Bancontact Payment Provider Usage Database

Explore 41.7k verified e-commerce stores accepting Bancontact. Analyze payment adoption, merchant insights, and market opportunities.

Detected across 45.9k domains. 41.7k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: April 2026

41.7k verified active stores out of 45.9k detected · 90.9% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 30.1% of stores with physical delivery (12,265 stores) , followed by Shopify (30.0%) and Custom (17.5%) .

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)

12,265 stores

Shopify 30.0%

12,223 stores

Custom 17.5%

7,129 stores

1,807 stores

1,760 stores

1,684 stores

705 stores

656 stores

647 stores

629 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 Bancontact
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 12265 30.13%
Shopify 12223 30.02%
Custom 7129 17.51%
Lightspeed eCom 1807 4.44%
Magento 1760 4.32%
PrestaShop 1684 4.14%
Wix eCommerce 705 1.73%
JTL Shop 656 1.61%
MyOnlineStore 647 1.59%
Shopware 629 1.55%
ePages 316 0.78%
Gambio 310 0.76%
OpenCart 253 0.62%
IdoSell Shop 171 0.42%
CCV Shop 155 0.38%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 20.7% of all stores (6,896 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (16.3%) and Home & Garden (9.8%) .

Base: 33,271 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (79.7% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 20.7%

6,896 stores

Health & Beauty 16.3%

5,409 stores

Home & Garden 9.8%

3,258 stores

Food & Beverages 8.2%

2,735 stores

Electronics & Technology 6.6%

2,187 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 5.9%

1,951 stores

Jewelry & Watches 5.3%

1,774 stores

Vehicles & Parts 4.1%

1,360 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 4.0%

1,343 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 4.0%

1,317 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Bancontact store categories (March 2026)
Distribution of categories in Bancontact e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 6896 20.73%
Health & Beauty 5409 16.26%
Home & Garden 3258 9.79%
Food & Beverages 2735 8.22%
Electronics & Technology 2187 6.57%
Furniture & Home Decor 1951 5.86%
Jewelry & Watches 1774 5.33%
Vehicles & Parts 1360 4.09%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 1343 4.04%
Gifts & Special Occasions 1317 3.96%
Tools & Hardware 1253 3.77%
Pets & Pet Supplies 1105 3.32%
Arts & Entertainment 1069 3.21%
Toys & Games 944 2.84%
Baby & Toddler 670 2.01%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

DHL leads with 25.2% among AI-verified physical stores (14,658 stores) , followed by PostNL (18.5%) and DPD (13.6%) .

Base: 30,112 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (65.6% 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 25.2%

14,658 stores

PostNL 18.5%

10,738 stores

DPD 13.6%

7,942 stores

UPS 9.2%

5,368 stores

GLS 6.7%

3,920 stores

Bpost 6.1%

3,558 stores

2,923 stores

FedEx 2.8%

1,641 stores

1,639 stores

1,508 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Bancontact shipping carriers (March 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Bancontact e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
DHL 14658 25.19%
PostNL 10738 18.45%
DPD 7942 13.65%
UPS 5368 9.22%
GLS 3920 6.74%
Bpost 3558 6.11%
Deutsche Post 2923 5.02%
FedEx 1641 2.82%
Colissimo 1639 2.82%
Hermes 1508 2.59%
La Poste 1367 2.35%
Mondial Relay 1052 1.81%
TNT 811 1.39%
Chronopost 573 0.98%
USPS 501 0.86%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 5,632 new stores were launched in Bancontact , with the highest activity in 2026-02 (542 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-02 9.6%

542 stores launched

2026-01 8.6%

487 stores launched

2025-12 7.1%

401 stores launched

2025-11 9.1%

512 stores launched

2025-10 10.6%

595 stores launched

2025-09 9.2%

517 stores launched

2025-08 7.2%

405 stores launched

2025-07 8.5%

479 stores launched

2025-06 7.1%

400 stores launched

2025-05 7.9%

446 stores launched

2025-04 8.4%

474 stores launched

2025-03 6.6%

374 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Bancontact (March 2026)
Monthly store launches in Bancontact over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-02 542 9.62%
2026-01 487 8.65%
2025-12 401 7.12%
2025-11 512 9.09%
2025-10 595 10.56%
2025-09 517 9.18%
2025-08 405 7.19%
2025-07 479 8.50%
2025-06 400 7.10%
2025-05 446 7.92%
2025-04 474 8.42%
2025-03 374 6.64%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 41,657 active stores in Bancontact are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (1,032 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 2.5%

