4PX Shipping Carrier Usage Database

Explore 12.2k e-commerce stores shipping with 4PX. Discover logistics partnerships, geographic reach, and carrier adoption.

· · Next full refresh: February 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Custom leads with 46.6% of stores with physical delivery (5,660 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (42.6%) 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 46.6%

5,660 stores

5,171 stores

Shopify 10.0%

1,219 stores

28 stores

18 stores

16 stores

14 stores

5 stores

4 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (January 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in 4PX
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Custom 5660 46.59%
WooCommerce 5171 42.56%
Shopify 1219 10.03%
Wix eCommerce 28 0.23%
OpenCart 18 0.15%
Magento 16 0.13%
PrestaShop 14 0.12%
Zoorix, Shopify 5 0.04%
GoDaddy Online Store 4 0.03%
BigCommerce 4 0.03%
Squarespace Commerce 3 0.02%
Zen Cart 2 0.02%
Shopify, Zoorix 2 0.02%
nopCommerce 2 0.02%
Salesforce Commerce Cloud 1 0.01%

All Stores Distribution

Custom holds 46.2% share of all 4PX e-commerce stores (5,660) , with WooCommerce at 42.8% and Shopify at 10.0% (January 2026) .

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 46.2%

5,660 stores

5,240 stores

Shopify 10.0%

1,224 stores

49 stores

20 stores

17 stores

15 stores

5 stores

4 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (January 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in 4PX
Platform Total Stores Percentage
Custom 5660 46.18%
WooCommerce 5240 42.75%
Shopify 1224 9.99%
Wix eCommerce 49 0.40%
OpenCart 20 0.16%
Magento 17 0.14%
PrestaShop 15 0.12%
Zoorix, Shopify 5 0.04%
GoDaddy Online Store 6 0.05%
BigCommerce 4 0.03%
Squarespace Commerce 9 0.07%
Zen Cart 2 0.02%
Shopify, Zoorix 2 0.02%
nopCommerce 2 0.02%
Salesforce Commerce Cloud 1 0.01%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 21.0% of all stores (1,995 stores) , followed by Electronics & Technology (13.0%) and Health & Beauty (12.3%) .

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 21.0%

1,995 stores

Electronics & Technology 13.0%

1,234 stores

Health & Beauty 12.3%

1,169 stores

Home & Garden 9.7%

926 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 8.2%

783 stores

Vehicles & Parts 6.9%

653 stores

Tools & Hardware 5.4%

513 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 4.3%

410 stores

Food & Beverages 4.3%

407 stores

Toys & Games 3.5%

334 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 4PX store categories (January 2026)
Distribution of categories in 4PX e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 1995 20.98%
Electronics & Technology 1234 12.97%
Health & Beauty 1169 12.29%
Home & Garden 926 9.74%
Furniture & Home Decor 783 8.23%
Vehicles & Parts 653 6.87%
Tools & Hardware 513 5.39%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 410 4.31%
Food & Beverages 407 4.28%
Toys & Games 334 3.51%
Jewelry & Watches 328 3.45%
Arts & Entertainment 272 2.86%
Pets & Pet Supplies 173 1.82%
Gifts & Special Occasions 157 1.65%
Business & Industrial 157 1.65%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 58.1% among AI-verified physical stores (6,835 stores) , followed by MasterCard (13.7%) and American Express (8.8%) .

Base: 7,652 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (61.8% 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%

6,835 stores

1,615 stores

1,035 stores

467 stores

VISA 2.8%

329 stores

Bolt 2.7%

320 stores

262 stores

235 stores

220 stores

JCB 1.7%

200 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 4PX payment providers (January 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in 4PX e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 6835 58.07%
MasterCard 1615 13.72%
American Express 1035 8.79%
Stripe Connect 467 3.97%
VISA 329 2.80%
Bolt 320 2.72%
Apple Pay 262 2.23%
Klarna 235 2.00%
Google Pay 220 1.87%
JCB 200 1.70%
Paddle 105 0.89%
AliPay 41 0.35%
QIWI 39 0.33%
UnionPay 36 0.31%
PayPal Credit 32 0.27%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 8,354 new stores were launched in 4PX , with the highest activity in 2025-12 (850 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2025-12 10.2%

