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What is PayPal?
PayPal is a digital payments platform that enables consumers and businesses to send and receive payments online and in-app, and to pay at participating merchants. PayPal operates a two-sided network connecting consumers and merchants and offers services through brands that include PayPal and Venmo.
PayPal’s principal executive offices are in San Jose, California.
PayPal Fast Facts
- Active accounts (consumer + merchant): 439 million (as of Dec. 31, 2025)
- Total payment volume (TPV): $1.79 trillion (2025)
- Payment transactions: 25.4 billion (2025)
- Payment transactions per active account: 57.7 (trailing 12 months, 2025)
- Net revenues: $33.172 billion (2025)
- Employees: approximately 23,800 (as of Dec. 31, 2025)
- Global footprint: active accounts across approximately 200 markets (as of Dec. 31, 2025)
PayPal: History & Facts (company metrics) | PayPal FY2025 Form 10-K (SEC filing)
Key Operating Metrics
| Active accounts | 439 million (Dec. 31, 2025) vs 434 million (Dec. 31, 2024) |
| Total payment volume (TPV) | $1.79 trillion (2025) vs $1.68 trillion (2024) |
| Payment transactions | 25.4 billion (2025) vs 26.3 billion (2024) |
| Payment transactions per active account | 57.7 (2025) vs 60.6 (2024) vs 58.7 (2023) |
| Cross-border TPV | 12% (2025, 2024, 2023) |
| TPV generated outside the U.S. | 37% (2025) and 37% (2024) |
Source: PayPal FY2025 Form 10-K (Key Metrics)
Global Reach (Markets and Currencies)
PayPal reports that consumers using its platform can:
- Send payments in approximately 200 markets and in approximately 140 currencies
- Withdraw funds to bank accounts in 57 currencies
- Hold balances in eligible PayPal accounts in 24 currencies
Source: PayPal FY2025 Form 10-K (markets and currencies)
PayPal Net Revenues (Annual)
- 2025: $33.172B
- 2024: $31.797B
- 2023: $29.771B
Source: PayPal FY2025 Form 10-K (net revenues table)
Employees
PayPal reported employing approximately 23,800 people globally as of Dec. 31, 2025.
Source: PayPal FY2025 Form 10-K (human capital)
Notable Acquisitions (Verified Deal Values)
- Honey: PayPal completed its acquisition of Honey for approximately $4 billion in cash (Jan. 2020).
- iZettle (Zettle): PayPal completed its acquisition of iZettle for approximately $2.2 billion (Sept. 2018).
- Xoom: PayPal announced an agreement to acquire Xoom for an approximate $890 million enterprise value (July 2015).
- Braintree: eBay (PayPal’s parent company at the time) completed the acquisition of Braintree for approximately $800 million in cash (2013).
PayPal IR: Honey acquisition ($4B) |
PayPal Newsroom: iZettle acquisition (~$2.2B) |
PayPal Newsroom: Xoom acquisition (~$890M) |
eBay IR: Braintree acquisition (~$800M)
Sources / References
- PayPal: History & Facts (year-end company metrics)
- PayPal FY2025 Form 10-K (SEC filing)
- PayPal FY2024 Form 10-K (SEC filing)
- PayPal IR: Completes acquisition of Honey (~$4B)
- PayPal Newsroom: Completes acquisition of iZettle (~$2.2B)
- PayPal Newsroom: Agreement to acquire Xoom (~$890M)
- eBay IR: Completes acquisition of Braintree (~$800M)
