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How Many Shopify Stores Are There? (2026)

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March 1, 2024· 12 min read

Since launching in 2006, Shopify has become an ecommerce juggernaut.

And the platform now has a market cap of approximately $120.66 billion as of late 2025.

As of early 2026, data shows that Shopify currently gets 351.5 million visits per month. It ranks 88th worldwide and 74 within the US. Traffic to the site tends to be higher during the 4th quarter as people do their holiday shopping, but traffic throughout the first three quarters showed consistent traffic between 260 million and 300 million visits. 

Below, we’ll dive into Shopify stats including how many stores are currently live.

Number of Shopify Stores Statistics (Editor’s Picks)

  • There are over 6.9 million live Shopify stores
  • Over 3.88 million Shopify stores are based in North America
  • Over 235 countries and territories have a Shopify store
  • The US has over 3.7 million Shopify stores
  • Apparel is the most popular Shopify category (over 785,000 stores)

How Many Shopify Stores Are There in 2026?

As of February 2026, there are 6,903,597 live Shopify stores.

And 363,105 domains redirect to one of these sites.

An estimated 5,094,156 websites have previously used Spotify, taking the all-time number of Shopify stores to 11,997,753.

Source: BuiltWith

Shopify Stores by Region

North America has the most Shopify stores with over 3.8 million. That’s nearly 4x more than the next highest region (Europe with 1,018,906).

Here’s a breakdown of Shopify stores in various continents by region:

Americas

Region Number of Shopify Stores (Feb 2026)
North America 3,885,336
South America 213,864
Southern Cone 25,019
Central America 2,799

Europe

*Includes Asian nations
Region Number of Shopify Stores (Feb 2026)
Europe 1,018,906
Western Europe 731,085
Central Europe 272,477
Southern Europe 131,880
Northern Europe 100,317
Benelux Union 114,561
Nordics 79,675
Scandinavia 69,101
CHAPS (Czechia, Hungary, Austria, Poland, Slovakia) 49,459
Balkan States 40,338
Levant Narrow* 19,554
Baltic States 9,877

Asia

*Includes European nations
Region Number of Shopify Stores (Feb 2026)
South Asia 171,217
East Asia 66,283
Western Asia 37,588
Middle East 36,770
Levant Narrow* 19,554
Central Asia 229

Africa

*Some regions are not distinct from one another
Region Number of Shopify Stores (Feb 2024)
Africa 49,487
Sub-Saharan Africa 43,532
Southern Africa 39,459
Northern Africa 5,914
East Africa 1,814
Western Africa 1,367
Central Africa 249

Source: BuiltWith

Shopify Stores by Nation

Over 235 countries and territories have a Shopify store.

The US has by far the most with over 15x more than any other country (3.7 million+ stores). This accounts for 30% of the total US ecommerce revenue.

Combined, the top 3 countries (the US, the UK, and Germany) have over 4 million Shopify stores.

Here’s a breakdown of the top 30 countries for Shopify stores:

*Not a UN member state
Rank Country Region Shopify Stores
1 United States North America 3,748,162
2 United Kingdom Europe 245,285
3 Germany Europe 192,114
4 Australia Oceania 171,387
5 India Asia 138,159
6 Canada North America 137,174
7 France Europe 123,892
8 .co - 105,682
9 Netherlands Europe 94,232
10 Brazil South America 75,744
11 Italy Europe 59,293
12 Spain Europe 44,511
13 South Africa Africa 39,296
14 Sweden Europe 33,808
15 Mexico North America 33,703
16 Japan Asia 33,545
17 New Zealand Oceania 32,407
18 Pakistan Asia 31,016
19 Switzerland Europe 29,940
20 Denmark Europe 23,112
21 Chile South America 20,901
22 Poland Europe 20,770
23 Belgium Europe 19,290
24 Gabon Africa 19,204
25 China Asia 16,386
26 Austria Europe 14,797
27 Israel Western Asia 14,298
28 Portugal Europe 13,200
29 New Caledonia Oceania 12,457
30 UAE Western Asia 12,415

Source: Shopify, BuiltWith

Shopify Stores by Product

Apparel is the most popular Shopify store category with over 785,000 stores as of February 2026.

With less than half as many Shopify stores, the home & garden category (333,354 stores) is the second-most popular.

Below are the most popular Shopify store categories:

Rank Shopify Store Category Number of Shopify Stores (February 2026)
1 Apparel 785,756
2 Home & Garden 333,354
3 Beauty & Fitness 312,176
4 Food & Drink 194,847
5 Health 125,882
6 People & Society 112,472
7 Sports 103,706
8 Arts & Entertainment 100,042
9 Toys & Hobbies 76,579
10 Pets & Animals 66,158
11 Autos & Vehicles 65,053
12 Business & Industrial 62,515
13 Consumer Electronics 55,833
14 Gifts & Special Events 53,974
15 Computers 48,203
16 Games 28,954
17 Books & Literature 24,671
18 Travel 19,788
19 Jobs & Education 18,434

More than 1.25 million Shopify stores sell fewer than 25 different products. And more than 750,000 stores sell fewer than 10 different products.

More than 1.4 million Shopify stores sell at least 25 different products.

Here’s a breakdown of Shopify stores by number of products sold:

Number of Products Sold Shopify Stores
1 to 9 768,284
10 to 24 491,550
25 to 49 362,267
50 to 99 319,278
100 to 249 316,040
250 to 999 269,875
1,000 to 4,999 113,059
5,000 to 9,999 17,448
10,000 to 24,999 11,063
250,000 to 999,999 9,519

Sources: Store Leads, Store Leads (2)

What's Next?

Expect to see Instant Checkout on the rise to make ecommerce purchases possible right from within ChatGPT. For Etsy retailers, OpenAI has already rolled out its Instant Checkout feature within ChatGPT, and Shopify sites are on the horizon. More than 1 million Shopify stores will soon be able to make sales even easier, but it will be important that they optimize for Instant Checkout and put their brand in the best possible position to succeed. 

Conclusion

The ecommerce market is heavily reliant on the growing presence of Shopify. And the number of stores continues to grow annually.

If you enjoyed these stats, take a look at our other related content: The State of Shopify and 9+ Brand-New eCommerce Statistics.

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