Klarna Payments Shopify Apps – Analytics & Insights

Klarna ranks #1 for klarna payments with 1.6% share — the leader position in a fragmented field where many apps are within striking distance, -0.2pp ahead of Klarna On‑Site Messaging (1.8%). Klarna Search & Compare sits at #3 with 0.6% share, rounding out the top tier. The top 3 apps together hold only 3.9% — meaning klarna payments is a fragmented market where lower-ranked apps still capture significant share. Scala Payment Method Discount is the standout mover this month, climbing 1 position — a momentum signal worth tracking. Worth noting: the top-ranked app and the highest-share app aren't the same here — App Store rank and our market share metric (computed from review counts and other factors) move on independent dynamics, so cross-checking both views matters in this category.

Klarna Payments is a fragmented market — the top 3 apps together hold only 3.9% of installs, leaving Klarna's 1.6% lead modest in absolute terms and Klarna Search & Compare at 0.6% still capturing meaningful share. With this many viable apps, pricing model and integration depth differentiate klarna payments options more than rank does.

Klarna climbed from #2 (Oct 2025) to #1 (Sep 2026) — a 1-position gain among klarna payments apps over the charted window. Across the top 5 plotted klarna payments apps, 2 improved their ranking while 1 declined — the category is moving upward overall. ETP Sort Hide Payment Methods's share expanded +56.9pp from 20.9% (Oct 2025) to 77.8% (Oct 2026) — a sustained widening of the gap against other klarna payments apps over this window.

Stable rankings across the top 5 plotted klarna payments apps mean merchants have largely settled on their preferences — challengers below the top 5 face an uphill path to break in.

United States is the largest single market for klarna payments apps at 10.0% — but no country dominates, meaning klarna payments apps serve a globally distributed merchant base. Germany follows at 5.7%, with United Kingdom at 5.3%. Together, the top 3 markets account for 21.0% of klarna payments app installs worldwide. India (5.2%) and Brazil (4.8%) round out the top 5. India is the fastest-growing market this month (+0.9pp), pointing to accelerating demand outside the established leaders.

With United States's 10.0% as the largest single market and the rest spread across many countries, the leading klarna payments apps tend to be region-agnostic by design — geography matters less for app choice here than features, pricing, and support quality.

None of the top 5 klarna payments apps tracked here have yet crossed 1,000 reviews. ETP Sort Hide Payment Methods leads the set on current cumulative reviews with 528 — closest to the milestone, at roughly 53% of the way there.

With no app in this klarna payments set having crossed 1,000 reviews, the category is still in early adoption. ETP Sort Hide Payment Methods is the closest to breaking out at 528 cumulative reviews — worth tracking its per-month review velocity to see whether it's on pace to cross the milestone first.