4PX Shipping Carrier Usage Database

Explore 19.1k verified e-commerce stores shipping with 4PX. Discover logistics partnerships, geographic reach, and carrier adoption.

Detected across 19.3k domains. 19.1k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: April 2026

19.1k verified active stores out of 19.3k detected · 99.0% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Custom leads with 65.4% of stores with physical delivery (12,475 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (28.6%) and Shopify (5.5%) .

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 65.4%

12,475 stores

5,459 stores

1,042 stores

29 stores

26 stores

14 stores

6 stores

6 stores

4 stores

3 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (March 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in 4PX
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Custom 12475 65.42%
WooCommerce 5459 28.63%
Shopify 1042 5.46%
Wix eCommerce 29 0.15%
OpenCart 26 0.14%
Magento 14 0.07%
Zoorix, Shopify 6 0.03%
PrestaShop 6 0.03%
ShopBase 4 0.02%
BigCommerce 3 0.02%
nopCommerce 2 0.01%
Botble CMS 1 0.01%
MSHOP 1 0.01%
X-Cart 1 0.01%
Squarespace Commerce 1 0.01%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 24.9% of all stores (3,820 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (14.2%) and Electronics & Technology (11.1%) .

Base: 15,336 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (80.4% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 24.9%

3,820 stores

Health & Beauty 14.2%

2,181 stores

Electronics & Technology 11.1%

1,706 stores

Home & Garden 10.7%

1,647 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 6.4%

982 stores

Vehicles & Parts 6.2%

946 stores

Food & Beverages 6.1%

929 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 4.2%

649 stores

Tools & Hardware 3.5%

533 stores

Toys & Games 3.1%

478 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 4PX store categories (March 2026)
Distribution of categories in 4PX e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 3820 24.91%
Health & Beauty 2181 14.22%
Electronics & Technology 1706 11.12%
Home & Garden 1647 10.74%
Furniture & Home Decor 982 6.40%
Vehicles & Parts 946 6.17%
Food & Beverages 929 6.06%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 649 4.23%
Tools & Hardware 533 3.48%
Toys & Games 478 3.12%
Jewelry & Watches 435 2.84%
Arts & Entertainment 334 2.18%
Pets & Pet Supplies 291 1.90%
Gifts & Special Occasions 208 1.36%
Books & Media 197 1.28%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 68.7% among AI-verified physical stores (11,701 stores) , followed by MasterCard (8.4%) and American Express (8.0%) .

Base: 12,699 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (65.9% 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 68.7%

11,701 stores

1,428 stores

1,357 stores

668 stores

Bolt 2.7%

463 stores

310 stores

VISA 1.7%

295 stores

245 stores

219 stores

JCB 1.1%

193 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 4PX payment providers (March 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in 4PX e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 11701 68.72%
MasterCard 1428 8.39%
American Express 1357 7.97%
Stripe Connect 668 3.92%
Bolt 463 2.72%
Klarna 310 1.82%
VISA 295 1.73%
Apple Pay 245 1.44%
Google Pay 219 1.29%
JCB 193 1.13%
UnionPay 40 0.23%
AliPay 38 0.22%
PayPal Credit 26 0.15%
Bancontact 22 0.13%
iDEAL 21 0.12%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 15,456 new stores were launched in 4PX , with the highest activity in 2026-02 (578 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-02 3.7%

578 stores launched

2026-01 13.6%

2,096 stores launched

2025-12 8.1%

1,255 stores launched

2025-11 6.0%

926 stores launched

2025-10 3.3%

508 stores launched

2025-09 3.9%

599 stores launched

2025-08 31.6%

4,882 stores launched

2025-07 2.8%

431 stores launched

2025-06 20.9%

3,238 stores launched

2025-05 3.0%

466 stores launched

2025-04 1.4%

218 stores launched

2025-03 1.7%

259 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in 4PX (March 2026)
Monthly store launches in 4PX over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-02 578 3.74%
2026-01 2096 13.56%
2025-12 1255 8.12%
2025-11 926 5.99%
2025-10 508 3.29%
2025-09 599 3.88%
2025-08 4882 31.59%
2025-07 431 2.79%
2025-06 3238 20.95%
2025-05 466 3.02%
2025-04 218 1.41%
2025-03 259 1.68%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 19,070 active stores in 4PX are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (2,674 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 14.0%

