SEPA Payment Provider Usage Database

Explore 26.9k e-commerce stores accepting SEPA. Analyze payment adoption, merchant insights, and market opportunities.

· · Next full refresh: December 2025

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 28.7% of stores with physical delivery (7,411 stores) , followed by Custom (27.8%) and Shopify (21.2%) .

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)

7,411 stores

Custom 27.8%

7,175 stores

Shopify 21.2%

5,469 stores

1,336 stores

1,156 stores

716 stores

713 stores

491 stores

370 stores

224 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (November 2025)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in SEPA
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 7411 28.71%
Custom 7175 27.79%
Shopify 5469 21.19%
JTL Shop 1336 5.18%
Shopware 1156 4.48%
Magento 716 2.77%
PrestaShop 713 2.76%
Wix eCommerce 491 1.90%
ePages 370 1.43%
Gambio 224 0.87%
Modified eCommerce 196 0.76%
plentymarkets, plentyShop LTS 158 0.61%
OpenCart 139 0.54%
plentyShop LTS, plentymarkets 137 0.53%
Lightspeed eCom 123 0.48%

All Stores Distribution

WooCommerce holds 37.3% share of all SEPA e-commerce stores (14,128) , with Custom at 18.9% and Shopify at 18.2% (November 2025) .

Note: This broader distribution includes all stores with e-commerce indicators such as platform detection, shopping cart presence, or payment integration. This liberal approach may include some false positives (e.g., WooCommerce installations used for non-commercial purposes) but provides comprehensive market coverage for lead generation and competitive analysis.

Top 10 Platforms (All Stores)

14,128 stores

Custom 18.9%

7,175 stores

Shopify 18.2%

6,909 stores

1,912 stores

2,222 stores

1,058 stores

789 stores

1,673 stores

726 stores

330 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (November 2025)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in SEPA
Platform Total Stores Percentage
WooCommerce 14128 37.27%
Custom 7175 18.93%
Shopify 6909 18.23%
JTL Shop 1912 5.04%
Shopware 2222 5.86%
Magento 1058 2.79%
PrestaShop 789 2.08%
Wix eCommerce 1673 4.41%
ePages 726 1.92%
Gambio 330 0.87%
Modified eCommerce 271 0.71%
plentymarkets, plentyShop LTS 214 0.56%
OpenCart 171 0.45%
plentyShop LTS, plentymarkets 193 0.51%
Lightspeed eCom 132 0.35%

Categories Distribution

Health & Beauty leads with 18.4% of all stores (3,883 stores) , followed by Clothing & Accessories (16.8%) and Food & Beverages (12.3%) .

Top 10 Categories

Health & Beauty 18.4%

3,883 stores

Clothing & Accessories 16.8%

3,538 stores

Food & Beverages 12.3%

2,584 stores

Electronics & Technology 8.4%

1,774 stores

Home & Garden 7.4%

1,568 stores

Vehicles & Parts 5.9%

1,247 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 4.7%

990 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 4.3%

903 stores

Tools & Hardware 3.8%

807 stores

Pets & Pet Supplies 3.7%

787 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 SEPA store categories (November 2025)
Distribution of categories in SEPA e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Health & Beauty 3883 18.44%
Clothing & Accessories 3538 16.80%
Food & Beverages 2584 12.27%
Electronics & Technology 1774 8.43%
Home & Garden 1568 7.45%
Vehicles & Parts 1247 5.92%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 990 4.70%
Furniture & Home Decor 903 4.29%
Tools & Hardware 807 3.83%
Pets & Pet Supplies 787 3.74%
Jewelry & Watches 756 3.59%
Arts & Entertainment 657 3.12%
Business & Industrial 635 3.02%
Toys & Games 487 2.31%
Gifts & Special Occasions 438 2.08%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

DHL leads with 37.0% among AI-verified physical stores (11,842 stores) , followed by DPD (15.0%) and UPS (11.8%) .

Base: 24,884 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (55.5% 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 37.0%

11,842 stores

DPD 15.0%

4,807 stores

UPS 11.8%

3,777 stores

GLS 9.5%

3,035 stores

2,428 stores

1,843 stores

FedEx 3.2%

1,023 stores

729 stores

TNT 2.1%

658 stores

371 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 SEPA shipping carriers (November 2025)
Distribution of shipping carriers in SEPA e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
DHL 11842 37.03%
DPD 4807 15.03%
UPS 3777 11.81%
GLS 3035 9.49%
Deutsche Post 2428 7.59%
Hermes 1843 5.76%
FedEx 1023 3.20%
PostNL 729 2.28%
TNT 658 2.06%
Osterreichische Post 371 1.16%
Colissimo 355 1.11%
Schenker 317 0.99%
La Poste 293 0.92%
USPS 267 0.83%
Chronopost 238 0.74%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 3,690 new stores were launched in SEPA , with the highest activity in 2025-10 (384 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2025-10 10.4%

