Apple Pay Stores: E-commerce Sites Accepting Apple Pay

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.

Verified stores
1.8m
active stores with physical delivery
Top country
United States
803,291 verified stores
Top carrier signal
UPS
21,722 stores detected
Top category
Clothing & Accessories
367,314 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: June 2026

1.8m verified active stores out of 1.9m detected · 94.6% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify stores with 99.1% of stores with physical delivery (1,743,522 stores) , followed by Custom (0.1%) and Shopify, Shopoe (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 99.1%

1,743,522 stores

2,238 stores

Shopify, Shopoe 0.1%

2,201 stores

Shopoe, Shopify 0.1%

2,027 stores

1,498 stores

Shopify, Opus Cart 0.1%

1,258 stores

Shopify, Dropshipt 0.1%

1,144 stores

Opus Cart, Shopify 0.1%

1,137 stores

Dropshipt, Shopify 0.1%

1,060 stores

Anifit, Shopify 0.0%

879 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 Apple Pay
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 1743522 99.07%
Custom 2238 0.13%
Shopify, Shopoe 2201 0.13%
Shopoe, Shopify 2027 0.12%
WooCommerce 1498 0.09%
Shopify, Opus Cart 1258 0.07%
Shopify, Dropshipt 1144 0.07%
Opus Cart, Shopify 1137 0.06%
Dropshipt, Shopify 1060 0.06%
Anifit, Shopify 879 0.05%
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All Stores Distribution

Shopify holds 99.1% share of all Apple Pay e-commerce stores (1,842,947) , with Custom at 0.1% and Shopify, Shopoe at 0.1% (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 99.1%

1,842,947 stores

2,238 stores

Shopify, Shopoe 0.1%

2,320 stores

Shopoe, Shopify 0.1%

2,155 stores

1,687 stores

Shopify, Opus Cart 0.1%

1,280 stores

Shopify, Dropshipt 0.1%

1,173 stores

Opus Cart, Shopify 0.1%

1,159 stores

Dropshipt, Shopify 0.1%

1,099 stores

Anifit, Shopify 0.0%

929 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (May 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in Apple Pay
Platform Total Stores Percentage
Shopify 1842947 99.08%
Custom 2238 0.12%
Shopify, Shopoe 2320 0.12%
Shopoe, Shopify 2155 0.12%
WooCommerce 1687 0.09%
Shopify, Opus Cart 1280 0.07%
Shopify, Dropshipt 1173 0.06%
Opus Cart, Shopify 1159 0.06%
Dropshipt, Shopify 1099 0.06%
Anifit, Shopify 929 0.05%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories stores with 24.2% of all stores (367,314 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (19.4%) and Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear (9.6%) .

Base: 1,517,885 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (86.0% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 24.2%

367,314 stores

Health & Beauty 19.4%

294,630 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 9.6%

145,706 stores

Food & Beverages 9.2%

139,072 stores

Toys & Games 6.5%

98,658 stores

Arts & Entertainment 5.8%

88,070 stores

Jewelry & Watches 5.5%

82,784 stores

Home & Garden 4.8%

72,938 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 4.1%

61,522 stores

Electronics & Technology 2.3%

34,535 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Apple Pay store categories (May 2026)
Distribution of categories in Apple Pay e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 367314 24.20%
Health & Beauty 294630 19.41%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 145706 9.60%
Food & Beverages 139072 9.16%
Toys & Games 98658 6.50%
Arts & Entertainment 88070 5.80%
Jewelry & Watches 82784 5.45%
Home & Garden 72938 4.81%
Gifts & Special Occasions 61522 4.05%
Electronics & Technology 34535 2.28%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS stores with 19.6% among AI-verified physical stores (21,722 stores) , followed by DHL (18.8%) and USPS (18.3%) .

Base: 75,479 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (4.0% 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

UPS 19.6%

21,722 stores

DHL 18.8%

20,818 stores

USPS 18.3%

20,283 stores

FedEx 11.4%

12,664 stores

7,459 stores

DPD 5.2%

5,717 stores

4,339 stores

GLS 3.3%

3,697 stores

2,874 stores

2,796 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Apple Pay shipping carriers (May 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Apple Pay e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 21722 19.57%
DHL 20818 18.75%
USPS 20283 18.27%
FedEx 12664 11.41%
Royal Mail 7459 6.72%
DPD 5717 5.15%
Australia Post 4339 3.91%
GLS 3697 3.33%
Colissimo 2874 2.59%
Canada Post 2796 2.52%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 446,658 new stores were launched in Apple Pay , with the highest activity in 2026-04 (54,568 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-04 12.2%

