Check out our free Chrome Extension.

Shopify Stores in California, United States

Updated Feb 20 2026

There are 172,249 live Shopify stores in California in the United States.

In this report, we'll cover the following essential statistics on Shopify stores in California in the United States.

Download a complete list of Shopify stores in California in the United States with a paid account.
Create a free account to get a feel for the data we provide.

Shopify Growth in California in the United States

  • Shopify stores in California in the United States decreased -24.1% quarter-over-quarter in 2025 Q4.
  • Shopify stores in California in the United States increased 93% year-over-year in 2025 Q4.

Here is Shopify's quarter-over-quarter growth in California in the United States.

Quarter
Active Stores
2017 Q1
2,145
2017 Q2
1,363
2017 Q3
1,501
2017 Q4
1,862
2018 Q1
1,870
2018 Q2
5,368
2018 Q3
2,561
2018 Q4
2,022
2019 Q1
2,642
2019 Q2
2,392
2019 Q3
2,604
2019 Q4
2,302
2020 Q1
2,517
2020 Q2
3,887
2020 Q3
4,519
2020 Q4
4,122
2021 Q1
4,190
2021 Q2
3,489
2021 Q3
4,084
2021 Q4
3,409
2022 Q1
2,939
2022 Q2
2,759
2022 Q3
4,326
2022 Q4
3,135
2023 Q1
3,785
2023 Q2
4,361
2023 Q3
4,944
2023 Q4
5,233
2024 Q1
5,462
2024 Q2
6,241
2024 Q3
5,956
2024 Q4
6,526
2025 Q1
7,008
2025 Q2
7,784
2025 Q3
9,892
2025 Q4
12,610
2026 Q1
9,573
Active Stores by Quarter

Note: the store counts displayed in this section only include stores that are still currently active (rather than actual historical store counts). Historical data is available through our API on the Elite or Enterprise plan.

It's hard to know exactly when a Shopify store was first created but we use a heuristic that includes historical DNS data which provides a reasonable approximation.

Cities With The Most Shopify Stores In California in the United States

Here is the city distribution of Shopify stores in California in the United States. We're only showing the top 15 cities here but you can see the full list in Store Leads.

  • 31,065 Shopify stores in the United States are based in Los Angeles.
  • 7,449 Shopify stores in the United States are based in San Diego.
  • 5,938 Shopify stores in the United States are based in San Francisco.
City
Stores
31,065
7,449
3,472
3,208
2,808
1,951
1,804
1,704
1,639
1,374
1,360
1,309

Social Media Usage On Shopify Stores In California In the United States

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.

  • Instagram is used by 49.6% of Shopify stores in California in the United States.
  • Facebook is used by 28.2% of Shopify stores in California in the United States.
  • YouTube is used by 14.2% of Shopify stores in California in the United States.
Type
Stores
Instagram
85,496
Facebook
48,575
YouTube
24,525
Tiktok
23,426
Twitter
18,660
Pinterest
16,760
LinkedIn
12,438
Facebook Group
1,289

Contact Information On Shopify Stores In California In the United States

Email remains an extremely popular communication channel for merchants. Many merchants also provide a phone number so that their customers can reach them instantly.

  • 54% of Shopify stores in California in the United States have an email on their website
  • 27% of Shopify stores in California in the United States provide a phone number on their website
Type
Stores
Email
93,478
Phone
47,234

Top Categories For Shopify Stores In California In the United States

Here is the breakdown of industry verticals for Shopify stores in California in the United States.

  • 29.8% of Shopify stores in California in the United States sell Apparel products.
  • 10.8% of Shopify stores in California in the United States sell Home & Garden products.
  • 10.7% of Shopify stores in California in the United States sell Beauty & Fitness products.

Top Shopify Apps used in California in the United States

Here are the top 10 apps, ordered by number of installs, across all Shopify stores in California.

With a paid account on Store Leads, you'll be able to see which stores have installed specific apps. You can also see when specific apps were installed (or uninstalled) by each store.

Employee Breakdown for Shopify stores in California

Here is the breakdown of Shopify stores in California by the number of employees.

Employees
Stores
Unknown
159,668
1 - 9
7,185
10 - 24
2,175
25 - 49
1,203
50 - 99
755
100 - 249
570
250 - 999
516
1000 - 4999
140
5000+
37

Top Shipping Carriers For Shopify Stores In California In the United States

  • 18.3% of Shopify stores in California in the United States ship by USPS.
  • 11.1% of Shopify stores in California in the United States ship by UPS.
  • 7.6% of Shopify stores in California in the United States ship by Fedex.

Here are the top shipping carriers for stores on Shopify in California in the United States.

Shipping Carriers
Stores
USPS
31,574
UPS
19,160
Fedex
13,112
DHL
628
Canada Post
525
Royal Mail
218
Australia Post
174
China Post
116
Correos
95
Purolator
45

Top-level Domain Distribution For Shopify Stores In California In the United States

.com is the most common top-level domain, by far, for world-wide Shopify stores. Some countries have been faster than others to adopt alternate (such as country-specific) top-level domains.

  • 87.0% of Shopify stores in California in the United States have a .com domain.
  • 2.5% of Shopify stores in California in the United States have a .shop domain.
  • 2.1% of Shopify stores in California in the United States have a .co domain.

Here is the top-level domain distribution for Shopify stores in California in the United States.

Top-level Domain
Stores
.com
149,786
.shop
4,278
.co
3,661
.store
3,276
.net
2,250
.us
2,182
.org
1,696
.la
366
.online
270
.io
253

Top Shopify Stores In California In the United States

Here are the top stores in California in the United States ordered by worldwide store rank.

Name
Domain
City
Rank
Created
Fashion Nova
171
2017/01/27
Ring
215
2016/12/30
Fenty Beauty
238
2016/12/30
Frankies Bikinis
248
2016/12/30
Ridge
258
2019/04/12

Get more insights on Shopify stores

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

You can segment stores on a variety of dimensions:

  • Social Media accounts
  • Email address
  • Phone numbers
  • Country
  • Installed Apps
  • Theme and Theme Vendor
  • Number of Products Sold
  • 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 Shopify stores, create a free account and have a look for yourself.

Other Reports

Have a look at these other reports to get a taste for what you can do with Store Leads.