Cybersecurity Risk Management and Strategy Disclosure |
12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2025 | |
| Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, and Governance [Line Items] | |
| Cybersecurity Risk Management Processes for Assessing, Identifying, and Managing Threats [Text Block] | At Shopify, cybersecurity risk management is an important part of our overall enterprise risk management effort. Shopify has defined a risk management framework that is designed to find, assess and respond to potential cybersecurity risks that threaten the effectiveness of its security posture. To identify and assess risks from cybersecurity threats, we evaluate information from a variety of sources including threat intelligence feeds, penetration tests and bug bounty reports and monitor observed cybersecurity incidents. We engage third-party security experts and consultants to assist with assessment and enhancement of our cybersecurity risk management processes, as well as benchmarking against industry practices. Additionally, we review third party software and services and personnel who contract with Shopify to provide Shopify services and that share or receive data, or have access to or integrate with our systems, to assess potential risks from cybersecurity threats associated with our use of such third-parties, and generally require third parties to, among other things, maintain security controls to protect our confidential information and data. Our Internal Audit function provides independent assessment and assurance on the operations of our cybersecurity program and the supporting control frameworks through risk-based Internal Audit projects authorized by the audit committee of our board of directors (the "Audit Committee"). We maintain a security incident response plan designed to monitor, analyze, address, escalate, contain and report, as appropriate, cybersecurity incidents. In addition, our employees receive cybersecurity training designed to enhance awareness of cybersecurity risks. |
| Cybersecurity Risk Management Processes Integrated [Flag] | true |
| Cybersecurity Risk Management Processes Integrated [Text Block] | Shopify has defined a risk management framework that is designed to find, assess and respond to potential cybersecurity risks that threaten the effectiveness of its security posture. |
| Cybersecurity Risk Management Third Party Engaged [Flag] | true |
| Cybersecurity Risk Third Party Oversight and Identification Processes [Flag] | true |
| Cybersecurity Risk Materially Affected or Reasonably Likely to Materially Affect Registrant [Flag] | false |
| Cybersecurity Risk Board of Directors Oversight [Text Block] | Our board of directors has overall oversight of enterprise risk management and the Audit Committee has direct oversight responsibility for cybersecurity risk. The Audit Committee also reviews and discusses periodic reports prepared by the Head of Risk and Internal Audit on the effectiveness of Shopify's overall risk management programs, control processes and governance procedures, together with management’s response. Matters that are determined to represent an elevated level of risk may be escalated to the board of directors for consideration, at the discretion of the Audit Committee. |
| Cybersecurity Risk Board Committee or Subcommittee Responsible for Oversight [Text Block] | Our board of directors has overall oversight of enterprise risk management and the Audit Committee has direct oversight responsibility for cybersecurity risk. |
| Cybersecurity Risk Process for Informing Board Committee or Subcommittee Responsible for Oversight [Text Block] | The CISO provides periodic reports to the Audit Committee on the cybersecurity program. |
| Cybersecurity Risk Role of Management [Text Block] | Management's cybersecurity program operates under the leadership of our Chief Information Security Officer ("CISO"). The CISO leads our cybersecurity program, sets the direction for security across the Company and leads the Shopify Trust team, including oversight of incident identification, prevention, detection, response and recovery. Our CISO holds a Bachelors of Software Engineering and has over twenty years of security experience. The Trust team is comprised of personnel with a broad range of experience across the private and public sectors, the technology industry and different geographic regions. The CISO provides periodic reports to the Audit Committee on the cybersecurity program. |
| Cybersecurity Risk Management Positions or Committees Responsible [Flag] | true |
| Cybersecurity Risk Management Positions or Committees Responsible [Text Block] | Management's cybersecurity program operates under the leadership of our Chief Information Security Officer ("CISO"). The CISO leads our cybersecurity program, sets the direction for security across the Company and leads the Shopify Trust team, including oversight of incident identification, prevention, detection, response and recovery. Our CISO holds a Bachelors of Software Engineering and has over twenty years of security experience. The Trust team is comprised of personnel with a broad range of experience across the private and public sectors, the technology industry and different geographic regions. The CISO provides periodic reports to the Audit Committee on the cybersecurity program. |
| Cybersecurity Risk Management Expertise of Management Responsible [Text Block] | Our CISO holds a Bachelors of Software Engineering and has over twenty years of security experience. |
| Cybersecurity Risk Process for Informing Management or Committees Responsible [Text Block] | risk. The Audit Committee also reviews and discusses periodic reports prepared by the Head of Risk and Internal Audit on the effectiveness of Shopify's overall risk management programs, control processes and governance procedures, together with management’s response. Matters that are determined to represent an elevated level of risk may be escalated to the board of directors for consideration, at the discretion of the Audit Committee. |
| Cybersecurity Risk Management Positions or Committees Responsible Report to Board [Flag] | true |