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Which product areas dominate Shopify's latest Edition, and is the mix shifting toward AI?

AI items made up 8.3% of Shopify's Spring '26 Edition, 17 of 206 items, after 10.6% in Winter '26, according to Deploi's counts of Shopify's Edition pages. Updated October 18, 2026.

By Martin DejnickiUpdated Data through June 2026

Short answer

Developer items led Shopify's Spring '26 Edition, 53 of 206, while AI items made up 8.3%, second only to Winter '26 at 10.6%, according to Deploi's counts of Shopify's Edition pages retrieved October 18, 2026. Before Winter '26, AI items were 5.2% or less of every Edition. Counts and shares are computed by Deploi.

AI items made up 8.3% of Shopify's Spring '26 Edition, second only to Winter '26 at 10.6%

AI items as a share of all items on each Shopify Edition page, percent, Summer '22 to Spring '26; Summer '22, Winter '23, Winter '24 and Winter '25 count AI terms in item titles; counts by Deploi

Summer '22 0.0%Winter '23 0.8%Summer '23 5.2%Winter '24 2.5%Summer '24 2.8%Winter '25 0.5%Summer '25 3.1%Winter '26 10.6%Spring '26 8.3%Summer '22Winter '23Summer '23Winter '24Summer '24Winter '25Summer '25Winter '26Spring '260.0%0.8%5.2%2.5%2.8%0.5%3.1%10.6%8.3%by titleby titleby titleby title

  • AI items are the items in the Edition page's own AI section (AI for commerce, Sidekick or Agentic); Summer '22, Winter '23, Winter '24 and Winter '25 have no such section, so Deploi counted items whose title names AI or a Shopify AI product, such as Sidekick or Shopify Magic.
  • Summer '22 shows no AI items; Winter '24 has 5 of its 199 items, with titles that name AI, Sidekick or Shopify Magic.
  • In Spring '26, some items outside the Sidekick and Agentic filters name AI in their title and are not counted as AI items.
  • Winter '24 items are the headings of every card on the page, in all four card sizes: 199, including 7 customer case studies.
  • The share is AI items over all items, computed by Deploi.

Source: Shopify Inc., Shopify Editions pages, Summer '22 to Spring '26; item counts and shares by Deploi. Read on .

What this means for your decision

  • Reading where Shopify is putting its work? Developer (53) and Operations (48) items led the 206 items Deploi counted on the Spring '26 Edition page. Use the area counts to see where Shopify announced the most. Do not read a count as investment or effort; an item can be a small change or a large one.
  • Tracking the shift toward AI? AI items were 10.6% of Winter '26 and 8.3% of Spring '26, against 5.2% or less in every earlier Edition, by Deploi's counts. Read this as direction only: Summer '22, Winter '23, Winter '24 and Winter '25 have no AI section, so Deploi counted items whose title names AI or a Shopify AI product such as Sidekick or Shopify Magic, and some Spring '26 items that name AI sit outside the Sidekick and Agentic filters.
  • Deciding whether to wait or build custom? An Edition item does not say which plans get it or when every merchant can use it. Confirm availability with Shopify before planning around an announced feature.
  • Quoting Edition totals? Attribute the counts to Deploi: 206 headings for Spring '26 against Shopify's "150+ updates", and 199 for Winter '24 against "100+ foundational product updates". Do not mix Deploi's counts with Shopify's headline totals.
  • Building what Shopify has not shipped? For custom Shopify development, contact Deploi.

Is the mix of Shopify Editions shifting toward AI?

AI items rose from 5 of 162 items (3.1%) in Summer '25 to 21 of 198 (10.6%) in Winter '26, then fell to 17 of 206 (8.3%) in Spring '26, according to Deploi's counts of Shopify's Edition pages retrieved October 18, 2026. Earlier Editions ranged from none to 5.2%. Counts and shares are computed by Deploi.

AI items in earlier Editions, out of all items:

  • Summer '22: 0 of 37
  • Winter '23: 1 of 122 (0.8%)
  • Summer '23: 7 of 135 (5.2%)
  • Winter '24: 5 of 199 (2.5%)
  • Summer '24: 5 of 176 (2.8%)
  • Winter '25: 1 of 182 (0.5%)

Shopify released Winter '26 on December 10, 2025 and Spring '26 on June 17, 2026, according to its changelog.

