PayPal Stores: E-commerce Sites Accepting PayPal

Explore 1.9m verified e-commerce stores accepting PayPal. Analyze payment adoption, merchant insights, and market opportunities.

Detected across 2.1m domains. 1.9m verified as active stores with physical delivery.

Verified stores
1.9m
active stores with physical delivery
Top country
United States
786,135 verified stores
Top carrier signal
DHL
57,067 stores detected
Top category
Clothing & Accessories
373,958 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: June 2026

1.9m verified active stores out of 2.1m detected · 89.3% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify stores with 86.8% of stores with physical delivery (1,611,127 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (5.9%) and Custom (3.8%) .

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)

Shopify 86.8%

1,611,127 stores

109,144 stores

70,152 stores

17,684 stores

9,571 stores

8,700 stores

7,932 stores

6,345 stores

3,509 stores

2,162 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (May 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in PayPal
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 1611127 86.84%
WooCommerce 109144 5.88%
Custom 70152 3.78%
Magento 17684 0.95%
Wix eCommerce 9571 0.52%
Shopware 8700 0.47%
PrestaShop 7932 0.43%
ePages 6345 0.34%
OpenCart 3509 0.19%
Lightspeed eCom 2162 0.12%
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All Stores Distribution

Shopify holds 83.3% share of all PayPal e-commerce stores (1,725,564) , with WooCommerce at 9.3% and Custom at 3.4% (May 2026) .

Note: This broader view includes all domains where e-commerce signals were detected, useful for lead generation and competitive analysis. Some may be inactive or non-transactional. For verified active stores, see the default view above.

Top 10 Platforms (All Stores)

Shopify 83.3%

1,725,564 stores

192,697 stores

70,152 stores

23,480 stores

19,347 stores

8,970 stores

8,323 stores

6,469 stores

3,832 stores

2,185 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (May 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in PayPal
Platform Total Stores Percentage
Shopify 1725564 83.34%
WooCommerce 192697 9.31%
Custom 70152 3.39%
Magento 23480 1.13%
Wix eCommerce 19347 0.93%
Shopware 8970 0.43%
PrestaShop 8323 0.40%
ePages 6469 0.31%
OpenCart 3832 0.19%
Lightspeed eCom 2185 0.11%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories stores with 22.9% of all stores (373,958 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (18.8%) and Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear (9.5%) .

Base: 1,630,111 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (86.1% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 22.9%

373,958 stores

Health & Beauty 18.8%

306,783 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 9.5%

154,418 stores

Food & Beverages 8.4%

136,932 stores

Toys & Games 6.3%

103,216 stores

Arts & Entertainment 6.0%

97,111 stores

Jewelry & Watches 5.5%

89,329 stores

Home & Garden 5.1%

83,696 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 4.1%

66,359 stores

Electronics & Technology 3.1%

50,804 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 PayPal store categories (May 2026)
Distribution of categories in PayPal e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 373958 22.94%
Health & Beauty 306783 18.82%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 154418 9.47%
Food & Beverages 136932 8.40%
Toys & Games 103216 6.33%
Arts & Entertainment 97111 5.96%
Jewelry & Watches 89329 5.48%
Home & Garden 83696 5.13%
Gifts & Special Occasions 66359 4.07%
Electronics & Technology 50804 3.12%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

DHL stores with 23.3% among AI-verified physical stores (57,067 stores) , followed by UPS (17.1%) and USPS (12.5%) .

Base: 169,401 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (8.0% 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

DHL 23.3%

57,067 stores

UPS 17.1%

41,816 stores

USPS 12.5%

30,667 stores

FedEx 9.8%

23,979 stores

DPD 8.1%

19,766 stores

GLS 5.3%

13,080 stores

12,803 stores

7,659 stores

7,481 stores

6,388 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 PayPal shipping carriers (May 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in PayPal e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
DHL 57067 23.33%
UPS 41816 17.10%
USPS 30667 12.54%
FedEx 23979 9.80%
DPD 19766 8.08%
GLS 13080 5.35%
Royal Mail 12803 5.23%
Colissimo 7659 3.13%
Australia Post 7481 3.06%
Deutsche Post 6388 2.61%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 457,863 new stores were launched in PayPal , with the highest activity in 2026-04 (59,109 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-04 12.9%

59,109 stores launched

2026-03 12.1%

55,552 stores launched

2026-02 10.5%

47,922 stores launched

2026-01 10.7%

48,876 stores launched

2025-12 8.2%

37,416 stores launched

2025-11 7.8%

35,559 stores launched

2025-10 7.8%

35,830 stores launched

2025-09 7.3%

33,292 stores launched

2025-08 7.0%

32,022 stores launched

2025-07 6.6%

30,440 stores launched

2025-06 5.9%

27,147 stores launched

2025-05 3.2%

14,698 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in PayPal (May 2026)
Monthly store launches in PayPal over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-04 59109 12.91%
2026-03 55552 12.13%
2026-02 47922 10.47%
2026-01 48876 10.67%
2025-12 37416 8.17%
2025-11 35559 7.77%
2025-10 35830 7.83%
2025-09 33292 7.27%
2025-08 32022 6.99%
2025-07 30440 6.65%
2025-06 27147 5.93%
2025-05 14698 3.21%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 1,870,533 active stores in PayPal are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (218,467 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 11.7%

