Apple Pay Technology Adoption in E-commerce

Discover 1.6m verified e-commerce stores using Apple Pay. Analyze technology adoption, market trends, integration patterns, and business insights.

Detected across 1.7m domains. 1.6m verified as active stores with physical delivery.

Verified stores
1.6m
active stores with physical delivery
Top country
United States
724,071 verified stores
Top payment signal
PayPal
19,960 stores detected
Top carrier signal
UPS
13,209 stores detected
Top category
Clothing & Accessories
325,899 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: July 2026

1.6m verified active stores out of 1.7m detected · 94.6% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify stores with 99.1% of stores with physical delivery (1,549,784 stores) , followed by Shopify, Shopoe (0.1%) and Shopoe, Shopify (0.1%) .

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 99.1%

1,549,784 stores

Shopify, Shopoe 0.1%

1,971 stores

Shopoe, Shopify 0.1%

1,720 stores

1,682 stores

1,448 stores

Shopify, Opus Cart 0.1%

1,026 stores

Opus Cart, Shopify 0.1%

1,018 stores

Shopify, Anifit 0.1%

812 stores

Anifit, Shopify 0.0%

749 stores

Shopify, Dropshipt 0.0%

651 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (June 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in Apple Pay
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 1549784 99.14%
Shopify, Shopoe 1971 0.13%
Shopoe, Shopify 1720 0.11%
Custom 1682 0.11%
WooCommerce 1448 0.09%
Shopify, Opus Cart 1026 0.07%
Opus Cart, Shopify 1018 0.07%
Shopify, Anifit 812 0.05%
Anifit, Shopify 749 0.05%
Shopify, Dropshipt 651 0.04%
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All Stores Distribution

Shopify holds 99.1% share of all Apple Pay e-commerce stores (1,639,270) , with Shopify, Shopoe at 0.1% and Shopoe, Shopify at 0.1% (June 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 99.1%

1,639,270 stores

Shopify, Shopoe 0.1%

2,078 stores

Shopoe, Shopify 0.1%

1,823 stores

1,682 stores

1,624 stores

Shopify, Opus Cart 0.1%

1,038 stores

Opus Cart, Shopify 0.1%

1,043 stores

Shopify, Anifit 0.1%

849 stores

Anifit, Shopify 0.0%

796 stores

Shopify, Dropshipt 0.0%

665 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (June 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in Apple Pay
Platform Total Stores Percentage
Shopify 1639270 99.15%
Shopify, Shopoe 2078 0.13%
Shopoe, Shopify 1823 0.11%
Custom 1682 0.10%
WooCommerce 1624 0.10%
Shopify, Opus Cart 1038 0.06%
Opus Cart, Shopify 1043 0.06%
Shopify, Anifit 849 0.05%
Anifit, Shopify 796 0.05%
Shopify, Dropshipt 665 0.04%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories stores with 24.1% of all stores (325,899 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (19.1%) and Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear (9.7%) .

Base: 1,353,389 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (86.3% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 24.1%

325,899 stores

Health & Beauty 19.1%

258,425 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 9.7%

131,644 stores

Food & Beverages 9.4%

126,765 stores

Toys & Games 6.3%

85,772 stores

Arts & Entertainment 5.9%

79,958 stores

Jewelry & Watches 5.5%

74,074 stores

Home & Garden 4.8%

65,605 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 4.1%

55,013 stores

Electronics & Technology 2.2%

29,993 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Apple Pay store categories (June 2026)
Distribution of categories in Apple Pay e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 325899 24.08%
Health & Beauty 258425 19.09%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 131644 9.73%
Food & Beverages 126765 9.37%
Toys & Games 85772 6.34%
Arts & Entertainment 79958 5.91%
Jewelry & Watches 74074 5.47%
Home & Garden 65605 4.85%
Gifts & Special Occasions 55013 4.06%
Electronics & Technology 29993 2.22%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal stores with 22.8% among AI-verified physical stores (19,960 stores) , followed by Klarna (17.4%) and Apple Pay (10.8%) .

Base: 49,853 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (3.0% 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 22.8%

19,960 stores

Klarna 17.4%

15,193 stores

9,454 stores

8,468 stores

7,327 stores

7,214 stores

5,173 stores

Bolt 3.1%

2,734 stores

VISA 3.0%

2,629 stores

2,471 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Apple Pay payment providers (June 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Apple Pay e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 19960 22.83%
Klarna 15193 17.38%
Apple Pay 9454 10.81%
American Express 8468 9.69%
Stripe Connect 7327 8.38%
Google Pay 7214 8.25%
MasterCard 5173 5.92%
Bolt 2734 3.13%
VISA 2629 3.01%
Bancontact 2471 2.83%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS stores with 20.2% among AI-verified physical stores (13,209 stores) , followed by DHL (19.6%) and USPS (17.0%) .

