The most visible e-commerce platforms in United Kingdom, October 2026

October 2026 · 15 questions asked from United Kingdom in English · ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode · 60 answers read

Leader

Shopify

81Heralded Score, range 48–90

Most cited source

youtube.com

33citations

From Google AI Mode and Google AI Overviews

Where engines disagree most

Square Online

1/4engines put it in their top three

Top three on ChatGPT, not on Google AI Mode, Gemini and Google AI Overviews

Brands

Rank Brand Rank change Heralded Score All AI Search Score trend Mentioned Recommended By engine Mentioned by Change
– commercetools DE Unranked Too few answers Not measured 0= #55
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– Dropizi Unranked Too few answers Not measured 0= #55
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– Ecwid US Unranked Too few answers Not measured 9#18
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  • : Unranked
3% 0% First reading
– EDD (Easy Digital Downloads) US Unranked Too few answers Not measured 4#28
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  • : Unranked
2% 0% First reading
– Edinio Unranked Too few answers Not measured 0= #55
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– EKM Unranked Too few answers Not measured 7#19
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  • : Unranked
1% 0% First reading
– Elastic Path CA Unranked Too few answers Not measured 0= #55
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– eMartify Unranked Too few answers Not measured 0= #55
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– Emporix Unranked Too few answers Not measured 0= #55
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– ePages Unranked Too few answers Not measured 0= #55
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading

“=” marks brands whose score ranges overlap, so the test cannot separate them. Every brand named in at least three answers is ranked. AI and Search give each brand’s score and rank on that side alone. By engine has one dot per engine (ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode), darker the more often it names the brand.

Most cited sources

Rank Source Type Cited in Engines Pages cited Brands its pages mention
11 quora.com Community 6.7% 1 of 4 4 Not read
12 amazon.co.uk Vendor site 3.3% 1 of 4 2 Not read
13 business.gov.uk Regulator 5.0% 1 of 4 2 Not read
14 rapidformations.co.uk Vendor site 5.0% 1 of 4 1 5
15 ecomm.design Directory 3.3% 1 of 4 1 7
16 google.com Vendor site 3.3% 1 of 4 2 Not read
17 hitsteps.com Vendor site 3.3% 2 of 4 1 Not read
18 instagram.com Social 3.3% 2 of 4 2 Not read
19 jotform.com Vendor site 3.3% 2 of 4 2 Not read
20 mailchimp.com Vendor site 3.3% 2 of 4 2 Not read

Questions asked

QuestionLanguageMost recommended
best ecommerce platform for small businesses selling online English Shopify and Wix eCommerce, tied
online store software for independent retailers English Shopify, Wix eCommerce and WooCommerce, tied
how can a small business sell products online English WooCommerce
how to set up an online shop for a clothing business English Shopify
how can an independent retailer take orders online English Shopify

Each engine's top three

Method

Each leaderboard ranks brands on two sides. AI is how ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Overviews and Google AI Mode answer the board's buyer questions. Search is Google's top 10 results for the keywords behind those questions. All combines the two, where Search is measured.

For the AI side, each month Heralded asks every engine the same buyer questions, twice each, and reads every answer. An answer counts 0 for a brand it leaves out, 50 for a brand it names and 100 for a brand it recommends, and the Heralded Score is built from those. A brand named in at least three answers gets a score and a place.

How the leaderboards are measured