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Square Online Stores in Canada

Updated Mar 22 2024

There are 19,942 live Square Online stores in Canada.

In this report, we'll cover the following essential statistics on Square Online stores in Canada.

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Square Online Growth in Canada

  • Square Online stores in Canada increased 13.1% quarter-over-quarter in 2023 Q4.
  • Square Online stores in Canada increased 59% year-over-year in 2023 Q4.

Here is Square Online's quarter-over-quarter growth in Canada.

Quarter
Active Stores
2019 Q1
7
2019 Q2
226
2019 Q3
464
2019 Q4
883
2020 Q1
1,859
2020 Q2
3,744
2020 Q3
5,021
2020 Q4
7,129
2021 Q1
9,074
2021 Q2
6,837
2021 Q3
6,896
2021 Q4
6,934
2022 Q1
12,586
2022 Q2
12,852
2022 Q3
15,039
2022 Q4
15,579
2023 Q1
16,239
2023 Q2
13,253
2023 Q3
12,704
2023 Q4
19,343
2024 Q1 (to date)
19,942
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 Square Online store was first created but we use a heuristic combining DNS and WHOIS data that provides a reasonable approximation.

Top Categories For Square Online Stores In Canada

Here is the breakdown of industry verticals for Square Online stores in Canada.

  • 6.8% of Square Online stores in Canada sell Food & Drink products.
  • 4.5% of Square Online stores in Canada sell Beauty & Fitness products.
  • 3.0% of Square Online stores in Canada sell Home & Garden products.

Social Media Usage On Square Online Stores In Canada

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 58.8% of Square Online stores in Canada.
  • Facebook is used by 49.9% of Square Online stores in Canada.
  • Twitter is used by 7.6% of Square Online stores in Canada.
Type
Stores
Instagram
11,716
Facebook
9,955
Twitter
1,521
Pinterest
673
YouTube
337
Snapchat
65
LinkedIn
23
Facebook Group
1

Contact Information On Square Online Stores In Canada

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

  • 77% of Square Online stores in Canada provide a phone number on their website
  • 60% of Square Online stores in Canada have an email on their website
Type
Stores
Phone
15,434
Email
11,924

Provinces With The Most Square Online Stores In Canada

It's relatively easy to identify the country in which an ecommerce store operates. However, very few ecommerce stores provide a location to the province-level or city-level and even fewer provide a street address.

Here is the province distribution of Square Online stores in Canada. Note that we're only showing the top 15 locations here but you can see the full list within Store Leads.

  • 801 Square Online stores in Canada are based in Ontario.
  • 407 Square Online stores in Canada are based in British Columbia.
  • 291 Square Online stores in Canada are based in Alberta.

Cities With The Most Square Online Stores in Canada

Here is the city distribution of Square Online stores in Canada. Note that we're only showing the top 15 locations here but you can see the full list within Store Leads.

  • 18,048 Square Online stores in Canada are based in Unknown.
  • 182 Square Online stores in Canada are based in Toronto.
  • 100 Square Online stores in Canada are based in Calgary.
City
Stores
18,048
182
100
77
28
20
18

Number of Employees for Square Online stores in Canada

  • 99.8% of Square Online stores in Canada have Unknown employees.
  • 0.1% of Square Online stores in Canada have 1 - 9 employees.
  • 0.0% of Square Online stores in Canada have 10 - 24 employees.

Here is the breakdown of Square Online stores in Canada by the number of employees.

Employees
Stores
Unknown
19,904
1 - 9
17
10 - 24
7
25 - 49
6
50 - 99
4
100 - 249
3
250 - 999
1

Top Shipping Carriers For Square Online Stores In Canada

  • 7.0% of Square Online stores in Canada ship by Canada Post.
  • 0.7% of Square Online stores in Canada ship by UPS.
  • 0.6% of Square Online stores in Canada ship by Purolator.

Here are the top shipping carriers for Square Online stores in Canada.

Shipping Carrier
Stores
Canada Post
1,392
UPS
140
Purolator
119
Fedex
82
USPS
78
Japan Post
1
Australia Post
1
Royal Mail
1

Top-level Domain Distribution For Square Online Stores In Canada

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

  • 39.0% of Square Online stores in Canada have a .site domain.
  • 29.8% of Square Online stores in Canada have a .ca domain.
  • 29.1% of Square Online stores in Canada have a .com domain.

Here is the top-level domain distribution for Square Online stores in Canada.

Top-level Domain
Stores
.site
7,782
.ca
5,936
.com
5,804
.net
69
.org
67
.co
63
.shop
54
.store
28
.studio
13
.art
9

Top Square Online Stores In Canada

Here are the top stores in Canada ordered by worldwide store rank.

Name
Domain
Rank
Created
Ravine Vineyard Estate Winery
64,983
2021/05/07
Skunkworks Distillery
117,131
2019/07/05
Pelican Seafood Market & Grill
143,904
2020/01/31
Busters BBQ
179,507
2020/09/25
Mochido
197,147
2022/12/02

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