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The State of Nexternal in 2026

Updated Aug 21 2026

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

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Nexternal Growth

At present, there are 71 live stores running on the Nexternal platform.

Here is the historical growth of stores running Nexternal.

  • Nexternal stores increased 1320.0% quarter-over-quarter in 2026 Q2.
  • Nexternal stores decreased -93% year-over-year in 2026 Q2.
Quarter
Active Stores
2024 Q3
213
2024 Q4
16
2025 Q1
100
2025 Q2
74
2025 Q3
157
2025 Q4
225
2026 Q1
206
2026 Q2
5
2026 Q3 (to date)
71
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 Nexternal store was first created but we use a heuristic that includes historical DNS data which provides a reasonable approximation.

Social Media Usage On Nexternal 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 40.8% of Nexternal stores.
  • Instagram is used by 31.0% of Nexternal stores.
  • Twitter is used by 29.6% of Nexternal stores.
Type
Stores
Facebook
29
Instagram
22
Twitter
21
YouTube
20
LinkedIn
19
Yelp
3
Pinterest
1

Contact Information On Nexternal 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.

  • 85% of Nexternal stores provide a phone number on their website
  • 76% of Nexternal stores have an email on their website
Type
Stores
Phone
60
Email
54

Top Categories For Nexternal Stores

Here is the breakdown of industry verticals for stores on Nexternal.

  • 22.5% of Nexternal stores sell Food & Drink products.
  • 11.3% of Nexternal stores sell Home & Garden products.
  • 7.0% of Nexternal stores sell Business & Industrial products.

Top Countries For Nexternal Stores

Here are the top countries for stores using Nexternal.

  • 74.6% of Nexternal stores are in United States
Country
Stores

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Number Of Employees For Nexternal Stores

Here is the breakdown of Nexternal stores by the number of employees.

  • 84.5% of Nexternal stores have Unknown employees.
  • 4.2% of Nexternal stores have 100 - 249 employees.
  • 4.2% of Nexternal stores have 10 - 24 employees.
Employees
Stores
Unknown
60
1 - 9
2
10 - 24
3
25 - 49
1
50 - 99
1
100 - 249
3
1000 - 4999
1

Number Of Products Sold For Nexternal Stores

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

  • 7.0% of Nexternal stores sell 1 - 9 different products.
  • 5.6% of Nexternal stores sell 100 - 249 different products.
  • 4.2% of Nexternal stores sell 250 - 999 different products.
Products Sold
Stores
1 - 9
5
10 - 24
3
25 - 49
3
50 - 99
3
100 - 249
4
250 - 999
3

Top Technologies on Nexternal Stores

We're tracking 34 different technologies that have 336 collective installs on Nexternal stores.

  • reCAPTCHA is used by 85.9% of Nexternal stores.
  • Facebook SDK is used by 47.9% of Nexternal stores.
  • Microsoft 365 is used by 42.3% of Nexternal stores.

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

Top Shipping Carriers Used By Nexternal Stores

  • UPS is used by 9.9% of Nexternal stores.
  • USPS is used by 7.0% of Nexternal stores.
  • Fedex is used by 5.6% of Nexternal stores.

Here are the top 4 shipping carriers across all Nexternal stores.

Shipping Carrier
Stores
UPS
7
USPS
5
Fedex
4
ORLEN
1

Nexternal Store Top-level Domain Distribution

.com is the most popular top-level domain for Nexternal 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.

  • 93.0% of Nexternal stores have a .com domain.
  • 4.2% of Nexternal stores have a .org domain.
  • 2.8% of Nexternal stores have a .net domain.
Top-level Domain
Stores
.com
66
.org
3
.net
2

Top Nexternal Stores

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

Name
Domain
Rank
Created
store.foundersbrewing.com
12,086,197
2018/02/02
jungleshop.junglejims.com
12,088,405
2016/12/30
Vital Farms
12,098,039
2020/08/21
shop.truecommerce.com
12,098,678
2021/02/12
shop.orfila.com
12,098,736
2016/12/30

New Nexternal Stores

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

Name
Domain
Rank
Created
b2b.brightz.com
12,132,524
2025/11/28
retailsolutions.blancdisplaygroup.com
12,517,325
2024/11/08
Adega Vinho
12,161,225
2024/10/18
Oceans, Reefs & Aquariums
12,118,853
2024/07/12
orderentry.ptsdiagnostics.com
12,124,373
2024/07/12

Stores Switching from Nexternal To Other Platforms

Over the last 90 days, Nexternal has lost 1 merchants to competitive platforms.

Platform
Stores

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

Name
Domain
Rank
New Platform
Changed
store.schrammsmead.com
12,122,783
Custom Cart
2026/08/22

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