MasterCard Payment Provider Usage Database

Explore 1.3m verified e-commerce stores accepting MasterCard. Analyze payment adoption, merchant insights, and market opportunities.

Detected across 1.4m domains. 1.3m verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: May 2026

1.3m verified active stores out of 1.4m detected · 95.1% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify leads with 98.5% of stores with physical delivery (1,302,702 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (0.3%) 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 98.5%

1,302,702 stores

3,605 stores

3,190 stores

2,278 stores

1,844 stores

1,690 stores

1,646 stores

1,517 stores

953 stores

885 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 MasterCard
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 1302702 98.46%
WooCommerce 3605 0.27%
Custom 3190 0.24%
EasyStore 2278 0.17%
Shopify, Shopoe 1844 0.14%
Shopify, Dropshipt 1690 0.13%
Shopoe, Shopify 1646 0.12%
Dropshipt, Shopify 1517 0.11%
Shopify, Opus Cart 953 0.07%
Opus Cart, Shopify 885 0.07%
Anifit, Shopify 663 0.05%
Shopify, Anifit 651 0.05%
Shopify, Instasell 497 0.04%
Instasell, Shopify 471 0.04%
OpenCart 434 0.03%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 23.6% of all stores (267,711 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (19.8%) and Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear (9.5%) .

Base: 1,132,719 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (85.4% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 23.6%

267,711 stores

Health & Beauty 19.8%

223,911 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 9.5%

107,325 stores

Food & Beverages 8.8%

99,780 stores

Toys & Games 6.6%

75,066 stores

Arts & Entertainment 5.6%

63,012 stores

Jewelry & Watches 5.6%

62,970 stores

Home & Garden 5.0%

56,237 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 4.2%

48,025 stores

Electronics & Technology 2.5%

28,072 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 MasterCard store categories (April 2026)
Distribution of categories in MasterCard e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 267711 23.63%
Health & Beauty 223911 19.77%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 107325 9.47%
Food & Beverages 99780 8.81%
Toys & Games 75066 6.63%
Arts & Entertainment 63012 5.56%
Jewelry & Watches 62970 5.56%
Home & Garden 56237 4.96%
Gifts & Special Occasions 48025 4.24%
Electronics & Technology 28072 2.48%
Furniture & Home Decor 24096 2.13%
Vehicles & Parts 22704 2.00%
Pets & Pet Supplies 19398 1.71%
Tools & Hardware 18846 1.66%
Business & Industrial 15566 1.37%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

DHL leads with 19.6% among AI-verified physical stores (15,723 stores) , followed by UPS (18.5%) and USPS (17.7%) .

Base: 55,981 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 19.6%

15,723 stores

UPS 18.5%

14,772 stores

USPS 17.7%

14,127 stores

FedEx 11.2%

8,960 stores

5,324 stores

DPD 5.3%

4,266 stores

3,088 stores

GLS 3.5%

2,819 stores

1,983 stores

1,934 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 MasterCard shipping carriers (April 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in MasterCard e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
DHL 15723 19.65%
UPS 14772 18.46%
USPS 14127 17.65%
FedEx 8960 11.20%
Royal Mail 5324 6.65%
DPD 4266 5.33%
Australia Post 3088 3.86%
GLS 2819 3.52%
Canada Post 1983 2.48%
Colissimo 1934 2.42%
Correios 1791 2.24%
Mondial Relay 1451 1.81%
PostNL 1360 1.70%
Hermes 1328 1.66%
La Poste 1108 1.38%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 304,934 new stores were launched in MasterCard , with the highest activity in 2026-03 (35,801 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-03 11.7%

35,801 stores launched

2026-02 9.5%

28,912 stores launched

2026-01 10.8%

32,843 stores launched

2025-12 8.8%

26,800 stores launched

2025-11 7.9%

24,106 stores launched

2025-10 8.3%

25,264 stores launched

2025-09 8.2%

24,979 stores launched

2025-08 8.2%

25,094 stores launched

2025-07 8.0%

24,496 stores launched

2025-06 6.9%

21,070 stores launched

2025-05 7.7%

23,378 stores launched

2025-04 4.0%

12,191 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in MasterCard (April 2026)
Monthly store launches in MasterCard over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-03 35801 11.74%
2026-02 28912 9.48%
2026-01 32843 10.77%
2025-12 26800 8.79%
2025-11 24106 7.91%
2025-10 25264 8.29%
2025-09 24979 8.19%
2025-08 25094 8.23%
2025-07 24496 8.03%
2025-06 21070 6.91%
2025-05 23378 7.67%
2025-04 12191 4.00%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 1,315,995 active stores in MasterCard are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (97,753 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 7.4%

