Bolt Payment Provider Usage Database

Explore 56.2k verified e-commerce stores accepting Bolt. Analyze payment adoption, merchant insights, and market opportunities.

Detected across 80.5k domains. 56.2k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: May 2026

56.2k verified active stores out of 80.5k detected · 69.8% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 46.9% of stores with physical delivery (24,246 stores) , followed by Custom (24.3%) and Shopify (8.8%) .

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)

24,246 stores

Custom 24.3%

12,554 stores

4,558 stores

2,246 stores

2,169 stores

1,317 stores

1,199 stores

1,085 stores

607 stores

513 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 Bolt
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 24246 46.92%
Custom 12554 24.29%
Shopify 4558 8.82%
BigCommerce 2246 4.35%
Wix eCommerce 2169 4.20%
Magento 1317 2.55%
Squarespace Commerce 1199 2.32%
PrestaShop 1085 2.10%
Workstand 607 1.17%
OpenCart 513 0.99%
AmmoReady 369 0.71%
nopCommerce 247 0.48%
Nuvemshop 240 0.46%
Volusion 177 0.34%
Shoptet 153 0.30%

Categories Distribution

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear leads with 24.8% of all stores (13,140 stores) , followed by Vehicles & Parts (20.5%) and Tools & Hardware (12.3%) .

Base: 53,068 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (94.4% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 24.8%

13,140 stores

Vehicles & Parts 20.5%

10,891 stores

Tools & Hardware 12.3%

6,551 stores

Toys & Games 8.4%

4,448 stores

Electronics & Technology 6.8%

3,627 stores

Clothing & Accessories 6.3%

3,336 stores

Business & Industrial 4.4%

2,355 stores

Arts & Entertainment 3.1%

1,654 stores

Home & Garden 3.1%

1,619 stores

Health & Beauty 2.7%

1,428 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Bolt store categories (April 2026)
Distribution of categories in Bolt e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 13140 24.76%
Vehicles & Parts 10891 20.52%
Tools & Hardware 6551 12.34%
Toys & Games 4448 8.38%
Electronics & Technology 3627 6.83%
Clothing & Accessories 3336 6.29%
Business & Industrial 2355 4.44%
Arts & Entertainment 1654 3.12%
Home & Garden 1619 3.05%
Health & Beauty 1428 2.69%
Food & Beverages 1213 2.29%
Jewelry & Watches 1083 2.04%
Furniture & Home Decor 753 1.42%
Gifts & Special Occasions 523 0.99%
Pets & Pet Supplies 447 0.84%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS leads with 24.9% among AI-verified physical stores (8,797 stores) , followed by USPS (15.1%) and FedEx (13.5%) .

Base: 29,302 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (36.4% 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 24.9%

8,797 stores

USPS 15.1%

5,323 stores

FedEx 13.5%

4,777 stores

DHL 10.5%

3,724 stores

GLS 8.8%

3,125 stores

TNT 4.8%

1,713 stores

DPD 4.5%

1,582 stores

1,491 stores

1,305 stores

1,202 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Bolt shipping carriers (April 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Bolt e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 8797 24.88%
USPS 5323 15.06%
FedEx 4777 13.51%
DHL 3724 10.53%
GLS 3125 8.84%
TNT 1713 4.85%
DPD 1582 4.47%
Magyar Posta 1491 4.22%
Royal Mail 1305 3.69%
Speedy 1202 3.40%
Australia Post 644 1.82%
TCS 468 1.32%
Canada Post 426 1.20%
Hermes 395 1.12%
4PX 382 1.08%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 12,457 new stores were launched in Bolt , with the highest activity in 2026-03 (1,855 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-03 14.9%

1,855 stores launched

2026-02 7.6%

951 stores launched

2026-01 12.1%

1,506 stores launched

2025-12 8.7%

1,084 stores launched

2025-11 8.9%

1,110 stores launched

2025-10 9.4%

1,176 stores launched

2025-09 8.3%

1,035 stores launched

2025-08 7.1%

890 stores launched

2025-07 8.0%

996 stores launched

2025-06 6.3%

788 stores launched

2025-05 5.9%

734 stores launched

2025-04 2.7%

332 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Bolt (April 2026)
Monthly store launches in Bolt over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-03 1855 14.89%
2026-02 951 7.63%
2026-01 1506 12.09%
2025-12 1084 8.70%
2025-11 1110 8.91%
2025-10 1176 9.44%
2025-09 1035 8.31%
2025-08 890 7.14%
2025-07 996 8.00%
2025-06 788 6.33%
2025-05 734 5.89%
2025-04 332 2.67%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 55,859 active stores in Bolt are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (4,374 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 7.8%

