PayU Payment Provider Usage Database

Explore 27.4k verified e-commerce stores accepting PayU. Analyze payment adoption, merchant insights, and market opportunities.

Detected across 34.7k domains. 27.4k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: May 2026

27.4k verified active stores out of 34.7k detected · 78.9% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 36.1% of stores with physical delivery (9,421 stores) , followed by Custom (21.1%) and Shoper (14.1%) .

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)

9,421 stores

Custom 21.1%

5,499 stores

Shoper 14.1%

3,674 stores

3,266 stores

836 stores

767 stores

494 stores

493 stores

405 stores

336 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 PayU
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 9421 36.12%
Custom 5499 21.08%
Shoper 3674 14.08%
PrestaShop 3266 12.52%
ShopGold 836 3.20%
IdoSell Shop 767 2.94%
Wix eCommerce 494 1.89%
Magento 493 1.89%
Sellingo 405 1.55%
Sky-Shop 336 1.29%
Shopify 326 1.25%
OpenCart 153 0.59%
RedCart 144 0.55%
Shoptet 139 0.53%
Comarch e-Sklep 133 0.51%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 15.5% of all stores (3,718 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (14.5%) and Home & Garden (10.5%) .

Base: 23,935 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (87.4% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 15.5%

3,718 stores

Health & Beauty 14.5%

3,467 stores

Home & Garden 10.5%

2,504 stores

Food & Beverages 6.7%

1,612 stores

Tools & Hardware 6.5%

1,557 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 6.2%

1,481 stores

Electronics & Technology 5.8%

1,396 stores

Arts & Entertainment 5.6%

1,338 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 5.3%

1,263 stores

Business & Industrial 5.1%

1,214 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 PayU store categories (April 2026)
Distribution of categories in PayU e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 3718 15.53%
Health & Beauty 3467 14.49%
Home & Garden 2504 10.46%
Food & Beverages 1612 6.73%
Tools & Hardware 1557 6.51%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 1481 6.19%
Electronics & Technology 1396 5.83%
Arts & Entertainment 1338 5.59%
Furniture & Home Decor 1263 5.28%
Business & Industrial 1214 5.07%
Vehicles & Parts 1038 4.34%
Gifts & Special Occasions 1021 4.27%
Toys & Games 881 3.68%
Jewelry & Watches 823 3.44%
Books & Media 622 2.60%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

InPost leads with 28.5% among AI-verified physical stores (10,534 stores) , followed by DPD (23.0%) and DHL (11.6%) .

Base: 19,104 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (55.0% 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

InPost 28.5%

10,534 stores

DPD 23.0%

8,508 stores

DHL 11.6%

4,291 stores

3,922 stores

GLS 7.7%

2,841 stores

UPS 7.0%

2,591 stores

Orlen 3.5%

1,277 stores

FedEx 3.0%

1,104 stores

Zabka 1.0%

387 stores

316 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 PayU shipping carriers (April 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in PayU e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
InPost 10534 28.49%
DPD 8508 23.01%
DHL 4291 11.61%
Poczta Polska 3922 10.61%
GLS 2841 7.68%
UPS 2591 7.01%
Orlen 1277 3.45%
FedEx 1104 2.99%
Zabka 387 1.05%
Ceska Posta 316 0.85%
Raben 312 0.84%
Delhivery 263 0.71%
Schenker 233 0.63%
Bluedart 198 0.54%
TNT 196 0.53%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 3,970 new stores were launched in PayU , with the highest activity in 2026-03 (393 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-03 9.9%

393 stores launched

2026-02 7.8%

310 stores launched

2026-01 8.9%

352 stores launched

2025-12 6.9%

272 stores launched

2025-11 10.0%

397 stores launched

2025-10 10.4%

411 stores launched

2025-09 9.0%

359 stores launched

2025-08 8.4%

333 stores launched

2025-07 9.4%

375 stores launched

2025-06 7.6%

300 stores launched

2025-05 8.0%

319 stores launched

2025-04 3.8%

149 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in PayU (April 2026)
Monthly store launches in PayU over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-03 393 9.90%
2026-02 310 7.81%
2026-01 352 8.87%
2025-12 272 6.85%
2025-11 397 10.00%
2025-10 411 10.35%
2025-09 359 9.04%
2025-08 333 8.39%
2025-07 375 9.45%
2025-06 300 7.56%
2025-05 319 8.04%
2025-04 149 3.75%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 27,369 active stores in PayU are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (1,058 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 3.9%

