Klarna Checkout Technology Adoption in E-commerce

Discover 177.6k e-commerce stores using Klarna Checkout. Analyze technology adoption, market trends, integration patterns, and business insights.

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E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify leads with 96.4% of stores with physical delivery (170,951 stores) , followed by Magento (1.7%) 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 96.4%

170,951 stores

3,060 stores

1,312 stores

839 stores

342 stores

246 stores

94 stores

94 stores

58 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 Klarna Checkout
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 170951 96.38%
Magento 3060 1.73%
Custom 1312 0.74%
WooCommerce 839 0.47%
BigCommerce 342 0.19%
PrestaShop 246 0.14%
Salesforce Commerce Cloud 194 0.11%
Zoorix, Shopify 94 0.05%
Shopify, Zoorix 94 0.05%
Wix eCommerce 58 0.03%
Shopware 53 0.03%
Workstand 44 0.02%
OpenCart 38 0.02%
MyCashFlow 36 0.02%
JTL Shop 20 0.01%

All Stores Distribution

Shopify holds 96.4% share of all Klarna Checkout e-commerce stores (191,364) , with Magento at 1.8% and Custom at 0.7% (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 96.4%

191,364 stores

3,500 stores

1,312 stores

1,078 stores

367 stores

263 stores

103 stores

99 stores

75 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (December 2025)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in Klarna Checkout
Platform Total Stores Percentage
Shopify 191364 96.36%
Magento 3500 1.76%
Custom 1312 0.66%
WooCommerce 1078 0.54%
BigCommerce 367 0.18%
PrestaShop 263 0.13%
Salesforce Commerce Cloud 209 0.11%
Zoorix, Shopify 103 0.05%
Shopify, Zoorix 99 0.05%
Wix eCommerce 75 0.04%
Shopware 68 0.03%
Workstand 44 0.02%
OpenCart 41 0.02%
MyCashFlow 36 0.02%
JTL Shop 25 0.01%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 30.1% of all stores (38,021 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (17.7%) and Jewelry & Watches (8.5%) .

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 30.1%

38,021 stores

Health & Beauty 17.7%

22,369 stores

Jewelry & Watches 8.5%

10,683 stores

Food & Beverages 6.4%

8,030 stores

Home & Garden 6.2%

7,775 stores

Electronics & Technology 5.1%

6,444 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 4.0%

5,076 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 3.7%

4,612 stores

Arts & Entertainment 3.5%

4,462 stores

Pets & Pet Supplies 3.4%

4,303 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Klarna Checkout store categories (December 2025)
Distribution of categories in Klarna Checkout e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 38021 30.12%
Health & Beauty 22369 17.72%
Jewelry & Watches 10683 8.46%
Food & Beverages 8030 6.36%
Home & Garden 7775 6.16%
Electronics & Technology 6444 5.11%
Furniture & Home Decor 5076 4.02%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 4612 3.65%
Arts & Entertainment 4462 3.54%
Pets & Pet Supplies 4303 3.41%
Gifts & Special Occasions 4187 3.32%
Vehicles & Parts 3549 2.81%
Toys & Games 2953 2.34%
Baby & Toddler 2154 1.71%
Tools & Hardware 1604 1.27%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 23.2% among AI-verified physical stores (36,190 stores) , followed by Klarna (19.9%) and Apple Pay (11.0%) .

Base: 59,294 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (29.8% 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 23.2%

36,190 stores

Klarna 19.9%

31,163 stores

17,177 stores

14,881 stores

11,716 stores

11,298 stores

7,580 stores

5,401 stores

VISA 2.6%

4,106 stores

4,019 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Klarna Checkout payment providers (December 2025)
Distribution of payment providers in Klarna Checkout e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 36190 23.15%
Klarna 31163 19.93%
Apple Pay 17177 10.99%
Google Pay 14881 9.52%
Stripe Connect 11716 7.49%
American Express 11298 7.23%
MasterCard 7580 4.85%
Amazon Pay 5401 3.45%
VISA 4106 2.63%
Bancontact 4019 2.57%
Amazon Payments 3830 2.45%
SEPA 3290 2.10%
iDEAL 2191 1.40%
Przelewy24 1831 1.17%
UnionPay 1652 1.06%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

DHL leads with 33.0% among AI-verified physical stores (22,948 stores) , followed by DPD (11.9%) and UPS (10.6%) .

Base: 46,147 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (23.2% 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 33.0%

22,948 stores

DPD 11.9%

8,290 stores

UPS 10.6%

7,408 stores

7,137 stores

GLS 6.2%

4,327 stores

FedEx 5.1%

3,523 stores

3,270 stores

2,798 stores

2,716 stores

1,888 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Klarna Checkout shipping carriers (December 2025)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Klarna Checkout e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
DHL 22948 32.96%
DPD 8290 11.91%
UPS 7408 10.64%
Royal Mail 7137 10.25%
GLS 4327 6.21%
FedEx 3523 5.06%
Deutsche Post 3270 4.70%
Hermes 2798 4.02%
PostNL 2716 3.90%
PostNord 1888 2.71%
USPS 1717 2.47%
Evri 1070 1.54%
Colissimo 1022 1.47%
TNT 761 1.09%
Correos 751 1.08%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 63,469 new stores were launched in Klarna Checkout , with the highest activity in 2025-11 (9,244 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2025-11 14.6%

