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E-Commerce Tracking Report

How online retailers track your shopping behavior

Published May 23, 2026Gecko Advisor Research

Key Findings

  1. 1We analyzed 123 E-Commerce & Retail domains. The average privacy score is 71.6/100 (median: 81/100).
  2. 2E-Commerce & Retail domains score 9.2 points below the global average of 80.8/100.
  3. 3The average E-Commerce & Retail website loads 4.5 trackers and 5.4 cookies.
  4. 446% of E-Commerce & Retail domains use fingerprinting — 20 percentage points above the global rate of 26%.

Report Statistics

Avg Privacy Score

71.6

Global avg: 80.8

Median Score

81

Avg Trackers

4.5

Global avg: 1.4

Avg Cookies

5.4

Fingerprinting Rate

46.0%

Global avg: 26.0%

Grade Distribution

A
29 (23.6%)
B
37 (30.1%)
C
10 (8.1%)
D
9 (7.3%)
F
38 (30.9%)

Domain Rankings

Best Privacy Scores

#DomainScoreTrackers
1lululemon.com100Low Privacy Risk100
2adidas.com100Low Privacy Risk100
3costco.com100Low Privacy Risk100
4magento.com100Low Privacy Risk100
5v2pay.shop98Low Privacy Risk98
6bhphotovideo.com97Low Privacy Risk97
7gate.shop97Low Privacy Risk97
8microcenter.com97Low Privacy Risk97
9solidlypall.shop94Low Privacy Risk94
10muermoabject.shop94Low Privacy Risk94

Worst Privacy Scores

#DomainScoreTrackers
1adorama.com26Critical Privacy Risk26
2amazon.com.co26Critical Privacy Risk26
3zappos.com29Critical Privacy Risk29
4walmart.ca29Critical Privacy Risk29
5amazon.com.ng29Critical Privacy Risk29
6aliexpress.ru29Critical Privacy Risk29
7amazon.co.za30Critical Privacy Risk30
8amazon.sa30Critical Privacy Risk30
9walmart.co.cr30Critical Privacy Risk30
10amazon.eg30Critical Privacy Risk30

Most Trackers

#DomainScoreTrackers
1amazon.com.br30Critical Privacy Risk43
2amazon.com.co26Critical Privacy Risk42
3amazon.com.ng29Critical Privacy Risk42
4amazon.com.mx30Critical Privacy Risk42
5amazon.sa30Critical Privacy Risk39
6amazon.co.za30Critical Privacy Risk38
7amazon.eg30Critical Privacy Risk38
8amazon.co.jp30Critical Privacy Risk38
9walmart.co.cr30Critical Privacy Risk19
10zappos.com29Critical Privacy Risk18

Most Prevalent Trackers

Methodology

This report is based on automated privacy scans of 123 domains using Gecko Advisor's scanning infrastructure. Each domain is evaluated for third-party trackers, cookies, fingerprinting scripts, security headers, and TLS configuration.

Scores are deterministic and evidence-based: every deduction maps to a specific, verifiable finding. Only domains with at least 2 completed scans are included to ensure data reliability. Results reflect the most recent scan available at the time of publication.

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How to Cite This Report

Gecko Advisor. "E-Commerce Tracking Report." geckoadvisor.com/research/ecommerce-tracking-report, May 2026.

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