Google Pay Payment Provider Usage Database

Explore 1.1m verified e-commerce stores accepting Google Pay. Analyze payment adoption, merchant insights, and market opportunities.

Detected across 1.2m domains. 1.1m verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: May 2026

1.1m verified active stores out of 1.2m detected · 95.9% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify leads with 98.7% of stores with physical delivery (1,129,866 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (0.2%) and Custom (0.2%) .

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)

Shopify 98.7%

1,129,866 stores

2,751 stores

2,500 stores

2,074 stores

1,631 stores

1,435 stores

809 stores

763 stores

546 stores

540 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 Google Pay
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 1129866 98.70%
WooCommerce 2751 0.24%
Custom 2500 0.22%
plentymarkets 2074 0.18%
Shopify, Shopoe 1631 0.14%
Shopoe, Shopify 1435 0.13%
Shopify, Opus Cart 809 0.07%
Opus Cart, Shopify 763 0.07%
Anifit, Shopify 546 0.05%
PrestaShop 540 0.05%
Shopify, Anifit 534 0.05%
Shopify, Instasell 439 0.04%
Instasell, Shopify 421 0.04%
OpenCart 244 0.02%
Shopify, Onlter 162 0.01%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 23.7% of all stores (232,162 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (19.4%) and Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear (9.9%) .

Base: 981,479 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (85.5% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 23.7%

232,162 stores

Health & Beauty 19.4%

189,948 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 9.9%

97,174 stores

Food & Beverages 8.7%

85,124 stores

Toys & Games 7.0%

68,353 stores

Arts & Entertainment 5.8%

56,528 stores

Jewelry & Watches 5.4%

53,018 stores

Home & Garden 4.9%

47,660 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 4.2%

41,540 stores

Electronics & Technology 2.3%

22,779 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Google Pay store categories (April 2026)
Distribution of categories in Google Pay e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 232162 23.65%
Health & Beauty 189948 19.35%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 97174 9.90%
Food & Beverages 85124 8.67%
Toys & Games 68353 6.96%
Arts & Entertainment 56528 5.76%
Jewelry & Watches 53018 5.40%
Home & Garden 47660 4.86%
Gifts & Special Occasions 41540 4.23%
Electronics & Technology 22779 2.32%
Vehicles & Parts 20715 2.11%
Furniture & Home Decor 20056 2.04%
Pets & Pet Supplies 16827 1.71%
Tools & Hardware 16449 1.68%
Business & Industrial 13146 1.34%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

DHL leads with 20.8% among AI-verified physical stores (14,562 stores) , followed by UPS (19.3%) and USPS (17.7%) .

Base: 47,327 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

DHL 20.8%

14,562 stores

UPS 19.3%

13,508 stores

USPS 17.7%

12,367 stores

FedEx 11.2%

7,863 stores

5,094 stores

DPD 5.7%

4,009 stores

2,852 stores

GLS 3.8%

2,658 stores

1,757 stores

1,238 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Google Pay shipping carriers (April 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Google Pay e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
DHL 14562 20.82%
UPS 13508 19.31%
USPS 12367 17.68%
FedEx 7863 11.24%
Royal Mail 5094 7.28%
DPD 4009 5.73%
Australia Post 2852 4.08%
GLS 2658 3.80%
Canada Post 1757 2.51%
Hermes 1238 1.77%
PostNL 1095 1.57%
Deutsche Post 944 1.35%
TNT 699 1.00%
Speedy 679 0.97%
Correos 613 0.88%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 257,861 new stores were launched in Google Pay , with the highest activity in 2026-03 (30,115 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-03 11.7%

30,115 stores launched

2026-02 9.3%

24,028 stores launched

2026-01 10.5%

27,047 stores launched

2025-12 8.6%

22,294 stores launched

2025-11 7.9%

20,266 stores launched

2025-10 8.3%

21,331 stores launched

2025-09 8.3%

21,334 stores launched

2025-08 8.4%

21,669 stores launched

2025-07 8.1%

20,959 stores launched

2025-06 7.1%

18,221 stores launched

2025-05 7.8%

20,216 stores launched

2025-04 4.0%

10,381 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Google Pay (April 2026)
Monthly store launches in Google Pay over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-03 30115 11.68%
2026-02 24028 9.32%
2026-01 27047 10.49%
2025-12 22294 8.65%
2025-11 20266 7.86%
2025-10 21331 8.27%
2025-09 21334 8.27%
2025-08 21669 8.40%
2025-07 20959 8.13%
2025-06 18221 7.07%
2025-05 20216 7.84%
2025-04 10381 4.03%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 1,141,268 active stores in Google Pay are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (81,351 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 7.1%

