Bancontact Payment Provider Usage Database

Explore 34.5k verified e-commerce stores accepting Bancontact. Analyze payment adoption, merchant insights, and market opportunities.

Detected across 39.3k domains. 34.5k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: May 2026

34.5k verified active stores out of 39.3k detected · 87.6% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 39.9% of stores with physical delivery (13,030 stores) , followed by Custom (22.5%) and Shopify (11.2%) .

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)

13,030 stores

Custom 22.5%

7,337 stores

Shopify 11.2%

3,653 stores

1,717 stores

1,715 stores

1,631 stores

717 stores

685 stores

533 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 Bancontact
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 13030 39.95%
Custom 7337 22.50%
Shopify 3653 11.20%
Lightspeed eCom 1717 5.26%
Magento 1715 5.26%
PrestaShop 1631 5.00%
Wix eCommerce 717 2.20%
Shopware 685 2.10%
JTL Shop 533 1.63%
Mijnwebwinkel, MyOnlineStore 322 0.99%
ePages 317 0.97%
Gambio 311 0.95%
MyOnlineStore, Mijnwebwinkel 304 0.93%
OpenCart 177 0.54%
IdoSell Shop 167 0.51%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 15.0% of all stores (4,623 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (12.6%) and Home & Garden (9.9%) .

Base: 30,745 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (89.2% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 15.0%

4,623 stores

Health & Beauty 12.6%

3,869 stores

Home & Garden 9.9%

3,033 stores

Food & Beverages 8.8%

2,709 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 8.0%

2,471 stores

Arts & Entertainment 6.2%

1,912 stores

Tools & Hardware 6.1%

1,880 stores

Electronics & Technology 5.3%

1,640 stores

Toys & Games 5.0%

1,526 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 4.4%

1,355 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Bancontact store categories (April 2026)
Distribution of categories in Bancontact e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 4623 15.04%
Health & Beauty 3869 12.58%
Home & Garden 3033 9.87%
Food & Beverages 2709 8.81%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 2471 8.04%
Arts & Entertainment 1912 6.22%
Tools & Hardware 1880 6.11%
Electronics & Technology 1640 5.33%
Toys & Games 1526 4.96%
Furniture & Home Decor 1355 4.41%
Business & Industrial 1344 4.37%
Gifts & Special Occasions 1344 4.37%
Jewelry & Watches 1229 4.00%
Vehicles & Parts 1177 3.83%
Pets & Pet Supplies 633 2.06%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

DHL leads with 23.4% among AI-verified physical stores (10,454 stores) , followed by PostNL (19.8%) and DPD (13.9%) .

Base: 24,354 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (61.9% 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 23.4%

10,454 stores

PostNL 19.8%

8,834 stores

DPD 13.9%

6,218 stores

UPS 9.2%

4,117 stores

GLS 6.9%

3,079 stores

Bpost 6.3%

2,817 stores

1,954 stores

1,656 stores

1,369 stores

1,009 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Bancontact shipping carriers (April 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Bancontact e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
DHL 10454 23.40%
PostNL 8834 19.77%
DPD 6218 13.92%
UPS 4117 9.21%
GLS 3079 6.89%
Bpost 2817 6.30%
Deutsche Post 1954 4.37%
Colissimo 1656 3.71%
La Poste 1369 3.06%
Hermes 1009 2.26%
FedEx 921 2.06%
Mondial Relay 844 1.89%
TNT 652 1.46%
Chronopost 446 1.00%
Schenker 312 0.70%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 3,925 new stores were launched in Bancontact , with the highest activity in 2026-03 (783 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-03 19.9%

783 stores launched

2026-02 7.3%

286 stores launched

2026-01 7.8%

305 stores launched

2025-12 5.5%

217 stores launched

2025-11 8.4%

329 stores launched

2025-10 9.8%

384 stores launched

2025-09 8.1%

317 stores launched

2025-08 6.9%

272 stores launched

2025-07 7.9%

309 stores launched

2025-06 6.9%

269 stores launched

2025-05 7.3%

287 stores launched

2025-04 4.3%

167 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Bancontact (April 2026)
Monthly store launches in Bancontact over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-03 783 19.95%
2026-02 286 7.29%
2026-01 305 7.77%
2025-12 217 5.53%
2025-11 329 8.38%
2025-10 384 9.78%
2025-09 317 8.08%
2025-08 272 6.93%
2025-07 309 7.87%
2025-06 269 6.85%
2025-05 287 7.31%
2025-04 167 4.25%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 34,416 active stores in Bancontact are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (1,385 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 4.0%

