American Express Payment Provider Usage Database

Explore 1.3m verified e-commerce stores accepting American Express. Analyze payment adoption, merchant insights, and market opportunities.

Detected across 1.3m domains. 1.3m verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: April 2026

1.3m verified active stores out of 1.3m detected · 95.5% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify leads with 99.4% of stores with physical delivery (1,263,043 stores) , followed by Custom (0.2%) and WooCommerce (0.2%) .

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 99.4%

1,263,043 stores

2,779 stores

2,699 stores

666 stores

534 stores

496 stores

316 stores

74 stores

65 stores

43 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 American Express
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 1263043 99.38%
Custom 2779 0.22%
WooCommerce 2699 0.21%
EasyStore 666 0.05%
Zoorix, Shopify 534 0.04%
Shopify, Zoorix 496 0.04%
OpenCart 316 0.02%
PrestaShop 74 0.01%
Magento 65 0.01%
TargetBay, Shopify 43 0.00%
EC-CUBE 39 0.00%
Shopify, TargetBay 35 0.00%
Shopify, UpsellPlus 31 0.00%
Wix eCommerce 30 0.00%
OpenCart, Shopify 29 0.00%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 32.4% of all stores (286,922 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (17.9%) and Food & Beverages (8.2%) .

Base: 885,595 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (69.7% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 32.4%

286,922 stores

Health & Beauty 17.9%

158,632 stores

Food & Beverages 8.2%

72,732 stores

Jewelry & Watches 8.2%

72,385 stores

Home & Garden 4.9%

43,095 stores

Arts & Entertainment 4.8%

42,564 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 3.8%

33,936 stores

Electronics & Technology 3.8%

33,388 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 3.2%

28,348 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 3.1%

27,416 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 American Express store categories (March 2026)
Distribution of categories in American Express e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 286922 32.40%
Health & Beauty 158632 17.91%
Food & Beverages 72732 8.21%
Jewelry & Watches 72385 8.17%
Home & Garden 43095 4.87%
Arts & Entertainment 42564 4.81%
Gifts & Special Occasions 33936 3.83%
Electronics & Technology 33388 3.77%
Furniture & Home Decor 28348 3.20%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 27416 3.10%
Pets & Pet Supplies 24613 2.78%
Vehicles & Parts 20930 2.36%
Toys & Games 17152 1.94%
Baby & Toddler 11947 1.35%
Books & Media 11535 1.30%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

USPS leads with 21.1% among AI-verified physical stores (71,684 stores) , followed by UPS (19.5%) and DHL (17.2%) .

Base: 217,413 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (16.3% 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

USPS 21.1%

71,684 stores

UPS 19.5%

66,128 stores

DHL 17.2%

58,359 stores

FedEx 11.5%

39,142 stores

21,797 stores

DPD 5.0%

16,837 stores

14,745 stores

GLS 2.8%

9,616 stores

8,520 stores

7,921 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 American Express shipping carriers (March 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in American Express e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
USPS 71684 21.09%
UPS 66128 19.45%
DHL 58359 17.17%
FedEx 39142 11.51%
Royal Mail 21797 6.41%
DPD 16837 4.95%
Australia Post 14745 4.34%
GLS 9616 2.83%
Canada Post 8520 2.51%
Colissimo 7921 2.33%
Hermes 5388 1.58%
La Poste 5213 1.53%
Mondial Relay 4993 1.47%
PostNL 4842 1.42%
Correios 4787 1.41%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 317,120 new stores were launched in American Express , with the highest activity in 2026-02 (30,525 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-02 9.6%

30,525 stores launched

2026-01 11.9%

37,694 stores launched

2025-12 9.5%

30,110 stores launched

2025-11 8.7%

27,463 stores launched

2025-10 8.6%

27,255 stores launched

2025-09 8.0%

25,492 stores launched

2025-08 8.2%

25,961 stores launched

2025-07 7.9%

25,059 stores launched

2025-06 6.7%

21,283 stores launched

2025-05 7.4%

23,555 stores launched

2025-04 7.1%

22,414 stores launched

2025-03 6.4%

20,309 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in American Express (March 2026)
Monthly store launches in American Express over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-02 30525 9.63%
2026-01 37694 11.89%
2025-12 30110 9.49%
2025-11 27463 8.66%
2025-10 27255 8.59%
2025-09 25492 8.04%
2025-08 25961 8.19%
2025-07 25059 7.90%
2025-06 21283 6.71%
2025-05 23555 7.43%
2025-04 22414 7.07%
2025-03 20309 6.40%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 1,261,070 active stores in American Express are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (68,531 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 5.4%

