iDEAL Payment Provider Usage Database

Explore 26.7k verified e-commerce stores accepting iDEAL. Analyze payment adoption, merchant insights, and market opportunities.

Detected across 31.5k domains. 26.7k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: May 2026

26.7k verified active stores out of 31.5k detected · 84.6% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 43.2% of stores with physical delivery (10,977 stores) , followed by Custom (25.9%) and Shopify (6.9%) .

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)

10,977 stores

Custom 25.9%

6,572 stores

1,744 stores

1,546 stores

1,400 stores

805 stores

530 stores

480 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 iDEAL
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 10977 43.21%
Custom 6572 25.87%
Shopify 1744 6.87%
Lightspeed eCom 1546 6.09%
Magento 1400 5.51%
PrestaShop 805 3.17%
Wix eCommerce 530 2.09%
Shopware 480 1.89%
Mijnwebwinkel, MyOnlineStore 352 1.39%
MyOnlineStore, Mijnwebwinkel 299 1.18%
OpenCart 185 0.73%
CCV Shop 144 0.57%
JTL Shop 133 0.52%
ePages 132 0.52%
IdoSell Shop 105 0.41%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 13.9% of all stores (3,310 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (12.7%) and Home & Garden (10.2%) .

Base: 23,895 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (89.6% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 13.9%

3,310 stores

Health & Beauty 12.7%

3,024 stores

Home & Garden 10.2%

2,432 stores

Food & Beverages 8.4%

1,996 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 7.2%

1,716 stores

Tools & Hardware 6.9%

1,658 stores

Electronics & Technology 6.3%

1,511 stores

Arts & Entertainment 6.0%

1,432 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 5.0%

1,200 stores

Business & Industrial 4.8%

1,157 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 iDEAL store categories (April 2026)
Distribution of categories in iDEAL e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 3310 13.85%
Health & Beauty 3024 12.66%
Home & Garden 2432 10.18%
Food & Beverages 1996 8.35%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 1716 7.18%
Tools & Hardware 1658 6.94%
Electronics & Technology 1511 6.32%
Arts & Entertainment 1432 5.99%
Gifts & Special Occasions 1200 5.02%
Business & Industrial 1157 4.84%
Furniture & Home Decor 1153 4.83%
Toys & Games 1038 4.34%
Jewelry & Watches 901 3.77%
Vehicles & Parts 889 3.72%
Pets & Pet Supplies 478 2.00%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

PostNL leads with 33.9% among AI-verified physical stores (10,085 stores) , followed by DHL (26.5%) and DPD (13.3%) .

Base: 17,930 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (56.9% 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

PostNL 33.9%

10,085 stores

DHL 26.5%

7,868 stores

DPD 13.3%

3,959 stores

UPS 7.4%

2,187 stores

GLS 6.3%

1,867 stores

Bpost 2.8%

843 stores

FedEx 2.1%

629 stores

TNT 2.0%

588 stores

514 stores

374 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 iDEAL shipping carriers (April 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in iDEAL e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
PostNL 10085 33.91%
DHL 7868 26.46%
DPD 3959 13.31%
UPS 2187 7.35%
GLS 1867 6.28%
Bpost 843 2.83%
FedEx 629 2.12%
TNT 588 1.98%
Deutsche Post 514 1.73%
Hermes 374 1.26%
USPS 258 0.87%
Royal Mail 171 0.58%
Mondial Relay 147 0.49%
Colissimo 129 0.43%
La Poste 120 0.40%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 3,540 new stores were launched in iDEAL , with the highest activity in 2026-03 (404 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-03 11.4%

404 stores launched

2026-02 8.2%

292 stores launched

2026-01 8.2%

292 stores launched

2025-12 8.1%

286 stores launched

2025-11 8.9%

315 stores launched

2025-10 12.4%

440 stores launched

2025-09 9.3%

328 stores launched

2025-08 6.1%

216 stores launched

2025-07 7.7%

274 stores launched

2025-06 7.7%

274 stores launched

2025-05 7.8%

277 stores launched

2025-04 4.0%

142 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in iDEAL (April 2026)
Monthly store launches in iDEAL over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-03 404 11.41%
2026-02 292 8.25%
2026-01 292 8.25%
2025-12 286 8.08%
2025-11 315 8.90%
2025-10 440 12.43%
2025-09 328 9.27%
2025-08 216 6.10%
2025-07 274 7.74%
2025-06 274 7.74%
2025-05 277 7.82%
2025-04 142 4.01%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 26,613 active stores in iDEAL are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (993 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 3.7%

