SEPA Payment Provider Usage Database

Explore 32.3k verified e-commerce stores accepting SEPA. Analyze payment adoption, merchant insights, and market opportunities.

Detected across 44.0k domains. 32.3k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: May 2026

32.3k verified active stores out of 44.0k detected · 73.3% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Custom leads with 32.4% of stores with physical delivery (9,837 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (31.2%) and Shopware (9.8%) .

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 32.4%

9,837 stores

9,480 stores

2,979 stores

1,374 stores

1,244 stores

1,165 stores

905 stores

860 stores

700 stores

650 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 SEPA
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Custom 9837 32.38%
WooCommerce 9480 31.21%
Shopware 2979 9.81%
JTL Shop 1374 4.52%
PrestaShop 1244 4.09%
Shopify 1165 3.83%
Magento 905 2.98%
Gambio 860 2.83%
Wix eCommerce 700 2.30%
ePages 650 2.14%
plentymarkets 368 1.21%
Modified eCommerce 306 1.01%
Niceshops E-commerce Platform 210 0.69%
OpenCart 176 0.58%
Lightspeed eCom 125 0.41%

Categories Distribution

Health & Beauty leads with 14.4% of all stores (4,108 stores) , followed by Food & Beverages (13.5%) and Clothing & Accessories (9.6%) .

Base: 28,440 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (88.2% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Health & Beauty 14.4%

4,108 stores

Food & Beverages 13.5%

3,853 stores

Clothing & Accessories 9.6%

2,737 stores

Home & Garden 8.6%

2,459 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 8.4%

2,397 stores

Business & Industrial 6.4%

1,826 stores

Tools & Hardware 6.3%

1,796 stores

Electronics & Technology 5.9%

1,688 stores

Arts & Entertainment 5.7%

1,626 stores

Toys & Games 4.9%

1,405 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 SEPA store categories (April 2026)
Distribution of categories in SEPA e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Health & Beauty 4108 14.44%
Food & Beverages 3853 13.55%
Clothing & Accessories 2737 9.62%
Home & Garden 2459 8.65%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 2397 8.43%
Business & Industrial 1826 6.42%
Tools & Hardware 1796 6.32%
Electronics & Technology 1688 5.94%
Arts & Entertainment 1626 5.72%
Toys & Games 1405 4.94%
Vehicles & Parts 1399 4.92%
Furniture & Home Decor 951 3.34%
Gifts & Special Occasions 802 2.82%
Jewelry & Watches 733 2.58%
Books & Media 660 2.32%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

DHL leads with 37.6% among AI-verified physical stores (14,681 stores) , followed by DPD (15.1%) and UPS (11.0%) .

Base: 22,833 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (51.9% 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 37.6%

14,681 stores

DPD 15.1%

5,894 stores

UPS 11.0%

4,301 stores

GLS 9.8%

3,812 stores

3,449 stores

1,937 stores

FedEx 3.1%

1,195 stores

TNT 1.9%

741 stores

711 stores

475 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 SEPA shipping carriers (April 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in SEPA e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
DHL 14681 37.57%
DPD 5894 15.08%
UPS 4301 11.01%
GLS 3812 9.76%
Deutsche Post 3449 8.83%
Hermes 1937 4.96%
FedEx 1195 3.06%
TNT 741 1.90%
PostNL 711 1.82%
Colissimo 475 1.22%
Osterreichische Post 472 1.21%
La Poste 422 1.08%
Schenker 397 1.02%
Chronopost 323 0.83%
USPS 262 0.67%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 3,253 new stores were launched in SEPA , with the highest activity in 2026-03 (411 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-03 12.6%

411 stores launched

2026-02 9.0%

294 stores launched

2026-01 9.2%

300 stores launched

2025-12 7.3%

239 stores launched

2025-11 9.9%

322 stores launched

2025-10 9.2%

298 stores launched

2025-09 9.0%

294 stores launched

2025-08 7.4%

241 stores launched

2025-07 8.2%

268 stores launched

2025-06 7.5%

245 stores launched

2025-05 6.5%

210 stores launched

2025-04 4.0%

131 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in SEPA (April 2026)
Monthly store launches in SEPA over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-03 411 12.63%
2026-02 294 9.04%
2026-01 300 9.22%
2025-12 239 7.35%
2025-11 322 9.90%
2025-10 298 9.16%
2025-09 294 9.04%
2025-08 241 7.41%
2025-07 268 8.24%
2025-06 245 7.53%
2025-05 210 6.46%
2025-04 131 4.03%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 32,180 active stores in SEPA are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (1,007 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 3.1%

