Apple Pay Technology Adoption in E-commerce

Discover 2.1m verified e-commerce stores using Apple Pay. Analyze technology adoption, market trends, integration patterns, and business insights.

Detected across 2.3m domains. 2.1m verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: March 2026

2.1m verified active stores out of 2.3m detected · 93.4% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify leads with 99.7% of stores with physical delivery (2,101,000 stores) , followed by Custom (0.1%) and WooCommerce (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 99.7%

2,101,000 stores

1,882 stores

1,531 stores

779 stores

752 stores

225 stores

93 stores

89 stores

62 stores

51 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (February 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in Apple Pay
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 2101000 99.73%
Custom 1882 0.09%
WooCommerce 1531 0.07%
Zoorix, Shopify 779 0.04%
Shopify, Zoorix 752 0.04%
OpenCart 225 0.01%
Shopify, BinderPOS 93 0.00%
BinderPOS, Shopify 89 0.00%
Shopify, UpsellPlus 62 0.00%
Magento 51 0.00%
Shopify, TargetBay 47 0.00%
PrestaShop 44 0.00%
Shopify, WooCommerce 44 0.00%
TargetBay, Shopify 40 0.00%
Shopify, OpenCart 38 0.00%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 33.5% of all stores (489,822 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (17.7%) and Food & Beverages (8.1%) .

Base: 1,460,850 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (69.3% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 33.5%

489,822 stores

Health & Beauty 17.7%

258,043 stores

Food & Beverages 8.1%

117,994 stores

Jewelry & Watches 7.9%

115,601 stores

Home & Garden 4.8%

69,875 stores

Arts & Entertainment 4.6%

67,013 stores

Electronics & Technology 3.9%

56,610 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 3.6%

52,398 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 3.1%

45,799 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 3.1%

44,746 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Apple Pay store categories (February 2026)
Distribution of categories in Apple Pay e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 489822 33.53%
Health & Beauty 258043 17.66%
Food & Beverages 117994 8.08%
Jewelry & Watches 115601 7.91%
Home & Garden 69875 4.78%
Arts & Entertainment 67013 4.59%
Electronics & Technology 56610 3.88%
Gifts & Special Occasions 52398 3.59%
Furniture & Home Decor 45799 3.14%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 44746 3.06%
Pets & Pet Supplies 44182 3.02%
Vehicles & Parts 31176 2.13%
Toys & Games 27513 1.88%
Baby & Toddler 21368 1.46%
Books & Media 18710 1.28%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 24.8% among AI-verified physical stores (171,054 stores) , followed by American Express (13.5%) and Apple Pay (11.1%) .

Base: 321,315 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (14.2% 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 24.8%

171,054 stores

93,400 stores

76,497 stores

68,417 stores

63,887 stores

61,654 stores

61,128 stores

VISA 3.4%

23,587 stores

15,259 stores

Bolt 1.9%

13,351 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Apple Pay payment providers (February 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Apple Pay e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 171054 24.77%
American Express 93400 13.53%
Apple Pay 76497 11.08%
Stripe Connect 68417 9.91%
Klarna 63887 9.25%
Google Pay 61654 8.93%
MasterCard 61128 8.85%
VISA 23587 3.42%
Amazon Pay 15259 2.21%
Bolt 13351 1.93%
Bancontact 10721 1.55%
JCB 10181 1.47%
Paddle 7643 1.11%
Amazon Payments 7506 1.09%
iDEAL 6212 0.90%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

USPS leads with 21.2% among AI-verified physical stores (108,592 stores) , followed by UPS (19.5%) and DHL (16.8%) .

Base: 327,537 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (14.5% 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

USPS 21.2%

108,592 stores

UPS 19.5%

99,789 stores

DHL 16.8%

85,862 stores

FedEx 11.0%

56,260 stores

32,389 stores

DPD 5.0%

25,341 stores

23,525 stores

GLS 3.0%

15,085 stores

13,543 stores

12,284 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Apple Pay shipping carriers (February 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Apple Pay e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
USPS 108592 21.24%
UPS 99789 19.52%
DHL 85862 16.79%
FedEx 56260 11.00%
Royal Mail 32389 6.34%
DPD 25341 4.96%
Australia Post 23525 4.60%
GLS 15085 2.95%
Canada Post 13543 2.65%
Colissimo 12284 2.40%
Hermes 8381 1.64%
PostNL 8013 1.57%
Mondial Relay 7988 1.56%
La Poste 7877 1.54%
Deutsche Post 6311 1.23%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 700,753 new stores were launched in Apple Pay , with the highest activity in 2026-01 (62,215 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-01 8.9%

