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WooCommerce Stores in the United Kingdom

Updated Oct 30 2026

There are 196,262 live WooCommerce stores in the United Kingdom.

In this report, we'll cover the following essential statistics on WooCommerce stores in the United Kingdom.

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WooCommerce Growth in the United Kingdom

  • WooCommerce stores in the United Kingdom increased 10.4% quarter-over-quarter in 2026 Q3.
  • WooCommerce stores in the United Kingdom increased 15% year-over-year in 2026 Q3.

Here is WooCommerce's quarter-over-quarter growth in the United Kingdom.

Quarter
Active Stores
2020 Q1
79,484
2020 Q2
87,680
2020 Q3
95,273
2020 Q4
99,079
2021 Q1
106,530
2021 Q2
130,273
2021 Q3
143,348
2021 Q4
155,904
2022 Q1
165,694
2022 Q2
171,342
2022 Q3
176,843
2022 Q4
176,017
2023 Q1
177,992
2023 Q2
178,973
2023 Q3
180,191
2023 Q4
182,029
2024 Q1
182,090
2024 Q2
181,634
2024 Q3
176,242
2024 Q4
174,570
2025 Q1
170,848
2025 Q2
163,026
2025 Q3
154,019
2025 Q4
166,382
2026 Q1
163,903
2026 Q2
180,762
2026 Q3
177,698
2026 Q4 (to date)
196,262
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 WooCommerce store was first created but we use a heuristic combining DNS and WHOIS data that provides a reasonable approximation.

Top Categories For WooCommerce Stores In the United Kingdom

Here is the breakdown of industry verticals for WooCommerce stores in the United Kingdom.

  • 15.7% of WooCommerce stores in the United Kingdom sell Home & Garden products.
  • 8.4% of WooCommerce stores in the United Kingdom sell Business & Industrial products.
  • 7.1% of WooCommerce stores in the United Kingdom sell Food & Drink products.

Social Media Usage On WooCommerce Stores In the United Kingdom

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.

  • Facebook is used by 41.6% of WooCommerce stores in the United Kingdom.
  • Instagram is used by 40.2% of WooCommerce stores in the United Kingdom.
  • Twitter is used by 20.5% of WooCommerce stores in the United Kingdom.
Type
Stores
Facebook
81,730
Instagram
78,962
Twitter
40,243
YouTube
24,754
LinkedIn
23,426
Tiktok
10,416
Pinterest
9,712
WhatsApp
4,928

Contact Information On WooCommerce Stores In the United Kingdom

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

  • 58% of WooCommerce stores in the United Kingdom have an email on their website
  • 57% of WooCommerce stores in the United Kingdom provide a phone number on their website
Type
Stores
Email
112,928
Phone
112,159

Countries With The Most WooCommerce Stores In the United Kingdom

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

Here is the country distribution of WooCommerce stores in the United Kingdom. Note that we're only showing the top 15 locations here but you can see the full list within Store Leads.

  • 25,420 WooCommerce stores in the United Kingdom are based in England.
  • 1,922 WooCommerce stores in the United Kingdom are based in Scotland.
  • 1,074 WooCommerce stores in the United Kingdom are based in Wales.
Country
Stores
25,420
1,922
1,074
2

Cities With The Most WooCommerce Stores in the United Kingdom

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

  • 171,286 WooCommerce stores in the United Kingdom are based in Unknown.
  • 5,847 WooCommerce stores in the United Kingdom are based in London.
  • 631 WooCommerce stores in the United Kingdom are based in Manchester.
City
Stores
171,286
5,847
384
283
283
273
269
193
177
171
157

Top WooCommerce Apps in the United Kingdom

Here are the top 10 apps, ordered by number of installs, across all WooCommerce stores in the United Kingdom.

With a paid account on Store Leads, you'll be able to see which stores have installed specific apps. You can also see when specific apps were installed (or uninstalled) by each store.

Number of Employees for WooCommerce stores in the United Kingdom

  • 97.7% of WooCommerce stores in the United Kingdom have Unknown employees.
  • 1.2% of WooCommerce stores in the United Kingdom have 1 - 9 employees.
  • 0.4% of WooCommerce stores in the United Kingdom have 10 - 24 employees.

Here is the breakdown of WooCommerce stores in the United Kingdom by the number of employees.

Employees
Stores
Unknown
191,838
1 - 9
2,420
10 - 24
863
25 - 49
458
50 - 99
279
100 - 249
207
250 - 999
108
1000 - 4999
69
5000+
20

Top Shipping Carriers For WooCommerce Stores In the United Kingdom

  • 7.3% of WooCommerce stores in the United Kingdom ship by Royal Mail.
  • 2.9% of WooCommerce stores in the United Kingdom ship by UPS.
  • 2.6% of WooCommerce stores in the United Kingdom ship by Fedex.

Here are the top shipping carriers for WooCommerce stores in the United Kingdom.

Shipping Carrier
Stores
Royal Mail
14,319
UPS
5,697
Fedex
5,127
USPS
4,071
DHL
142
Canada Post
49
Evri
47
Australia Post
47
Correos
44
Purolator
35

Top-level Domain Distribution For WooCommerce Stores In the United Kingdom

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

  • 66.4% of WooCommerce stores in the United Kingdom have a .co.uk domain.
  • 22.6% of WooCommerce stores in the United Kingdom have a .com domain.
  • 3.6% of WooCommerce stores in the United Kingdom have a .uk domain.

Here is the top-level domain distribution for WooCommerce stores in the United Kingdom.

Top-level Domain
Stores
.co.uk
130,266
.com
44,449
.uk
6,974
.org.uk
4,746
.org
2,764
.net
1,145
.store
512
.co
501
.uk.com
337
.shop
259

Top WooCommerce Stores In the United Kingdom

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

Name
Domain
Rank
Created
TeachMeAnatomy
teachmeanatomy.info
346
2017/09/29
CurrencyTransfer
3,421
2017/10/27
Computer Cases
3,787
2016/12/30
Prolific North
4,367
2016/12/30
Hand Luggage Only
4,549
2016/12/30

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