Check out our free Chrome Extension.

The State of 3DCart in 2024

Updated Mar 15 2024

Released to the public in 2001, you won't find many ecommerce platforms that predate 3DCart. Despite it's longevity, it is still under active development and is integrated with modern payment platforms like Stripe and Square.

In this report, we'll cover the following essential statistics on 3DCart usage.

Download a complete list of 3DCart stores with a paid account.
Create a free account to get a feel for the data we provide.

3DCart Growth

At present, there are 6,932 live stores running on the 3DCart platform.

Here is the historical growth of stores running 3DCart.

  • 3DCart stores increased 5.3% quarter-over-quarter in 2023 Q4.
  • 3DCart stores increased 28% year-over-year in 2023 Q4.
Quarter
Active Stores
2020 Q1
3,699
2020 Q2
6,207
2020 Q3
7,129
2020 Q4
7,271
2021 Q1
8,193
2021 Q2
10,697
2021 Q3
12,567
2021 Q4
12,865
2022 Q1
12,638
2022 Q2
11,572
2022 Q3
10,120
2022 Q4
9,776
2023 Q1
8,504
2023 Q2
7,795
2023 Q3
7,539
2023 Q4
7,202
2024 Q1 (to date)
6,932
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 3DCart store was first created but we use a heuristic that includes historical DNS data which provides a reasonable approximation.

Social Media Usage On 3DCart 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 35.8% of 3DCart stores.
  • Instagram is used by 25.6% of 3DCart stores.
  • Twitter is used by 15.7% of 3DCart stores.
Type
Stores
Facebook
2,484
Instagram
1,775
Twitter
1,087
YouTube
919
Pinterest
652
LinkedIn
260
Facebook Group
91
Tiktok
36
Yelp
30
WhatsApp
8
Snapchat
2

Contact Information On 3DCart 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.

  • 72% of 3DCart stores provide a phone number on their website
  • 7% of 3DCart stores have an email on their website
Type
Stores
Phone
4,967
Email
465

Top Categories For 3DCart Stores

Here is the breakdown of industry verticals for stores on 3DCart.

  • 14.0% of 3DCart stores sell Home & Garden products.
  • 11.7% of 3DCart stores sell Apparel products.
  • 7.6% of 3DCart stores sell Autos & Vehicles products.

Top Countries For 3DCart Stores

Here are the top countries for stores using 3DCart.

  • 91.5% of 3DCart stores are in United States
  • 2.7% of 3DCart stores are in Canada
  • 0.8% of 3DCart stores are in United Kingdom
  • 0.6% of 3DCart stores are in Australia
Country
Stores
189
9
8
6

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

Number Of Employees For 3DCart Stores

Here is the breakdown of 3DCart stores by the number of employees.

  • 95.6% of 3DCart stores have Unknown employees.
  • 3.0% of 3DCart stores have 1 - 9 employees.
  • 0.6% of 3DCart stores have 10 - 24 employees.
Employees
Stores
Unknown
6,629
1 - 9
210
10 - 24
40
25 - 49
17
50 - 99
12
100 - 249
14
250 - 999
7
1000 - 4999
2
5000+
1

Number Of Products Sold For 3DCart Stores

Here is the breakdown of 3DCart stores by the number of products that they sell.

  • 30.0% of 3DCart stores sell 1 - 9 different products.
  • 13.8% of 3DCart stores sell 100 - 249 different products.
  • 12.4% of 3DCart stores sell 250 - 999 different products.
Products Sold
Stores
1 - 9
2,082
10 - 24
736
25 - 49
776
50 - 99
182
100 - 249
960
250 - 999
858
1000 - 4999
346
5000 - 9999
66
10000 - 24999
62
25000 - 99999
23

Top Technologies on 3DCart Stores

We're tracking 189 different technologies that have 26,529 collective installs on 3DCart stores.

  • Cloudflare is used by 96.0% of 3DCart stores.
  • Extend is used by 60.1% of 3DCart stores.
  • reCAPTCHA is used by 49.2% of 3DCart stores.

Here are the top 10 third-party technologies, ordered by number of installs, across all 3DCart stores.

Top Shipping Carriers Used By 3DCart Stores

  • USPS is used by 20.6% of 3DCart stores.
  • UPS is used by 18.1% of 3DCart stores.
  • Fedex is used by 10.5% of 3DCart stores.

Here are the top 10 shipping carriers across all 3DCart stores.

Shipping Carrier
Stores
USPS
1,427
UPS
1,254
Fedex
730
Canada Post
73
Royal Mail
21
Australia Post
19
Purolator
13
DHL
5
New Zealean Post
2
Correos
2

3DCart Store Top-level Domain Distribution

.com is the most popular top-level domain for 3DCart 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.

  • 91.5% of 3DCart stores have a .com domain.
  • 2.2% of 3DCart stores have a .net domain.
  • 1.3% of 3DCart stores have a .org domain.
Top-level Domain
Stores
.com
6,346
.net
154
.org
90
.ca
77
.us
42
.biz
32
.com.au
29
.co.uk
28
.store
20
.co
13

Top 3DCart Stores

Here are the top stores, powered by 3DCart, ordered by store rank.

Name
Domain
Rank
Created
Stage3 Motorsports
4,181
2016/12/30
to Guitarfetish
5,985
2016/12/30
www.wilsonbrosgardens.com
7,057
2016/12/30
Miromar Outlets
7,790
2016/12/30
to lwrci.com
7,855
2019/09/27

New 3DCart Stores

Here are the 5 highest-ranked stores added most recently.

Name
Domain
Rank
Created
Urine testing HQ
7,113,301
2024/03/15
www.justaromabeads.com
7,129,635
2024/03/15
to shop.pinnaclehs.com
11,621,651
2024/03/15
TShirt Laundry
5,828,819
2024/03/08
to Champion s Gear
6,487,489
2024/03/08

Stores Switching to 3DCart From Other Platforms

Over the last 90 days, 3DCart has taken 26 merchants from competitive ecommerce platforms.

Here are the top stores that have switched to 3DCart from competitive ecommerce platforms.

Name
Domain
Rank
Last Platform
Changed
Seattle Fabrics
21,572
Shopify
2023/12/30
Magnus Broadheads
65,531
BigCommerce
2024/01/08
Violet Snow Custom F
663,134
Shopify
2024/01/18
tristaraerial.com
731,450
WooCommerce
2024/03/08
milehighfx.com
1,068,900
Shopify
2024/02/22

Stores Switching from 3DCart To Other Platforms

Over the last 90 days, 3DCart has lost 55 merchants to competitive platforms.

Here are the top 3DCart stores that have recently changed to a competitive platform.

Name
Domain
Rank
New Platform
Changed
EssentialSequential.com
60,726
WooCommerce
2024/02/12
RSL
85,331
Shopify
2024/03/11
Water Filters FAST
112,411
Shopify
2024/01/15
Anchor Express
142,664
Shopify
2024/02/26
digitalfashionpro.com
183,525
Custom Cart
2024/02/05

Get more insights on 3DCart stores

Our search interface is easy to use and helps you find the 3DCart stores that are relevant to you.

You can segment stores on a variety of dimensions:

  • Social Media accounts
  • Email address
  • Phone numbers
  • Country
  • Third-party technologies
  • Creation date
  • Platform
  • Top-level domains
  • Domain status
  • Domain type
Filter stores on social media presence
Filter on stores with Facebook accounts.

For more insights on 3DCart stores, create a free account and have a look for yourself.