PayPal
Digital payment services which offer online wallets, merchant solutions, and checkout options for individuals and merchants.
PayPal popularity rank history
Monthly average · last 12 moA lower rank number means higher popularity. Dashed sections represent months outside the Tranco ranking.
How to read a popularity rank
The lower the number, the higher the ranking. WhoTrends uses the Tranco ranking system, which is a research-based ranking that incorporates multiple sources in order to eliminate any short-term fluctuations and bias. This is a relative ranking based on popularity.
PayPal domain registration
WHOIS record| Registered | 1999-07-15 (27 yr) |
| Expires | 2026-07-15 |
| Registrar | MarkMonitor, Inc. |
| DNSSEC | Enabled |
| Name servers | ns1-pchnet.paypal.com, pdns100.ultradns.com, ns2-pchnet.paypal.com, pdns100.ultradns.net |
PayPal classification
Public profile| Type | Saas |
| Industry | Finance |
| Market | BOTH |
| Monetization | subscription |
| Pricing | paid |
| App | iOS / Android |
| Audience | online businesses and consumers |
| Tags |
PayPal competitors
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Provider of AI-powered financial software and services for individuals, small businesses, and accountants.
| May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct |
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| #122 | #136 | #137 | #145 | #139 | #126 |
Payment processing and commerce platform providing APIs, tools and services for online businesses and developers.
| May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct |
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| #245 | #240 | #239 | #238 | #238 | #222 |
Forter provides fraud prevention and payment protection SaaS for online merchants and payment providers.
| May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct |
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| #253 | #260 | #267 | #277 | #272 | #252 |
Payment and business management platform for merchants and small businesses, offering POS, payments, and business tools.
| May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct |
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| #2,080 | #2,097 | #2,094 | #2,100 | #2,011 | #2,007 |
PayPal backlink profile
Majestic| Referring subnets | 71,862 |
| Referring IPs | 197,202 |
| Majestic global rank | #88 |
| Rank within .com | #61 |
| Authority | Very High |
| As of | Oct 2026 |
About PayPal
PayPal is a fintech company operating a digital payment system in the United States. PayPal has offices in San Jose, California. The term refers to payment and pal, which means friend in English.
The history of PayPal goes back to 1998 when a company called Confinity was founded by Max Levchin, Peter Thiel, Luke Nosek, Ken Howery, and Elon Musk. After the merger with Elon Musk's venture X.com, the IPO, and acquisition by eBay in 2000-2002, PayPal separated from eBay in 2015, becoming a publicly held corporation with NASDAQ-listed stock PYPL.
Purpose
To facilitate the transfer and receipt of money online, as well as serve as an electronic equivalent of the conventional way of making transactions.
Service/offer
PayPal provides consumer payments online; merchant, consumer, and B2B payments in many countries. These services are provided by PayPal Payment Services, Venmo (mobile payment platform), Braintree (digital payments solution), Xoom (global payment service for sending money overseas), PayPal Credit Card Financing, and PayPal Honey (shopping platform).
Revenue streams
PayPal generates income by charging transaction fees from consumers and merchants, as well as fees on cross-border payments and currency exchange. Its operations go far beyond American borders, involving various currency exchanges around the world. The distinctive features of PayPal are the early development of mainstream web-based digital wallets, its connection to eBay, and the acquisition of fintech companies such as Venmo and Braintree.