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Ecommerce platforms for handmade sellers — AI Recommendation History

What AI assistants recommended for ecommerce platforms for handmade sellers, date by date. Every ranking we publish is frozen the day it publishes, so this is a record of what was said — not a re-computation of what today's data would say about the past.

Record: 26 dated snapshots · Aug 14, 2026 – Sep 8, 2026

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What changed

Computed by comparing each dated snapshot with the one before it. Share moves smaller than 1pp are treated as noise and left out — the same threshold that suppresses trend arrows on the ranking.

Sep 8, 2026vs Sep 7, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 7, 2026vs Sep 6, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 6, 2026vs Sep 5, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 5, 2026vs Sep 4, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 4, 2026vs Sep 3, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 3, 2026vs Sep 2, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 2, 2026vs Sep 1, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 1, 2026vs Aug 31, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 31, 2026vs Aug 30, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 30, 2026vs Aug 29, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 29, 2026vs Aug 28, 2026

▲Etsy moved #4 → #3
▼Squarespace moved #3 → #4
▲Pinterest moved #10 → #9
▼Square Online moved #9 → #10
▼Wix -3pp (39.1% → 36.1%)
▲Amazon Handmade +2pp (31.3% → 33.3%)
▲Shopify +1.7pp (84.4% → 86.1%)
▼Squarespace -1.6pp (64.1% → 62.5%)
▼Square Online -1.6pp (14.1% → 12.5%)
▲Etsy +1.4pp (62.5% → 63.9%)
▼Big Cartel -1.2pp (73.4% → 72.2%)
▼WooCommerce -1.2pp (60.9% → 59.7%)

Aug 28, 2026vs Aug 27, 2026

▲ INSquare Online entered the top 10 (#17 → #9)
▲ INPinterest entered the top 10 (#13 → #10)
▼ OUTArtisans Cooperative left the top 10 (#9 → #14)
▼ OUTStripe left the top 10 (#10 → #13)
▲Square Online moved #17 → #9
▼Artisans Cooperative moved #9 → #14
▲Pinterest moved #13 → #10
▼Stripe moved #10 → #13
▲Squarespace moved #5 → #3
▼Etsy moved #2 → #4
▲Big Cartel moved #3 → #2
▼WooCommerce moved #4 → #5
▲Squarespace +14.1pp (50% → 64.1%)
▼Etsy -9.4pp (71.9% → 62.5%)
▲Big Cartel +7.8pp (65.6% → 73.4%)
▲WordPress +6.2pp (43.8% → 50%)
▼Artisans Cooperative -6.2pp (15.6% → 9.4%)
▲Wix +4.7pp (34.4% → 39.1%)
▲Square Online +4.7pp (9.4% → 14.1%)
▼Stripe -3.1pp (12.5% → 9.4%)
▼WooCommerce -1.6pp (62.5% → 60.9%)
▲Pinterest +1.6pp (12.5% → 14.1%)

Aug 27, 2026vs Aug 26, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 26, 2026vs Aug 25, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 25, 2026vs Aug 24, 2026

Methodology change: extraction rules 4-7 → 7 between these dates. Differences below may reflect the rule change rather than a change in what AI recommends — see the methodology changelog.

▲ INStripe entered the top 10 (#12 → #10)
▼ OUTPinterest left the top 10 (#9 → #13)
▼Pinterest moved #9 → #13
▲Stripe moved #12 → #10
▲Artisans Cooperative moved #10 → #9
▼Squarespace -7.5pp (57.5% → 50%)
▼Pinterest -5pp (17.5% → 12.5%)
▼Wix -3.1pp (37.5% → 34.4%)
▲WooCommerce +2.5pp (60% → 62.5%)
▲Amazon Handmade +1.3pp (30% → 31.3%)
▼WordPress -1.2pp (45% → 43.8%)

Aug 24, 2026vs Aug 23, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 23, 2026vs Aug 22, 2026

▲ INPinterest entered the top 10 (#11 → #9)
▼ OUTGoImagine left the top 10 (#9 → #14)
▼GoImagine moved #9 → #14
▲Shopify moved #3 → #1
▲Pinterest moved #11 → #9
▼Etsy moved #1 → #2
▼Big Cartel moved #2 → #3
▲Shopify +18.9pp (66.1% → 85%)
▼GoImagine -5.4pp (17.9% → 12.5%)
▼WordPress -5pp (50% → 45%)
▲Etsy +2.9pp (69.6% → 72.5%)
▼Big Cartel -2.9pp (67.9% → 65%)
▼WooCommerce -2.5pp (62.5% → 60%)
▼Amazon Handmade -2.1pp (32.1% → 30%)
▼Wix -1.8pp (39.3% → 37.5%)
▲Pinterest +1.4pp (16.1% → 17.5%)
▼Artisans Cooperative -1.1pp (16.1% → 15%)

