Stripe Connect Payment Provider Usage Database

Explore 296.1k verified e-commerce stores accepting Stripe Connect. Analyze payment adoption, merchant insights, and market opportunities.

Detected across 421.6k domains. 296.1k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: April 2026

296.1k verified active stores out of 421.6k detected · 70.2% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 43.0% of stores with physical delivery (123,993 stores) , followed by Shopify (26.8%) and Custom (16.7%) .

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)

123,993 stores

Shopify 26.8%

77,378 stores

Custom 16.7%

48,083 stores

12,161 stores

9,047 stores

6,070 stores

3,375 stores

2,311 stores

2,164 stores

1,242 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (March 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in Stripe Connect
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 123993 42.96%
Shopify 77378 26.81%
Custom 48083 16.66%
Wix eCommerce 12161 4.21%
Squarespace Commerce 9047 3.13%
PrestaShop 6070 2.10%
OpenCart 3375 1.17%
Magento 2311 0.80%
BigCommerce 2164 0.75%
Shopware 1242 0.43%
Big Cartel 1052 0.36%
1C-Bitrix 450 0.16%
GoDaddy Online Store 441 0.15%
Lightspeed eCom 435 0.15%
nopCommerce 411 0.14%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 38.5% of all stores (90,349 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (11.7%) and Food & Beverages (6.9%) .

Base: 234,401 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (79.2% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 38.5%

90,349 stores

Health & Beauty 11.7%

27,435 stores

Food & Beverages 6.9%

16,277 stores

Home & Garden 6.5%

15,168 stores

Jewelry & Watches 5.3%

12,503 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 5.1%

11,916 stores

Electronics & Technology 4.5%

10,531 stores

Arts & Entertainment 4.5%

10,504 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 4.3%

10,111 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 2.9%

6,893 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Stripe Connect store categories (March 2026)
Distribution of categories in Stripe Connect e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 90349 38.54%
Health & Beauty 27435 11.70%
Food & Beverages 16277 6.94%
Home & Garden 15168 6.47%
Jewelry & Watches 12503 5.33%
Furniture & Home Decor 11916 5.08%
Electronics & Technology 10531 4.49%
Arts & Entertainment 10504 4.48%
Gifts & Special Occasions 10111 4.31%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 6893 2.94%
Vehicles & Parts 5554 2.37%
Pets & Pet Supplies 5336 2.28%
Baby & Toddler 4271 1.82%
Toys & Games 4255 1.82%
Tools & Hardware 3298 1.41%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

DHL leads with 19.8% among AI-verified physical stores (40,771 stores) , followed by UPS (16.1%) and USPS (15.0%) .

Base: 143,341 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (34.0% 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

DHL 19.8%

40,771 stores

UPS 16.1%

33,135 stores

USPS 15.0%

30,912 stores

FedEx 10.2%

21,038 stores

DPD 7.5%

15,469 stores

12,197 stores

GLS 4.9%

10,191 stores

8,904 stores

6,610 stores

5,413 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Stripe Connect shipping carriers (March 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Stripe Connect e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
DHL 40771 19.78%
UPS 33135 16.07%
USPS 30912 15.00%
FedEx 21038 10.21%
DPD 15469 7.50%
Royal Mail 12197 5.92%
GLS 10191 4.94%
Colissimo 8904 4.32%
La Poste 6610 3.21%
Deutsche Post 5413 2.63%
Australia Post 5205 2.52%
Hermes 5177 2.51%
Mondial Relay 5070 2.46%
TNT 3207 1.56%
Chronopost 2846 1.38%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 78,782 new stores were launched in Stripe Connect , with the highest activity in 2026-02 (6,871 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-02 8.7%

6,871 stores launched

2026-01 10.4%

8,197 stores launched

2025-12 9.2%

7,220 stores launched

2025-11 9.5%

7,522 stores launched

2025-10 8.7%

6,861 stores launched

2025-09 8.6%

6,778 stores launched

2025-08 8.3%

6,537 stores launched

2025-07 8.7%

6,877 stores launched

2025-06 8.2%

6,432 stores launched

2025-05 7.7%

6,029 stores launched

2025-04 7.1%

5,585 stores launched

2025-03 4.9%

3,873 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Stripe Connect (March 2026)
Monthly store launches in Stripe Connect over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-02 6871 8.72%
2026-01 8197 10.40%
2025-12 7220 9.16%
2025-11 7522 9.55%
2025-10 6861 8.71%
2025-09 6778 8.60%
2025-08 6537 8.30%
2025-07 6877 8.73%
2025-06 6432 8.16%
2025-05 6029 7.65%
2025-04 5585 7.09%
2025-03 3873 4.92%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 293,525 active stores in Stripe Connect are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (15,159 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 5.2%

