Agentic Commerce Is Live: Shopify Puts 5.6M Merchants Inside ChatGPT — and OpenAI Takes a 4% Cut
Shopify activated Agentic Storefronts for all eligible US merchants on March 24, 2026. Products from 5.6 million Shopify stores are now discoverable and purchasable inside ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Google AI Mode, and the Gemini app — managed via a single toggle in the Shopify Admin. No separate integrations. No new apps. Products are already there. This is the biggest structural change to e-commerce distribution since Google Shopping launched in 2012. When someone asks ChatGPT for a standing desk under $400 this week, Shopify merchant products can show up in that answer. That’s not a roadmap item. It shipped. ...