Shopify Plus: ~47,130 distinct merchants on 70,696 domains (Store Leads 2026); ~31% of Shopify's MRR

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Created 2026-05-22

Claim: Store Leads (storeleads.app, 2026) reports 70,696 domains running Shopify Plus representing approximately 47,130 distinct merchants. Plus contributed approximately 31% of Shopify's $169M MRR in mid-2024.

Sources: storeleads.app (2026); Shopify Q2 2024 financials via DemandSage.

Confidence: Verified (Store Leads is the canonical Shopify ecosystem tracker; financials are public).

Why it matters: The checkout.liquid sunset (see Shopify checkout.liquid sunset (Aug 2024 → Aug 2025 → June 30 2026) — unmigrated customizations will be DELETED) affects ~47k high-value merchants. The migration represents a meaningful revenue event for Shopify (forces upgrades to Checkout UI Extensions) and a meaningful cost event for merchants (rebuilds at $2k-$10k each).

reference Shopify checkout.liquid sunset (Aug 2024 → Aug 2025 → June 30 2026) — unmigrated customizations will be DELETED

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