VISA Technology Adoption in E-commerce

Discover 1.3m verified e-commerce stores using VISA. Analyze technology adoption, market trends, integration patterns, and business insights.

Detected across 1.4m domains. 1.3m verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: April 2026

1.3m verified active stores out of 1.4m detected · 95.3% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify leads with 98.5% of stores with physical delivery (1,307,984 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (0.2%) and Custom (0.2%) .

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 98.5%

1,307,984 stores

3,177 stores

2,873 stores

2,270 stores

1,929 stores

1,864 stores

1,660 stores

1,657 stores

966 stores

884 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 VISA
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 1307984 98.50%
WooCommerce 3177 0.24%
Custom 2873 0.22%
EasyStore 2270 0.17%
Shopify, Dropshipt 1929 0.15%
Shopify, Shopoe 1864 0.14%
Shopoe, Shopify 1660 0.13%
Dropshipt, Shopify 1657 0.12%
Shopify, Opus Cart 966 0.07%
Opus Cart, Shopify 884 0.07%
Anifit, Shopify 661 0.05%
Shopify, Anifit 646 0.05%
Shopify, Instasell 494 0.04%
Instasell, Shopify 471 0.04%
OpenCart 351 0.03%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 23.7% of all stores (269,657 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (19.8%) and Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear (9.4%) .

Base: 1,137,142 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (85.4% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 23.7%

269,657 stores

Health & Beauty 19.8%

224,879 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 9.4%

107,211 stores

Food & Beverages 8.8%

99,969 stores

Toys & Games 6.6%

75,083 stores

Jewelry & Watches 5.6%

63,334 stores

Arts & Entertainment 5.6%

63,131 stores

Home & Garden 4.9%

56,267 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 4.3%

48,393 stores

Electronics & Technology 2.5%

28,420 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 VISA store categories (March 2026)
Distribution of categories in VISA e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 269657 23.71%
Health & Beauty 224879 19.78%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 107211 9.43%
Food & Beverages 99969 8.79%
Toys & Games 75083 6.60%
Jewelry & Watches 63334 5.57%
Arts & Entertainment 63131 5.55%
Home & Garden 56267 4.95%
Gifts & Special Occasions 48393 4.26%
Electronics & Technology 28420 2.50%
Furniture & Home Decor 24191 2.13%
Vehicles & Parts 22731 2.00%
Pets & Pet Supplies 19398 1.71%
Tools & Hardware 18812 1.65%
Business & Industrial 15666 1.38%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 24.3% among AI-verified physical stores (117,019 stores) , followed by American Express (13.1%) and Apple Pay (11.3%) .

Base: 216,474 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (15.5% 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 24.3%

117,019 stores

62,794 stores

54,177 stores

Klarna 10.0%

48,015 stores

44,854 stores

44,594 stores

41,436 stores

VISA 3.5%

16,894 stores

10,940 stores

Bolt 1.9%

9,021 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 VISA payment providers (March 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in VISA e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 117019 24.33%
American Express 62794 13.05%
Apple Pay 54177 11.26%
Klarna 48015 9.98%
Google Pay 44854 9.32%
Stripe Connect 44594 9.27%
MasterCard 41436 8.61%
VISA 16894 3.51%
Amazon Pay 10940 2.27%
Bolt 9021 1.88%
Bancontact 8368 1.74%
JCB 7599 1.58%
Amazon Payments 5316 1.11%
UnionPay 5259 1.09%
SEPA 4731 0.98%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

USPS leads with 20.2% among AI-verified physical stores (74,687 stores) , followed by UPS (19.1%) and DHL (17.5%) .

Base: 239,047 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (17.1% 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

USPS 20.2%

74,687 stores

UPS 19.1%

70,417 stores

DHL 17.5%

64,603 stores

FedEx 11.2%

41,482 stores

23,842 stores

DPD 5.2%

19,086 stores

16,842 stores

GLS 3.2%

11,915 stores

9,591 stores

8,746 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 VISA shipping carriers (March 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in VISA e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
USPS 74687 20.23%
UPS 70417 19.08%
DHL 64603 17.50%
FedEx 41482 11.24%
Royal Mail 23842 6.46%
DPD 19086 5.17%
Australia Post 16842 4.56%
GLS 11915 3.23%
Canada Post 9591 2.60%
Colissimo 8746 2.37%
PostNL 6027 1.63%
Hermes 5849 1.58%
Mondial Relay 5662 1.53%
La Poste 5651 1.53%
Deutsche Post 4754 1.29%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 301,593 new stores were launched in VISA , with the highest activity in 2026-02 (31,335 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-02 10.4%

