Check out our free Chrome Extension.

Square Online Stores in Canada

Updated Dec 20 2024

There are 20,506 live Square Online stores in Canada.

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

Download a complete list of Square Online stores in Canada with a paid account.
Create a free account to get a feel for the data we provide.

Square Online Growth in Canada

  • Square Online stores in Canada decreased -0.3% quarter-over-quarter in 2024 Q3.
  • Square Online stores in Canada increased 62% year-over-year in 2024 Q3.

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
19,887
2024 Q2
20,031
2024 Q3
20,572
2024 Q4 (to date)
20,506
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.

  • 6.6% of Square Online stores in Canada sell Food & Drink products.
  • 4.4% of Square Online stores in Canada sell Beauty & Fitness products.
  • 2.8% 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 59.0% of Square Online stores in Canada.
  • Facebook is used by 48.9% of Square Online stores in Canada.
  • Twitter is used by 7.2% of Square Online stores in Canada.
Type
Stores
Instagram
12,097
Facebook
10,024
Twitter
1,471
Pinterest
603
YouTube
405
Snapchat
64
LinkedIn
29
Tiktok
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.

  • 79% 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
16,174
Email
12,290

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.

  • 763 Square Online stores in Canada are based in Ontario.
  • 381 Square Online stores in Canada are based in British Columbia.
  • 272 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.

  • 18,703 Square Online stores in Canada are based in Unknown.
  • 173 Square Online stores in Canada are based in Toronto.
  • 94 Square Online stores in Canada are based in Vancouver.

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
20,463
1 - 9
22
10 - 24
9
25 - 49
3
50 - 99
4
100 - 249
4
250 - 999
1

Top Shipping Carriers For Square Online Stores In Canada

  • 6.7% of Square Online stores in Canada ship by Canada Post.
  • 0.8% of Square Online stores in Canada ship by UPS.
  • 0.7% 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
1,381
UPS
165
Purolator
143
Fedex
111
USPS
76
Royal Mail
2
ORLEN
1
Australia Post
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.

  • 42.3% of Square Online stores in Canada have a .site domain.
  • 28.1% of Square Online stores in Canada have a .com domain.
  • 27.6% of Square Online stores in Canada have a .ca domain.

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

Top-level Domain
Stores
.site
8,672
.com
5,759
.ca
5,664
.org
72
.net
71
.co
54
.shop
49
.store
27
.studio
12
.coffee
8

Top Square Online Stores In Canada

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

Name
Domain
Rank
Created
Pelican Seafood Market & Grill
157,946
2020/01/31
Grillies
233,645
2021/10/29
Mochido
246,847
2022/12/02
Whisky Run Golf Club
250,849
2020/03/13
Shirley Delicious
274,098
2022/02/04

Get more insights on Square Online stores

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

You can segment stores on a variety of dimensions:

  • Social Media accounts
  • Email address
  • Phone numbers
  • Country
  • 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 Square Online 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.