68,531 active stores

2025 22.9%

289,262 active stores

2024 13.8%

173,574 active stores

2023 9.8%

123,473 active stores

2022 7.5%

94,001 active stores

2021 7.6%

95,568 active stores

2020 7.1%

89,905 active stores

2019 4.1%

52,235 active stores

2018 4.0%

50,252 active stores

2017 2.9%

37,001 active stores

2016 1.6%

19,741 active stores

2015 1.4%

17,902 active stores

2014 1.5%

19,379 active stores

2013 2.0%

24,602 active stores

2012 1.0%

13,078 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in American Express by original launch year (March 2026)
Active stores in American Express by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 68531 5.43%
2025 289262 22.94%
2024 173574 13.76%
2023 123473 9.79%
2022 94001 7.45%
2021 95568 7.58%
2020 89905 7.13%
2019 52235 4.14%
2018 50252 3.98%
2017 37001 2.93%
2016 19741 1.57%
2015 17902 1.42%
2014 19379 1.54%
2013 24602 1.95%
2012 13078 1.04%
2011 15038 1.19%
2010 10666 0.85%
2009 9303 0.74%
2008 7482 0.59%
2007 6819 0.54%
2006 5144 0.41%
2005 4824 0.38%
2004 6934 0.55%
2003 5098 0.40%
2002 4373 0.35%
2001 5284 0.42%
2000 3825 0.30%
1999 3260 0.26%
1998 2216 0.18%
1997 1208 0.10%
1996 880 0.07%
1995 212 0.02%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 34.6% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (745,466 stores) , followed by Facebook (26.6%) and TikTok (13.0%) .

Base: 850,888 stores with any detectable social profile (63.9% 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 34.6%

745,466 stores

Facebook 26.6%

573,647 stores

TikTok 13.0%

280,566 stores

YouTube 9.7%

210,036 stores

Pinterest 6.5%

140,730 stores

Twitter 5.3%

115,054 stores

X 1.7%

36,985 stores

LinkedIn 1.7%

36,653 stores

WhatsApp 0.6%

13,055 stores

Vimeo 0.2%

4,532 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in American Express (March 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in American Express e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 745466 34.56%
Facebook 573647 26.60%
TikTok 280566 13.01%
YouTube 210036 9.74%
Pinterest 140730 6.53%
Twitter 115054 5.33%
X 36985 1.71%
LinkedIn 36653 1.70%
WhatsApp 13055 0.61%
Vimeo 4532 0.21%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 49.4% (568,092 AI-verified stores) , followed by United Kingdom (10.7%) and Australia (6.2%) .

Base: 1,151,015 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

568,092 AI-verified stores

122,659 AI-verified stores

70,978 AI-verified stores

65,697 AI-verified stores

60,549 AI-verified stores

52,560 AI-verified stores

Italy 2.7%

31,257 AI-verified stores

28,801 AI-verified stores

Spain 2.2%

25,545 AI-verified stores

Japan 2.0%

23,275 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using American Express (March 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using American Express
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 568092 49.36%
United Kingdom 122659 10.66%
Australia 70978 6.17%
Canada 65697 5.71%
Germany 60549 5.26%
France 52560 4.57%
Italy 31257 2.72%
Netherlands 28801 2.50%
Spain 25545 2.22%
Japan 23275 2.02%
Hong Kong 16964 1.47%
New Zealand 12175 1.06%
Sweden 11976 1.04%
Brazil 10703 0.93%
India 10573 0.92%
Switzerland 10079 0.88%
Mexico 8525 0.74%
United Arab Emirates 6994 0.61%
Belgium 6899 0.60%
Ireland 6714 0.58%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 1.3m 100.00%
Emails 637.6k 47.88%
Phones 127.1k 9.54%
Ecommerce platform 1.3m 100.00%
Couriers 217.4k 16.33%
Payment Providers 199.0k 14.94%
Categories 922.7k 69.29%
Social Media 850.9k 63.90%

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 American Express e-commerce intelligence?

We track 1.3m verified American Express 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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