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E-commerce platforms — AI Recommendation History

What AI assistants recommended for e-commerce platforms, 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

▲Squarespace moved #7 → #6
▼Square moved #6 → #7
▲Magento moved #10 → #9
▼Square Online moved #9 → #10
▼Square -3.1pp (24.5% → 21.4%)
▲BigCommerce +2.6pp (51% → 53.6%)
▼Square Online -2.5pp (20.4% → 17.9%)
▲Magento +1.2pp (18.4% → 19.6%)
▼WordPress -1pp (51% → 50%)
▲WooCommerce +1pp (49% → 50%)
▲Adobe +1pp (20.4% → 21.4%)

Sep 3, 2026vs Sep 2, 2026

▲Square moved #9 → #6
▼Magento moved #7 → #10
▼WooCommerce moved #2 → #4
▼Adobe moved #6 → #8
▲BigCommerce moved #3 → #2
▲WordPress moved #4 → #3
▲Squarespace moved #8 → #7
▲Square Online moved #10 → #9
▼Adobe -8.2pp (28.6% → 20.4%)
▼WooCommerce -8.1pp (57.1% → 49%)
▼Magento -6.6pp (25% → 18.4%)
▲Square +3.1pp (21.4% → 24.5%)
▼BigCommerce -2.6pp (53.6% → 51%)
▲Square Online +2.5pp (17.9% → 20.4%)
▼Shopify -1.5pp (89.3% → 87.8%)
▲WordPress +1pp (50% → 51%)

Sep 2, 2026vs Sep 1, 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.

▲Magento moved #10 → #7
▼Squarespace moved #6 → #8
▲WooCommerce moved #3 → #2
▼BigCommerce moved #2 → #3
▲Adobe moved #7 → #6
▼Square moved #8 → #9
▼Square Online moved #9 → #10
▼BigCommerce -12.5pp (66.1% → 53.6%)
▼Wix -9pp (41.1% → 32.1%)
▼Squarespace -8.9pp (33.9% → 25%)
▼WordPress -7.1pp (57.1% → 50%)
▼Square Online -7.1pp (25% → 17.9%)
▼Square -5.4pp (26.8% → 21.4%)
▼WooCommerce -3.6pp (60.7% → 57.1%)
▲Shopify +1.8pp (87.5% → 89.3%)

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

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 28, 2026vs Aug 27, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 27, 2026vs Aug 26, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 26, 2026vs Aug 25, 2026

▲ INMagento entered the top 10 (#11 → #10)
▼ OUTEcwid left the top 10 (#10 → #11)
▲Adobe moved #9 → #7
▼Square moved #7 → #8
▼Square Online moved #8 → #9
▲Magento moved #11 → #10
▼Ecwid moved #10 → #11
▲Adobe +4.3pp (24.3% → 28.6%)
▲Magento +3.6pp (21.4% → 25%)
▼Square -3.2pp (30% → 26.8%)
▲WordPress +2.8pp (54.3% → 57.1%)
▲Squarespace +2.5pp (31.4% → 33.9%)
▲WooCommerce +2.1pp (58.6% → 60.7%)
▼Square Online -2.1pp (27.1% → 25%)
▲Shopify +1.8pp (85.7% → 87.5%)
▼Ecwid -1.8pp (21.4% → 19.6%)

Aug 25, 2026vs Aug 24, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 24, 2026vs Aug 23, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 23, 2026vs Aug 22, 2026

▲ INEcwid entered the top 10 (#11 → #10)
▼ OUTMagento left the top 10 (#10 → #11)
▲Ecwid moved #11 → #10
▼Magento moved #10 → #11
▲WooCommerce +1.7pp (56.9% → 58.6%)
▲WordPress +1.5pp (52.8% → 54.3%)
▲Wix +1.1pp (40.3% → 41.4%)
▲Shopify +1pp (84.7% → 85.7%)

Aug 22, 2026vs Aug 21, 2026

▲ INMagento entered the top 10 (#12 → #10)
▼ OUTEcwid left the top 10 (#10 → #11)
▲Magento moved #12 → #10
▼Ecwid moved #10 → #11
▲Square Online +4.9pp (21.5% → 26.4%)
▲Adobe +3.5pp (21.5% → 25%)
▲Magento +2.8pp (19.4% → 22.2%)
▼Squarespace -2.7pp (33.3% → 30.6%)
▼BigCommerce -2.4pp (67.7% → 65.3%)
▲Square +2.3pp (26.9% → 29.2%)
▼WooCommerce -2.2pp (59.1% → 56.9%)
▼WordPress -2pp (54.8% → 52.8%)
▼Shopify -1.3pp (86% → 84.7%)

Aug 21, 2026vs Aug 20, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 20, 2026vs Aug 19, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 19, 2026vs Aug 18, 2026

▲Ecwid +1pp (19.4% → 20.4%)

