iDEAL Payment Provider Usage Database

Explore 31.4k verified e-commerce stores accepting iDEAL. Analyze payment adoption, merchant insights, and market opportunities.

Detected across 35.8k domains. 31.4k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: April 2026

31.4k verified active stores out of 35.8k detected · 87.7% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 34.8% of stores with physical delivery (10,689 stores) , followed by Shopify (24.3%) and Custom (20.3%) .

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)

10,689 stores

Shopify 24.3%

7,473 stores

Custom 20.3%

6,249 stores

1,599 stores

1,426 stores

827 stores

657 stores

524 stores

417 stores

248 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 iDEAL
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 10689 34.76%
Shopify 7473 24.30%
Custom 6249 20.32%
Lightspeed eCom 1599 5.20%
Magento 1426 4.64%
PrestaShop 827 2.69%
MyOnlineStore 657 2.14%
Wix eCommerce 524 1.70%
Shopware 417 1.36%
OpenCart 248 0.81%
JTL Shop 176 0.57%
CCV Shop 153 0.50%
ePages 130 0.42%
IdoSell Shop 101 0.33%
CS Cart 86 0.28%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 18.9% of all stores (4,676 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (15.6%) and Home & Garden (10.8%) .

Base: 24,776 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (78.9% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 18.9%

4,676 stores

Health & Beauty 15.6%

3,866 stores

Home & Garden 10.8%

2,672 stores

Food & Beverages 8.0%

1,989 stores

Electronics & Technology 7.4%

1,833 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 7.0%

1,737 stores

Jewelry & Watches 4.8%

1,188 stores

Vehicles & Parts 4.5%

1,111 stores

Tools & Hardware 4.2%

1,042 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 4.0%

981 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 iDEAL store categories (March 2026)
Distribution of categories in iDEAL e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 4676 18.87%
Health & Beauty 3866 15.60%
Home & Garden 2672 10.78%
Food & Beverages 1989 8.03%
Electronics & Technology 1833 7.40%
Furniture & Home Decor 1737 7.01%
Jewelry & Watches 1188 4.79%
Vehicles & Parts 1111 4.48%
Tools & Hardware 1042 4.21%
Gifts & Special Occasions 981 3.96%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 954 3.85%
Pets & Pet Supplies 795 3.21%
Arts & Entertainment 763 3.08%
Toys & Games 680 2.74%
Business & Industrial 489 1.97%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

PostNL leads with 32.2% among AI-verified physical stores (11,974 stores) , followed by DHL (27.0%) and DPD (12.9%) .

Base: 21,284 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (59.4% 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

PostNL 32.2%

11,974 stores

DHL 27.0%

10,059 stores

DPD 12.9%

4,792 stores

UPS 7.8%

2,904 stores

GLS 5.9%

2,195 stores

Bpost 3.2%

1,188 stores

FedEx 2.8%

1,045 stores

TNT 1.7%

645 stores

627 stores

510 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 iDEAL shipping carriers (March 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in iDEAL e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
PostNL 11974 32.19%
DHL 10059 27.04%
DPD 4792 12.88%
UPS 2904 7.81%
GLS 2195 5.90%
Bpost 1188 3.19%
FedEx 1045 2.81%
TNT 645 1.73%
Deutsche Post 627 1.69%
Hermes 510 1.37%
USPS 460 1.24%
Royal Mail 266 0.72%
Mondial Relay 189 0.51%
Colissimo 175 0.47%
Speedy 165 0.44%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 5,077 new stores were launched in iDEAL , with the highest activity in 2026-02 (463 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-02 9.1%

463 stores launched

2026-01 9.3%

473 stores launched

2025-12 8.3%

421 stores launched

2025-11 9.3%

473 stores launched

2025-10 10.5%

534 stores launched

2025-09 9.0%

456 stores launched

2025-08 6.2%

316 stores launched

2025-07 8.0%

404 stores launched

2025-06 7.5%

380 stores launched

2025-05 8.0%

404 stores launched

2025-04 7.9%

403 stores launched

2025-03 6.9%

350 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in iDEAL (March 2026)
Monthly store launches in iDEAL over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-02 463 9.12%
2026-01 473 9.32%
2025-12 421 8.29%
2025-11 473 9.32%
2025-10 534 10.52%
2025-09 456 8.98%
2025-08 316 6.22%
2025-07 404 7.96%
2025-06 380 7.48%
2025-05 404 7.96%
2025-04 403 7.94%
2025-03 350 6.89%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 31,340 active stores in iDEAL are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (939 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 3.0%

