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28.19%
28.19% -- ecommerce platform market share for WooCommerce (2019)
WooCommerce powers over 28.19% of all online stores.
- The text specifies 'over 28.19%' rather than exactly 28.19%.
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28.19%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2019
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B
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50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
35
Freshness
95
Source
premmerce.com
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Tier C
https://premmerce.com/woocommerce-vs-shopify-comparison/ ↗
Source Article
The Showdown of WooCommerce vs Shopify: Which One Is Best For You and Why How to choose between Shopify vs WooCommerce
The Showdown of WooCommerce vs Shopify: Which One Is Best For You and Why
With many companies offering the online shop construction, you may eventually end up struggling between the two ultimate leaders of the eCommerce market today, Shopify and Woocommerce. These two have made it to the top of the …
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premmerce.com
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Methodology
Aggregate platform-usage figure cited without a named original source (likely a website-technology aggregator such as BuiltWith). Publication date not stated in source; vintage estimated from referenced platform figures (circa 2019).
Methodology documented
Trend Over Time
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 29% | |
| 2017 | 30% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 41% | +36.7% |
| 2019 (current) | 28.19% | -31.2% |
| 2020 | 23% | -18.4% |
| 2020 | 28.12% | +22.3% |
| 2021 | 30% | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 23.75% | -20.8% |
| 2021 | 42% | +76.8% |
| 2021 | 29% | -31.0% |
| 2022 | 23.43% | -19.2% |
| 2022 | 19% | -18.9% |
| 2022 | 23% | +21.1% |
| 2022 | 13.85% | -39.8% |
| 2023 | 41% | +196.0% |
| 2023 | 37% | -9.8% |
| 2024 | 36.68% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 27.7% | -24.5% |
| 2025 | 27% | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 35.47% | +31.4% |
| 2025 | 33% | -7.0% |
| 2025 | 41% | +24.2% |
| 2025 | 23% | -43.9% |
| 2025 | 38.43% | +67.1% |
| 2025-12 | 40% | +4.1% |
| 2026 | 25% | -37.5% |
| 2026 | 38% | +52.0% |
| 2026 | 33.4% | -12.1% |
| 2026 | 36% | +7.8% |
| 2026 | 66.53% | +84.8% |
| 2026 | 23% | -65.4% |
| 2026 | 39% | +69.6% |
| 2026 | 8.7% | -77.7% |
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IndustryeCommerce
RoleAll marketers
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WooCommerce: 28.19% ecommerce platform market share. Source: premmerce.com (2019). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/woocommerce-share-of-online-stores
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