9,244 stores launched

2025-10 11.1%

7,030 stores launched

2025-09 9.2%

5,868 stores launched

2025-08 9.1%

5,784 stores launched

2025-07 9.2%

5,814 stores launched

2025-06 7.1%

4,491 stores launched

2025-05 8.7%

5,502 stores launched

2025-04 7.6%

4,828 stores launched

2025-03 8.0%

5,092 stores launched

2025-02 6.4%

4,056 stores launched

2025-01 6.4%

4,082 stores launched

2024-12 2.6%

1,678 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Klarna Checkout (December 2025)
Monthly store launches in Klarna Checkout over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2025-11 9244 14.56%
2025-10 7030 11.08%
2025-09 5868 9.25%
2025-08 5784 9.11%
2025-07 5814 9.16%
2025-06 4491 7.08%
2025-05 5502 8.67%
2025-04 4828 7.61%
2025-03 5092 8.02%
2025-02 4056 6.39%
2025-01 4082 6.43%
2024-12 1678 2.64%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 176,990 active stores in Klarna Checkout are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2025 (61,822 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2025 34.9%

61,822 active stores

2024 15.5%

27,442 active stores

2023 9.3%

16,456 active stores

2022 6.3%

11,126 active stores

2021 6.5%

11,430 active stores

2020 5.4%

9,582 active stores

2019 3.1%

5,551 active stores

2018 3.3%

5,872 active stores

2017 2.3%

4,116 active stores

2016 1.3%

2,361 active stores

2015 1.1%

2,012 active stores

2014 1.3%

2,255 active stores

2013 1.9%

3,352 active stores

2012 0.9%

1,588 active stores

2011 1.0%

1,789 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Klarna Checkout by original launch year (December 2025)
Active stores in Klarna Checkout by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2025 61822 34.93%
2024 27442 15.50%
2023 16456 9.30%
2022 11126 6.29%
2021 11430 6.46%
2020 9582 5.41%
2019 5551 3.14%
2018 5872 3.32%
2017 4116 2.33%
2016 2361 1.33%
2015 2012 1.14%
2014 2255 1.27%
2013 3352 1.89%
2012 1588 0.90%
2011 1789 1.01%
2010 1360 0.77%
2009 1244 0.70%
2008 974 0.55%
2007 926 0.52%
2006 657 0.37%
2005 587 0.33%
2004 943 0.53%
2003 684 0.39%
2002 595 0.34%
2001 845 0.48%
2000 531 0.30%
1999 401 0.23%
1998 250 0.14%
1997 110 0.06%
1996 100 0.06%
1995 29 0.02%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 35.0% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (104,915 stores) , followed by Facebook (25.7%) and TikTok (15.3%) .

Base: 123,644 stores with any detectable social profile (62.2% 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 35.0%

104,915 stores

Facebook 25.7%

76,991 stores

TikTok 15.3%

45,752 stores

YouTube 9.6%

28,751 stores

Pinterest 5.5%

16,552 stores

Twitter 3.9%

11,765 stores

LinkedIn 2.3%

6,959 stores

X 1.5%

4,374 stores

WhatsApp 0.9%

2,719 stores

Vimeo 0.2%

595 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Klarna Checkout (December 2025)
Distribution of social media platforms in Klarna Checkout e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 104915 35.04%
Facebook 76991 25.72%
TikTok 45752 15.28%
YouTube 28751 9.60%
Pinterest 16552 5.53%
Twitter 11765 3.93%
LinkedIn 6959 2.32%
X 4374 1.46%
WhatsApp 2719 0.91%
Vimeo 595 0.20%

Geographic Distribution

Germany leads with 28.8% (48,918 AI-verified stores) , followed by United Kingdom (22.8%) and Sweden (8.3%) .

Base: 169,969 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

Germany 28.8%

48,918 AI-verified stores

38,775 AI-verified stores

14,149 AI-verified stores

13,354 AI-verified stores

Italy 7.0%

11,933 AI-verified stores

Spain 4.7%

7,987 AI-verified stores

7,055 AI-verified stores

5,460 AI-verified stores

5,238 AI-verified stores

4,518 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Klarna Checkout (December 2025)
Geographic distribution of stores using Klarna Checkout
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
Germany 48918 28.78%
United Kingdom 38775 22.81%
Sweden 14149 8.32%
Netherlands 13354 7.86%
Italy 11933 7.02%
Spain 7987 4.70%
France 7055 4.15%
Poland 5460 3.21%
Austria 5238 3.08%
United States 4518 2.66%
Norway 2751 1.62%
Greece 1527 0.90%
Denmark 1336 0.79%
Belgium 1212 0.71%
Lithuania 1134 0.67%
Hong Kong 1118 0.66%
Finland 1094 0.64%
Latvia 821 0.48%
Estonia 818 0.48%
Slovenia 771 0.45%

Dataset Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 198.9k 100.00%
Emails 105.2k 52.87%
Phones 37.2k 18.68%
Ecommerce platform 198.8k 99.96%
Couriers 46.1k 23.20%
Payment Providers 59.3k 29.81%
Categories 140.0k 70.39%
Social Media 123.6k 62.17%

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