Swiper Technology Adoption in E-commerce

Discover 1.7m verified e-commerce stores using Swiper. Analyze technology adoption, market trends, integration patterns, and business insights.

Detected across 2.9m domains. 1.7m verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: April 2026

1.7m verified active stores out of 2.9m detected · 58.3% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 46.6% of stores with physical delivery (754,712 stores) , followed by Shopify (13.6%) and Custom (12.4%) .

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)

754,712 stores

Shopify 13.6%

220,905 stores

Custom 12.4%

201,749 stores

140,941 stores

104,877 stores

44,979 stores

37,882 stores

37,780 stores

29,755 stores

Tray 0.8%

12,783 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 Swiper
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 754712 46.56%
Shopify 220905 13.63%
Custom 201749 12.45%
Wix eCommerce 140941 8.70%
Nuvemshop 104877 6.47%
OpenCart 44979 2.77%
Cafe24 37882 2.34%
1C-Bitrix 37780 2.33%
PrestaShop 29755 1.84%
Tray 12783 0.79%
ePages 10117 0.62%
Ikas 8211 0.51%
Magento 6024 0.37%
Gambio 5586 0.34%
Jumpseller 4586 0.28%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 19.2% of all stores (286,389 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (17.0%) and Food & Beverages (10.8%) .

Base: 1,493,991 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (88.0% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 19.2%

286,389 stores

Health & Beauty 17.0%

253,310 stores

Food & Beverages 10.8%

161,299 stores

Home & Garden 7.4%

111,216 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 6.3%

94,527 stores

Electronics & Technology 6.2%

92,758 stores

Tools & Hardware 5.3%

79,520 stores

Jewelry & Watches 4.5%

67,964 stores

Arts & Entertainment 4.0%

59,408 stores

Business & Industrial 4.0%

59,191 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Swiper store categories (March 2026)
Distribution of categories in Swiper e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 286389 19.17%
Health & Beauty 253310 16.96%
Food & Beverages 161299 10.80%
Home & Garden 111216 7.44%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 94527 6.33%
Electronics & Technology 92758 6.21%
Tools & Hardware 79520 5.32%
Jewelry & Watches 67964 4.55%
Arts & Entertainment 59408 3.98%
Business & Industrial 59191 3.96%
Furniture & Home Decor 55386 3.71%
Gifts & Special Occasions 53801 3.60%
Toys & Games 51613 3.45%
Vehicles & Parts 46044 3.08%
Pets & Pet Supplies 21565 1.44%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 25.5% among AI-verified physical stores (173,148 stores) , followed by MasterCard (13.6%) and American Express (10.2%) .

Base: 528,076 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (18.1% 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 25.5%

173,148 stores

92,583 stores

69,215 stores

62,768 stores

42,109 stores

40,541 stores

VISA 5.8%

39,431 stores

38,669 stores

36,113 stores

32,732 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Swiper payment providers (March 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Swiper e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 173148 25.52%
MasterCard 92583 13.65%
American Express 69215 10.20%
Stripe Connect 62768 9.25%
Boleto 42109 6.21%
Apple Pay 40541 5.98%
VISA 39431 5.81%
Klarna 38669 5.70%
Mercado Pago 36113 5.32%
Google Pay 32732 4.82%
JCB 15469 2.28%
Bolt 12077 1.78%
Bancontact 8352 1.23%
Przelewy24 7735 1.14%
Amazon Pay 7563 1.11%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

DHL leads with 16.6% among AI-verified physical stores (71,056 stores) , followed by UPS (16.3%) and USPS (10.1%) .

Base: 400,398 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (13.7% 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 16.6%

71,056 stores

UPS 16.3%

69,501 stores

USPS 10.1%

43,024 stores

FedEx 9.3%

39,896 stores

38,982 stores

DPD 8.2%

35,135 stores

GLS 5.3%

22,651 stores

21,085 stores

17,247 stores

Estes 3.5%

15,081 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Swiper shipping carriers (March 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Swiper e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
DHL 71056 16.63%
UPS 69501 16.27%
USPS 43024 10.07%
FedEx 39896 9.34%
Correios 38982 9.13%
DPD 35135 8.23%
GLS 22651 5.30%
СДЭК 21085 4.94%
Почта России 17247 4.04%
Estes 15081 3.53%
Royal Mail 13470 3.15%
InPost 10369 2.43%
Colissimo 10176 2.38%
Hermes 10076 2.36%
TNT 9415 2.20%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 430,286 new stores were launched in Swiper , with the highest activity in 2026-02 (40,314 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-02 9.4%

