Trustpilot Technology Adoption in E-commerce

Discover 34.2k verified e-commerce stores using Trustpilot. Analyze technology adoption, market trends, integration patterns, and business insights.

Detected across 43.7k domains. 34.2k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

Verified stores
34.2k
active stores with physical delivery
Top country
United Kingdom
8,668 verified stores
Top payment signal
PayPal
7,132 stores detected
Top carrier signal
DHL
3,630 stores detected
Top category
Health & Beauty
5,100 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: June 2026

34.2k verified active stores out of 43.7k detected · 78.3% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify stores with 31.5% of stores with physical delivery (10,053 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (29.8%) and Custom (21.8%) .

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)

Shopify 31.5%

10,053 stores

9,518 stores

Custom 21.8%

6,940 stores

1,644 stores

1,086 stores

896 stores

424 stores

238 stores

233 stores

181 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (May 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in Trustpilot
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 10053 31.52%
WooCommerce 9518 29.84%
Custom 6940 21.76%
Magento 1644 5.15%
BigCommerce 1086 3.40%
PrestaShop 896 2.81%
Wix eCommerce 424 1.33%
Squarespace Commerce 238 0.75%
Shopware 233 0.73%
Quickbutik 181 0.57%
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All Stores Distribution

Shopify holds 26.5% share of all Trustpilot e-commerce stores (10,560) , with WooCommerce at 39.1% and Custom at 17.4% (May 2026) .

Note: This broader view includes all domains where e-commerce signals were detected, useful for lead generation and competitive analysis. Some may be inactive or non-transactional. For verified active stores, see the default view above.

Top 10 Platforms (All Stores)

Shopify 26.5%

10,560 stores

15,578 stores

Custom 17.4%

6,940 stores

1,808 stores

1,168 stores

961 stores

928 stores

752 stores

254 stores

184 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (May 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in Trustpilot
Platform Total Stores Percentage
Shopify 10560 26.48%
WooCommerce 15578 39.06%
Custom 6940 17.40%
Magento 1808 4.53%
BigCommerce 1168 2.93%
PrestaShop 961 2.41%
Wix eCommerce 928 2.33%
Squarespace Commerce 752 1.89%
Shopware 254 0.64%
Quickbutik 184 0.46%

Categories Distribution

Health & Beauty stores with 16.0% of all stores (5,100 stores) , followed by Clothing & Accessories (12.7%) and Food & Beverages (9.5%) .

Base: 31,802 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (93.0% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Health & Beauty 16.0%

5,100 stores

Clothing & Accessories 12.7%

4,023 stores

Food & Beverages 9.5%

3,028 stores

Home & Garden 9.5%

3,017 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 8.5%

2,711 stores

Tools & Hardware 6.3%

1,998 stores

Electronics & Technology 6.0%

1,894 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 5.1%

1,633 stores

Arts & Entertainment 4.8%

1,537 stores

Business & Industrial 4.4%

1,400 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Trustpilot store categories (May 2026)
Distribution of categories in Trustpilot e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Health & Beauty 5100 16.04%
Clothing & Accessories 4023 12.65%
Food & Beverages 3028 9.52%
Home & Garden 3017 9.49%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 2711 8.52%
Tools & Hardware 1998 6.28%
Electronics & Technology 1894 5.96%
Furniture & Home Decor 1633 5.13%
Arts & Entertainment 1537 4.83%
Business & Industrial 1400 4.40%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal stores with 25.0% among AI-verified physical stores (7,132 stores) , followed by Klarna (12.8%) and MasterCard (11.1%) .

Base: 15,003 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (34.4% 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 25.0%

7,132 stores

Klarna 12.8%

3,645 stores

3,176 stores

2,946 stores

2,604 stores

1,936 stores

VISA 5.4%

1,541 stores

1,420 stores

918 stores

iDEAL 2.4%

692 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Trustpilot payment providers (May 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Trustpilot e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 7132 24.97%
Klarna 3645 12.76%
MasterCard 3176 11.12%
American Express 2946 10.31%
Stripe Connect 2604 9.12%
Apple Pay 1936 6.78%
VISA 1541 5.40%
Google Pay 1420 4.97%
Bancontact 918 3.21%
iDEAL 692 2.42%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

DHL stores with 19.7% among AI-verified physical stores (3,630 stores) , followed by UPS (12.4%) and DPD (11.6%) .

