Shopify

More people are choosing to build, and the data says they're right to. With millions of businesses running on Shopify, we have one of the most comprehensive real-time datasets on entrepreneurship. It all points to one thing: entrepreneurship is accelerating. → More people are starting businesses: 7x more people made their first sale on Shopify in 2025 than in 2018. → Repeat entrepreneurs scale faster: Merchants who have previously launched a business on Shopify and return to build a second earn more than 2x the sales per shop. → Entrepreneurs continue to earn more: Merchants who started between 2017 and 2020 grew revenue 25% over three years. The story is clear. As the traditional 9-to-5 path is contracting, entrepreneurship is expanding. In the age of AI, entrepreneurship may be the more resilient path. https://lnkd.in/eDf4Auv9

The Shopify AI Toolkit is here. Manage your store with agents like Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and VS Code. Try it out → https://lnkd.in/eRFpZ_AH

Tickets are live for DotDev 2026. Get ready for two full days of product demos, deep dives, and connecting with other builders. See you in Toronto → https://lnkd.in/eSCeJyPK

Shopify B2B is now available on more plans. All plans now have access to our key B2B features directly in the admin. The highlights: company profiles, vaulted credit cards, ACH payments, and up to three custom catalogs. https://lnkd.in/gFEPMadg

From biking and golf gear to outdoor furniture, warm weather shaped what US consumers bought in March. We analyzed month-over-month sales from thousands of Shopify merchants to see what was trending. A few highlights: → Lawn and garden season kicked off in a big way. Outdoor misting systems (+302%), sprinklers (+273%), rain barrels (+262%), and weed trimmers (+222%) all saw triple-digit growth. → Backyards got an upgrade, with sunshades (+156%), gazebos (+146%), swing chairs (+130%), and outdoor sofas (+113%) all up. Backyard games, like paddle ball (+92%) and cornhole sets (+46%), were in demand too. → Families geared up for bike season. Child bike seats surged 151%, followed by training wheels (+111%), hybrid bikes (+104%), bicycle baskets (+90%), and helmets (+66%). → Golf season is back. As courses reopen, sales rose for golf club sets (+75%), tees (+51%), and bags (+48%). Entrepreneurs, what trends are you tracking this spring?

Built-in scheduling and A/B testing is now available to all merchants. Rollouts lets you schedule and stage theme changes, from flash sales to full redesigns, directly in the admin. Test variations with real traffic, measure results, and learn what works.

"The time between idea and momentum goes down when creation becomes this accessible." Rousseau Kazi unpacks why we built Tinker, how it works, and what’s possible when the best AI tools are free to experiment with → https://lnkd.in/gpjdxm7a 

The promise of AI unlocking creativity is everywhere. But the path to using it is still overwhelming. Today, we’re making it easier for everyone to play with AI. Introducing Tinker: a mobile app that brings together 100+ specialized AI tools. Models from OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, and AI providers you’ve never heard of all in one app. That’s Tinker. Next time a new model drops, open Tinker and it's already there. Skip the subscriptions and jump right in. Just describe what you want to create—videos, images, 3d models, comics—and Tinker handles the prompting. We already wrote those very long prompts for you. Turn a business description into a polished logo.  Turn a product image into a stop-motion ad.  Turn a script into a vlog-style video. All the best AI tools, now in one place. Download Tinker from the App Store or Google Play → https://lnkd.in/gy5-xK6Z

We just made it possible for brands not using Shopify to sell across AI channels. Brands want to show up wherever shoppers are looking for products. In 2026, that’s AI chats. Our new Agentic plan lets any brand on any commerce platform add their products to Shopify Catalog and syndicate them across ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and even the Shop app. Now available globally → https://lnkd.in/esJfhWFE As for Shopify merchants, you already have this built in. No extra plan needed.