PayGate Payment Provider Usage Database

Explore 724.0 verified e-commerce stores accepting PayGate. Analyze payment adoption, merchant insights, and market opportunities.

Detected across 1.1k domains. 724.0 verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: May 2026

724.0 verified active stores out of 1.1k detected · 66.5% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 71.3% of stores with physical delivery (507 stores) , followed by Custom (10.7%) and Shopify (5.1%) .

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)

507 stores

Custom 10.7%

76 stores

36 stores

17 stores

14 stores

11 stores

11 stores

10 stores

7 stores

5 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 PayGate
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 507 71.31%
Custom 76 10.69%
Shopify 36 5.06%
Magento 17 2.39%
Wix eCommerce 14 1.97%
OpenCart 11 1.55%
nopCommerce 11 1.55%
Websale 10 1.41%
EC-CUBE 7 0.98%
PrestaShop 5 0.70%
Commerce7 5 0.70%
VirtueMart 4 0.56%
OXID eShop Community Edition 3 0.42%
osCommerce 3 0.42%
Zoho Commerce 2 0.28%

Categories Distribution

Health & Beauty leads with 17.9% of all stores (119 stores) , followed by Food & Beverages (15.7%) and Clothing & Accessories (11.0%) .

Base: 663 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (91.6% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Health & Beauty 17.9%

119 stores

Food & Beverages 15.7%

104 stores

Clothing & Accessories 11.0%

73 stores

Home & Garden 9.2%

61 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 9.0%

60 stores

Electronics & Technology 8.7%

58 stores

Tools & Hardware 5.4%

36 stores

Toys & Games 3.6%

24 stores

Jewelry & Watches 3.5%

23 stores

Vehicles & Parts 3.3%

22 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 PayGate store categories (April 2026)
Distribution of categories in PayGate e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Health & Beauty 119 17.95%
Food & Beverages 104 15.69%
Clothing & Accessories 73 11.01%
Home & Garden 61 9.20%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 60 9.05%
Electronics & Technology 58 8.75%
Tools & Hardware 36 5.43%
Toys & Games 24 3.62%
Jewelry & Watches 23 3.47%
Vehicles & Parts 22 3.32%
Furniture & Home Decor 20 3.02%
Gifts & Special Occasions 18 2.71%
Arts & Entertainment 16 2.41%
Books & Media 15 2.26%
Business & Industrial 14 2.11%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

The Courier Guy leads with 25.4% among AI-verified physical stores (77 stores) , followed by DHL (17.5%) and UPS (13.2%) .

Base: 246 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (22.6% 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

77 stores

DHL 17.5%

53 stores

UPS 13.2%

40 stores

28 stores

Pudo 6.9%

21 stores

FedEx 5.3%

16 stores

13 stores

13 stores

10 stores

7 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 PayGate shipping carriers (April 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in PayGate e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
The Courier Guy 77 25.41%
DHL 53 17.49%
UPS 40 13.20%
Fastway 28 9.24%
Pudo 21 6.93%
FedEx 16 5.28%
Aramex 13 4.29%
Speedy 13 4.29%
Dawn Wing 10 3.30%
Yamato Japan 7 2.31%
Collivery 6 1.98%
DPD 5 1.65%
Deutsche Post 5 1.65%
Hermes 5 1.65%
JX 4 1.32%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 58 new stores were launched in PayGate , with the highest activity in 2026-03 (5 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-03 8.6%

5 stores launched

2026-02 1.7%

1 stores launched

2026-01 5.2%

3 stores launched

2025-12 1.7%

1 stores launched

2025-11 10.3%

6 stores launched

2025-10 19.0%

11 stores launched

2025-09 5.2%

3 stores launched

2025-08 17.2%

10 stores launched

2025-07 8.6%

5 stores launched

2025-06 8.6%

5 stores launched

2025-05 10.3%

6 stores launched

2025-04 3.4%

2 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in PayGate (April 2026)
Monthly store launches in PayGate over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-03 5 8.62%
2026-02 1 1.72%
2026-01 3 5.17%
2025-12 1 1.72%
2025-11 6 10.34%
2025-10 11 18.97%
2025-09 3 5.17%
2025-08 10 17.24%
2025-07 5 8.62%
2025-06 5 8.62%
2025-05 6 10.34%
2025-04 2 3.45%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 722 active stores in PayGate are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (9 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 1.2%

