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The State of EC-CUBE in 2025

Updated Mar 21 2025

In this report, we'll cover the following essential statistics on EC-CUBE usage.

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EC-CUBE Growth

At present, there are 2,259 live stores running on the EC-CUBE platform.

Here is the historical growth of stores running EC-CUBE.

  • EC-CUBE stores decreased -2.0% quarter-over-quarter in 2024 Q4.
Quarter
Active Stores
2024 Q1
2,051
2024 Q2
2,292
2024 Q3
2,362
2024 Q4
2,305
2025 Q1 (to date)
2,259
Active Stores by Quarter
2024 Q12024 Q22024 Q32024 Q42025 Q102004006008001,0001,2001,4001,6001,8002,0002,2002,400

Note: the store counts displayed in this section are based on actual historical store counts.

It's hard to know exactly when a EC-CUBE store was first created but we use a heuristic that includes historical DNS data which provides a reasonable approximation.

Social Media Usage On EC-CUBE 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.

  • Instagram is used by 20.8% of EC-CUBE stores.
  • Facebook is used by 17.8% of EC-CUBE stores.
  • Twitter is used by 13.5% of EC-CUBE stores.
Type
Stores
Instagram
469
Facebook
401
Twitter
304
YouTube
116
LinkedIn
21
Tiktok
12
Pinterest
9
Facebook Group
1

Contact Information On EC-CUBE Stores

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

  • 37% of EC-CUBE stores provide a phone number on their website
  • 27% of EC-CUBE stores have an email on their website
Type
Stores
Phone
825
Email
606

Top Categories For EC-CUBE Stores

Here is the breakdown of industry verticals for stores on EC-CUBE.

  • 0.7% of EC-CUBE stores sell Home & Garden products.
  • 0.5% of EC-CUBE stores sell Apparel products.
  • 0.4% of EC-CUBE stores sell Food & Drink products.
Home & GardenApparelFood & DrinkBusiness & IndustrialGifts & Special EventsBeauty & FitnessHealthSportsAntiques & CollectiblesComputersPeople & SocietyWeddingConsumer ElectronicsPets & AnimalsArts & EntertainmentGamesToys & HobbiesSafety & SurvivalTravel

Top Countries For EC-CUBE Stores

Here are the top countries for stores using EC-CUBE.

  • 41.2% of EC-CUBE stores are in Japan
  • 0.7% of EC-CUBE stores are in Ecuador
  • 0.2% of EC-CUBE stores are in Korea (the Republic of)
  • 0.2% of EC-CUBE stores are in United States

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

Number Of Employees For EC-CUBE Stores

Here is the breakdown of EC-CUBE stores by the number of employees.

  • 98.6% of EC-CUBE stores have Unknown employees.
  • 0.6% of EC-CUBE stores have 1 - 9 employees.
  • 0.2% of EC-CUBE stores have 250 - 999 employees.
Employees
Stores
Unknown
2,228
1 - 9
13
10 - 24
3
25 - 49
5
50 - 99
4
250 - 999
5
5000+
1
Unknown

Number Of Products Sold For EC-CUBE Stores

Here is the breakdown of EC-CUBE stores by the number of products that they sell.

  • 21.8% of EC-CUBE stores sell 1 - 9 different products.
  • 14.7% of EC-CUBE stores sell 100 - 249 different products.
  • 13.9% of EC-CUBE stores sell 250 - 999 different products.
Products Sold
Stores
1 - 9
492
10 - 24
168
25 - 49
272
50 - 99
66
100 - 249
332
250 - 999
315
1000 - 4999
145
5000 - 9999
39
10000 - 24999
34
25000 - 99999
25
1 - 910 - 2425 - 4950 - 99100 - 249250 - 9991000 - 49995000 - 999910000 - 24999

Top Technologies on EC-CUBE Stores

We're tracking 74 different technologies that have 7,043 collective installs on EC-CUBE stores.

  • Google Analytics is used by 53.8% of EC-CUBE stores.
  • Google Adsense is used by 47.3% of EC-CUBE stores.
  • Google Tag Manager is used by 47.1% of EC-CUBE stores.

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

Top Shipping Carriers Used By EC-CUBE Stores

  • Japan Post is used by 56.9% of EC-CUBE stores.
  • Yamato Transport is used by 4.8% of EC-CUBE stores.
  • Sagawa Express is used by 3.2% of EC-CUBE stores.

Here are the top 8 shipping carriers across all EC-CUBE stores.

Shipping Carrier
Stores
Japan Post
1,286
Yamato Transport
109
Sagawa Express
73
USPS
2
Canada Post
1
Royal Mail
1
Fedex
1
UPS
1

EC-CUBE Store Top-level Domain Distribution

.com is the most popular top-level domain for EC-CUBE 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.

  • 46.9% of EC-CUBE stores have a .com domain.
  • 25.9% of EC-CUBE stores have a .jp domain.
  • 11.4% of EC-CUBE stores have a .co.jp domain.
Top-level Domain
Stores
.com
1,060
.jp
585
.co.jp
257
.net
165
.shop
42
.biz
25
.org
13
.info
11
.online
11
.tokyo
7
.com.jp.co.jp.net.shop

Top EC-CUBE Stores

Here are the top stores, powered by EC-CUBE, ordered by store rank.

Name
Domain
Rank
Created
MTG通販】品揃え日本最大級の通販サイト
11,175
2019/03/29
www.kosho.or.jp
11,774
2016/12/30
【公式】マイケル・コース │MICHAEL KORS 公式オンラインストア
24,385
2016/12/30
www.melonbooks.co.jp
24,467
2016/12/30
morecon.jp
55,185
2016/12/30

New EC-CUBE Stores

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

Name
Domain
Rank
Created
ANIDERM
3,467,614
2025/03/21
jidoushamura.jp
3,733,964
2025/03/21
kumesentokuhan.com
8,065,612
2025/03/21
MYページ | トロロックスお客様センター
13,011,263
2025/03/21
www.hamadaya-honten.jp
3,131,678
2025/03/14

Stores Switching to EC-CUBE From Other Platforms

Over the last 90 days, EC-CUBE has taken 6 merchants from competitive ecommerce platforms.

Platform
Stores
Custom CartColor Me ShopShopify

Here are the top stores that have switched to EC-CUBE from competitive ecommerce platforms.

Name
Domain
Rank
Last Platform
Changed
ドクターズコスメ高須英津子開発スキンケア化粧品Jullants【ジュランツ】
271,065
Custom Cart
2025/03/03
kunihamonet.com
564,974
Custom Cart
2025/03/12
www.sekinoichi.com
699,418
Custom Cart
2025/02/25
hanger-ya.com
1,549,231
Custom Cart
2024/12/30
mangyoku.jp
3,584,335
Color Me Shop
2025/02/12

Stores Switching from EC-CUBE To Other Platforms

Over the last 90 days, EC-CUBE has lost 20 merchants to competitive platforms.

Platform
Stores
1
Custom CartShopifyFuture ShopColor Me ShopBASE

Here are the top EC-CUBE stores that have recently changed to a competitive platform.

Name
Domain
Rank
New Platform
Changed
www.body-guard.jp
103,681
Custom Cart
2025/03/09
www.hazaiya.co.jp
173,189
Custom Cart
2025/02/18
販売実績国内No.1 信頼のある専門店 全日本クロスボウ販売 クロスボウジャパン
813,938
Custom Cart
2025/03/09
お風呂ポスター専門店小さなオアシス
1,449,378
Shopify
2025/01/12
SEOに最適な中古ドメイン(オールドドメイン)の販売・取得
1,783,140
Custom Cart
2025/02/24

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