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SHOPIFY INC

For the period ended Dec 31, 2024. Filed Feb 11, 2025.

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FY2024 · Filed Feb 11, 2025

SHOP$148.91+3.6%Stored close · as of Nov 6, 2026
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-K

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024

OR

oTRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ___________ to ___________

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Canada001-3740098-0486686
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)(Commission File Number)(IRS Employer Identification No.)
151 O'Connor Street, Ground Floor148 Lafayette Street
Ottawa,OntarioNew York,New York
CanadaK2P 2L8USA10012
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (613)241-2828 x 1045

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Subordinate Voting SharesSHOPNew York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes o No x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,”and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filerxAccelerated filer☐
Non-accelerated filer☐Smaller reporting company☐
Emerging growth company☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. x

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. o

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes o Nox

The aggregate market value of the registrant's Class A Subordinate Voting Shares held by non-affiliates, based on the closing price of the Class A Subordinate Voting Shares as reported by the New York Stock Exchange on June 28, 2024, the end of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter, was $79,793,497,805.

The registrant had 1,215,528,049 Class A Subordinate Voting Shares,79,292,685 Class B Restricted Voting Shares and 1 Founder Share issued and outstanding as of February 7, 2025.

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

Shopify Inc., a corporation existing under the Canada Business Corporations Act, qualifies as a foreign private issuer in the United States ("U.S.") for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Although, as a foreign private issuer, Shopify Inc. is not required to do so, Shopify Inc. has chosen to file annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") instead of filing the reporting forms available to foreign private issuers.

Shopify Inc. intends to prepare and file a management information circular and related materials under Canadian requirements. As Shopify Inc.'s management information circular is not filed pursuant to Regulation 14A, Shopify Inc. may not incorporate by reference information required by Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K from its management information circular. Accordingly, in reliance upon and as permitted by General Instruction G(3) to Form 10-K, Shopify Inc. will be filing an amendment to this Annual Report on Form 10-K containing the Part III information no later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Form 10-K

For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2024

TABLE OF CONTENTS

General Matters4
Forward-Looking Statements5

Part I

Item 1: Business7
Item 1A: Risk Factors12
Item 1B: Unresolved Staff Comments43
Item 1C: Cybersecurity43
Item 2: Properties44
Item 3: Legal Proceedings44
Item 4: Mine Safety Disclosures44

Part II

Item 5: Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities45
Item 6: [Reserved]46
Item 7: Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations46
Item 7A: Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk67
Item 8: Financial Statements and Supplementary Data70
Item 9: Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure70
Item 9A: Controls and Procedures70
Item 9B: Other Information71
Item 9C: Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections71

Part III

Item 10: Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance72
Item 11: Executive Compensation72
Item 12: Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters72
Item 13: Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence72
Item 14: Principal Accountant Fees and Services72

Part IV

Item 15: Exhibit and Financial Statement Schedules73
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