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BigCommerce Stores in the United Kingdom

Updated Nov 15 2024

There are 2,831 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 increased 4.5% quarter-over-quarter in 2024 Q3.
  • BigCommerce stores in the United Kingdom increased 21% 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)
2,831
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.

  • 21.7% of BigCommerce stores in the United Kingdom sell Home & Garden products.
  • 15.0% of BigCommerce stores in the United Kingdom sell Apparel products.
  • 6.7% 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 44.1% of BigCommerce stores in the United Kingdom.
  • Instagram is used by 40.6% of BigCommerce stores in the United Kingdom.
  • Twitter is used by 26.7% of BigCommerce stores in the United Kingdom.
Type
Stores
Facebook
1,249
Instagram
1,149
Twitter
756
LinkedIn
583
YouTube
508
Pinterest
356
Tiktok
114
Facebook Group
22

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
1,978
Email
1,772

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.

  • 564 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
564
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.

  • 2,257 BigCommerce stores in the United Kingdom are based in Unknown.
  • 101 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

  • 82.4% 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
2,332
1 - 9
209
10 - 24
132
25 - 49
42
50 - 99
37
100 - 249
25
250 - 999
41
1000 - 4999
13

Top Shipping Carriers For BigCommerce Stores In the United Kingdom

  • 31.3% of BigCommerce stores in the United Kingdom ship by Royal Mail.
  • 5.5% of BigCommerce stores in the United Kingdom ship by UPS.
  • 3.7% 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
886
UPS
157
Fedex
104
USPS
36
DHL
14
Australia Post
6
GLS Parcel
3
La Poste
2
Canada Post
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.

  • 55.0% of BigCommerce stores in the United Kingdom have a .co.uk domain.
  • 39.7% 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
1,557
.com
1,123
.uk
34
.net
18
.org
11
.org.uk
10
.co
9
.shop
8
.eu
8
.store
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
2,265
2021/02/26
La Perla
3,868
2016/12/30
Graham & Brown
4,184
2018/03/02
Sarah Raven
5,263
2016/12/30
Prezzybox Online Gift Shop
7,213
2016/12/30

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