Check out our free Chrome Extension.

Shopify Stores in North Carolina, United States

Updated Feb 20 2026

There are 29,034 live Shopify stores in North Carolina in the United States.

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

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

Shopify Growth in North Carolina in the United States

  • Shopify stores in North Carolina in the United States decreased -5.4% quarter-over-quarter in 2025 Q4.
  • Shopify stores in North Carolina in the United States increased 112% year-over-year in 2025 Q4.

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

Quarter
Active Stores
2017 Q1
276
2017 Q2
210
2017 Q3
213
2017 Q4
272
2018 Q1
262
2018 Q2
492
2018 Q3
326
2018 Q4
288
2019 Q1
407
2019 Q2
328
2019 Q3
409
2019 Q4
337
2020 Q1
385
2020 Q2
634
2020 Q3
665
2020 Q4
628
2021 Q1
742
2021 Q2
546
2021 Q3
614
2021 Q4
528
2022 Q1
545
2022 Q2
494
2022 Q3
712
2022 Q4
531
2023 Q1
670
2023 Q2
733
2023 Q3
822
2023 Q4
872
2024 Q1
994
2024 Q2
1,012
2024 Q3
1,011
2024 Q4
1,182
2025 Q1
1,312
2025 Q2
1,473
2025 Q3
1,873
2025 Q4
2,502
2026 Q1
2,367
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 North Carolina in the United States

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

  • 4,538 Shopify stores in the United States are based in Charlotte.
  • 2,370 Shopify stores in the United States are based in Raleigh.
  • 1,003 Shopify stores in the United States are based in Greensboro.

Social Media Usage On Shopify Stores In North Carolina 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 45.0% of Shopify stores in North Carolina in the United States.
  • Facebook is used by 30.5% of Shopify stores in North Carolina in the United States.
  • Tiktok is used by 11.5% of Shopify stores in North Carolina in the United States.
Type
Stores
Instagram
13,059
Facebook
8,855
Tiktok
3,348
YouTube
3,305
Pinterest
2,348
Twitter
2,292
LinkedIn
1,318
Facebook Group
425

Contact Information On Shopify Stores In North Carolina 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.

  • 51% of Shopify stores in North Carolina in the United States have an email on their website
  • 26% of Shopify stores in North Carolina in the United States provide a phone number on their website
Type
Stores
Email
14,746
Phone
7,645

Top Categories For Shopify Stores In North Carolina In the United States

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

  • 31.0% of Shopify stores in North Carolina in the United States sell Apparel products.
  • 12.0% of Shopify stores in North Carolina in the United States sell Home & Garden products.
  • 10.5% of Shopify stores in North Carolina in the United States sell Beauty & Fitness products.

Top Shopify Apps used in North Carolina in the United States

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

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 North Carolina

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

Employees
Stores
Unknown
27,772
1 - 9
783
10 - 24
196
25 - 49
105
50 - 99
90
100 - 249
26
250 - 999
56
1000 - 4999
3
5000+
3

Top Shipping Carriers For Shopify Stores In North Carolina In the United States

  • 18.4% of Shopify stores in North Carolina in the United States ship by USPS.
  • 10.3% of Shopify stores in North Carolina in the United States ship by UPS.
  • 5.8% of Shopify stores in North Carolina in the United States ship by Fedex.

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

Shipping Carriers
Stores
USPS
5,348
UPS
3,001
Fedex
1,690
DHL
63
Canada Post
56
Royal Mail
32
Australia Post
23
China Post
13
Purolator
4
Correos
4

Top-level Domain Distribution For Shopify Stores In North Carolina 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.

  • 88.0% of Shopify stores in North Carolina in the United States have a .com domain.
  • 2.7% of Shopify stores in North Carolina in the United States have a .shop domain.
  • 2.5% of Shopify stores in North Carolina in the United States have a .store domain.

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

Top-level Domain
Stores
.com
25,541
.shop
798
.store
727
.net
425
.co
412
.org
338
.us
286
.online
53
.art
32
.io
21

Top Shopify Stores In North Carolina In the United States

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

Name
Domain
City
Rank
Created
Hoover
243
2017/10/27
Limited Run Games
332
2017/06/30
Counter Culture Coffee
366
2017/03/24
Buffalo Jackson Trading Co.
406
2018/09/21
Camco Outdoors
900
2022/09/16

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.