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Apparel stores on Shopify

Updated Jan 2 2026

There are 802,587 live Shopify stores in the Apparel category.

In this report, we'll cover the following essential statistics on Shopify stores in the Apparel category.

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The most popular subcategories under Apparel are:

  • 22.5% of Shopify stores in the Apparel category sell Clothing Accessories products
  • 11.3% of Shopify stores in the Apparel category sell Women's Clothing products
  • 8.2% of Shopify stores in the Apparel category sell Casual Apparel products

Here are the the top Apparel subcategories by store count.

Name
Store Count
43,360
12,414
11,279
10,426
7,344
3,198
1,638

Growth of Apparel Stores On Shopify

Here is the historical growth of stores on Shopify in the Apparel category.

  • Shopify stores in the Apparel category have decreased -91.7% quarter-over-quarter in 2025 Q4.
  • Shopify stores in the Apparel category have increased 209% year-over-year in 2025 Q4.
Quarter
New Active Stores
2017 Q1
6,037
2017 Q2
4,283
2017 Q3
4,645
2017 Q4
5,674
2018 Q1
5,772
2018 Q2
13,676
2018 Q3
8,910
2018 Q4
7,103
2019 Q1
9,111
2019 Q2
8,991
2019 Q3
9,957
2019 Q4
9,428
2020 Q1
10,249
2020 Q2
16,372
2020 Q3
16,315
2020 Q4
17,979
2021 Q1
18,688
2021 Q2
14,954
2021 Q3
17,160
2021 Q4
13,639
2022 Q1
11,944
2022 Q2
13,312
2022 Q3
20,450
2022 Q4
14,471
2023 Q1
17,941
2023 Q2
19,964
2023 Q3
23,121
2023 Q4
24,472
2024 Q1
26,625
2024 Q2
30,097
2024 Q3
30,418
2024 Q4
35,815
2025 Q1
42,709
2025 Q2
51,463
2025 Q3
70,645
2025 Q4
110,702
2026 Q1 (to date)
9,150
Active Store Count by Quarter

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

Social Media Usage On Shopify Stores In The Apparel Category

Here are the top social media sites for Shopify stores in the Apparel category.

  • Instagram is used by 53.0% of Shopify stores in the Apparel category.
  • Facebook is used by 28.1% of Shopify stores in the Apparel category.
  • Tiktok is used by 14.3% of Shopify stores in the Apparel category.
Type
Stores
Instagram
425,353
Facebook
225,151
Tiktok
114,883
YouTube
73,233
Pinterest
72,225
Twitter
49,844
LinkedIn
39,395
WhatsApp
16,042
Facebook Group
5,906
Snapchat
3,193
Applemusic
496
Soundcloud
401
Yelp
289

Contact Information On Shopify Stores In The Apparel Category

Here are the top contact methods for Shopify stores in the Apparel category.

  • 60.3% of Shopify stores in the Apparel category have an email on their website
  • 30.0% of Shopify stores in the Apparel category provide a phone number on their website
Type
Stores
Email
484,050
Phone
240,936

Top Countries For Shopify Stores In The Apparel Category

Here are the top countries for Shopify stores in the Apparel category.

  • 41.1% of Shopify stores in the Apparel category are in United States
  • 7.4% of Shopify stores in the Apparel category are in India
  • 6.8% of Shopify stores in the Apparel category are in United Kingdom
  • 4.0% of Shopify stores in the Apparel category are in Canada
Country
Stores
329,932
59,423
31,834
30,870
25,953
22,053
20,675
18,063
17,635

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

Top Shopify Apps For Stores In The Apparel Category

Here are the top Shopify apps, ordered by number of installs, across stores in the Apparel category.

  • 17.8% of Shopify stores in the Apparel category have installed the Judge.me Product Reviews App Shopify app.
  • 15.3% of Shopify stores in the Apparel category have installed the Klaviyo: Email Marketing & SMS Shopify app.
  • 15.0% of Shopify stores in the Apparel category have installed the Shopify Inbox Shopify app.

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.

Top Technologies on Shopify Stores In The Apparel Category

Many Shopify merchants run third-party technologies on their store in addition to apps from the Shopify App Store.

We're tracking 781 different technologies that have 6,924,355 collective installs on Shopify stores in the Apparel category.

  • Cloudflare is used by 99.8% of Shopify stores in the Apparel category.
  • Cloudflare CDN is used by 99.5% of Shopify stores in the Apparel category.
  • Arrive is used by 96.0% of Shopify stores in the Apparel category.

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

Technology
Stores
800,717
798,572
770,587
494,393
456,736
450,318
259,734
217,016

Number Of Products Sold For Shopify Stores In The Apparel Category

Here is the breakdown of Shopify stores in the Apparel category by the number of products that they sell.

  • 19.5% of Shopify stores in the Apparel category sell 1 - 9 different products.
  • 17.0% of Shopify stores in the Apparel category sell 10 - 24 different products.
  • 14.6% of Shopify stores in the Apparel category sell 100 - 249 different products.
Products Sold
Stores
1 - 9
156,391
10 - 24
136,447
25 - 49
113,914
50 - 99
109,604
100 - 249
117,570
250 - 999
102,178
1000 - 4999
38,198
5000 - 9999
4,747
10000 - 24999
2,538
25000 - 99999
1,498

Top Shopify Themes For Stores In The Apparel Category

Shopify has an active and extension theme store. Merchants using Shopify can use one of those pre-built theme or develop their own custom theme to meet their needs. We're currently tracking over 1000 different Shopify themes. Here are the top themes.

  • The trademark theme is used by 20.1% of Shopify stores in the Apparel category.
  • The dawn theme is used by 9.1% of Shopify stores in the Apparel category.
  • The horizon theme is used by 6.6% of Shopify stores in the Apparel category.
Theme Name
Stores
trademark
160,939
dawn
72,675
horizon
53,326
debut
36,051
spotlight
34,152
rise
32,394
impulse
23,501
prestige
22,836
origin
15,123
refresh
13,886

Top-level Domain Distribution For Shopify Stores In The Apparel Category

The majority of Shopify stores use a .com domain. 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.

  • 71.1% of Shopify stores in the Apparel category have a .com domain.
  • 3.1% of Shopify stores in the Apparel category have a .shop domain.
  • 3.0% of Shopify stores in the Apparel category have a .store domain.
Top-level Domain
Stores
.com
570,308
.shop
24,762
.store
23,827
.co.uk
15,437
.in
15,082
.com.au
12,867
.co
12,445
.de
11,282
.fr
8,424
.ca
7,832

Top Stores In The Apparel Category

Here are the top 5 Apparel stores ordered by worldwide store rank.

Name
Domain
Rank
Created
Fashion Nova
155
2017/01/27
QVC
164
2016/12/30
On
214
2016/12/30
Alo Yoga
205
2017/10/27
Windsor
218
2019/08/16

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New Stores In The Apparel Category

Here are the top 5 most recent Apparel stores.

Name
Domain
Rank
Created
Love, EROS
704,920
2026/01/02
Slink Johnson
1,686,462
2026/01/02
Franklin Bespoke Shoemakers
2,693,422
2026/01/02
Hat Blocks Australia
3,190,868
2026/01/02
Freedom's Bell Clothing
3,220,283
2026/01/02

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