PayPal Credit Payment Provider Usage Database

Explore 821.0 verified e-commerce stores accepting PayPal Credit. Analyze payment adoption, merchant insights, and market opportunities.

Detected across 1.0k domains. 821.0 verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: May 2026

821.0 verified active stores out of 1.0k detected · 78.3% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Custom leads with 78.1% of stores with physical delivery (639 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (8.4%) and Shopify (4.3%) .

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)

Custom 78.1%

639 stores

69 stores

35 stores

22 stores

16 stores

9 stores

5 stores

4 stores

4 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 PayPal Credit
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Custom 639 78.12%
WooCommerce 69 8.44%
Shopify 35 4.28%
Magento 22 2.69%
BigCommerce 16 1.96%
PrestaShop 9 1.10%
Entegra Bilişim E-commerce Platform 8 0.98%
OpenCart 5 0.61%
Wix eCommerce 4 0.49%
AspDotNetStorefront 4 0.49%
Volusion 2 0.24%
Turbify, Yahoo! Ecommerce 2 0.24%
FreeWebstore 1 0.12%
Salesforce Commerce Cloud 1 0.12%
CoreCommerce 1 0.12%

Categories Distribution

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear leads with 14.0% of all stores (109 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (13.5%) and Electronics & Technology (13.0%) .

Base: 779 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (94.9% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 14.0%

109 stores

Health & Beauty 13.5%

105 stores

Electronics & Technology 13.0%

101 stores

Clothing & Accessories 11.9%

93 stores

Toys & Games 7.3%

57 stores

Home & Garden 6.0%

47 stores

Food & Beverages 6.0%

47 stores

Jewelry & Watches 5.9%

46 stores

Vehicles & Parts 5.6%

44 stores

Business & Industrial 5.0%

39 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 PayPal Credit store categories (April 2026)
Distribution of categories in PayPal Credit e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 109 13.99%
Health & Beauty 105 13.48%
Electronics & Technology 101 12.97%
Clothing & Accessories 93 11.94%
Toys & Games 57 7.32%
Home & Garden 47 6.03%
Food & Beverages 47 6.03%
Jewelry & Watches 46 5.91%
Vehicles & Parts 44 5.65%
Business & Industrial 39 5.01%
Gifts & Special Occasions 24 3.08%
Arts & Entertainment 23 2.95%
Tools & Hardware 21 2.70%
Furniture & Home Decor 13 1.67%
Pets & Pet Supplies 10 1.28%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS leads with 24.5% among AI-verified physical stores (141 stores) , followed by DHL (19.8%) and USPS (16.2%) .

Base: 280 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (26.7% 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

UPS 24.5%

141 stores

DHL 19.8%

114 stores

USPS 16.2%

93 stores

FedEx 14.6%

84 stores

36 stores

TNT 5.0%

29 stores

DPD 3.5%

20 stores

15 stores

9 stores

4PX 1.4%

8 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 PayPal Credit shipping carriers (April 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in PayPal Credit e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 141 24.52%
DHL 114 19.83%
USPS 93 16.17%
FedEx 84 14.61%
Royal Mail 36 6.26%
TNT 29 5.04%
DPD 20 3.48%
China Post 15 2.61%
Hermes 9 1.57%
4PX 8 1.39%
Australia Post 6 1.04%
S.F. Express 5 0.87%
Evri 5 0.87%
ASM 5 0.87%
Speedy 5 0.87%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 160 new stores were launched in PayPal Credit , with the highest activity in 2026-03 (26 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-03 16.3%

26 stores launched

2026-02 1.3%

2 stores launched

2026-01 6.3%

10 stores launched

2025-12 8.8%

14 stores launched

2025-11 5.0%

8 stores launched

2025-10 5.0%

8 stores launched

2025-09 6.9%

11 stores launched

2025-08 7.5%

12 stores launched

2025-07 15.0%

24 stores launched

2025-06 12.5%

20 stores launched

2025-05 9.4%

15 stores launched

2025-04 6.3%

10 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in PayPal Credit (April 2026)
Monthly store launches in PayPal Credit over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-03 26 16.25%
2026-02 2 1.25%
2026-01 10 6.25%
2025-12 14 8.75%
2025-11 8 5.00%
2025-10 8 5.00%
2025-09 11 6.88%
2025-08 12 7.50%
2025-07 24 15.00%
2025-06 20 12.50%
2025-05 15 9.38%
2025-04 10 6.25%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 812 active stores in PayPal Credit are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (38 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 4.7%

