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BigCommerce Stores in the United Kingdom

Updated Dec 13 2024

There are 2,822 live BigCommerce stores in the United Kingdom.

In this report, we'll cover the following essential statistics on BigCommerce stores in the United Kingdom.

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BigCommerce Growth in the United Kingdom

  • BigCommerce stores in the United Kingdom decreased -1.8% quarter-over-quarter in 2024 Q3.
  • BigCommerce stores in the United Kingdom decreased -7% year-over-year in 2024 Q3.

Here is BigCommerce's quarter-over-quarter growth in the United Kingdom.

Quarter
Active Stores
2019 Q1
2,152
2019 Q2
2,178
2019 Q3
2,427
2019 Q4
2,660
2020 Q1
2,604
2020 Q2
2,663
2020 Q3
2,744
2020 Q4
2,901
2021 Q1
3,050
2021 Q2
3,129
2021 Q3
3,212
2021 Q4
3,279
2022 Q1
3,318
2022 Q2
3,234
2022 Q3
3,378
2022 Q4
3,163
2023 Q1
3,164
2023 Q2
3,208
2023 Q3
3,089
2023 Q4
3,020
2024 Q1
2,953
2024 Q2
2,917
2024 Q3
2,873
2024 Q4 (to date)
2,822
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 combining DNS and WHOIS data that provides a reasonable approximation.

Top Categories For BigCommerce Stores In the United Kingdom

Here is the breakdown of industry verticals for BigCommerce stores in the United Kingdom.

  • 22.1% of BigCommerce stores in the United Kingdom sell Home & Garden products.
  • 14.9% of BigCommerce stores in the United Kingdom sell Apparel products.
  • 6.9% of BigCommerce stores in the United Kingdom sell Autos & Vehicles products.

Social Media Usage On BigCommerce Stores In the United Kingdom

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 44.3% of BigCommerce stores in the United Kingdom.
  • Instagram is used by 41.0% of BigCommerce stores in the United Kingdom.
  • Twitter is used by 26.9% of BigCommerce stores in the United Kingdom.
Type
Stores
Facebook
1,250
Instagram
1,158
Twitter
758
LinkedIn
590
YouTube
520
Pinterest
362
Tiktok
105
Facebook Group
20

Contact Information On BigCommerce Stores In the United Kingdom

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

  • 70% of BigCommerce stores in the United Kingdom provide a phone number on their website
  • 63% of BigCommerce stores in the United Kingdom have an email on their website
Type
Stores
Phone
1,981
Email
1,775

Countries With The Most BigCommerce Stores In the United Kingdom

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

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

  • 577 BigCommerce stores in the United Kingdom are based in England.
  • 59 BigCommerce stores in the United Kingdom are based in Scotland.
  • 20 BigCommerce stores in the United Kingdom are based in Wales.
Country
Stores
577
20

Cities With The Most BigCommerce Stores in the United Kingdom

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

  • 2,236 BigCommerce stores in the United Kingdom are based in Unknown.
  • 100 BigCommerce stores in the United Kingdom are based in London.
  • 18 BigCommerce stores in the United Kingdom are based in Manchester.

Number of Employees for BigCommerce stores in the United Kingdom

  • 81.9% of BigCommerce stores in the United Kingdom have Unknown employees.
  • 7.4% of BigCommerce stores in the United Kingdom have 1 - 9 employees.
  • 4.7% of BigCommerce stores in the United Kingdom have 10 - 24 employees.

Here is the breakdown of BigCommerce stores in the United Kingdom by the number of employees.

Employees
Stores
Unknown
2,310
1 - 9
208
10 - 24
134
25 - 49
49
50 - 99
39
100 - 249
27
250 - 999
41
1000 - 4999
14

Top Shipping Carriers For BigCommerce Stores In the United Kingdom

  • 31.5% of BigCommerce stores in the United Kingdom ship by Royal Mail.
  • 5.6% of BigCommerce stores in the United Kingdom ship by UPS.
  • 3.6% of BigCommerce stores in the United Kingdom ship by Fedex.

Here are the top shipping carriers for BigCommerce stores in the United Kingdom.

Shipping Carrier
Stores
Royal Mail
890
UPS
157
Fedex
102
USPS
34
DHL
14
Australia Post
6
Canada Post
5
GLS Parcel
3
La Poste
2
DPD
2

Top-level Domain Distribution For BigCommerce Stores In the United Kingdom

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

  • 54.8% of BigCommerce stores in the United Kingdom have a .co.uk domain.
  • 39.5% of BigCommerce stores in the United Kingdom have a .com domain.
  • 1.2% of BigCommerce stores in the United Kingdom have a .uk domain.

Here is the top-level domain distribution for BigCommerce stores in the United Kingdom.

Top-level Domain
Stores
.co.uk
1,546
.com
1,115
.uk
34
.net
18
.store
17
.org
12
.co
10
.org.uk
10
.shop
8
.eu
7

Top BigCommerce Stores In the United Kingdom

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

Name
Domain
Rank
Created
Official Jellycat Store
1,667
2021/02/26
La Perla
3,756
2016/12/30
Harvey Nichols
3,770
2016/12/30
Graham & Brown
4,252
2018/03/02
Sarah Raven
5,349
2016/12/30

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