PayPal Credit Payment Provider Usage Database

Explore 945.0 e-commerce stores accepting PayPal Credit. Analyze payment adoption, merchant insights, and market opportunities.

· · Next full refresh: January 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Custom leads with 78.2% of stores with physical delivery (733 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (8.9%) and Shopify (3.5%) .

Note: This distribution covers only stores selling physical products with active shopping carts and physical product shipping. Digital products, services, and non-transactional sites are excluded. All stores are verified by our proprietary AI model to ensure accurate e-commerce classification.

Top 10 Platforms (Physical Delivery)

Custom 78.2%

733 stores

83 stores

33 stores

23 stores

18 stores

15 stores

8 stores

6 stores

5 stores

4 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (December 2025)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in PayPal Credit
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Custom 733 78.23%
WooCommerce 83 8.86%
Shopify 33 3.52%
Magento 23 2.45%
BigCommerce 18 1.92%
PrestaShop 15 1.60%
Volusion 8 0.85%
Yahoo! Ecommerce 6 0.64%
Wix eCommerce 5 0.53%
OpenCart 4 0.43%
JTL Shop 2 0.21%
Visualsoft 2 0.21%
Shopware 2 0.21%
Salesforce Commerce Cloud 2 0.21%
ePages 1 0.11%

All Stores Distribution

Custom holds 70.3% share of all PayPal Credit e-commerce stores (733) , with WooCommerce at 14.6% and Shopify at 3.8% (December 2025) .

Note: This broader distribution includes all stores with e-commerce indicators such as platform detection, shopping cart presence, or payment integration. This liberal approach may include some false positives (e.g., WooCommerce installations used for non-commercial purposes) but provides comprehensive market coverage for lead generation and competitive analysis.

Top 10 Platforms (All Stores)

Custom 70.3%

733 stores

152 stores

40 stores

24 stores

22 stores

17 stores

13 stores

6 stores

12 stores

6 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (December 2025)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in PayPal Credit
Platform Total Stores Percentage
Custom 733 70.28%
WooCommerce 152 14.57%
Shopify 40 3.84%
Magento 24 2.30%
BigCommerce 22 2.11%
PrestaShop 17 1.63%
Volusion 13 1.25%
Yahoo! Ecommerce 6 0.58%
Wix eCommerce 12 1.15%
OpenCart 6 0.58%
JTL Shop 5 0.48%
Visualsoft 2 0.19%
Shopware 8 0.77%
Salesforce Commerce Cloud 2 0.19%
ePages 1 0.10%

Categories Distribution

Electronics & Technology leads with 20.2% of all stores (168 stores) , followed by Clothing & Accessories (16.1%) and Health & Beauty (13.4%) .

Top 10 Categories

Electronics & Technology 20.2%

168 stores

Clothing & Accessories 16.1%

134 stores

Health & Beauty 13.4%

111 stores

Vehicles & Parts 8.6%

71 stores

Jewelry & Watches 8.3%

69 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 5.1%

42 stores

Home & Garden 4.7%

39 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 4.2%

35 stores

Tools & Hardware 3.6%

30 stores

Toys & Games 3.3%

27 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 PayPal Credit store categories (December 2025)
Distribution of categories in PayPal Credit e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Electronics & Technology 168 20.24%
Clothing & Accessories 134 16.14%
Health & Beauty 111 13.37%
Vehicles & Parts 71 8.55%
Jewelry & Watches 69 8.31%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 42 5.06%
Home & Garden 39 4.70%
Furniture & Home Decor 35 4.22%
Tools & Hardware 30 3.61%
Toys & Games 27 3.25%
Business & Industrial 27 3.25%
Food & Beverages 25 3.01%
Collectibles & Hobbies 19 2.29%
Pets & Pet Supplies 17 2.05%
Arts & Entertainment 16 1.93%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS leads with 22.4% among AI-verified physical stores (148 stores) , followed by DHL (20.4%) and USPS (16.3%) .

Base: 335 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (31.1% coverage of all stores). Percentages show share of detected carrier instances (stores may use multiple carriers).

Detected from checkout/shipping pages and shipment widgets; cross-border carriers included where visible.

Top 10 Shipping Carriers

UPS 22.4%

148 stores

DHL 20.4%

135 stores

USPS 16.3%

108 stores

FedEx 14.8%

98 stores

TNT 5.7%

38 stores

DPD 3.9%

26 stores

26 stores

21 stores

15 stores

9 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 PayPal Credit shipping carriers (December 2025)
Distribution of shipping carriers in PayPal Credit e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 148 22.39%
DHL 135 20.42%
USPS 108 16.34%
FedEx 98 14.83%
TNT 38 5.75%
DPD 26 3.93%
Royal Mail 26 3.93%
China Post 21 3.18%
Hermes 15 2.27%
Australia Post 9 1.36%
GLS 8 1.21%
4PX 8 1.21%
S.F. Express 7 1.06%
Schenker 7 1.06%
Speedy 7 1.06%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 176 new stores were launched in PayPal Credit , with the highest activity in 2025-11 (12 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2025-11 6.8%

