Bolt Payment Provider Usage Database

Explore 66.9k verified e-commerce stores accepting Bolt. Analyze payment adoption, merchant insights, and market opportunities.

Detected across 86.1k domains. 66.9k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: April 2026

66.9k verified active stores out of 86.1k detected · 77.6% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 38.7% of stores with physical delivery (24,793 stores) , followed by Shopify (24.5%) and Custom (20.5%) .

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)

24,793 stores

Shopify 24.5%

15,650 stores

Custom 20.5%

13,098 stores

2,324 stores

2,155 stores

1,387 stores

1,184 stores

1,022 stores

681 stores

598 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 Bolt
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 24793 38.74%
Shopify 15650 24.45%
Custom 13098 20.47%
BigCommerce 2324 3.63%
Wix eCommerce 2155 3.37%
Magento 1387 2.17%
PrestaShop 1184 1.85%
Squarespace Commerce 1022 1.60%
OpenCart 681 1.06%
Workstand 598 0.93%
nopCommerce 272 0.43%
Nuvemshop 249 0.39%
Unas 217 0.34%
Shoprenter 188 0.29%
Volusion 181 0.28%

Categories Distribution

Vehicles & Parts leads with 22.6% of all stores (12,586 stores) , followed by Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear (14.8%) and Tools & Hardware (12.6%) .

Base: 55,671 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (83.2% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Vehicles & Parts 22.6%

12,586 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 14.8%

8,252 stores

Tools & Hardware 12.6%

6,995 stores

Electronics & Technology 9.7%

5,426 stores

Clothing & Accessories 9.7%

5,413 stores

Business & Industrial 5.6%

3,136 stores

Toys & Games 5.4%

3,024 stores

Jewelry & Watches 3.7%

2,069 stores

Health & Beauty 3.1%

1,749 stores

Collectibles & Hobbies 2.8%

1,547 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Bolt store categories (March 2026)
Distribution of categories in Bolt e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Vehicles & Parts 12586 22.61%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 8252 14.82%
Tools & Hardware 6995 12.56%
Electronics & Technology 5426 9.75%
Clothing & Accessories 5413 9.72%
Business & Industrial 3136 5.63%
Toys & Games 3024 5.43%
Jewelry & Watches 2069 3.72%
Health & Beauty 1749 3.14%
Collectibles & Hobbies 1547 2.78%
Home & Garden 1320 2.37%
Arts & Entertainment 1316 2.36%
Furniture & Home Decor 1230 2.21%
Food & Beverages 831 1.49%
Pets & Pet Supplies 777 1.40%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS leads with 25.0% among AI-verified physical stores (11,216 stores) , followed by USPS (16.9%) and FedEx (13.9%) .

Base: 30,204 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (35.1% 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 25.0%

11,216 stores

USPS 16.9%

7,603 stores

FedEx 13.9%

6,255 stores

DHL 10.5%

4,707 stores

GLS 7.5%

3,365 stores

DPD 4.4%

1,982 stores

1,891 stores

TNT 4.2%

1,879 stores

1,474 stores

1,330 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Bolt shipping carriers (March 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Bolt e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 11216 24.99%
USPS 7603 16.94%
FedEx 6255 13.94%
DHL 4707 10.49%
GLS 3365 7.50%
DPD 1982 4.42%
Royal Mail 1891 4.21%
TNT 1879 4.19%
Magyar Posta 1474 3.28%
Speedy 1330 2.96%
Australia Post 1003 2.23%
Canada Post 655 1.46%
TCS 573 1.28%
Hermes 490 1.09%
4PX 463 1.03%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 14,640 new stores were launched in Bolt , with the highest activity in 2026-02 (1,192 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-02 8.1%

1,192 stores launched

2026-01 13.2%

1,933 stores launched

2025-12 10.0%

1,463 stores launched

2025-11 10.5%

1,530 stores launched

2025-10 10.5%

1,532 stores launched

2025-09 8.4%

1,233 stores launched

2025-08 7.5%

1,095 stores launched

2025-07 7.8%

1,138 stores launched

2025-06 6.5%

958 stores launched

2025-05 6.3%

917 stores launched

2025-04 5.6%

815 stores launched

2025-03 5.7%

834 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Bolt (March 2026)
Monthly store launches in Bolt over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-02 1192 8.14%
2026-01 1933 13.20%
2025-12 1463 9.99%
2025-11 1530 10.45%
2025-10 1532 10.46%
2025-09 1233 8.42%
2025-08 1095 7.48%
2025-07 1138 7.77%
2025-06 958 6.54%
2025-05 917 6.26%
2025-04 815 5.57%
2025-03 834 5.70%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 66,281 active stores in Bolt are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (3,135 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 4.7%

