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PayPal usage report
PayPal, a payment technology, was detected on 198 of the 66086 websites we scanned, a share of 0.3%. Industry data is known for only 57 of those sites, and e-commerce and retail leads that group at 22.8%. The page also shows which other technologies appear alongside PayPal. Data date: 2026-10-28.
- 198websites using it
- 0.3%of 66,086 scanned websites with a detected technology
- 2026-10-28data date
Among the 57 PayPal sites with a known industry, E-commerce and retail is the largest group with 13 sites, or 22.8%. News and media follows with 9 sites (15.8%), then Software and SaaS with 7 sites (12.3%). Personal sites account for 6 sites (10.5%) and Nonprofits for 4 sites (7.0%). Retail is the largest group here, but the spread across other site types is wide.
The technologies that appear most often alongside PayPal are mainly general web tools. jQuery is on 93 PayPal sites (47.0%) and Cloudflare on 76 (38.4%). Google Analytics appears on 72 (36.4%), PHP on 59 (29.8%) and Google Fonts on 52 (26.3%). Google Tag Manager is on 50 (25.3%), Apache HTTP Server on 48 (24.2%) and WordPress on 44 (22.2%).
Example sites where PayPal was detected include bradblog.com, domoticz.com, opengapps.org, boxlunch.com and talkleft.com. This mix of blogs, a software project and a retailer fits the industry split above. No version information was recorded: the count of sites with a detected version is 0, so this page cannot say which PayPal releases are in use.
Industries using PayPal
| Industry | Websites | Share of 57 classified |
|---|---|---|
| E-commerce and retail | 13 | 22.8% |
| News and media | 9 | 15.8% |
| Software and SaaS | 7 | 12.3% |
| Personal sites | 6 | 10.5% |
| Nonprofits | 4 | 7% |
Technologies used together with PayPal
| Technology | Websites | Share of PayPal sites |
|---|---|---|
| jQuery | 93 | 47% |
| Cloudflare | 76 | 38.4% |
| Google Analytics | 72 | 36.4% |
| PHP | 59 | 29.8% |
| Google Fonts | 52 | 26.3% |
| Google Tag Manager | 50 | 25.3% |
| Apache HTTP Server | 48 | 24.2% |
| WordPress | 44 | 22.2% |
Example company websites
bradblog.com, domoticz.com, opengapps.org, boxlunch.com, talkleft.com
FAQ
- How many websites use PayPal?
- We detected PayPal on 198 of the 66086 websites scanned, which is a share of 0.3%. The data is dated 2026-10-28 and covers only the sites in our scan, not the whole web.
- Which industries use PayPal most?
- Of the 57 PayPal sites with a known industry, E-commerce and retail leads with 13 sites (22.8%). News and media has 9 sites (15.8%), Software and SaaS has 7 (12.3%), Personal sites 6 (10.5%) and Nonprofits 4 (7.0%).
- What technologies are commonly used with PayPal?
- jQuery is the most common companion, on 93 PayPal sites (47.0%). Cloudflare follows at 76 sites (38.4%), then Google Analytics at 72 (36.4%), PHP at 59 (29.8%) and Google Fonts at 52 (26.3%).
- Which PayPal versions are in use?
- This page cannot say. No sites with a detectable PayPal version were found, so the versioned site count is 0 and there is no version breakdown to report.
- Which sites use PayPal?
- Examples from our scan include bradblog.com, domoticz.com, opengapps.org, boxlunch.com and talkleft.com. These are a small sample of the 198 sites where PayPal was detected.
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