31,335 stores launched

2026-01 12.3%

37,058 stores launched

2025-12 9.9%

29,812 stores launched

2025-11 8.9%

26,836 stores launched

2025-10 9.0%

27,103 stores launched

2025-09 8.8%

26,514 stores launched

2025-08 8.8%

26,534 stores launched

2025-07 8.5%

25,674 stores launched

2025-06 7.3%

21,871 stores launched

2025-05 8.0%

24,229 stores launched

2025-04 7.7%

23,183 stores launched

2025-03 0.5%

1,444 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in VISA (March 2026)
Monthly store launches in VISA over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-02 31335 10.39%
2026-01 37058 12.29%
2025-12 29812 9.88%
2025-11 26836 8.90%
2025-10 27103 8.99%
2025-09 26514 8.79%
2025-08 26534 8.80%
2025-07 25674 8.51%
2025-06 21871 7.25%
2025-05 24229 8.03%
2025-04 23183 7.69%
2025-03 1444 0.48%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 1,320,560 active stores in VISA are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (68,704 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 5.2%

68,704 active stores

2025 22.2%

293,274 active stores

2024 13.8%

181,762 active stores

2023 10.0%

131,534 active stores

2022 7.6%

99,964 active stores

2021 7.7%

102,267 active stores

2020 7.2%

95,709 active stores

2019 4.2%

55,296 active stores

2018 4.0%

53,023 active stores

2017 3.0%

39,554 active stores

2016 1.6%

21,032 active stores

2015 1.4%

18,985 active stores

2014 1.5%

20,321 active stores

2013 2.0%

26,068 active stores

2012 1.1%

13,893 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in VISA by original launch year (March 2026)
Active stores in VISA by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 68704 5.20%
2025 293274 22.21%
2024 181762 13.76%
2023 131534 9.96%
2022 99964 7.57%
2021 102267 7.74%
2020 95709 7.25%
2019 55296 4.19%
2018 53023 4.02%
2017 39554 3.00%
2016 21032 1.59%
2015 18985 1.44%
2014 20321 1.54%
2013 26068 1.97%
2012 13893 1.05%
2011 15902 1.20%
2010 11453 0.87%
2009 10036 0.76%
2008 8118 0.61%
2007 7319 0.55%
2006 5519 0.42%
2005 5136 0.39%
2004 7418 0.56%
2003 5466 0.41%
2002 4702 0.36%
2001 5739 0.43%
2000 4111 0.31%
1999 3506 0.27%
1998 2348 0.18%
1997 1268 0.10%
1996 919 0.07%
1995 214 0.02%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 34.7% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (793,146 stores) , followed by Facebook (26.9%) and TikTok (12.9%) .

Base: 906,796 stores with any detectable social profile (64.9% 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 34.7%

793,146 stores

Facebook 26.9%

614,093 stores

TikTok 12.9%

294,137 stores

YouTube 9.7%

220,874 stores

Pinterest 6.4%

146,065 stores

Twitter 5.2%

119,009 stores

LinkedIn 1.7%

39,885 stores

X 1.6%

37,340 stores

WhatsApp 0.6%

14,273 stores

Vimeo 0.2%

4,736 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in VISA (March 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in VISA e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 793146 34.73%
Facebook 614093 26.89%
TikTok 294137 12.88%
YouTube 220874 9.67%
Pinterest 146065 6.40%
Twitter 119009 5.21%
LinkedIn 39885 1.75%
X 37340 1.64%
WhatsApp 14273 0.63%
Vimeo 4736 0.21%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 47.5% (569,844 AI-verified stores) , followed by United Kingdom (10.6%) and Australia (6.4%) .

Base: 1,199,824 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

569,844 AI-verified stores

127,431 AI-verified stores

76,336 AI-verified stores

70,969 AI-verified stores

66,419 AI-verified stores

56,114 AI-verified stores

Italy 2.8%

33,039 AI-verified stores

32,831 AI-verified stores

Spain 2.2%

26,693 AI-verified stores

Japan 1.9%

23,156 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using VISA (March 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using VISA
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 569844 47.49%
United Kingdom 127431 10.62%
Australia 76336 6.36%
Canada 70969 5.91%
Germany 66419 5.54%
France 56114 4.68%
Italy 33039 2.75%
Netherlands 32831 2.74%
Spain 26693 2.22%
Japan 23156 1.93%
Hong Kong 17742 1.48%
New Zealand 14056 1.17%
Sweden 13488 1.12%
Mexico 12869 1.07%
India 11834 0.99%
Switzerland 11665 0.97%
Brazil 10538 0.88%
Belgium 8896 0.74%
Denmark 8285 0.69%
United Arab Emirates 7619 0.64%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 1.4m 100.00%
Emails 678.8k 48.58%
Phones 146.3k 10.47%
Ecommerce platform 1.4m 100.00%
Couriers 239.0k 17.11%
Payment Providers 216.5k 15.49%
Categories 1.2m 84.41%
Social Media 906.8k 64.90%

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 VISA e-commerce intelligence?

We track 1.3m verified VISA 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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