3,135 active stores

2025 19.4%

12,888 active stores

2024 7.4%

4,930 active stores

2023 5.6%

3,707 active stores

2022 5.1%

3,349 active stores

2021 5.6%

3,741 active stores

2020 5.6%

3,741 active stores

2019 4.0%

2,674 active stores

2018 4.7%

3,111 active stores

2017 4.3%

2,836 active stores

2016 2.5%

1,657 active stores

2015 2.5%

1,628 active stores

2014 2.5%

1,642 active stores

2013 3.2%

2,146 active stores

2012 2.2%

1,476 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Bolt by original launch year (March 2026)
Active stores in Bolt by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 3135 4.73%
2025 12888 19.44%
2024 4930 7.44%
2023 3707 5.59%
2022 3349 5.05%
2021 3741 5.64%
2020 3741 5.64%
2019 2674 4.03%
2018 3111 4.69%
2017 2836 4.28%
2016 1657 2.50%
2015 1628 2.46%
2014 1642 2.48%
2013 2146 3.24%
2012 1476 2.23%
2011 1552 2.34%
2010 1264 1.91%
2009 1248 1.88%
2008 972 1.47%
2007 953 1.44%
2006 817 1.23%
2005 751 1.13%
2004 917 1.38%
2003 806 1.22%
2002 727 1.10%
2001 866 1.31%
2000 745 1.12%
1999 723 1.09%
1998 581 0.88%
1997 383 0.58%
1996 251 0.38%
1995 64 0.10%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 30.1% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (34,770 stores) , followed by Instagram (26.5%) and YouTube (14.1%) .

Base: 54,490 stores with any detectable social profile (63.3% 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 30.1%

34,770 stores

Instagram 26.5%

30,667 stores

YouTube 14.1%

16,287 stores

Twitter 8.0%

9,290 stores

TikTok 6.0%

6,952 stores

Pinterest 5.3%

6,179 stores

LinkedIn 5.0%

5,735 stores

X 3.0%

3,448 stores

WhatsApp 1.8%

2,053 stores

Vimeo 0.2%

272 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Bolt (March 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Bolt e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 34770 30.06%
Instagram 30667 26.52%
YouTube 16287 14.08%
Twitter 9290 8.03%
TikTok 6952 6.01%
Pinterest 6179 5.34%
LinkedIn 5735 4.96%
X 3448 2.98%
WhatsApp 2053 1.78%
Vimeo 272 0.24%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 51.7% (28,435 AI-verified stores) , followed by United Kingdom (10.4%) and Hungary (5.9%) .

Base: 55,031 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

28,435 AI-verified stores

5,713 AI-verified stores

3,267 AI-verified stores

3,120 AI-verified stores

2,397 AI-verified stores

India 3.1%

1,686 AI-verified stores

1,343 AI-verified stores

1,089 AI-verified stores

967 AI-verified stores

959 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Bolt (March 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Bolt
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 28435 51.67%
United Kingdom 5713 10.38%
Hungary 3267 5.94%
Australia 3120 5.67%
Canada 2397 4.36%
India 1686 3.06%
Germany 1343 2.44%
South Africa 1089 1.98%
Russia 967 1.76%
Netherlands 959 1.74%
China 838 1.52%
New Zealand 784 1.42%
France 747 1.36%
Italy 630 1.14%
Brazil 583 1.06%
Spain 572 1.04%
Poland 563 1.02%
Ukraine 454 0.82%
Czechia 449 0.82%
Romania 435 0.79%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 86.1k 100.00%
Emails 56.9k 66.05%
Phones 20.0k 23.18%
Ecommerce platform 84.4k 97.94%
Couriers 30.2k 35.06%
Payment Providers 86.1k 100.00%
Categories 59.9k 69.54%
Social Media 54.5k 63.25%

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 Bolt e-commerce intelligence?

We track 66.9k verified Bolt 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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