vBulletin Technology Adoption in E-commerce

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Custom leads with 100.0% of stores with physical delivery (226 stores) , followed by Shopify (0.0%) and Ubercart (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 94.2% share of all vBulletin e-commerce stores (226) , with Shopify at 2.5% and Ubercart at 0.4% (November 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 39.2% of all stores (78 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (28.6%) and Electronics & Technology (12.6%) .

Payment Providers Distribution

Stripe Connect leads with 50.0% among AI-verified physical stores (7 stores) , followed by PayPal (42.9%) and JCB (7.1%) .

Base: 26 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (10.1% 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.

Shipping Carriers Distribution

JNE leads with 62.7% among AI-verified physical stores (42 stores) , followed by Pos Indonesia (11.9%) and Purolator (7.5%) .

Base: 71 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (27.6% 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, 202 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 24.1% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (40 stores) , followed by Facebook (23.5%) and Twitter (18.7%) .

Base: 97 stores with any detectable social profile (37.7% 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.

Geographic Distribution

Indonesia leads with 29.9% (52 AI-verified stores) , followed by Russia (21.3%) and United States (10.3%) .

Base: 174 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

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