Afterpay Technology Adoption in E-commerce

Discover 22.7k e-commerce stores using Afterpay. Analyze technology adoption, market trends, integration patterns, and business insights.

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E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify leads with 97.1% of stores with physical delivery (21,988 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (1.1%) and Custom (0.9%) .

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 97.1%

21,988 stores

242 stores

196 stores

59 stores

59 stores

23 stores

15 stores

14 stores

9 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (December 2025)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in Afterpay
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 21988 97.06%
WooCommerce 242 1.07%
Custom 196 0.87%
Magento 59 0.26%
BigCommerce 59 0.26%
Salesforce Commerce Cloud 28 0.12%
Zoorix, Shopify 23 0.10%
Squarespace Commerce 15 0.07%
Shopify, Zoorix 14 0.06%
Wix eCommerce 9 0.04%
HCL Commerce 6 0.03%
BinderPOS, Shopify 6 0.03%
Shopify, BinderPOS 4 0.02%
CS Cart 4 0.02%
Shopware 2 0.01%

All Stores Distribution

Shopify holds 96.8% share of all Afterpay e-commerce stores (22,753) , with WooCommerce at 1.3% and Custom at 0.8% (December 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)

Shopify 96.8%

22,753 stores

298 stores

196 stores

65 stores

62 stores

23 stores

21 stores

14 stores

18 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (December 2025)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in Afterpay
Platform Total Stores Percentage
Shopify 22753 96.82%
WooCommerce 298 1.27%
Custom 196 0.83%
Magento 65 0.28%
BigCommerce 62 0.26%
Salesforce Commerce Cloud 28 0.12%
Zoorix, Shopify 23 0.10%
Squarespace Commerce 21 0.09%
Shopify, Zoorix 14 0.06%
Wix eCommerce 18 0.08%
HCL Commerce 6 0.03%
BinderPOS, Shopify 6 0.03%
Shopify, BinderPOS 4 0.02%
CS Cart 4 0.02%
Shopware 2 0.01%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 35.0% of all stores (6,900 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (22.6%) and Jewelry & Watches (8.5%) .

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 35.0%

6,900 stores

Health & Beauty 22.6%

4,452 stores

Jewelry & Watches 8.5%

1,679 stores

Home & Garden 4.2%

832 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 4.1%

805 stores

Food & Beverages 4.0%

780 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 3.6%

713 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 3.2%

632 stores

Arts & Entertainment 3.2%

629 stores

Pets & Pet Supplies 2.5%

486 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Afterpay store categories (December 2025)
Distribution of categories in Afterpay e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 6900 35.02%
Health & Beauty 4452 22.59%
Jewelry & Watches 1679 8.52%
Home & Garden 832 4.22%
Gifts & Special Occasions 805 4.09%
Food & Beverages 780 3.96%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 713 3.62%
Furniture & Home Decor 632 3.21%
Arts & Entertainment 629 3.19%
Pets & Pet Supplies 486 2.47%
Electronics & Technology 461 2.34%
Baby & Toddler 444 2.25%
Toys & Games 400 2.03%
Vehicles & Parts 381 1.93%
Tools & Hardware 111 0.56%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 21.1% among AI-verified physical stores (2,469 stores) , followed by American Express (16.6%) and MasterCard (11.9%) .

Base: 6,136 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (26.1% 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 21.1%

2,469 stores

1,946 stores

1,394 stores

1,378 stores

960 stores

817 stores

647 stores

553 stores

Bolt 2.3%

264 stores

VISA 2.2%

262 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Afterpay payment providers (December 2025)
Distribution of payment providers in Afterpay e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 2469 21.08%
American Express 1946 16.61%
MasterCard 1394 11.90%
Stripe Connect 1378 11.76%
AfterPay 960 8.19%
Apple Pay 817 6.97%
Google Pay 647 5.52%
Klarna 553 4.72%
Bolt 264 2.25%
VISA 262 2.24%
Zip Pay 238 2.03%
Clearpay 232 1.98%
Sezzle 188 1.60%
Laybuy 185 1.58%
Paddle 182 1.55%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

Australia Post leads with 29.7% among AI-verified physical stores (3,304 stores) , followed by USPS (20.7%) and UPS (12.8%) .

Base: 7,514 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (31.9% 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

3,304 stores

USPS 20.7%

2,300 stores

UPS 12.8%

1,421 stores

DHL 9.7%

1,083 stores

FedEx 6.8%

755 stores

414 stores

403 stores

375 stores

199 stores

TNT 1.6%

174 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Afterpay shipping carriers (December 2025)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Afterpay e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
Australia Post 3304 29.69%
USPS 2300 20.67%
UPS 1421 12.77%
DHL 1083 9.73%
FedEx 755 6.78%
Royal Mail 414 3.72%
Sendle 403 3.62%
New Zealand Post 375 3.37%
Aramex 199 1.79%
TNT 174 1.56%
DPD 160 1.44%
Canada Post 155 1.39%
Couriers Please 138 1.24%
Fastway 133 1.20%
Hermes 115 1.03%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 958 new stores were launched in Afterpay , with the highest activity in 2025-11 (55 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2025-11 5.7%

