Show how many people have an item in their cart - Product Page

Store Design

Topic summary

A user wants to display how many shoppers currently have a specific product in their cart (e.g., “5 people have this item in their cart”) on product pages.

Implementation Options:

  • Custom Code: Requires retrieving cart objects on the product page, looping through cart items, matching product handles/titles with the current page, and calculating totals to display the count.
  • Apps: Several Shopify apps can achieve this functionality without custom coding:
    • Fera Social Proof
    • Urgencer
    • Social Proof & FOMO Cart Timer
    • Ezz Cart Count

Current Status:
The discussion remains open with no confirmed resolution. A later participant is seeking the same solution and asking if the original poster found an answer, indicating ongoing interest in this feature. Another user with beginner coding skills is looking for implementation guidance, as available apps don’t meet their specific requirements.

Summarized with AI on November 2. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
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I’d like to add text on the product page that says how many people currently have a product in their cart

For example “5 people have this item in their cart”

Is this possible on shopify?

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Hello, @Clare_F

It can be done by doing some code customization. please send me a personal message and we can discuss what you’d like

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Hi @Clare_F

If you want to show hoe many people have this item in cart then you have to manage custom code. like you have to get cart object on product page and make loop of cart item, then you can just match product handle or title with current product page and calculate total product in cart so you can show on page.

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Hey @Clare_F ,

Dani here from Shopify. Thanks for writing in!

As @Jasoliya and @KetanKumar have already mentioned, this can be done with custom coding. You can also achieve this using an app, I’ve found a few that would work for you on our app store:

What kind of products are you selling in your store? What platform have you found to be best for driving traffic to your site? I’d love to hear more about your successes and any advice you have for the rest of our community!

If you haven’t already, definitely check out our free courses available on Shopify Academy. They’re all taught by leading industry experts to help you break through any barriers to your business.

Let me know if you have any further questions! I’d be happy to continue helping you.

All the best,

Dani

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Hi @Clare_F I would want to know if you have the solution of this, it has been difficult to find enough information about doing this. Thank you so much.

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@Clare_F

yes, it can be done some customization code or you have use app

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I would suggest this Ezz Cart Count App

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Hello, how in depth would the coding work be to get this onto my site? I have a beginner’s understanding of code, but I cannot find an app that will do this function for me how I would like.