4PX Shipping Carrier Usage Database

Explore 16.4k verified e-commerce stores shipping with 4PX. Discover logistics partnerships, geographic reach, and carrier adoption.

Detected across 16.6k domains. 16.4k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

Verified stores
16.4k
active stores with physical delivery
Top country
United States
3,313 verified stores
Top payment signal
PayPal
7,647 stores detected
Top category
Clothing & Accessories
3,020 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: June 2026

16.4k verified active stores out of 16.6k detected · 98.5% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Custom stores with 64.4% of stores with physical delivery (10,538 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (32.5%) and Shopify (1.7%) .

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)

Custom 64.4%

10,538 stores

5,320 stores

285 stores

Shoplaza, Shoplazza 0.3%

54 stores

Shoplazza, Shoplaza 0.3%

47 stores

25 stores

24 stores

MrShop E-commerce Platform 0.1%

23 stores

15 stores

9 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (May 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in 4PX
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Custom 10538 64.40%
WooCommerce 5320 32.51%
Shopify 285 1.74%
Shoplaza, Shoplazza 54 0.33%
Shoplazza, Shoplaza 47 0.29%
Wix eCommerce 25 0.15%
OpenCart 24 0.15%
MrShop E-commerce Platform 23 0.14%
Magento 15 0.09%
PrestaShop 9 0.06%
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All Stores Distribution

Custom holds 63.9% share of all 4PX e-commerce stores (10,538) , with WooCommerce at 32.8% and Shopify at 1.7% (May 2026) .

Note: This broader view includes all domains where e-commerce signals were detected, useful for lead generation and competitive analysis. Some may be inactive or non-transactional. For verified active stores, see the default view above.

Top 10 Platforms (All Stores)

Custom 63.9%

10,538 stores

5,413 stores

288 stores

Shoplaza, Shoplazza 0.3%

54 stores

Shoplazza, Shoplaza 0.3%

47 stores

55 stores

26 stores

MrShop E-commerce Platform 0.1%

23 stores

15 stores

10 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (May 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in 4PX
Platform Total Stores Percentage
Custom 10538 63.86%
WooCommerce 5413 32.80%
Shopify 288 1.75%
Shoplaza, Shoplazza 54 0.33%
Shoplazza, Shoplaza 47 0.28%
Wix eCommerce 55 0.33%
OpenCart 26 0.16%
MrShop E-commerce Platform 23 0.14%
Magento 15 0.09%
PrestaShop 10 0.06%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories stores with 20.2% of all stores (3,020 stores) , followed by Home & Garden (13.0%) and Health & Beauty (11.8%) .

Base: 14,923 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (91.0% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 20.2%

3,020 stores

Home & Garden 13.0%

1,934 stores

Health & Beauty 11.8%

1,761 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 9.9%

1,477 stores

Electronics & Technology 9.2%

1,372 stores

Vehicles & Parts 6.3%

947 stores

Food & Beverages 5.4%

801 stores

Toys & Games 5.4%

799 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 5.3%

798 stores

Tools & Hardware 4.1%

607 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 4PX store categories (May 2026)
Distribution of categories in 4PX e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 3020 20.24%
Home & Garden 1934 12.96%
Health & Beauty 1761 11.80%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 1477 9.90%
Electronics & Technology 1372 9.19%
Vehicles & Parts 947 6.35%
Food & Beverages 801 5.37%
Toys & Games 799 5.35%
Furniture & Home Decor 798 5.35%
Tools & Hardware 607 4.07%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal stores with 62.8% among AI-verified physical stores (7,647 stores) , followed by American Express (10.4%) and MasterCard (10.1%) .

Base: 8,539 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (51.3% 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 62.8%

7,647 stores

1,261 stores

1,227 stores

552 stores

Bolt 3.1%

377 stores

291 stores

VISA 1.7%

211 stores

182 stores

JCB 1.3%

156 stores

138 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 4PX payment providers (May 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in 4PX e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 7647 62.83%
American Express 1261 10.36%
MasterCard 1227 10.08%
Stripe Connect 552 4.54%
Bolt 377 3.10%
Klarna 291 2.39%
VISA 211 1.73%
Apple Pay 182 1.50%
JCB 156 1.28%
Google Pay 138 1.13%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 12,635 new stores were launched in 4PX , with the highest activity in 2026-04 (987 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-04 7.8%

