WooCommerce Powers 4.05 Million Live Stores in 2026 as Market Share Holds at 20-39%
StoreLeads indicated that by September 2026, there were 4.05 million active WooCommerce stores, reflecting an 8% decrease compared to the previous year in Q2 2026. This open-source platform, built on WordPress, boasts over 466 million downloads and 7 million active installations. WooCommerce represents 20-39% of ecommerce websites, with StoreLeads noting a 33.4% share in August 2025. The United States holds 12.5% of these stores, followed by the UK at 4.4%, Germany at 2.9%, and India at 2.8%. While WooCommerce leads in the number of stores, Shopify achieved $115.6 billion in GMV during Q2 2026, marking an 11% growth. Most WooCommerce sellers offer fewer than 50 products, and mobile accounts for 72% of orders, with an average order value of $71. WooCommerce Subscriptions is utilized by approximately 41,700 stores.
Key facts
- 4.05 million live WooCommerce stores worldwide in September 2026 (StoreLeads)
- Live store count down 8% year over year in Q2 2026
- 20-39% of all ecommerce sites use WooCommerce depending on methodology
- 466 million+ total downloads and 7 million+ active WordPress installs
- Top countries: US (12.5%), UK (4.4%), Germany (2.9%), India (2.8%)
- Shopify processed $115.6 billion in GMV in Q2 2026 and grew store count 11% year over year
- About 72% of WooCommerce stores sell fewer than 50 products
- WordPress passes Core Web Vitals on 45% of mobile sites versus about 75% for Shopify
Entities
Institutions
- WooCommerce
- WordPress
- StoreLeads
- Shopify
- BuiltWith
- Red Stag
- Metorik
- HTTP Archive
- Baymard Institute
- Stripe
- PayPal
- Mailchimp
- Jetpack
- YITH
- Colorlib
- ULTIDA
- SEJ
Locations
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Germany
- India