Apple Pay Payment Provider Usage Database

Explore 1.8m verified e-commerce stores accepting Apple Pay. Analyze payment adoption, merchant insights, and market opportunities.

Detected across 1.9m domains. 1.8m verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: May 2026

1.8m verified active stores out of 1.9m detected · 94.5% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify leads with 99.0% of stores with physical delivery (1,728,143 stores) , followed by Shopify, Shopoe (0.1%) and Shopoe, Shopify (0.1%) .

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 99.0%

1,728,143 stores

2,271 stores

2,036 stores

1,981 stores

1,456 stores

1,379 stores

1,275 stores

1,267 stores

1,161 stores

911 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 Apple Pay
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 1728143 99.04%
Shopify, Shopoe 2271 0.13%
Shopoe, Shopify 2036 0.12%
Custom 1981 0.11%
WooCommerce 1456 0.08%
Shopify, Dropshipt 1379 0.08%
Dropshipt, Shopify 1275 0.07%
Shopify, Opus Cart 1267 0.07%
Opus Cart, Shopify 1161 0.07%
Anifit, Shopify 911 0.05%
Shopify, Anifit 904 0.05%
Shopify, Instasell 610 0.03%
Instasell, Shopify 562 0.03%
Shopify, Sellvio E-commerce Platform 465 0.03%
Sellvio E-commerce Platform, Shopify 447 0.03%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 24.2% of all stores (363,751 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (19.4%) and Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear (9.6%) .

Base: 1,503,445 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (85.9% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 24.2%

363,751 stores

Health & Beauty 19.4%

291,394 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 9.6%

144,133 stores

Food & Beverages 9.2%

137,905 stores

Toys & Games 6.5%

98,158 stores

Arts & Entertainment 5.8%

87,223 stores

Jewelry & Watches 5.5%

82,353 stores

Home & Garden 4.8%

71,974 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 4.1%

61,702 stores

Electronics & Technology 2.3%

34,481 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Apple Pay store categories (April 2026)
Distribution of categories in Apple Pay e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 363751 24.19%
Health & Beauty 291394 19.38%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 144133 9.59%
Food & Beverages 137905 9.17%
Toys & Games 98158 6.53%
Arts & Entertainment 87223 5.80%
Jewelry & Watches 82353 5.48%
Home & Garden 71974 4.79%
Gifts & Special Occasions 61702 4.10%
Electronics & Technology 34481 2.29%
Furniture & Home Decor 31517 2.10%
Vehicles & Parts 29456 1.96%
Pets & Pet Supplies 25356 1.69%
Tools & Hardware 24294 1.62%
Business & Industrial 19748 1.31%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS leads with 19.8% among AI-verified physical stores (19,991 stores) , followed by DHL (18.7%) and USPS (18.5%) .

Base: 69,750 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (3.8% 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 19.8%

19,991 stores

DHL 18.7%

18,902 stores

USPS 18.5%

18,711 stores

FedEx 11.1%

11,267 stores

6,900 stores

DPD 5.2%

5,271 stores

4,125 stores

GLS 3.3%

3,382 stores

2,515 stores

2,489 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Apple Pay shipping carriers (April 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Apple Pay e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 19991 19.77%
DHL 18902 18.69%
USPS 18711 18.51%
FedEx 11267 11.14%
Royal Mail 6900 6.82%
DPD 5271 5.21%
Australia Post 4125 4.08%
GLS 3382 3.34%
Canada Post 2515 2.49%
Colissimo 2489 2.46%
Mondial Relay 1907 1.89%
Hermes 1627 1.61%
PostNL 1618 1.60%
La Poste 1419 1.40%
Deutsche Post 987 0.98%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 440,999 new stores were launched in Apple Pay , with the highest activity in 2026-03 (57,233 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-03 13.0%

57,233 stores launched

2026-02 10.6%

46,663 stores launched

2026-01 11.6%

51,311 stores launched

2025-12 9.0%

39,891 stores launched

2025-11 8.6%

37,880 stores launched

2025-10 8.6%

37,747 stores launched

2025-09 7.8%

34,370 stores launched

2025-08 7.5%

33,156 stores launched

2025-07 7.1%

31,327 stores launched

2025-06 6.3%

27,738 stores launched

2025-05 6.6%

29,076 stores launched

2025-04 3.3%

14,607 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Apple Pay (April 2026)
Monthly store launches in Apple Pay over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-03 57233 12.98%
2026-02 46663 10.58%
2026-01 51311 11.64%
2025-12 39891 9.05%
2025-11 37880 8.59%
2025-10 37747 8.56%
2025-09 34370 7.79%
2025-08 33156 7.52%
2025-07 31327 7.10%
2025-06 27738 6.29%
2025-05 29076 6.59%
2025-04 14607 3.31%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 1,738,262 active stores in Apple Pay are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (155,505 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 8.9%

