The State of Launch Cart in 2023

In this report, we'll cover the following essential statistics on Launch Cart usage.

• Launch Cart growth
• Social media usage on Launch Cart stores
• Contact information on Launch Cart stores
• Top categories for Launch Cart stores
• Top countries for Launch Cart stores
• Number of products sold for Launch Cart stores
• Top Launch Cart technologies
• Top Shipping Carriers used by Launch Cart stores
• Launch Cart store top-level domain distribution
• Top Launch Cart stores
• New Launch Cart stores
• Stores switching to Launch Cart from other platforms
• Stores switching from Launch Cart to other platforms

Launch Cart Growth

At present, there are 695 live stores running on the Launch Cart platform.

Here is the historical growth of stores running Launch Cart.

• Launch Cart stores increased 7.0% quarter-over-quarter in 2022 Q4.
• Launch Cart stores increased 54% year-over-year in 2022 Q4.

It's hard to know exactly when a Launch Cart store was first created but we use a heuristic combining DNS and WHOIS data that provides a reasonable approximation.

Social Media Usage On Launch Cart 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 31.9% of Launch Cart stores.
• Facebook is used by 28.1% of Launch Cart stores.
• YouTube is used by 11.5% of Launch Cart stores.

Contact Information On Launch Cart 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 Launch Cart stores have an email on their website
• 16% of Launch Cart stores provide a phone number on their website

Top Categories For Launch Cart Stores

Here is the breakdown of industry verticals for stores on Launch Cart.

• 28.9% of Launch Cart stores sell Apparel products.
• 4.3% of Launch Cart stores sell Home & Garden products.
• 4.2% of Launch Cart stores sell Arts & Entertainment products.

Top Countries For Launch Cart Stores

Here are the top countries for stores using Launch Cart.

• 13.4% of Launch Cart stores are in United States
• 2.9% of Launch Cart stores are in United Kingdom
• 0.7% of Launch Cart stores are in Canada
• 0.6% of Launch Cart stores are in Australia

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

Number Of Products Sold For Launch Cart Stores

Here is the breakdown of Launch Cart stores by the number of products that they sell.

• 68.8% of Launch Cart stores sell 1 - 9 different products.
• 2.3% of Launch Cart stores sell 10 - 24 different products.
• 2.3% of Launch Cart stores sell 25 - 49 different products.

Top Technologies on Launch Cart Stores

We're tracking 21 different technologies that have 1,112 collective installs on Launch Cart stores.

• reCAPTCHA is used by 92.1% of Launch Cart stores.
• Google Tag Manager is used by 15.8% of Launch Cart stores.
• Google Adsense is used by 14.0% of Launch Cart stores.

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

Top Shipping Carriers Used By Launch Cart Stores

• Fedex is used by 51.5% of Launch Cart stores.
• USPS is used by 1.7% of Launch Cart stores.
• UPS is used by 0.3% of Launch Cart stores.

Here are the top 5 shipping carriers across all Launch Cart stores.

Launch Cart Store Top-level Domain Distribution

.com is the most popular top-level domain for Launch Cart 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.

• 43.7% of Launch Cart stores have a .com domain.
• 43.2% of Launch Cart stores have a .store domain.
• 2.2% of Launch Cart stores have a .co.uk domain.

Top Launch Cart Stores

Here are the top stores, powered by Launch Cart, ordered by store rank.

New Launch Cart Stores

Here are the 5 highest-ranked stores added most recently.

Stores Switching to Launch Cart From Other Platforms

Over the last 90 days, Launch Cart has taken 4 merchants from competitive ecommerce platforms.

Here are the top stores that have switched to Launch Cart from competitive ecommerce platforms.

Stores Switching from Launch Cart To Other Platforms

Over the last 90 days, Launch Cart has lost 4 merchants to competitive platforms.

Here are the top Launch Cart stores that have recently changed to a competitive platform.

Get more insights on Launch Cart stores

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• Social Media accounts
• Email address
• Phone numbers
• Country
• Third-party technologies
• Creation date
• Platform
• Top-level domains
• Domain status
• Domain type

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