PayPal trends

Statistics report with key figures on digital payment provider PayPal

PayPal trends

PayPal is widely seen as one the world's largest payment processing companies. How does the fintech platform perform and what are its key takeaways?

This report aims to provide an overview of the company and brand PayPal. It aims to bring together several content pieces that focus on the company, whilst also adding more detailed information. The chapters in this report are as follows:

1. Key figures
This chapter brings together the three most important payment figures: Users, transaction volume - the value of transactions in U.S. dollars - and the number of transactions processed.
2. Usage
How many users does PayPal have across the world, including countries like Poland, France, and Germany?
3. Financial
What is the performance of PayPal Holdings? This chapter focuses on the company's financial statement, including such metrices as revenue and net income but also potential investments.
4. Brand awareness
This chapter explores how consumers interact with PayPal online and whether merchants use the technology or not.
5. Diversity
U.S. companies increasingly report on diversity within their company. How are these figures for PayPal?
6. Trends
PayPal is more than the "PayPal" payment method. It owns Venmo - a popular payment method in the U.S. - and actively explores Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL). This chapter reveals some of these activities.

The majority of figures provided in this report are quarterly or annual.

Table of contents

Key figures

5
  • Premium Statistic Quarterly number of PayPal active accounts worldwide 2010-2024
  • Premium Statistic Quarterly TPV (Total Payment Volume) of PayPal 2014-2024, in USD
  • Premium Statistic Annual TPV (Total Payment Volume) of PayPal in USD 2012-2024
  • Premium Statistic Quarterly number of PayPal payments 2014-2024
  • Premium Statistic Annual number of payment transactions of PayPal 2012-2024

Usage

5
  • Premium Statistic Market share of online payment processing software on web domains worldwide 2025
  • Premium Statistic PayPal penetration, online and offline, in 21 countries worldwide in Q4 2024
  • Premium Statistic Merchants who accept PayPal for online payments in 188 countries worldwide 2025
  • Premium Statistic Quarterly PayPal penetration, online or offline, in the U.S. 2018-2024
  • Premium Statistic Quarterly PayPal penetration, online or offline, in Italy 2018-2024

Financials

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  • Premium Statistic Quarterly revenue of PayPal 2010-2024
  • Premium Statistic Annual revenue of PayPal 2010-2024
  • Premium Statistic Quarterly net income of PayPal 2014-2024
  • Premium Statistic Quarterly take rate of PayPal 2015-2024
  • Premium Statistic PayPal monthly share price on the Nasdaq stock exchange 2015-2025
  • Premium Statistic Annual R&D expenditure of PayPal 2014-2024
  • Premium Statistic Annual sales and marketing expenditure of PayPal 2013-2024
  • Premium Statistic Paypal Holdings operating profit 2019-2023

Awareness

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  • Premium Statistic Monthly consumer searches for "PayPal" on Google in 227 countries worldwide 2025-2025
  • Premium Statistic PayPal usage on websites across 166 countries and territories worldwide 2023
  • Premium Statistic Merchants who accept PayPal for online payments in 188 countries worldwide 2025
  • Premium Forecast PayPal brand profile in the United States 2023
  • Premium Forecast PayPal brand profile in the UK 2023
  • Premium Forecast PayPal brand profile in Germany 2023

Diversity

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  • Premium Statistic PayPal employees 2015-2023
  • Premium Statistic Annual share of male and female employees at PayPal worldwide 2017-2023
  • Premium Statistic Share of male and female employees at PayPal worldwide 2023, by role
  • Premium Statistic Ethnicity among employees at PayPal worldwide 2023
  • Premium Statistic Ethnicity among employees at PayPal worldwide, by role 2023

Trends

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  • Premium Statistic Quarterly TPV (Total Payment Volume) of Venmo in USD 2017-2024
  • Premium Statistic Merchants who accept Venmo for online payments in 153 countries worldwide 2025
  • Premium Statistic Merchants who accept PayPal for online payments in 188 countries worldwide 2025
  • Premium Statistic Merchants who use Pay in 4 for buy now, pay later in 33 countries worldwide 2025
  • Premium Statistic Annual number of crypto assets of PayPal 2022-2024
  • Premium Statistic Largest fintech companies worldwide 2025, by market cap
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