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Ecommerce stores using reCAPTCHA

Updated Nov 28 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 2,426,188 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 2,426,188 ecommerce stores.

    • Installs for reCAPTCHA decreased -0.1% quarter-over-quarter.
    • Installs for reCAPTCHA decreased -7.7% year-over-year.
    Installs of reCAPTCHA over Time

    Top Stores using reCAPTCHA

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

    Name
    Domain
    Rank
    Created
    to Costco Wholesale
    9
    2020/07/24
    Lowe’s Improvement
    10
    2020/07/24
    Etsy
    11
    2016/12/30
    Best Buy
    12
    2016/12/30
    Mobile® Official Site
    24
    2016/12/30

    Stores That Have Recently Installed reCAPTCHA

    Here are the stores that have installed reCAPTCHA most recently.

    Name
    Domain
    Rank
    Installed At
    Firstfish
    7,124,592
    2025/11/29
    arrozgelvez.com.co
    11,371,464
    2025/11/29
    The Coast LA
    8,265,467
    2025/11/29
    adu-agyei.com
    8,661,437
    2025/11/29
    ayurmacy.com
    7,531,115
    2025/11/29

    Top Ecommerce Platforms for stores using reCAPTCHA

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

    • 42.1% of stores using reCAPTCHA are on WooCommerce
    • 18.5% of stores using reCAPTCHA are on Custom Cart
    • 5.6% of stores using reCAPTCHA are on Big Cartel
    • 3.2% of stores using reCAPTCHA are on Shopify
    Top-level Domain
    Stores
    1,021,750
    449,898
    135,868
    77,093
    64,603
    55,520
    47,323
    39,137
    28,678
    28,455
    26,711
    23,378
    22,145
    16,877
    14,990
    13,492
    13,487
    11,474
    10,926

    Top Categories for stores using reCAPTCHA

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

    • 11.4% of stores using reCAPTCHA sell Home & Garden products.
    • 11.2% of stores using reCAPTCHA sell Apparel products.
    • 7.5% of stores using reCAPTCHA sell Food & Drink products.
    Category
    Stores
    None
    435,156
    275,501
    271,877
    181,418
    122,103

    Top Countries for stores using reCAPTCHA

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

    • 26.6% of stores using reCAPTCHA are in Unknown
    • 19.0% of stores using reCAPTCHA are in United States
    • 5.1% of stores using reCAPTCHA are in United Kingdom
    • 2.8% of stores using reCAPTCHA are in Netherlands
    Country
    Stores
    None
    644,549
    460,490
    124,930
    68,836
    63,446
    62,521
    60,933
    59,149
    55,062
    52,925

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

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