Australia Post Shipping Carrier Usage Database

Explore 46.4k verified e-commerce stores shipping with Australia Post. Discover logistics partnerships, geographic reach, and carrier adoption.

Detected across 51.4k domains. 46.4k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: April 2026

46.4k verified active stores out of 51.4k detected · 90.3% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify leads with 54.3% of stores with physical delivery (24,995 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (20.5%) and Custom (10.9%) .

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)

Shopify 54.3%

24,995 stores

9,437 stores

Custom 10.9%

5,009 stores

2,455 stores

1,883 stores

823 stores

422 stores

220 stores

209 stores

190 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 Australia Post
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 24995 54.25%
WooCommerce 9437 20.48%
Custom 5009 10.87%
Wix eCommerce 2455 5.33%
Squarespace Commerce 1883 4.09%
BigCommerce 823 1.79%
Magento 422 0.92%
Big Cartel 220 0.48%
GoDaddy Online Store 209 0.45%
PrestaShop 190 0.41%
OpenCart 168 0.36%
nopCommerce 87 0.19%
Salesforce Commerce Cloud 61 0.13%
Zen Cart 57 0.12%
Pressero 56 0.12%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 27.8% of all stores (10,125 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (18.2%) and Food & Beverages (8.9%) .

Base: 36,420 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (78.4% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 27.8%

10,125 stores

Health & Beauty 18.2%

6,642 stores

Food & Beverages 8.9%

3,224 stores

Jewelry & Watches 7.5%

2,725 stores

Arts & Entertainment 5.5%

1,990 stores

Home & Garden 5.0%

1,813 stores

Electronics & Technology 4.5%

1,644 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 4.4%

1,618 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 3.7%

1,332 stores

Pets & Pet Supplies 3.0%

1,096 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Australia Post store categories (March 2026)
Distribution of categories in Australia Post e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 10125 27.80%
Health & Beauty 6642 18.24%
Food & Beverages 3224 8.85%
Jewelry & Watches 2725 7.48%
Arts & Entertainment 1990 5.46%
Home & Garden 1813 4.98%
Electronics & Technology 1644 4.51%
Gifts & Special Occasions 1618 4.44%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 1332 3.66%
Pets & Pet Supplies 1096 3.01%
Vehicles & Parts 1047 2.87%
Furniture & Home Decor 953 2.62%
Toys & Games 889 2.44%
Baby & Toddler 708 1.94%
Tools & Hardware 614 1.69%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 29.8% among AI-verified physical stores (12,018 stores) , followed by American Express (13.1%) and Stripe Connect (12.9%) .

Base: 21,348 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (41.5% 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 29.8%

12,018 stores

5,263 stores

5,205 stores

4,765 stores

2,838 stores

2,451 stores

2,228 stores

VISA 2.9%

1,164 stores

1,153 stores

1,005 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Australia Post payment providers (March 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Australia Post e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 12018 29.81%
American Express 5263 13.05%
Stripe Connect 5205 12.91%
MasterCard 4765 11.82%
Apple Pay 2838 7.04%
Google Pay 2451 6.08%
AfterPay 2228 5.53%
VISA 1164 2.89%
Klarna 1153 2.86%
Zip Pay 1005 2.49%
Bolt 1003 2.49%
UnionPay 445 1.10%
JCB 330 0.82%
BitCoin 233 0.58%
Laybuy 217 0.54%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 5,577 new stores were launched in Australia Post , with the highest activity in 2026-02 (472 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-02 8.5%

472 stores launched

2026-01 7.7%

427 stores launched

2025-12 8.1%

453 stores launched

2025-11 9.6%

534 stores launched

2025-10 8.6%

480 stores launched

2025-09 7.5%

421 stores launched

2025-08 8.7%

484 stores launched

2025-07 8.6%

480 stores launched

2025-06 8.7%

485 stores launched

2025-05 8.9%

499 stores launched

2025-04 7.9%

441 stores launched

2025-03 7.2%

401 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Australia Post (March 2026)
Monthly store launches in Australia Post over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-02 472 8.46%
2026-01 427 7.66%
2025-12 453 8.12%
2025-11 534 9.58%
2025-10 480 8.61%
2025-09 421 7.55%
2025-08 484 8.68%
2025-07 480 8.61%
2025-06 485 8.70%
2025-05 499 8.95%
2025-04 441 7.91%
2025-03 401 7.19%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 46,195 active stores in Australia Post are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (904 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 2.0%