Base: 12,447 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (28.5% 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 19.7%

3,630 stores

UPS 12.4%

2,287 stores

DPD 11.6%

2,148 stores

2,112 stores

GLS 11.1%

2,046 stores

FedEx 7.5%

1,382 stores

USPS 4.8%

893 stores

808 stores

702 stores

TNT 2.8%

524 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Trustpilot shipping carriers (May 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Trustpilot e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
DHL 3630 19.68%
UPS 2287 12.40%
DPD 2148 11.64%
Royal Mail 2112 11.45%
GLS 2046 11.09%
FedEx 1382 7.49%
USPS 893 4.84%
PostNL 808 4.38%
PostNord 702 3.81%
TNT 524 2.84%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 2,664 new stores were launched in Trustpilot , with the highest activity in 2026-04 (185 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-04 6.9%

185 stores launched

2026-03 7.9%

211 stores launched

2026-02 7.9%

210 stores launched

2026-01 7.3%

194 stores launched

2025-12 8.0%

213 stores launched

2025-11 7.6%

202 stores launched

2025-10 11.2%

299 stores launched

2025-09 9.6%

257 stores launched

2025-08 10.0%

267 stores launched

2025-07 9.5%

253 stores launched

2025-06 9.3%

249 stores launched

2025-05 4.7%

124 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Trustpilot (May 2026)
Monthly store launches in Trustpilot over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-04 185 6.94%
2026-03 211 7.92%
2026-02 210 7.88%
2026-01 194 7.28%
2025-12 213 8.00%
2025-11 202 7.58%
2025-10 299 11.22%
2025-09 257 9.65%
2025-08 267 10.02%
2025-07 253 9.50%
2025-06 249 9.35%
2025-05 124 4.65%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 33,827 active stores in Trustpilot are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (814 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 2.4%

814 active stores

2025 9.3%

3,132 active stores

2024 8.4%

2,854 active stores

2023 6.7%

2,259 active stores

2022 6.6%

2,220 active stores

2021 8.2%

2,781 active stores

2020 7.9%

2,662 active stores

2019 5.0%

1,692 active stores

2018 5.6%

1,879 active stores

2017 5.1%

1,731 active stores

2016 2.9%

996 active stores

2015 2.8%

960 active stores

2014 2.7%

919 active stores

2013 3.1%

1,058 active stores

2012 2.4%

812 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Trustpilot by original launch year (May 2026)
Active stores in Trustpilot by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 814 2.41%
2025 3132 9.26%
2024 2854 8.44%
2023 2259 6.68%
2022 2220 6.56%
2021 2781 8.22%
2020 2662 7.87%
2019 1692 5.00%
2018 1879 5.55%
2017 1731 5.12%
2016 996 2.94%
2015 960 2.84%
2014 919 2.72%
2013 1058 3.13%
2012 812 2.40%

Social Media Usage

Facebook stores with 28.2% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (26,384 stores) , followed by Instagram (27.3%) and YouTube (12.6%) .

Base: 36,542 stores with any detectable social profile (83.7% 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

Facebook 28.2%

26,384 stores

Instagram 27.3%

25,597 stores

YouTube 12.6%

11,767 stores

Twitter 7.7%

7,191 stores

TikTok 7.6%

7,164 stores

LinkedIn 6.9%

6,476 stores

Pinterest 5.1%

4,819 stores

X 2.8%

2,601 stores

WhatsApp 1.5%

1,427 stores

Vimeo 0.2%

222 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Trustpilot (May 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Trustpilot e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 26384 28.17%
Instagram 25597 27.33%
YouTube 11767 12.57%
Twitter 7191 7.68%
TikTok 7164 7.65%
LinkedIn 6476 6.92%
Pinterest 4819 5.15%
X 2601 2.78%
WhatsApp 1427 1.52%
Vimeo 222 0.24%

Geographic Distribution

United Kingdom stores with 27.7% (8,668 AI-verified stores) , followed by United States (11.3%) and Italy (10.4%) .

Base: 31,325 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

8,668 AI-verified stores

3,529 AI-verified stores

Italy 10.4%

3,262 AI-verified stores

2,943 AI-verified stores

2,311 AI-verified stores

2,153 AI-verified stores

1,874 AI-verified stores

1,344 AI-verified stores

Spain 3.0%

940 AI-verified stores

683 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Trustpilot (May 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Trustpilot
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United Kingdom 8668 27.67%
United States 3529 11.27%
Italy 3262 10.41%
Netherlands 2943 9.40%
Germany 2311 7.38%
Denmark 2153 6.87%
France 1874 5.98%
Sweden 1344 4.29%
Spain 940 3.00%
Belgium 683 2.18%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 43.7k 100.00%
Emails 22.5k 51.61%
Phones 24.9k 56.96%
Ecommerce platform 42.8k 98.00%
Couriers 12.4k 28.50%
Payment Providers 15.0k 34.35%
Categories 33.5k 76.61%
Social Media 36.5k 83.67%

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 Trustpilot e-commerce intelligence?

We track 34.2k verified Trustpilot e-commerce stores with 50+ data points per store: e-commerce platform, product counts, categories, payment providers, shipping carriers, technology stack, merchant-size signals, and available business contact fields.

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, product category, payment provider, shipping carrier, technology stack, store age, cross-border signals, and merchant-size bands. Some advanced signals are plan-gated, and the same field contract is used by the web app, exports, and API.

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