Check out our free Chrome Extension.

BASE Stores in Japan

Updated Mar 22 2024

There are 74,020 live BASE stores in Japan.

In this report, we'll cover the following essential statistics on BASE stores in Japan.

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

BASE Growth in Japan

  • BASE stores in Japan increased 10.5% quarter-over-quarter in 2023 Q4.
  • BASE stores in Japan increased 58% year-over-year in 2023 Q4.

Here is BASE's quarter-over-quarter growth in Japan.

Quarter
Active Stores
2020 Q4
12,528
2021 Q1
43,300
2021 Q2
53,093
2021 Q3
57,670
2021 Q4
59,820
2022 Q1
61,407
2022 Q2
61,603
2022 Q3
65,989
2022 Q4
66,857
2023 Q1
66,255
2023 Q2
70,596
2023 Q3
71,389
2023 Q4
72,461
2024 Q1 (to date)
74,020
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 BASE store was first created but we use a heuristic combining DNS and WHOIS data that provides a reasonable approximation.

Top Categories For BASE Stores In Japan

Here is the breakdown of industry verticals for BASE stores in Japan.

  • 0.6% of BASE stores in Japan sell Apparel products.
  • 0.5% of BASE stores in Japan sell Food & Drink products.
  • 0.2% of BASE stores in Japan sell Home & Garden products.

Social Media Usage On BASE Stores In Japan

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.

  • Instagram is used by 54.5% of BASE stores in Japan.
  • Facebook is used by 28.1% of BASE stores in Japan.
  • Twitter is used by 8.1% of BASE stores in Japan.
Type
Stores
Instagram
40,334
Facebook
20,822
Twitter
5,995
YouTube
4,461
Tiktok
1,305
LinkedIn
67
Facebook Group
38
Pinterest
27

Contact Information On BASE Stores In Japan

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

  • 14% of BASE stores in Japan provide a phone number on their website
  • 11% of BASE stores in Japan have an email on their website
Type
Stores
Phone
10,574
Email
7,928

Provinces With The Most BASE Stores In Japan

It's relatively easy to identify the country in which an ecommerce store operates. However, very few ecommerce stores provide a location to the province-level or city-level and even fewer provide a street address.

Here is the province distribution of BASE stores in Japan. Note that we're only showing the top 15 locations here but you can see the full list within Store Leads.

  • 1,058 BASE stores in Japan are based in Tokyo.
  • 233 BASE stores in Japan are based in Osaka.
  • 174 BASE stores in Japan are based in Kanagawa.
Province
Stores
1,058
233
174
138
135
133
126
112
96
82
52
50

Cities With The Most BASE Stores in Japan

Here is the city distribution of BASE stores in Japan. Note that we're only showing the top 15 locations here but you can see the full list within Store Leads.

  • 71,188 BASE stores in Japan are based in Unknown.
  • 162 BASE stores in Japan are based in Osaka.
  • 160 BASE stores in Japan are based in Tokyo.

Number of Employees for BASE stores in Japan

  • 99.8% of BASE stores in Japan have Unknown employees.
  • 0.1% of BASE stores in Japan have 1 - 9 employees.
  • 0.0% of BASE stores in Japan have 10 - 24 employees.

Here is the breakdown of BASE stores in Japan by the number of employees.

Employees
Stores
Unknown
73,872
1 - 9
51
10 - 24
29
25 - 49
15
50 - 99
10
100 - 249
21
250 - 999
9
1000 - 4999
7
5000+
6

Top Shipping Carriers For BASE Stores In Japan

  • 0.3% of BASE stores in Japan ship by Japan Post.
  • 0.2% of BASE stores in Japan ship by Yamato Transport.
  • 0.1% of BASE stores in Japan ship by Sagawa Express.

Here are the top shipping carriers for BASE stores in Japan.

Shipping Carrier
Stores
Japan Post
215
Yamato Transport
135
Sagawa Express
83
Fedex
15
USPS
15
UPS
6
Royal Mail
1

Top-level Domain Distribution For BASE Stores In Japan

.com is the most common top-level domain, by far, for world-wide BASE stores. Some countries have been faster than others to adopt alternate (such as country-specific) top-level domains.

  • 27.3% of BASE stores in Japan have a .in domain.
  • 23.7% of BASE stores in Japan have a .jp domain.
  • 17.7% of BASE stores in Japan have a .com domain.

Here is the top-level domain distribution for BASE stores in Japan.

Top-level Domain
Stores
.in
20,180
.jp
17,566
.com
13,137
.shop
10,233
.ec
6,725
.net
2,915
.co.jp
940
.tokyo
451
.online
177
.info
162

Top BASE Stores In Japan

Here are the top stores in Japan ordered by worldwide store rank.

Name
Domain
Rank
Created
PLAYGROUND
206,182
2020/10/02
www.ghibligoodsfan.com
302,522
2018/11/16
KRY clothing
329,887
2017/10/27
www.nadirgulluonlinestore.jp
331,079
2021/12/17
Naval Watch Swiss
349,658
2019/04/26

Get more insights on BASE stores

Our search interface is easy to use and helps you find the BASE 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 BASE stores, create a free account and have a look for yourself.

Other Reports

Have a look at these other reports to get a taste for what you can do with Store Leads.