Is Newspack (Automattic) growing?

Not currently — across the stores we observe, 6 more confirmed removals than installs over the past 90 days.

Which notable stores use Newspack (Automattic)?

High-ranked stores where we've observed Newspack (Automattic) include prospect.org, spacenews.com, asiatimes.com, thestranger.com, chicagoreader.com. We track 174 stores running it in total.

What is Newspack (Automattic) commonly used with?

Stores running Newspack (Automattic) most often also run WordPress, WooCommerce, Parse.ly.

What platforms is Newspack (Automattic) used on?

Newspack (Automattic)'s observed install base spans WooCommerce (100%), Shopify (1%).

Newspack (Automattic) Usage: 174 Stores & Market Data

Newspack (Automattic) usage & market intelligence

OngoingAI has observed Newspack (Automattic) on 174 ecommerce stores across 2 platforms.

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Stores observed

174

Ecommerce stores where OngoingAI has observed it

Shopify adoption

1 Shopify stores

Coverage

2 platforms

Observed across ecommerce platforms

Last checked Sep 11, 2026

Adoption movement

Installs and removals confirmed across repeat observations of the stores OngoingAI tracks

Declining — 6 more confirmed removals than installs over the past 90 days.

Window	Confirmed installs	Confirmed removals	Net	Newly observed
Last 30 days	0	6	-6	165
Last 90 days	0	6	-6	165

Newly observed counts first appearances of Newspack (Automattic) in OngoingAI's corpus — discovery, not necessarily a new install. Confirmed figures require the store to be seen with, then without, the app (or the reverse) across consecutive comparable scans.

Newspack (Automattic) adoption by ecommerce platform

Platforms used by stores where OngoingAI has observed Newspack (Automattic)

174stores

WooCommerce174 stores · 100%

100%

Shopify1 stores · 1%

Notable stores using Newspack (Automattic)

Observed installs, highest-ranked first

Store	Traffic rank	Cohort
prospect.org	#17,578	Top 25K
shop.spacenews.com	#18,061	Top 25K
asiatimes.com	#23,093	Top 25K
thestranger.com	#28,553	Top 50K
chicagoreader.com	#29,440	Top 50K
hechingerreport.org	#40,121	Top 50K
technode.com	#40,913	Top 50K
insightcrime.org	#42,073	Top 50K
dnainfo.com	#43,757	Top 50K
hongkongfp.com	#44,457	Top 50K