Afterpay Technology Adoption in E-commerce

Discover 20.1k verified e-commerce stores using Afterpay. Analyze technology adoption, market trends, integration patterns, and business insights.

Detected across 20.6k domains. 20.1k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

Verified stores
20.1k
active stores with physical delivery
Top country
Australia
8,661 verified stores
Top payment signal
PayPal
567 stores detected
Top carrier signal
Australia Post
602 stores detected
Top category
Clothing & Accessories
5,517 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: June 2026

20.1k verified active stores out of 20.6k detected · 97.4% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify stores with 95.8% of stores with physical delivery (19,035 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (1.1%) and Custom (1.1%) .

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)

Shopify 95.8%

19,035 stores

218 stores

214 stores

Shopify, Shopoe 0.4%

70 stores

Shopoe, Shopify 0.3%

69 stores

62 stores

59 stores

Shopify, Anifit 0.1%

27 stores

Anifit, Shopify 0.1%

21 stores

Shopify, Pathfinder Commerce 0.1%

18 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (May 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in Afterpay
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 19035 95.81%
WooCommerce 218 1.10%
Custom 214 1.08%
Shopify, Shopoe 70 0.35%
Shopoe, Shopify 69 0.35%
BigCommerce 62 0.31%
Magento 59 0.30%
Shopify, Anifit 27 0.14%
Anifit, Shopify 21 0.11%
Shopify, Pathfinder Commerce 18 0.09%
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All Stores Distribution

Shopify holds 95.5% share of all Afterpay e-commerce stores (19,458) , with WooCommerce at 1.4% and Custom at 1.1% (May 2026) .

Note: This broader view includes all domains where e-commerce signals were detected, useful for lead generation and competitive analysis. Some may be inactive or non-transactional. For verified active stores, see the default view above.

Top 10 Platforms (All Stores)

Shopify 95.5%

19,458 stores

280 stores

214 stores

Shopify, Shopoe 0.3%

71 stores

Shopoe, Shopify 0.3%

71 stores

63 stores

67 stores

Shopify, Anifit 0.1%

28 stores

Anifit, Shopify 0.1%

21 stores

Shopify, Pathfinder Commerce 0.1%

18 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (May 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in Afterpay
Platform Total Stores Percentage
Shopify 19458 95.54%
WooCommerce 280 1.37%
Custom 214 1.05%
Shopify, Shopoe 71 0.35%
Shopoe, Shopify 71 0.35%
BigCommerce 63 0.31%
Magento 67 0.33%
Shopify, Anifit 28 0.14%
Anifit, Shopify 21 0.10%
Shopify, Pathfinder Commerce 18 0.09%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories stores with 29.8% of all stores (5,517 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (22.0%) and Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear (8.6%) .

Base: 18,537 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (92.3% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 29.8%

5,517 stores

Health & Beauty 22.0%

4,087 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 8.6%

1,602 stores

Jewelry & Watches 6.5%

1,205 stores

Home & Garden 5.5%

1,020 stores

Food & Beverages 4.6%

852 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 4.2%

771 stores

Arts & Entertainment 4.1%

751 stores

Toys & Games 4.0%

745 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 2.9%

533 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Afterpay store categories (May 2026)
Distribution of categories in Afterpay e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 5517 29.76%
Health & Beauty 4087 22.05%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 1602 8.64%
Jewelry & Watches 1205 6.50%
Home & Garden 1020 5.50%
Food & Beverages 852 4.60%
Gifts & Special Occasions 771 4.16%
Arts & Entertainment 751 4.05%
Toys & Games 745 4.02%
Furniture & Home Decor 533 2.88%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal stores with 18.9% among AI-verified physical stores (567 stores) , followed by AfterPay (11.1%) and Klarna (10.7%) .

Base: 1,772 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (8.6% coverage of all stores). Percentages show share of detected provider instances (stores may use multiple providers).

Detected from checkout/payment scripts and provider tags; off-site/manual payments excluded where undetectable.

Top 10 Payment Providers

PayPal 18.9%

567 stores

334 stores

Klarna 10.7%

320 stores

319 stores

283 stores

240 stores

182 stores

148 stores

133 stores

Bolt 2.9%

88 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Afterpay payment providers (May 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Afterpay e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 567 18.93%
AfterPay 334 11.15%
Klarna 320 10.68%
American Express 319 10.65%
Stripe Connect 283 9.45%
MasterCard 240 8.01%
Apple Pay 182 6.07%
Google Pay 148 4.94%
Clearpay 133 4.44%
Bolt 88 2.94%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

Australia Post stores with 26.2% among AI-verified physical stores (602 stores) , followed by USPS (17.8%) and UPS (15.1%) .