993 active stores

2025 12.7%

3,388 active stores

2024 7.3%

1,940 active stores

2023 6.0%

1,605 active stores

2022 4.9%

1,295 active stores

2021 6.5%

1,728 active stores

2020 6.8%

1,801 active stores

2019 5.2%

1,397 active stores

2018 5.6%

1,493 active stores

2017 6.8%

1,812 active stores

2016 3.5%

936 active stores

2015 2.6%

690 active stores

2014 2.6%

682 active stores

2013 4.1%

1,104 active stores

2012 2.4%

640 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in iDEAL by original launch year (April 2026)
Active stores in iDEAL by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 993 3.73%
2025 3388 12.73%
2024 1940 7.29%
2023 1605 6.03%
2022 1295 4.87%
2021 1728 6.49%
2020 1801 6.77%
2019 1397 5.25%
2018 1493 5.61%
2017 1812 6.81%
2016 936 3.52%
2015 690 2.59%
2014 682 2.56%
2013 1104 4.15%
2012 640 2.40%
2011 684 2.57%
2010 604 2.27%
2009 601 2.26%
2008 488 1.83%
2007 492 1.85%
2006 205 0.77%
2005 247 0.93%
2004 300 1.13%
2003 271 1.02%
2002 280 1.05%
2001 467 1.75%
2000 233 0.88%
1999 125 0.47%
1998 68 0.26%
1997 26 0.10%
1996 15 0.06%
1995 3 0.01%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 31.2% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (15,091 stores) , followed by Instagram (29.3%) and YouTube (9.8%) .

Base: 21,022 stores with any detectable social profile (66.7% 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 31.2%

15,091 stores

Instagram 29.3%

14,180 stores

YouTube 9.8%

4,748 stores

Pinterest 7.0%

3,366 stores

LinkedIn 6.7%

3,239 stores

TikTok 5.6%

2,688 stores

Twitter 5.3%

2,586 stores

WhatsApp 2.6%

1,266 stores

X 2.2%

1,042 stores

Vimeo 0.3%

145 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in iDEAL (April 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in iDEAL e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 15091 31.21%
Instagram 14180 29.33%
YouTube 4748 9.82%
Pinterest 3366 6.96%
LinkedIn 3239 6.70%
TikTok 2688 5.56%
Twitter 2586 5.35%
WhatsApp 1266 2.62%
X 1042 2.16%
Vimeo 145 0.30%

Geographic Distribution

Netherlands leads with 73.5% (18,641 AI-verified stores) , followed by Germany (8.2%) and Belgium (7.1%) .

Base: 25,379 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

18,641 AI-verified stores

2,070 AI-verified stores

1,797 AI-verified stores

570 AI-verified stores

423 AI-verified stores

272 AI-verified stores

Italy 1.1%

270 AI-verified stores

215 AI-verified stores

199 AI-verified stores

Spain 0.7%

175 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using iDEAL (April 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using iDEAL
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
Netherlands 18641 73.45%
Germany 2070 8.16%
Belgium 1797 7.08%
United States 570 2.25%
France 423 1.67%
United Kingdom 272 1.07%
Italy 270 1.06%
Poland 215 0.85%
Austria 199 0.78%
Spain 175 0.69%
Sweden 136 0.54%
South Africa 134 0.53%
Denmark 90 0.35%
Switzerland 76 0.30%
Finland 61 0.24%
Niue 54 0.21%
China 52 0.20%
Norway 48 0.19%
Portugal 48 0.19%
Russia 48 0.19%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 31.5k 100.00%
Emails 24.2k 76.67%
Phones 15.5k 49.09%
Ecommerce platform 30.9k 98.15%
Couriers 17.9k 56.87%
Payment Providers 31.5k 100.00%
Categories 25.2k 79.97%
Social Media 21.0k 66.68%

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 iDEAL e-commerce intelligence?

We track 26.7k verified iDEAL 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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