I followed the latest annual report from Stripe just released, and the numbers are really interesting. The platform processed $1.9 trillion in transactions last year, up 34% compared with 2024. To give you a sense of the scale, that’s about 1.6% of the entire global GDP. Almost one in every hundred dollars that circulates worldwide goes through it.

What stands out most is the diversity of customers. More than 5 million businesses use its services, including practically all the big tech companies. Ninety percent of the Dow Jones, 80% of the Nasdaq 100, and a whole bunch of AI startups that exploded over the past few years. They also recorded 25% of all new companies in Delaware through Stripe Atlas, which is just absurd when you think about it.

In terms of product, they rolled out more than 350 updates during 2025. They also made two major acquisitions: Privy, which handles programmable wallets, and Metronome, which takes care of complex usage-based billing models. The latter is already generating significant revenue, projected to be $1 billion this year. Their Link, the streamlined online payment solution, already has more than 200 million users.

The most recent move was integrating sandbox environments directly with AI development tools like Replit and Vercel. They’ve accumulated more than 100,000 environments created so far. And Stripe Atlas grew 41% in company registrations, with 20% of those companies making their first payment within 30 days.

It’s basically the Stripe news that defines the year, showing how payment infrastructure is evolving. If you follow the fintech and technology markets, it’s worth checking out the full details on Gate or other news channels.