1,032 active stores

2025 13.0%

5,420 active stores

2024 8.5%

3,556 active stores

2023 6.9%

2,869 active stores

2022 5.8%

2,436 active stores

2021 7.3%

3,041 active stores

2020 7.7%

3,227 active stores

2019 5.1%

2,113 active stores

2018 5.5%

2,304 active stores

2017 6.3%

2,634 active stores

2016 3.2%

1,332 active stores

2015 2.6%

1,091 active stores

2014 2.6%

1,071 active stores

2013 3.7%

1,560 active stores

2012 2.2%

936 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Bancontact by original launch year (March 2026)
Active stores in Bancontact by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 1032 2.48%
2025 5420 13.01%
2024 3556 8.54%
2023 2869 6.89%
2022 2436 5.85%
2021 3041 7.30%
2020 3227 7.75%
2019 2113 5.07%
2018 2304 5.53%
2017 2634 6.32%
2016 1332 3.20%
2015 1091 2.62%
2014 1071 2.57%
2013 1560 3.74%
2012 936 2.25%
2011 895 2.15%
2010 842 2.02%
2009 793 1.90%
2008 659 1.58%
2007 658 1.58%
2006 318 0.76%
2005 339 0.81%
2004 430 1.03%
2003 411 0.99%
2002 419 1.01%
2001 584 1.40%
2000 289 0.69%
1999 196 0.47%
1998 112 0.27%
1997 51 0.12%
1996 34 0.08%
1995 5 0.01%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 31.1% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (24,746 stores) , followed by Facebook (30.8%) and YouTube (10.0%) .

Base: 32,038 stores with any detectable social profile (69.8% 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 31.1%

24,746 stores

Facebook 30.8%

24,461 stores

YouTube 10.0%

7,970 stores

TikTok 7.3%

5,773 stores

Pinterest 7.0%

5,589 stores

LinkedIn 5.2%

4,144 stores

Twitter 4.5%

3,547 stores

WhatsApp 1.9%

1,545 stores

X 1.6%

1,263 stores

Vimeo 0.5%

410 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Bancontact (March 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Bancontact e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 24746 31.15%
Facebook 24461 30.79%
YouTube 7970 10.03%
TikTok 5773 7.27%
Pinterest 5589 7.03%
LinkedIn 4144 5.22%
Twitter 3547 4.46%
WhatsApp 1545 1.94%
X 1263 1.59%
Vimeo 410 0.52%

Geographic Distribution

Netherlands leads with 41.7% (16,621 AI-verified stores) , followed by Belgium (20.2%) and Germany (19.9%) .

Base: 39,898 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

16,621 AI-verified stores

Belgium 20.2%

8,055 AI-verified stores

Germany 19.9%

7,927 AI-verified stores

1,847 AI-verified stores

1,064 AI-verified stores

Italy 1.9%

746 AI-verified stores

603 AI-verified stores

521 AI-verified stores

Spain 1.0%

389 AI-verified stores

330 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Bancontact (March 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Bancontact
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
Netherlands 16621 41.66%
Belgium 8055 20.19%
Germany 7927 19.87%
France 1847 4.63%
United States 1064 2.67%
Italy 746 1.87%
United Kingdom 603 1.51%
Austria 521 1.31%
Spain 389 0.97%
Poland 330 0.83%
Sweden 252 0.63%
Switzerland 237 0.59%
Australia 196 0.49%
Finland 195 0.49%
Denmark 188 0.47%
Hungary 161 0.40%
Hong Kong 150 0.38%
Portugal 147 0.37%
Greece 139 0.35%
Canada 130 0.33%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 45.9k 100.00%
Emails 38.3k 83.42%
Phones 22.1k 48.24%
Ecommerce platform 45.4k 98.84%
Couriers 30.1k 65.60%
Payment Providers 45.9k 100.00%
Categories 35.3k 76.99%
Social Media 32.0k 69.80%

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 41.7k 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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