Base: 1,560 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (7.6% 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

602 stores

USPS 17.8%

409 stores

UPS 15.1%

347 stores

DHL 12.4%

286 stores

FedEx 7.0%

161 stores

93 stores

65 stores

52 stores

DPD 2.2%

51 stores

45 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Afterpay shipping carriers (May 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Afterpay e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
Australia Post 602 26.15%
USPS 409 17.77%
UPS 347 15.07%
DHL 286 12.42%
FedEx 161 6.99%
Royal Mail 93 4.04%
New Zealand Post 65 2.82%
Sendle 52 2.26%
DPD 51 2.22%
Aramex 45 1.95%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 742 new stores were launched in Afterpay , with the highest activity in 2026-04 (65 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-04 8.8%

65 stores launched

2026-03 9.0%

67 stores launched

2026-02 5.4%

40 stores launched

2026-01 8.4%

62 stores launched

2025-12 7.1%

53 stores launched

2025-11 12.1%

90 stores launched

2025-10 9.3%

69 stores launched

2025-09 8.1%

60 stores launched

2025-08 10.6%

79 stores launched

2025-07 8.9%

66 stores launched

2025-06 7.8%

58 stores launched

2025-05 4.4%

33 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Afterpay (May 2026)
Monthly store launches in Afterpay over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-04 65 8.76%
2026-03 67 9.03%
2026-02 40 5.39%
2026-01 62 8.36%
2025-12 53 7.14%
2025-11 90 12.13%
2025-10 69 9.30%
2025-09 60 8.09%
2025-08 79 10.65%
2025-07 66 8.89%
2025-06 58 7.82%
2025-05 33 4.45%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 19,867 active stores in Afterpay are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (240 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 1.2%

240 active stores

2025 4.1%

824 active stores

2024 4.8%

944 active stores

2023 4.6%

909 active stores

2022 8.2%

1,622 active stores

2021 11.3%

2,247 active stores

2020 12.8%

2,537 active stores

2019 8.8%

1,748 active stores

2018 8.4%

1,678 active stores

2017 7.8%

1,546 active stores

2016 3.4%

679 active stores

2015 3.2%

632 active stores

2014 2.8%

559 active stores

2013 3.7%

738 active stores

2012 2.0%

406 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Afterpay by original launch year (May 2026)
Active stores in Afterpay by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 240 1.21%
2025 824 4.15%
2024 944 4.75%
2023 909 4.58%
2022 1622 8.16%
2021 2247 11.31%
2020 2537 12.77%
2019 1748 8.80%
2018 1678 8.45%
2017 1546 7.78%
2016 679 3.42%
2015 632 3.18%
2014 559 2.81%
2013 738 3.71%
2012 406 2.04%

Social Media Usage

Instagram stores with 32.8% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (17,142 stores) , followed by Facebook (31.4%) and YouTube (9.3%) .

Base: 18,543 stores with any detectable social profile (89.9% 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 32.8%

17,142 stores

Facebook 31.4%

16,404 stores

YouTube 9.3%

4,874 stores

TikTok 8.4%

4,398 stores

Pinterest 7.9%

4,124 stores

Twitter 7.4%

3,847 stores

LinkedIn 1.8%

921 stores

X 0.6%

301 stores

Vimeo 0.3%

168 stores

WhatsApp 0.2%

91 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Afterpay (May 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Afterpay e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 17142 32.80%
Facebook 16404 31.38%
YouTube 4874 9.32%
TikTok 4398 8.41%
Pinterest 4124 7.89%
Twitter 3847 7.36%
LinkedIn 921 1.76%
X 301 0.58%
Vimeo 168 0.32%
WhatsApp 91 0.17%

Geographic Distribution

Australia stores with 43.9% (8,661 AI-verified stores) , followed by United States (34.6%) and New Zealand (10.0%) .

Base: 19,751 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

8,661 AI-verified stores

6,829 AI-verified stores

1,977 AI-verified stores

1,287 AI-verified stores

500 AI-verified stores

96 AI-verified stores

China 0.3%

65 AI-verified stores

58 AI-verified stores

58 AI-verified stores

47 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Afterpay (May 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Afterpay
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
Australia 8661 43.85%
United States 6829 34.58%
New Zealand 1977 10.01%
United Kingdom 1287 6.52%
Canada 500 2.53%
Netherlands 96 0.49%
China 65 0.33%
Hong Kong 58 0.29%
Germany 58 0.29%
France 47 0.24%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 20.6k 100.00%
Emails 5.4k 26.37%
Phones 5.8k 27.91%
Ecommerce platform 20.6k 99.98%
Couriers 1.6k 7.56%
Payment Providers 1.8k 8.59%
Categories 19.0k 91.94%
Social Media 18.5k 89.87%

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 Afterpay e-commerce intelligence?

We track 20.1k verified Afterpay e-commerce stores with 50+ data points per store: e-commerce platform, product counts, categories, payment providers, shipping carriers, technology stack, merchant-size signals, and available business contact fields.

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, product category, payment provider, shipping carrier, technology stack, store age, cross-border signals, and merchant-size bands. Some advanced signals are plan-gated, and the same field contract is used by the web app, exports, and API.

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