384 stores launched

2025-09 11.7%

431 stores launched

2025-08 9.1%

336 stores launched

2025-07 7.5%

277 stores launched

2025-06 8.9%

329 stores launched

2025-05 6.8%

251 stores launched

2025-04 7.6%

282 stores launched

2025-03 11.9%

438 stores launched

2025-02 7.6%

281 stores launched

2025-01 8.0%

295 stores launched

2024-12 7.2%

267 stores launched

2024-11 3.2%

119 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in SEPA (November 2025)
Monthly store launches in SEPA over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2025-10 384 10.41%
2025-09 431 11.68%
2025-08 336 9.11%
2025-07 277 7.51%
2025-06 329 8.92%
2025-05 251 6.80%
2025-04 282 7.64%
2025-03 438 11.87%
2025-02 281 7.62%
2025-01 295 7.99%
2024-12 267 7.24%
2024-11 119 3.22%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 26,788 active stores in SEPA are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2025 (3,314 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2025 12.4%

3,314 active stores

2024 9.9%

2,643 active stores

2023 7.7%

2,056 active stores

2022 6.5%

1,735 active stores

2021 8.2%

2,190 active stores

2020 7.4%

1,993 active stores

2019 4.8%

1,281 active stores

2018 5.0%

1,337 active stores

2017 5.1%

1,357 active stores

2016 2.7%

718 active stores

2015 2.2%

588 active stores

2014 2.5%

667 active stores

2013 4.0%

1,080 active stores

2012 2.2%

590 active stores

2011 2.1%

553 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in SEPA by original launch year (November 2025)
Active stores in SEPA by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2025 3314 12.37%
2024 2643 9.87%
2023 2056 7.68%
2022 1735 6.48%
2021 2190 8.18%
2020 1993 7.44%
2019 1281 4.78%
2018 1337 4.99%
2017 1357 5.07%
2016 718 2.68%
2015 588 2.20%
2014 667 2.49%
2013 1080 4.03%
2012 590 2.20%
2011 553 2.06%
2010 549 2.05%
2009 547 2.04%
2008 465 1.74%
2007 436 1.63%
2006 248 0.93%
2005 230 0.86%
2004 376 1.40%
2003 318 1.19%
2002 251 0.94%
2001 514 1.92%
2000 317 1.18%
1999 240 0.90%
1998 126 0.47%
1997 39 0.15%
1996 28 0.10%
1995 2 0.01%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 31.1% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (13,455 stores) , followed by Facebook (30.1%) and YouTube (12.3%) .

Base: 26,626 stores with any detectable social profile (59.4% 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

Instagram 31.1%

13,455 stores

Facebook 30.1%

13,042 stores

YouTube 12.3%

5,330 stores

TikTok 6.1%

2,629 stores

Twitter 5.6%

2,431 stores

LinkedIn 5.1%

2,213 stores

Pinterest 3.9%

1,686 stores

WhatsApp 2.3%

988 stores

X 2.2%

957 stores

Vimeo 1.3%

544 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in SEPA (November 2025)
Distribution of social media platforms in SEPA e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 13455 31.09%
Facebook 13042 30.14%
YouTube 5330 12.32%
TikTok 2629 6.08%
Twitter 2431 5.62%
LinkedIn 2213 5.11%
Pinterest 1686 3.90%
WhatsApp 988 2.28%
X 957 2.21%
Vimeo 544 1.26%

Geographic Distribution

Germany leads with 64.0% (15,449 AI-verified stores) , followed by Netherlands (5.9%) and France (4.9%) .

Base: 24,124 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

Germany 64.0%

15,449 AI-verified stores

1,431 AI-verified stores

1,186 AI-verified stores

1,125 AI-verified stores

Spain 4.0%

976 AI-verified stores

Italy 2.7%

643 AI-verified stores

604 AI-verified stores

447 AI-verified stores

395 AI-verified stores

309 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using SEPA (November 2025)
Geographic distribution of stores using SEPA
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
Germany 15449 64.04%
Netherlands 1431 5.93%
France 1186 4.92%
Austria 1125 4.66%
Spain 976 4.05%
Italy 643 2.67%
United States 604 2.50%
Czechia 447 1.85%
United Kingdom 395 1.64%
Belgium 309 1.28%
Switzerland 305 1.26%
Poland 290 1.20%
Slovakia 178 0.74%
Portugal 148 0.61%
Slovenia 144 0.60%
Ireland 127 0.53%
Sweden 113 0.47%
China 87 0.36%
Finland 86 0.36%
Hungary 81 0.34%

Dataset Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 44.8k 100.00%
Emails 39.4k 87.93%
Phones 22.7k 50.66%
Ecommerce platform 39.9k 88.97%
Couriers 24.9k 55.51%
Payment Providers 44.8k 100.00%
Categories 30.2k 67.35%
Social Media 26.6k 59.40%

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