CourierPost Shipping Carrier Usage Database

Explore 273.0 verified e-commerce stores shipping with CourierPost. Discover logistics partnerships, geographic reach, and carrier adoption.

Detected across 304.0 domains. 273.0 verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: May 2026

273.0 verified active stores out of 304.0 detected · 89.8% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 34.0% of stores with physical delivery (91 stores) , followed by Custom (26.5%) and Shopify (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)

91 stores

Custom 26.5%

71 stores

Shopify 17.2%

46 stores

17 stores

14 stores

12 stores

5 stores

3 stores

2 stores

2 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 CourierPost
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 91 33.96%
Custom 71 26.49%
Shopify 46 17.16%
BigCommerce 17 6.34%
Wix eCommerce 14 5.22%
Squarespace Commerce 12 4.48%
PrestaShop 5 1.87%
Magento 3 1.12%
Smoolis, OpenCart 2 0.75%
OpenCart 2 0.75%
Simplia 1 0.37%
osCommerce 1 0.37%
Ready Pro Ecommerce 1 0.37%
Zen Cart 1 0.37%
Big Cartel 1 0.37%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 16.0% of all stores (41 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (14.5%) and Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear (12.9%) .

Base: 256 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (93.8% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 16.0%

41 stores

Health & Beauty 14.5%

37 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 12.9%

33 stores

Electronics & Technology 10.2%

26 stores

Toys & Games 8.2%

21 stores

Food & Beverages 7.4%

19 stores

Jewelry & Watches 6.6%

17 stores

Business & Industrial 5.9%

15 stores

Home & Garden 5.5%

14 stores

Arts & Entertainment 4.3%

11 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 CourierPost store categories (April 2026)
Distribution of categories in CourierPost e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 41 16.02%
Health & Beauty 37 14.45%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 33 12.89%
Electronics & Technology 26 10.16%
Toys & Games 21 8.20%
Food & Beverages 19 7.42%
Jewelry & Watches 17 6.64%
Business & Industrial 15 5.86%
Home & Garden 14 5.47%
Arts & Entertainment 11 4.30%
Gifts & Special Occasions 7 2.73%
Tools & Hardware 6 2.34%
Vehicles & Parts 5 1.95%
Pets & Pet Supplies 2 0.78%
Furniture & Home Decor 2 0.78%

Payment Providers Distribution

Stripe Connect leads with 17.6% among AI-verified physical stores (51 stores) , followed by MasterCard (17.3%) and PayPal (17.0%) .

Base: 162 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (53.3% 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

51 stores

50 stores

PayPal 17.0%

49 stores

44 stores

VISA 5.9%

17 stores

15 stores

14 stores

12 stores

Bolt 3.1%

9 stores

9 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 CourierPost payment providers (April 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in CourierPost e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
Stripe Connect 51 17.65%
MasterCard 50 17.30%
PayPal 49 16.96%
American Express 44 15.22%
VISA 17 5.88%
AfterPay 15 5.19%
Laybuy 14 4.84%
Apple Pay 12 4.15%
Bolt 9 3.11%
Google Pay 9 3.11%
AliPay 6 2.08%
UnionPay 5 1.73%
POLi 5 1.73%
JCB 2 0.69%
Affirm 1 0.35%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 16 new stores were launched in CourierPost , with the highest activity in 2026-03 (3 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-03 18.8%

3 stores launched

2026-02 12.5%

2 stores launched

2026-01 25.0%

4 stores launched

2025-10 6.3%

1 stores launched

2025-09 6.3%

1 stores launched

2025-08 6.3%

1 stores launched

2025-07 6.3%

1 stores launched

2025-06 6.3%

1 stores launched

2025-05 12.5%

2 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in CourierPost (April 2026)
Monthly store launches in CourierPost over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-03 3 18.75%
2026-02 2 12.50%
2026-01 4 25.00%
2025-10 1 6.25%
2025-09 1 6.25%
2025-08 1 6.25%
2025-07 1 6.25%
2025-06 1 6.25%
2025-05 2 12.50%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 271 active stores in CourierPost are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (9 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 3.3%

9 active stores

2025 3.7%

10 active stores

2024 5.5%

15 active stores

2023 2.2%

6 active stores

2022 4.1%

11 active stores

2021 4.8%

13 active stores

2020 8.9%

24 active stores

2019 8.5%

23 active stores

2018 5.2%

14 active stores

2017 6.6%

18 active stores

2016 4.8%

13 active stores

2015 3.7%

10 active stores

2014 3.7%

10 active stores

2013 4.8%

13 active stores

2012 1.8%

5 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in CourierPost by original launch year (April 2026)
Active stores in CourierPost by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 9 3.32%
2025 10 3.69%
2024 15 5.54%
2023 6 2.21%
2022 11 4.06%
2021 13 4.80%
2020 24 8.86%
2019 23 8.49%
2018 14 5.17%
2017 18 6.64%
2016 13 4.80%
2015 10 3.69%
2014 10 3.69%
2013 13 4.80%
2012 5 1.85%
2011 3 1.11%
2010 18 6.64%
2009 3 1.11%
2008 9 3.32%
2007 7 2.58%
2006 2 0.74%
2005 3 1.11%
2004 5 1.85%
2003 7 2.58%
2002 8 2.95%
2001 8 2.95%
2000 4 1.48%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 38.1% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (178 stores) , followed by Instagram (32.1%) and YouTube (9.9%) .

Base: 207 stores with any detectable social profile (68.1% 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 38.1%

178 stores

Instagram 32.1%

150 stores

YouTube 9.9%

46 stores

Twitter 7.1%

33 stores

Pinterest 4.1%

19 stores

LinkedIn 3.4%

16 stores

TikTok 3.4%

16 stores

X 1.3%

6 stores

WhatsApp 0.4%

2 stores

Twitch 0.2%

1 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in CourierPost (April 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in CourierPost e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 178 38.12%
Instagram 150 32.12%
YouTube 46 9.85%
Twitter 33 7.07%
Pinterest 19 4.07%
LinkedIn 16 3.43%
TikTok 16 3.43%
X 6 1.28%
WhatsApp 2 0.43%
Twitch 1 0.21%

Geographic Distribution

New Zealand leads with 95.6% (258 AI-verified stores) , followed by Australia (2.2%) and Hong Kong (0.7%) .

Base: 270 AI-verified stores across 14 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

258 AI-verified stores

6 AI-verified stores

2 AI-verified stores

1 AI-verified stores

Japan 0.4%

1 AI-verified stores

1 AI-verified stores

China 0.4%

1 AI-verified stores

0 AI-verified stores

India 0.0%

0 AI-verified stores

0 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using CourierPost (April 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using CourierPost
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
New Zealand 258 95.56%
Australia 6 2.22%
Hong Kong 2 0.74%
United Kingdom 1 0.37%
Japan 1 0.37%
United States 1 0.37%
China 1 0.37%
Germany 0 0.00%
India 0 0.00%
Poland 0 0.00%
Vietnam 0 0.00%
Belgium 0 0.00%
Romania 0 0.00%
South Africa 0 0.00%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 304.0 100.00%
Emails 195.0 64.14%
Phones 156.0 51.32%
Ecommerce platform 286.0 94.08%
Couriers 304.0 100.00%
Payment Providers 162.0 53.29%
Categories 265.0 87.17%
Social Media 207.0 68.09%

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 CourierPost e-commerce intelligence?

We track 273.0 verified CourierPost 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.

Do you offer enterprise or custom licensing?

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