Help your business grow with PayPal’s powerful consumer knowledge

With data from 416+ million global accounts, PayPal has the knowledge to help your business grow. See what the data has to say.

Connect with a global base of active customers who trust the PayPal brand

Online shopping is here to stay, and PayPal can help you establish a trusted, seamless online customer experience. Known across the world as a highly secure payments partner, we have 416+ million active global account holders who purchased $310 billion worth of goods in Q3 of 2021 alone.2

We understand global enterprise needs, and our vast customer reach and transaction volume give us valuable insight into customer preferences and buying habits – insight that can help you acquire, convert, and retain customers. Approximately 41% of U.S. consumers were shopping through digital channels by the end of 2020 – more than a 75% from early March 2020.1

By offering PayPal, you can access a large and ever-growing customer base of active consumers in the United States and around the globe.

  • Global – 44% of active accounts were outside the United States, as of September 30, 2021.2
  • Cross-border – 32% of PayPal active accounts have made more than 6 cross-border transactions.5
  • Growing – PayPal added an average of 91 consumers every minute in Q3 2021.2
  • Active – PayPal active account holders made an average of 44 payment transactions Q3 2020-Q3 2021.2

Trust is paramount in the online shopping world, and consumers trust PayPal

79% of U.S. consumers rate “trusting that their financial information is secure” as the top factor they consider when paying online.6

PayPal is the second most trusted brand globally,7 the fourth most trusted brand in America,8 and one of the most trusted brands across all payment providers in the United States.6

PayPal is the most trusted buy now, pay later brand among Millennial and Gen Z consumers in the United States.6

Offering PayPal can help you acquire, convert, and retain customers

When a merchant offers PayPal, users are more likely to trust that merchant, feel secure, make a purchase, and return.

Acquire

  • When it comes to digital payments, PayPal is the most trusted brand globally to keep financial information secure.9
  • 69% of U.S. PayPal users feel more secure shopping at a merchant that accepts paypal10

Convert

  • PayPal can increase checkout conversion by 28%.11
  • 49% of PayPal users have abandoned a purchase because PayPal was not available.10
  • PayPal’s buy now, pay later solutions are boosting merchants’ conversion rates and increasing cart sizes by 39%.12

Retain

  • PayPal increases repeat purchases by 13% from the same merchant.11
  • PayPal users are 7% more likely to have a favorable online experience vs. non-PayPal users.13
  • Merchant Net Promoter Score is 8 points higher when paying with PayPal.13

We have a front-row seat to global consumer preferences. Using our robust marketing tools and shopping channels, we can help you reach more buyers, boost conversions, and drive loyalty. In fact, 75% of the top 1,500 North American and European retailers already offer PayPal.14 Discover how we can use our consumer knowledge to help power your business.

PayPal Consumer Knowledge Infographic Full (PDF)

PayPal Consumer Knowledge Infographic Full (PDF)

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