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The State of Nexternal in 2026

Updated Mar 6 2026

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

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Nexternal Growth

At present, there are 212 live stores running on the Nexternal platform.

Here is the historical growth of stores running Nexternal.

  • Nexternal stores decreased -5.8% quarter-over-quarter in 2025 Q4.
  • Nexternal stores increased 1306% year-over-year in 2025 Q4.
Quarter
Active Stores
2024 Q3
213
2024 Q4
16
2025 Q1
100
2025 Q2
74
2025 Q3
157
2025 Q4
225
2026 Q1 (to date)
212
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 49.1% of Nexternal stores.
  • Instagram is used by 39.6% of Nexternal stores.
  • Twitter is used by 29.2% of Nexternal stores.
Type
Stores
Facebook
104
Instagram
84
Twitter
62
LinkedIn
43
YouTube
43
Pinterest
15
Yelp
7
Tiktok
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.

  • 87% of Nexternal stores provide a phone number on their website
  • 80% of Nexternal stores have an email on their website
Type
Stores
Phone
184
Email
169

Top Categories For Nexternal Stores

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

  • 35.8% of Nexternal stores sell Food & Drink products.
  • 9.4% of Nexternal stores sell Business & Industrial products.
  • 9.0% of Nexternal stores sell Home & Garden products.

Top Countries For Nexternal Stores

Here are the top countries for stores using Nexternal.

  • 76.9% of Nexternal stores are in United States
  • 1.4% of Nexternal stores are in Canada
Country
Stores
3

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Number Of Employees For Nexternal Stores

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

  • 89.2% of Nexternal stores have Unknown employees.
  • 3.8% of Nexternal stores have 10 - 24 employees.
  • 1.9% of Nexternal stores have 50 - 99 employees.
Employees
Stores
Unknown
189
1 - 9
1
10 - 24
8
25 - 49
4
50 - 99
4
100 - 249
3
250 - 999
2
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.

  • 8.0% of Nexternal stores sell 100 - 249 different products.
  • 6.6% of Nexternal stores sell 1 - 9 different products.
  • 4.2% of Nexternal stores sell 10 - 24 different products.
Products Sold
Stores
1 - 9
14
10 - 24
9
25 - 49
6
50 - 99
6
100 - 249
17
250 - 999
7
1000 - 4999
5

Top Technologies on Nexternal Stores

We're tracking 36 different technologies that have 854 collective installs on Nexternal stores.

  • reCAPTCHA is used by 99.5% of Nexternal stores.
  • Facebook SDK is used by 58.5% of Nexternal stores.
  • Google Analytics is used by 40.1% 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 9.4% of Nexternal stores.
  • USPS is used by 9.4% of Nexternal stores.
  • Fedex is used by 6.1% of Nexternal stores.

Here are the top 3 shipping carriers across all Nexternal stores.

Shipping Carrier
Stores
UPS
20
USPS
20
Fedex
13

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.

  • 92.0% of Nexternal stores have a .com domain.
  • 3.8% of Nexternal stores have a .org domain.
  • 2.4% of Nexternal stores have a .net domain.
Top-level Domain
Stores
.com
195
.org
8
.net
5
.ca
3
.biz
1

Top Nexternal Stores

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

Name
Domain
Rank
Created
www.txscientific.com
448,796
2019/12/13
www.stockli.biz
8,286,912
2018/06/08
www.stockli.ca
11,137,314
2024/08/23
onlinestore.usatoday.com
11,644,697
2016/12/30
San Francisco Sourdough bread
11,647,981
2016/12/30

New Nexternal Stores

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

Name
Domain
Rank
Created
shop.trufflepigwinery.com
11,685,159
2026/01/30
b2b.brightz.com
11,775,583
2025/11/28
shop.wildsun.com
11,698,770
2025/08/29
store.inngathering.com
11,760,061
2025/08/15
shop.windvineyards.com
11,718,554
2025/02/14

Stores Switching to Nexternal From Other Platforms

Over the last 90 days, Nexternal has taken 3 merchants from competitive ecommerce platforms.

Platform
Stores

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

Name
Domain
Rank
Last Platform
Changed
Noodle & Boo, LLC
11,671,773
Shopify
2026/02/21
store.schrammsmead.com
11,686,270
Custom Cart
2026/02/16
shop.zpartzinc.com
12,782,637
Custom Cart
2026/02/20

Stores Switching from Nexternal To Other Platforms

Over the last 90 days, Nexternal has lost 3 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
Way Safety Inc.
1,517,546
WooCommerce
2026/01/25
Century Pharmaceuticals' Store
11,682,331
BigCommerce
2026/02/27
Duval Paint
11,717,679
Shopify
2026/01/11

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