--- title: "Shopify Payments: search popularity worldwide" description: "Shopify Payments is Shopify’s built-in payment processor. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/shopify-payments" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Shopify Payments: search popularity worldwide Shopify Payments is Shopify’s built-in payment processor. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Brand**: Shopify Payments - **Owned by**: Shopify - **Market**: Global - **Measured month**: Sep 2026 - **Share of Search among payment processors**: 0.04% ## Where the brand sits | Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Payment processors | 12 | 0.04% | 12.1K | - [Payment processors](/demand/global-en/categories/payment-processors) ## Top payment processors in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Shopify Payments was mentioned in one out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Shopify Payments is the fifth most recommended of the 15. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Stripe | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Square | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | PayPal | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Helcim | 4th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Shopify Payments | 5th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Adyen | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | GoCardless | 7th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Shopify POS | 8th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Revolut | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Airwallex | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Worldline | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Wise | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Braintree | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Checkout.com | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Mollie | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about payment processors - Asked ChatGPT "Which payment processor should I use?": 1. Stripe, 2. Square, 3. PayPal - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best payment processors?": 1. Stripe, 2. Square, 3. PayPal, 4. Helcim, 5. Shopify Payments, 6. Adyen, 7. Shopify POS - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best payment processor for card and bank payments?": 1. Stripe, 2. Square, 3. Helcim, 4. GoCardless - Searched Google, AI Overview "payment processor": 1. Stripe, 2. PayPal, 3. Square, 4. Helcim - Searched Google, AI Overview "online payment processing": 1. Stripe, 2. PayPal, 3. Square, 4. Helcim Not named in any answer: Revolut, Airwallex, Worldline, Wise, Braintree, Checkout.com and Mollie. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 19, 2026. ## How has branded search demand for Shopify Payments changed worldwide over the last 12 months? - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Shopify Payments worldwide fell from 22.2K to 12.1K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Shopify Payments fell from 11th to 12th among payment processors worldwide. ## How did search popularity change for payment processors worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Revolut gained share of searches among payment processors worldwide, from 13.2% to 15.6%. - In September 2026, PayPal lost share of searches among payment processors worldwide, from 73.2% to 71.5%. - Stripe’s share of searches among payment processors worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 10.8% to 10.3% in September 2026. - In September 2026, Checkout.com rose from 15th to 13th among payment processors worldwide. - In September 2026, Adyen rose from 5th to 4th among payment processors worldwide. - In September 2026, Shopify POS rose from 12th to 11th among payment processors worldwide. ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | Payment processors | 22.2K | 0.07% | 11 | | Nov 2025 | Payment processors | 22.2K | 0.07% | 10 | | Dec 2025 | Payment processors | 22.2K | 0.07% | 9 | | Jan 2026 | Payment processors | 22.2K | 0.07% | 11 | | Feb 2026 | Payment processors | 18.1K | 0.07% | 11 | | Mar 2026 | Payment processors | 22.2K | 0.08% | 11 | | Apr 2026 | Payment processors | 22.2K | 0.08% | 11 | | May 2026 | Payment processors | 22.2K | 0.08% | 11 | | Jun 2026 | Payment processors | 22.2K | 0.08% | 11 | | Jul 2026 | Payment processors | 18.1K | 0.06% | 11 | | Aug 2026 | Payment processors | 18.1K | 0.06% | 11 | | Sep 2026 | Payment processors | 12.1K | 0.04% | 12 | ## How are Shopify Payments’ branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Shopify Payments’ name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for this branded term can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading. - “shopify payments” ## Which payment processors compete with Shopify Payments? - [PayPal](/demand/global-en/brands/paypal) - [Revolut](/demand/global-en/brands/revolut) - [Stripe](/demand/global-en/brands/stripe) - [Adyen](/demand/global-en/brands/adyen) - [Airwallex](/demand/global-en/brands/airwallex) - [GoCardless](/demand/global-en/brands/gocardless) - [Worldline](/demand/global-en/brands/worldline) - [Wise](/demand/global-en/brands/wise) - [Braintree](/demand/global-en/brands/braintree): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/braintree-vs-shopify-payments - [Helcim](/demand/global-en/brands/helcim): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/helcim-vs-shopify-payments - [Shopify POS](/demand/global-en/brands/shopify-pos): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/shopify-payments-vs-shopify-pos - [Checkout.com](/demand/global-en/brands/checkout-com): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/checkout-com-vs-shopify-payments - [Mollie](/demand/global-en/brands/mollie): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/mollie-vs-shopify-payments - [Square](/demand/global-en/brands/square) ## Who owns Shopify Payments? Shopify Payments is owned by Shopify. Brandwave also tracks Shopify, Shopify Collabs, Shopify Shipping and Shopify Subscriptions, owned by the same company, worldwide. - [Shopify](/demand/global-en/companies/shopify): Owns 5 tracked brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Who owns Shopify Payments? Shopify Payments is owned by Shopify. Brandwave also tracks Shopify, Shopify Collabs, Shopify Shipping and Shopify Subscriptions, owned by the same company, worldwide. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Shopify Payments: search popularity worldwide". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/shopify-payments This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/shopify-payments. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.