AliPay Payment Provider Usage Database

Explore 10.7k verified e-commerce stores accepting AliPay. Analyze payment adoption, merchant insights, and market opportunities.

Detected across 13.8k domains. 10.7k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: April 2026

10.7k verified active stores out of 13.8k detected · 77.2% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Custom leads with 41.2% of stores with physical delivery (4,297 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (32.4%) and Shopify (15.5%) .

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 41.2%

4,297 stores

3,378 stores

Shopify 15.5%

1,622 stores

521 stores

168 stores

132 stores

107 stores

34 stores

31 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (March 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in AliPay
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Custom 4297 41.17%
WooCommerce 3378 32.37%
Shopify 1622 15.54%
Wix eCommerce 521 4.99%
OpenCart 168 1.61%
Magento 132 1.26%
PrestaShop 107 1.03%
Salesforce Commerce Cloud 49 0.47%
Boutir 34 0.33%
Squarespace Commerce 31 0.30%
nopCommerce 30 0.29%
EC-CUBE 17 0.16%
Wix eCommerce, AppSell 17 0.16%
1C-Bitrix 17 0.16%
BigCommerce 17 0.16%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 31.0% of all stores (2,800 stores) , followed by Electronics & Technology (18.3%) and Health & Beauty (16.3%) .

Base: 9,037 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (84.9% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 31.0%

2,800 stores

Electronics & Technology 18.3%

1,656 stores

Health & Beauty 16.3%

1,475 stores

Jewelry & Watches 6.3%

566 stores

Food & Beverages 5.8%

521 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 4.4%

397 stores

Vehicles & Parts 2.4%

218 stores

Home & Garden 2.4%

217 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 2.2%

202 stores

Pets & Pet Supplies 2.2%

196 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 AliPay store categories (March 2026)
Distribution of categories in AliPay e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 2800 30.98%
Electronics & Technology 1656 18.32%
Health & Beauty 1475 16.32%
Jewelry & Watches 566 6.26%
Food & Beverages 521 5.77%
Gifts & Special Occasions 397 4.39%
Vehicles & Parts 218 2.41%
Home & Garden 217 2.40%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 202 2.24%
Pets & Pet Supplies 196 2.17%
Arts & Entertainment 173 1.91%
Toys & Games 167 1.85%
Furniture & Home Decor 160 1.77%
Business & Industrial 147 1.63%
Tools & Hardware 142 1.57%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

DHL leads with 28.3% among AI-verified physical stores (4,038 stores) , followed by UPS (16.3%) and USPS (11.0%) .

Base: 6,972 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (50.5% 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 28.3%

4,038 stores

UPS 16.3%

2,322 stores

USPS 11.0%

1,563 stores

FedEx 9.8%

1,398 stores

TNT 8.7%

1,243 stores

912 stores

890 stores

DPD 2.8%

405 stores

356 stores

300 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 AliPay shipping carriers (March 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in AliPay e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
DHL 4038 28.29%
UPS 2322 16.27%
USPS 1563 10.95%
FedEx 1398 9.80%
TNT 1243 8.71%
S.F. Express 912 6.39%
Speedy 890 6.24%
DPD 405 2.84%
Hermes 356 2.49%
China Post 300 2.10%
Royal Mail 211 1.48%
GLS 186 1.30%
Hong Kong Post 154 1.08%
ePacket 148 1.04%
Aramex 146 1.02%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 3,381 new stores were launched in AliPay , with the highest activity in 2026-02 (257 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-02 7.6%

257 stores launched

2026-01 9.6%

323 stores launched

2025-12 11.6%

391 stores launched

2025-11 12.4%

420 stores launched

2025-10 14.2%

479 stores launched

2025-09 8.5%

286 stores launched

2025-08 6.3%

212 stores launched

2025-07 5.6%

188 stores launched

2025-06 5.7%

192 stores launched

2025-05 5.1%

173 stores launched

2025-04 6.6%

223 stores launched

2025-03 7.0%

237 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in AliPay (March 2026)
Monthly store launches in AliPay over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-02 257 7.60%
2026-01 323 9.55%
2025-12 391 11.56%
2025-11 420 12.42%
2025-10 479 14.17%
2025-09 286 8.46%
2025-08 212 6.27%
2025-07 188 5.56%
2025-06 192 5.68%
2025-05 173 5.12%
2025-04 223 6.60%
2025-03 237 7.01%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 10,550 active stores in AliPay are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (583 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 5.5%