9 active stores

2025 8.6%

62 active stores

2024 5.8%

42 active stores

2023 5.7%

41 active stores

2022 5.8%

42 active stores

2021 8.0%

58 active stores

2020 7.9%

57 active stores

2019 5.8%

42 active stores

2018 6.6%

48 active stores

2017 8.3%

60 active stores

2016 2.9%

21 active stores

2015 2.1%

15 active stores

2014 1.7%

12 active stores

2013 4.2%

30 active stores

2012 2.2%

16 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in PayGate by original launch year (April 2026)
Active stores in PayGate by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 9 1.25%
2025 62 8.59%
2024 42 5.82%
2023 41 5.68%
2022 42 5.82%
2021 58 8.03%
2020 57 7.89%
2019 42 5.82%
2018 48 6.65%
2017 60 8.31%
2016 21 2.91%
2015 15 2.08%
2014 12 1.66%
2013 30 4.16%
2012 16 2.22%
2011 12 1.66%
2010 14 1.94%
2009 14 1.94%
2008 17 2.35%
2007 11 1.52%
2006 16 2.22%
2005 12 1.66%
2004 11 1.52%
2003 15 2.08%
2002 12 1.66%
2001 9 1.25%
2000 9 1.25%
1999 8 1.11%
1998 5 0.69%
1997 2 0.28%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 33.2% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (521 stores) , followed by Instagram (29.0%) and YouTube (10.2%) .

Base: 821 stores with any detectable social profile (75.4% 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 33.2%

521 stores

Instagram 29.0%

454 stores

YouTube 10.2%

160 stores

Twitter 7.8%

123 stores

LinkedIn 5.6%

88 stores

TikTok 4.6%

72 stores

Pinterest 4.3%

67 stores

X 2.9%

45 stores

WhatsApp 2.1%

33 stores

Vimeo 0.3%

4 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in PayGate (April 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in PayGate e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 521 33.25%
Instagram 454 28.97%
YouTube 160 10.21%
Twitter 123 7.85%
LinkedIn 88 5.62%
TikTok 72 4.59%
Pinterest 67 4.28%
X 45 2.87%
WhatsApp 33 2.11%
Vimeo 4 0.26%

Geographic Distribution

South Africa leads with 92.2% (661 AI-verified stores) , followed by United States (1.4%) and Greece (1.1%) .

Base: 717 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

661 AI-verified stores

10 AI-verified stores

8 AI-verified stores

Japan 1.0%

7 AI-verified stores

6 AI-verified stores

4 AI-verified stores

3 AI-verified stores

Italy 0.4%

3 AI-verified stores

2 AI-verified stores

2 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using PayGate (April 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using PayGate
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
South Africa 661 92.19%
United States 10 1.39%
Greece 8 1.12%
Japan 7 0.98%
Germany 6 0.84%
Austria 4 0.56%
United Kingdom 3 0.42%
Italy 3 0.42%
France 2 0.28%
Switzerland 2 0.28%
Belgium 2 0.28%
India 1 0.14%
Cyprus 1 0.14%
South Korea 1 0.14%
Netherlands 1 0.14%
Australia 1 0.14%
Russia 1 0.14%
Philippines 1 0.14%
Thailand 1 0.14%
Namibia 1 0.14%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 1.1k 100.00%
Emails 902.0 82.83%
Phones 612.0 56.20%
Ecommerce platform 1.1k 98.44%
Couriers 246.0 22.59%
Payment Providers 1.1k 100.00%
Categories 711.0 65.29%
Social Media 821.0 75.39%

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 PayGate e-commerce intelligence?

We track 724.0 verified PayGate 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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