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

▲ INAdobe entered the top 10 (#11 → #9)
▼ OUTBig Cartel left the top 10 (#10 → #11)
▲Adobe moved #11 → #9
▼Ecwid moved #9 → #10
▼Big Cartel moved #10 → #11
▼Square Online -1.8pp (23.3% → 21.5%)
▼Ecwid -1.5pp (20.9% → 19.4%)
▼Big Cartel -1.5pp (20.9% → 19.4%)
▼WordPress -1pp (55.8% → 54.8%)
▼Square -1pp (27.9% → 26.9%)

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, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-08-11 – 2026-09-08 · rules v7

#1Shopify87.5%
#2BigCommerce53.6%
#3WordPress50%
#4WooCommerce50%
#5Wix32.1%
#6Squarespace25%
#7Square21.4%
#8Adobe21.4%
#9Magento19.6%
#10Square Online17.9%

Sep 7, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-08-10 – 2026-09-07 · rules v7

#1Shopify87.5%
#2BigCommerce53.6%
#3WordPress50%
#4WooCommerce50%
#5Wix32.1%
#6Squarespace25%
#7Square21.4%
#8Adobe21.4%
#9Magento19.6%
#10Square Online17.9%

Sep 6, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-08-09 – 2026-09-06 · rules v7

#1Shopify87.5%
#2BigCommerce53.6%
#3WordPress50%
#4WooCommerce50%
#5Wix32.1%
#6Squarespace25%
#7Square21.4%
#8Adobe21.4%
#9Magento19.6%
#10Square Online17.9%

Sep 5, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-08-08 – 2026-09-05 · rules v7

#1Shopify87.5%
#2BigCommerce53.6%
#3WordPress50%
#4WooCommerce50%
#5Wix32.1%
#6Squarespace25%
#7Square21.4%
#8Adobe21.4%
#9Magento19.6%
#10Square Online17.9%

Sep 4, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-08-07 – 2026-09-04 · rules v7

#1Shopify87.5%
#2BigCommerce53.6%
#3WordPress50%
#4WooCommerce50%
#5Wix32.1%
#6Squarespace25%
#7Square21.4%
#8Adobe21.4%
#9Magento19.6%
#10Square Online17.9%

Sep 3, 202649 sampled answers · window 2026-08-06 – 2026-09-03 · rules v7

#1Shopify87.8%
#2BigCommerce51%
#3WordPress51%
#4WooCommerce49%
#5Wix32.7%
#6Square24.5%
#7Squarespace24.5%
#8Adobe20.4%
#9Square Online20.4%
#10Magento18.4%

Sep 2, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-05 – 2026-09-02 · rules v7

#1Shopify89.3%
#2WooCommerce57.1%
#3BigCommerce53.6%
#4WordPress50%
#5Wix32.1%
#6Adobe28.6%
#7Magento25%
#8Squarespace25%
#9Square21.4%
#10Square Online17.9%

Sep 1, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-08-04 – 2026-09-01 · rules v4-7

#1Shopify87.5%
#2BigCommerce66.1%
#3WooCommerce60.7%
#4WordPress57.1%
#5Wix41.1%
#6Squarespace33.9%
#7Adobe28.6%
#8Square26.8%
#9Square Online25%
#10Magento25%

Aug 31, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-08-03 – 2026-08-31 · rules v4-7

#1Shopify87.5%
#2BigCommerce66.1%
#3WooCommerce60.7%
#4WordPress57.1%
#5Wix41.1%
#6Squarespace33.9%
#7Adobe28.6%
#8Square26.8%
#9Square Online25%
#10Magento25%

Aug 30, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-08-02 – 2026-08-30 · rules v4-7

#1Shopify87.5%
#2BigCommerce66.1%
#3WooCommerce60.7%
#4WordPress57.1%
#5Wix41.1%
#6Squarespace33.9%
#7Adobe28.6%
#8Square26.8%
#9Square Online25%
#10Magento25%

Aug 29, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-08-01 – 2026-08-29 · rules v4-7

#1Shopify87.5%
#2BigCommerce66.1%
#3WooCommerce60.7%
#4WordPress57.1%
#5Wix41.1%
#6Squarespace33.9%
#7Adobe28.6%
#8Square26.8%
#9Square Online25%
#10Magento25%

Aug 28, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-07-31 – 2026-08-28 · rules v4-7

#1Shopify87.5%
#2BigCommerce66.1%
#3WooCommerce60.7%
#4WordPress57.1%
#5Wix41.1%
#6Squarespace33.9%
#7Adobe28.6%
#8Square26.8%
#9Square Online25%
#10Magento25%

Aug 27, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-07-30 – 2026-08-27 · rules v4-7

#1Shopify87.5%
#2BigCommerce66.1%
#3WooCommerce60.7%
#4WordPress57.1%
#5Wix41.1%
#6Squarespace33.9%
#7Adobe28.6%
#8Square26.8%
#9Square Online25%
#10Magento25%

Aug 26, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-07-29 – 2026-08-26 · rules v4-7

