4PX Shipping Carrier Usage Database

Explore 11.5k e-commerce stores shipping with 4PX. Discover logistics partnerships, geographic reach, and carrier adoption.

· · Next full refresh: January 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Custom leads with 46.9% of stores with physical delivery (5,407 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (42.2%) and Shopify (10.0%) .

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 46.9%

5,407 stores

4,873 stores

Shopify 10.0%

1,157 stores

25 stores

18 stores

16 stores

13 stores

4 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (December 2025)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in 4PX
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Custom 5407 46.87%
WooCommerce 4873 42.24%
Shopify 1157 10.03%
Wix eCommerce 25 0.22%
Magento 18 0.16%
OpenCart 16 0.14%
PrestaShop 13 0.11%
Squarespace Commerce 7 0.06%
GoDaddy Online Store 5 0.04%
BigCommerce 4 0.03%
Zoorix, Shopify 3 0.03%
Shopify, Zoorix 3 0.03%
1C-Bitrix 2 0.02%
nopCommerce 2 0.02%
Zen Cart 2 0.02%

All Stores Distribution

Custom holds 45.9% share of all 4PX e-commerce stores (5,407) , with WooCommerce at 42.7% and Shopify at 10.2% (December 2025) .

Note: This broader distribution includes all stores with e-commerce indicators such as platform detection, shopping cart presence, or payment integration. This liberal approach may include some false positives (e.g., WooCommerce installations used for non-commercial purposes) but provides comprehensive market coverage for lead generation and competitive analysis.

Top 10 Platforms (All Stores)

Custom 45.9%

5,407 stores

5,026 stores

Shopify 10.2%

1,199 stores

51 stores

19 stores

19 stores

15 stores

4 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (December 2025)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in 4PX
Platform Total Stores Percentage
Custom 5407 45.94%
WooCommerce 5026 42.71%
Shopify 1199 10.19%
Wix eCommerce 51 0.43%
Magento 19 0.16%
OpenCart 19 0.16%
PrestaShop 15 0.13%
Squarespace Commerce 9 0.08%
GoDaddy Online Store 6 0.05%
BigCommerce 4 0.03%
Zoorix, Shopify 3 0.03%
Shopify, Zoorix 3 0.03%
1C-Bitrix 4 0.03%
nopCommerce 2 0.02%
Zen Cart 2 0.02%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 20.3% of all stores (1,915 stores) , followed by Electronics & Technology (13.6%) and Health & Beauty (13.5%) .

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 20.3%

1,915 stores

Electronics & Technology 13.6%

1,284 stores

Health & Beauty 13.5%

1,277 stores

Home & Garden 8.3%

783 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 7.8%

738 stores

Vehicles & Parts 7.2%

677 stores

Tools & Hardware 5.7%

539 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 4.6%

434 stores

Food & Beverages 4.6%

432 stores

Jewelry & Watches 3.4%

320 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 4PX store categories (December 2025)
Distribution of categories in 4PX e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 1915 20.29%
Electronics & Technology 1284 13.61%
Health & Beauty 1277 13.53%
Home & Garden 783 8.30%
Furniture & Home Decor 738 7.82%
Vehicles & Parts 677 7.17%
Tools & Hardware 539 5.71%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 434 4.60%
Food & Beverages 432 4.58%
Jewelry & Watches 320 3.39%
Toys & Games 319 3.38%
Arts & Entertainment 252 2.67%
Pets & Pet Supplies 162 1.72%
Business & Industrial 158 1.67%
Books & Media 147 1.56%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 58.1% among AI-verified physical stores (6,779 stores) , followed by MasterCard (14.3%) and American Express (8.6%) .

Base: 7,720 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (64.5% 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 58.1%

6,779 stores

1,674 stores

1,006 stores

426 stores

Bolt 2.9%

342 stores

VISA 2.6%

302 stores

252 stores

217 stores

216 stores

JCB 1.7%

196 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 4PX payment providers (December 2025)
Distribution of payment providers in 4PX e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 6779 58.11%
MasterCard 1674 14.35%
American Express 1006 8.62%
Stripe Connect 426 3.65%
Bolt 342 2.93%
VISA 302 2.59%
Apple Pay 252 2.16%
Google Pay 217 1.86%
Klarna 216 1.85%
JCB 196 1.68%
Paddle 116 0.99%
AliPay 37 0.32%
QIWI 36 0.31%
UnionPay 34 0.29%
Mercado Pago 33 0.28%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 7,699 new stores were launched in 4PX , with the highest activity in 2025-11 (918 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2025-11 11.9%

