SEPA Payment Provider Usage Database

Explore 36.1k e-commerce stores accepting SEPA. Analyze payment adoption, merchant insights, and market opportunities.

· · Next full refresh: February 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 29.2% of stores with physical delivery (10,098 stores) , followed by Custom (25.1%) and Shopify (20.7%) .

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)

10,098 stores

Custom 25.1%

8,677 stores

Shopify 20.7%

7,157 stores

2,047 stores

1,951 stores

1,049 stores

831 stores

808 stores

705 stores

333 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (January 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in SEPA
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 10098 29.18%
Custom 8677 25.07%
Shopify 7157 20.68%
Shopware 2047 5.91%
JTL Shop 1951 5.64%
Magento 1049 3.03%
PrestaShop 831 2.40%
Wix eCommerce 808 2.33%
ePages 705 2.04%
Gambio 333 0.96%
Modified eCommerce 259 0.75%
plentyShop LTS, plentymarkets 220 0.64%
plentymarkets, plentyShop LTS 176 0.51%
OpenCart 175 0.51%
Lightspeed eCom 125 0.36%

All Stores Distribution

WooCommerce holds 37.1% share of all SEPA e-commerce stores (15,299) , with Custom at 21.1% and Shopify at 17.7% (January 2026) .

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)

15,299 stores

Custom 21.1%

8,677 stores

Shopify 17.7%

7,278 stores

2,112 stores

1,959 stores

1,131 stores

869 stores

1,850 stores

708 stores

343 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (January 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in SEPA
Platform Total Stores Percentage
WooCommerce 15299 37.13%
Custom 8677 21.06%
Shopify 7278 17.66%
Shopware 2112 5.13%
JTL Shop 1959 4.75%
Magento 1131 2.74%
PrestaShop 869 2.11%
Wix eCommerce 1850 4.49%
ePages 708 1.72%
Gambio 343 0.83%
Modified eCommerce 269 0.65%
plentyShop LTS, plentymarkets 222 0.54%
plentymarkets, plentyShop LTS 178 0.43%
OpenCart 188 0.46%
Lightspeed eCom 126 0.31%

Categories Distribution

Health & Beauty leads with 18.9% of all stores (4,794 stores) , followed by Clothing & Accessories (15.2%) and Food & Beverages (12.8%) .

Top 10 Categories

Health & Beauty 18.9%

4,794 stores

Clothing & Accessories 15.2%

3,857 stores

Food & Beverages 12.8%

3,255 stores

Home & Garden 8.1%

2,057 stores

Electronics & Technology 7.6%

1,940 stores

Vehicles & Parts 5.3%

1,341 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 4.4%

1,113 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 4.3%

1,100 stores

Tools & Hardware 3.9%

999 stores

Business & Industrial 3.7%

941 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 SEPA store categories (January 2026)
Distribution of categories in SEPA e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Health & Beauty 4794 18.90%
Clothing & Accessories 3857 15.20%
Food & Beverages 3255 12.83%
Home & Garden 2057 8.11%
Electronics & Technology 1940 7.65%
Vehicles & Parts 1341 5.29%
Furniture & Home Decor 1113 4.39%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 1100 4.34%
Tools & Hardware 999 3.94%
Business & Industrial 941 3.71%
Jewelry & Watches 930 3.67%
Pets & Pet Supplies 919 3.62%
Arts & Entertainment 826 3.26%
Gifts & Special Occasions 702 2.77%
Books & Media 597 2.35%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

DHL leads with 38.1% among AI-verified physical stores (16,574 stores) , followed by DPD (14.8%) and UPS (11.4%) .

Base: 24,643 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (54.2% 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 38.1%

16,574 stores

DPD 14.8%

6,462 stores

UPS 11.4%

4,942 stores

GLS 9.2%

4,015 stores

3,616 stores

2,548 stores

FedEx 3.1%

1,348 stores

878 stores

TNT 1.7%

761 stores

544 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 SEPA shipping carriers (January 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in SEPA e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
DHL 16574 38.07%
DPD 6462 14.84%
UPS 4942 11.35%
GLS 4015 9.22%
Deutsche Post 3616 8.31%
Hermes 2548 5.85%
FedEx 1348 3.10%
PostNL 878 2.02%
TNT 761 1.75%
Osterreichische Post 544 1.25%
Schenker 495 1.14%
Colissimo 414 0.95%
La Poste 349 0.80%
USPS 306 0.70%
Chronopost 284 0.65%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 4,453 new stores were launched in SEPA , with the highest activity in 2025-12 (271 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2025-12 6.1%

