Parcel Force Shipping Carrier Usage Database

Explore 2.3k verified e-commerce stores shipping with Parcel Force. Discover logistics partnerships, geographic reach, and carrier adoption.

Detected across 2.7k domains. 2.3k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: May 2026

2.3k verified active stores out of 2.7k detected · 84.2% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 37.0% of stores with physical delivery (802 stores) , followed by Custom (20.5%) and Wix eCommerce (9.9%) .

Note: This distribution covers only stores selling physical products with active shopping carts and physical product shipping. Digital products, services, and non-transactional sites are excluded. All stores are verified by our proprietary AI model to ensure accurate e-commerce classification.

Top 10 Platforms (Physical Delivery)

802 stores

Custom 20.5%

444 stores

215 stores

184 stores

168 stores

119 stores

48 stores

EKM 1.9%

42 stores

41 stores

33 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (April 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in Parcel Force
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 802 37.03%
Custom 444 20.50%
Wix eCommerce 215 9.93%
Squarespace Commerce 184 8.49%
Shopify 168 7.76%
Magento 119 5.49%
OpenCart 48 2.22%
EKM 42 1.94%
PrestaShop 41 1.89%
BigCommerce 33 1.52%
ShopWired 24 1.11%
nopCommerce 17 0.78%
GoDaddy Online Store 10 0.46%
Big Cartel 10 0.46%
Bluepark 9 0.42%

Categories Distribution

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear leads with 15.2% of all stores (322 stores) , followed by Arts & Entertainment (14.6%) and Health & Beauty (10.7%) .

Base: 2,113 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (93.5% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 15.2%

322 stores

Arts & Entertainment 14.6%

308 stores

Health & Beauty 10.7%

226 stores

Home & Garden 8.4%

178 stores

Clothing & Accessories 7.8%

165 stores

Food & Beverages 7.2%

152 stores

Toys & Games 6.8%

143 stores

Vehicles & Parts 5.8%

122 stores

Tools & Hardware 5.2%

109 stores

Business & Industrial 4.3%

91 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Parcel Force store categories (April 2026)
Distribution of categories in Parcel Force e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 322 15.24%
Arts & Entertainment 308 14.58%
Health & Beauty 226 10.70%
Home & Garden 178 8.42%
Clothing & Accessories 165 7.81%
Food & Beverages 152 7.19%
Toys & Games 143 6.77%
Vehicles & Parts 122 5.77%
Tools & Hardware 109 5.16%
Business & Industrial 91 4.31%
Gifts & Special Occasions 82 3.88%
Electronics & Technology 74 3.50%
Furniture & Home Decor 63 2.98%
Pets & Pet Supplies 40 1.89%
Jewelry & Watches 38 1.80%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 33.6% among AI-verified physical stores (866 stores) , followed by Stripe Connect (15.1%) and American Express (10.2%) .

Base: 1,613 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (60.1% coverage of all stores). Percentages show share of detected provider instances (stores may use multiple providers).

Detected from checkout/payment scripts and provider tags; off-site/manual payments excluded where undetectable.

Top 10 Payment Providers

PayPal 33.6%

866 stores

389 stores

262 stores

262 stores

148 stores

129 stores

107 stores

96 stores

Bolt 3.4%

87 stores

JCB 2.2%

58 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Parcel Force payment providers (April 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Parcel Force e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 866 33.55%
Stripe Connect 389 15.07%
American Express 262 10.15%
MasterCard 262 10.15%
Klarna 148 5.73%
Apple Pay 129 5.00%
SagePay 107 4.15%
Google Pay 96 3.72%
Bolt 87 3.37%
JCB 58 2.25%
VISA 56 2.17%
Worldpay 47 1.82%
Clearpay 32 1.24%
BitCoin 23 0.89%
Braintree 19 0.74%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 122 new stores were launched in Parcel Force , with the highest activity in 2026-03 (10 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-03 8.2%

10 stores launched

2026-02 9.0%

11 stores launched

2026-01 6.6%

8 stores launched

2025-12 5.7%

7 stores launched

2025-11 13.9%

17 stores launched

2025-10 13.1%

16 stores launched

2025-09 4.9%

6 stores launched

2025-08 4.9%

6 stores launched

2025-07 9.0%

11 stores launched

2025-06 12.3%

15 stores launched

2025-05 7.4%

9 stores launched

2025-04 4.9%

6 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Parcel Force (April 2026)
Monthly store launches in Parcel Force over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-03 10 8.20%
2026-02 11 9.02%
2026-01 8 6.56%
2025-12 7 5.74%
2025-11 17 13.93%
2025-10 16 13.11%
2025-09 6 4.92%
2025-08 6 4.92%
2025-07 11 9.02%
2025-06 15 12.30%
2025-05 9 7.38%
2025-04 6 4.92%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 2,259 active stores in Parcel Force are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (29 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 1.3%