1,385 active stores

2025 10.2%

3,521 active stores

2024 7.5%

2,590 active stores

2023 6.6%

2,256 active stores

2022 5.7%

1,956 active stores

2021 6.9%

2,385 active stores

2020 7.5%

2,571 active stores

2019 5.4%

1,844 active stores

2018 5.8%

1,996 active stores

2017 7.0%

2,425 active stores

2016 3.4%

1,172 active stores

2015 2.9%

985 active stores

2014 2.6%

901 active stores

2013 4.0%

1,367 active stores

2012 2.4%

809 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Bancontact by original launch year (April 2026)
Active stores in Bancontact by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 1385 4.02%
2025 3521 10.23%
2024 2590 7.53%
2023 2256 6.56%
2022 1956 5.68%
2021 2385 6.93%
2020 2571 7.47%
2019 1844 5.36%
2018 1996 5.80%
2017 2425 7.05%
2016 1172 3.41%
2015 985 2.86%
2014 901 2.62%
2013 1367 3.97%
2012 809 2.35%
2011 810 2.35%
2010 743 2.16%
2009 732 2.13%
2008 601 1.75%
2007 575 1.67%
2006 273 0.79%
2005 298 0.87%
2004 380 1.10%
2003 363 1.05%
2002 362 1.05%
2001 525 1.53%
2000 268 0.78%
1999 162 0.47%
1998 97 0.28%
1997 36 0.10%
1996 25 0.07%
1995 3 0.01%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 31.7% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (20,148 stores) , followed by Instagram (30.4%) and YouTube (10.2%) .

Base: 26,974 stores with any detectable social profile (68.6% 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 31.7%

20,148 stores

Instagram 30.4%

19,331 stores

YouTube 10.2%

6,487 stores

Pinterest 6.8%

4,308 stores

TikTok 5.8%

3,702 stores

LinkedIn 5.7%

3,650 stores

Twitter 4.7%

2,982 stores

WhatsApp 2.2%

1,395 stores

X 1.8%

1,126 stores

Vimeo 0.6%

385 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Bancontact (April 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Bancontact e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 20148 31.72%
Instagram 19331 30.44%
YouTube 6487 10.21%
Pinterest 4308 6.78%
TikTok 3702 5.83%
LinkedIn 3650 5.75%
Twitter 2982 4.70%
WhatsApp 1395 2.20%
X 1126 1.77%
Vimeo 385 0.61%

Geographic Distribution

Netherlands leads with 43.0% (13,998 AI-verified stores) , followed by Belgium (21.9%) and Germany (17.2%) .

Base: 32,523 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

13,998 AI-verified stores

Belgium 21.9%

7,122 AI-verified stores

Germany 17.2%

5,605 AI-verified stores

1,463 AI-verified stores

757 AI-verified stores

Italy 1.7%

567 AI-verified stores

421 AI-verified stores

370 AI-verified stores

302 AI-verified stores

Spain 0.9%

297 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Bancontact (April 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Bancontact
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
Netherlands 13998 43.04%
Belgium 7122 21.90%
Germany 5605 17.23%
France 1463 4.50%
United States 757 2.33%
Italy 567 1.74%
United Kingdom 421 1.29%
Austria 370 1.14%
Poland 302 0.93%
Spain 297 0.91%
Switzerland 262 0.81%
Finland 207 0.64%
Sweden 189 0.58%
Hungary 167 0.51%
Denmark 161 0.50%
Australia 156 0.48%
Greece 142 0.44%
Portugal 132 0.41%
Czechia 103 0.32%
Bulgaria 102 0.31%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 39.3k 100.00%
Emails 30.7k 78.01%
Phones 19.6k 49.92%
Ecommerce platform 38.3k 97.36%
Couriers 24.4k 61.90%
Payment Providers 39.3k 100.00%
Categories 32.4k 82.46%
Social Media 27.0k 68.56%

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 Bancontact e-commerce intelligence?

We track 34.5k verified Bancontact 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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