Australia Post Shipping Carrier Usage Database

Explore 27.1k verified e-commerce stores shipping with Australia Post. Discover logistics partnerships, geographic reach, and carrier adoption.

Detected across 32.2k domains. 27.1k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

Verified stores
27.1k
active stores with physical delivery
Top country
Australia
23,633 verified stores
Top payment signal
PayPal
7,435 stores detected
Top category
Clothing & Accessories
4,130 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: June 2026

27.1k verified active stores out of 32.2k detected · 84.2% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce stores with 36.7% of stores with physical delivery (9,704 stores) , followed by Shopify (17.8%) and Custom (17.2%) .

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)

9,704 stores

Shopify 17.8%

4,710 stores

Custom 17.2%

4,565 stores

2,458 stores

1,970 stores

Bluepark 3.9%

1,035 stores

766 stores

397 stores

215 stores

165 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (May 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in Australia Post
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 9704 36.65%
Shopify 4710 17.79%
Custom 4565 17.24%
Wix eCommerce 2458 9.28%
Squarespace Commerce 1970 7.44%
Bluepark 1035 3.91%
BigCommerce 766 2.89%
Magento 397 1.50%
GoDaddy Online Store 215 0.81%
Big Cartel 165 0.62%
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All Stores Distribution

WooCommerce holds 39.1% share of all Australia Post e-commerce stores (11,917) , with Shopify at 15.7% and Custom at 15.0% (May 2026) .

Note: This broader view includes all domains where e-commerce signals were detected, useful for lead generation and competitive analysis. Some may be inactive or non-transactional. For verified active stores, see the default view above.

Top 10 Platforms (All Stores)

11,917 stores

Shopify 15.7%

4,780 stores

Custom 15.0%

4,565 stores

3,187 stores

2,823 stores

Bluepark 3.4%

1,036 stores

789 stores

426 stores

278 stores

169 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (May 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in Australia Post
Platform Total Stores Percentage
WooCommerce 11917 39.09%
Shopify 4780 15.68%
Custom 4565 14.97%
Wix eCommerce 3187 10.45%
Squarespace Commerce 2823 9.26%
Bluepark 1036 3.40%
BigCommerce 789 2.59%
Magento 426 1.40%
GoDaddy Online Store 278 0.91%
Big Cartel 169 0.55%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories stores with 16.9% of all stores (4,130 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (15.0%) and Food & Beverages (10.8%) .

Base: 24,434 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 16.9%

4,130 stores

Health & Beauty 15.0%

3,667 stores

Food & Beverages 10.8%

2,634 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 10.0%

2,445 stores

Arts & Entertainment 8.1%

1,973 stores

Toys & Games 6.7%

1,634 stores

Home & Garden 5.6%

1,376 stores

Business & Industrial 5.3%

1,285 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 5.0%

1,217 stores

Jewelry & Watches 4.6%

1,121 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Australia Post store categories (May 2026)
Distribution of categories in Australia Post e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 4130 16.90%
Health & Beauty 3667 15.01%
Food & Beverages 2634 10.78%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 2445 10.01%
Arts & Entertainment 1973 8.07%
Toys & Games 1634 6.69%
Home & Garden 1376 5.63%
Business & Industrial 1285 5.26%
Gifts & Special Occasions 1217 4.98%
Jewelry & Watches 1121 4.59%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal stores with 32.2% among AI-verified physical stores (7,435 stores) , followed by Stripe Connect (14.7%) and MasterCard (12.5%) .

Base: 13,387 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (41.6% 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 32.2%

7,435 stores

3,388 stores

2,894 stores

2,682 stores

1,394 stores

1,193 stores

994 stores

VISA 3.0%

694 stores

667 stores

Bolt 2.8%

635 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Australia Post payment providers (May 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Australia Post e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 7435 32.22%
Stripe Connect 3388 14.68%
MasterCard 2894 12.54%
American Express 2682 11.62%
Apple Pay 1394 6.04%
Google Pay 1193 5.17%
AfterPay 994 4.31%
VISA 694 3.01%
Klarna 667 2.89%
Bolt 635 2.75%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 3,243 new stores were launched in Australia Post , with the highest activity in 2026-04 (526 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-04 16.2%

