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The State of ShopBase in 2024

Updated May 3 2024

In this report, we'll cover the following essential statistics on ShopBase usage.

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ShopBase Growth

At present, there are 10,101 live stores running on the ShopBase platform.

Here is the historical growth of stores running ShopBase.

  • ShopBase stores increased 14.9% quarter-over-quarter in 2024 Q1.
  • ShopBase stores increased 90% year-over-year in 2024 Q1.
Quarter
Active Stores
2021 Q2
4,421
2021 Q3
4,187
2021 Q4
5,094
2022 Q1
4,573
2022 Q2
4,882
2022 Q3
5,593
2022 Q4
5,158
2023 Q1
7,629
2023 Q2
8,125
2023 Q3
8,776
2023 Q4
10,190
2024 Q1
10,230
2024 Q2 (to date)
10,101
Active Stores by Quarter

Note: the store counts displayed in this section are based on actual historical store counts.

It's hard to know exactly when a ShopBase store was first created but we use a heuristic that includes historical DNS data which provides a reasonable approximation.

Social Media Usage On ShopBase Stores

Ecommerce brands use social media sites to engage with millions of consumers. Instagram and Facebook are the dominant social media sites for ecommerce stores, by far, with Twitter, Pinterest and YouTube also having notable usage.

  • Facebook is used by 5.2% of ShopBase stores.
  • Instagram is used by 5.1% of ShopBase stores.
  • Pinterest is used by 2.2% of ShopBase stores.
Type
Stores
Facebook
525
Instagram
511
Pinterest
218
YouTube
163
Twitter
151
Tiktok
128
Facebook Group
60
WhatsApp
5
LinkedIn
5
Yelp
1
Snapchat
1

Contact Information On ShopBase Stores

Email remains an extremely popular communication channel for merchants. Many merchants also provide a phone number so that their customers can reach them instantly.

  • 90% of ShopBase stores have an email on their website
  • 53% of ShopBase stores provide a phone number on their website
Type
Stores
Email
9,097
Phone
5,396

Top Categories For ShopBase Stores

Here is the breakdown of industry verticals for stores on ShopBase.

  • 36.0% of ShopBase stores sell Apparel products.
  • 16.7% of ShopBase stores sell Home & Garden products.
  • 9.1% of ShopBase stores sell Pets & Animals products.

Top Countries For ShopBase Stores

Here are the top countries for stores using ShopBase.

  • 5.9% of ShopBase stores are in United States
  • 1.0% of ShopBase stores are in Vietnam
  • 0.9% of ShopBase stores are in United Kingdom
  • 0.2% of ShopBase stores are in Australia
Country
Stores
99
15
11
9
8

With a paid account, stores can also be segmented by region and city.

Number Of Employees For ShopBase Stores

Here is the breakdown of ShopBase stores by the number of employees.

  • 99.9% of ShopBase stores have Unknown employees.
  • 0.1% of ShopBase stores have 1 - 9 employees.
  • 0.0% of ShopBase stores have 5000+ employees.
Employees
Stores
Unknown
10,091
1 - 9
7
25 - 49
1
50 - 99
1
5000+
1

Number Of Products Sold For ShopBase Stores

Here is the breakdown of ShopBase stores by the number of products that they sell.

  • 9.3% of ShopBase stores sell 1 - 9 different products.
  • 3.3% of ShopBase stores sell 100 - 249 different products.
  • 3.2% of ShopBase stores sell 25 - 49 different products.
Products Sold
Stores
1 - 9
939
10 - 24
300
25 - 49
325
50 - 99
50
100 - 249
330
250 - 999
276
1000 - 4999
80
5000 - 9999
11
10000 - 24999
35
25000 - 99999
11

Top Technologies on ShopBase Stores

We're tracking 74 different technologies that have 100,159 collective installs on ShopBase stores.

  • Vue Storefront is used by 99.8% of ShopBase stores.
  • Klaviyo is used by 99.7% of ShopBase stores.
  • Snap Pixel is used by 99.7% of ShopBase stores.

Here are the top 10 third-party technologies, ordered by number of installs, across all ShopBase stores.

Technology
Stores
10,075
10,071
10,068
10,068
10,068
9,729
2,165

Top Shipping Carriers Used By ShopBase Stores

  • USPS is used by 96.2% of ShopBase stores.
  • Fedex is used by 3.8% of ShopBase stores.
  • UPS is used by 2.1% of ShopBase stores.

Here are the top 10 shipping carriers across all ShopBase stores.

Shipping Carrier
Stores
USPS
9,714
Fedex
387
UPS
213
China Post
45
DHL
26
Canada Post
19
Australia Post
15
Correos
12
Royal Mail
7
PostNord
2

ShopBase Store Top-level Domain Distribution

.com is the most popular top-level domain for ShopBase stores. This is not surprising since alternate top-level domains have only been introduced somewhat recently and there is still a certain cachet associated with .com domains.

That said, you'll find stark regional differences in certain countries. In Australia, .com.au is the most common top-level domain with .com a close second. This is the exception however as .com domains dominate in virtually all other countries.

  • 74.0% of ShopBase stores have a .com domain.
  • 9.5% of ShopBase stores have a .co domain.
  • 4.8% of ShopBase stores have a .shop domain.
Top-level Domain
Stores
.com
7,473
.co
962
.shop
488
.store
382
.net
168
.top
109
.online
106
.site
77
.us
70
.org
40

Top ShopBase Stores

Here are the top stores, powered by ShopBase, ordered by store rank.

Name
Domain
Rank
Created
Gear Anime
107,763
2018/08/10
Skullridding
111,164
2022/06/10
Brixtee Apparel
244,246
2019/04/05
Dilypod
257,704
2020/02/14
Gear Otaku
286,565
2021/06/04

New ShopBase Stores

Here are the 0 highest-ranked stores added most recently.

Name
Domain
Rank
Created
Aobrew
3,414,784
2024/05/03
Today Maker
3,822,373
2024/05/03
Today Maker
3,822,374
2024/05/03
Store Shield
6,096,904
2024/05/03
frenchie chic
6,124,826
2024/05/03

Stores Switching to ShopBase From Other Platforms

Over the last 90 days, ShopBase has taken 252 merchants from competitive ecommerce platforms.

Platform
Stores
129
4
2
1

Here are the top stores that have switched to ShopBase from competitive ecommerce platforms.

Name
Domain
Rank
Last Platform
Changed
Waterpulse
1,104,846
Shopify
2024/05/03
GreezyBear
1,469,637
Shopify
2024/03/21
Coxprint
1,519,323
Shopify
2024/03/13
Getteestore
2,104,425
Shopify
2024/02/21
Elevermint Store
2,884,571
WooCommerce
2024/03/13

Stores Switching from ShopBase To Other Platforms

Over the last 90 days, ShopBase has lost 208 merchants to competitive platforms.

Platform
Stores
50
3

Here are the top ShopBase stores that have recently changed to a competitive platform.

Name
Domain
Rank
New Platform
Changed
The Woodoo
470,083
Shopify
2024/04/01
3dfuncollect.com
1,015,262
WooCommerce
2024/02/10
Sweet Curves
1,050,756
Shopify
2024/04/08
SUGUSPOD
2,470,754
Shopify
2024/03/25
Oreglory
2,731,805
WooCommerce
2024/02/26

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