Aug 22, 2026vs Aug 21, 2026

▲ INArtisans Cooperative entered the top 10 (#11 → #10)
▼ OUTIndieMade left the top 10 (#10 → #12)
▼IndieMade moved #10 → #12
▲Shopify moved #4 → #3
▼WooCommerce moved #3 → #4
▲Artisans Cooperative moved #11 → #10
▲Shopify +8.3pp (57.8% → 66.1%)
▲Big Cartel +3.8pp (64.1% → 67.9%)
▲WooCommerce +3.1pp (59.4% → 62.5%)
▲WordPress +3.1pp (46.9% → 50%)
▲GoImagine +2.3pp (15.6% → 17.9%)
▲Artisans Cooperative +2pp (14.1% → 16.1%)
▲Wix +1.8pp (37.5% → 39.3%)

Aug 21, 2026vs Aug 20, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 20, 2026vs Aug 19, 2026

▲Shopify moved #5 → #4
▼Squarespace moved #4 → #5
▲WordPress moved #7 → #6
▼Wix moved #6 → #7
▼Wix -8.8pp (46.3% → 37.5%)
▼IndieMade -5.9pp (20% → 14.1%)
▼GoImagine -5.7pp (21.3% → 15.6%)
▲Shopify +5.3pp (52.5% → 57.8%)
▼Squarespace -3.7pp (60% → 56.3%)
▼Big Cartel -2.2pp (66.3% → 64.1%)
▼Amazon Handmade -2.2pp (35% → 32.8%)
▼WooCommerce -1.9pp (61.3% → 59.4%)
▼Etsy -1pp (71.3% → 70.3%)

Aug 19, 2026vs Aug 18, 2026

Methodology change: extraction rules 4 → 4-7 between these dates. Differences below may reflect the rule change rather than a change in what AI recommends — see the methodology changelog.

▲Shopify moved #7 → #5
▲WooCommerce moved #4 → #3
▼Squarespace moved #3 → #4
▼Wix moved #5 → #6
▼WordPress moved #6 → #7
▲GoImagine moved #10 → #9
▼IndieMade moved #9 → #10
▲Shopify +15pp (37.5% → 52.5%)
▼IndieMade -3.2pp (23.2% → 20%)
▼Squarespace -2.5pp (62.5% → 60%)
▼Amazon Handmade -2.5pp (37.5% → 35%)
▲WooCommerce +2.4pp (58.9% → 61.3%)
▼Etsy -1.9pp (73.2% → 71.3%)
▼GoImagine -1.9pp (23.2% → 21.3%)

Aug 18, 2026vs Aug 17, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 17, 2026vs Aug 16, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 16, 2026vs Aug 15, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 15, 2026vs Aug 14, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

The ranking, date by date

Top 10 on each archived date, exactly as published. Cite a date and it stays true: snapshots are append-only, and a correction appends a new revision rather than overwriting the original.

Sep 8, 202672 sampled answers · window 2026-08-11 – 2026-09-08 · rules v7

#1Shopify86.1%
#2Big Cartel72.2%
#3Etsy63.9%
#4Squarespace62.5%
#5WooCommerce59.7%
#6WordPress50%
#7Wix36.1%
#8Amazon Handmade33.3%
#9Pinterest13.9%
#10Square Online12.5%

Sep 7, 202672 sampled answers · window 2026-08-10 – 2026-09-07 · rules v7

#1Shopify86.1%
#2Big Cartel72.2%
#3Etsy63.9%
#4Squarespace62.5%
#5WooCommerce59.7%
#6WordPress50%
#7Wix36.1%
#8Amazon Handmade33.3%
#9Pinterest13.9%
#10Square Online12.5%

Sep 6, 202672 sampled answers · window 2026-08-09 – 2026-09-06 · rules v7

#1Shopify86.1%
#2Big Cartel72.2%
#3Etsy63.9%
#4Squarespace62.5%
#5WooCommerce59.7%
#6WordPress50%
#7Wix36.1%
#8Amazon Handmade33.3%
#9Pinterest13.9%
#10Square Online12.5%

Sep 5, 202672 sampled answers · window 2026-08-08 – 2026-09-05 · rules v7

#1Shopify86.1%
#2Big Cartel72.2%
#3Etsy63.9%
#4Squarespace62.5%
#5WooCommerce59.7%
#6WordPress50%
#7Wix36.1%
#8Amazon Handmade33.3%
#9Pinterest13.9%
#10Square Online12.5%

