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SHOPIFY INC.

Shopify Inc. is a Canadian multinational e-commerce company headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario, that operates a cloud e-commerce management platform (CEMP) for retail point-of-sale systems. The company has over five million customers and processed US$292.3 billion in transactions in 2024, of which 57% was in the United States. Major customers include Tesla, LVMH, Nestlé, PepsiCo, AB InBev, Kraft Heinz, Lindt, Whole Foods Market, Red Bull, and Hyatt.

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Basic company information

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Ticker / security symbols
SHOP [1]
Listing exchanges
Nasdaq [1]
SEC industry
Services-Prepackaged Software [1]
Business sectors
e-commerce; online marketplace [2]
Company / filing name
SHOPIFY INC. [1]
Headquarters location
Ottawa [2]
Business address
151 O'CONNOR STREET, GROUND FLOOR, OTTAWA, K2P2L8 [1]
Founded
2006 [2]
Legal form
corporation [2]
Incorporation jurisdiction
Canada (Federal Level) [1]
Founders
Tobias Lütke [2]
Official website
http://www.shopify.com; https://en.shopify.nl/; https://es.shopify.com/; https://pt.shopify.com; https://www.shopify.com/fr; https://www.shopify.com/jp [2]
Employees
8,300 · reported year 2023 [2]
Annual revenue
USD 3,231,000,000 · reported year 2021 [2]
Fiscal year end
December 31 (SEC record) [1]
ISIN (reported securities)
CA82509L1076; US82509L1070 [2]
CIK
0001594805 [1]
SIC code
7372 [1]
Country in background record
Canada [2]

Company positioning and business

Shopify Inc. is a Canadian multinational e-commerce company headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario, that operates a cloud e-commerce management platform (CEMP) for retail point-of-sale systems. The company has over five million customers and processed US$292.3 billion in transactions in 2024, of which 57% was in the United States. Major customers include Tesla, LVMH, Nestlé, PepsiCo, AB InBev, Kraft Heinz, Lindt, Whole Foods Market, Red Bull, and Hyatt. [3]

The company's software has been praised for its ease of use and reasonable fee structure. It has been described as the "go-to e-commerce platform for startups". [3]

Background text: Wikipedia contributors, Shopify. Selected introductory paragraphs, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Official filing data is cited separately.

Understanding company scale

Employees: 8,300 · reported year 2023. [2]

Annual revenue: USD 3,231,000,000 · reported year 2021. [2]

Financial year, securities and disclosures

The SEC submissions record gives SHOPIFY INC. a fiscal year end of 1231 (MMDD). Individual filings below identify their own reporting period; the filing date is the publication event, not the financial year end. [1]

Listed securities: SHOP (Nasdaq). Multiple symbols may represent different share classes or securities of the same registrant. [4]

History and key events

  1. Founding / inception date recorded in Wikidata. [2]

  2. Form 10-K/A filed; reporting period ends 2025-12-31. [5]

Financial results and regulatory disclosures

Annual, quarterly and current reports from the collected SEC record. Insider Forms 4 and 144 are excluded. This is a selected list, not a live filing feed.

Source-verified relationships

SHOPIFY INC. → Listed on → Nasdaq [1]
SHOPIFY INC. → SEC industry classification → Services-Prepackaged Software [1]

Companies in the same industry

Comparison candidates share the SEC SIC classification 7372. This does not imply ownership, partnership or trading relationships.

Related entities and concepts

Frequently asked questions

When was SHOPIFY INC. founded?

Founded: 2006. The linked source provides the background record. [2]

Where is the headquarters of SHOPIFY INC.?

Headquarters location: Ottawa. The linked source provides the background record. [2]

Which business sectors are recorded for SHOPIFY INC.?

Business sectors: e-commerce; online marketplace. The linked source provides the background record. [2]

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Sources and review dates

  1. SEC — SHOPIFY INC. filing identity and securities ↗
  2. Wikidata — company background record (CC0) ↗
  3. Wikipedia contributors — Shopify (CC BY-SA 4.0) ↗
  4. SEC securities directory ↗
  5. Company chronology / filing ↗

Reviewed 23 October 2026. Financial periods and historical event dates are shown separately. Figures reflect their stated source dates; this page is not a live quote or investment recommendation.

Content preparation: source-based compilation with AI assistance. See methods and attribution. Named sources identify the underlying records; no individual expert review is claimed.