Which product areas dominate Shopify's latest Edition?

Developer items led Shopify's Spring '26 Edition with 53 of 206 items, ahead of Operations with 48 and Online with 24, according to Deploi's counts of the Edition page retrieved October 18, 2026. Payments had 21 items, Retail 18, Marketing 11, Agentic 9, Sidekick 8, Shop app 8 and Finance 6. Counts are computed by Deploi.

Areas are the categories in the Spring '26 Edition page's own filter bar. Agentic and Sidekick are the areas counted as AI items in the AI share chart. The page itself states "150+ updates"; Deploi counts each unique feature heading the page prints, which gives 206.

Developer items lead Shopify's Spring '26 Edition with 53 of 206, ahead of Operations at 48

Items on Shopify's Spring '26 Edition page by the page's own product-area filter, count; 206 is Deploi's count of unique headings, while the page states 150+ updates

Agentic 9Sidekick 8Online 24Retail 18Marketing 11Operations 48Shop app 8Payments 21Finance 6Developer 53AgenticSidekickOnlineRetailMarketingOperationsShop appPaymentsFinanceDeveloper9824181148821653AI areaAI area

  • Areas are the categories in the Spring '26 Edition page's own filter bar; item counts are Deploi's, counted by script from the page.
  • The page itself states "150+ updates"; Deploi counts each unique feature heading the page prints, which gives 206.
  • Agentic and Sidekick are the areas counted as AI items in the AI share chart.

Source: Shopify Inc., Shopify Editions Spring '26 page; item counts by Deploi. Read on .

How does Deploi count items on an Edition page?

Deploi counts each unique feature heading an Edition page prints: 206 for Spring '26 against the "150+ updates" the page states, and 199 for Winter '24 against the "100+ foundational product updates" that page states, according to Shopify's Edition pages retrieved October 18, 2026. Counts are made by script from dated page snapshots and computed by Deploi.

Because the counts are Deploi's, they can differ from the totals Shopify prints in its headlines. Read them as Deploi's count of headings, made the same way on each page, and not as Shopify's own tally. The 199 for Winter '24 counts the heading of every card on that page, in all four card sizes, including 7 customer case studies.

What counts as an AI item?

AI items are the items in an Edition page's own AI section (AI for commerce, Sidekick or Agentic), according to Shopify's Edition pages retrieved October 18, 2026. Summer '22, Winter '23, Winter '24 and Winter '25 have no such section, so Deploi counted items whose title names AI or a Shopify AI product such as Sidekick or Shopify Magic. Summer '22 is the only Edition with no AI item.

In Spring '26, some items outside the Sidekick and Agentic filters name AI in their title and are not counted as AI items. The rule changes between Editions, so the shares are a guide to direction and not a like-for-like series.

Does an Edition item mean a feature is available to every merchant?

An Edition item is a line on Shopify's Edition page, and the counts here, 206 for Spring '26, do not show which items are available to every merchant, on which plan, or how large each change is, according to Shopify's Edition pages retrieved October 18, 2026. The counts show where Shopify announces work and say nothing about what a store can use today.

To decide which features to wait for and which to build custom, check each item's availability and plan with Shopify. The area counts show where to look first.

The data

Each chart on this page is drawn from the numbers below. Units are in the column headers.

AI items made up 8.3% of Shopify's Spring '26 Edition, second only to Winter '26 at 10.6%

AI items made up 8.3% of Shopify's Spring '26 Edition, second only to Winter '26 at 10.6%
EditionItemsAI itemsAI share of items (%)
Summer '223700.0
Winter '2312210.8
Summer '2313575.2
Winter '2419952.5
Summer '2417652.8
Winter '2518210.5
Summer '2516253.1
Winter '261982110.6
Spring '26206178.3

Download Shopify Editions: items per Edition and by product area as CSV · All 8 columns on the dataset page

Developer items lead Shopify's Spring '26 Edition with 53 of 206, ahead of Operations at 48