939 active stores

2025 15.6%

4,880 active stores

2024 8.4%

2,621 active stores

2023 6.1%

1,925 active stores

2022 4.9%

1,522 active stores

2021 6.9%

2,157 active stores

2020 6.7%

2,088 active stores

2019 4.9%

1,529 active stores

2018 5.4%

1,679 active stores

2017 6.2%

1,934 active stores

2016 3.2%

1,015 active stores

2015 2.4%

747 active stores

2014 2.5%

774 active stores

2013 3.9%

1,235 active stores

2012 2.3%

720 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in iDEAL by original launch year (March 2026)
Active stores in iDEAL by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 939 3.00%
2025 4880 15.57%
2024 2621 8.36%
2023 1925 6.14%
2022 1522 4.86%
2021 2157 6.88%
2020 2088 6.66%
2019 1529 4.88%
2018 1679 5.36%
2017 1934 6.17%
2016 1015 3.24%
2015 747 2.38%
2014 774 2.47%
2013 1235 3.94%
2012 720 2.30%
2011 725 2.31%
2010 660 2.11%
2009 621 1.98%
2008 516 1.65%
2007 537 1.71%
2006 230 0.73%
2005 263 0.84%
2004 333 1.06%
2003 285 0.91%
2002 323 1.03%
2001 493 1.57%
2000 269 0.86%
1999 165 0.53%
1998 84 0.27%
1997 38 0.12%
1996 27 0.09%
1995 6 0.02%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 30.3% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (17,562 stores) , followed by Instagram (30.1%) and YouTube (9.7%) .

Base: 24,151 stores with any detectable social profile (67.4% 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

Facebook 30.3%

17,562 stores

Instagram 30.1%

17,445 stores

YouTube 9.7%

5,588 stores

Pinterest 7.2%

4,156 stores

TikTok 7.2%

4,151 stores

LinkedIn 6.1%

3,507 stores

Twitter 5.1%

2,954 stores

WhatsApp 2.2%

1,283 stores

X 1.9%

1,087 stores

Vimeo 0.3%

168 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in iDEAL (March 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in iDEAL e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 17562 30.33%
Instagram 17445 30.13%
YouTube 5588 9.65%
Pinterest 4156 7.18%
TikTok 4151 7.17%
LinkedIn 3507 6.06%
Twitter 2954 5.10%
WhatsApp 1283 2.22%
X 1087 1.88%
Vimeo 168 0.29%

Geographic Distribution

Netherlands leads with 71.8% (21,641 AI-verified stores) , followed by Germany (8.7%) and Belgium (6.9%) .

Base: 30,142 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

21,641 AI-verified stores

2,608 AI-verified stores

2,089 AI-verified stores

837 AI-verified stores

543 AI-verified stores

Italy 1.3%

380 AI-verified stores

379 AI-verified stores

266 AI-verified stores

248 AI-verified stores

Spain 0.7%

224 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using iDEAL (March 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using iDEAL
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
Netherlands 21641 71.80%
Germany 2608 8.65%
Belgium 2089 6.93%
United States 837 2.78%
France 543 1.80%
Italy 380 1.26%
United Kingdom 379 1.26%
Austria 266 0.88%
Poland 248 0.82%
Spain 224 0.74%
Sweden 152 0.50%
Denmark 118 0.39%
South Africa 109 0.36%
Switzerland 105 0.35%
Hong Kong 102 0.34%
Japan 74 0.25%
China 71 0.24%
Portugal 71 0.24%
Ireland 64 0.21%
Canada 61 0.20%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 35.8k 100.00%
Emails 29.0k 80.87%
Phones 16.6k 46.48%
Ecommerce platform 35.4k 98.70%
Couriers 21.3k 59.42%
Payment Providers 35.8k 100.00%
Categories 26.5k 73.93%
Social Media 24.2k 67.43%

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 31.4k 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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