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Ecommerce stores using reCAPTCHA

Updated May 9 2025

reCAPTCHA is a free service that protects your website from spam and abuse. reCAPTCHA uses an advanced risk analysis engine and adaptive challenges to keep automated software from engaging in abusive activities on your site. It does this while letting your valid users pass through with ease.

Get more information from the reCAPTCHA website.

reCAPTCHA is currently installed on 2,562,618 ecommerce stores.

In this report, we'll cover the following statistics on usage of reCAPTCHA on ecommerce stores.

  • reCAPTCHA usage on ecommerce stores
  • Top stores using reCAPTCHA
  • Stores that have recently installed reCAPTCHA
  • Top ecommerce platforms for stores with reCAPTCHA installed
  • Top categories for stores with reCAPTCHA installed
  • Top countries for stores with reCAPTCHA installed

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    reCAPTCHA Usage On Ecommerce Stores

    reCAPTCHA is currently installed on 2,562,618 ecommerce stores.

    • Installs for reCAPTCHA decreased -0.2% quarter-over-quarter.
    • Installs for reCAPTCHA decreased -7.2% year-over-year.
    Installs of reCAPTCHA over Time
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    Top Stores using reCAPTCHA

    Here are the top 5 stores running reCAPTCHA ordered by store rank.

    Name
    Domain
    Rank
    Created
    eBay
    www.ebay.com
    4
    2016/12/30
    Best Buy
    www.bestbuy.com
    9
    2016/12/30
    Etsy
    www.etsy.com
    11
    2016/12/30
    Toyota Official Site
    www.toyota.com
    20
    2016/12/30
    Auto Parts at AutoZone
    www.autozone.com
    27
    2016/12/30

    Stores That Have Recently Installed reCAPTCHA

    Here are the stores that have installed reCAPTCHA most recently.

    Name
    Domain
    Rank
    Installed At
    Dutch Balance
    en.dutchbalance.com
    13,903,254
    2025/05/10
    Niederländische Bilanz
    de.dutchbalance.com
    13,872,324
    2025/05/10
    Équilibre néerlandais
    fr.dutchbalance.com
    13,908,112
    2025/05/10
    Hollandsk Balance
    da.dutchbalance.com
    13,871,926
    2025/05/10
    Holländsk balans
    sv.dutchbalance.com
    13,897,037
    2025/05/10

    Top Ecommerce Platforms for stores using reCAPTCHA

    Here is the ecommerce platform breakdown for stores with reCAPTCHA installed.

    • 42.8% of stores using reCAPTCHA are on WooCommerce
    • 18.7% of stores using reCAPTCHA are on Custom Cart
    • 5.3% of stores using reCAPTCHA are on Big Cartel
    • 3.2% of stores using reCAPTCHA are on Shopify
    Top-level Domain
    Stores
    WooCommerce
    1,095,635
    Custom Cart
    479,395
    Big Cartel
    137,041
    Shopify
    82,306
    PrestaShop
    68,852
    OpenCart
    51,766
    Magento
    44,455
    Weebly Commerce
    36,855
    Mercado Shops
    35,159
    Spring
    34,033
    BigCommerce
    29,676
    Thinkific
    27,871
    Squarespace
    25,211
    Color Me Shop
    22,832
    STORES
    18,309
    JouwWeb
    17,996
    Fourthwall
    14,034
    Ecwid
    13,892
    Shoper
    12,756
    SHOPLINE
    11,337
    WooCommerceCustom CartBig CartelShopifyPrestaShopOpenCartMagentoWeebly Commerce

    Top Categories for stores using reCAPTCHA

    Here are the top 10 industry verticals for stores using reCAPTCHA.

    • 6.7% of stores using reCAPTCHA sell Apparel products.
    • 6.0% of stores using reCAPTCHA sell Home & Garden products.
    • 3.9% of stores using reCAPTCHA sell Food & Drink products.
    Category
    Stores
    None
    1,415,241
    Apparel
    171,811
    Home & Garden
    152,690
    Food & Drink
    100,043
    Arts & Entertainment
    92,508
    Business & Industrial
    92,097
    People & Society
    82,013
    Beauty & Fitness
    78,150
    Health
    66,326
    Jobs & Education
    61,398

    Top Countries for stores using reCAPTCHA

    Here is the country platform breakdown for stores with reCAPTCHA installed.

    • 26.8% of stores using reCAPTCHA are in Unknown
    • 18.6% of stores using reCAPTCHA are in United States
    • 5.1% of stores using reCAPTCHA are in United Kingdom
    • 2.9% of stores using reCAPTCHA are in Brazil
    Country
    Stores
    None
    686,237
    United States
    476,919
    United Kingdom
    130,629
    Brazil
    75,580
    Australia
    69,112
    Netherlands
    63,145
    Spain
    62,239
    France
    61,408
    Germany
    60,304
    Russian Federation
    58,344
    United StatesUnited KingdomBrazilAustraliaNetherlandsSpainFranceGermanyRussian Federation

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