Stripe Statistics (2026): Payment Volume, Valuation, Customers, Global Reach & Key Facts

Stripe is a payments and financial infrastructure company best known for helping businesses accept online payments with developer-friendly APIs. Over time, Stripe has expanded beyond payment processing into a broader “programmable financial services” stack that includes billing, invoicing, tax tools, fraud prevention, and more.

Because Stripe is privately held, it doesn’t publish the same standardized “public company” KPI set that many readers expect. The most reliable Stripe metrics are typically shared through Stripe’s annual letters and newsroom updates. This page collects those high-signal, verifiable stats and keeps older figures only when clearly labeled by year.

Key Stripe Metrics (Latest Verified)

Stripe at a Glance: What the Biggest Numbers Mean

Total payment volume (TPV) is the value of payments processed by businesses using Stripe. Stripe reported $1.9T TPV in 2025. This is not the same as Stripe revenue; it’s the total value of transactions flowing through the platform.

Valuation refers to the price implied by secondary share sales or tender offers. In February 2026, Stripe announced a tender offer valuing the company at $159B, designed to provide liquidity to current and former employees.

Global Reach: Supported Countries vs. Where Customers Can Pay

Stripe publishes two different “global” concepts that often get mixed up:

• Where Stripe is supported for merchant accounts: Stripe lists 46 countries/regions where businesses can directly create Stripe accounts (as shown on its global availability page).
• Where customers can pay: Stripe’s Payments materials describe cross-border payment options available in 195 countries across 135+ currencies.

Product Adoption Highlights

In its 2025 annual letter, Stripe said its programmable financial services now power more than 5 million businesses (directly or via platforms). Stripe also highlighted that Link—its accelerated checkout—was used by 200M+ people.

Stripe also noted that its “Revenue suite” (including products like Billing, Invoicing, and Tax) was on track to reach an annual run rate of $1B.

Milestones

• 2010: Stripe founded by Patrick and John Collison.
• Feb 2025: Reuters reported a tender offer valuing Stripe at $91.5B (historical context).
• Feb 24, 2026: Stripe announced a tender offer at a $159B valuation and published its 2025 annual letter.

FAQ

How much payment volume does Stripe process?

Stripe reported that businesses on Stripe generated $1.9 trillion in total payment volume in 2025 (up 34% from 2024).

How many businesses use Stripe?

Stripe said its programmable financial services power more than 5 million businesses directly or via platforms.

How many countries does Stripe support?

Stripe lists 46 countries/regions where Stripe is supported for merchant accounts. Stripe also describes payment options enabling businesses to sell to customers in 195 countries across 135+ currencies.

What is Stripe’s valuation?

Stripe announced a tender offer at a $159 billion valuation in February 2026. (This is a secondary/tender valuation, not a public-market market cap.)

Is Stripe profitable?

Stripe stated in its annual letter and company update that it “remained robustly profitable” while continuing to invest in product development and acquisitions.

Sources

• Stripe Newsroom (Feb 2026): tender offer valuation, TPV summary, business adoption
• Stripe annual letter (PDF, Feb 2026): $1.9T TPV, 5M+ businesses, Link 200M+ users
• Stripe global availability: supported countries/regions list
• Stripe Payments: 195 countries / 135+ currencies statement
• Reuters (Feb 2026): $159B tender valuation coverage
• Reuters (Feb 2025): $91.5B tender valuation (historical context)