Swiper Technology Adoption in E-commerce

Discover 1.8m verified e-commerce stores using Swiper. Analyze technology adoption, market trends, integration patterns, and business insights.

Detected across 3.1m domains. 1.8m verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: May 2026

1.8m verified active stores out of 3.1m detected · 58.5% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 48.4% of stores with physical delivery (840,076 stores) , followed by Custom (12.6%) and Shopify (12.6%) .

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)

840,076 stores

Custom 12.6%

219,603 stores

Shopify 12.6%

219,270 stores

139,751 stores

111,662 stores

47,922 stores

39,075 stores

38,081 stores

31,148 stores

Tray 0.8%

14,180 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (April 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in Swiper
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 840076 48.37%
Custom 219603 12.64%
Shopify 219270 12.63%
Wix eCommerce 139751 8.05%
Nuvemshop 111662 6.43%
OpenCart 47922 2.76%
Cafe24 39075 2.25%
1C-Bitrix 38081 2.19%
PrestaShop 31148 1.79%
Tray 14180 0.82%
ePages 10891 0.63%
Ikas 8503 0.49%
Magento 6269 0.36%
Gambio 5731 0.33%
Jumpseller 4547 0.26%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 18.9% of all stores (301,606 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (16.8%) and Food & Beverages (10.7%) .

Base: 1,596,761 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (87.7% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 18.9%

301,606 stores

Health & Beauty 16.8%

268,747 stores

Food & Beverages 10.7%

171,643 stores

Home & Garden 7.6%

120,998 stores

Electronics & Technology 6.4%

101,562 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 6.2%

99,642 stores

Tools & Hardware 5.5%

87,238 stores

Jewelry & Watches 4.5%

72,304 stores

Business & Industrial 4.1%

64,969 stores

Arts & Entertainment 3.9%

62,223 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Swiper store categories (April 2026)
Distribution of categories in Swiper e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 301606 18.89%
Health & Beauty 268747 16.83%
Food & Beverages 171643 10.75%
Home & Garden 120998 7.58%
Electronics & Technology 101562 6.36%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 99642 6.24%
Tools & Hardware 87238 5.46%
Jewelry & Watches 72304 4.53%
Business & Industrial 64969 4.07%
Arts & Entertainment 62223 3.90%
Furniture & Home Decor 61445 3.85%
Gifts & Special Occasions 55569 3.48%
Toys & Games 54675 3.42%
Vehicles & Parts 51273 3.21%
Pets & Pet Supplies 22867 1.43%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 25.7% among AI-verified physical stores (161,685 stores) , followed by MasterCard (14.0%) and American Express (9.5%) .

Base: 520,236 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (16.7% 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 25.7%

161,685 stores

87,824 stores

59,970 stores

58,280 stores

44,017 stores

VISA 6.0%

37,632 stores

36,718 stores

33,549 stores

33,201 stores

26,767 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Swiper payment providers (April 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Swiper e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 161685 25.70%
MasterCard 87824 13.96%
American Express 59970 9.53%
Stripe Connect 58280 9.26%
Boleto 44017 7.00%
VISA 37632 5.98%
Mercado Pago 36718 5.84%
Apple Pay 33549 5.33%
Klarna 33201 5.28%
Google Pay 26767 4.25%
JCB 15500 2.46%
Bolt 11756 1.87%
Przelewy24 7746 1.23%
Bancontact 7522 1.20%
SEPA 7024 1.12%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

DHL leads with 15.9% among AI-verified physical stores (63,557 stores) , followed by UPS (15.7%) and Correios (10.0%) .

Base: 385,303 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (12.4% 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 15.9%

63,557 stores

UPS 15.7%

62,859 stores

39,816 stores

USPS 9.0%

36,007 stores

FedEx 8.8%

35,099 stores

DPD 8.4%

33,362 stores

22,618 stores

GLS 5.4%

21,571 stores

19,074 stores

Estes 3.8%

14,974 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Swiper shipping carriers (April 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Swiper e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
DHL 63557 15.92%
UPS 62859 15.75%
Correios 39816 9.97%
USPS 36007 9.02%
FedEx 35099 8.79%
DPD 33362 8.36%
СДЭК 22618 5.67%
GLS 21571 5.40%
Почта России 19074 4.78%
Estes 14974 3.75%
Royal Mail 11323 2.84%
InPost 10623 2.66%
Hermes 9711 2.43%
TNT 9331 2.34%
Colissimo 9278 2.32%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 474,664 new stores were launched in Swiper , with the highest activity in 2026-03 (46,237 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-03 9.7%

