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The State of Nexternal in 2024

Updated Nov 15 2024

In this report, we'll cover the following essential statistics on Nexternal usage.

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Nexternal Growth

At present, there are 245 live stores running on the Nexternal platform.

Here is the historical growth of stores running Nexternal.

Quarter
Active Stores
2024 Q3
213
2024 Q4 (to date)
245
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 Nexternal store was first created but we use a heuristic that includes historical DNS data which provides a reasonable approximation.

Social Media Usage On Nexternal Stores

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 47.3% of Nexternal stores.
  • Instagram is used by 38.4% of Nexternal stores.
  • Twitter is used by 33.1% of Nexternal stores.
Type
Stores
Facebook
116
Instagram
94
Twitter
81
LinkedIn
54
YouTube
49
Pinterest
19
Yelp
8

Contact Information On Nexternal Stores

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

  • 86% of Nexternal stores provide a phone number on their website
  • 77% of Nexternal stores have an email on their website
Type
Stores
Phone
211
Email
188

Top Categories For Nexternal Stores

Here is the breakdown of industry verticals for stores on Nexternal.

  • 34.7% of Nexternal stores sell Food & Drink products.
  • 8.6% of Nexternal stores sell Home & Garden products.
  • 7.3% of Nexternal stores sell Business & Industrial products.

Top Countries For Nexternal Stores

Here are the top countries for stores using Nexternal.

  • 74.7% of Nexternal stores are in United States
  • 1.6% of Nexternal stores are in Canada
Country
Stores
4

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

Number Of Employees For Nexternal Stores

Here is the breakdown of Nexternal stores by the number of employees.

  • 89.0% of Nexternal stores have Unknown employees.
  • 2.9% of Nexternal stores have 10 - 24 employees.
  • 2.0% of Nexternal stores have 100 - 249 employees.
Employees
Stores
Unknown
218
1 - 9
3
10 - 24
7
25 - 49
2
50 - 99
5
100 - 249
5
250 - 999
3
1000 - 4999
2

Number Of Products Sold For Nexternal Stores

Here is the breakdown of Nexternal stores by the number of products that they sell.

  • 7.3% of Nexternal stores sell 100 - 249 different products.
  • 4.9% of Nexternal stores sell 1 - 9 different products.
  • 4.9% of Nexternal stores sell 250 - 999 different products.
Products Sold
Stores
1 - 9
12
10 - 24
8
25 - 49
9
50 - 99
7
100 - 249
18
250 - 999
12
1000 - 4999
5
10000 - 24999
1

Top Technologies on Nexternal Stores

We're tracking 51 different technologies that have 923 collective installs on Nexternal stores.

  • Facebook SDK is used by 65.3% of Nexternal stores.
  • reCAPTCHA is used by 55.9% of Nexternal stores.
  • Google Tag Manager is used by 36.3% of Nexternal stores.

Here are the top 10 third-party technologies, ordered by number of installs, across all Nexternal stores.

Top Shipping Carriers Used By Nexternal Stores

  • Fedex is used by 11.4% of Nexternal stores.
  • UPS is used by 7.8% of Nexternal stores.
  • USPS is used by 6.1% of Nexternal stores.

Here are the top 3 shipping carriers across all Nexternal stores.

Shipping Carrier
Stores
Fedex
28
UPS
19
USPS
15

Nexternal Store Top-level Domain Distribution

.com is the most popular top-level domain for Nexternal stores. This is not surprising since alternate top-level domains have only been introduced somewhat recently and there is still a certain cachet associated with .com domains.

That said, you'll find stark regional differences in certain countries. In Australia, .com.au is the most common top-level domain with .com a close second. This is the exception however as .com domains dominate in virtually all other countries.

  • 92.2% of Nexternal stores have a .com domain.
  • 4.1% of Nexternal stores have a .org domain.
  • 2.0% of Nexternal stores have a .net domain.
Top-level Domain
Stores
.com
226
.org
10
.net
5
.ca
3
.biz
1

Top Nexternal Stores

Here are the top stores, powered by Nexternal, ordered by store rank.

Name
Domain
Rank
Created
www.hiwaysafety.com
393,831
2019/03/22
www.txscientific.com
506,850
2019/12/13
www.vet-ez-order.com
852,983
2021/06/11
www.healthnutalternatives.com
1,956,114
2018/06/15
www.store.adaptivelivingstore.com
2,767,450
2024/07/12

New Nexternal Stores

Here are the 0 highest-ranked stores added most recently.

Name
Domain
Rank
Created
order.aerohawkcatering.com
12,579,105
2024/11/08
retailsolutions.blancdisplaygroup.com
12,730,260
2024/11/08
www.stockli.ca
6,274,857
2024/08/23
www.store.adaptivelivingstore.com
2,767,450
2024/07/12
bookstore.icma.org
11,398,441
2024/07/12

Stores Switching to Nexternal From Other Platforms

Over the last 90 days, Nexternal has taken 5 merchants from competitive ecommerce platforms.

Platform
Stores

Here are the top stores that have switched to Nexternal from competitive ecommerce platforms.

Name
Domain
Rank
Last Platform
Changed
shop.orfila.com
11,418,337
Custom Cart
2024/09/27
shop.kauaikookie.com
11,436,102
WooCommerce
2024/11/09
store.droolinmoose.com
11,440,245
WooCommerce
2024/09/21
store.schrammsmead.com
11,584,321
Custom Cart
2024/11/13
shop.gaparmour.com
12,746,786
Custom Cart
2024/09/06

Stores Switching from Nexternal To Other Platforms

Over the last 90 days, Nexternal has lost 2 merchants to competitive platforms.

Platform
Stores

Here are the top Nexternal stores that have recently changed to a competitive platform.

Name
Domain
Rank
New Platform
Changed
www.partscrew.com
736,859
NetSuite SuiteCommerce
2024/09/12
shop.pinehurst.com
11,389,720
Shopify
2024/11/10

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