218,467 active stores

2025 18.8%

351,335 active stores

2024 11.1%

207,207 active stores

2023 8.2%

153,507 active stores

2022 6.5%

121,739 active stores

2021 6.8%

126,607 active stores

2020 6.5%

121,675 active stores

2019 4.2%

78,668 active stores

2018 4.3%

79,958 active stores

2017 3.6%

67,864 active stores

2016 1.9%

35,875 active stores

2015 1.7%

32,195 active stores

2014 1.8%

34,083 active stores

2013 2.3%

42,676 active stores

2012 1.3%

24,214 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in PayPal by original launch year (May 2026)
Active stores in PayPal by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 218467 11.68%
2025 351335 18.78%
2024 207207 11.08%
2023 153507 8.21%
2022 121739 6.51%
2021 126607 6.77%
2020 121675 6.50%
2019 78668 4.21%
2018 79958 4.27%
2017 67864 3.63%
2016 35875 1.92%
2015 32195 1.72%
2014 34083 1.82%
2013 42676 2.28%
2012 24214 1.29%

Social Media Usage

Instagram stores with 32.9% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (1,081,530 stores) , followed by Facebook (26.6%) and TikTok (11.8%) .

Base: 1,350,966 stores with any detectable social profile (63.8% 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

Instagram 32.9%

1,081,530 stores

Facebook 26.6%

875,063 stores

TikTok 11.8%

388,446 stores

YouTube 10.5%

346,049 stores

Pinterest 6.6%

218,530 stores

Twitter 6.3%

206,648 stores

LinkedIn 2.3%

75,570 stores

X 2.0%

64,203 stores

WhatsApp 0.8%

25,875 stores

Vimeo 0.3%

8,879 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in PayPal (May 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in PayPal e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 1081530 32.87%
Facebook 875063 26.59%
TikTok 388446 11.80%
YouTube 346049 10.52%
Pinterest 218530 6.64%
Twitter 206648 6.28%
LinkedIn 75570 2.30%
X 64203 1.95%
WhatsApp 25875 0.79%
Vimeo 8879 0.27%

Geographic Distribution

United States stores with 46.5% (786,135 AI-verified stores) , followed by United Kingdom (9.9%) and Germany (8.3%) .

Base: 1,690,997 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

786,135 AI-verified stores

166,578 AI-verified stores

140,096 AI-verified stores

100,007 AI-verified stores

85,704 AI-verified stores

83,889 AI-verified stores

Italy 3.5%

58,548 AI-verified stores

Spain 2.6%

43,903 AI-verified stores

41,487 AI-verified stores

25,674 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using PayPal (May 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using PayPal
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 786135 46.49%
United Kingdom 166578 9.85%
Germany 140096 8.28%
Australia 100007 5.91%
Canada 85704 5.07%
France 83889 4.96%
Italy 58548 3.46%
Spain 43903 2.60%
Netherlands 41487 2.45%
Mexico 25674 1.52%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 2.1m 100.00%
Emails 611.9k 28.88%
Phones 486.4k 22.95%
Ecommerce platform 2.1m 99.83%
Couriers 169.4k 7.99%
Payment Providers 220.8k 10.42%
Categories 1.7m 80.59%
Social Media 1.4m 63.75%

Coverage reflects detectability from public website analysis. Payment providers and shipping carriers are identified from checkout pages and shipping widgets. Stores using off-site payment flows or custom shipping integrations may not be detected. Actual adoption rates are higher than shown.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What data is included in the PayPal e-commerce intelligence?

We track 1.9m verified PayPal e-commerce stores with 50+ data points per store: e-commerce platform, product counts, categories, payment providers, shipping carriers, technology stack, merchant-size signals, and available business contact fields.

How is the data collected and how often is it updated?

We continuously crawl 300M+ domains using proprietary web crawlers, AI classification, and technology fingerprinting. The database is refreshed monthly, so you always work with current market data.

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Self-service plans give you instant access through our web app and REST API. You can search, filter, and segment stores interactively or integrate programmatically into your workflows. View plans →

Can I filter by specific segments?

Yes. You can segment by country, platform, product category, payment provider, shipping carrier, technology stack, store age, cross-border signals, and merchant-size bands. Some advanced signals are plan-gated, and the same field contract is used by the web app, exports, and API.

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