Blue Star Shipping Carrier Usage Database

Explore 4.1k verified e-commerce stores shipping with Blue Star. Discover logistics partnerships, geographic reach, and carrier adoption.

Detected across 7.0k domains. 4.1k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: May 2026

4.1k verified active stores out of 7.0k detected · 58.3% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 45.9% of stores with physical delivery (1,741 stores) , followed by Custom (27.2%) and Shopify (6.4%) .

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)

1,741 stores

Custom 27.2%

1,030 stores

244 stores

207 stores

184 stores

101 stores

82 stores

70 stores

41 stores

28 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 Blue Star
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 1741 45.90%
Custom 1030 27.16%
Shopify 244 6.43%
Wix eCommerce 207 5.46%
Squarespace Commerce 184 4.85%
PrestaShop 101 2.66%
Magento 82 2.16%
BigCommerce 70 1.85%
Nuvemshop 41 1.08%
OpenCart 28 0.74%
VirtueMart 17 0.45%
Big Cartel 12 0.32%
Shoptet 12 0.32%
Shopware 12 0.32%
Active IT Zone Core 12 0.32%

Categories Distribution

Home & Garden leads with 21.4% of all stores (799 stores) , followed by Clothing & Accessories (14.7%) and Gifts & Special Occasions (11.0%) .

Base: 3,731 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (91.0% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Home & Garden 21.4%

799 stores

Clothing & Accessories 14.7%

548 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 11.0%

412 stores

Electronics & Technology 8.9%

332 stores

Jewelry & Watches 7.4%

277 stores

Health & Beauty 6.2%

231 stores

Arts & Entertainment 6.1%

229 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 5.4%

202 stores

Food & Beverages 4.5%

168 stores

Toys & Games 3.9%

145 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Blue Star store categories (April 2026)
Distribution of categories in Blue Star e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Home & Garden 799 21.42%
Clothing & Accessories 548 14.69%
Gifts & Special Occasions 412 11.04%
Electronics & Technology 332 8.90%
Jewelry & Watches 277 7.42%
Health & Beauty 231 6.19%
Arts & Entertainment 229 6.14%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 202 5.41%
Food & Beverages 168 4.50%
Toys & Games 145 3.89%
Business & Industrial 116 3.11%
Furniture & Home Decor 99 2.65%
Tools & Hardware 80 2.14%
Baby & Toddler 47 1.26%
Office Supplies 46 1.23%

Payment Providers Distribution

Stripe Connect leads with 24.1% among AI-verified physical stores (666 stores) , followed by PayPal (23.4%) and MasterCard (11.3%) .

Base: 2,891 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (41.2% 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

666 stores

PayPal 23.4%

647 stores

313 stores

263 stores

Bolt 5.9%

163 stores

117 stores

VISA 4.2%

117 stores

115 stores

96 stores

JCB 3.3%

92 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Blue Star payment providers (April 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Blue Star e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
Stripe Connect 666 24.13%
PayPal 647 23.44%
MasterCard 313 11.34%
American Express 263 9.53%
Bolt 163 5.91%
Klarna 117 4.24%
VISA 117 4.24%
Apple Pay 115 4.17%
Google Pay 96 3.48%
JCB 92 3.33%
Boleto 39 1.41%
Przelewy24 37 1.34%
Amazon Pay 35 1.27%
Mercado Pago 31 1.12%
Razorpay 29 1.05%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 731 new stores were launched in Blue Star , with the highest activity in 2026-03 (115 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-03 15.7%

115 stores launched

2026-02 9.0%

66 stores launched

2026-01 9.8%

72 stores launched

2025-12 9.6%

70 stores launched

2025-11 9.3%

68 stores launched

2025-10 6.4%

47 stores launched

2025-09 9.0%

66 stores launched

2025-08 5.9%

43 stores launched

2025-07 7.7%

56 stores launched

2025-06 6.7%

49 stores launched

2025-05 7.4%

54 stores launched

2025-04 3.4%

25 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Blue Star (April 2026)
Monthly store launches in Blue Star over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-03 115 15.73%
2026-02 66 9.03%
2026-01 72 9.85%
2025-12 70 9.58%
2025-11 68 9.30%
2025-10 47 6.43%
2025-09 66 9.03%
2025-08 43 5.88%
2025-07 56 7.66%
2025-06 49 6.70%
2025-05 54 7.39%
2025-04 25 3.42%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 4,073 active stores in Blue Star are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (254 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 6.2%

