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.

Verified stores
4.1k
active stores with physical delivery
Top country
United States
1,145 verified stores
Top payment signal
Stripe Connect
668 stores detected
Top category
Home & Garden
817 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: June 2026

4.1k verified active stores out of 7.0k detected · 58.9% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce stores with 45.4% of stores with physical delivery (1,739 stores) , followed by Custom (27.3%) and Shopify (7.0%) .

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)

1,739 stores

Custom 27.3%

1,044 stores

270 stores

210 stores

185 stores

103 stores

81 stores

68 stores

41 stores

27 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 Blue Star
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 1739 45.40%
Custom 1044 27.26%
Shopify 270 7.05%
Wix eCommerce 210 5.48%
Squarespace Commerce 185 4.83%
PrestaShop 103 2.69%
Magento 81 2.11%
BigCommerce 68 1.78%
Nuvemshop 41 1.07%
OpenCart 27 0.70%
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All Stores Distribution

WooCommerce holds 48.9% share of all Blue Star e-commerce stores (2,713) , with Custom at 18.8% and Shopify at 5.0% (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)

2,713 stores

Custom 18.8%

1,044 stores

277 stores

550 stores

544 stores

107 stores

83 stores

88 stores

41 stores

30 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (May 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in Blue Star
Platform Total Stores Percentage
WooCommerce 2713 48.89%
Custom 1044 18.81%
Shopify 277 4.99%
Wix eCommerce 550 9.91%
Squarespace Commerce 544 9.80%
PrestaShop 107 1.93%
Magento 83 1.50%
BigCommerce 88 1.59%
Nuvemshop 41 0.74%
OpenCart 30 0.54%

Categories Distribution

Home & Garden stores with 21.7% of all stores (817 stores) , followed by Clothing & Accessories (14.4%) and Gifts & Special Occasions (10.9%) .

Base: 3,772 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (91.2% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Home & Garden 21.7%

817 stores

Clothing & Accessories 14.4%

543 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 10.9%

412 stores

Electronics & Technology 8.9%

334 stores

Jewelry & Watches 7.7%

290 stores

Health & Beauty 6.4%

240 stores

Arts & Entertainment 6.1%

230 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 5.4%

203 stores

Food & Beverages 4.5%

169 stores

Toys & Games 3.9%

147 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Blue Star store categories (May 2026)
Distribution of categories in Blue Star e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Home & Garden 817 21.66%
Clothing & Accessories 543 14.40%
Gifts & Special Occasions 412 10.92%
Electronics & Technology 334 8.85%
Jewelry & Watches 290 7.69%
Health & Beauty 240 6.36%
Arts & Entertainment 230 6.10%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 203 5.38%
Food & Beverages 169 4.48%
Toys & Games 147 3.90%

Payment Providers Distribution

Stripe Connect stores with 23.9% among AI-verified physical stores (668 stores) , followed by PayPal (23.3%) and MasterCard (11.2%) .

Base: 2,879 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (41.0% 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

668 stores

PayPal 23.3%

651 stores

312 stores

276 stores

Bolt 5.8%

161 stores

127 stores

119 stores

VISA 4.0%

113 stores

104 stores

JCB 3.3%

91 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Blue Star payment providers (May 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Blue Star e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
Stripe Connect 668 23.91%
PayPal 651 23.30%
MasterCard 312 11.17%
American Express 276 9.88%
Bolt 161 5.76%
Apple Pay 127 4.55%
Klarna 119 4.26%
VISA 113 4.04%
Google Pay 104 3.72%
JCB 91 3.26%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 766 new stores were launched in Blue Star , with the highest activity in 2026-04 (105 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-04 13.7%

105 stores launched

2026-03 14.2%

109 stores launched

2026-02 8.5%

65 stores launched

2026-01 9.1%

70 stores launched

2025-12 9.4%

72 stores launched

2025-11 8.6%

66 stores launched

2025-10 5.7%

44 stores launched

2025-09 8.4%

64 stores launched

2025-08 5.4%

41 stores launched

2025-07 6.5%

50 stores launched

2025-06 6.3%

48 stores launched

2025-05 4.2%

32 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Blue Star (May 2026)
Monthly store launches in Blue Star over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-04 105 13.71%
2026-03 109 14.23%
2026-02 65 8.49%
2026-01 70 9.14%
2025-12 72 9.40%
2025-11 66 8.62%
2025-10 44 5.74%
2025-09 64 8.36%
2025-08 41 5.35%
2025-07 50 6.53%
2025-06 48 6.27%
2025-05 32 4.18%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 4,112 active stores in Blue Star are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (362 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 8.8%

362 active stores

2025 13.6%

558 active stores

2024 7.0%

286 active stores

2023 6.2%

256 active stores

2022 5.4%

222 active stores

2021 5.8%

238 active stores

2020 6.0%

248 active stores

2019 5.1%

208 active stores

2018 5.6%

230 active stores

2017 4.2%

174 active stores

2016 2.6%

107 active stores

2015 2.5%

102 active stores

2014 2.7%

112 active stores

2013 3.2%

133 active stores

2012 1.8%

76 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Blue Star by original launch year (May 2026)
Active stores in Blue Star by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 362 8.80%
2025 558 13.57%
2024 286 6.96%
2023 256 6.23%
2022 222 5.40%
2021 238 5.79%
2020 248 6.03%
2019 208 5.06%
2018 230 5.59%
2017 174 4.23%
2016 107 2.60%
2015 102 2.48%
2014 112 2.72%
2013 133 3.23%
2012 76 1.85%

Social Media Usage

Facebook stores with 30.1% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (2,156 stores) , followed by Instagram (28.2%) and YouTube (10.1%) .

Base: 4,452 stores with any detectable social profile (63.4% 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 30.1%

2,156 stores

Instagram 28.2%

2,018 stores

YouTube 10.1%

726 stores

Twitter 8.1%

577 stores

Pinterest 7.1%

507 stores

LinkedIn 5.6%

401 stores

TikTok 4.6%

329 stores

X 3.4%

247 stores

WhatsApp 2.6%

185 stores

Vimeo 0.2%

17 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Blue Star (May 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Blue Star e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 2156 30.10%
Instagram 2018 28.17%
YouTube 726 10.14%
Twitter 577 8.06%
Pinterest 507 7.08%
LinkedIn 401 5.60%
TikTok 329 4.59%
X 247 3.45%
WhatsApp 185 2.58%
Vimeo 17 0.24%

Geographic Distribution

United States stores with 36.6% (1,145 AI-verified stores) , followed by India (15.0%) and United Kingdom (11.2%) .

Base: 3,125 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

1,145 AI-verified stores

India 15.0%

470 AI-verified stores

350 AI-verified stores

128 AI-verified stores

125 AI-verified stores

111 AI-verified stores

93 AI-verified stores

84 AI-verified stores

78 AI-verified stores

61 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Blue Star (May 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Blue Star
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 1145 36.64%
India 470 15.04%
United Kingdom 350 11.20%
Germany 128 4.10%
Russia 125 4.00%
Australia 111 3.55%
Canada 93 2.98%
Brazil 84 2.69%
Poland 78 2.50%
France 61 1.95%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 7.0k 100.00%
Emails 4.4k 62.75%
Phones 2.7k 38.91%
Ecommerce platform 6.0k 85.96%
Couriers 7.0k 100.00%
Payment Providers 2.9k 40.99%
Categories 4.1k 57.88%
Social Media 4.5k 63.39%

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, 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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