Shopify
Shopify is positioning itself as a key enabler of AI-driven 'agentic commerce,' where shopping shifts from search to conversational interfaces. The company has seen a 15-fold increase in AI-driven orders since January 2025, supported by integrations with Google’s Gemini and ChatGPT. With its Universal Commerce Protocol, Shopify now allows AI agents to manage end-to-end transactions for millions of merchants globally.
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Forget riding the agentic commerce wave—Ottawa-based ecommerce platform Shopify wants to power it. “Commerce is moving from search to conversation,” says president Harley Finkelstein, referring to chatbot-enabled shopping. “That's a fundamental shift.” According to the company—a SaaS platform that lets merchants build ecommerce storefronts and manage payments, logistics, and operations—AI-driven orders have increased 15-fold since January 2025, thanks to expanded integrations with Google’s Gemini and ChatGPT that offer, say, a link to buy an espresso machine in a conversation about lattes versus cappuccinos. In 2025, Shopify, which supports more than 14% of U.S. ecommerce, reported $11.56 billion in revenue, up 30% from 2024.
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