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BigCommerce Stores in Japan

Updated Feb 28 2025

There are 53 live BigCommerce stores in Japan.

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

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BigCommerce Growth in Japan

  • BigCommerce stores in Japan decreased 0.0% quarter-over-quarter in 2024 Q4.
  • BigCommerce stores in Japan increased 8% year-over-year in 2024 Q4.

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

Quarter
Active Stores
2019 Q1
20
2019 Q2
20
2019 Q3
27
2019 Q4
31
2020 Q1
28
2020 Q2
31
2020 Q3
31
2020 Q4
31
2021 Q1
33
2021 Q2
38
2021 Q3
36
2021 Q4
37
2022 Q1
41
2022 Q2
37
2022 Q3
42
2022 Q4
37
2023 Q1
43
2023 Q2
47
2023 Q3
48
2023 Q4
49
2024 Q1
50
2024 Q2
48
2024 Q3
47
2024 Q4
53
2025 Q1 (to date)
53
Active Stores by Quarter
2019 Q12019 Q22019 Q32019 Q42020 Q12020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q32021 Q42022 Q12022 Q22022 Q32022 Q42023 Q12023 Q22023 Q32023 Q42024 Q12024 Q22024 Q32024 Q42025 Q10510152025303540455055

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 Japan

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

  • 9.4% of BigCommerce stores in Japan sell Apparel products.
  • 5.7% of BigCommerce stores in Japan sell Toys & Hobbies products.
  • 5.7% of BigCommerce stores in Japan sell Food & Drink products.
NoneApparelToys & HobbiesFood & DrinkBeauty & FitnessConsumer ElectronicsAutos & VehiclesBooks & LiteratureHome & GardenBusiness & IndustrialJobs & EducationArts & EntertainmentGamesPeople & SocietySafety & SurvivalScienceSports

Social Media Usage On BigCommerce 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 41.5% of BigCommerce stores in Japan.
  • Facebook is used by 37.7% of BigCommerce stores in Japan.
  • LinkedIn is used by 28.3% of BigCommerce stores in Japan.
Type
Stores
Instagram
22
Facebook
20
LinkedIn
15
Twitter
14
YouTube
10
Pinterest
5

Contact Information On BigCommerce 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.

  • 51% of BigCommerce stores in Japan have an email on their website
  • 40% of BigCommerce stores in Japan provide a phone number on their website
Type
Stores
Email
27
Phone
21

Provinces With The Most BigCommerce 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 BigCommerce stores in Japan. Note that we're only showing the top 15 locations here but you can see the full list within Store Leads.

  • 6 BigCommerce stores in Japan are based in Tokyo.
  • 1 BigCommerce stores in Japan are based in Kanagawa.
Province
Stores
6

Cities With The Most BigCommerce Stores in Japan

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

  • 49 BigCommerce stores in Japan are based in Unknown.
  • 1 BigCommerce stores in Japan are based in Shinjuku City.
  • 1 BigCommerce stores in Japan are based in Yokohama.
City
Stores
49
1

Number of Employees for BigCommerce stores in Japan

  • 75.5% of BigCommerce stores in Japan have Unknown employees.
  • 5.7% of BigCommerce stores in Japan have 100 - 249 employees.
  • 5.7% of BigCommerce stores in Japan have 1 - 9 employees.

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

Employees
Stores
Unknown
40
1 - 9
3
10 - 24
2
25 - 49
1
100 - 249
3
250 - 999
2
5000+
2
Unknown1 - 910 - 2425 - 49100 - 249250 - 9995000+

Top Shipping Carriers For BigCommerce Stores In Japan

  • 18.9% of BigCommerce stores in Japan ship by Japan Post.
  • 11.3% of BigCommerce stores in Japan ship by Fedex.
  • 9.4% of BigCommerce stores in Japan ship by USPS.

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

Shipping Carrier
Stores
Japan Post
10
Fedex
6
USPS
5
DHL
2
UPS
2
Purolator
1
Yamato Transport
1
Royal Mail
1

Top-level Domain Distribution For BigCommerce Stores In Japan

.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.

  • 73.6% of BigCommerce stores in Japan have a .com domain.
  • 17.0% of BigCommerce stores in Japan have a .jp domain.
  • 3.8% of BigCommerce stores in Japan have a .co.jp domain.

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

Top-level Domain
Stores
.com
39
.jp
9
.co.jp
2
.net
1
.info
1
.vercel.app
1
.com.jp.co.jp.net.info.vercel.app

Top BigCommerce Stores In Japan

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

Name
Domain
Rank
Created
www.plazajapan.com
7,153
2016/12/30
Tuttle Publishing
20,061
2016/12/30
Shopping In Japan
97,543
2016/12/30
WAWAZA
143,669
2019/08/02
CardShop Japan
358,071
2018/07/06

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