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Square Online Stores in Japan

Updated Jun 20 2025

There are 3,175 live Square Online stores in Japan.

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

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Square Online Growth in Japan

  • Square Online stores in Japan increased 2.1% quarter-over-quarter in 2025 Q1.
  • Square Online stores in Japan increased 11% year-over-year in 2025 Q1.

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

Quarter
Active Stores
2019 Q3
1
2019 Q4
4
2020 Q1
5
2020 Q2
19
2020 Q3
64
2020 Q4
183
2021 Q1
447
2021 Q2
189
2021 Q3
198
2021 Q4
204
2022 Q1
1,089
2022 Q2
1,188
2022 Q3
1,422
2022 Q4
1,486
2023 Q1
1,640
2023 Q2
760
2023 Q3
741
2023 Q4
2,475
2024 Q1
2,815
2024 Q2
2,954
2024 Q3
3,076
2024 Q4
3,089
2025 Q1
3,111
2025 Q2 (to date)
3,175
Active Stores by Quarter
2019 Q32019 Q42020 Q12020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q32021 Q42022 Q12022 Q22022 Q32022 Q42023 Q12023 Q22023 Q32023 Q42024 Q12024 Q22024 Q32024 Q42025 Q12025 Q205001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,500

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 Japan

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

  • 4.7% of Square Online stores in Japan sell Food & Drink products.
  • 3.3% of Square Online stores in Japan sell Beauty & Fitness products.
  • 2.2% of Square Online stores in Japan sell Apparel products.

Social Media Usage On Square Online Stores In Japan

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 49.3% of Square Online stores in Japan.
  • Facebook is used by 22.5% of Square Online stores in Japan.
  • Twitter is used by 15.5% of Square Online stores in Japan.
Type
Stores
Instagram
1,566
Facebook
715
Twitter
492
YouTube
96
Pinterest
27
LinkedIn
8

Contact Information On Square Online Stores In Japan

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

  • 76% of Square Online stores in Japan provide a phone number on their website
  • 44% of Square Online stores in Japan have an email on their website
Type
Stores
Phone
2,424
Email
1,400

Provinces With The Most Square Online Stores In Japan

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 Japan. Note that we're only showing the top 15 locations here but you can see the full list within Store Leads.

  • 62 Square Online stores in Japan are based in Tokyo.
  • 19 Square Online stores in Japan are based in Kanagawa.
  • 15 Square Online stores in Japan are based in Osaka.
Province
Stores
62
15
9
8
5
4
4
4

Cities With The Most Square Online Stores in Japan

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

  • 3,011 Square Online stores in Japan are based in Unknown.
  • 12 Square Online stores in Japan are based in Osaka.
  • 10 Square Online stores in Japan are based in Yokohama.

Number of Employees for Square Online stores in Japan

  • 99.7% of Square Online stores in Japan have Unknown employees.
  • 0.2% of Square Online stores in Japan have 1 - 9 employees.
  • 0.1% of Square Online stores in Japan have 100 - 249 employees.

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

Employees
Stores
Unknown
3,166
1 - 9
5
25 - 49
1
50 - 99
1
100 - 249
2
Unknown

Top Shipping Carriers For Square Online Stores In Japan

  • 0.5% of Square Online stores in Japan ship by Japan Post.
  • 0.3% of Square Online stores in Japan ship by Yamato Transport.
  • 0.1% of Square Online stores in Japan ship by Fedex.

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

Shipping Carrier
Stores
Japan Post
16
Yamato Transport
10
Fedex
2
Sagawa Express
1
USPS
1

Top-level Domain Distribution For Square Online Stores In Japan

.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.

  • 63.1% of Square Online stores in Japan have a .site domain.
  • 22.9% of Square Online stores in Japan have a .com domain.
  • 5.9% of Square Online stores in Japan have a .jp domain.

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

Top-level Domain
Stores
.site
2,002
.com
726
.jp
188
.net
68
.shop
46
.co.jp
35
.tokyo
16
.online
13
.store
9
.org
9
.site.com.jp.net

Top Square Online Stores In Japan

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

Name
Domain
Rank
Created
Midtown BBQ
141,443
2022/01/07
北極星 | オムライスの北極星
237,557
2021/05/28
AIUEO
564,526
2021/10/15
FrenZY
599,064
2021/06/11
Midtown BBQ
810,365
2024/10/04

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