 3757 2.71%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 3499 2.52%
Books & Media 3295 2.37%
Pets & Pet Supplies 2919 2.10%
Tools & Hardware 2484 1.79%
Business & Industrial 2371 1.71%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 24.5% among AI-verified physical stores (52,539 stores) , followed by Stripe Connect (12.9%) and Apple Pay (11.1%) .

Base: 118,985 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (29.5% 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 24.5%

52,539 stores

27,652 stores

23,795 stores

22,464 stores

Klarna 10.3%

22,073 stores

18,485 stores

17,243 stores

12,624 stores

5,412 stores

VISA 1.8%

3,795 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Stripe payment providers (March 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Stripe e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 52539 24.53%
Stripe Connect 27652 12.91%
Apple Pay 23795 11.11%
Google Pay 22464 10.49%
Klarna 22073 10.31%
MasterCard 18485 8.63%
AfterPay 17243 8.05%
American Express 12624 5.90%
Giropay 5412 2.53%
VISA 3795 1.77%
JCB 2578 1.20%
Bolt 1867 0.87%
Bancontact 1322 0.62%
Amazon Pay 1288 0.60%
SEPA 1009 0.47%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

DHL leads with 18.0% among AI-verified physical stores (12,542 stores) , followed by UPS (13.7%) and USPS (13.2%) .

Base: 59,474 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (14.8% 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 18.0%

12,542 stores

UPS 13.7%

9,545 stores

USPS 13.2%

9,210 stores

DPD 12.3%

8,584 stores

FedEx 8.5%

5,928 stores

5,285 stores

4,007 stores

GLS 4.4%

3,068 stores

2,908 stores

2,313 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Stripe shipping carriers (March 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Stripe e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
DHL 12542 18.01%
UPS 9545 13.71%
USPS 9210 13.23%
DPD 8584 12.33%
FedEx 5928 8.51%
Royal Mail 5285 7.59%
Colissimo 4007 5.76%
GLS 3068 4.41%
La Poste 2908 4.18%
Australia Post 2313 3.32%
Mondial Relay 1914 2.75%
Correos 1220 1.75%
TNT 1200 1.72%
Canada Post 957 1.37%
Chronopost 945 1.36%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 36,209 new stores were launched in Stripe , with the highest activity in 2026-02 (2,242 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-02 6.2%

2,242 stores launched

2026-01 8.0%

2,893 stores launched

2025-12 7.9%

2,868 stores launched

2025-11 9.0%

3,241 stores launched

2025-10 8.9%

3,208 stores launched

2025-09 9.7%

3,497 stores launched

2025-08 9.1%

3,297 stores launched

2025-07 9.1%

3,291 stores launched

2025-06 8.5%

3,062 stores launched

2025-05 8.3%

3,004 stores launched

2025-04 8.4%

3,024 stores launched

2025-03 7.1%

2,582 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Stripe (March 2026)
Monthly store launches in Stripe over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-02 2242 6.19%
2026-01 2893 7.99%
2025-12 2868 7.92%
2025-11 3241 8.95%
2025-10 3208 8.86%
2025-09 3497 9.66%
2025-08 3297 9.11%
2025-07 3291 9.09%
2025-06 3062 8.46%
2025-05 3004 8.30%
2025-04 3024 8.35%
2025-03 2582 7.13%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 189,865 active stores in Stripe are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (5,152 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 2.7%

5,152 active stores

2025 18.9%

35,926 active stores

2024 13.0%

24,737 active stores

2023 8.2%

15,645 active stores

2022 6.8%

12,947 active stores

2021 7.5%

14,313 active stores

2020 8.1%

15,288 active stores

2019 4.9%

9,282 active stores

2018 5.0%

9,510 active stores

2017 4.1%

7,702 active stores

2016 2.3%

4,448 active stores

2015 2.1%

3,902 active stores

2014 1.9%

3,702 active stores

2013 2.5%

4,661 active stores

2012 1.5%

2,832 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Stripe by original launch year (March 2026)
Active stores in Stripe by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 5152 2.71%
2025 35926 18.92%
2024 24737 13.03%
2023 15645 8.24%
2022 12947 6.82%
2021 14313 7.54%
2020 15288 8.05%
2019 9282 4.89%
2018 9510 5.01%
2017 7702 4.06%
2016 4448 2.34%
2015 3902 2.06%
2014 3702 1.95%
2013 4661 2.45%
2012 2832 1.49%
2011 2843 1.50%
2010 2340 1.23%
2009 2020 1.06%
2008 1745 0.92%
2007 1623 0.85%
2006 1147 0.60%
2005 1010 0.53%
2004 1360 0.72%
2003 1048 0.55%
2002 941 0.50%
2001 1101 0.58%
2000 1001 0.53%
1999 740 0.39%
1998 486 0.26%
1997 230 0.12%
1996 151 0.08%
1995 32 0.02%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 31.7% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (113,572 stores) , followed by Facebook (28.5%) and YouTube (10.2%) .

Base: 285,111 stores with any detectable social profile (70.7% 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

Instagram 31.7%

113,572 stores

Facebook 28.5%

102,037 stores

YouTube 10.2%

36,472 stores

TikTok 6.9%

24,728 stores

Twitter 6.7%

23,813 stores

LinkedIn 4.6%

16,493 stores

Pinterest 4.2%

14,979 stores

X 4.1%

14,538 stores

Twitch 1.8%

6,344 stores

WhatsApp 1.4%

4,860 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Stripe (March 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Stripe e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 113572 31.74%
Facebook 102037 28.52%
YouTube 36472 10.19%
TikTok 24728 6.91%
Twitter 23813 6.65%
LinkedIn 16493 4.61%
Pinterest 14979 4.19%
X 14538 4.06%
Twitch 6344 1.77%
WhatsApp 4860 1.36%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 36.2% (56,071 AI-verified stores) , followed by United Kingdom (12.4%) and France (9.8%) .

Base: 155,088 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

56,071 AI-verified stores

19,294 AI-verified stores

15,161 AI-verified stores

10,205 AI-verified stores

8,758 AI-verified stores

Italy 5.6%

8,660 AI-verified stores

Spain 4.8%

7,392 AI-verified stores

5,818 AI-verified stores

2,954 AI-verified stores

2,738 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Stripe (March 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Stripe
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 56071 36.15%
United Kingdom 19294 12.44%
France 15161 9.78%
Germany 10205 6.58%
Australia 8758 5.65%
Italy 8660 5.58%
Spain 7392 4.77%
Canada 5818 3.75%
Ireland 2954 1.90%
Mexico 2738 1.77%
Japan 2709 1.75%
Switzerland 2271 1.46%
New Zealand 2249 1.45%
Austria 1886 1.22%
Netherlands 1684 1.09%
United Arab Emirates 1676 1.08%
Poland 1529 0.99%
Sweden 1380 0.89%
Romania 1349 0.87%
India 1304 0.84%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 403.1k 100.00%
Emails 235.6k 58.44%
Phones 78.5k 19.48%
Ecommerce platform 402.4k 99.83%
Couriers 59.5k 14.76%
Payment Providers 119.0k 29.52%
Categories 157.6k 39.10%
Social Media 285.1k 70.74%

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 Stripe e-commerce intelligence?

We track 194.6k verified Stripe e-commerce stores with 50+ data points per store: e-commerce platform, product counts, categories, payment providers, shipping carriers, estimated traffic, technology stack, and verified business contacts.

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, store size, product category, payment provider, shipping carrier, traffic tier, and more. All filtering is available through both the web app and API.

Do you offer enterprise or custom licensing?

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