Welcart Technology Adoption in E-commerce

Discover 7.8k verified e-commerce stores using Welcart. Analyze technology adoption, market trends, integration patterns, and business insights.

Detected across 12.1k domains. 7.8k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: April 2026

7.8k verified active stores out of 12.1k detected · 63.9% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Welcart leads with 99.5% of stores with physical delivery (7,716 stores) , followed by WooCommerce, Welcart (0.2%) and Welcart, WooCommerce (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)

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (March 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in Welcart
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Welcart 7716 99.46%
WooCommerce, Welcart 19 0.24%
Welcart, WooCommerce 17 0.22%
Welcart, EasyDigitalDownloads 2 0.03%
Welcart, EC-CUBE 1 0.01%
MakeShop, Welcart 1 0.01%
EC-CUBE, Welcart 1 0.01%
EasyDigitalDownloads, Welcart 1 0.01%
Welcart, WooCommerce, EasyDigitalDownloads 0 0.00%
Welcart, BASE 0 0.00%
Welcart, Shopify 0 0.00%

Categories Distribution

Food & Beverages leads with 36.9% of all stores (1,785 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (15.7%) and Clothing & Accessories (11.5%) .

Base: 4,834 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (62.3% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Food & Beverages 36.9%

1,785 stores

Health & Beauty 15.7%

757 stores

Clothing & Accessories 11.5%

555 stores

Home & Garden 5.5%

265 stores

Electronics & Technology 4.8%

231 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 3.9%

190 stores

Jewelry & Watches 3.7%

181 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 3.4%

166 stores

Vehicles & Parts 3.1%

149 stores

Arts & Entertainment 2.9%

142 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Welcart store categories (March 2026)
Distribution of categories in Welcart e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Food & Beverages 1785 36.93%
Health & Beauty 757 15.66%
Clothing & Accessories 555 11.48%
Home & Garden 265 5.48%
Electronics & Technology 231 4.78%
Gifts & Special Occasions 190 3.93%
Jewelry & Watches 181 3.74%
Furniture & Home Decor 166 3.43%
Vehicles & Parts 149 3.08%
Arts & Entertainment 142 2.94%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 111 2.30%
Pets & Pet Supplies 97 2.01%
Business & Industrial 86 1.78%
Tools & Hardware 77 1.59%
Collectibles & Hobbies 42 0.87%

Payment Providers Distribution

JCB leads with 37.8% among AI-verified physical stores (1,309 stores) , followed by VISA (36.5%) and PayPal (7.8%) .

Base: 2,020 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (16.6% 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

JCB 37.8%

1,309 stores

VISA 36.5%

1,266 stores

272 stores

256 stores

178 stores

50 stores

30 stores

25 stores

22 stores

20 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Welcart payment providers (March 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Welcart e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
JCB 1309 37.77%
VISA 1266 36.53%
PayPal 272 7.85%
MasterCard 256 7.39%
American Express 178 5.14%
Amazon Pay 50 1.44%
UnionPay 30 0.87%
DinersClub 25 0.72%
Stripe Connect 22 0.63%
Apple Pay 20 0.58%
AliPay 16 0.46%
Google Pay 8 0.23%
BitCoin 6 0.17%
Bolt 4 0.12%
WebMoney 4 0.12%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS leads with 18.4% among AI-verified physical stores (16 stores) , followed by Japan Post (16.1%) and Yamato Japan (14.9%) .

Base: 91 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (0.7% 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

UPS 18.4%

16 stores

14 stores

13 stores

DHL 12.6%

11 stores

FedEx 8.0%

7 stores

6 stores

4 stores

JX 3.4%

3 stores

USPS 2.3%

2 stores

TNT 2.3%

2 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Welcart shipping carriers (March 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Welcart e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 16 18.39%
Japan Post 14 16.09%
Yamato Japan 13 14.94%
DHL 11 12.64%
FedEx 7 8.05%
Hermes 6 6.90%
Sagawa 4 4.60%
JX 3 3.45%
USPS 2 2.30%
TNT 2 2.30%
TCS 2 2.30%
Speedy 2 2.30%
CBL 2 2.30%
ASM 2 2.30%
CTT 1 1.15%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 263 new stores were launched in Welcart , with the highest activity in 2026-01 (18 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-01 6.8%

