Expanse Shopify Theme — Usage Statistics
Expanse runs on 0.4% of the 3,500,000+ Shopify stores across our full detection dataset. For how its share is moving right now, see theme trends.
#40 most-used theme in our datasetExpanse is a Shopify theme used by 0.4% of the Shopify stores in our dataset, ranking #40 among all themes we track. The figure reflects live storefront detection of the active theme, not Theme Store download counts.
Theme store ID: 902 — the number Expanse stamps into every store that installs it.
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Expanse adoption trend
Expanse has slipped from 0.6% to 0.4% of the stores scanned each month over recent months. See all Shopify trends →
Expanse speed & Core Web Vitals
Across 238 real Expanse stores, 62.9% pass Google’s Core Web Vitals (median LCP 2s). Filtered to stores running only a few apps, that rises to 71.3%, isolating the theme’s own speed from the apps merchants pile on.
Expanse is a premium Shopify theme from Archetype Themes, built for stores with a lot to sell. It is a high-volume, merchandising-first theme, and the stores that run it carry some of the largest catalogs we track. If your challenge is presenting hundreds or thousands of products without losing the shopper, Expanse is aimed squarely at you. The look is bold and promotion-friendly, closer to a busy retail floor than a minimalist boutique.
The feature set is about moving volume. Promotion banners, countdown timers, and promo tiles put offers front and center. A mega menu and layered filtering keep a deep catalog navigable, while quick-buy and a slide-out cart shorten the path to checkout. Rich product pages with sticky add-to-cart and image galleries give a large range room to sell. It shares the same Archetype lineage as Impulse, tuned for scale rather than a single flagship look.
Where it shines: Expanse handles scale. Its filtering, mega menu, and promotion tools do real work once you pass a few hundred products, and its merchants carry the deepest catalogs in our data, which is the clearest sign it holds up.
The trade-off: All that merchandising can look busy. On a small or minimalist store it is overkill, and the promotion-heavy layout can feel loud for an understated brand. Real-store speed is middling too, so be selective about what you switch on.
Ideal store: A high-volume retailer with a wide catalog and frequent promotions. Think a store that runs sales often and needs shoppers to find one item among many. It gives back less to a small, curated range.
Before you buy: Plan your catalog structure first. A large-catalog theme only shines with clean collections, tags, and filters behind it. And because the promotion tools are easy to overuse, decide which ones actually serve the sale before you turn them all on
Top apps used on Expanse stores
| # | App | % of stores | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Klaviyo
Email Marketing |
44.5% | |
| 2 |
 Judge.me Product Reviews App
Product reviews |
37% | |
| 3 |
 Loox ‑ Product Reviews App
Product reviews |
21.5% | |
| 4 |
 Recharge
Subscriptions |
15.9% | |
| 5 |
 Gorgias
Support - Other |
13.6% | |
| 6 |
 Yotpo
Product reviews |
13.1% | |
| 7 |
 Swym Wishlist
Wishlists |
12.7% | |
| 8 |
 Rebuy Personalization Engine
Checkout - Other |
11% | |
| 9 |
 Trustpilot
Marketing - Other |
10.8% | |
| 10 |
 Countdown Timer
Countdown timer |
10.8% |
Store types using Expanse
By business model
- Subscription 17.8%
- Multichannel & Marketplaces 9.5%
- Wholesale / B2B 5.8%
- Print on Demand 1.7%
- Dropshipping 1.7%
By what they sell
- Home & Garden 36.6%
- Food, Beverages & Tobacco 28.6%
- Apparel & Accessories 28%
- Health & Beauty 27.7%
- Coffee 8.6%
- Perfumes 6.6%
Examples of stores running Expanse
- bulbsquare.com
- scentsnstories.pk
- muskalmahalpakistan.com
- supertails.com
- innovist.com
- meowingtons.com
Store owners can request removal of their domain from example listings.
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How this data works
This figure comes from live detection: we scan Shopify storefronts and read the active theme each one runs, then express it as a share of the 3,500,000+ stores in our dataset. It is a share of every store in our dataset, not just recently scanned stores, so it moves more slowly than the month-over-month figures on our trends page. We report what is currently detected, not historical installs or Theme Store / App Store counts.
Independent by design: rankings are determined solely by live detection data. Affiliate relationships never affect what ranks or how stores are counted. Read the full methodology →