Base: 45,926 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (2.8% 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

UPS 20.2%

13,209 stores

DHL 19.6%

12,823 stores

USPS 17.0%

11,116 stores

FedEx 11.2%

7,328 stores

4,359 stores

DPD 5.4%

3,520 stores

2,457 stores

GLS 3.5%

2,307 stores

1,664 stores

1,591 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Apple Pay shipping carriers (June 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Apple Pay e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 13209 20.21%
DHL 12823 19.62%
USPS 11116 17.01%
FedEx 7328 11.21%
Royal Mail 4359 6.67%
DPD 3520 5.39%
Australia Post 2457 3.76%
GLS 2307 3.53%
Canada Post 1664 2.55%
Colissimo 1591 2.43%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 372,516 new stores were launched in Apple Pay , with the highest activity in 2026-05 (50,768 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-05 13.6%

50,768 stores launched

2026-04 11.9%

44,284 stores launched

2026-03 11.2%

41,724 stores launched

2026-02 9.0%

33,649 stores launched

2026-01 9.1%

33,890 stores launched

2025-12 7.1%

26,332 stores launched

2025-11 7.1%

26,406 stores launched

2025-10 7.4%

27,516 stores launched

2025-09 7.1%

26,425 stores launched

2025-08 7.0%

26,073 stores launched

2025-07 6.7%

24,983 stores launched

2025-06 2.8%

10,466 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Apple Pay (June 2026)
Monthly store launches in Apple Pay over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-05 50768 13.63%
2026-04 44284 11.89%
2026-03 41724 11.20%
2026-02 33649 9.03%
2026-01 33890 9.10%
2025-12 26332 7.07%
2025-11 26406 7.09%
2025-10 27516 7.39%
2025-09 26425 7.09%
2025-08 26073 7.00%
2025-07 24983 6.71%
2025-06 10466 2.81%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 1,557,032 active stores in Apple Pay are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (207,884 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 13.4%

207,884 active stores

2025 18.1%

282,208 active stores

2024 11.8%

183,165 active stores

2023 8.6%

134,429 active stores

2022 6.8%

105,519 active stores

2021 7.0%

108,566 active stores

2020 6.5%

101,703 active stores

2019 4.0%

62,771 active stores

2018 4.1%

63,614 active stores

2017 3.4%

52,684 active stores

2016 1.8%

27,302 active stores

2015 1.6%

24,597 active stores

2014 1.6%

25,620 active stores

2013 2.0%

31,469 active stores

2012 1.1%

17,627 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Apple Pay by original launch year (June 2026)
Active stores in Apple Pay by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 207884 13.35%
2025 282208 18.12%
2024 183165 11.76%
2023 134429 8.63%
2022 105519 6.78%
2021 108566 6.97%
2020 101703 6.53%
2019 62771 4.03%
2018 63614 4.09%
2017 52684 3.38%
2016 27302 1.75%
2015 24597 1.58%
2014 25620 1.65%
2013 31469 2.02%
2012 17627 1.13%

Social Media Usage

Instagram stores with 34.5% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (964,790 stores) , followed by Facebook (26.1%) and TikTok (13.0%) .

Base: 1,098,061 stores with any detectable social profile (66.2% 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 34.5%

964,790 stores

Facebook 26.1%

729,216 stores

TikTok 13.0%

362,595 stores

YouTube 10.1%

280,772 stores

Pinterest 6.4%

179,645 stores

Twitter 5.4%

151,942 stores

LinkedIn 2.0%

56,038 stores

X 1.8%

50,031 stores

WhatsApp 0.4%

11,434 stores

Vimeo 0.2%

6,144 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Apple Pay (June 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Apple Pay e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 964790 34.55%
Facebook 729216 26.11%
TikTok 362595 12.98%
YouTube 280772 10.05%
Pinterest 179645 6.43%
Twitter 151942 5.44%
LinkedIn 56038 2.01%
X 50031 1.79%
WhatsApp 11434 0.41%
Vimeo 6144 0.22%

Geographic Distribution

United States stores with 49.4% (724,071 AI-verified stores) , followed by United Kingdom (10.5%) and Australia (6.5%) .

Base: 1,466,968 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

724,071 AI-verified stores

153,952 AI-verified stores

95,773 AI-verified stores

88,766 AI-verified stores

75,312 AI-verified stores

66,240 AI-verified stores

Italy 2.7%

39,270 AI-verified stores

37,001 AI-verified stores

Spain 2.4%

35,904 AI-verified stores

Japan 1.9%

28,442 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Apple Pay (June 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Apple Pay
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 724071 49.36%
United Kingdom 153952 10.49%
Australia 95773 6.53%
Canada 88766 6.05%
Germany 75312 5.13%
France 66240 4.52%
Italy 39270 2.68%
Netherlands 37001 2.52%
Spain 35904 2.45%
Japan 28442 1.94%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 1.7m 100.00%
Emails 282.1k 17.02%
Phones 295.3k 17.81%
Ecommerce platform 1.7m 100.00%
Couriers 45.9k 2.77%
Payment Providers 49.9k 3.01%
Categories 1.4m 84.97%
Social Media 1.1m 66.23%

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 Apple Pay e-commerce intelligence?

We track 1.6m verified Apple Pay 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.

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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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