54,568 stores launched

2026-03 11.9%

53,225 stores launched

2026-02 10.6%

47,307 stores launched

2026-01 10.7%

47,974 stores launched

2025-12 8.2%

36,466 stores launched

2025-11 7.9%

35,141 stores launched

2025-10 8.1%

35,967 stores launched

2025-09 7.3%

32,651 stores launched

2025-08 7.1%

31,801 stores launched

2025-07 6.7%

30,112 stores launched

2025-06 6.0%

26,831 stores launched

2025-05 3.3%

14,615 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Apple Pay (May 2026)
Monthly store launches in Apple Pay over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-04 54568 12.22%
2026-03 53225 11.92%
2026-02 47307 10.59%
2026-01 47974 10.74%
2025-12 36466 8.16%
2025-11 35141 7.87%
2025-10 35967 8.05%
2025-09 32651 7.31%
2025-08 31801 7.12%
2025-07 30112 6.74%
2025-06 26831 6.01%
2025-05 14615 3.27%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 1,753,537 active stores in Apple Pay are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (209,548 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 12.0%

209,548 active stores

2025 20.0%

350,187 active stores

2024 12.0%

209,560 active stores

2023 8.7%

153,061 active stores

2022 6.7%

118,312 active stores

2021 6.9%

121,327 active stores

2020 6.5%

113,970 active stores

2019 4.0%

69,780 active stores

2018 4.0%

70,756 active stores

2017 3.3%

57,929 active stores

2016 1.7%

29,985 active stores

2015 1.5%

26,950 active stores

2014 1.6%

28,240 active stores

2013 2.0%

34,943 active stores

2012 1.1%

19,446 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Apple Pay by original launch year (May 2026)
Active stores in Apple Pay by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 209548 11.95%
2025 350187 19.97%
2024 209560 11.95%
2023 153061 8.73%
2022 118312 6.75%
2021 121327 6.92%
2020 113970 6.50%
2019 69780 3.98%
2018 70756 4.04%
2017 57929 3.30%
2016 29985 1.71%
2015 26950 1.54%
2014 28240 1.61%
2013 34943 1.99%
2012 19446 1.11%

Social Media Usage

Instagram stores with 34.6% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (1,062,693 stores) , followed by Facebook (26.0%) and TikTok (13.1%) .

Base: 1,211,014 stores with any detectable social profile (64.9% 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%

1,062,693 stores

Facebook 26.0%

800,121 stores

TikTok 13.1%

401,624 stores

YouTube 10.0%

307,660 stores

Pinterest 6.4%

195,204 stores

Twitter 5.6%

172,228 stores

LinkedIn 1.9%

58,902 stores

X 1.8%

53,842 stores

WhatsApp 0.4%

12,500 stores

Vimeo 0.2%

6,769 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Apple Pay (May 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Apple Pay e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 1062693 34.60%
Facebook 800121 26.05%
TikTok 401624 13.08%
YouTube 307660 10.02%
Pinterest 195204 6.36%
Twitter 172228 5.61%
LinkedIn 58902 1.92%
X 53842 1.75%
WhatsApp 12500 0.41%
Vimeo 6769 0.22%

Geographic Distribution

United States stores with 49.1% (803,291 AI-verified stores) , followed by United Kingdom (10.6%) and Australia (6.5%) .

Base: 1,636,585 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

803,291 AI-verified stores

173,341 AI-verified stores

105,776 AI-verified stores

98,354 AI-verified stores

84,722 AI-verified stores

76,359 AI-verified stores

Italy 2.7%

44,211 AI-verified stores

41,764 AI-verified stores

Spain 2.5%

41,211 AI-verified stores

Japan 1.9%

30,682 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Apple Pay (May 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Apple Pay
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 803291 49.08%
United Kingdom 173341 10.59%
Australia 105776 6.46%
Canada 98354 6.01%
Germany 84722 5.18%
France 76359 4.67%
Italy 44211 2.70%
Netherlands 41764 2.55%
Spain 41211 2.52%
Japan 30682 1.87%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 1.9m 100.00%
Emails 413.3k 22.15%
Phones 334.1k 17.91%
Ecommerce platform 1.9m 100.00%
Couriers 75.5k 4.05%
Payment Providers 78.2k 4.19%
Categories 1.6m 84.66%
Social Media 1.2m 64.91%

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, 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.

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, 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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