Afterpay Payment Provider Usage Database

Explore 20.7k verified e-commerce stores accepting Afterpay. Analyze payment adoption, merchant insights, and market opportunities.

Detected across 21.3k domains. 20.7k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: May 2026

20.7k verified active stores out of 21.3k detected · 97.2% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify leads with 95.9% of stores with physical delivery (19,626 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (1.1%) and Custom (1.0%) .

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 95.9%

19,626 stores

215 stores

210 stores

79 stores

68 stores

59 stores

57 stores

26 stores

24 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (April 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in Afterpay
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 19626 95.94%
WooCommerce 215 1.05%
Custom 210 1.03%
Shopify, Shopoe 79 0.39%
BigCommerce 68 0.33%
Magento 59 0.29%
Shopoe, Shopify 57 0.28%
Shopify, Anifit 26 0.13%
Anifit, Shopify 24 0.12%
Pathfinder Commerce, Shopify 17 0.08%
Shopify, Opus Cart 16 0.08%
Shopify, Instasell 15 0.07%
Onlter, Shopify 15 0.07%
Squarespace Commerce 15 0.07%
Shopify, Pathfinder Commerce 15 0.07%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 29.6% of all stores (5,653 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (22.2%) and Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear (8.7%) .

Base: 19,088 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (92.3% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 29.6%

5,653 stores

Health & Beauty 22.2%

4,245 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 8.7%

1,654 stores

Jewelry & Watches 6.6%

1,259 stores

Home & Garden 5.6%

1,060 stores

Food & Beverages 4.6%

887 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 4.1%

776 stores

Arts & Entertainment 4.0%

768 stores

Toys & Games 3.9%

751 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 2.9%

546 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Afterpay store categories (April 2026)
Distribution of categories in Afterpay e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 5653 29.62%
Health & Beauty 4245 22.24%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 1654 8.67%
Jewelry & Watches 1259 6.60%
Home & Garden 1060 5.55%
Food & Beverages 887 4.65%
Gifts & Special Occasions 776 4.07%
Arts & Entertainment 768 4.02%
Toys & Games 751 3.93%
Furniture & Home Decor 546 2.86%
Vehicles & Parts 383 2.01%
Electronics & Technology 316 1.66%
Pets & Pet Supplies 312 1.63%
Baby & Toddler 301 1.58%
Tools & Hardware 177 0.93%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

Australia Post leads with 26.8% among AI-verified physical stores (610 stores) , followed by USPS (18.2%) and UPS (14.3%) .

Base: 1,553 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (7.3% 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

610 stores

USPS 18.2%

414 stores

UPS 14.3%

325 stores

DHL 12.6%

287 stores

FedEx 6.1%

139 stores

94 stores

69 stores

52 stores

DPD 2.2%

50 stores

47 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Afterpay shipping carriers (April 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Afterpay e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
Australia Post 610 26.81%
USPS 414 18.20%
UPS 325 14.29%
DHL 287 12.62%
FedEx 139 6.11%
Royal Mail 94 4.13%
New Zealand Post 69 3.03%
Sendle 52 2.29%
DPD 50 2.20%
Hermes 47 2.07%
Canada Post 45 1.98%
Aramex 44 1.93%
TNT 39 1.71%
Couriers Please 31 1.36%
Speedy 29 1.27%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 775 new stores were launched in Afterpay , with the highest activity in 2026-03 (76 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-03 9.8%

76 stores launched

2026-02 7.0%

54 stores launched

2026-01 8.4%

65 stores launched

2025-12 6.8%

53 stores launched

2025-11 8.8%

68 stores launched

2025-10 9.0%

70 stores launched

2025-09 8.5%

66 stores launched

2025-08 10.6%

82 stores launched

2025-07 8.5%

66 stores launched

2025-06 7.5%

58 stores launched

2025-05 9.2%

71 stores launched

2025-04 5.9%

46 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Afterpay (April 2026)
Monthly store launches in Afterpay over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-03 76 9.81%
2026-02 54 6.97%
2026-01 65 8.39%
2025-12 53 6.84%
2025-11 68 8.77%
2025-10 70 9.03%
2025-09 66 8.52%
2025-08 82 10.58%
2025-07 66 8.52%
2025-06 58 7.48%
2025-05 71 9.16%
2025-04 46 5.94%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 20,448 active stores in Afterpay are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (195 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 1.0%