583 active stores

2025 28.4%

2,992 active stores

2024 9.1%

961 active stores

2023 6.3%

664 active stores

2022 6.1%

647 active stores

2021 6.8%

717 active stores

2020 6.4%

676 active stores

2019 3.8%

402 active stores

2018 4.3%

450 active stores

2017 3.5%

367 active stores

2016 2.0%

214 active stores

2015 1.9%

202 active stores

2014 2.2%

228 active stores

2013 2.2%

228 active stores

2012 1.5%

160 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in AliPay by original launch year (March 2026)
Active stores in AliPay by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 583 5.53%
2025 2992 28.36%
2024 961 9.11%
2023 664 6.29%
2022 647 6.13%
2021 717 6.80%
2020 676 6.41%
2019 402 3.81%
2018 450 4.27%
2017 367 3.48%
2016 214 2.03%
2015 202 1.91%
2014 228 2.16%
2013 228 2.16%
2012 160 1.52%
2011 134 1.27%
2010 117 1.11%
2009 118 1.12%
2008 82 0.78%
2007 86 0.82%
2006 67 0.64%
2005 68 0.64%
2004 61 0.58%
2003 63 0.60%
2002 50 0.47%
2001 59 0.56%
2000 53 0.50%
1999 41 0.39%
1998 21 0.20%
1997 18 0.17%
1996 16 0.15%
1995 5 0.05%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 27.4% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (4,373 stores) , followed by Instagram (26.8%) and YouTube (14.0%) .

Base: 7,741 stores with any detectable social profile (56.1% 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 27.4%

4,373 stores

Instagram 26.8%

4,279 stores

YouTube 14.0%

2,234 stores

Twitter 7.5%

1,190 stores

Pinterest 5.7%

903 stores

TikTok 5.5%

883 stores

WhatsApp 5.0%

791 stores

LinkedIn 4.7%

752 stores

X 3.1%

499 stores

Reddit 0.3%

43 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in AliPay (March 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in AliPay e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 4373 27.42%
Instagram 4279 26.83%
YouTube 2234 14.01%
Twitter 1190 7.46%
Pinterest 903 5.66%
TikTok 883 5.54%
WhatsApp 791 4.96%
LinkedIn 752 4.72%
X 499 3.13%
Reddit 43 0.27%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 28.1% (2,417 AI-verified stores) , followed by Hong Kong (23.0%) and China (12.0%) .

Base: 8,604 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

2,417 AI-verified stores

1,979 AI-verified stores

China 12.0%

1,029 AI-verified stores

Japan 6.5%

556 AI-verified stores

364 AI-verified stores

361 AI-verified stores

287 AI-verified stores

196 AI-verified stores

Italy 2.2%

185 AI-verified stores

164 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using AliPay (March 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using AliPay
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 2417 28.09%
Hong Kong 1979 23.00%
China 1029 11.96%
Japan 556 6.46%
Russia 364 4.23%
United Kingdom 361 4.20%
Germany 287 3.34%
Australia 196 2.28%
Italy 185 2.15%
Canada 164 1.91%
France 159 1.85%
Singapore 144 1.67%
Netherlands 124 1.44%
South Korea 107 1.24%
Thailand 103 1.20%
Malaysia 94 1.09%
Spain 92 1.07%
Taiwan 85 0.99%
India 82 0.95%
New Zealand 76 0.88%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 13.8k 100.00%
Emails 8.5k 61.39%
Phones 3.0k 21.62%
Ecommerce platform 13.4k 96.88%
Couriers 7.0k 50.51%
Payment Providers 13.8k 100.00%
Categories 9.5k 68.80%
Social Media 7.7k 56.08%

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 AliPay e-commerce intelligence?

We track 10.7k verified AliPay 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.

Do you offer enterprise or custom licensing?

Yes. For large-scale data needs, custom market reports, or dedicated support, contact us to discuss enterprise pricing.

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