Trusted Shops Technology Adoption in E-commerce

Discover 12.2k verified e-commerce stores using Trusted Shops. Analyze technology adoption, market trends, integration patterns, and business insights.

Detected across 12.9k domains. 12.2k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: April 2026

12.2k verified active stores out of 12.9k detected · 94.0% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Custom leads with 28.5% of stores with physical delivery (3,312 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (21.7%) and PrestaShop (15.1%) .

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)

Custom 28.5%

3,312 stores

2,529 stores

1,753 stores

Magento 12.2%

1,424 stores

1,027 stores

579 stores

315 stores

243 stores

159 stores

111 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 Trusted Shops
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Custom 3312 28.45%
WooCommerce 2529 21.73%
PrestaShop 1753 15.06%
Magento 1424 12.23%
Shopware 1027 8.82%
JTL Shop 579 4.97%
Shopify 315 2.71%
Shoper 243 2.09%
IdoSell Shop 159 1.37%
Gambio 111 0.95%
Modified eCommerce 71 0.61%
CCV Shop 39 0.34%
Sky-Shop 28 0.24%
Nexaseller E-commerce Platform, JTL Shop 25 0.21%
plentymarkets 25 0.21%

Categories Distribution

Home & Garden leads with 13.7% of all stores (1,580 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (11.8%) and Food & Beverages (10.8%) .

Base: 11,552 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (95.0% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Home & Garden 13.7%

1,580 stores

Health & Beauty 11.8%

1,360 stores

Food & Beverages 10.8%

1,250 stores

Tools & Hardware 10.6%

1,220 stores

Clothing & Accessories 9.8%

1,136 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 7.2%

835 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 7.0%

804 stores

Business & Industrial 6.3%

727 stores

Electronics & Technology 5.7%

656 stores

Vehicles & Parts 3.8%

442 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Trusted Shops store categories (March 2026)
Distribution of categories in Trusted Shops e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Home & Garden 1580 13.68%
Health & Beauty 1360 11.77%
Food & Beverages 1250 10.82%
Tools & Hardware 1220 10.56%
Clothing & Accessories 1136 9.83%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 835 7.23%
Furniture & Home Decor 804 6.96%
Business & Industrial 727 6.29%
Electronics & Technology 656 5.68%
Vehicles & Parts 442 3.83%
Arts & Entertainment 400 3.46%
Toys & Games 338 2.93%
Jewelry & Watches 332 2.87%
Gifts & Special Occasions 281 2.43%
Pets & Pet Supplies 191 1.65%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 24.8% among AI-verified physical stores (6,435 stores) , followed by Klarna (15.8%) and Apple Pay (7.9%) .

Base: 8,303 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (64.2% 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 24.8%

6,435 stores

Klarna 15.8%

4,098 stores

2,037 stores

2,017 stores

SEPA 6.0%

1,548 stores

1,476 stores

1,457 stores

VISA 4.7%

1,224 stores

1,138 stores

948 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Trusted Shops payment providers (March 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Trusted Shops e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 6435 24.82%
Klarna 4098 15.81%
Apple Pay 2037 7.86%
MasterCard 2017 7.78%
SEPA 1548 5.97%
Google Pay 1476 5.69%
Amazon Pay 1457 5.62%
VISA 1224 4.72%
American Express 1138 4.39%
Amazon Payments 948 3.66%
Stripe Connect 795 3.07%
Mollie 781 3.01%
Przelewy24 707 2.73%
Giropay 637 2.46%
Bancontact 625 2.41%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

DHL leads with 32.9% among AI-verified physical stores (4,113 stores) , followed by DPD (18.6%) and GLS (11.6%) .

Base: 6,660 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (51.5% 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 32.9%

4,113 stores

DPD 18.6%

2,328 stores

GLS 11.6%

1,448 stores

UPS 10.0%

1,251 stores

718 stores

658 stores

370 stores

292 stores

FedEx 2.2%

273 stores

208 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Trusted Shops shipping carriers (March 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Trusted Shops e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
DHL 4113 32.88%
DPD 2328 18.61%
GLS 1448 11.58%
UPS 1251 10.00%
InPost 718 5.74%
Deutsche Post 658 5.26%
Hermes 370 2.96%
PostNL 292 2.33%
FedEx 273 2.18%
Poczta Polska 208 1.66%
TNT 204 1.63%
Correos 187 1.49%
Colissimo 164 1.31%
Schenker 156 1.25%
Osterreichische Post 139 1.11%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 632 new stores were launched in Trusted Shops , with the highest activity in 2026-02 (47 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-02 7.4%