46,237 stores launched

2026-02 7.8%

36,985 stores launched

2026-01 9.7%

46,080 stores launched

2025-12 9.5%

44,929 stores launched

2025-11 9.4%

44,741 stores launched

2025-10 9.0%

42,834 stores launched

2025-09 9.0%

42,642 stores launched

2025-08 8.3%

39,436 stores launched

2025-07 8.6%

40,679 stores launched

2025-06 7.3%

34,755 stores launched

2025-05 7.5%

35,806 stores launched

2025-04 4.1%

19,540 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Swiper (April 2026)
Monthly store launches in Swiper over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-03 46237 9.74%
2026-02 36985 7.79%
2026-01 46080 9.71%
2025-12 44929 9.47%
2025-11 44741 9.43%
2025-10 42834 9.02%
2025-09 42642 8.98%
2025-08 39436 8.31%
2025-07 40679 8.57%
2025-06 34755 7.32%
2025-05 35806 7.54%
2025-04 19540 4.12%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 1,812,424 active stores in Swiper are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (129,878 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 7.2%

129,878 active stores

2025 23.9%

433,515 active stores

2024 12.8%

231,480 active stores

2023 8.3%

150,688 active stores

2022 6.6%

120,312 active stores

2021 6.8%

124,030 active stores

2020 6.3%

115,014 active stores

2019 4.0%

72,632 active stores

2018 3.9%

71,148 active stores

2017 3.1%

56,744 active stores

2016 1.8%

32,662 active stores

2015 1.5%

27,703 active stores

2014 1.6%

29,332 active stores

2013 2.1%

38,491 active stores

2012 1.3%

22,728 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Swiper by original launch year (April 2026)
Active stores in Swiper by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 129878 7.17%
2025 433515 23.92%
2024 231480 12.77%
2023 150688 8.31%
2022 120312 6.64%
2021 124030 6.84%
2020 115014 6.35%
2019 72632 4.01%
2018 71148 3.93%
2017 56744 3.13%
2016 32662 1.80%
2015 27703 1.53%
2014 29332 1.62%
2013 38491 2.12%
2012 22728 1.25%
2011 22867 1.26%
2010 18962 1.05%
2009 17540 0.97%
2008 14362 0.79%
2007 13209 0.73%
2006 9231 0.51%
2005 8000 0.44%
2004 10043 0.55%
2003 8202 0.45%
2002 7420 0.41%
2001 9040 0.50%
2000 6692 0.37%
1999 4633 0.26%
1998 3080 0.17%
1997 1588 0.09%
1996 988 0.05%
1995 210 0.01%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 30.6% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (985,012 stores) , followed by Facebook (27.8%) and YouTube (9.9%) .

Base: 2,100,197 stores with any detectable social profile (67.5% 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 30.6%

985,012 stores

Facebook 27.8%

894,896 stores

YouTube 9.9%

318,726 stores

TikTok 7.1%

229,666 stores

LinkedIn 5.5%

177,666 stores

Pinterest 5.5%

177,198 stores

Twitter 5.0%

159,418 stores

WhatsApp 4.4%

142,054 stores

X 4.0%

127,187 stores

Vimeo 0.1%

4,690 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Swiper (April 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Swiper e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 985012 30.62%
Facebook 894896 27.82%
YouTube 318726 9.91%
TikTok 229666 7.14%
LinkedIn 177666 5.52%
Pinterest 177198 5.51%
Twitter 159418 4.96%
WhatsApp 142054 4.42%
X 127187 3.95%
Vimeo 4690 0.15%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 20.8% (257,626 AI-verified stores) , followed by Brazil (9.5%) and Russia (8.3%) .

Base: 1,235,651 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

257,626 AI-verified stores

117,633 AI-verified stores

102,199 AI-verified stores

India 7.7%

95,041 AI-verified stores

68,871 AI-verified stores

61,805 AI-verified stores

Iran 5.0%

61,503 AI-verified stores

54,755 AI-verified stores

47,945 AI-verified stores

47,732 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Swiper (April 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Swiper
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 257626 20.85%
Brazil 117633 9.52%
Russia 102199 8.27%
India 95041 7.69%
United Kingdom 68871 5.57%
Germany 61805 5.00%
Iran 61503 4.98%
France 54755 4.43%
Turkey 47945 3.88%
Argentina 47732 3.86%
South Korea 43615 3.53%
Spain 43509 3.52%
Italy 39876 3.23%
Netherlands 32723 2.65%
Australia 30880 2.50%
Canada 30128 2.44%
Poland 29227 2.37%
Vietnam 23756 1.92%
Pakistan 23573 1.91%
China 23254 1.88%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 3.1m 100.00%
Emails 1.8m 59.38%
Phones 671.1k 21.56%
Ecommerce platform 3.1m 99.67%
Couriers 385.3k 12.38%
Payment Providers 520.2k 16.71%
Categories 1.7m 55.52%
Social Media 2.1m 67.47%

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 Swiper e-commerce intelligence?

We track 1.8m verified Swiper 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.

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