Afterpay for Shopify — Usage Statistics
Afterpay runs on 1.9% of the 3,500,000+ Shopify stores across our full detection dataset. For how its share is moving right now, see app trends.
#45 most-used app in our datasetAfterpay is a Shopify app used by 1.9% of the Shopify stores in our dataset, ranking #45 among all apps we track. The figure reflects the app detected on live storefronts, not App Store install counts.
Afterpay adoption trend
Afterpay has slipped from 2.2% to 0.7% of the stores scanned each month over recent months. See all Shopify trends →
Afterpay is a buy-now-pay-later option that lets shoppers split a purchase into four interest-free installments. The store gets paid upfront and Afterpay carries the repayment risk. On Shopify it shows up as a checkout payment method and an on-product messaging widget rather than a typical app, which is why our detector picks it up as a storefront fingerprint across live stores.
In our data it sits mid-table among payment tools by store count, running on a couple of thousand live Shopify stores. Those merchants tend to carry larger catalogs and run more apps than the average store, which fits its core use: higher-consideration purchases where spreading the cost lifts conversion and order value. The figures below show where it ranks and the themes its stores run.
Why stores add it: BNPL takes the price shock out of checkout, which tends to lift completed orders and average order value on mid-to-higher ticket items. That lift is the whole reason to carry it.
Who it suits: the stores running it skew toward larger catalogs and a shopper base that values spreading payments. It matters less for very low-ticket or pure impulse buys, where the installments barely move the decision.
What it costs you: Afterpay is free to add, including the on-site messaging, with no monthly subscription. You pay only when a customer uses it: a per-sale fee of roughly 4% to 6% plus about $0.30, scaled to your volume and region, in return for being paid upfront while Afterpay carries the repayment risk.
How it goes on: it is added as a payment method and a product-page message, not a one-click app install, so setup runs through Afterpay's merchant onboarding and your Shopify payment settings.
Apps installed alongside Afterpay
| # | App | % of stores | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Klaviyo
Email Marketing |
76.8% | |
| 2 |
 Loox ‑ Product Reviews App
Product reviews |
34.4% | |
| 3 |
 Yotpo
Product reviews |
34.3% | |
| 4 |
 Judge.me Product Reviews App
Product reviews |
31% | |
| 5 |
 Gorgias
Support - Other |
25.7% | |
| 6 |
 Recharge
Subscriptions |
24.9% | |
| 7 |
 Rebuy Personalization Engine
Checkout - Other |
18.6% | |
| 8 |
 Triplewhale
Analytics |
18.5% | |
| 9 |
 Swym Wishlist
Wishlists |
18.1% | |
| 10 |
 Countdown Timer
Countdown timer |
17.9% |
Themes commonly running Afterpay
| # | Theme | % of stores | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dawn |
11.2% | |
| 2 | Prestige |
7.4% | |
| 3 | Impulse |
6.6% | |
| 4 | Symmetry |
3.1% | |
| 5 | Debut |
3% | |
| 6 | Broadcast |
2.3% | |
| 7 | ecomify |
2.1% | |
| 8 | Turbo |
1.8% | |
| 9 | Palo Alto |
1.8% | |
| 10 | Warehouse |
1.6% |
Store types using Afterpay
By business model
- Subscription 26.1%
- Multichannel & Marketplaces 12.1%
- Wholesale / B2B 5.9%
- Print on Demand 2.2%
- Dropshipping 2.1%
By what they sell
- Apparel & Accessories 52.3%
- Health & Beauty 29.1%
- Home & Garden 18.1%
- Food, Beverages & Tobacco 16.2%
- T-Shirts 15.8%
- Dresses 5.8%
Examples of stores running Afterpay
- rhodeskin.com
- stevemadden.com
- kyliecosmetics.com
- popflex.com
- bloomnu.com
- blenderseyewear.com
Store owners can request removal of their domain from example listings.
Frequently asked questions
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How this data works
This figure comes from live detection: we scan Shopify storefronts and read the apps each one runs, then express it as a share of the 3,500,000+ stores in our dataset. It is a share of every store in our dataset, not just recently scanned stores, so it moves more slowly than the month-over-month figures on our trends page. We report what is currently detected, not historical installs or Theme Store / App Store counts.
Independent by design: rankings are determined solely by live detection data. Affiliate relationships never affect what ranks or how stores are counted. Read the full methodology →
Citing this data
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ShopThemeDetector, "Afterpay Shopify app usage statistics", 2026. https://shopthemedetector.com/shopify-apps/afterpay