15,159 active stores

2025 23.8%

69,806 active stores

2024 9.4%

27,446 active stores

2023 7.0%

20,447 active stores

2022 6.1%

18,006 active stores

2021 7.2%

21,154 active stores

2020 7.1%

20,914 active stores

2019 4.7%

13,748 active stores

2018 4.6%

13,374 active stores

2017 4.0%

11,808 active stores

2016 2.2%

6,354 active stores

2015 1.9%

5,705 active stores

2014 2.0%

5,769 active stores

2013 2.6%

7,657 active stores

2012 1.5%

4,438 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Stripe Connect by original launch year (March 2026)
Active stores in Stripe Connect by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 15159 5.16%
2025 69806 23.78%
2024 27446 9.35%
2023 20447 6.97%
2022 18006 6.13%
2021 21154 7.21%
2020 20914 7.13%
2019 13748 4.68%
2018 13374 4.56%
2017 11808 4.02%
2016 6354 2.16%
2015 5705 1.94%
2014 5769 1.97%
2013 7657 2.61%
2012 4438 1.51%
2011 4506 1.54%
2010 3523 1.20%
2009 3402 1.16%
2008 2782 0.95%
2007 2473 0.84%
2006 1884 0.64%
2005 1684 0.57%
2004 2137 0.73%
2003 1733 0.59%
2002 1479 0.50%
2001 2008 0.68%
2000 1416 0.48%
1999 1217 0.41%
1998 751 0.26%
1997 386 0.13%
1996 282 0.10%
1995 77 0.03%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 32.1% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (164,220 stores) , followed by Facebook (29.6%) and YouTube (8.8%) .

Base: 281,304 stores with any detectable social profile (66.7% 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

Instagram 32.1%

164,220 stores

Facebook 29.6%

151,426 stores

YouTube 8.8%

45,079 stores

Pinterest 7.2%

36,790 stores

TikTok 7.2%

36,661 stores

Twitter 6.7%

34,326 stores

LinkedIn 4.0%

20,384 stores

X 2.7%

13,728 stores

WhatsApp 1.4%

7,252 stores

Vimeo 0.3%

1,322 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Stripe Connect (March 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Stripe Connect e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 164220 32.13%
Facebook 151426 29.62%
YouTube 45079 8.82%
Pinterest 36790 7.20%
TikTok 36661 7.17%
Twitter 34326 6.71%
LinkedIn 20384 3.99%
X 13728 2.69%
WhatsApp 7252 1.42%
Vimeo 1322 0.26%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 34.6% (82,163 AI-verified stores) , followed by United Kingdom (12.2%) and Germany (11.6%) .

Base: 237,154 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

82,163 AI-verified stores

28,820 AI-verified stores

Germany 11.6%

27,435 AI-verified stores

23,439 AI-verified stores

Italy 4.6%

10,970 AI-verified stores

10,673 AI-verified stores

Spain 3.3%

7,716 AI-verified stores

India 2.8%

6,640 AI-verified stores

6,569 AI-verified stores

4,196 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Stripe Connect (March 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Stripe Connect
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 82163 34.65%
United Kingdom 28820 12.15%
Germany 27435 11.57%
France 23439 9.88%
Italy 10970 4.63%
Australia 10673 4.50%
Spain 7716 3.25%
India 6640 2.80%
Canada 6569 2.77%
Switzerland 4196 1.77%
Netherlands 3935 1.66%
Austria 3651 1.54%
Poland 3232 1.36%
Ireland 2981 1.26%
China 2862 1.21%
Sweden 2769 1.17%
New Zealand 2615 1.10%
Hong Kong 2194 0.93%
Japan 2174 0.92%
Vietnam 2120 0.89%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 421.6k 100.00%
Emails 316.1k 74.97%
Phones 92.7k 21.99%
Ecommerce platform 418.3k 99.20%
Couriers 143.3k 34.00%
Payment Providers 421.6k 100.00%
Categories 251.4k 59.64%
Social Media 281.3k 66.72%

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 Stripe Connect e-commerce intelligence?

We track 296.1k verified Stripe Connect 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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