38 active stores

2025 18.7%

152 active stores

2024 10.1%

82 active stores

2023 7.6%

62 active stores

2022 5.5%

45 active stores

2021 6.0%

49 active stores

2020 3.9%

32 active stores

2019 3.9%

32 active stores

2018 3.8%

31 active stores

2017 3.7%

30 active stores

2016 1.7%

14 active stores

2015 1.0%

8 active stores

2014 2.5%

20 active stores

2013 4.2%

34 active stores

2012 2.0%

16 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in PayPal Credit by original launch year (April 2026)
Active stores in PayPal Credit by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 38 4.68%
2025 152 18.72%
2024 82 10.10%
2023 62 7.64%
2022 45 5.54%
2021 49 6.03%
2020 32 3.94%
2019 32 3.94%
2018 31 3.82%
2017 30 3.69%
2016 14 1.72%
2015 8 0.99%
2014 20 2.46%
2013 34 4.19%
2012 16 1.97%
2011 11 1.35%
2010 17 2.09%
2009 9 1.11%
2008 14 1.72%
2007 15 1.85%
2006 18 2.22%
2005 8 0.99%
2004 17 2.09%
2003 11 1.35%
2002 6 0.74%
2001 4 0.49%
2000 9 1.11%
1999 12 1.48%
1998 5 0.62%
1997 6 0.74%
1996 3 0.37%
1995 2 0.25%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 27.4% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (391 stores) , followed by Instagram (22.6%) and YouTube (16.9%) .

Base: 502 stores with any detectable social profile (47.9% 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 27.4%

391 stores

Instagram 22.6%

323 stores

YouTube 16.9%

241 stores

Twitter 12.0%

172 stores

Pinterest 6.4%

91 stores

TikTok 6.0%

86 stores

LinkedIn 4.6%

66 stores

X 2.6%

37 stores

WhatsApp 0.8%

11 stores

Reddit 0.7%

10 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in PayPal Credit (April 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in PayPal Credit e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 391 27.38%
Instagram 323 22.62%
YouTube 241 16.88%
Twitter 172 12.04%
Pinterest 91 6.37%
TikTok 86 6.02%
LinkedIn 66 4.62%
X 37 2.59%
WhatsApp 11 0.77%
Reddit 10 0.70%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 40.1% (285 AI-verified stores) , followed by China (30.0%) and United Kingdom (14.5%) .

Base: 710 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

285 AI-verified stores

China 30.0%

213 AI-verified stores

103 AI-verified stores

Japan 2.7%

19 AI-verified stores

14 AI-verified stores

Italy 1.8%

13 AI-verified stores

11 AI-verified stores

9 AI-verified stores

6 AI-verified stores

Spain 0.7%

5 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using PayPal Credit (April 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using PayPal Credit
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 285 40.14%
China 213 30.00%
United Kingdom 103 14.51%
Japan 19 2.68%
Australia 14 1.97%
Italy 13 1.83%
Germany 11 1.55%
Hong Kong 9 1.27%
France 6 0.85%
Spain 5 0.70%
Canada 5 0.70%
Mexico 4 0.56%
Portugal 4 0.56%
Singapore 4 0.56%
Cocos (Keeling) Islands 4 0.56%
South Africa 3 0.42%
Brazil 2 0.28%
Sweden 2 0.28%
Namibia 2 0.28%
Malaysia 2 0.28%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 1.0k 100.00%
Emails 560.0 53.38%
Phones 245.0 23.36%
Ecommerce platform 1.0k 95.81%
Couriers 280.0 26.69%
Payment Providers 301.0 28.69%
Categories 805.0 76.74%
Social Media 502.0 47.86%

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 PayPal Credit e-commerce intelligence?

We track 821.0 verified PayPal Credit 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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