WP Engine Technology Adoption in E-commerce

Discover 15.9k verified e-commerce stores using WP Engine. Analyze technology adoption, market trends, integration patterns, and business insights.

Detected across 57.9k domains. 15.9k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: May 2026

15.9k verified active stores out of 57.9k detected · 27.4% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 92.2% of stores with physical delivery (14,601 stores) , followed by Custom (6.0%) and Commerce7 (1.0%) .

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.

Top 10 Platforms (Physical Delivery)

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (April 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in WP Engine
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 14601 92.15%
Custom 944 5.96%
Commerce7 163 1.03%
eTailPet, WooCommerce 23 0.15%
BigCommerce 21 0.13%
WooCommerce, eTailPet 20 0.13%
WooCommerce, Stock Manager Advance (SMA) with Shop Module 20 0.13%
Stock Manager Advance (SMA) with Shop Module, WooCommerce 18 0.11%
Dutchie 9 0.06%
Shopify 8 0.05%
Stock Manager Advance (SMA) with Shop Module 7 0.04%
Blaze 3 0.02%
Magento, WooCommerce 3 0.02%
Entegra Bilişim E-commerce Platform, WooCommerce 2 0.01%
WooCommerce, Magento 2 0.01%

Categories Distribution

Health & Beauty leads with 19.6% of all stores (2,845 stores) , followed by Food & Beverages (14.6%) and Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear (12.9%) .

Base: 14,523 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (91.5% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Health & Beauty 19.6%

2,845 stores

Food & Beverages 14.6%

2,120 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 12.9%

1,873 stores

Clothing & Accessories 9.0%

1,308 stores

Home & Garden 6.6%

965 stores

Tools & Hardware 6.5%

941 stores

Business & Industrial 6.1%

886 stores

Arts & Entertainment 4.8%

696 stores

Toys & Games 4.3%

624 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 3.9%

566 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 WP Engine store categories (April 2026)
Distribution of categories in WP Engine e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Health & Beauty 2845 19.59%
Food & Beverages 2120 14.60%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 1873 12.90%
Clothing & Accessories 1308 9.01%
Home & Garden 965 6.64%
Tools & Hardware 941 6.48%
Business & Industrial 886 6.10%
Arts & Entertainment 696 4.79%
Toys & Games 624 4.30%
Gifts & Special Occasions 566 3.90%
Vehicles & Parts 442 3.04%
Furniture & Home Decor 422 2.91%
Electronics & Technology 363 2.50%
Jewelry & Watches 339 2.33%
Books & Media 133 0.92%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 23.8% among AI-verified physical stores (1,693 stores) , followed by American Express (18.6%) and MasterCard (17.7%) .

Base: 10,001 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (17.3% 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.

Top 10 Payment Providers

PayPal 23.8%

1,693 stores

1,318 stores

1,260 stores

1,104 stores

Bolt 6.5%

464 stores

277 stores

VISA 3.6%

253 stores

180 stores

164 stores

92 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 WP Engine payment providers (April 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in WP Engine e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 1693 23.83%
American Express 1318 18.55%
MasterCard 1260 17.74%
Stripe Connect 1104 15.54%
Bolt 464 6.53%
Apple Pay 277 3.90%
VISA 253 3.56%
Google Pay 180 2.53%
Klarna 164 2.31%
Affirm 92 1.30%
JCB 80 1.13%
BitCoin 76 1.07%
Braintree 57 0.80%
Amazon Pay 45 0.63%
Interac e-Transfer 41 0.58%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS leads with 29.7% among AI-verified physical stores (1,960 stores) , followed by USPS (25.2%) and FedEx (18.4%) .

Base: 7,413 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (12.8% 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 29.7%

1,960 stores

USPS 25.2%

1,666 stores

FedEx 18.4%

1,214 stores

DHL 7.2%

474 stores

324 stores

282 stores

DPD 2.5%

164 stores

143 stores

TNT 1.5%

97 stores

75 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 WP Engine shipping carriers (April 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in WP Engine e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 1960 29.67%
USPS 1666 25.22%
FedEx 1214 18.37%
DHL 474 7.17%
Royal Mail 324 4.90%
Australia Post 282 4.27%
DPD 164 2.48%
Canada Post 143 2.16%
TNT 97 1.47%
Speedy 75 1.14%
GLS 58 0.88%
Hermes 47 0.71%
Estes 41 0.62%
PostNL 31 0.47%
PostNord 31 0.47%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 853 new stores were launched in WP Engine , with the highest activity in 2026-03 (56 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-03 6.6%