12 stores launched

2025-10 6.3%

11 stores launched

2025-09 8.5%

15 stores launched

2025-08 7.4%

13 stores launched

2025-07 19.3%

34 stores launched

2025-06 15.3%

27 stores launched

2025-05 9.7%

17 stores launched

2025-04 8.0%

14 stores launched

2025-03 7.4%

13 stores launched

2025-02 3.4%

6 stores launched

2025-01 5.1%

9 stores launched

2024-12 2.8%

5 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in PayPal Credit (December 2025)
Monthly store launches in PayPal Credit over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2025-11 12 6.82%
2025-10 11 6.25%
2025-09 15 8.52%
2025-08 13 7.39%
2025-07 34 19.32%
2025-06 27 15.34%
2025-05 17 9.66%
2025-04 14 7.95%
2025-03 13 7.39%
2025-02 6 3.41%
2025-01 9 5.11%
2024-12 5 2.84%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 927 active stores in PayPal Credit are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2025 (171 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2025 18.4%

171 active stores

2024 10.6%

98 active stores

2023 6.7%

62 active stores

2022 5.3%

49 active stores

2021 6.6%

61 active stores

2020 4.1%

38 active stores

2019 4.2%

39 active stores

2018 4.6%

43 active stores

2017 4.3%

40 active stores

2016 2.8%

26 active stores

2015 1.2%

11 active stores

2014 3.0%

28 active stores

2013 4.3%

40 active stores

2012 2.0%

19 active stores

2011 2.0%

19 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in PayPal Credit by original launch year (December 2025)
Active stores in PayPal Credit by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2025 171 18.45%
2024 98 10.57%
2023 62 6.69%
2022 49 5.29%
2021 61 6.58%
2020 38 4.10%
2019 39 4.21%
2018 43 4.64%
2017 40 4.31%
2016 26 2.80%
2015 11 1.19%
2014 28 3.02%
2013 40 4.31%
2012 19 2.05%
2011 19 2.05%
2010 20 2.16%
2009 14 1.51%
2008 18 1.94%
2007 19 2.05%
2006 24 2.59%
2005 11 1.19%
2004 19 2.05%
2003 12 1.29%
2002 5 0.54%
2001 5 0.54%
2000 10 1.08%
1999 11 1.19%
1998 4 0.43%
1997 7 0.76%
1996 3 0.32%
1995 1 0.11%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 27.8% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (465 stores) , followed by Instagram (23.2%) and YouTube (17.0%) .

Base: 600 stores with any detectable social profile (55.8% of all stores). Percentages show share of detected platform instances (stores may use multiple platforms).

Links and embeds detected on public pages; private/hidden profiles not counted.

Top 10 Social Platforms

Facebook 27.8%

465 stores

Instagram 23.2%

388 stores

YouTube 17.0%

285 stores

Twitter 11.9%

199 stores

Pinterest 6.2%

104 stores

TikTok 6.0%

100 stores

LinkedIn 4.2%

71 stores

X 2.3%

39 stores

WhatsApp 1.0%

16 stores

Reddit 0.4%

6 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in PayPal Credit (December 2025)
Distribution of social media platforms in PayPal Credit e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 465 27.79%
Instagram 388 23.19%
YouTube 285 17.04%
Twitter 199 11.89%
Pinterest 104 6.22%
TikTok 100 5.98%
LinkedIn 71 4.24%
X 39 2.33%
WhatsApp 16 0.96%
Reddit 6 0.36%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 35.4% (239 AI-verified stores) , followed by China (33.9%) and United Kingdom (14.7%) .

Base: 675 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

239 AI-verified stores

China 33.9%

229 AI-verified stores

99 AI-verified stores

16 AI-verified stores

Japan 2.4%

16 AI-verified stores

Italy 2.1%

14 AI-verified stores

13 AI-verified stores

12 AI-verified stores

6 AI-verified stores

4 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using PayPal Credit (December 2025)
Geographic distribution of stores using PayPal Credit
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 239 35.41%
China 229 33.93%
United Kingdom 99 14.67%
Australia 16 2.37%
Japan 16 2.37%
Italy 14 2.07%
Germany 13 1.93%
Hong Kong 12 1.78%
Cocos (Keeling) Islands 6 0.89%
Mexico 4 0.59%
Canada 4 0.59%
France 4 0.59%
Vietnam 3 0.44%
Spain 3 0.44%
Portugal 3 0.44%
Turkey 2 0.30%
New Zealand 2 0.30%
Brazil 2 0.30%
United Arab Emirates 2 0.30%
Slovakia 2 0.30%

Dataset Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 1.1k 100.00%
Emails 640.0 59.48%
Phones 242.0 22.49%
Ecommerce platform 1.1k 98.79%
Couriers 335.0 31.13%
Payment Providers 334.0 31.04%
Categories 873.0 81.13%
Social Media 600.0 55.76%

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