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The State of PhotoShelter in 2026

Updated Aug 7 2026

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

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PhotoShelter Growth

At present, there are 3,774 live stores running on the PhotoShelter platform.

Here is the historical growth of stores running PhotoShelter.

  • PhotoShelter stores decreased -26.0% quarter-over-quarter in 2026 Q2.
  • PhotoShelter stores decreased -7% year-over-year in 2026 Q2.
Quarter
Active Stores
2023 Q3
922
2023 Q4
939
2024 Q1
923
2024 Q2
2,506
2024 Q3
8,665
2024 Q4
8,549
2025 Q1
8,429
2025 Q2
5,502
2025 Q3
6,092
2025 Q4
6,304
2026 Q1
5,155
2026 Q2
5,102
2026 Q3 (to date)
3,774
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 PhotoShelter store was first created but we use a heuristic that includes historical DNS data which provides a reasonable approximation.

Social Media Usage On PhotoShelter 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 3.2% of PhotoShelter stores.
  • Twitter is used by 2.0% of PhotoShelter stores.
  • Instagram is used by 1.4% of PhotoShelter stores.
Type
Stores
Facebook
122
Twitter
75
Instagram
54
YouTube
7
Pinterest
4
LinkedIn
3
Facebook Group
1

Contact Information On PhotoShelter 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.

  • 9% of PhotoShelter stores provide a phone number on their website
  • 5% of PhotoShelter stores have an email on their website
Type
Stores
Phone
336
Email
190

Top Categories For PhotoShelter Stores

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

  • 9.2% of PhotoShelter stores sell Photo & Video Services products.
  • 2.4% of PhotoShelter stores sell Sports products.
  • 1.9% of PhotoShelter stores sell Arts & Entertainment products.

Top Countries For PhotoShelter Stores

Here are the top countries for stores using PhotoShelter.

  • 6.3% of PhotoShelter stores are in United States
  • 2.1% of PhotoShelter stores are in United Kingdom
  • 0.8% of PhotoShelter stores are in Canada
  • 0.5% of PhotoShelter stores are in Italy

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

Number Of Employees For PhotoShelter Stores

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

  • 99.8% of PhotoShelter stores have Unknown employees.
  • 0.1% of PhotoShelter stores have 1 - 9 employees.
  • 0.1% of PhotoShelter stores have 1000 - 4999 employees.
Employees
Stores
Unknown
3,768
1 - 9
2
100 - 249
1
250 - 999
1
1000 - 4999
2

Number Of Products Sold For PhotoShelter Stores

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

  • 15.0% of PhotoShelter stores sell 1 - 9 different products.
  • 3.3% of PhotoShelter stores sell 250 - 999 different products.
  • 3.2% of PhotoShelter stores sell 10 - 24 different products.
Products Sold
Stores
1 - 9
565
10 - 24
122
25 - 49
110
50 - 99
19
100 - 249
110
250 - 999
123
1000 - 4999
48
5000 - 9999
21
10000 - 24999
14
25000 - 99999
4

Top Technologies on PhotoShelter Stores

We're tracking 52 different technologies that have 39,334 collective installs on PhotoShelter stores.

  • Google Adsense is used by 99.9% of PhotoShelter stores.
  • Google Analytics 4 is used by 99.9% of PhotoShelter stores.
  • Google Ads Pixel is used by 99.9% of PhotoShelter stores.

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

Top Shipping Carriers Used By PhotoShelter Stores

  • Fedex is used by 0.1% of PhotoShelter stores.
  • New Zealean Post is used by 0.0% of PhotoShelter stores.
  • UPS is used by 0.0% of PhotoShelter stores.

Here are the top 6 shipping carriers across all PhotoShelter stores.

Shipping Carrier
Stores
Fedex
2
New Zealean Post
1
UPS
1
Royal Mail
1
Canada Post
1
USPS
1

PhotoShelter Store Top-level Domain Distribution

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

  • 92.7% of PhotoShelter stores have a .com domain.
  • 1.5% of PhotoShelter stores have a .co.uk domain.
  • 0.9% of PhotoShelter stores have a .net domain.
Top-level Domain
Stores
.com
3,498
.co.uk
56
.net
33
.ca
18
.photography
14
.com.au
13
.nl
12
.co.nz
10
.it
9
.org
8

Top PhotoShelter Stores

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

Name
Domain
Rank
Created
Steve Schapiro
264,144
2023/09/22
George Steinmetz
300,401
2023/09/22
Engbretson Underwater Photography
331,781
2016/12/30
Steve McLaughlin Photography
526,181
2023/09/22
Icelevel
743,808
2023/09/22

New PhotoShelter Stores

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

Name
Domain
Rank
Created
Jeff Mosal
6,696,081
2026/08/07
Sarah Sisson
12,406,404
2026/08/07
Kevin Lozaw Photography
3,943,837
2026/07/31
Kritsana Pattayagorn Editorial Media
6,755,075
2026/07/31
Big Rig Photos Photos
12,892,723
2026/07/31

Stores Switching from PhotoShelter To Other Platforms

Over the last 90 days, PhotoShelter has lost 2 merchants to competitive platforms.

Platform
Stores

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

Name
Domain
Rank
New Platform
Changed
Nonsense
4,020,441
Squarespace
2026/06/17
Jade Bloomfield
10,649,004
Custom Cart
2026/08/03

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