4PX Shipping Carrier Usage Database

Explore 15.5k verified e-commerce stores shipping with 4PX. Discover logistics partnerships, geographic reach, and carrier adoption.

Detected across 15.7k domains. 15.5k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: May 2026

15.5k verified active stores out of 15.7k detected · 98.5% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Custom leads with 63.5% of stores with physical delivery (9,795 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (33.8%) and Shopify (1.4%) .

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 63.5%

9,795 stores

5,223 stores

210 stores

56 stores

39 stores

26 stores

24 stores

15 stores

9 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 4PX
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Custom 9795 63.46%
WooCommerce 5223 33.84%
Shopify 210 1.36%
Shoplazza, Shoplaza 56 0.36%
Shoplaza, Shoplazza 39 0.25%
Wix eCommerce 26 0.17%
OpenCart 24 0.16%
MrShop E-commerce Platform 19 0.12%
Magento 15 0.10%
Cafe24 9 0.06%
PrestaShop 9 0.06%
GoDaddy Online Store 4 0.03%
BigCommerce 3 0.02%
nopCommerce 2 0.01%
Squarespace Commerce 2 0.01%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 19.6% of all stores (2,762 stores) , followed by Home & Garden (13.1%) and Health & Beauty (11.9%) .

Base: 14,082 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (91.1% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 19.6%

2,762 stores

Home & Garden 13.1%

1,848 stores

Health & Beauty 11.9%

1,670 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 9.9%

1,388 stores

Electronics & Technology 9.2%

1,290 stores

Vehicles & Parts 6.6%

925 stores

Food & Beverages 5.6%

782 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 5.6%

782 stores

Toys & Games 5.2%

728 stores

Tools & Hardware 4.2%

594 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 4PX store categories (April 2026)
Distribution of categories in 4PX e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 2762 19.61%
Home & Garden 1848 13.12%
Health & Beauty 1670 11.86%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 1388 9.86%
Electronics & Technology 1290 9.16%
Vehicles & Parts 925 6.57%
Food & Beverages 782 5.55%
Furniture & Home Decor 782 5.55%
Toys & Games 728 5.17%
Tools & Hardware 594 4.22%
Arts & Entertainment 390 2.77%
Jewelry & Watches 256 1.82%
Gifts & Special Occasions 254 1.80%
Business & Industrial 238 1.69%
Pets & Pet Supplies 175 1.24%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 63.0% among AI-verified physical stores (7,498 stores) , followed by MasterCard (10.3%) and American Express (10.0%) .

Base: 8,371 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (53.3% 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 63.0%

7,498 stores

1,227 stores

1,194 stores

532 stores

Bolt 3.2%

382 stores

286 stores

VISA 1.7%

205 stores

165 stores

JCB 1.3%

149 stores

125 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 4PX payment providers (April 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in 4PX e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 7498 63.05%
MasterCard 1227 10.32%
American Express 1194 10.04%
Stripe Connect 532 4.47%
Bolt 382 3.21%
Klarna 286 2.40%
VISA 205 1.72%
Apple Pay 165 1.39%
JCB 149 1.25%
Google Pay 125 1.05%
AliPay 35 0.29%
Mercado Pago 27 0.23%
QIWI 27 0.23%
WebMoney 22 0.18%
Ebanx 19 0.16%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 11,823 new stores were launched in 4PX , with the highest activity in 2026-03 (210 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-03 1.8%

210 stores launched

2026-02 5.0%

596 stores launched

2026-01 15.8%

1,872 stores launched

2025-12 18.4%

2,173 stores launched

2025-11 6.9%

821 stores launched

2025-10 4.0%

471 stores launched

2025-09 4.8%

565 stores launched

2025-08 27.6%

3,263 stores launched

2025-07 3.4%

402 stores launched

2025-06 9.7%

1,148 stores launched

2025-05 2.0%

232 stores launched

2025-04 0.6%

70 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in 4PX (April 2026)
Monthly store launches in 4PX over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-03 210 1.78%
2026-02 596 5.04%
2026-01 1872 15.83%
2025-12 2173 18.38%
2025-11 821 6.94%
2025-10 471 3.98%
2025-09 565 4.78%
2025-08 3263 27.60%
2025-07 402 3.40%
2025-06 1148 9.71%
2025-05 232 1.96%
2025-04 70 0.59%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 15,454 active stores in 4PX are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (2,680 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 17.3%

