vBulletin Technology Adoption in E-commerce

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Custom leads with 100.0% of stores with physical delivery (192 stores) , followed by Zen Cart, TomatoCart, Bsale, Zozo, T1 Paginas, X-Cart, Xanario, Big Cartel, Avangate (0.0%) and Shopify (0.0%) .

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.

All Stores Distribution

Custom holds 93.2% share of all vBulletin e-commerce stores (192) , with Zen Cart, TomatoCart, Bsale, Zozo, T1 Paginas, X-Cart, Xanario, Big Cartel, Avangate at 0.5% and Shopify at 3.4% (December 2025) .

Note: This broader distribution includes all stores with e-commerce indicators such as platform detection, shopping cart presence, or payment integration. This liberal approach may include some false positives (e.g., WooCommerce installations used for non-commercial purposes) but provides comprehensive market coverage for lead generation and competitive analysis.

Categories Distribution

Vehicles & Parts leads with 37.7% of all stores (66 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (30.9%) and Electronics & Technology (13.7%) .

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 47.1% among AI-verified physical stores (8 stores) , followed by MasterCard (35.3%) and Stripe Connect (11.8%) .

Base: 23 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (10.3% 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.

Shipping Carriers Distribution

JNE leads with 60.3% among AI-verified physical stores (41 stores) , followed by Pos Indonesia (11.8%) and UPS (8.8%) .

Base: 66 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (29.6% 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.

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 4 new stores were launched in vBulletin , with the highest activity in 2025-10 (2 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 171 active stores in vBulletin are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2025 (4 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Social Media Usage

WhatsApp leads with 24.7% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (39 stores) , followed by Facebook (21.5%) and Twitter (19.0%) .

Base: 90 stores with any detectable social profile (40.4% 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.

Geographic Distribution

Indonesia leads with 33.3% (50 AI-verified stores) , followed by Russia (20.0%) and United States (12.7%) .

Base: 150 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

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