Zest Shopify Theme — Usage Statistics
Zest runs on 0.2% of the 3,500,000+ Shopify stores across our full detection dataset. For how its share is moving right now, see theme trends.
Zest is a Shopify theme used by 0.2% of the Shopify stores in our dataset. The figure reflects live storefront detection of the active theme, not Theme Store download counts.
Theme store ID: 1611 — the number Zest stamps into every store that installs it.
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Zest adoption trend
Zest has held steady at about 0.1% of the stores scanned each month in recent months. See all Shopify trends →
Zest speed & Core Web Vitals
Across 86 real Zest stores, 72% pass Google’s Core Web Vitals (median LCP 1.8s). Filtered to stores running only a few apps, that rises to 79.4%, isolating the theme’s own speed from the apps merchants pile on.
Zest is a paid Shopify Theme Store theme built for merchants who want a clean, catalog-first storefront with room for a real merchandising layer, but do not want to install a wall of apps to get there. The theme handles category-first navigation, deep filter facets and section-based product pages, and it stays legible under a growing product range.
The stores that adopt it show an unusual profile for a paid theme: their app stack sits right around the platform average, not far above it, which is unlike most premium themes we track. They lean on Klaviyo for email and layered reviews from Judge.me and Loox, but they are not stacking the full performance-marketing tool set on top. Real-world Core Web Vitals hold up well too, with the lightly-loaded cohort a step better again.
Where it fits: Zest fits established DTC brands with a real catalog that want a paid Theme Store option without buying into the heavy-features theme category. If the priority is a clean shop that stays fast under real product weight rather than one crammed with conversion widgets, Zest is a natural pick.
The trade-off: Zest is not a conversion-widget theme. It ships with the merchandising basics, but if the store's model depends on stacked upsells, countdown timers, sticky urgency and heavy PDP add-ons, more of that will need to come from apps than the theme itself.
Ideal store: A mid-catalog brand running Klaviyo email, layered product reviews (Judge.me or Loox), and sometimes a subscription layer (Recharge). Food and beverage, health and beauty, home goods and mid-market apparel are the natural verticals; the theme suits stores that treat merchandising as a discipline rather than a widget rack.
Before you commit: Zest's real-store speed is one of its selling points, and the lightly-loaded cohort in the panel below shows the theme has room to run faster still when the app stack stays disciplined. Test it on your real product data and app list before switching, and audit the stack you plan to keep.
Top apps used on Zest stores
| # | App | % of stores | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Klaviyo
Email Marketing |
38.9% | |
| 2 |
 Judge.me Product Reviews App
Product reviews |
37.1% | |
| 3 |
 Loox ‑ Product Reviews App
Product reviews |
17.1% | |
| 4 |
 Instafeed ‑ Instagram Feed
Marketing - Other |
13.1% | |
| 5 |
 Yotpo
Product reviews |
12% | |
| 6 |
 Shopify Inbox
Support - Other |
9.7% | |
| 7 |
 Recharge
Subscriptions |
9.7% | |
| 8 |
 Omnisend Email Marketing & SMS
Email Marketing |
7.4% | |
| 9 |
 Hulk Form Builder
Forms |
6.9% | |
| 10 |
 Trustpilot
Marketing - Other |
6.9% |
Store types using Zest
By business model
- Subscription 10.3%
- Multichannel & Marketplaces 7.4%
- Wholesale / B2B 3.4%
- Dropshipping 1.7%
- Print on Demand 1.7%
By what they sell
- Apparel & Accessories 54.9%
- Health & Beauty 27.2%
- T-Shirts 15.4%
- Home & Garden 14.8%
- Food, Beverages & Tobacco 13%
- Jewelry 8.6%
Examples of stores running Zest
- wearmedfit.com
- bijouxdemimi.com
- tataharperskincare.com
- anacondaperformance.com
- bogeyandbyrd.com
- apx.com.br
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 →
Citing this data
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ShopThemeDetector, "Zest Shopify theme usage statistics", 2026. https://shopthemedetector.com/shopify-themes/zest