Sep 4, 202672 sampled answers · window 2026-08-07 – 2026-09-04 · rules v7

#1Shopify86.1%
#2Big Cartel72.2%
#3Etsy63.9%
#4Squarespace62.5%
#5WooCommerce59.7%
#6WordPress50%
#7Wix36.1%
#8Amazon Handmade33.3%
#9Pinterest13.9%
#10Square Online12.5%

Sep 3, 202672 sampled answers · window 2026-08-06 – 2026-09-03 · rules v7

#1Shopify86.1%
#2Big Cartel72.2%
#3Etsy63.9%
#4Squarespace62.5%
#5WooCommerce59.7%
#6WordPress50%
#7Wix36.1%
#8Amazon Handmade33.3%
#9Pinterest13.9%
#10Square Online12.5%

Sep 2, 202672 sampled answers · window 2026-08-05 – 2026-09-02 · rules v7

#1Shopify86.1%
#2Big Cartel72.2%
#3Etsy63.9%
#4Squarespace62.5%
#5WooCommerce59.7%
#6WordPress50%
#7Wix36.1%
#8Amazon Handmade33.3%
#9Pinterest13.9%
#10Square Online12.5%

Sep 1, 202672 sampled answers · window 2026-08-04 – 2026-09-01 · rules v7

#1Shopify86.1%
#2Big Cartel72.2%
#3Etsy63.9%
#4Squarespace62.5%
#5WooCommerce59.7%
#6WordPress50%
#7Wix36.1%
#8Amazon Handmade33.3%
#9Pinterest13.9%
#10Square Online12.5%

Aug 31, 202672 sampled answers · window 2026-08-03 – 2026-08-31 · rules v7

#1Shopify86.1%
#2Big Cartel72.2%
#3Etsy63.9%
#4Squarespace62.5%
#5WooCommerce59.7%
#6WordPress50%
#7Wix36.1%
#8Amazon Handmade33.3%
#9Pinterest13.9%
#10Square Online12.5%

Aug 30, 202672 sampled answers · window 2026-08-02 – 2026-08-30 · rules v7

#1Shopify86.1%
#2Big Cartel72.2%
#3Etsy63.9%
#4Squarespace62.5%
#5WooCommerce59.7%
#6WordPress50%
#7Wix36.1%
#8Amazon Handmade33.3%
#9Pinterest13.9%
#10Square Online12.5%

Aug 29, 202672 sampled answers · window 2026-08-01 – 2026-08-29 · rules v7

#1Shopify86.1%
#2Big Cartel72.2%
#3Etsy63.9%
#4Squarespace62.5%
#5WooCommerce59.7%
#6WordPress50%
#7Wix36.1%
#8Amazon Handmade33.3%
#9Pinterest13.9%
#10Square Online12.5%

Aug 28, 202664 sampled answers · window 2026-07-31 – 2026-08-28 · rules v7

#1Shopify84.4%
#2Big Cartel73.4%
#3Squarespace64.1%
#4Etsy62.5%
#5WooCommerce60.9%
#6WordPress50%
#7Wix39.1%
#8Amazon Handmade31.3%
#9Square Online14.1%
#10Pinterest14.1%

Aug 27, 202632 sampled answers · window 2026-07-30 – 2026-08-27 · rules v7

#1Shopify84.4%
#2Etsy71.9%
#3Big Cartel65.6%
#4WooCommerce62.5%
#5Squarespace50%
#6WordPress43.8%
#7Wix34.4%
#8Amazon Handmade31.3%
#9Artisans Cooperative15.6%
#10Stripe12.5%

Aug 26, 202632 sampled answers · window 2026-07-29 – 2026-08-26 · rules v7

#1Shopify84.4%
#2Etsy71.9%
#3Big Cartel65.6%
#4WooCommerce62.5%
#5Squarespace50%
#6WordPress43.8%
#7Wix34.4%
#8Amazon Handmade31.3%
#9Artisans Cooperative15.6%
#10Stripe12.5%

Aug 25, 202632 sampled answers · window 2026-07-28 – 2026-08-25 · rules v7

#1Shopify84.4%
#2Etsy71.9%
#3Big Cartel65.6%
#4WooCommerce62.5%
#5Squarespace50%
#6WordPress43.8%
#7Wix34.4%
#8Amazon Handmade31.3%
#9Artisans Cooperative15.6%
#10Stripe12.5%