81,351 active stores

2025 20.7%

236,201 active stores

2024 13.6%

154,734 active stores

2023 9.9%

113,454 active stores

2022 7.7%

87,557 active stores

2021 7.8%

88,689 active stores

2020 7.2%

82,348 active stores

2019 4.2%

47,729 active stores

2018 4.0%

45,846 active stores

2017 2.9%

32,903 active stores

2016 1.5%

17,673 active stores

2015 1.4%

15,986 active stores

2014 1.5%

17,262 active stores

2013 2.0%

22,424 active stores

2012 1.0%

11,958 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Google Pay by original launch year (April 2026)
Active stores in Google Pay by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 81351 7.13%
2025 236201 20.70%
2024 154734 13.56%
2023 113454 9.94%
2022 87557 7.67%
2021 88689 7.77%
2020 82348 7.22%
2019 47729 4.18%
2018 45846 4.02%
2017 32903 2.88%
2016 17673 1.55%
2015 15986 1.40%
2014 17262 1.51%
2013 22424 1.96%
2012 11958 1.05%
2011 13776 1.21%
2010 9800 0.86%
2009 8714 0.76%
2008 6924 0.61%
2007 6177 0.54%
2006 4704 0.41%
2005 4436 0.39%
2004 6390 0.56%
2003 4734 0.41%
2002 4023 0.35%
2001 4919 0.43%
2000 3539 0.31%
1999 2943 0.26%
1998 1998 0.18%
1997 1073 0.09%
1996 799 0.07%
1995 204 0.02%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 34.7% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (681,476 stores) , followed by Facebook (26.9%) and TikTok (13.1%) .

Base: 770,989 stores with any detectable social profile (64.4% 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 34.7%

681,476 stores

Facebook 26.9%

527,106 stores

TikTok 13.1%

256,690 stores

YouTube 9.7%

191,102 stores

Pinterest 6.4%

125,125 stores

Twitter 5.2%

101,202 stores

LinkedIn 1.7%

33,966 stores

X 1.6%

32,296 stores

WhatsApp 0.5%

9,334 stores

Twitch 0.2%

4,101 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Google Pay (April 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Google Pay e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 681476 34.73%
Facebook 527106 26.86%
TikTok 256690 13.08%
YouTube 191102 9.74%
Pinterest 125125 6.38%
Twitter 101202 5.16%
LinkedIn 33966 1.73%
X 32296 1.65%
WhatsApp 9334 0.48%
Twitch 4101 0.21%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 49.5% (528,913 AI-verified stores) , followed by United Kingdom (11.4%) and Australia (6.8%) .

Base: 1,067,541 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

528,913 AI-verified stores

121,833 AI-verified stores

72,435 AI-verified stores

65,818 AI-verified stores

63,604 AI-verified stores

Italy 3.0%

31,936 AI-verified stores

28,093 AI-verified stores

Spain 2.5%

26,296 AI-verified stores

Japan 1.9%

20,448 AI-verified stores

16,175 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Google Pay (April 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Google Pay
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 528913 49.54%
United Kingdom 121833 11.41%
Australia 72435 6.79%
Canada 65818 6.17%
Germany 63604 5.96%
Italy 31936 2.99%
Netherlands 28093 2.63%
Spain 26296 2.46%
Japan 20448 1.92%
Hong Kong 16175 1.52%
France 13529 1.27%
New Zealand 13002 1.22%
Sweden 11944 1.12%
Switzerland 10662 1.00%
Mexico 8235 0.77%
Belgium 7711 0.72%
Ireland 6927 0.65%
Poland 6913 0.65%
Austria 6586 0.62%
Denmark 6481 0.61%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 1.2m 100.00%
Emails 244.6k 20.43%
Phones 120.7k 10.08%
Ecommerce platform 1.2m 100.00%
Couriers 47.3k 3.95%
Payment Providers 49.5k 4.13%
Categories 1.0m 85.03%
Social Media 771.0k 64.39%

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 Google Pay e-commerce intelligence?

We track 1.1m verified Google Pay 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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