2,680 active stores

2025 61.0%

9,429 active stores

2024 11.7%

1,813 active stores

2023 1.9%

298 active stores

2022 1.1%

172 active stores

2021 1.2%

179 active stores

2020 1.2%

185 active stores

2019 0.7%

110 active stores

2018 0.7%

101 active stores

2017 0.5%

81 active stores

2016 0.3%

44 active stores

2015 0.2%

36 active stores

2014 0.3%

40 active stores

2013 0.4%

64 active stores

2012 0.2%

26 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in 4PX by original launch year (April 2026)
Active stores in 4PX by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 2680 17.34%
2025 9429 61.01%
2024 1813 11.73%
2023 298 1.93%
2022 172 1.11%
2021 179 1.16%
2020 185 1.20%
2019 110 0.71%
2018 101 0.65%
2017 81 0.52%
2016 44 0.28%
2015 36 0.23%
2014 40 0.26%
2013 64 0.41%
2012 26 0.17%
2011 40 0.26%
2010 18 0.12%
2009 23 0.15%
2008 11 0.07%
2007 13 0.08%
2006 13 0.08%
2005 11 0.07%
2004 27 0.17%
2003 9 0.06%
2002 8 0.05%
2001 11 0.07%
2000 6 0.04%
1999 3 0.02%
1998 2 0.01%
1996 1 0.01%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 24.5% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (605 stores) , followed by Facebook (22.0%) and YouTube (14.3%) .

Base: 1,015 stores with any detectable social profile (6.5% 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%

605 stores

Facebook 22.0%

543 stores

YouTube 14.3%

353 stores

Pinterest 11.1%

273 stores

Twitter 9.0%

222 stores

TikTok 7.1%

176 stores

LinkedIn 4.0%

99 stores

X 3.8%

94 stores

WhatsApp 3.7%

92 stores

Reddit 0.4%

9 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in 4PX (April 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in 4PX e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 605 24.53%
Facebook 543 22.02%
YouTube 353 14.31%
Pinterest 273 11.07%
Twitter 222 9.00%
TikTok 176 7.14%
LinkedIn 99 4.01%
X 94 3.81%
WhatsApp 92 3.73%
Reddit 9 0.36%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 39.0% (3,517 AI-verified stores) , followed by Germany (15.0%) and United Kingdom (12.4%) .

Base: 9,018 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

3,517 AI-verified stores

Germany 15.0%

1,352 AI-verified stores

1,117 AI-verified stores

Italy 5.8%

522 AI-verified stores

501 AI-verified stores

293 AI-verified stores

270 AI-verified stores

249 AI-verified stores

China 2.7%

245 AI-verified stores

Spain 2.1%

190 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using 4PX (April 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using 4PX
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 3517 39.00%
Germany 1352 14.99%
United Kingdom 1117 12.39%
Italy 522 5.79%
France 501 5.56%
Sweden 293 3.25%
Netherlands 270 2.99%
South Africa 249 2.76%
China 245 2.72%
Spain 190 2.11%
Denmark 184 2.04%
Colombia 118 1.31%
Japan 78 0.86%
Morocco 76 0.84%
Hong Kong 68 0.75%
Russia 67 0.74%
Singapore 54 0.60%
Australia 44 0.49%
Canada 37 0.41%
Norway 36 0.40%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 15.7k 100.00%
Emails 10.0k 63.57%
Phones 394.0 2.51%
Ecommerce platform 15.6k 99.50%
Couriers 15.7k 100.00%
Payment Providers 8.4k 53.34%
Categories 14.5k 92.48%
Social Media 1.0k 6.47%

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 15.5k 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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