1,007 active stores

2025 9.7%

3,118 active stores

2024 7.5%

2,429 active stores

2023 6.6%

2,138 active stores

2022 6.0%

1,931 active stores

2021 7.6%

2,432 active stores

2020 7.7%

2,463 active stores

2019 4.8%

1,540 active stores

2018 5.3%

1,703 active stores

2017 5.7%

1,824 active stores

2016 2.7%

864 active stores

2015 2.3%

744 active stores

2014 2.4%

787 active stores

2013 4.1%

1,313 active stores

2012 2.3%

743 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in SEPA by original launch year (April 2026)
Active stores in SEPA by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 1007 3.13%
2025 3118 9.69%
2024 2429 7.55%
2023 2138 6.64%
2022 1931 6.00%
2021 2432 7.56%
2020 2463 7.65%
2019 1540 4.79%
2018 1703 5.29%
2017 1824 5.67%
2016 864 2.68%
2015 744 2.31%
2014 787 2.45%
2013 1313 4.08%
2012 743 2.31%
2011 743 2.31%
2010 691 2.15%
2009 706 2.19%
2008 643 2.00%
2007 570 1.77%
2006 323 1.00%
2005 311 0.97%
2004 514 1.60%
2003 449 1.40%
2002 377 1.17%
2001 706 2.19%
2000 455 1.41%
1999 368 1.14%
1998 197 0.61%
1997 52 0.16%
1996 36 0.11%
1995 3 0.01%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 31.4% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (15,388 stores) , followed by Instagram (30.9%) and YouTube (12.7%) .

Base: 26,729 stores with any detectable social profile (60.7% 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 31.4%

15,388 stores

Instagram 30.9%

15,149 stores

YouTube 12.7%

6,208 stores

LinkedIn 5.7%

2,814 stores

Twitter 5.3%

2,576 stores

TikTok 4.6%

2,232 stores

Pinterest 3.5%

1,722 stores

WhatsApp 2.5%

1,230 stores

X 2.0%

959 stores

Vimeo 1.5%

719 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in SEPA (April 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in SEPA e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 15388 31.41%
Instagram 15149 30.92%
YouTube 6208 12.67%
LinkedIn 2814 5.74%
Twitter 2576 5.26%
TikTok 2232 4.56%
Pinterest 1722 3.51%
WhatsApp 1230 2.51%
X 959 1.96%
Vimeo 719 1.47%

Geographic Distribution

Germany leads with 69.8% (21,058 AI-verified stores) , followed by France (5.1%) and Austria (4.8%) .

Base: 30,179 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

Germany 69.8%

21,058 AI-verified stores

1,546 AI-verified stores

1,458 AI-verified stores

1,297 AI-verified stores

Spain 2.8%

834 AI-verified stores

677 AI-verified stores

Italy 2.1%

643 AI-verified stores

463 AI-verified stores

394 AI-verified stores

313 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using SEPA (April 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using SEPA
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
Germany 21058 69.78%
France 1546 5.12%
Austria 1458 4.83%
Netherlands 1297 4.30%
Spain 834 2.76%
United States 677 2.24%
Italy 643 2.13%
Czechia 463 1.53%
Switzerland 394 1.31%
Belgium 313 1.04%
Poland 287 0.95%
United Kingdom 241 0.80%
Slovakia 168 0.56%
Ireland 151 0.50%
Portugal 146 0.48%
Slovenia 131 0.43%
Hong Kong 114 0.38%
China 108 0.36%
Finland 76 0.25%
Sweden 74 0.25%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 44.0k 100.00%
Emails 37.3k 84.76%
Phones 23.5k 53.34%
Ecommerce platform 42.3k 96.03%
Couriers 22.8k 51.85%
Payment Providers 44.0k 100.00%
Categories 30.3k 68.77%
Social Media 26.7k 60.70%

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 SEPA e-commerce intelligence?

We track 32.3k verified SEPA 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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