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The State of Miva Merchant in 2026

Updated May 15 2026

Founded in 1996, Miva Merchant Miva Merchant is an ecommerce platform with headquarters in San Diego, California.

In this report, we'll cover the following essential statistics on Miva Merchant usage.

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Miva Merchant Growth

At present, there are 1,505 live stores running on the Miva Merchant platform.

Here is the historical growth of stores running Miva Merchant.

  • Miva Merchant stores decreased -0.1% quarter-over-quarter in 2026 Q1.
  • Miva Merchant stores decreased -0% year-over-year in 2026 Q1.
Quarter
Active Stores
2020 Q4
1,226
2021 Q1
1,256
2021 Q2
1,245
2021 Q3
1,251
2021 Q4
1,264
2022 Q1
1,239
2022 Q2
1,237
2022 Q3
1,217
2022 Q4
1,190
2023 Q1
1,181
2023 Q2
1,168
2023 Q3
1,147
2023 Q4
1,640
2024 Q1
1,660
2024 Q2
1,605
2024 Q3
1,582
2024 Q4
1,531
2025 Q1
1,510
2025 Q2
1,510
2025 Q3
1,470
2025 Q4
1,499
2026 Q1
1,507
2026 Q2 (to date)
1,505
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 Miva Merchant store was first created but we use a heuristic that includes historical DNS data which provides a reasonable approximation.

Social Media Usage On Miva Merchant 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.

  • Facebook is used by 42.0% of Miva Merchant stores.
  • Instagram is used by 29.0% of Miva Merchant stores.
  • Twitter is used by 22.2% of Miva Merchant stores.
Type
Stores
Facebook
632
Instagram
437
Twitter
334
YouTube
307
LinkedIn
176
Pinterest
167
Tiktok
27
Soundcloud
7
Facebook Group
7
Yelp
5
Applemusic
4

Contact Information On Miva Merchant 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.

  • 75% of Miva Merchant stores provide a phone number on their website
  • 36% of Miva Merchant stores have an email on their website
Type
Stores
Phone
1,133
Email
542

Top Categories For Miva Merchant Stores

Here is the breakdown of industry verticals for stores on Miva Merchant.

  • 13.9% of Miva Merchant stores sell Home & Garden products.
  • 11.0% of Miva Merchant stores sell Autos & Vehicles products.
  • 9.5% of Miva Merchant stores sell Apparel products.

Top Countries For Miva Merchant Stores

Here are the top countries for stores using Miva Merchant.

  • 57.8% of Miva Merchant stores are in United States
  • 1.1% of Miva Merchant stores are in Canada
  • 0.3% of Miva Merchant stores are in United Kingdom
  • 0.3% of Miva Merchant stores are in New Zealand

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

Number Of Employees For Miva Merchant Stores

Here is the breakdown of Miva Merchant stores by the number of employees.

  • 89.7% of Miva Merchant stores have Unknown employees.
  • 6.2% of Miva Merchant stores have 1 - 9 employees.
  • 2.3% of Miva Merchant stores have 10 - 24 employees.
Employees
Stores
Unknown
1,350
1 - 9
93
10 - 24
35
25 - 49
16
50 - 99
7
100 - 249
2
1000 - 4999
1
5000+
1

Number Of Products Sold For Miva Merchant Stores

Here is the breakdown of Miva Merchant stores by the number of products that they sell.

  • 19.9% of Miva Merchant stores sell 1 - 9 different products.
  • 16.9% of Miva Merchant stores sell 250 - 999 different products.
  • 15.5% of Miva Merchant stores sell 100 - 249 different products.
Products Sold
Stores
1 - 9
300
10 - 24
77
25 - 49
136
50 - 99
29
100 - 249
233
250 - 999
254
1000 - 4999
153
5000 - 9999
44
10000 - 24999
55
25000 - 99999
14

Top Technologies on Miva Merchant Stores

We're tracking 192 different technologies that have 8,065 collective installs on Miva Merchant stores.

  • Google Adsense is used by 43.9% of Miva Merchant stores.
  • Google Ads Pixel is used by 42.7% of Miva Merchant stores.
  • Google Tag Manager is used by 42.3% of Miva Merchant stores.

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

Top Shipping Carriers Used By Miva Merchant Stores

  • UPS is used by 25.6% of Miva Merchant stores.
  • USPS is used by 18.9% of Miva Merchant stores.
  • Fedex is used by 13.8% of Miva Merchant stores.

Here are the top 10 shipping carriers across all Miva Merchant stores.

Shipping Carrier
Stores
UPS
386
USPS
285
Fedex
208
Purolator
4
Canada Post
3
Royal Mail
2
China Post
1
New Zealean Post
1
Australia Post
1
Correos
1

Miva Merchant Store Top-level Domain Distribution

.com is the most popular top-level domain for Miva Merchant 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.

  • 89.8% of Miva Merchant stores have a .com domain.
  • 3.0% of Miva Merchant stores have a .net domain.
  • 2.7% of Miva Merchant stores have a .org domain.
Top-level Domain
Stores
.com
1,351
.net
45
.org
40
.ca
10
.biz
8
.us
7
.info
6
.co.nz
5
.com.au
5
.store
3

Top Miva Merchant Stores

Here are the top stores, powered by Miva Merchant, ordered by store rank.

Name
Domain
Rank
Created
U.S. Scouting Service Project
1,667
2016/12/30
BONES Great American Eatery
4,718
2016/12/30
Wholesale Flowers & Supplies
7,088
2016/12/30
Marketview Liquor
8,118
2016/12/30
CozyWinters
8,651
2016/12/30

New Miva Merchant Stores

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

Name
Domain
Rank
Created
Magne Shade
6,283,922
2026/05/15
Arthritis Alternatives
7,339,861
2026/05/08
Apps.Miva.com
3,163,965
2026/04/24
www.wolfpawhosting.com
8,504,054
2026/04/24
gardnerfamilylp.net
7,455,675
2026/04/17

Stores Switching to Miva Merchant From Other Platforms

Over the last 90 days, Miva Merchant has taken 10 merchants from competitive ecommerce platforms.

Platform
Stores

Here are the top stores that have switched to Miva Merchant from competitive ecommerce platforms.

Name
Domain
Rank
Last Platform
Changed
Veniero's Cheesecakes
9,671
WooCommerce
2026/04/23
Enwild
68,311
Custom Cart
2026/05/16
Blue Ridge Mountain Gifts
217,596
Custom Cart
2026/02/18
Millwork.com
281,784
Magento
2026/05/15
ACL Hygienic Sanitary Fittings
945,017
WooCommerce
2026/04/20

Stores Switching from Miva Merchant To Other Platforms

Over the last 90 days, Miva Merchant has lost 15 merchants to competitive platforms.

Platform
Stores
10

Here are the top Miva Merchant stores that have recently changed to a competitive platform.

Name
Domain
Rank
New Platform
Changed
Direct Colors
13,204
Shopify
2026/04/26
Datacomm Cables, Inc. - Cables.com
58,542
Shopify
2026/05/03
SerendipiTea
141,861
Shopify
2026/03/15
Moody Leather
178,143
Shopify
2026/03/15
Just a moment...
184,135
Custom Cart
2026/04/13

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