55 stores launched

2025-10 8.2%

79 stores launched

2025-09 8.1%

78 stores launched

2025-08 9.2%

88 stores launched

2025-07 8.2%

79 stores launched

2025-06 6.9%

66 stores launched

2025-05 8.5%

81 stores launched

2025-04 10.4%

100 stores launched

2025-03 9.8%

94 stores launched

2025-02 8.9%

85 stores launched

2025-01 10.9%

104 stores launched

2024-12 5.1%

49 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Afterpay (December 2025)
Monthly store launches in Afterpay over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2025-11 55 5.74%
2025-10 79 8.25%
2025-09 78 8.14%
2025-08 88 9.19%
2025-07 79 8.25%
2025-06 66 6.89%
2025-05 81 8.46%
2025-04 100 10.44%
2025-03 94 9.81%
2025-02 85 8.87%
2025-01 104 10.86%
2024-12 49 5.11%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 22,399 active stores in Afterpay are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2025 (909 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2025 4.1%

909 active stores

2024 4.9%

1,090 active stores

2023 4.9%

1,096 active stores

2022 8.4%

1,883 active stores

2021 11.4%

2,560 active stores

2020 13.6%

3,044 active stores

2019 9.3%

2,072 active stores

2018 8.5%

1,894 active stores

2017 7.7%

1,726 active stores

2016 3.4%

766 active stores

2015 3.0%

667 active stores

2014 2.7%

615 active stores

2013 3.7%

831 active stores

2012 2.0%

446 active stores

2011 1.9%

419 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Afterpay by original launch year (December 2025)
Active stores in Afterpay by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2025 909 4.06%
2024 1090 4.87%
2023 1096 4.89%
2022 1883 8.41%
2021 2560 11.43%
2020 3044 13.59%
2019 2072 9.25%
2018 1894 8.46%
2017 1726 7.71%
2016 766 3.42%
2015 667 2.98%
2014 615 2.75%
2013 831 3.71%
2012 446 1.99%
2011 419 1.87%
2010 359 1.60%
2009 303 1.35%
2008 275 1.23%
2007 235 1.05%
2006 171 0.76%
2005 119 0.53%
2004 179 0.80%
2003 150 0.67%
2002 134 0.60%
2001 151 0.67%
2000 94 0.42%
1999 86 0.38%
1998 65 0.29%
1997 25 0.11%
1996 26 0.12%
1995 9 0.04%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 33.5% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (19,115 stores) , followed by Facebook (32.0%) and YouTube (8.8%) .

Base: 20,890 stores with any detectable social profile (88.8% 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 33.5%

19,115 stores

Facebook 32.0%

18,271 stores

YouTube 8.8%

4,994 stores

Pinterest 7.9%

4,508 stores

TikTok 7.9%

4,505 stores

Twitter 7.5%

4,260 stores

LinkedIn 1.4%

819 stores

X 0.5%

288 stores

Vimeo 0.3%

166 stores

WhatsApp 0.2%

103 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Afterpay (December 2025)
Distribution of social media platforms in Afterpay e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 19115 33.52%
Facebook 18271 32.04%
YouTube 4994 8.76%
Pinterest 4508 7.90%
TikTok 4505 7.90%
Twitter 4260 7.47%
LinkedIn 819 1.44%
X 288 0.51%
Vimeo 166 0.29%
WhatsApp 103 0.18%

Geographic Distribution

Australia leads with 43.8% (9,831 AI-verified stores) , followed by United States (35.5%) and New Zealand (9.6%) .

Base: 22,423 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

9,831 AI-verified stores

7,971 AI-verified stores

2,160 AI-verified stores

1,437 AI-verified stores

550 AI-verified stores

90 AI-verified stores

61 AI-verified stores

China 0.2%

50 AI-verified stores

49 AI-verified stores

47 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Afterpay (December 2025)
Geographic distribution of stores using Afterpay
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
Australia 9831 43.84%
United States 7971 35.55%
New Zealand 2160 9.63%
United Kingdom 1437 6.41%
Canada 550 2.45%
Netherlands 90 0.40%
Hong Kong 61 0.27%
China 50 0.22%
France 49 0.22%
Germany 47 0.21%
India 34 0.15%
Italy 21 0.09%
Japan 17 0.08%
Spain 17 0.08%
Pakistan 17 0.08%
South Africa 16 0.07%
Ireland 16 0.07%
Mexico 14 0.06%
United Arab Emirates 13 0.06%
Belgium 12 0.05%

Dataset Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 23.5k 100.00%
Emails 13.3k 56.60%
Phones 5.6k 23.75%
Ecommerce platform 23.5k 99.99%
Couriers 7.5k 31.94%
Payment Providers 6.1k 26.08%
Categories 20.4k 86.76%
Social Media 20.9k 88.80%

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