4,374 active stores

2025 17.8%

9,940 active stores

2024 7.4%

4,145 active stores

2023 5.6%

3,151 active stores

2022 5.1%

2,863 active stores

2021 5.3%

2,940 active stores

2020 5.3%

2,970 active stores

2019 3.8%

2,132 active stores

2018 4.6%

2,559 active stores

2017 4.2%

2,361 active stores

2016 2.4%

1,324 active stores

2015 2.4%

1,336 active stores

2014 2.4%

1,342 active stores

2013 3.1%

1,711 active stores

2012 2.2%

1,219 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Bolt by original launch year (April 2026)
Active stores in Bolt by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 4374 7.83%
2025 9940 17.79%
2024 4145 7.42%
2023 3151 5.64%
2022 2863 5.13%
2021 2940 5.26%
2020 2970 5.32%
2019 2132 3.82%
2018 2559 4.58%
2017 2361 4.23%
2016 1324 2.37%
2015 1336 2.39%
2014 1342 2.40%
2013 1711 3.06%
2012 1219 2.18%
2011 1208 2.16%
2010 1028 1.84%
2009 1103 1.97%
2008 829 1.48%
2007 838 1.50%
2006 704 1.26%
2005 615 1.10%
2004 772 1.38%
2003 696 1.25%
2002 623 1.12%
2001 716 1.28%
2000 652 1.17%
1999 642 1.15%
1998 492 0.88%
1997 315 0.56%
1996 207 0.37%
1995 52 0.09%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 30.7% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (28,157 stores) , followed by Instagram (25.7%) and YouTube (14.0%) .

Base: 48,572 stores with any detectable social profile (60.3% 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 30.7%

28,157 stores

Instagram 25.7%

23,588 stores

YouTube 14.0%

12,859 stores

Twitter 8.1%

7,444 stores

LinkedIn 5.5%

5,023 stores

TikTok 5.3%

4,866 stores

Pinterest 5.1%

4,652 stores

X 3.3%

3,001 stores

WhatsApp 2.0%

1,861 stores

Vimeo 0.2%

186 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Bolt (April 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Bolt e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 28157 30.73%
Instagram 23588 25.74%
YouTube 12859 14.03%
Twitter 7444 8.12%
LinkedIn 5023 5.48%
TikTok 4866 5.31%
Pinterest 4652 5.08%
X 3001 3.27%
WhatsApp 1861 2.03%
Vimeo 186 0.20%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 48.2% (21,082 AI-verified stores) , followed by United Kingdom (10.7%) and Hungary (7.1%) .

Base: 43,694 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

21,082 AI-verified stores

4,684 AI-verified stores

3,096 AI-verified stores

2,462 AI-verified stores

1,746 AI-verified stores

India 3.4%

1,469 AI-verified stores

1,136 AI-verified stores

1,045 AI-verified stores

953 AI-verified stores

831 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Bolt (April 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Bolt
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 21082 48.25%
United Kingdom 4684 10.72%
Hungary 3096 7.09%
Australia 2462 5.63%
Canada 1746 4.00%
India 1469 3.36%
Germany 1136 2.60%
South Africa 1045 2.39%
Russia 953 2.18%
Netherlands 831 1.90%
China 636 1.46%
France 629 1.44%
New Zealand 585 1.34%
Poland 531 1.22%
Italy 510 1.17%
Brazil 509 1.16%
Ukraine 491 1.12%
Spain 461 1.06%
Czechia 430 0.98%
Romania 408 0.93%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 80.5k 100.00%
Emails 48.6k 60.34%
Phones 19.1k 23.67%
Ecommerce platform 74.2k 92.08%
Couriers 29.3k 36.39%
Payment Providers 80.5k 100.00%
Categories 56.2k 69.78%
Social Media 48.6k 60.32%

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 56.2k 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.

Do you offer enterprise or custom licensing?

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