918 stores launched

2025-10 6.5%

499 stores launched

2025-09 7.9%

610 stores launched

2025-08 43.5%

3,348 stores launched

2025-07 4.9%

379 stores launched

2025-06 7.8%

599 stores launched

2025-05 3.4%

260 stores launched

2025-04 2.9%

225 stores launched

2025-03 5.2%

399 stores launched

2025-02 2.4%

188 stores launched

2025-01 1.9%

146 stores launched

2024-12 1.7%

128 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in 4PX (December 2025)
Monthly store launches in 4PX over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2025-11 918 11.92%
2025-10 499 6.48%
2025-09 610 7.92%
2025-08 3348 43.49%
2025-07 379 4.92%
2025-06 599 7.78%
2025-05 260 3.38%
2025-04 225 2.92%
2025-03 399 5.18%
2025-02 188 2.44%
2025-01 146 1.90%
2024-12 128 1.66%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 11,530 active stores in 4PX are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2025 (7,573 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2025 65.7%

7,573 active stores

2024 17.7%

2,046 active stores

2023 2.5%

288 active stores

2022 2.0%

236 active stores

2021 1.9%

221 active stores

2020 1.7%

192 active stores

2019 1.5%

176 active stores

2018 1.1%

123 active stores

2017 0.8%

91 active stores

2016 0.5%

56 active stores

2015 0.4%

43 active stores

2014 0.4%

49 active stores

2013 0.9%

101 active stores

2012 0.4%

43 active stores

2011 0.6%

66 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in 4PX by original launch year (December 2025)
Active stores in 4PX by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2025 7573 65.68%
2024 2046 17.75%
2023 288 2.50%
2022 236 2.05%
2021 221 1.92%
2020 192 1.67%
2019 176 1.53%
2018 123 1.07%
2017 91 0.79%
2016 56 0.49%
2015 43 0.37%
2014 49 0.42%
2013 101 0.88%
2012 43 0.37%
2011 66 0.57%
2010 49 0.42%
2009 32 0.28%
2008 12 0.10%
2007 21 0.18%
2006 16 0.14%
2005 19 0.16%
2004 28 0.24%
2003 9 0.08%
2002 13 0.11%
2001 13 0.11%
2000 7 0.06%
1999 6 0.05%
1998 1 0.01%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 24.2% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (1,075 stores) , followed by Instagram (19.6%) and YouTube (14.2%) .

Base: 1,486 stores with any detectable social profile (12.4% 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

Facebook 24.2%

1,075 stores

Instagram 19.6%

870 stores

YouTube 14.2%

631 stores

Pinterest 12.5%

552 stores

Twitter 10.2%

453 stores

TikTok 8.8%

392 stores

X 4.2%

186 stores

LinkedIn 3.5%

157 stores

WhatsApp 2.2%

97 stores

Reddit 0.5%

20 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in 4PX (December 2025)
Distribution of social media platforms in 4PX e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 1075 24.25%
Instagram 870 19.63%
YouTube 631 14.23%
Pinterest 552 12.45%
Twitter 453 10.22%
TikTok 392 8.84%
X 186 4.20%
LinkedIn 157 3.54%
WhatsApp 97 2.19%
Reddit 20 0.45%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 33.0% (1,235 AI-verified stores) , followed by China (12.0%) and South Africa (9.0%) .

Base: 3,739 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

1,235 AI-verified stores

China 12.0%

448 AI-verified stores

336 AI-verified stores

312 AI-verified stores

259 AI-verified stores

195 AI-verified stores

Italy 3.8%

142 AI-verified stores

129 AI-verified stores

116 AI-verified stores

74 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using 4PX (December 2025)
Geographic distribution of stores using 4PX
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 1235 33.03%
China 448 11.98%
South Africa 336 8.99%
United Kingdom 312 8.34%
Germany 259 6.93%
Hong Kong 195 5.22%
Italy 142 3.80%
Sweden 129 3.45%
Russia 116 3.10%
France 74 1.98%
Japan 72 1.93%
Denmark 65 1.74%
Australia 63 1.68%
India 48 1.28%
Croatia 47 1.26%
Canada 46 1.23%
Morocco 45 1.20%
Spain 39 1.04%
Netherlands 37 0.99%
Israel 31 0.83%

Dataset Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 12.0k 100.00%
Emails 2.2k 18.48%
Phones 565.0 4.72%
Ecommerce platform 11.8k 98.42%
Couriers 12.0k 100.00%
Payment Providers 7.7k 64.47%
Categories 10.0k 83.64%
Social Media 1.5k 12.41%

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