56 stores launched

2026-02 6.7%

57 stores launched

2026-01 8.8%

75 stores launched

2025-12 7.7%

66 stores launched

2025-11 8.3%

71 stores launched

2025-10 9.3%

79 stores launched

2025-09 12.0%

102 stores launched

2025-08 10.0%

85 stores launched

2025-07 8.2%

70 stores launched

2025-06 7.2%

61 stores launched

2025-05 8.8%

75 stores launched

2025-04 6.6%

56 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in WP Engine (April 2026)
Monthly store launches in WP Engine over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-03 56 6.57%
2026-02 57 6.68%
2026-01 75 8.79%
2025-12 66 7.74%
2025-11 71 8.32%
2025-10 79 9.26%
2025-09 102 11.96%
2025-08 85 9.96%
2025-07 70 8.21%
2025-06 61 7.15%
2025-05 75 8.79%
2025-04 56 6.57%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 15,820 active stores in WP Engine are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (190 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 1.2%

190 active stores

2025 6.0%

946 active stores

2024 7.3%

1,156 active stores

2023 5.3%

843 active stores

2022 5.6%

890 active stores

2021 5.7%

903 active stores

2020 6.2%

975 active stores

2019 4.6%

720 active stores

2018 5.0%

796 active stores

2017 5.2%

830 active stores

2016 3.3%

520 active stores

2015 3.3%

517 active stores

2014 3.3%

522 active stores

2013 4.0%

638 active stores

2012 3.2%

503 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in WP Engine by original launch year (April 2026)
Active stores in WP Engine by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 190 1.20%
2025 946 5.98%
2024 1156 7.31%
2023 843 5.33%
2022 890 5.63%
2021 903 5.71%
2020 975 6.16%
2019 720 4.55%
2018 796 5.03%
2017 830 5.25%
2016 520 3.29%
2015 517 3.27%
2014 522 3.30%
2013 638 4.03%
2012 503 3.18%
2011 482 3.05%
2010 427 2.70%
2009 365 2.31%
2008 311 1.97%
2007 304 1.92%
2006 236 1.49%
2005 253 1.60%
2004 309 1.95%
2003 290 1.83%
2002 292 1.85%
2001 294 1.86%
2000 297 1.88%
1999 360 2.28%
1998 274 1.73%
1997 199 1.26%
1996 140 0.88%
1995 38 0.24%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 29.4% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (10,257 stores) , followed by Instagram (26.6%) and YouTube (11.7%) .

Base: 44,170 stores with any detectable social profile (76.2% 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 29.4%

10,257 stores

Instagram 26.6%

9,266 stores

YouTube 11.7%

4,072 stores

Twitter 10.4%

3,623 stores

LinkedIn 7.7%

2,698 stores

Pinterest 5.3%

1,837 stores

X 4.9%

1,696 stores

TikTok 3.3%

1,142 stores

WhatsApp 0.5%

157 stores

Vimeo 0.4%

139 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in WP Engine (April 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in WP Engine e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 10257 29.40%
Instagram 9266 26.56%
YouTube 4072 11.67%
Twitter 3623 10.38%
LinkedIn 2698 7.73%
Pinterest 1837 5.27%
X 1696 4.86%
TikTok 1142 3.27%
WhatsApp 157 0.45%
Vimeo 139 0.40%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 65.2% (9,155 AI-verified stores) , followed by United Kingdom (9.8%) and Australia (7.4%) .

Base: 14,050 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

9,155 AI-verified stores

1,376 AI-verified stores

1,035 AI-verified stores

827 AI-verified stores

270 AI-verified stores

171 AI-verified stores

138 AI-verified stores

119 AI-verified stores

115 AI-verified stores

113 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using WP Engine (April 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using WP Engine
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 9155 65.16%
United Kingdom 1376 9.79%
Australia 1035 7.37%
Canada 827 5.89%
New Zealand 270 1.92%
Ireland 171 1.22%
South Africa 138 0.98%
France 119 0.85%
Norway 115 0.82%
Germany 113 0.80%
Sweden 110 0.78%
Netherlands 106 0.75%
Italy 92 0.65%
India 83 0.59%
Spain 69 0.49%
Mexico 66 0.47%
Israel 53 0.38%
China 51 0.36%
Brazil 51 0.36%
United Arab Emirates 50 0.36%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 57.9k 100.00%
Emails 31.3k 54.01%
Phones 9.7k 16.73%
Ecommerce platform 57.4k 98.97%
Couriers 7.4k 12.79%
Payment Providers 10.0k 17.26%
Categories 17.0k 29.34%
Social Media 44.2k 76.23%

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 WP Engine e-commerce intelligence?

We track 15.9k verified WP Engine 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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