turbo Shopify Theme — Usage Statistics
turbo runs on 0.5% of the 3,500,000+ Shopify stores across our full detection dataset. For how its share is moving right now, see theme trends.
#39 most-used theme in our datasetturbo is a Shopify theme used by 0.5% of the Shopify stores in our dataset, ranking #39 among all themes we track. The figure reflects live storefront detection of the active theme, not Theme Store download counts.
turbo adoption trend
turbo has held steady at about 0.3% of the stores scanned each month in recent months. See all Shopify trends →
turbo speed & Core Web Vitals
Across 168 real turbo stores, 52.2% pass Google’s Core Web Vitals (median LCP 2.1s). Filtered to stores running only a few apps, that rises to 72.3%, isolating the theme’s own speed from the apps merchants pile on.
Turbo is a premium Shopify theme from Out of the Sandbox, a studio known for feature-rich themes built for larger stores. For years it was a popular choice for high-volume catalogs that wanted speed and deep customization in one theme. It is no longer sold on the Shopify Theme Store, so you cannot buy it new today, but it still runs on a meaningful number of live stores.
Turbo was built around large catalogs and merchandising. It offered fast collection pages, mega menus, quick-buy, and a wide set of sections for a store with a lot of products, and its selling point was doing that without a heavy stack of apps. The catch today is age. With no active listing, it no longer receives the updates a maintained theme gets, so stores on it are running a frozen version. That matters for new Shopify features and long-term support.
What it did well: Turbo earned its reputation on speed and range. On a large catalog, its collection pages and navigation held up where lighter themes slowed down, and it packed a lot of merchandising into one theme.
The catch now: It is discontinued. You cannot buy or reinstall it from the Theme Store, and it no longer gets updates. A frozen theme drifts away from new Shopify features and can miss fixes over time.
Who it still suits: Stores already on Turbo that are stable and converting. If it works for your catalog and you are not chasing the newest storefront features, there is no urgent reason to switch. For a new build, look elsewhere.
Before you rely on it: Plan an exit. Treat Turbo as a theme with a shelf life, not a long-term home. Keep a migration path in mind to a maintained large-catalog theme, and move before an unpatched issue or a missing feature forces a rushed switch.
Top apps used on turbo stores
| # | App | % of stores | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Klaviyo
Email Marketing |
61.1% | |
| 2 |
 Judge.me Product Reviews App
Product reviews |
35.7% | |
| 3 |
 Loox ‑ Product Reviews App
Product reviews |
30.5% | |
| 4 |
 Recharge
Subscriptions |
26.2% | |
| 5 |
 Yotpo
Product reviews |
22.8% | |
| 6 |
 Gorgias
Support - Other |
13.8% | |
| 7 |
 PageFly ✦ Landing Page Builder
Page builder |
13.1% | |
| 8 |
 Rebuy Personalization Engine
Checkout - Other |
12.3% | |
| 9 |
 Swym Wishlist
Wishlists |
11.8% | |
| 10 |
Simprosys Google Shopping Feed
Analytics |
10.1% |
Store types using turbo
By business model
- Subscription 28.2%
- Multichannel & Marketplaces 13.1%
- Wholesale / B2B 4.7%
- Print on Demand 3.7%
- Dropshipping 3.4%
By what they sell
- Apparel & Accessories 45.3%
- Home & Garden 27.3%
- Food, Beverages & Tobacco 22.6%
- Health & Beauty 19.8%
- T-Shirts 15.3%
- Arts & Entertainment 7.3%
Examples of stores running turbo
- pawfecthouse.com
- trendingcustom.com
- thebbco.com
- shopvalija.com
- buffalojackson.com
- thesuperiormane.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 →