40,314 stores launched

2026-01 10.9%

47,041 stores launched

2025-12 10.2%

43,791 stores launched

2025-11 9.9%

42,426 stores launched

2025-10 9.4%

40,603 stores launched

2025-09 9.3%

40,132 stores launched

2025-08 8.6%

36,993 stores launched

2025-07 8.9%

38,163 stores launched

2025-06 7.6%

32,726 stores launched

2025-05 7.7%

33,156 stores launched

2025-04 7.7%

33,270 stores launched

2025-03 0.4%

1,671 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Swiper (March 2026)
Monthly store launches in Swiper over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-02 40314 9.37%
2026-01 47041 10.93%
2025-12 43791 10.18%
2025-11 42426 9.86%
2025-10 40603 9.44%
2025-09 40132 9.33%
2025-08 36993 8.60%
2025-07 38163 8.87%
2025-06 32726 7.61%
2025-05 33156 7.71%
2025-04 33270 7.73%
2025-03 1671 0.39%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 1,689,663 active stores in Swiper are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (87,674 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 5.2%

87,674 active stores

2025 24.4%

412,173 active stores

2024 13.0%

219,584 active stores

2023 8.4%

142,680 active stores

2022 6.8%

114,571 active stores

2021 7.0%

118,476 active stores

2020 6.5%

110,350 active stores

2019 4.1%

69,100 active stores

2018 4.0%

67,967 active stores

2017 3.2%

54,057 active stores

2016 1.8%

31,072 active stores

2015 1.5%

26,112 active stores

2014 1.7%

27,889 active stores

2013 2.2%

36,619 active stores

2012 1.3%

21,558 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Swiper by original launch year (March 2026)
Active stores in Swiper by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 87674 5.19%
2025 412173 24.39%
2024 219584 13.00%
2023 142680 8.44%
2022 114571 6.78%
2021 118476 7.01%
2020 110350 6.53%
2019 69100 4.09%
2018 67967 4.02%
2017 54057 3.20%
2016 31072 1.84%
2015 26112 1.55%
2014 27889 1.65%
2013 36619 2.17%
2012 21558 1.28%
2011 21899 1.30%
2010 18063 1.07%
2009 16765 0.99%
2008 13718 0.81%
2007 12648 0.75%
2006 8818 0.52%
2005 7694 0.46%
2004 9684 0.57%
2003 7882 0.47%
2002 7158 0.42%
2001 8739 0.52%
2000 6475 0.38%
1999 4521 0.27%
1998 2986 0.18%
1997 1544 0.09%
1996 978 0.06%
1995 209 0.01%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 30.8% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (931,737 stores) , followed by Facebook (28.2%) and YouTube (10.0%) .

Base: 1,980,463 stores with any detectable social profile (67.9% 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 30.8%

931,737 stores

Facebook 28.2%

854,381 stores

YouTube 10.0%

303,355 stores

TikTok 7.3%

221,790 stores

Pinterest 5.3%

160,146 stores

LinkedIn 5.3%

159,468 stores

Twitter 5.0%

152,786 stores

WhatsApp 4.3%

129,949 stores

X 3.7%

111,643 stores

Vimeo 0.2%

4,578 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Swiper (March 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Swiper e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 931737 30.75%
Facebook 854381 28.20%
YouTube 303355 10.01%
TikTok 221790 7.32%
Pinterest 160146 5.29%
LinkedIn 159468 5.26%
Twitter 152786 5.04%
WhatsApp 129949 4.29%
X 111643 3.68%
Vimeo 4578 0.15%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 22.0% (252,203 AI-verified stores) , followed by Brazil (9.7%) and Russia (8.3%) .

Base: 1,148,177 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

252,203 AI-verified stores

111,033 AI-verified stores

95,746 AI-verified stores

India 7.9%

90,260 AI-verified stores

68,386 AI-verified stores

58,190 AI-verified stores

53,318 AI-verified stores

45,770 AI-verified stores

45,492 AI-verified stores

41,823 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Swiper (March 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Swiper
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 252203 21.97%
Brazil 111033 9.67%
Russia 95746 8.34%
India 90260 7.86%
United Kingdom 68386 5.96%
Germany 58190 5.07%
France 53318 4.64%
Argentina 45770 3.99%
Turkey 45492 3.96%
South Korea 41823 3.64%
Spain 41808 3.64%
Italy 38584 3.36%
Netherlands 31814 2.77%
Australia 30103 2.62%
Canada 29605 2.58%
Poland 27919 2.43%
Pakistan 22702 1.98%
Vietnam 21317 1.86%
China 21202 1.85%
Japan 20902 1.82%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 2.9m 100.00%
Emails 1.8m 61.54%
Phones 640.2k 21.96%
Ecommerce platform 2.9m 99.67%
Couriers 400.4k 13.74%
Payment Providers 528.1k 18.12%
Categories 1.6m 55.48%
Social Media 2.0m 67.95%

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 1.7m 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.

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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 →

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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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