2,674 active stores

2025 67.7%

12,916 active stores

2024 7.4%

1,409 active stores

2023 2.1%

399 active stores

2022 1.2%

228 active stores

2021 1.4%

272 active stores

2020 1.3%

252 active stores

2019 0.8%

161 active stores

2018 0.7%

134 active stores

2017 0.6%

105 active stores

2016 0.3%

51 active stores

2015 0.3%

48 active stores

2014 0.3%

51 active stores

2013 0.4%

81 active stores

2012 0.2%

37 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in 4PX by original launch year (March 2026)
Active stores in 4PX by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 2674 14.02%
2025 12916 67.73%
2024 1409 7.39%
2023 399 2.09%
2022 228 1.20%
2021 272 1.43%
2020 252 1.32%
2019 161 0.84%
2018 134 0.70%
2017 105 0.55%
2016 51 0.27%
2015 48 0.25%
2014 51 0.27%
2013 81 0.42%
2012 37 0.19%
2011 49 0.26%
2010 35 0.18%
2009 27 0.14%
2008 13 0.07%
2007 16 0.08%
2006 15 0.08%
2005 17 0.09%
2004 31 0.16%
2003 11 0.06%
2002 12 0.06%
2001 10 0.05%
2000 7 0.04%
1999 6 0.03%
1998 2 0.01%
1996 1 0.01%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 23.7% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (1,001 stores) , followed by Facebook (22.6%) and YouTube (14.8%) .

Base: 1,483 stores with any detectable social profile (7.7% 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

Instagram 23.7%

1,001 stores

Facebook 22.6%

955 stores

YouTube 14.8%

626 stores

Pinterest 11.1%

469 stores

Twitter 8.9%

378 stores

TikTok 8.7%

368 stores

X 4.4%

187 stores

LinkedIn 3.1%

129 stores

WhatsApp 2.2%

94 stores

Reddit 0.5%

21 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in 4PX (March 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in 4PX e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 1001 23.68%
Facebook 955 22.59%
YouTube 626 14.81%
Pinterest 469 11.09%
Twitter 378 8.94%
TikTok 368 8.70%
X 187 4.42%
LinkedIn 129 3.05%
WhatsApp 94 2.22%
Reddit 21 0.50%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 44.3% (5,877 AI-verified stores) , followed by Germany (22.7%) and United Kingdom (7.4%) .

Base: 13,263 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

5,877 AI-verified stores

Germany 22.7%

3,009 AI-verified stores

975 AI-verified stores

534 AI-verified stores

Italy 4.0%

533 AI-verified stores

China 3.3%

435 AI-verified stores

301 AI-verified stores

293 AI-verified stores

Spain 1.7%

219 AI-verified stores

209 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using 4PX (March 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using 4PX
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 5877 44.31%
Germany 3009 22.69%
United Kingdom 975 7.35%
France 534 4.03%
Italy 533 4.02%
China 435 3.28%
Sweden 301 2.27%
Netherlands 293 2.21%
Spain 219 1.65%
South Africa 209 1.58%
Denmark 197 1.49%
Hong Kong 183 1.38%
Colombia 113 0.85%
Morocco 78 0.59%
Australia 72 0.54%
Japan 68 0.51%
Singapore 53 0.40%
Canada 46 0.35%
Norway 37 0.28%
Poland 31 0.23%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 19.3k 100.00%
Emails 13.4k 69.33%
Phones 477.0 2.48%
Ecommerce platform 19.2k 99.73%
Couriers 19.3k 100.00%
Payment Providers 12.7k 65.89%
Categories 15.9k 82.27%
Social Media 1.5k 7.70%

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 19.1k verified 4PX 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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