Australia Post Shipping Carrier Usage Database

Explore 26.8k verified e-commerce stores shipping with Australia Post. Discover logistics partnerships, geographic reach, and carrier adoption.

Detected across 31.9k domains. 26.8k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: May 2026

26.8k verified active stores out of 31.9k detected · 84.1% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 36.9% of stores with physical delivery (9,664 stores) , followed by Shopify (17.1%) and Custom (17.0%) .

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)

9,664 stores

Shopify 17.1%

4,490 stores

Custom 17.0%

4,449 stores

2,484 stores

2,031 stores

1,031 stores

775 stores

406 stores

216 stores

173 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 Australia Post
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 9664 36.87%
Shopify 4490 17.13%
Custom 4449 16.98%
Wix eCommerce 2484 9.48%
Squarespace Commerce 2031 7.75%
Bluepark 1031 3.93%
BigCommerce 775 2.96%
Magento 406 1.55%
GoDaddy Online Store 216 0.82%
Big Cartel 173 0.66%
PrestaShop 163 0.62%
OpenCart 155 0.59%
nopCommerce 79 0.30%
Salesforce Commerce Cloud 47 0.18%
VirtueMart 46 0.18%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 16.7% of all stores (4,049 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (15.0%) and Food & Beverages (10.8%) .

Base: 24,193 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (90.3% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 16.7%

4,049 stores

Health & Beauty 15.0%

3,633 stores

Food & Beverages 10.8%

2,616 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 10.0%

2,420 stores

Arts & Entertainment 8.0%

1,931 stores

Toys & Games 6.7%

1,618 stores

Home & Garden 5.6%

1,352 stores

Business & Industrial 5.3%

1,292 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 5.1%

1,224 stores

Jewelry & Watches 4.6%

1,117 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Australia Post store categories (April 2026)
Distribution of categories in Australia Post e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 4049 16.74%
Health & Beauty 3633 15.02%
Food & Beverages 2616 10.81%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 2420 10.00%
Arts & Entertainment 1931 7.98%
Toys & Games 1618 6.69%
Home & Garden 1352 5.59%
Business & Industrial 1292 5.34%
Gifts & Special Occasions 1224 5.06%
Jewelry & Watches 1117 4.62%
Electronics & Technology 866 3.58%
Vehicles & Parts 757 3.13%
Tools & Hardware 633 2.62%
Pets & Pet Supplies 351 1.45%
Furniture & Home Decor 334 1.38%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 32.5% among AI-verified physical stores (7,294 stores) , followed by Stripe Connect (14.7%) and MasterCard (12.8%) .

Base: 13,177 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (41.3% 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 32.5%

7,294 stores

3,299 stores

2,880 stores

2,586 stores

1,283 stores

1,088 stores

992 stores

VISA 3.1%

687 stores

Bolt 2.9%

644 stores

610 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Australia Post payment providers (April 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Australia Post e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 7294 32.51%
Stripe Connect 3299 14.70%
MasterCard 2880 12.84%
American Express 2586 11.53%
Apple Pay 1283 5.72%
Google Pay 1088 4.85%
AfterPay 992 4.42%
VISA 687 3.06%
Bolt 644 2.87%
Klarna 610 2.72%
Zip Pay 441 1.97%
BitCoin 197 0.88%
JCB 182 0.81%
Clearpay 137 0.61%
Amazon Payments 117 0.52%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 3,006 new stores were launched in Australia Post , with the highest activity in 2026-03 (307 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-03 10.2%

307 stores launched

2026-02 8.5%

255 stores launched

2026-01 8.3%

251 stores launched

2025-12 8.7%

261 stores launched

2025-11 11.0%

332 stores launched

2025-10 8.6%

258 stores launched

2025-09 7.1%

213 stores launched

2025-08 8.5%

256 stores launched

2025-07 8.1%

244 stores launched

2025-06 8.5%

257 stores launched

2025-05 8.1%

244 stores launched

2025-04 4.3%

128 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Australia Post (April 2026)
Monthly store launches in Australia Post over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-03 307 10.21%
2026-02 255 8.48%
2026-01 251 8.35%
2025-12 261 8.68%
2025-11 332 11.04%
2025-10 258 8.58%
2025-09 213 7.09%
2025-08 256 8.52%
2025-07 244 8.12%
2025-06 257 8.55%
2025-05 244 8.12%
2025-04 128 4.26%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 26,665 active stores in Australia Post are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (818 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 3.1%

