Yoast SEO Technology Adoption in E-commerce

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

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E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 80.1% of stores with physical delivery (1,028,106 stores) , followed by Custom (19.5%) and EasyDigitalDownloads (0.1%) .

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)

1,028,106 stores

Custom 19.5%

250,055 stores

1,272 stores

666 stores

543 stores

Ecwid 0.0%

270 stores

210 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (December 2025)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in Yoast SEO
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 1028106 80.13%
Custom 250055 19.49%
EasyDigitalDownloads 1272 0.10%
Commerce7 666 0.05%
Welcart 543 0.04%
WooCommerce, EasyDigitalDownloads 537 0.04%
EasyDigitalDownloads, WooCommerce 518 0.04%
Salesforce Commerce Cloud 293 0.02%
Ecwid 270 0.02%
TradePending 210 0.02%
Magento 194 0.02%
Shopify 180 0.01%
BigCommerce 62 0.00%
Magento, WooCommerce 56 0.00%
Foxy.io 48 0.00%

All Stores Distribution

WooCommerce holds 87.8% share of all Yoast SEO e-commerce stores (1,933,714) , with Custom at 11.3% and EasyDigitalDownloads at 0.5% (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.

Top 10 Platforms (All Stores)

1,933,714 stores

Custom 11.3%

250,055 stores

10,218 stores

1,000 stores

830 stores

Ecwid 0.0%

465 stores

248 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (December 2025)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in Yoast SEO
Platform Total Stores Percentage
WooCommerce 1933714 87.76%
Custom 250055 11.35%
EasyDigitalDownloads 10218 0.46%
Commerce7 1000 0.05%
Welcart 830 0.04%
WooCommerce, EasyDigitalDownloads 1752 0.08%
EasyDigitalDownloads, WooCommerce 1695 0.08%
Salesforce Commerce Cloud 371 0.02%
Ecwid 465 0.02%
TradePending 248 0.01%
Magento 1485 0.07%
Shopify 957 0.04%
BigCommerce 196 0.01%
Magento, WooCommerce 190 0.01%
Foxy.io 131 0.01%

Categories Distribution

Health & Beauty leads with 16.1% of all stores (157,376 stores) , followed by Clothing & Accessories (15.5%) and Food & Beverages (12.1%) .

Top 10 Categories

Health & Beauty 16.1%

157,376 stores

Clothing & Accessories 15.5%

151,947 stores

Food & Beverages 12.1%

118,694 stores

Electronics & Technology 8.2%

80,239 stores

Home & Garden 7.5%

72,848 stores

Business & Industrial 6.7%

65,350 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 6.1%

59,765 stores

Vehicles & Parts 5.9%

57,916 stores

Tools & Hardware 3.7%

36,448 stores

Jewelry & Watches 3.6%

35,045 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Yoast SEO store categories (December 2025)
Distribution of categories in Yoast SEO e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Health & Beauty 157376 16.10%
Clothing & Accessories 151947 15.54%
Food & Beverages 118694 12.14%
Electronics & Technology 80239 8.21%
Home & Garden 72848 7.45%
Business & Industrial 65350 6.68%
Furniture & Home Decor 59765 6.11%
Vehicles & Parts 57916 5.92%
Tools & Hardware 36448 3.73%
Jewelry & Watches 35045 3.58%
Arts & Entertainment 33968 3.47%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 33966 3.47%
Gifts & Special Occasions 32287 3.30%
Books & Media 21311 2.18%
Pets & Pet Supplies 20519 2.10%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 28.3% among AI-verified physical stores (116,064 stores) , followed by MasterCard (14.7%) and Stripe Connect (14.4%) .

Base: 386,994 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (17.5% 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 28.3%

116,064 stores

60,310 stores

59,160 stores

43,838 stores

VISA 5.6%

22,850 stores

21,774 stores

17,351 stores

13,170 stores

Bolt 3.2%

13,088 stores

JCB 2.6%

10,641 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Yoast SEO payment providers (December 2025)
Distribution of payment providers in Yoast SEO e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 116064 28.28%
MasterCard 60310 14.70%
Stripe Connect 59160 14.42%
American Express 43838 10.68%
VISA 22850 5.57%
Klarna 21774 5.31%
Apple Pay 17351 4.23%
Google Pay 13170 3.21%
Bolt 13088 3.19%
JCB 10641 2.59%
BitCoin 7219 1.76%
Bancontact 6950 1.69%
Mollie 6181 1.51%
iDEAL 6160 1.50%
Przelewy24 5617 1.37%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS leads with 17.4% among AI-verified physical stores (40,099 stores) , followed by DHL (17.2%) and USPS (10.8%) .