1,058 active stores

2025 13.9%

3,806 active stores

2024 8.4%

2,308 active stores

2023 6.8%

1,856 active stores

2022 5.6%

1,531 active stores

2021 6.8%

1,868 active stores

2020 7.7%

2,119 active stores

2019 5.6%

1,521 active stores

2018 4.9%

1,353 active stores

2017 4.8%

1,306 active stores

2016 3.6%

974 active stores

2015 3.1%

849 active stores

2014 3.2%

873 active stores

2013 3.7%

1,006 active stores

2012 2.8%

777 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in PayU by original launch year (April 2026)
Active stores in PayU by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 1058 3.87%
2025 3806 13.91%
2024 2308 8.43%
2023 1856 6.78%
2022 1531 5.59%
2021 1868 6.83%
2020 2119 7.74%
2019 1521 5.56%
2018 1353 4.94%
2017 1306 4.77%
2016 974 3.56%
2015 849 3.10%
2014 873 3.19%
2013 1006 3.68%
2012 777 2.84%
2011 672 2.46%
2010 595 2.17%
2009 585 2.14%
2008 446 1.63%
2007 393 1.44%
2006 312 1.14%
2005 242 0.88%
2004 213 0.78%
2003 184 0.67%
2002 143 0.52%
2001 193 0.71%
2000 92 0.34%
1999 48 0.18%
1998 24 0.09%
1997 17 0.06%
1996 2 0.01%
1995 3 0.01%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 36.9% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (15,824 stores) , followed by Instagram (30.6%) and YouTube (11.4%) .

Base: 22,838 stores with any detectable social profile (65.7% 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 36.9%

15,824 stores

Instagram 30.6%

13,130 stores

YouTube 11.4%

4,879 stores

TikTok 5.9%

2,527 stores

Pinterest 4.3%

1,863 stores

Twitter 3.8%

1,642 stores

LinkedIn 3.3%

1,411 stores

WhatsApp 2.3%

978 stores

X 1.4%

592 stores

Vimeo 0.1%

36 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in PayU (April 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in PayU e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 15824 36.90%
Instagram 13130 30.62%
YouTube 4879 11.38%
TikTok 2527 5.89%
Pinterest 1863 4.34%
Twitter 1642 3.83%
LinkedIn 1411 3.29%
WhatsApp 978 2.28%
X 592 1.38%
Vimeo 36 0.08%

Geographic Distribution

Poland leads with 73.2% (19,023 AI-verified stores) , followed by India (4.6%) and Colombia (4.1%) .

Base: 25,971 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

Poland 73.2%

19,023 AI-verified stores

India 4.6%

1,189 AI-verified stores

1,060 AI-verified stores

921 AI-verified stores

868 AI-verified stores

606 AI-verified stores

449 AI-verified stores

278 AI-verified stores

223 AI-verified stores

178 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using PayU (April 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using PayU
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
Poland 19023 73.25%
India 1189 4.58%
Colombia 1060 4.08%
Romania 921 3.55%
Czechia 868 3.34%
United States 606 2.33%
Bulgaria 449 1.73%
Germany 278 1.07%
Slovakia 223 0.86%
Hungary 178 0.69%
United Kingdom 160 0.62%
South Africa 138 0.53%
Spain 138 0.53%
Turkey 136 0.52%
Russia 127 0.49%
Sweden 110 0.42%
France 103 0.40%
Italy 94 0.36%
Mexico 92 0.35%
Netherlands 78 0.30%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 34.7k 100.00%
Emails 29.7k 85.54%
Phones 16.4k 47.14%
Ecommerce platform 33.7k 97.09%
Couriers 19.1k 54.98%
Payment Providers 34.7k 100.00%
Categories 25.5k 73.27%
Social Media 22.8k 65.72%

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 PayU e-commerce intelligence?

We track 27.4k verified PayU 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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