526 stores launched

2026-03 8.9%

290 stores launched

2026-02 7.5%

243 stores launched

2026-01 7.6%

248 stores launched

2025-12 8.2%

266 stores launched

2025-11 10.4%

336 stores launched

2025-10 7.9%

255 stores launched

2025-09 6.6%

215 stores launched

2025-08 7.5%

242 stores launched

2025-07 7.3%

237 stores launched

2025-06 8.0%

260 stores launched

2025-05 3.9%

125 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Australia Post (May 2026)
Monthly store launches in Australia Post over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-04 526 16.22%
2026-03 290 8.94%
2026-02 243 7.49%
2026-01 248 7.65%
2025-12 266 8.20%
2025-11 336 10.36%
2025-10 255 7.86%
2025-09 215 6.63%
2025-08 242 7.46%
2025-07 237 7.31%
2025-06 260 8.02%
2025-05 125 3.85%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 26,938 active stores in Australia Post are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (1,361 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 5.1%

1,361 active stores

2025 10.3%

2,783 active stores

2024 7.9%

2,137 active stores

2023 8.1%

2,185 active stores

2022 6.6%

1,787 active stores

2021 8.0%

2,151 active stores

2020 7.6%

2,058 active stores

2019 4.5%

1,211 active stores

2018 5.5%

1,489 active stores

2017 7.3%

1,979 active stores

2016 2.7%

715 active stores

2015 2.3%

617 active stores

2014 2.4%

646 active stores

2013 3.4%

909 active stores

2012 2.2%

597 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Australia Post by original launch year (May 2026)
Active stores in Australia Post by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 1361 5.05%
2025 2783 10.33%
2024 2137 7.93%
2023 2185 8.11%
2022 1787 6.63%
2021 2151 7.99%
2020 2058 7.64%
2019 1211 4.50%
2018 1489 5.53%
2017 1979 7.35%
2016 715 2.65%
2015 617 2.29%
2014 646 2.40%
2013 909 3.37%
2012 597 2.22%

Social Media Usage

Facebook stores with 34.3% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (16,969 stores) , followed by Instagram (33.8%) and YouTube (9.2%) .

Base: 23,516 stores with any detectable social profile (73.1% 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 34.3%

16,969 stores

Instagram 33.8%

16,706 stores

YouTube 9.2%

4,535 stores

Twitter 5.9%

2,909 stores

TikTok 5.9%

2,898 stores

Pinterest 4.8%

2,398 stores

LinkedIn 3.7%

1,828 stores

X 2.0%

1,003 stores

WhatsApp 0.3%

173 stores

Vimeo 0.1%

74 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Australia Post (May 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Australia Post e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 16969 34.29%
Instagram 16706 33.75%
YouTube 4535 9.16%
Twitter 2909 5.88%
TikTok 2898 5.86%
Pinterest 2398 4.85%
LinkedIn 1828 3.69%
X 1003 2.03%
WhatsApp 173 0.35%
Vimeo 74 0.15%

Geographic Distribution

Australia stores with 91.7% (23,633 AI-verified stores) , followed by United States (3.9%) and New Zealand (0.8%) .

Base: 25,780 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

23,633 AI-verified stores

997 AI-verified stores

202 AI-verified stores

196 AI-verified stores

China 0.8%

195 AI-verified stores

100 AI-verified stores

70 AI-verified stores

58 AI-verified stores

55 AI-verified stores

India 0.2%

48 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Australia Post (May 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Australia Post
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
Australia 23633 91.67%
United States 997 3.87%
New Zealand 202 0.78%
United Kingdom 196 0.76%
China 195 0.76%
Netherlands 100 0.39%
Germany 70 0.27%
Hong Kong 58 0.22%
Canada 55 0.21%
India 48 0.19%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 32.2k 100.00%
Emails 23.6k 73.53%
Phones 13.5k 41.82%
Ecommerce platform 31.3k 97.29%
Couriers 32.2k 100.00%
Payment Providers 13.4k 41.63%
Categories 26.0k 80.70%
Social Media 23.5k 73.13%

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 27.1k verified Australia Post e-commerce stores with 50+ data points per store: e-commerce platform, product counts, categories, payment providers, shipping carriers, technology stack, merchant-size signals, and available business contact fields.

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, product category, payment provider, shipping carrier, technology stack, store age, cross-border signals, and merchant-size bands. Some advanced signals are plan-gated, and the same field contract is used by the web app, exports, and API.

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