254 active stores

2025 14.3%

581 active stores

2024 7.1%

288 active stores

2023 6.4%

259 active stores

2022 5.5%

223 active stores

2021 5.8%

236 active stores

2020 6.4%

259 active stores

2019 5.3%

215 active stores

2018 5.7%

234 active stores

2017 4.4%

181 active stores

2016 2.6%

107 active stores

2015 2.5%

101 active stores

2014 2.8%

115 active stores

2013 3.3%

134 active stores

2012 1.8%

75 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Blue Star by original launch year (April 2026)
Active stores in Blue Star by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 254 6.24%
2025 581 14.26%
2024 288 7.07%
2023 259 6.36%
2022 223 5.48%
2021 236 5.79%
2020 259 6.36%
2019 215 5.28%
2018 234 5.75%
2017 181 4.44%
2016 107 2.63%
2015 101 2.48%
2014 115 2.82%
2013 134 3.29%
2012 75 1.84%
2011 95 2.33%
2010 98 2.41%
2009 72 1.77%
2008 59 1.45%
2007 63 1.55%
2006 54 1.33%
2005 52 1.28%
2004 52 1.28%
2003 41 1.01%
2002 37 0.91%
2001 46 1.13%
2000 47 1.15%
1999 39 0.96%
1998 27 0.66%
1997 16 0.39%
1996 12 0.29%
1995 1 0.02%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 30.4% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (2,145 stores) , followed by Instagram (28.1%) and YouTube (10.0%) .

Base: 4,431 stores with any detectable social profile (63.1% 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 30.4%

2,145 stores

Instagram 28.1%

1,987 stores

YouTube 10.0%

710 stores

Twitter 8.3%

583 stores

Pinterest 7.1%

500 stores

LinkedIn 5.7%

401 stores

TikTok 4.4%

313 stores

X 3.3%

233 stores

WhatsApp 2.5%

176 stores

Vimeo 0.2%

17 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Blue Star (April 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Blue Star e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 2145 30.36%
Instagram 1987 28.12%
YouTube 710 10.05%
Twitter 583 8.25%
Pinterest 500 7.08%
LinkedIn 401 5.68%
TikTok 313 4.43%
X 233 3.30%
WhatsApp 176 2.49%
Vimeo 17 0.24%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 37.0% (1,140 AI-verified stores) , followed by India (14.2%) and United Kingdom (11.3%) .

Base: 3,082 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

1,140 AI-verified stores

India 14.2%

438 AI-verified stores

349 AI-verified stores

127 AI-verified stores

125 AI-verified stores

111 AI-verified stores

93 AI-verified stores

84 AI-verified stores

75 AI-verified stores

66 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Blue Star (April 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Blue Star
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 1140 36.99%
India 438 14.21%
United Kingdom 349 11.32%
Russia 127 4.12%
Germany 125 4.06%
Australia 111 3.60%
Canada 93 3.02%
Brazil 84 2.73%
Poland 75 2.43%
France 66 2.14%
Czechia 57 1.85%
Netherlands 54 1.75%
Ukraine 53 1.72%
Romania 50 1.62%
Hungary 48 1.56%
Italy 47 1.52%
Greece 45 1.46%
China 42 1.36%
Slovakia 40 1.30%
South Africa 38 1.23%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 7.0k 100.00%
Emails 4.4k 62.72%
Phones 1.7k 24.28%
Ecommerce platform 6.0k 85.74%
Couriers 7.0k 100.00%
Payment Providers 2.9k 41.15%
Categories 4.0k 57.28%
Social Media 4.4k 63.07%

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 Blue Star e-commerce intelligence?

We track 4.1k verified Blue Star 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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