271 stores launched

2025-11 9.9%

440 stores launched

2025-10 9.8%

435 stores launched

2025-09 9.9%

443 stores launched

2025-08 7.9%

350 stores launched

2025-07 8.4%

372 stores launched

2025-06 8.5%

377 stores launched

2025-05 6.8%

303 stores launched

2025-04 8.2%

366 stores launched

2025-03 13.6%

605 stores launched

2025-02 7.6%

340 stores launched

2025-01 3.4%

151 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in SEPA (January 2026)
Monthly store launches in SEPA over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2025-12 271 6.09%
2025-11 440 9.88%
2025-10 435 9.77%
2025-09 443 9.95%
2025-08 350 7.86%
2025-07 372 8.35%
2025-06 377 8.47%
2025-05 303 6.80%
2025-04 366 8.22%
2025-03 605 13.59%
2025-02 340 7.64%
2025-01 151 3.39%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 36,026 active stores in SEPA are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2025 (4,658 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2025 12.9%

4,658 active stores

2024 9.5%

3,423 active stores

2023 7.5%

2,691 active stores

2022 6.4%

2,291 active stores

2021 8.2%

2,968 active stores

2020 7.7%

2,770 active stores

2019 4.7%

1,694 active stores

2018 5.0%

1,818 active stores

2017 5.2%

1,875 active stores

2016 2.5%

885 active stores

2015 2.1%

755 active stores

2014 2.4%

863 active stores

2013 3.9%

1,418 active stores

2012 2.1%

772 active stores

2011 1.9%

700 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in SEPA by original launch year (January 2026)
Active stores in SEPA by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2025 4658 12.93%
2024 3423 9.50%
2023 2691 7.47%
2022 2291 6.36%
2021 2968 8.24%
2020 2770 7.69%
2019 1694 4.70%
2018 1818 5.05%
2017 1875 5.20%
2016 885 2.46%
2015 755 2.10%
2014 863 2.40%
2013 1418 3.94%
2012 772 2.14%
2011 700 1.94%
2010 723 2.01%
2009 714 1.98%
2008 647 1.80%
2007 573 1.59%
2006 331 0.92%
2005 300 0.83%
2004 496 1.38%
2003 467 1.30%
2002 365 1.01%
2001 732 2.03%
2000 447 1.24%
1999 370 1.03%
1998 184 0.51%
1997 59 0.16%
1996 36 0.10%
1995 1 0.00%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 31.5% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (18,457 stores) , followed by Facebook (30.2%) and YouTube (12.6%) .

Base: 28,753 stores with any detectable social profile (63.2% 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 31.5%

18,457 stores

Facebook 30.2%

17,732 stores

YouTube 12.6%

7,373 stores

TikTok 6.0%

3,490 stores

LinkedIn 5.3%

3,082 stores

Twitter 5.1%

2,977 stores

Pinterest 3.8%

2,256 stores

WhatsApp 2.2%

1,270 stores

X 1.9%

1,097 stores

Vimeo 1.5%

892 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in SEPA (January 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in SEPA e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 18457 31.48%
Facebook 17732 30.25%
YouTube 7373 12.58%
TikTok 3490 5.95%
LinkedIn 3082 5.26%
Twitter 2977 5.08%
Pinterest 2256 3.85%
WhatsApp 1270 2.17%
X 1097 1.87%
Vimeo 892 1.52%

Geographic Distribution

Germany leads with 72.2% (23,870 AI-verified stores) , followed by Austria (5.1%) and Netherlands (4.6%) .

Base: 33,077 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

Germany 72.2%

23,870 AI-verified stores

1,690 AI-verified stores

1,522 AI-verified stores

1,269 AI-verified stores

666 AI-verified stores

Italy 1.9%

621 AI-verified stores

Spain 1.8%

589 AI-verified stores

458 AI-verified stores

431 AI-verified stores

312 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using SEPA (January 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using SEPA
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
Germany 23870 72.16%
Austria 1690 5.11%
Netherlands 1522 4.60%
France 1269 3.84%
United States 666 2.01%
Italy 621 1.88%
Spain 589 1.78%
Czechia 458 1.38%
Switzerland 431 1.30%
Belgium 312 0.94%
United Kingdom 287 0.87%
Poland 286 0.86%
Slovakia 198 0.60%
Ireland 174 0.53%
Slovenia 168 0.51%
Portugal 141 0.43%
Hong Kong 116 0.35%
Sweden 107 0.32%
Finland 88 0.27%
China 84 0.25%

Dataset Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 45.5k 100.00%
Emails 40.0k 87.95%
Phones 23.6k 51.83%
Ecommerce platform 43.3k 95.13%
Couriers 24.6k 54.18%
Payment Providers 45.5k 100.00%
Categories 30.4k 66.81%
Social Media 28.8k 63.22%

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