Developer items lead Shopify's Spring '26 Edition with 53 of 206, ahead of Operations at 48
AreaItems
Agentic9
Sidekick8
Online24
Retail18
Marketing11
Operations48
Shop app8
Payments21
Finance6
Developer53

Download Shopify Editions: items per Edition and by product area as CSV · All 8 columns on the dataset page

Methodology

Reading the chart: AI items made up 8.3% of Shopify's Spring '26 Edition, second only to Winter '26 at 10.6%

  • AI items are the items in the Edition page's own AI section (AI for commerce, Sidekick or Agentic); Summer '22, Winter '23, Winter '24 and Winter '25 have no such section, so Deploi counted items whose title names AI or a Shopify AI product, such as Sidekick or Shopify Magic.
  • Summer '22 shows no AI items; Winter '24 has 5 of its 199 items, with titles that name AI, Sidekick or Shopify Magic.
  • In Spring '26, some items outside the Sidekick and Agentic filters name AI in their title and are not counted as AI items.
  • Winter '24 items are the headings of every card on the page, in all four card sizes: 199, including 7 customer case studies.
  • The share is AI items over all items, computed by Deploi.

Reading the chart: Developer items lead Shopify's Spring '26 Edition with 53 of 206, ahead of Operations at 48

  • Areas are the categories in the Spring '26 Edition page's own filter bar; item counts are Deploi's, counted by script from the page.
  • The page itself states "150+ updates"; Deploi counts each unique feature heading the page prints, which gives 206.
  • Agentic and Sidekick are the areas counted as AI items in the AI share chart.

Caveats: Shopify Editions: items per Edition and by product area

  • Item counts are Deploi's, counted by script from dated page snapshots as unique feature headings. They can differ from the update totals Shopify states, such as "150+ updates" for Spring '26.
  • AI items are the items in the Edition page's own AI section (AI for commerce, Sidekick or Agentic). Summer '22, Winter '23, Winter '24 and Winter '25 have no such section, so Deploi counted items whose title names AI or a Shopify AI product, such as Sidekick, Shopify Magic or an agent.
  • In Spring '26, some items outside the Sidekick and Agentic filters name AI in their title and are not counted as AI items.
  • Winter '24 items are the headings of every card on the page, in all four card sizes: 199, as many as the page's own product list links, including 7 customer case studies. The page states "100+ foundational product updates".
  • Product areas are the categories in the Spring '26 page's own filter bar. Earlier Editions have no area rows.

Deploi's charts and compilation are licensed CC BY 4.0. The underlying facts belong to their sources, which are named on every page. How Deploi Shopify Data works.

Sources

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  title = {Which product areas dominate Shopify's latest Edition, and is the mix shifting toward AI?},
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Questions

What share of Shopify's Spring '26 Edition is about AI?

AI items made up 8.3% of Shopify's Spring '26 Edition, 17 of 206 items, according to Deploi's counts of the Edition page retrieved October 18, 2026. Shopify's own Agentic and Sidekick filters hold 9 and 8 items.

Which product area had the most items in Spring '26?

Developer had the most items in Shopify's Spring '26 Edition, 53 of 206, followed by Operations with 48 and Online with 24, according to Deploi's counts of the Edition page retrieved October 18, 2026.

Has the AI share of Shopify Editions been rising every Edition?

No. The AI share was 3.1% in Summer '25, 10.6% in Winter '26 and 8.3% in Spring '26, according to Deploi's counts of Shopify's Edition pages. Earlier Editions ranged from none, in Summer '22, to 5.2%, in Summer '23.

How many items were in Shopify's Spring '26 Edition?

Deploi counted 206 items on the Spring '26 Edition page, retrieved October 18, 2026. The page itself states "150+ updates". Deploi counts each unique feature heading the page prints, so its count is higher than Shopify's headline figure.

How does Deploi decide what is an AI item?

Deploi counts the items in an Edition page's own AI section: AI for commerce, Sidekick or Agentic. Where a page has no such section, as on Summer '22, Winter '23, Winter '24 and Winter '25, Deploi counts items whose title names AI or a Shopify AI product such as Sidekick or Shopify Magic, according to Shopify's Edition pages retrieved October 18, 2026.

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Changes

  1. · Shopify Editions: items per Edition and by product area
    First release on October 18, 2026.
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