Check out our free Chrome Extension.

The State of Miva Merchant in 2025

Updated Jan 24 2025

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.

Download a complete list of Miva Merchant stores with a paid account.
Create a free account to get a feel for the data we provide.

Miva Merchant Growth

At present, there are 1,520 live stores running on the Miva Merchant platform.

Here is the historical growth of stores running Miva Merchant.

  • Miva Merchant stores decreased -0.7% quarter-over-quarter in 2024 Q4.
  • Miva Merchant stores decreased -7% year-over-year in 2024 Q4.
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 (to date)
1,520
Active Stores by Quarter
2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q32021 Q42022 Q12022 Q22022 Q32022 Q42023 Q12023 Q22023 Q32023 Q42024 Q12024 Q22024 Q32024 Q42025 Q102004006008001,0001,2001,4001,6001,800

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 41.8% of Miva Merchant stores.
  • Instagram is used by 28.7% of Miva Merchant stores.
  • Twitter is used by 25.1% of Miva Merchant stores.
Type
Stores
Facebook
635
Instagram
436
Twitter
381
YouTube
311
Pinterest
188
LinkedIn
182
Tiktok
15
Facebook Group
7
Yelp
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.

  • 72% of Miva Merchant stores provide a phone number on their website
  • 40% of Miva Merchant stores have an email on their website
Type
Stores
Phone
1,100
Email
604

Top Categories For Miva Merchant Stores

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

  • 12.9% of Miva Merchant stores sell Home & Garden products.
  • 10.3% of Miva Merchant stores sell Autos & Vehicles products.
  • 8.8% of Miva Merchant stores sell Apparel products.
Home & GardenAutos & VehiclesApparelArts & EntertainmentBusiness & IndustrialSportsFood & DrinkPeople & SocietyToys & HobbiesHealthGifts & Special EventsComputersPets & AnimalsBeauty & FitnessAntiques & CollectiblesJobs & Education

Top Countries For Miva Merchant Stores

Here are the top countries for stores using Miva Merchant.

  • 56.6% of Miva Merchant stores are in United States
  • 1.0% of Miva Merchant stores are in Canada
  • 0.5% of Miva Merchant stores are in United Kingdom
  • 0.4% of Miva Merchant stores are in Australia

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.

  • 88.4% of Miva Merchant stores have Unknown employees.
  • 6.5% of Miva Merchant stores have 1 - 9 employees.
  • 2.6% of Miva Merchant stores have 10 - 24 employees.
Employees
Stores
Unknown
1,343
1 - 9
99
10 - 24
39
25 - 49
17
50 - 99
8
100 - 249
6
250 - 999
2
1000 - 4999
3
5000+
3
Unknown1 - 910 - 24

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 250 - 999 different products.
  • 19.5% of Miva Merchant stores sell 1 - 9 different products.
  • 17.8% of Miva Merchant stores sell 100 - 249 different products.
Products Sold
Stores
1 - 9
297
10 - 24
93
25 - 49
149
50 - 99
36
100 - 249
271
250 - 999
303
1000 - 4999
149
5000 - 9999
44
10000 - 24999
31
25000 - 99999
15
1 - 910 - 2425 - 4950 - 99100 - 249250 - 9991000 - 49995000 - 999910000 - 24999

Top Technologies on Miva Merchant Stores

We're tracking 178 different technologies that have 6,122 collective installs on Miva Merchant stores.

  • Google Adsense is used by 39.7% of Miva Merchant stores.
  • Google Tag Manager is used by 38.4% of Miva Merchant stores.
  • Google Analytics is used by 35.3% 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 25.3% of Miva Merchant stores.
  • USPS is used by 18.9% of Miva Merchant stores.
  • Fedex is used by 13.9% of Miva Merchant stores.

Here are the top 8 shipping carriers across all Miva Merchant stores.

Shipping Carrier
Stores
UPS
385
USPS
287
Fedex
211
Canada Post
4
Royal Mail
4
Purolator
2
Australia Post
1
New Zealean Post
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.

  • 89.9% of Miva Merchant stores have a .com domain.
  • 3.0% of Miva Merchant stores have a .net domain.
  • 2.8% of Miva Merchant stores have a .org domain.
Top-level Domain
Stores
.com
1,367
.net
45
.org
42
.ca
10
.biz
8
.us
7
.info
5
.com.au
5
.co.nz
4
.co.uk
4
.com.net.org

Top Miva Merchant Stores

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

Name
Domain
Rank
Created
Rally House
1,150
2016/12/30
The Paper Store
1,834
2016/12/30
Prairie Moon Nursery
2,128
2017/07/28
Woodworkers Source
2,437
2016/12/30
Ringside Collectibles
2,929
2016/12/30

New Miva Merchant Stores

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

Name
Domain
Rank
Created
Breakshops.com
9,353,243
2025/01/24
wearjenkins.com
6,495,188
2024/12/27
Precious Charms
8,116,542
2024/12/13
Mr. Aftermarket
8,244,788
2024/12/13
store.youcan.info
store.youcan.info
12,203,358
2024/12/13

Stores Switching to Miva Merchant From Other Platforms

Over the last 90 days, Miva Merchant has taken 9 merchants from competitive ecommerce platforms.

BigCommerceCustom CartBandcampWooCommerceShopifyNetSuite SuiteCommerce

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

Name
Domain
Rank
Last Platform
Changed
Modern Driveline
53,462
WooCommerce
2024/11/28
shoppittpanthers.com
82,529
BigCommerce
2024/12/04
accutronix.com
530,308
Custom Cart
2024/12/31
shopwmubroncos.com
1,178,512
BigCommerce
2024/12/11
Allied Hand Dryer
1,345,699
Shopify
2024/12/20

Stores Switching from Miva Merchant To Other Platforms

Over the last 90 days, Miva Merchant has lost 8 merchants to competitive platforms.

Platform
Stores
1
WooCommerceCustom CartWix

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

Name
Domain
Rank
New Platform
Changed
K Series Parts
22,960
Custom Cart
2025/01/12
Eagle Equipment
65,933
WooCommerce
2024/12/22
Love Is A Rose
115,981
Custom Cart
2025/01/05
Boyds Coffee
241,261
WooCommerce
2024/12/22
www.trojanlivestock.com
278,333
WooCommerce
2025/01/19

Get more insights on Miva Merchant stores

Our search interface is easy to use and helps you find the Miva Merchant stores that are relevant to you.

You can segment stores on a variety of dimensions:

  • Social Media accounts
  • Email address
  • Phone numbers
  • Country
  • Third-party technologies
  • Creation date
  • Platform
  • Top-level domains
  • Domain status
  • Domain type
Filter stores on social media presence
Filter on stores with Facebook accounts.

For more insights on Miva Merchant stores, create a free account and have a look for yourself.