Klarna Checkout Technology Adoption in E-commerce

Discover 206.0k verified e-commerce stores using Klarna Checkout. Analyze technology adoption, market trends, integration patterns, and business insights.

Detected across 210.3k domains. 206.0k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: April 2026

206.0k verified active stores out of 210.3k detected · 98.0% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify leads with 96.8% of stores with physical delivery (199,221 stores) , followed by Magento (1.6%) and Custom (0.7%) .

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)

Shopify 96.8%

199,221 stores

3,205 stores

1,418 stores

798 stores

332 stores

213 stores

109 stores

98 stores

47 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 Klarna Checkout
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 199221 96.80%
Magento 3205 1.56%
Custom 1418 0.69%
WooCommerce 798 0.39%
BigCommerce 332 0.16%
PrestaShop 213 0.10%
Salesforce Commerce Cloud 186 0.09%
Zoorix, Shopify 109 0.05%
Shopify, Zoorix 98 0.05%
Wix eCommerce 47 0.02%
Shopware 47 0.02%
OpenCart 43 0.02%
Workstand 40 0.02%
MyCashFlow 37 0.02%
DanDomain Webshop 18 0.01%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 27.7% of all stores (39,161 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (18.7%) and Jewelry & Watches (8.3%) .

Base: 141,567 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (68.7% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 27.7%

39,161 stores

Health & Beauty 18.7%

26,486 stores

Jewelry & Watches 8.3%

11,718 stores

Food & Beverages 7.2%

10,182 stores

Home & Garden 6.2%

8,710 stores

Electronics & Technology 4.9%

6,904 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 4.3%

6,043 stores

Arts & Entertainment 4.1%

5,766 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 3.6%

5,150 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 3.5%

5,002 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Klarna Checkout store categories (March 2026)
Distribution of categories in Klarna Checkout e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 39161 27.66%
Health & Beauty 26486 18.71%
Jewelry & Watches 11718 8.28%
Food & Beverages 10182 7.19%
Home & Garden 8710 6.15%
Electronics & Technology 6904 4.88%
Furniture & Home Decor 6043 4.27%
Arts & Entertainment 5766 4.07%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 5150 3.64%
Gifts & Special Occasions 5002 3.53%
Pets & Pet Supplies 4732 3.34%
Vehicles & Parts 4174 2.95%
Toys & Games 3296 2.33%
Baby & Toddler 2312 1.63%
Tools & Hardware 1931 1.36%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 23.7% among AI-verified physical stores (41,890 stores) , followed by Klarna (19.8%) and Apple Pay (11.2%) .

Base: 59,936 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (28.5% 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 23.7%

41,890 stores

Klarna 19.8%

35,100 stores

19,808 stores

17,038 stores

13,203 stores

12,684 stores

8,124 stores

5,955 stores

VISA 2.6%

4,554 stores

4,428 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Klarna Checkout payment providers (March 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Klarna Checkout e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 41890 23.66%
Klarna 35100 19.82%
Apple Pay 19808 11.19%
Google Pay 17038 9.62%
Stripe Connect 13203 7.46%
American Express 12684 7.16%
MasterCard 8124 4.59%
Amazon Pay 5955 3.36%
VISA 4554 2.57%
Bancontact 4428 2.50%
Amazon Payments 4195 2.37%
SEPA 3837 2.17%
iDEAL 2432 1.37%
Przelewy24 1942 1.10%
UnionPay 1895 1.07%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

DHL leads with 32.5% among AI-verified physical stores (26,059 stores) , followed by DPD (11.7%) and UPS (10.7%) .

Base: 48,939 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (23.3% 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 32.5%

26,059 stores

DPD 11.7%

9,417 stores

UPS 10.7%

8,582 stores

7,974 stores

GLS 6.3%

5,079 stores

FedEx 5.1%

4,080 stores

3,712 stores

3,059 stores

2,982 stores

1,962 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Klarna Checkout shipping carriers (March 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Klarna Checkout e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
DHL 26059 32.50%
DPD 9417 11.75%
UPS 8582 10.70%
Royal Mail 7974 9.95%
GLS 5079 6.34%
FedEx 4080 5.09%
Deutsche Post 3712 4.63%
Hermes 3059 3.82%
PostNL 2982 3.72%
PostNord 1962 2.45%
Colissimo 1818 2.27%
USPS 1798 2.24%
Mondial Relay 1307 1.63%
Evri 1188 1.48%
La Poste 1153 1.44%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 68,729 new stores were launched in Klarna Checkout , with the highest activity in 2026-02 (9,060 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-02 13.2%