818 active stores

2025 10.6%

2,832 active stores

2024 8.1%

2,165 active stores

2023 8.3%

2,211 active stores

2022 6.8%

1,810 active stores

2021 8.2%

2,193 active stores

2020 7.8%

2,080 active stores

2019 4.6%

1,217 active stores

2018 5.7%

1,507 active stores

2017 7.4%

1,984 active stores

2016 2.7%

718 active stores

2015 2.3%

623 active stores

2014 2.4%

650 active stores

2013 3.4%

918 active stores

2012 2.3%

602 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Australia Post by original launch year (April 2026)
Active stores in Australia Post by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 818 3.07%
2025 2832 10.62%
2024 2165 8.12%
2023 2211 8.29%
2022 1810 6.79%
2021 2193 8.22%
2020 2080 7.80%
2019 1217 4.56%
2018 1507 5.65%
2017 1984 7.44%
2016 718 2.69%
2015 623 2.34%
2014 650 2.44%
2013 918 3.44%
2012 602 2.26%
2011 549 2.06%
2010 468 1.76%
2009 475 1.78%
2008 466 1.75%
2007 396 1.49%
2006 252 0.95%
2005 237 0.89%
2004 296 1.11%
2003 256 0.96%
2002 208 0.78%
2001 308 1.16%
2000 194 0.73%
1999 126 0.47%
1998 76 0.29%
1997 8 0.03%
1996 19 0.07%
1995 3 0.01%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 34.5% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (16,931 stores) , followed by Instagram (33.8%) and YouTube (9.1%) .

Base: 23,404 stores with any detectable social profile (73.4% 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 34.5%

16,931 stores

Instagram 33.8%

16,622 stores

YouTube 9.1%

4,488 stores

Twitter 6.0%

2,927 stores

TikTok 5.7%

2,792 stores

Pinterest 4.8%

2,365 stores

LinkedIn 3.7%

1,812 stores

X 1.9%

943 stores

WhatsApp 0.3%

169 stores

Vimeo 0.2%

76 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Australia Post (April 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Australia Post e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 16931 34.47%
Instagram 16622 33.84%
YouTube 4488 9.14%
Twitter 2927 5.96%
TikTok 2792 5.68%
Pinterest 2365 4.81%
LinkedIn 1812 3.69%
X 943 1.92%
WhatsApp 169 0.34%
Vimeo 76 0.15%

Geographic Distribution

Australia leads with 91.7% (23,313 AI-verified stores) , followed by United States (4.3%) and New Zealand (0.8%) .

Base: 25,424 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

23,313 AI-verified stores

1,086 AI-verified stores

208 AI-verified stores

199 AI-verified stores

79 AI-verified stores

69 AI-verified stores

China 0.3%

69 AI-verified stores

64 AI-verified stores

59 AI-verified stores

India 0.2%

40 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Australia Post (April 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Australia Post
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
Australia 23313 91.70%
United States 1086 4.27%
New Zealand 208 0.82%
United Kingdom 199 0.78%
Netherlands 79 0.31%
Canada 69 0.27%
China 69 0.27%
Germany 64 0.25%
Hong Kong 59 0.23%
India 40 0.16%
Singapore 33 0.13%
Japan 32 0.13%
France 32 0.13%
South Africa 22 0.09%
Poland 22 0.09%
Vietnam 22 0.09%
Ireland 20 0.08%
Romania 20 0.08%
Italy 19 0.07%
Spain 16 0.06%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 31.9k 100.00%
Emails 23.5k 73.62%
Phones 10.7k 33.51%
Ecommerce platform 31.0k 97.39%
Couriers 31.9k 100.00%
Payment Providers 13.2k 41.35%
Categories 25.7k 80.63%
Social Media 23.4k 73.44%

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 26.8k 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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