47 stores launched

2026-01 9.7%

61 stores launched

2025-12 10.0%

63 stores launched

2025-11 6.8%

43 stores launched

2025-10 7.3%

46 stores launched

2025-09 7.9%

50 stores launched

2025-08 11.7%

74 stores launched

2025-07 9.3%

59 stores launched

2025-06 10.9%

69 stores launched

2025-05 9.0%

57 stores launched

2025-04 9.8%

62 stores launched

2025-03 0.2%

1 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Trusted Shops (March 2026)
Monthly store launches in Trusted Shops over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-02 47 7.44%
2026-01 61 9.65%
2025-12 63 9.97%
2025-11 43 6.80%
2025-10 46 7.28%
2025-09 50 7.91%
2025-08 74 11.71%
2025-07 59 9.34%
2025-06 69 10.92%
2025-05 57 9.02%
2025-04 62 9.81%
2025-03 1 0.16%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 12,059 active stores in Trusted Shops are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (108 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 0.9%

108 active stores

2025 5.6%

680 active stores

2024 5.4%

654 active stores

2023 5.2%

629 active stores

2022 4.5%

545 active stores

2021 6.3%

762 active stores

2020 6.8%

820 active stores

2019 5.1%

609 active stores

2018 5.9%

717 active stores

2017 6.2%

747 active stores

2016 3.5%

422 active stores

2015 3.0%

362 active stores

2014 3.8%

453 active stores

2013 5.1%

614 active stores

2012 3.6%

437 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Trusted Shops by original launch year (March 2026)
Active stores in Trusted Shops by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 108 0.90%
2025 680 5.64%
2024 654 5.42%
2023 629 5.22%
2022 545 4.52%
2021 762 6.32%
2020 820 6.80%
2019 609 5.05%
2018 717 5.95%
2017 747 6.19%
2016 422 3.50%
2015 362 3.00%
2014 453 3.76%
2013 614 5.09%
2012 437 3.62%
2011 388 3.22%
2010 322 2.67%
2009 363 3.01%
2008 303 2.51%
2007 286 2.37%
2006 190 1.58%
2005 146 1.21%
2004 203 1.68%
2003 202 1.68%
2002 216 1.79%
2001 323 2.68%
2000 209 1.73%
1999 197 1.63%
1998 105 0.87%
1997 30 0.25%
1996 17 0.14%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 31.5% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (8,359 stores) , followed by Instagram (29.6%) and YouTube (15.1%) .

Base: 9,723 stores with any detectable social profile (75.1% 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 31.5%

8,359 stores

Instagram 29.6%

7,866 stores

YouTube 15.1%

4,002 stores

LinkedIn 6.1%

1,609 stores

TikTok 4.6%

1,235 stores

Twitter 4.0%

1,076 stores

Pinterest 3.9%

1,034 stores

WhatsApp 2.8%

739 stores

Vimeo 1.3%

334 stores

X 1.2%

320 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Trusted Shops (March 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Trusted Shops e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 8359 31.46%
Instagram 7866 29.60%
YouTube 4002 15.06%
LinkedIn 1609 6.05%
TikTok 1235 4.65%
Twitter 1076 4.05%
Pinterest 1034 3.89%
WhatsApp 739 2.78%
Vimeo 334 1.26%
X 320 1.20%

Geographic Distribution

Germany leads with 50.5% (5,987 AI-verified stores) , followed by Poland (11.5%) and Spain (7.7%) .

Base: 11,853 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

Germany 50.5%

5,987 AI-verified stores

Poland 11.5%

1,365 AI-verified stores

Spain 7.7%

914 AI-verified stores

803 AI-verified stores

Italy 5.2%

616 AI-verified stores

586 AI-verified stores

527 AI-verified stores

374 AI-verified stores

145 AI-verified stores

135 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Trusted Shops (March 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Trusted Shops
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
Germany 5987 50.51%
Poland 1365 11.52%
Spain 914 7.71%
Netherlands 803 6.77%
Italy 616 5.20%
Austria 586 4.94%
France 527 4.45%
Switzerland 374 3.16%
Belgium 145 1.22%
United Kingdom 135 1.14%
United States 95 0.80%
Portugal 73 0.62%
Czechia 43 0.36%
Sweden 42 0.35%
Denmark 41 0.35%
Ireland 36 0.30%
Romania 26 0.22%
Hungary 16 0.13%
Finland 15 0.13%
Slovakia 14 0.12%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 12.9k 100.00%
Emails 8.4k 64.62%
Phones 8.6k 66.50%
Ecommerce platform 12.9k 99.44%
Couriers 6.7k 51.47%
Payment Providers 8.3k 64.17%
Categories 11.9k 92.25%
Social Media 9.7k 75.14%

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 Trusted Shops e-commerce intelligence?

We track 12.2k verified Trusted Shops 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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