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The State of BigCommerce in 2026

Updated Jul 3 2026

BigCommerce is an ecommerce platform with an impressive array of built-in features and a strong emphasis on SEO.

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

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BigCommerce Growth

At present, there are 36,855 live stores running on the BigCommerce platform.

BigCommerce has had steady, but linear, quarter-over-quarter growth over the last few years. With the world's economy continuing to move online, expect growth to continue even though they are operating in a competitive space dominated by large platforms.

  • BigCommerce stores decreased -0.2% quarter-over-quarter in 2026 Q2.
  • BigCommerce stores decreased -11% year-over-year in 2026 Q2.
Quarter
Active Stores
2019 Q1
43,408
2019 Q2
42,950
2019 Q3
43,984
2019 Q4
48,231
2020 Q1
46,636
2020 Q2
45,641
2020 Q3
46,617
2020 Q4
46,997
2021 Q1
47,435
2021 Q2
47,711
2021 Q3
47,855
2021 Q4
48,202
2022 Q1
48,050
2022 Q2
46,376
2022 Q3
47,783
2022 Q4
46,650
2023 Q1
47,112
2023 Q2
47,677
2023 Q3
45,941
2023 Q4
45,294
2024 Q1
44,340
2024 Q2
43,910
2024 Q3
43,063
2024 Q4
42,539
2025 Q1
42,033
2025 Q2
41,271
2025 Q3
40,572
2025 Q4
45,570
2026 Q1
38,560
2026 Q2
36,933
2026 Q3 (to date)
36,855
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 BigCommerce store was first created but we use a heuristic that includes historical DNS data which provides a reasonable approximation.

Social Media Usage On BigCommerce 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 44.9% of BigCommerce stores.
  • Instagram is used by 40.7% of BigCommerce stores.
  • YouTube is used by 21.4% of BigCommerce stores.
Type
Stores
Facebook
16,558
Instagram
15,011
YouTube
7,895
Twitter
7,333
LinkedIn
6,751
Pinterest
4,697
Tiktok
1,317
Facebook Group
266
WhatsApp
227
Yelp
126
Soundcloud
20
Snapchat
6
Discord
5

Contact Information On BigCommerce Stores

Email remains an extremely popular communication channel. Perhaps most surprisingly, BigCommerce are twice as likely to provide a phone number than Shopify stores.

  • 69% of BigCommerce stores provide a phone number on their website
  • 55% of BigCommerce stores have an email on their website
Type
Stores
Phone
25,585
Email
20,091

Top Categories For BigCommerce Stores

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

  • 17.1% of BigCommerce stores sell Home & Garden products.
  • 13.7% of BigCommerce stores sell Apparel products.
  • 8.2% of BigCommerce stores sell Autos & Vehicles products.

Top Countries For BigCommerce Stores

The largest part of BigCommerce's install base is within the United States, but they have a solid presence within the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia as well.

  • 69.8% of BigCommerce stores are in United States
  • 6.5% of BigCommerce stores are in United Kingdom
  • 6.0% of BigCommerce stores are in Australia
  • 3.6% of BigCommerce stores are in Canada
Country
Stores
25,743
2,227
1,325
154
136
130

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

Number Of Employees For BigCommerce Stores

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

  • 85.4% of BigCommerce stores have Unknown employees.
  • 7.9% of BigCommerce stores have 1 - 9 employees.
  • 2.6% of BigCommerce stores have 10 - 24 employees.
Employees
Stores
Unknown
31,470
1 - 9
2,913
10 - 24
964
25 - 49
458
50 - 99
322
100 - 249
345
250 - 999
231
1000 - 4999
108
5000+
44

Number Of Products Sold For BigCommerce Stores

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

  • 18.0% of BigCommerce stores sell 1 - 9 different products.
  • 14.0% of BigCommerce stores sell 100 - 249 different products.
  • 13.8% of BigCommerce stores sell 250 - 999 different products.
Products Sold
Stores
1 - 9
6,647
10 - 24
2,660
25 - 49
3,294
50 - 99
944
100 - 249
5,144
250 - 999
5,074
1000 - 4999
2,233
5000 - 9999
598
10000 - 24999
602
25000 - 99999
357

Top Technologies on BigCommerce Stores

We're tracking 587 different technologies that have 260,241 collective installs on BigCommerce stores.

  • Cloudflare is used by 95.9% of BigCommerce stores.
  • reCAPTCHA is used by 74.0% of BigCommerce stores.
  • Google Analytics is used by 51.1% of BigCommerce stores.

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

Technology
Stores
35,361
27,269

Top Shipping Carriers Used By BigCommerce Stores

  • USPS is used by 19.7% of BigCommerce stores.
  • UPS is used by 19.1% of BigCommerce stores.
  • Fedex is used by 13.7% of BigCommerce stores.

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

Shipping Carrier
Stores
USPS
7,244
UPS
7,032
Fedex
5,056
Australia Post
1,044
Royal Mail
931
Canada Post
446
Purolator
154
DHL
82
New Zealean Post
78
Japan Post
33

BigCommerce Store Top-level Domain Distribution

.com is the most popular top-level domain for BigCommerce 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.

  • 81.0% of BigCommerce stores have a .com domain.
  • 4.5% of BigCommerce stores have a .com.au domain.
  • 3.4% of BigCommerce stores have a .co.uk domain.
Top-level Domain
Stores
.com
29,847
.com.au
1,641
.co.uk
1,255
.net
578
.ca
520
.org
447
.co.nz
273
.us
177
.co
112
.shop
105

Top BigCommerce Stores

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

Name
Domain
Rank
Created
Official Jellycat Store
144
2021/02/26
Bicycle Cards
383
2017/11/17
Oral
408
2016/12/30
Smith & Wesson
420
2016/12/30
GilletteĀ®
540
2016/12/30

New BigCommerce Stores

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

Name
Domain
Rank
Created
SewIndie
3,195,793
2026/07/03
Farmacia Jordi Soler
3,696,164
2026/07/03
Concrete Restoration Products
3,716,268
2026/07/03
www.nicotinebuzz.co.uk
3,777,642
2026/07/03
Agility Exports Inc
4,290,482
2026/07/03

Stores Switching to BigCommerce From Other Platforms

Over the last 90 days, BigCommerce has taken 260 merchants from competitive ecommerce platforms.

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

Name
Domain
Rank
Last Platform
Changed
Bicycle Cards
383
Custom Cart
2026/04/13
ARB 4x4 Accessories
3,581
Custom Cart
2026/05/11
SOG
3,695
Custom Cart
2026/07/03
Primary Weapons Systems
14,440
Magento
2026/06/08
Live Inspired
15,370
Custom Cart
2026/05/11

Stores Switching from BigCommerce To Other Platforms

Over the last 90 days, BigCommerce has lost 474 merchants to competitive platforms.

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

Name
Domain
Rank
New Platform
Changed
La Perla Atelier
2,773
Shopify
2026/07/02
OLAY
4,890
Shopify
2026/06/15
The Art of Shaving
4,935
Shopify
2026/06/23
Whitman Publishing
6,317
WooCommerce
2026/06/17
SupplementWarehouse.com
11,173
Shopify
2026/04/20

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