9,060 stores launched

2026-01 15.8%

10,831 stores launched

2025-12 12.1%

8,346 stores launched

2025-11 10.9%

7,515 stores launched

2025-10 8.3%

5,693 stores launched

2025-09 6.4%

4,384 stores launched

2025-08 6.1%

4,221 stores launched

2025-07 5.8%

3,989 stores launched

2025-06 4.9%

3,383 stores launched

2025-05 5.8%

4,012 stores launched

2025-04 5.4%

3,735 stores launched

2025-03 5.2%

3,560 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Klarna Checkout (March 2026)
Monthly store launches in Klarna Checkout over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-02 9060 13.18%
2026-01 10831 15.76%
2025-12 8346 12.14%
2025-11 7515 10.93%
2025-10 5693 8.28%
2025-09 4384 6.38%
2025-08 4221 6.14%
2025-07 3989 5.80%
2025-06 3383 4.92%
2025-05 4012 5.84%
2025-04 3735 5.43%
2025-03 3560 5.18%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 205,220 active stores in Klarna Checkout are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (19,967 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 9.7%

19,967 active stores

2025 27.3%

56,061 active stores

2024 13.7%

28,205 active stores

2023 8.8%

18,062 active stores

2022 6.4%

13,038 active stores

2021 6.4%

13,156 active stores

2020 5.6%

11,390 active stores

2019 3.3%

6,759 active stores

2018 3.4%

6,976 active stores

2017 2.5%

5,110 active stores

2016 1.3%

2,599 active stores

2015 1.1%

2,316 active stores

2014 1.3%

2,572 active stores

2013 1.8%

3,735 active stores

2012 0.9%

1,792 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Klarna Checkout by original launch year (March 2026)
Active stores in Klarna Checkout by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 19967 9.73%
2025 56061 27.32%
2024 28205 13.74%
2023 18062 8.80%
2022 13038 6.35%
2021 13156 6.41%
2020 11390 5.55%
2019 6759 3.29%
2018 6976 3.40%
2017 5110 2.49%
2016 2599 1.27%
2015 2316 1.13%
2014 2572 1.25%
2013 3735 1.82%
2012 1792 0.87%
2011 1893 0.92%
2010 1524 0.74%
2009 1421 0.69%
2008 1102 0.54%
2007 1010 0.49%
2006 754 0.37%
2005 664 0.32%
2004 1036 0.50%
2003 787 0.38%
2002 666 0.32%
2001 981 0.48%
2000 619 0.30%
1999 488 0.24%
1998 277 0.13%
1997 125 0.06%
1996 106 0.05%
1995 29 0.01%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 35.0% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (122,812 stores) , followed by Facebook (25.7%) and TikTok (15.0%) .

Base: 133,538 stores with any detectable social profile (63.5% 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 35.0%

122,812 stores

Facebook 25.7%

90,064 stores

TikTok 15.0%

52,703 stores

YouTube 9.8%

34,500 stores

Pinterest 5.6%

19,637 stores

Twitter 3.6%

12,708 stores

LinkedIn 2.5%

8,886 stores

X 1.6%

5,510 stores

WhatsApp 0.9%

3,285 stores

Vimeo 0.2%

710 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Klarna Checkout (March 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Klarna Checkout e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 122812 35.01%
Facebook 90064 25.67%
TikTok 52703 15.02%
YouTube 34500 9.83%
Pinterest 19637 5.60%
Twitter 12708 3.62%
LinkedIn 8886 2.53%
X 5510 1.57%
WhatsApp 3285 0.94%
Vimeo 710 0.20%

Geographic Distribution

Germany leads with 28.7% (55,499 AI-verified stores) , followed by United Kingdom (22.4%) and Italy (6.9%) .

Base: 193,446 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

Germany 28.7%

55,499 AI-verified stores

43,295 AI-verified stores

Italy 6.9%

13,391 AI-verified stores

13,358 AI-verified stores

13,280 AI-verified stores

12,166 AI-verified stores

Spain 5.4%

10,515 AI-verified stores

6,393 AI-verified stores

6,018 AI-verified stores

4,630 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Klarna Checkout (March 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Klarna Checkout
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
Germany 55499 28.69%
United Kingdom 43295 22.38%
Italy 13391 6.92%
Netherlands 13358 6.91%
France 13280 6.86%
Sweden 12166 6.29%
Spain 10515 5.44%
United States 6393 3.30%
Austria 6018 3.11%
Poland 4630 2.39%
Norway 2838 1.47%
Denmark 1887 0.98%
Belgium 1857 0.96%
Switzerland 1671 0.86%
Finland 1426 0.74%
Greece 1265 0.65%
Ireland 1111 0.57%
Lithuania 1029 0.53%
Hong Kong 994 0.51%
Portugal 823 0.43%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 210.3k 100.00%
Emails 114.2k 54.32%
Phones 38.5k 18.32%
Ecommerce platform 210.2k 99.96%
Couriers 48.9k 23.28%
Payment Providers 59.9k 28.51%
Categories 146.5k 69.65%
Social Media 133.5k 63.51%

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 Klarna Checkout e-commerce intelligence?

We track 206.0k verified Klarna Checkout 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.

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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 →

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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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