18 stores launched

2025-12 6.5%

17 stores launched

2025-11 9.1%

24 stores launched

2025-10 7.2%

19 stores launched

2025-09 6.8%

18 stores launched

2025-08 9.5%

25 stores launched

2025-07 11.4%

30 stores launched

2025-06 7.6%

20 stores launched

2025-05 9.5%

25 stores launched

2025-04 11.0%

29 stores launched

2025-03 14.4%

38 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Welcart (March 2026)
Monthly store launches in Welcart over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-01 18 6.84%
2025-12 17 6.46%
2025-11 24 9.13%
2025-10 19 7.22%
2025-09 18 6.84%
2025-08 25 9.51%
2025-07 30 11.41%
2025-06 20 7.60%
2025-05 25 9.51%
2025-04 29 11.03%
2025-03 38 14.45%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 7,747 active stores in Welcart are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (18 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 0.2%

18 active stores

2025 3.9%

300 active stores

2024 8.6%

664 active stores

2023 11.0%

850 active stores

2022 9.8%

760 active stores

2021 11.4%

886 active stores

2020 8.8%

678 active stores

2019 5.4%

418 active stores

2018 6.0%

468 active stores

2017 4.9%

376 active stores

2016 2.7%

211 active stores

2015 3.0%

230 active stores

2014 2.4%

183 active stores

2013 3.0%

229 active stores

2012 2.2%

169 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Welcart by original launch year (March 2026)
Active stores in Welcart by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 18 0.23%
2025 300 3.87%
2024 664 8.57%
2023 850 10.97%
2022 760 9.81%
2021 886 11.44%
2020 678 8.75%
2019 418 5.40%
2018 468 6.04%
2017 376 4.85%
2016 211 2.72%
2015 230 2.97%
2014 183 2.36%
2013 229 2.96%
2012 169 2.18%
2011 136 1.76%
2010 145 1.87%
2009 114 1.47%
2008 116 1.50%
2007 113 1.46%
2006 91 1.17%
2005 108 1.39%
2004 102 1.32%
2003 95 1.23%
2002 73 0.94%
2001 109 1.41%
2000 73 0.94%
1999 19 0.25%
1998 9 0.12%
1997 2 0.03%
1996 2 0.03%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 39.7% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (2,515 stores) , followed by Facebook (27.7%) and Twitter (17.4%) .

Base: 5,509 stores with any detectable social profile (45.4% 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.

Top 10 Social Platforms

Instagram 39.7%

2,515 stores

Facebook 27.7%

1,753 stores

Twitter 17.4%

1,104 stores

YouTube 8.9%

564 stores

X 4.1%

257 stores

TikTok 1.2%

74 stores

Pinterest 0.6%

36 stores

LinkedIn 0.4%

24 stores

Vimeo 0.0%

2 stores

Dribbble 0.0%

1 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Welcart (March 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Welcart e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 2515 39.73%
Facebook 1753 27.69%
Twitter 1104 17.44%
YouTube 564 8.91%
X 257 4.06%
TikTok 74 1.17%
Pinterest 36 0.57%
LinkedIn 24 0.38%
Vimeo 2 0.03%
Dribbble 1 0.02%

Geographic Distribution

Japan leads with 99.4% (7,714 AI-verified stores) , followed by Ecuador (0.1%) and United States (0.1%) .

Base: 7,758 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

Japan 99.4%

7,714 AI-verified stores

8 AI-verified stores

5 AI-verified stores

India 0.1%

5 AI-verified stores

5 AI-verified stores

3 AI-verified stores

3 AI-verified stores

2 AI-verified stores

2 AI-verified stores

Palau 0.0%

1 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Welcart (March 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Welcart
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
Japan 7714 99.43%
Ecuador 8 0.10%
United States 5 0.06%
India 5 0.06%
South Korea 5 0.06%
Cocos (Keeling) Islands 3 0.04%
Denmark 3 0.04%
Philippines 2 0.03%
Australia 2 0.03%
Palau 1 0.01%
Hong Kong 1 0.01%
Germany 1 0.01%
Singapore 1 0.01%
Belize 1 0.01%
Taiwan 1 0.01%
Thailand 1 0.01%
United Arab Emirates 1 0.01%
French Guiana 1 0.01%
Indonesia 1 0.01%
Uzbekistan 1 0.01%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 12.1k 100.00%
Emails 5.4k 44.53%
Phones 1.9k 15.76%
Ecommerce platform 12.1k 100.00%
Couriers 91.0 0.75%
Payment Providers 2.0k 16.63%
Categories 5.3k 43.53%
Social Media 5.5k 45.36%

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 Welcart e-commerce intelligence?

We track 7.8k verified Welcart 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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