#1Shopify87.5%
#2BigCommerce66.1%
#3WooCommerce60.7%
#4WordPress57.1%
#5Wix41.1%
#6Squarespace33.9%
#7Adobe28.6%
#8Square26.8%
#9Square Online25%
#10Magento25%

Aug 25, 202670 sampled answers · window 2026-07-28 – 2026-08-25 · rules v4-7

#1Shopify85.7%
#2BigCommerce65.7%
#3WooCommerce58.6%
#4WordPress54.3%
#5Wix41.4%
#6Squarespace31.4%
#7Square30%
#8Square Online27.1%
#9Adobe24.3%
#10Ecwid21.4%

Aug 24, 202670 sampled answers · window 2026-07-27 – 2026-08-24 · rules v4-7

#1Shopify85.7%
#2BigCommerce65.7%
#3WooCommerce58.6%
#4WordPress54.3%
#5Wix41.4%
#6Squarespace31.4%
#7Square30%
#8Square Online27.1%
#9Adobe24.3%
#10Ecwid21.4%

Aug 23, 202670 sampled answers · window 2026-07-26 – 2026-08-23 · rules v4-7

#1Shopify85.7%
#2BigCommerce65.7%
#3WooCommerce58.6%
#4WordPress54.3%
#5Wix41.4%
#6Squarespace31.4%
#7Square30%
#8Square Online27.1%
#9Adobe24.3%
#10Ecwid21.4%

Aug 22, 202672 sampled answers · window 2026-07-25 – 2026-08-22 · rules v4-7

#1Shopify84.7%
#2BigCommerce65.3%
#3WooCommerce56.9%
#4WordPress52.8%
#5Wix40.3%
#6Squarespace30.6%
#7Square29.2%
#8Square Online26.4%
#9Adobe25%
#10Magento22.2%

Aug 21, 202693 sampled answers · window 2026-07-24 – 2026-08-21 · rules v4-7

#1Shopify86%
#2BigCommerce67.7%
#3WooCommerce59.1%
#4WordPress54.8%
#5Wix39.8%
#6Squarespace33.3%
#7Square26.9%
#8Square Online21.5%
#9Adobe21.5%
#10Ecwid20.4%

Aug 20, 202693 sampled answers · window 2026-07-23 – 2026-08-20 · rules v4-7

#1Shopify86%
#2BigCommerce67.7%
#3WooCommerce59.1%
#4WordPress54.8%
#5Wix39.8%
#6Squarespace33.3%
#7Square26.9%
#8Square Online21.5%
#9Adobe21.5%
#10Ecwid20.4%

Aug 19, 202693 sampled answers · window 2026-07-22 – 2026-08-19 · rules v4-7

#1Shopify86%
#2BigCommerce67.7%
#3WooCommerce59.1%
#4WordPress54.8%
#5Wix39.8%
#6Squarespace33.3%
#7Square26.9%
#8Square Online21.5%
#9Adobe21.5%
#10Ecwid20.4%

Aug 18, 202693 sampled answers · window 2026-07-21 – 2026-08-18 · rules v4-7

#1Shopify86%
#2BigCommerce67.7%
#3WooCommerce59.1%
#4WordPress54.8%
#5Wix39.8%
#6Squarespace33.3%
#7Square26.9%
#8Square Online21.5%
#9Adobe21.5%
#10Ecwid19.4%

Aug 17, 202693 sampled answers · window 2026-07-20 – 2026-08-17 · rules v4-7

#1Shopify86%
#2BigCommerce67.7%
#3WooCommerce59.1%
#4WordPress54.8%
#5Wix39.8%
#6Squarespace33.3%
#7Square26.9%
#8Square Online21.5%
#9Adobe21.5%
#10Ecwid19.4%

Aug 16, 202693 sampled answers · window 2026-07-19 – 2026-08-16 · rules v4-7

#1Shopify86%
#2BigCommerce67.7%
#3WooCommerce59.1%
#4WordPress54.8%
#5Wix39.8%
#6Squarespace33.3%
#7Square26.9%
#8Square Online21.5%
#9Adobe21.5%
#10Ecwid19.4%

Aug 15, 202693 sampled answers · window 2026-07-18 – 2026-08-15 · rules v4-7

#1Shopify86%
#2BigCommerce67.7%
#3WooCommerce59.1%
#4WordPress54.8%
#5Wix39.8%
#6Squarespace33.3%
#7Square26.9%
#8Square Online21.5%
#9Adobe21.5%
#10Ecwid19.4%

Aug 14, 202686 sampled answers · window 2026-07-17 – 2026-08-14 · rules v4-7

#1Shopify86%
#2BigCommerce68.6%
#3WooCommerce59.3%
#4WordPress55.8%
#5Wix40.7%
#6Squarespace33.7%
#7Square27.9%
#8Square Online23.3%
#9Ecwid20.9%
#10Big Cartel20.9%

Read any date directly

Every archived date is machine-readable at /api/index/ecommerce-platforms/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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