Aug 24, 202640 sampled answers · window 2026-07-27 – 2026-08-24 · rules v4-7

#1Shopify85%
#2Etsy72.5%
#3Big Cartel65%
#4WooCommerce60%
#5Squarespace57.5%
#6WordPress45%
#7Wix37.5%
#8Amazon Handmade30%
#9Pinterest17.5%
#10Artisans Cooperative15%

Aug 23, 202640 sampled answers · window 2026-07-26 – 2026-08-23 · rules v4-7

#1Shopify85%
#2Etsy72.5%
#3Big Cartel65%
#4WooCommerce60%
#5Squarespace57.5%
#6WordPress45%
#7Wix37.5%
#8Amazon Handmade30%
#9Pinterest17.5%
#10Artisans Cooperative15%

Aug 22, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-07-25 – 2026-08-22 · rules v4-7

#1Etsy69.6%
#2Big Cartel67.9%
#3Shopify66.1%
#4WooCommerce62.5%
#5Squarespace57.1%
#6WordPress50%
#7Wix39.3%
#8Amazon Handmade32.1%
#9GoImagine17.9%
#10Artisans Cooperative16.1%

Aug 21, 202664 sampled answers · window 2026-07-24 – 2026-08-21 · rules v4-7

#1Etsy70.3%
#2Big Cartel64.1%
#3WooCommerce59.4%
#4Shopify57.8%
#5Squarespace56.3%
#6WordPress46.9%
#7Wix37.5%
#8Amazon Handmade32.8%
#9GoImagine15.6%
#10IndieMade14.1%

Aug 20, 202664 sampled answers · window 2026-07-23 – 2026-08-20 · rules v4-7

#1Etsy70.3%
#2Big Cartel64.1%
#3WooCommerce59.4%
#4Shopify57.8%
#5Squarespace56.3%
#6WordPress46.9%
#7Wix37.5%
#8Amazon Handmade32.8%
#9GoImagine15.6%
#10IndieMade14.1%

Aug 19, 202680 sampled answers · window 2026-07-22 – 2026-08-19 · rules v4-7

#1Etsy71.3%
#2Big Cartel66.3%
#3WooCommerce61.3%
#4Squarespace60%
#5Shopify52.5%
#6Wix46.3%
#7WordPress46.3%
#8Amazon Handmade35%
#9GoImagine21.3%
#10IndieMade20%

Aug 18, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-07-21 – 2026-08-18 · rules v4

#1Etsy73.2%
#2Big Cartel66.1%
#3Squarespace62.5%
#4WooCommerce58.9%
#5Wix46.4%
#6WordPress46.4%
#7Shopify37.5%
#8Amazon Handmade37.5%
#9IndieMade23.2%
#10GoImagine23.2%

Aug 17, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-07-20 – 2026-08-17 · rules v4

#1Etsy73.2%
#2Big Cartel66.1%
#3Squarespace62.5%
#4WooCommerce58.9%
#5Wix46.4%
#6WordPress46.4%
#7Shopify37.5%
#8Amazon Handmade37.5%
#9IndieMade23.2%
#10GoImagine23.2%

Aug 16, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-07-19 – 2026-08-16 · rules v4

#1Etsy73.2%
#2Big Cartel66.1%
#3Squarespace62.5%
#4WooCommerce58.9%
#5Wix46.4%
#6WordPress46.4%
#7Shopify37.5%
#8Amazon Handmade37.5%
#9IndieMade23.2%
#10GoImagine23.2%

Aug 15, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-07-18 – 2026-08-15 · rules v4

#1Etsy73.2%
#2Big Cartel66.1%
#3Squarespace62.5%
#4WooCommerce58.9%
#5Wix46.4%
#6WordPress46.4%
#7Shopify37.5%
#8Amazon Handmade37.5%
#9IndieMade23.2%
#10GoImagine23.2%

Aug 14, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-07-17 – 2026-08-14 · rules v4

#1Etsy73.2%
#2Big Cartel66.1%
#3Squarespace62.5%
#4WooCommerce58.9%
#5Wix46.4%
#6WordPress46.4%
#7Shopify37.5%
#8Amazon Handmade37.5%
#9IndieMade23.2%
#10GoImagine23.2%

Read any date directly

Every archived date is machine-readable at /api/index/ecommerce-platforms-for-handmade-sellers/as-of/<YYYY-MM-DD>, which returns the ranking as it stood, with the extraction version and revision it was published under. Dates before the record begins return no_record rather than a recomputation — we do not reconstruct history on demand and present it as what we said. See what the engines actually said.

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