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The State of Future Shop in 2026
In this report, we'll cover the following essential statistics on Future Shop usage.
- Future Shop growth
- Social media usage on Future Shop stores
- Contact information on Future Shop stores
- Top categories for Future Shop stores
- Top countries for Future Shop stores
- Number of employees for Future Shop stores
- Number of products sold for Future Shop stores
- Top Future Shop technologies
- Top Shipping Carriers used by Future Shop stores
- Future Shop store top-level domain distribution
- Top Future Shop stores
- New Future Shop stores
- Stores switching to Future Shop from other platforms
- Stores switching from Future Shop to other platforms
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Future Shop Growth
At present, there are 2,015 live stores running on the Future Shop platform.
Here is the historical growth of stores running Future Shop.
- Future Shop stores decreased -2.7% quarter-over-quarter in 2025 Q4.
- Future Shop stores increased 2% year-over-year in 2025 Q4.
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 Future Shop store was first created but we use a heuristic that includes historical DNS data which provides a reasonable approximation.
Social Media Usage On Future Shop 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 62.7% of Future Shop stores.
- Facebook is used by 36.8% of Future Shop stores.
- Twitter is used by 36.1% of Future Shop stores.
Contact Information On Future Shop 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.
- 69% of Future Shop stores provide a phone number on their website
- 44% of Future Shop stores have an email on their website
Top Categories For Future Shop Stores
Here is the breakdown of industry verticals for stores on Future Shop.
- 19.2% of Future Shop stores sell Apparel products.
- 13.2% of Future Shop stores sell Food & Drink products.
- 7.7% of Future Shop stores sell Home & Garden products.
Top Countries For Future Shop Stores
Here are the top countries for stores using Future Shop.
- 100.0% of Future Shop stores are in Japan
With a paid account, stores can also be segmented by region and city.
Number Of Employees For Future Shop Stores
Here is the breakdown of Future Shop stores by the number of employees.
- 97.3% of Future Shop stores have Unknown employees.
- 1.0% of Future Shop stores have 1 - 9 employees.
- 0.5% of Future Shop stores have 10 - 24 employees.
Number Of Products Sold For Future Shop Stores
Here is the breakdown of Future Shop stores by the number of products that they sell.
- 20.4% of Future Shop stores sell 100 - 249 different products.
- 16.0% of Future Shop stores sell 250 - 999 different products.
- 15.3% of Future Shop stores sell 1 - 9 different products.
Top Technologies on Future Shop Stores
We're tracking 64 different technologies that have 16,416 collective installs on Future Shop stores.
- reCAPTCHA is used by 97.3% of Future Shop stores.
- Amazon Pay is used by 96.7% of Future Shop stores.
- Google Tag Manager is used by 91.5% of Future Shop stores.
Here are the top 10 third-party technologies, ordered by number of installs, across all Future Shop stores.
Top Shipping Carriers Used By Future Shop Stores
- Yamato Transport is used by 8.7% of Future Shop stores.
- Sagawa Express is used by 5.5% of Future Shop stores.
- Japan Post is used by 3.2% of Future Shop stores.
Here are the top 4 shipping carriers across all Future Shop stores.
Future Shop Store Top-level Domain Distribution
.com is the most popular top-level domain for Future Shop 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.
- 38.9% of Future Shop stores have a .com domain.
- 36.2% of Future Shop stores have a .jp domain.
- 13.2% of Future Shop stores have a .co.jp domain.
Top Future Shop Stores
Here are the top stores, powered by Future Shop, ordered by store rank.
New Future Shop Stores
Here are the 5 highest-ranked stores added most recently.
Stores Switching to Future Shop From Other Platforms
Over the last 90 days, Future Shop has taken 16 merchants from competitive ecommerce platforms.
Here are the top stores that have switched to Future Shop from competitive ecommerce platforms.
Stores Switching from Future Shop To Other Platforms
Over the last 90 days, Future Shop has lost 49 merchants to competitive platforms.
Here are the top Future Shop stores that have recently changed to a competitive platform.
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- Social Media accounts
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- Phone numbers
- Country
- Third-party technologies
- Creation date
- Platform
- Top-level domains
- Domain status
- Domain type
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