29 active stores

2025 5.8%

131 active stores

2024 4.2%

95 active stores

2023 3.5%

80 active stores

2022 4.4%

99 active stores

2021 6.9%

155 active stores

2020 6.7%

151 active stores

2019 5.2%

117 active stores

2018 5.9%

133 active stores

2017 6.9%

155 active stores

2016 3.6%

82 active stores

2015 3.1%

71 active stores

2014 3.1%

69 active stores

2013 4.2%

95 active stores

2012 3.6%

82 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Parcel Force by original launch year (April 2026)
Active stores in Parcel Force by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 29 1.28%
2025 131 5.80%
2024 95 4.21%
2023 80 3.54%
2022 99 4.38%
2021 155 6.86%
2020 151 6.68%
2019 117 5.18%
2018 133 5.89%
2017 155 6.86%
2016 82 3.63%
2015 71 3.14%
2014 69 3.05%
2013 95 4.21%
2012 82 3.63%
2011 80 3.54%
2010 64 2.83%
2009 67 2.97%
2008 56 2.48%
2007 61 2.70%
2006 57 2.52%
2005 36 1.59%
2004 51 2.26%
2003 49 2.17%
2002 41 1.81%
2001 35 1.55%
2000 53 2.35%
1999 34 1.51%
1998 22 0.97%
1997 8 0.35%
1996 1 0.04%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 31.2% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (1,515 stores) , followed by Instagram (28.2%) and Twitter (13.2%) .

Base: 2,022 stores with any detectable social profile (75.3% of all stores). Percentages show share of detected platform instances (stores may use multiple platforms).

Links and embeds detected on public pages; private/hidden profiles not counted.

Top 10 Social Platforms

Facebook 31.2%

1,515 stores

Instagram 28.2%

1,371 stores

Twitter 13.2%

643 stores

YouTube 9.0%

438 stores

Pinterest 5.2%

253 stores

LinkedIn 4.8%

234 stores

TikTok 4.0%

193 stores

X 3.6%

175 stores

WhatsApp 0.7%

33 stores

Vimeo 0.2%

8 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Parcel Force (April 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Parcel Force e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 1515 31.15%
Instagram 1371 28.19%
Twitter 643 13.22%
YouTube 438 9.01%
Pinterest 253 5.20%
LinkedIn 234 4.81%
TikTok 193 3.97%
X 175 3.60%
WhatsApp 33 0.68%
Vimeo 8 0.16%

Geographic Distribution

United Kingdom leads with 83.7% (1,810 AI-verified stores) , followed by United States (7.6%) and France (1.6%) .

Base: 2,163 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

1,810 AI-verified stores

165 AI-verified stores

34 AI-verified stores

22 AI-verified stores

19 AI-verified stores

Italy 0.8%

17 AI-verified stores

11 AI-verified stores

China 0.5%

10 AI-verified stores

10 AI-verified stores

8 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Parcel Force (April 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Parcel Force
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United Kingdom 1810 83.68%
United States 165 7.63%
France 34 1.57%
Germany 22 1.02%
Ireland 19 0.88%
Italy 17 0.79%
Australia 11 0.51%
China 10 0.46%
Canada 10 0.46%
Netherlands 8 0.37%
South Africa 8 0.37%
Poland 7 0.32%
India 7 0.32%
Spain 6 0.28%
Romania 6 0.28%
Sweden 5 0.23%
New Zealand 5 0.23%
Portugal 5 0.23%
Pakistan 5 0.23%
United Arab Emirates 3 0.14%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 2.7k 100.00%
Emails 2.0k 73.92%
Phones 1.2k 46.27%
Ecommerce platform 2.5k 94.52%
Couriers 2.7k 100.00%
Payment Providers 1.6k 60.10%
Categories 2.3k 84.05%
Social Media 2.0k 75.34%

Coverage reflects detectability from public website analysis. Payment providers and shipping carriers are identified from checkout pages and shipping widgets. Stores using off-site payment flows or custom shipping integrations may not be detected. Actual adoption rates are higher than shown.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What data is included in the Parcel Force e-commerce intelligence?

We track 2.3k verified Parcel Force e-commerce stores with 50+ data points per store: e-commerce platform, product counts, categories, payment providers, shipping carriers, estimated traffic, technology stack, and verified business contacts.

How is the data collected and how often is it updated?

We continuously crawl 300M+ domains using proprietary web crawlers, AI classification, and technology fingerprinting. The database is refreshed monthly, so you always work with current market data.

How do I access the data?

Self-service plans give you instant access through our web app and REST API. You can search, filter, and segment stores interactively or integrate programmatically into your workflows. View plans →

Can I filter by specific segments?

Yes. You can segment by country, platform, store size, product category, payment provider, shipping carrier, traffic tier, and more. All filtering is available through both the web app and API.

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