snncn/shopify-websites

Shopify Websites Dataset

Dataset Description

The Shopify Websites Dataset is a curated collection of 10,000 verified Shopify-powered e-commerce store URLs, providing researchers and analysts with a comprehensive resource for studying the Shopify e-commerce ecosystem.

This dataset offers a diverse snapshot of real-world Shopify stores across various industries and geographies, making it valuable for market research, web scraping projects, and e-commerce platform analysis.

Dataset Statistics

Attribute	Value
Total URLs	10,000
Format	CSV (auto-converted to Parquet)
Storage Size	277 KB (CSV), 168 KB (Parquet)
URL Length Range	14-59 characters
License	Apache 2.0
Last Updated	2025

Data Structure

Schema

{
  "url": {
    "type": "string",
    "length": "14-59 characters",
    "format": "Valid HTTPS/HTTP URL",
    "description": "Shopify store URL"
  }
}

Loading the Dataset

Using Hugging Face Datasets:

from datasets import load_dataset

# Load full dataset
dataset = load_dataset("snncn/shopify-websites")

# Access URLs
urls = dataset['train']['url']
print(f"Total URLs: {len(urls)}")

Using Pandas:

import pandas as pd

# Direct CSV load
df = pd.read_csv("hf://datasets/snncn/shopify-websites/data.csv")

# Basic statistics
print(f"Total stores: {len(df)}")
print(f"Average URL length: {df['url'].str.len().mean():.1f} characters")

Intended Usage

Primary Use Cases

1. E-commerce Market Research

   • Shopify platform adoption analysis
   • Market sizing and trend identification
   • Competitive landscape mapping

2. Web Scraping & Data Collection

   • Training corpus for e-commerce crawlers
   • URL validation and classification models
   • Product catalog aggregation

3. Business Intelligence

   • Store discovery and monitoring
   • Pricing strategy analysis
   • Geographic market research

4. Academic Research

   • E-commerce platform studies
   • Small business digital transformation research
   • Online retail ecosystem analysis

Data Quality & Limitations

Validation

• ✅ All URLs follow valid HTTP/HTTPS format
• ✅ URLs were publicly accessible at collection time
• ✅ Verified Shopify platform usage
• ✅ Duplicates removed

Known Limitations

• ⚠️ Single column dataset (URL only)
• ⚠️ No temporal data or collection timestamps
• ⚠️ No metadata about store characteristics
• ⚠️ Stores may go offline after collection date
• ⚠️ Not representative of entire Shopify ecosystem

Ethical Considerations

Privacy & Responsible Use

• All URLs are publicly accessible websites
• No customer data or personal information included
• Users should respect robots.txt when scraping
• Rate limiting recommended to avoid server overload

License

This dataset is released under the Apache License 2.0.

Citation

If you use this dataset in your research, please cite:

@dataset{shopify_websites_2025,
  author = {snncn},
  title = {Shopify Websites Dataset},
  year = {2025},
  publisher = {Hugging Face},
  howpublished = {\url{https://huggingface.co/datasets/snncn/shopify-websites}},
  license = {Apache-2.0}
}

Contact & Support

Dataset Creator: @snncn
Issues & Questions: Dataset Discussions
License: Apache 2.0

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Last updated: 2025