195 active stores

2025 4.0%

827 active stores

2024 4.7%

968 active stores

2023 4.6%

940 active stores

2022 8.2%

1,679 active stores

2021 11.4%

2,340 active stores

2020 13.0%

2,656 active stores

2019 8.8%

1,808 active stores

2018 8.4%

1,720 active stores

2017 7.8%

1,594 active stores

2016 3.4%

696 active stores

2015 3.1%

641 active stores

2014 2.8%

570 active stores

2013 3.7%

760 active stores

2012 2.0%

415 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Afterpay by original launch year (April 2026)
Active stores in Afterpay by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 195 0.95%
2025 827 4.04%
2024 968 4.73%
2023 940 4.60%
2022 1679 8.21%
2021 2340 11.44%
2020 2656 12.99%
2019 1808 8.84%
2018 1720 8.41%
2017 1594 7.80%
2016 696 3.40%
2015 641 3.13%
2014 570 2.79%
2013 760 3.72%
2012 415 2.03%
2011 393 1.92%
2010 334 1.63%
2009 283 1.38%
2008 251 1.23%
2007 219 1.07%
2006 155 0.76%
2005 119 0.58%
2004 167 0.82%
2003 142 0.69%
2002 125 0.61%
2001 147 0.72%
2000 95 0.46%
1999 87 0.43%
1998 60 0.29%
1997 27 0.13%
1996 24 0.12%
1995 11 0.05%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 32.9% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (17,636 stores) , followed by Facebook (31.5%) and YouTube (9.3%) .

Base: 19,084 stores with any detectable social profile (89.7% 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%

17,636 stores

Facebook 31.5%

16,869 stores

YouTube 9.3%

4,968 stores

TikTok 8.3%

4,459 stores

Pinterest 7.9%

4,243 stores

Twitter 7.4%

3,990 stores

LinkedIn 1.7%

926 stores

X 0.5%

291 stores

Vimeo 0.3%

154 stores

WhatsApp 0.2%

96 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Afterpay (April 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Afterpay e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 17636 32.88%
Facebook 16869 31.45%
YouTube 4968 9.26%
TikTok 4459 8.31%
Pinterest 4243 7.91%
Twitter 3990 7.44%
LinkedIn 926 1.73%
X 291 0.54%
Vimeo 154 0.29%
WhatsApp 96 0.18%

Geographic Distribution

Australia leads with 43.8% (8,906 AI-verified stores) , followed by United States (34.8%) and New Zealand (10.1%) .

Base: 20,356 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

8,906 AI-verified stores

7,075 AI-verified stores

2,048 AI-verified stores

1,326 AI-verified stores

515 AI-verified stores

92 AI-verified stores

63 AI-verified stores

China 0.3%

53 AI-verified stores

51 AI-verified stores

50 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Afterpay (April 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Afterpay
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
Australia 8906 43.75%
United States 7075 34.76%
New Zealand 2048 10.06%
United Kingdom 1326 6.51%
Canada 515 2.53%
Netherlands 92 0.45%
Hong Kong 63 0.31%
China 53 0.26%
Germany 51 0.25%
France 50 0.25%
Italy 24 0.12%
India 22 0.11%
United Arab Emirates 20 0.10%
Spain 19 0.09%
Mexico 18 0.09%
South Africa 17 0.08%
Ireland 15 0.07%
Singapore 15 0.07%
Japan 14 0.07%
Belgium 13 0.06%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 21.3k 100.00%
Emails 5.5k 25.99%
Phones 5.1k 24.20%
Ecommerce platform 21.3k 99.98%
Couriers 1.6k 7.30%
Payment Providers 1.8k 8.31%
Categories 19.5k 91.81%
Social Media 19.1k 89.70%

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 Afterpay e-commerce intelligence?

We track 20.7k verified Afterpay e-commerce stores with 50+ data points per store: e-commerce platform, product counts, categories, payment providers, shipping carriers, estimated traffic, technology stack, and verified business contacts.

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.

How do I access the data?

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, store size, product category, payment provider, shipping carrier, traffic tier, and more. All filtering is available through both the web app and API.

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