Base: 264,897 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (12.0% 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 17.4%

40,099 stores

DHL 17.2%

39,791 stores

USPS 10.8%

24,988 stores

FedEx 9.6%

22,172 stores

DPD 8.6%

19,942 stores

GLS 7.0%

16,167 stores

10,203 stores

9,296 stores

7,800 stores

7,722 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Yoast SEO shipping carriers (December 2025)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Yoast SEO e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 40099 17.36%
DHL 39791 17.23%
USPS 24988 10.82%
FedEx 22172 9.60%
DPD 19942 8.64%
GLS 16167 7.00%
Royal Mail 10203 4.42%
PostNL 9296 4.03%
Почта России 7800 3.38%
Correos 7722 3.34%
TNT 7541 3.27%
Colissimo 6782 2.94%
Estes 6554 2.84%
InPost 6328 2.74%
СДЭК 5547 2.40%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 239,314 new stores were launched in Yoast SEO , with the highest activity in 2025-11 (21,850 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2025-11 9.1%

21,850 stores launched

2025-10 8.1%

19,273 stores launched

2025-09 9.2%

22,079 stores launched

2025-08 9.0%

21,532 stores launched

2025-07 9.8%

23,362 stores launched

2025-06 8.7%

20,832 stores launched

2025-05 8.7%

20,717 stores launched

2025-04 9.0%

21,525 stores launched

2025-03 8.9%

21,333 stores launched

2025-02 7.6%

18,256 stores launched

2025-01 8.0%

19,254 stores launched

2024-12 3.9%

9,301 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Yoast SEO (December 2025)
Monthly store launches in Yoast SEO over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2025-11 21850 9.13%
2025-10 19273 8.05%
2025-09 22079 9.23%
2025-08 21532 9.00%
2025-07 23362 9.76%
2025-06 20832 8.70%
2025-05 20717 8.66%
2025-04 21525 8.99%
2025-03 21333 8.91%
2025-02 18256 7.63%
2025-01 19254 8.05%
2024-12 9301 3.89%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 1,280,647 active stores in Yoast SEO are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2025 (230,155 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2025 18.0%

230,155 active stores

2024 10.6%

136,239 active stores

2023 8.0%

101,859 active stores

2022 6.6%

84,906 active stores

2021 7.4%

94,591 active stores

2020 7.5%

96,102 active stores

2019 5.5%

70,432 active stores

2018 5.6%

72,016 active stores

2017 4.7%

60,089 active stores

2016 2.8%

35,960 active stores

2015 2.4%

30,380 active stores

2014 2.4%

30,200 active stores

2013 3.1%

39,123 active stores

2012 1.9%

23,867 active stores

2011 1.8%

23,338 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Yoast SEO by original launch year (December 2025)
Active stores in Yoast SEO by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2025 230155 17.97%
2024 136239 10.64%
2023 101859 7.95%
2022 84906 6.63%
2021 94591 7.39%
2020 96102 7.50%
2019 70432 5.50%
2018 72016 5.62%
2017 60089 4.69%
2016 35960 2.81%
2015 30380 2.37%
2014 30200 2.36%
2013 39123 3.05%
2012 23867 1.86%
2011 23338 1.82%
2010 20448 1.60%
2009 18890 1.48%
2008 15268 1.19%
2007 14242 1.11%
2006 10224 0.80%
2005 8943 0.70%
2004 11572 0.90%
2003 9431 0.74%
2002 8908 0.70%
2001 10695 0.84%
2000 8364 0.65%
1999 6288 0.49%
1998 4197 0.33%
1997 2325 0.18%
1996 1361 0.11%
1995 234 0.02%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 31.0% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (681,788 stores) , followed by Instagram (27.8%) and YouTube (9.8%) .

Base: 1,500,012 stores with any detectable social profile (67.7% 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.

Top 10 Social Platforms

Facebook 31.0%

681,788 stores

Instagram 27.8%

613,144 stores

YouTube 9.8%

216,505 stores

LinkedIn 7.2%

158,087 stores

Twitter 7.0%

154,775 stores

Pinterest 4.8%

106,323 stores

X 4.4%

96,476 stores

WhatsApp 3.9%

86,330 stores

TikTok 3.8%

83,357 stores

Vimeo 0.2%

4,879 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Yoast SEO (December 2025)
Distribution of social media platforms in Yoast SEO e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 681788 30.97%
Instagram 613144 27.85%
YouTube 216505 9.83%
LinkedIn 158087 7.18%
Twitter 154775 7.03%
Pinterest 106323 4.83%
X 96476 4.38%
WhatsApp 86330 3.92%
TikTok 83357 3.79%
Vimeo 4879 0.22%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 19.0% (150,158 AI-verified stores) , followed by Spain (9.8%) and Iran (7.6%) .

Base: 791,773 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

150,158 AI-verified stores

Spain 9.8%

77,442 AI-verified stores

Iran 7.6%

60,343 AI-verified stores

57,656 AI-verified stores

47,800 AI-verified stores

47,379 AI-verified stores

Italy 5.7%

45,079 AI-verified stores

37,696 AI-verified stores

37,190 AI-verified stores

31,720 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Yoast SEO (December 2025)
Geographic distribution of stores using Yoast SEO
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 150158 18.96%
Spain 77442 9.78%
Iran 60343 7.62%
United Kingdom 57656 7.28%
Russia 47800 6.04%
France 47379 5.98%
Italy 45079 5.69%
Vietnam 37696 4.76%
Netherlands 37190 4.70%
Poland 31720 4.01%
India 31341 3.96%
Australia 26167 3.30%
Germany 22753 2.87%
Brazil 22309 2.82%
Canada 20636 2.61%
Turkey 18197 2.30%
South Africa 15234 1.92%
Mexico 15052 1.90%
Greece 13899 1.76%
Ukraine 13722 1.73%

Dataset Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 2.2m 100.00%
Emails 1.4m 63.95%
Phones 669.9k 30.23%
Ecommerce platform 2.2m 99.55%
Couriers 264.9k 11.96%
Payment Providers 387.0k 17.47%
Categories 1.5m 66.04%
Social Media 1.5m 67.70%

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