155,505 active stores

2025 21.2%

368,295 active stores

2024 12.3%

214,547 active stores

2023 9.0%

156,656 active stores

2022 6.9%

120,713 active stores

2021 7.1%

123,572 active stores

2020 6.7%

116,170 active stores

2019 4.1%

70,895 active stores

2018 4.1%

71,877 active stores

2017 3.4%

58,668 active stores

2016 1.7%

30,348 active stores

2015 1.6%

27,182 active stores

2014 1.6%

28,590 active stores

2013 2.0%

35,396 active stores

2012 1.1%

19,664 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Apple Pay by original launch year (April 2026)
Active stores in Apple Pay by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 155505 8.95%
2025 368295 21.19%
2024 214547 12.34%
2023 156656 9.01%
2022 120713 6.94%
2021 123572 7.11%
2020 116170 6.68%
2019 70895 4.08%
2018 71877 4.13%
2017 58668 3.38%
2016 30348 1.75%
2015 27182 1.56%
2014 28590 1.64%
2013 35396 2.04%
2012 19664 1.13%
2011 21847 1.26%
2010 15998 0.92%
2009 14003 0.81%
2008 11293 0.65%
2007 10070 0.58%
2006 7860 0.45%
2005 7285 0.42%
2004 10260 0.59%
2003 7736 0.45%
2002 6754 0.39%
2001 7945 0.46%
2000 5996 0.34%
1999 5358 0.31%
1998 3661 0.21%
1997 2097 0.12%
1996 1594 0.09%
1995 427 0.02%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 34.6% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (1,055,734 stores) , followed by Facebook (26.1%) and TikTok (12.9%) .

Base: 1,204,467 stores with any detectable social profile (65.1% 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

Instagram 34.6%

1,055,734 stores

Facebook 26.1%

798,461 stores

TikTok 12.9%

395,079 stores

YouTube 10.0%

304,687 stores

Pinterest 6.4%

195,303 stores

Twitter 5.7%

175,388 stores

LinkedIn 1.9%

57,491 stores

X 1.7%

52,638 stores

WhatsApp 0.4%

12,349 stores

Vimeo 0.2%

6,830 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Apple Pay (April 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Apple Pay e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 1055734 34.57%
Facebook 798461 26.15%
TikTok 395079 12.94%
YouTube 304687 9.98%
Pinterest 195303 6.40%
Twitter 175388 5.74%
LinkedIn 57491 1.88%
X 52638 1.72%
WhatsApp 12349 0.40%
Vimeo 6830 0.22%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 49.4% (805,522 AI-verified stores) , followed by United Kingdom (10.6%) and Australia (6.5%) .

Base: 1,629,572 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

805,522 AI-verified stores

172,271 AI-verified stores

105,293 AI-verified stores

97,843 AI-verified stores

82,963 AI-verified stores

75,897 AI-verified stores

Italy 2.6%

43,125 AI-verified stores

41,071 AI-verified stores

Spain 2.4%

38,975 AI-verified stores

Japan 1.9%

30,287 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Apple Pay (April 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Apple Pay
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 805522 49.43%
United Kingdom 172271 10.57%
Australia 105293 6.46%
Canada 97843 6.00%
Germany 82963 5.09%
France 75897 4.66%
Italy 43125 2.65%
Netherlands 41071 2.52%
Spain 38975 2.39%
Japan 30287 1.86%
Hong Kong 19787 1.21%
New Zealand 19366 1.19%
Sweden 17156 1.05%
Switzerland 15539 0.95%
Mexico 12937 0.79%
Belgium 11764 0.72%
Denmark 10508 0.64%
Poland 10251 0.63%
Ireland 9585 0.59%
Singapore 9432 0.58%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 1.9m 100.00%
Emails 381.2k 20.59%
Phones 181.2k 9.79%
Ecommerce platform 1.9m 100.00%
Couriers 69.8k 3.77%
Payment Providers 71.4k 3.86%
Categories 1.6m 84.50%
Social Media 1.2m 65.06%

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 Apple Pay e-commerce intelligence?

We track 1.8m verified Apple Pay 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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