# Shopify

> Shopify is a Canadian commerce company that provides a unified software platform for businesses to start, run, and grow retail operations across online stores, physical locations, social channels, and marketplaces. Launched in 2006 by snowboard-shop founders frustrated with existing store software, it now powers millions of merchants in more than 175 countries and handled roughly $378 billion in gross merchandise volume in 2025. Beyond the storefront builder, Shopify sells payments, capital, shipping, point-of-sale hardware, and a growing set of AI tools, positioning itself as the commerce infrastructure behind a large share of independent and enterprise brands.

- **Founded:** 2006
- **Headquarters:** Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- **Founders:** Tobias Lutke (Co-founder & CEO), Scott Lake (Co-founder (former CEO)), Daniel Weinand (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** Approximately 8,000-8,500 employees
- **Products:** Shopify Platform, Shopify Payments, Shopify POS, Shop App, Shopify Capital
- **Notable:** Facilitated roughly $378 billion in gross merchandise volume in 2025, up ~29% year over year., Surpassed $11.6 billion in annual revenue in 2025., Serves millions of merchants across 175+ countries.

## Products & services

- **Shopify Platform** — Core subscription software to build and manage an online store, including themes, product catalog, checkout, and admin.
- **Shopify Payments** — Integrated payment processing that lets merchants accept cards and digital wallets without a third-party gateway.
- **Shopify POS** — Point-of-sale software and hardware that unifies in-person and online selling under one inventory and customer system.
- **Shop App** — Consumer shopping app for tracking orders and discovering products from Shopify merchants, with Shop Pay accelerated checkout.
- **Shopify Capital** — Merchant cash advances and loans underwritten from a merchant's own sales data on the platform.
- **Shopify Plus** — Enterprise tier for high-volume and larger brands, with added customization, automation, and support.
- **Shopify Fulfillment / Shipping** — Logistics and discounted shipping labels to help merchants store and deliver orders.
- **Sidekick** — AI commerce assistant embedded across the admin that answers business questions, drafts content, and stages actions.
- **Shopify Magic** — Generative AI features for writing product descriptions, emails, and store content.
- **Agentic Storefronts** — Sales channel that syndicates merchant catalogs to AI platforms like ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, and Microsoft Copilot.

## Achievements

- Facilitated roughly $378 billion in gross merchandise volume in 2025, up ~29% year over year.
- Surpassed $11.6 billion in annual revenue in 2025.
- Serves millions of merchants across 175+ countries.
- Over 900 million unique online shoppers bought through Shopify stores in 2025.
- Holds an estimated ~30% share of the US ecommerce platform market and 10%+ of US online retail GMV.
- Dual-listed IPO on the NYSE and TSX in 2015, one of Canada's largest tech public offerings.
- Ships 150+ product updates twice a year through its 'Editions' releases.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Spring '26 Edition launched with 150+ updates, putting Sidekick on every screen and adding Campaign Autopilot and an AI sales associate.
- **2026-01** — Winter '26 Edition themed around an AI 'Renaissance' for entrepreneurs, expanding Sidekick and storefront AI.
- **2026-05** — Reported Q1 2026 revenue of ~$3.2 billion, up ~34% year over year.
- **2026-02** — Reported full-year 2025 results: $11.6B revenue and $378.4B GMV.
- **2026-06** — Rolled out Agentic Storefronts, syndicating merchant catalogs to ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, and Microsoft Copilot.

## Links

- Website: https://www.shopify.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/shopify
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Shopify
- GitHub: https://github.com/Shopify
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/shopify
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shopify/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shopify
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@shopify

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