97,753 active stores

2025 20.9%

275,630 active stores

2024 13.5%

177,311 active stores

2023 9.8%

129,230 active stores

2022 7.5%

98,148 active stores

2021 7.6%

100,202 active stores

2020 7.2%

94,167 active stores

2019 4.1%

54,431 active stores

2018 4.0%

52,247 active stores

2017 3.0%

39,031 active stores

2016 1.6%

20,862 active stores

2015 1.4%

18,802 active stores

2014 1.5%

20,091 active stores

2013 2.0%

25,785 active stores

2012 1.1%

13,825 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in MasterCard by original launch year (April 2026)
Active stores in MasterCard by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 97753 7.43%
2025 275630 20.94%
2024 177311 13.47%
2023 129230 9.82%
2022 98148 7.46%
2021 100202 7.61%
2020 94167 7.16%
2019 54431 4.14%
2018 52247 3.97%
2017 39031 2.97%
2016 20862 1.59%
2015 18802 1.43%
2014 20091 1.53%
2013 25785 1.96%
2012 13825 1.05%
2011 15709 1.19%
2010 11354 0.86%
2009 9969 0.76%
2008 8066 0.61%
2007 7264 0.55%
2006 5488 0.42%
2005 5094 0.39%
2004 7363 0.56%
2003 5431 0.41%
2002 4679 0.36%
2001 5706 0.43%
2000 4107 0.31%
1999 3498 0.27%
1998 2353 0.18%
1997 1261 0.10%
1996 922 0.07%
1995 216 0.02%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 34.7% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (788,035 stores) , followed by Facebook (26.9%) and TikTok (12.9%) .

Base: 902,679 stores with any detectable social profile (64.7% 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

Instagram 34.7%

788,035 stores

Facebook 26.9%

611,097 stores

TikTok 12.9%

292,042 stores

YouTube 9.7%

220,461 stores

Pinterest 6.4%

145,342 stores

Twitter 5.2%

118,024 stores

LinkedIn 1.8%

40,195 stores

X 1.6%

37,172 stores

WhatsApp 0.6%

14,213 stores

Vimeo 0.2%

4,704 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in MasterCard (April 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in MasterCard e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 788035 34.70%
Facebook 611097 26.91%
TikTok 292042 12.86%
YouTube 220461 9.71%
Pinterest 145342 6.40%
Twitter 118024 5.20%
LinkedIn 40195 1.77%
X 37172 1.64%
WhatsApp 14213 0.63%
Vimeo 4704 0.21%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 47.2% (568,505 AI-verified stores) , followed by United Kingdom (10.6%) and Australia (6.4%) .

Base: 1,203,788 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

568,505 AI-verified stores

127,184 AI-verified stores

76,620 AI-verified stores

71,328 AI-verified stores

67,266 AI-verified stores

56,781 AI-verified stores

33,570 AI-verified stores

Italy 2.8%

33,355 AI-verified stores

Spain 2.3%

28,008 AI-verified stores

Japan 1.9%

23,353 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using MasterCard (April 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using MasterCard
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 568505 47.23%
United Kingdom 127184 10.57%
Australia 76620 6.36%
Canada 71328 5.93%
Germany 67266 5.59%
France 56781 4.72%
Netherlands 33570 2.79%
Italy 33355 2.77%
Spain 28008 2.33%
Japan 23353 1.94%
Hong Kong 18738 1.56%
New Zealand 14129 1.17%
Sweden 13877 1.15%
Mexico 12752 1.06%
Switzerland 11893 0.99%
India 11273 0.94%
Brazil 10168 0.84%
Belgium 9099 0.76%
Denmark 8317 0.69%
United Arab Emirates 7572 0.63%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 1.4m 100.00%
Emails 284.5k 20.40%
Phones 145.6k 10.45%
Ecommerce platform 1.4m 100.00%
Couriers 56.0k 4.02%
Payment Providers 57.7k 4.14%
Categories 1.2m 84.28%
Social Media 902.7k 64.74%

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 MasterCard e-commerce intelligence?

We track 1.3m verified MasterCard 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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