62,215 stores launched

2025-12 7.7%

53,657 stores launched

2025-11 8.5%

59,298 stores launched

2025-10 9.4%

66,117 stores launched

2025-09 9.3%

65,278 stores launched

2025-08 9.5%

66,421 stores launched

2025-07 10.0%

69,847 stores launched

2025-06 8.1%

56,855 stores launched

2025-05 8.8%

61,599 stores launched

2025-04 7.7%

53,956 stores launched

2025-03 8.0%

56,049 stores launched

2025-02 4.2%

29,461 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Apple Pay (February 2026)
Monthly store launches in Apple Pay over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-01 62215 8.88%
2025-12 53657 7.66%
2025-11 59298 8.46%
2025-10 66117 9.44%
2025-09 65278 9.32%
2025-08 66421 9.48%
2025-07 69847 9.97%
2025-06 56855 8.11%
2025-05 61599 8.79%
2025-04 53956 7.70%
2025-03 56049 8.00%
2025-02 29461 4.20%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 2,093,281 active stores in Apple Pay are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (62,510 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 3.0%

62,510 active stores

2025 32.4%

677,555 active stores

2024 12.4%

259,601 active stores

2023 8.6%

179,163 active stores

2022 6.4%

134,311 active stores

2021 6.5%

136,423 active stores

2020 6.1%

126,656 active stores

2019 3.6%

75,659 active stores

2018 3.7%

77,856 active stores

2017 2.9%

61,590 active stores

2016 1.6%

32,554 active stores

2015 1.4%

28,764 active stores

2014 1.5%

30,665 active stores

2013 1.9%

39,353 active stores

2012 1.0%

20,728 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Apple Pay by original launch year (February 2026)
Active stores in Apple Pay by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 62510 2.99%
2025 677555 32.37%
2024 259601 12.40%
2023 179163 8.56%
2022 134311 6.42%
2021 136423 6.52%
2020 126656 6.05%
2019 75659 3.61%
2018 77856 3.72%
2017 61590 2.94%
2016 32554 1.56%
2015 28764 1.37%
2014 30665 1.46%
2013 39353 1.88%
2012 20728 0.99%
2011 24456 1.17%
2010 17165 0.82%
2009 14769 0.71%
2008 12079 0.58%
2007 10888 0.52%
2006 8292 0.40%
2005 7654 0.37%
2004 11229 0.54%
2003 8238 0.39%
2002 7147 0.34%
2001 8503 0.41%
2000 6100 0.29%
1999 5469 0.26%
1998 3727 0.18%
1997 2138 0.10%
1996 1611 0.08%
1995 428 0.02%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 35.1% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (1,164,639 stores) , followed by Facebook (25.9%) and TikTok (13.6%) .

Base: 1,323,073 stores with any detectable social profile (58.7% 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 35.1%

1,164,639 stores

Facebook 25.9%

859,851 stores

TikTok 13.6%

450,592 stores

YouTube 9.5%

314,667 stores

Pinterest 6.4%

211,501 stores

Twitter 5.6%

186,753 stores

X 1.7%

57,061 stores

LinkedIn 1.7%

55,634 stores

WhatsApp 0.4%

13,865 stores

Vimeo 0.2%

7,266 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Apple Pay (February 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Apple Pay e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 1164639 35.06%
Facebook 859851 25.88%
TikTok 450592 13.56%
YouTube 314667 9.47%
Pinterest 211501 6.37%
Twitter 186753 5.62%
X 57061 1.72%
LinkedIn 55634 1.67%
WhatsApp 13865 0.42%
Vimeo 7266 0.22%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 48.3% (937,365 AI-verified stores) , followed by United Kingdom (10.8%) and Australia (6.3%) .

Base: 1,940,596 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

937,365 AI-verified stores

208,859 AI-verified stores

122,364 AI-verified stores

115,221 AI-verified stores

104,202 AI-verified stores

97,937 AI-verified stores

Italy 2.7%

51,935 AI-verified stores

Spain 2.7%

51,778 AI-verified stores

51,652 AI-verified stores

Japan 1.6%

31,761 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Apple Pay (February 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Apple Pay
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 937365 48.30%
United Kingdom 208859 10.76%
Australia 122364 6.31%
Canada 115221 5.94%
France 104202 5.37%
Germany 97937 5.05%
Italy 51935 2.68%
Spain 51778 2.67%
Netherlands 51652 2.66%
Japan 31761 1.64%
Sweden 22448 1.16%
Hong Kong 22355 1.15%
New Zealand 21603 1.11%
Switzerland 18802 0.97%
Mexico 16534 0.85%
Poland 15496 0.80%
Belgium 14998 0.77%
Denmark 12210 0.63%
Portugal 11962 0.62%
Ireland 11114 0.57%

Dataset Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 2.3m 100.00%
Emails 1.0m 46.34%
Phones 192.8k 8.55%
Ecommerce platform 2.3m 100.00%
Couriers 327.5k 14.52%
Payment Providers 321.3k 14.24%
Categories 1.5m 67.35%
Social Media 1.3m 58.65%

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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