The Definitive Guide to Adopting Agentic Commerce in 2026

 

AI agents are collapsing the funnel. Are you ready to see them, govern them, and turn them into a growth channel?

Agentic commerce is no longer a future trend. In 2026, AI agent traffic has grown by over 1,300%, and 87% of those agent visits are product-related. 

This guide shows you how to trust agents safely and profitably:

• Understand the collapsing funnel and stages of agentic adoption: Learn how AI agents will compress awareness, consideration, and conversion into a single step. 
• See the scale of the opportunity: Get key statistics and insights on agent adoption, growth rates, and conversion lift. 
• Follow the readiness roadmap: Learn how machine-readable catalogs, secure websites, real-time monitoring, and fraud defense will prepare you for agentic commerce. 
• Build your trust stack: Follow a four-layer framework for visibility, governance, and safe enablement.