PayPal Global - All countries and markets - PayPal (2024)

FAQs

How many markets offer PayPal globally? ›

We are available in more than 200 countries/regions and support 25 currencies. Send and receive payments easily over borders and language barriers.

These are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Paraguay, Saint Lucia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, Myanmar, ...

You can send money abroad to another PayPal account just like you would domestically: Enter your recipient's name, PayPal handle, email, or mobile phone. Enter the amount, choose the currency, and add a note if you'd like. Choose your payment type and payment method.

Which countries accept PayPal payments, and which countries don't? PayPal is available in over 200 countries worldwide, including the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and most of Europe. Some countries where PayPal is not available include Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Iraq, Iran, and North Korea.

With a market capitalization of $69.41 billion, PayPal holds 45% of the global payments market share, making it the #1 payment processor globally. Up to 36 million merchants use PayPal in over 165 countries worldwide. PayPal currently has 27,200 employees on its payroll.

Companies using PayPal for payment-management are majorly from United States with 228,682 customers. 75.08% of PayPal customers are from the United States. Other top countries using PayPal are United Kingdom and Germany with 22,535(7.40%) and 12,441(4.08%) customers respectively.

In October 2002, eBay acquired PayPal for $1.5 billion, making PayPal the official payments provider for eBay. PayPal continued to grow. By 2011, it had more than 100 million active users in 190 markets and 25 currencies.

Yes. PayPal can definitely work in China. The service of PayPal is now available in 200 countries and regions, including Hong Kong China, Taiwan China, and Mainland China¹.

Why PayPal is not available in other countries? ›

PayPal is not available in all countries due to several factors, such as: Government regulations: Governments in some countries have strict regulations on money transfers, which can make it difficult to use online payment services like PayPal. Therefore, PayPal may not be allowed to operate in certain countries.

It's free to use PayPal to donate or to pay for a purchase or any other type of commercial transaction unless it involves a currency conversion.

We are available in more than 200 countries/regions and support 25 currencies. Send and receive payments easily over borders and language barriers. We're here for you, wherever you are.

If you're moving abroad, you'll need to close your existing account and open a new account. You can have two PayPal accounts, so long as only one is a business account if you maintain residences in two countries.

If you receive an international payment for a purchase, you're charged a standard fee, plus an additional fixed fee. The fixed fee is based on the currency of the payment. Please visit our Fees page for more information. It's free to send payments for your purchases, even for some international payments.

PayPal has market share of 37.87% in payment-management market. PayPal competes with 104 competitor tools in payment-management category. The top alternatives for PayPal payment-management tool are Stripe with 38.66%, Authorize.net with 5.67%, Square Point of Sale with 4.12% market share.

PayPal is widely accepted on over 35 million sites worldwide, including both online and offline retail.

As of March 2022, the number of active accounts on PayPal stood at 429 million users.

PayPal Merchant Accounts

There were 36 million merchant accounts on PayPal in 2023.