850 stores launched

2025-11 10.8%

901 stores launched

2025-10 6.0%

503 stores launched

2025-09 7.3%

612 stores launched

2025-08 40.1%

3,350 stores launched

2025-07 4.8%

402 stores launched

2025-06 7.3%

606 stores launched

2025-05 3.2%

269 stores launched

2025-04 2.7%

227 stores launched

2025-03 4.7%

393 stores launched

2025-02 2.2%

184 stores launched

2025-01 0.7%

57 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in 4PX (January 2026)
Monthly store launches in 4PX over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2025-12 850 10.17%
2025-11 901 10.79%
2025-10 503 6.02%
2025-09 612 7.33%
2025-08 3350 40.10%
2025-07 402 4.81%
2025-06 606 7.25%
2025-05 269 3.22%
2025-04 227 2.72%
2025-03 393 4.70%
2025-02 184 2.20%
2025-01 57 0.68%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 12,148 active stores in 4PX are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2025 (8,429 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2025 69.4%

8,429 active stores

2024 15.5%

1,882 active stores

2023 2.4%

291 active stores

2022 1.8%

219 active stores

2021 1.8%

218 active stores

2020 1.5%

185 active stores

2019 1.4%

172 active stores

2018 1.0%

119 active stores

2017 0.7%

84 active stores

2016 0.5%

56 active stores

2015 0.3%

40 active stores

2014 0.4%

48 active stores

2013 0.8%

96 active stores

2012 0.4%

45 active stores

2011 0.5%

57 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in 4PX by original launch year (January 2026)
Active stores in 4PX by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2025 8429 69.39%
2024 1882 15.49%
2023 291 2.40%
2022 219 1.80%
2021 218 1.79%
2020 185 1.52%
2019 172 1.42%
2018 119 0.98%
2017 84 0.69%
2016 56 0.46%
2015 40 0.33%
2014 48 0.40%
2013 96 0.79%
2012 45 0.37%
2011 57 0.47%
2010 42 0.35%
2009 28 0.23%
2008 14 0.12%
2007 20 0.16%
2006 15 0.12%
2005 18 0.15%
2004 26 0.21%
2003 8 0.07%
2002 12 0.10%
2001 11 0.09%
2000 6 0.05%
1999 5 0.04%
1998 2 0.02%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 23.9% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (1,064 stores) , followed by Instagram (19.9%) and YouTube (14.3%) .

Base: 1,445 stores with any detectable social profile (11.7% 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 23.9%

1,064 stores

Instagram 19.9%

885 stores

YouTube 14.3%

637 stores

Pinterest 12.1%

539 stores

Twitter 9.8%

438 stores

TikTok 9.5%

422 stores

X 4.5%

200 stores

LinkedIn 3.4%

150 stores

WhatsApp 2.2%

98 stores

Reddit 0.5%

21 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in 4PX (January 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in 4PX e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 1064 23.89%
Instagram 885 19.87%
YouTube 637 14.30%
Pinterest 539 12.10%
Twitter 438 9.83%
TikTok 422 9.47%
X 200 4.49%
LinkedIn 150 3.37%
WhatsApp 98 2.20%
Reddit 21 0.47%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 31.3% (1,273 AI-verified stores) , followed by China (11.2%) and South Africa (8.7%) .

Base: 4,073 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

1,273 AI-verified stores

China 11.2%

458 AI-verified stores

356 AI-verified stores

350 AI-verified stores

316 AI-verified stores

243 AI-verified stores

205 AI-verified stores

Italy 4.0%

164 AI-verified stores

125 AI-verified stores

101 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using 4PX (January 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using 4PX
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 1273 31.25%
China 458 11.24%
South Africa 356 8.74%
Germany 350 8.59%
United Kingdom 316 7.76%
France 243 5.97%
Hong Kong 205 5.03%
Italy 164 4.03%
Sweden 125 3.07%
Russia 101 2.48%
Japan 67 1.64%
Denmark 66 1.62%
Australia 65 1.60%
Canada 48 1.18%
Croatia 48 1.18%
Morocco 45 1.10%
Spain 43 1.06%
Netherlands 39 0.96%
Poland 31 0.76%
Israel 30 0.74%

Dataset Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 12.4k 100.00%
Emails 2.2k 17.95%
Phones 528.0 4.26%
Ecommerce platform 12.3k 99.11%
Couriers 12.4k 100.00%
Payment Providers 7.7k 61.79%
Categories 9.9k 80.33%
Social Media 1.4k 11.67%

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