987 stores launched

2026-03 1.6%

207 stores launched

2026-02 4.7%

593 stores launched

2026-01 14.8%

1,874 stores launched

2025-12 17.2%

2,178 stores launched

2025-11 6.4%

808 stores launched

2025-10 3.7%

466 stores launched

2025-09 4.4%

561 stores launched

2025-08 25.9%

3,271 stores launched

2025-07 3.2%

399 stores launched

2025-06 9.1%

1,149 stores launched

2025-05 1.1%

142 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in 4PX (May 2026)
Monthly store launches in 4PX over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-04 987 7.81%
2026-03 207 1.64%
2026-02 593 4.69%
2026-01 1874 14.83%
2025-12 2178 17.24%
2025-11 808 6.39%
2025-10 466 3.69%
2025-09 561 4.44%
2025-08 3271 25.89%
2025-07 399 3.16%
2025-06 1149 9.09%
2025-05 142 1.12%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 16,383 active stores in 4PX are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (3,704 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 22.6%

3,704 active stores

2025 56.9%

9,325 active stores

2024 11.1%

1,818 active stores

2023 1.8%

294 active stores

2022 1.0%

171 active stores

2021 1.1%

177 active stores

2020 1.1%

187 active stores

2019 0.7%

112 active stores

2018 0.6%

102 active stores

2017 0.5%

79 active stores

2016 0.3%

45 active stores

2015 0.2%

38 active stores

2014 0.2%

39 active stores

2013 0.4%

65 active stores

2012 0.2%

29 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in 4PX by original launch year (May 2026)
Active stores in 4PX by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 3704 22.61%
2025 9325 56.92%
2024 1818 11.10%
2023 294 1.79%
2022 171 1.04%
2021 177 1.08%
2020 187 1.14%
2019 112 0.68%
2018 102 0.62%
2017 79 0.48%
2016 45 0.27%
2015 38 0.23%
2014 39 0.24%
2013 65 0.40%
2012 29 0.18%

Social Media Usage

Instagram stores with 24.5% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (640 stores) , followed by Facebook (22.0%) and YouTube (14.5%) .

Base: 1,067 stores with any detectable social profile (6.4% 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

Instagram 24.5%

640 stores

Facebook 22.0%

575 stores

YouTube 14.5%

380 stores

Pinterest 11.0%

288 stores

Twitter 8.6%

226 stores

TikTok 7.5%

196 stores

X 3.9%

102 stores

WhatsApp 3.8%

99 stores

LinkedIn 3.7%

97 stores

Reddit 0.4%

11 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in 4PX (May 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in 4PX e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 640 24.48%
Facebook 575 22.00%
YouTube 380 14.54%
Pinterest 288 11.02%
Twitter 226 8.65%
TikTok 196 7.50%
X 102 3.90%
WhatsApp 99 3.79%
LinkedIn 97 3.71%
Reddit 11 0.42%

Geographic Distribution

United States stores with 31.9% (3,313 AI-verified stores) , followed by United Kingdom (14.6%) and Germany (13.1%) .

Base: 10,380 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

3,313 AI-verified stores

1,517 AI-verified stores

Germany 13.1%

1,357 AI-verified stores

900 AI-verified stores

Italy 6.8%

705 AI-verified stores

Spain 5.7%

590 AI-verified stores

China 3.4%

355 AI-verified stores

320 AI-verified stores

274 AI-verified stores

219 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using 4PX (May 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using 4PX
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 3313 31.92%
United Kingdom 1517 14.61%
Germany 1357 13.07%
France 900 8.67%
Italy 705 6.79%
Spain 590 5.68%
China 355 3.42%
Sweden 320 3.08%
Netherlands 274 2.64%
South Africa 219 2.11%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 16.6k 100.00%
Emails 10.8k 64.94%
Phones 3.4k 20.18%
Ecommerce platform 16.5k 99.48%
Couriers 16.6k 100.00%
Payment Providers 8.5k 51.34%
Categories 15.4k 92.48%
Social Media 1.1k 6.42%

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 4PX e-commerce intelligence?

We track 16.4k verified 4PX e-commerce stores with 50+ data points per store: e-commerce platform, product counts, categories, payment providers, shipping carriers, technology stack, merchant-size signals, and available business contact fields.

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, product category, payment provider, shipping carrier, technology stack, store age, cross-border signals, and merchant-size bands. Some advanced signals are plan-gated, and the same field contract is used by the web app, exports, and API.

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