Quarterly number of PayPal active accounts worldwide 2010-2024

PayPal's users - tracked by way of active registered accounts - declined into the first quarter of 2024, alongside a continued slowdown year-on-year. Daily active users (DAU) can vary per country, however. PayPal use in the UK, for instance, was somewhat higher than in Germany but significantly higher than the DAU found in 19 other European countries. PayPal in generalPayPal is a global online payment business allowing users to make payments and money transfers online. In 2002, PayPal was acquired by auction site eBay and has made great gains in visibility and online popularity since then. The service is often considered as the leader of the online and mobile payment market. Many retailers such as BestBuy and Home Depot and digital content sellers like Humble Bundle or Valve use PayPal as an in-store payment or digital wallet top-up method. Online payment providers usually generate revenue through transaction fees. AdoptionRecently, brick-and-mortar retailers and shops have also begun to accept PayPal as a mobile payment method. As of December 2018, 36 percent of North American retailers already accepted PayPal as a payment method and 34 percent planned to accept it within the next 24 months. Customers are required to use their NFC-enabled mobile device to make a payment or use a PayPal card, which can also be swiped or touched in at physical point-of-sale locations. In 2018, the service's annual mobile payment volume amounted to 227 billion US dollars, representing a 46 percent growth compared to the previous year.

PayPal用户群，通过活跃注册账户追踪，截至2024年第一季度已呈现下降趋势，且逐年持续放缓。然而，每日活跃用户（DAU）数量在不同国家之间存在差异。以英国为例，PayPal的使用率略高于德国，但显著高于19个其他欧洲国家的DAU。总体而言，PayPal是一家全球在线支付业务，允许用户在线进行支付和货币转账。2002年，PayPal被拍卖网站eBay收购，自那时起，其在可见度和在线普及度方面取得了显著提升。该服务通常被视为在线和移动支付市场的领导者。众多零售商，如BestBuy和Home Depot，以及数字内容销售商，如Humble Bundle或Valve，均采用PayPal作为店内支付或数字钱包充值方式。在线支付服务提供商通常通过交易费来产生收入。接纳度方面，近年来，实体零售商和商店也开始接受PayPal作为移动支付方式。截至2018年12月，北美36%的零售商已接受PayPal作为支付方式，34%计划在未来24个月内接受。客户需使用其NFC功能手机设备进行支付，或使用PayPal卡，该卡也可在实体销售点的支付终端上进行刷卡或触碰。2018年，该服务的年度移动支付交易额达到2270亿美元，较上一年增长了46%。