904 active stores

2025 11.9%

5,483 active stores

2024 8.7%

4,017 active stores

2023 7.4%

3,415 active stores

2022 6.5%

3,013 active stores

2021 8.6%

3,990 active stores

2020 8.5%

3,908 active stores

2019 5.2%

2,415 active stores

2018 5.9%

2,722 active stores

2017 7.4%

3,420 active stores

2016 2.8%

1,299 active stores

2015 2.4%

1,114 active stores

2014 2.4%

1,106 active stores

2013 3.4%

1,571 active stores

2012 2.1%

949 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Australia Post by original launch year (March 2026)
Active stores in Australia Post by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 904 1.96%
2025 5483 11.87%
2024 4017 8.70%
2023 3415 7.39%
2022 3013 6.52%
2021 3990 8.64%
2020 3908 8.46%
2019 2415 5.23%
2018 2722 5.89%
2017 3420 7.40%
2016 1299 2.81%
2015 1114 2.41%
2014 1106 2.39%
2013 1571 3.40%
2012 949 2.05%
2011 926 2.00%
2010 769 1.66%
2009 755 1.63%
2008 709 1.53%
2007 630 1.36%
2006 430 0.93%
2005 355 0.77%
2004 462 1.00%
2003 378 0.82%
2002 342 0.74%
2001 468 1.01%
2000 290 0.63%
1999 184 0.40%
1998 114 0.25%
1997 20 0.04%
1996 32 0.07%
1995 5 0.01%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 34.8% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (32,179 stores) , followed by Facebook (33.6%) and YouTube (8.8%) .

Base: 39,935 stores with any detectable social profile (77.7% 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 34.8%

32,179 stores

Facebook 33.6%

31,089 stores

YouTube 8.8%

8,163 stores

TikTok 8.0%

7,402 stores

Pinterest 5.2%

4,777 stores

Twitter 4.9%

4,559 stores

LinkedIn 2.8%

2,566 stores

X 1.4%

1,268 stores

WhatsApp 0.2%

223 stores

Vimeo 0.2%

189 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Australia Post (March 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Australia Post e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 32179 34.82%
Facebook 31089 33.64%
YouTube 8163 8.83%
TikTok 7402 8.01%
Pinterest 4777 5.17%
Twitter 4559 4.93%
LinkedIn 2566 2.78%
X 1268 1.37%
WhatsApp 223 0.24%
Vimeo 189 0.20%

Geographic Distribution

Australia leads with 92.2% (41,559 AI-verified stores) , followed by United States (3.6%) and New Zealand (0.9%) .

Base: 45,062 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

41,559 AI-verified stores

1,616 AI-verified stores

396 AI-verified stores

392 AI-verified stores

180 AI-verified stores

143 AI-verified stores

135 AI-verified stores

China 0.3%

113 AI-verified stores

99 AI-verified stores

India 0.2%

75 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Australia Post (March 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Australia Post
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
Australia 41559 92.23%
United States 1616 3.59%
New Zealand 396 0.88%
United Kingdom 392 0.87%
Netherlands 180 0.40%
Hong Kong 143 0.32%
Canada 135 0.30%
China 113 0.25%
Germany 99 0.22%
India 75 0.17%
France 59 0.13%
Singapore 56 0.12%
Japan 45 0.10%
Vietnam 41 0.09%
Italy 37 0.08%
South Africa 25 0.06%
Spain 24 0.05%
Ireland 23 0.05%
United Arab Emirates 22 0.05%
Cocos (Keeling) Islands 22 0.05%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 51.4k 100.00%
Emails 42.7k 83.13%
Phones 16.4k 31.87%
Ecommerce platform 51.1k 99.38%
Couriers 51.4k 100.00%
Payment Providers 21.3k 41.53%
Categories 38.7k 75.26%
Social Media 39.9k 77.69%

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 Australia Post e-commerce intelligence?

We track 46.4k verified Australia Post 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.

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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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