CTT Shipping Carrier Usage Database

Explore 8.6k verified e-commerce stores shipping with CTT. Discover logistics partnerships, geographic reach, and carrier adoption.

Detected across 10.8k domains. 8.6k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: April 2026

8.6k verified active stores out of 10.8k detected · 79.9% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 36.6% of stores with physical delivery (3,114 stores) , followed by Shopify (24.9%) and Custom (17.3%) .

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)

3,114 stores

Shopify 24.9%

2,115 stores

Custom 17.3%

1,469 stores

863 stores

303 stores

178 stores

141 stores

122 stores

64 stores

48 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (March 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in CTT
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 3114 36.60%
Shopify 2115 24.86%
Custom 1469 17.26%
PrestaShop 863 10.14%
Wix eCommerce 303 3.56%
Jumpseller 178 2.09%
Magento 141 1.66%
OpenCart 122 1.43%
Squarespace Commerce 64 0.75%
1C-Bitrix 48 0.56%
ePages 29 0.34%
nopCommerce 26 0.31%
Big Cartel 15 0.18%
BigCommerce 12 0.14%
osCommerce 10 0.12%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 26.6% of all stores (1,891 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (20.4%) and Jewelry & Watches (8.5%) .

Base: 7,102 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (82.2% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 26.6%

1,891 stores

Health & Beauty 20.4%

1,452 stores

Jewelry & Watches 8.5%

606 stores

Electronics & Technology 8.3%

590 stores

Food & Beverages 5.7%

402 stores

Home & Garden 4.7%

337 stores

Vehicles & Parts 4.7%

334 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 3.7%

265 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 2.8%

200 stores

Tools & Hardware 2.6%

185 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 CTT store categories (March 2026)
Distribution of categories in CTT e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 1891 26.63%
Health & Beauty 1452 20.44%
Jewelry & Watches 606 8.53%
Electronics & Technology 590 8.31%
Food & Beverages 402 5.66%
Home & Garden 337 4.75%
Vehicles & Parts 334 4.70%
Gifts & Special Occasions 265 3.73%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 200 2.82%
Tools & Hardware 185 2.60%
Baby & Toddler 182 2.56%
Toys & Games 176 2.48%
Arts & Entertainment 176 2.48%
Furniture & Home Decor 153 2.15%
Business & Industrial 153 2.15%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 29.6% among AI-verified physical stores (2,682 stores) , followed by MB WAY (18.0%) and MasterCard (8.1%) .

Base: 5,514 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (51.0% 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

PayPal 29.6%

2,682 stores

MB WAY 18.0%

1,627 stores

738 stores

711 stores

VISA 7.2%

655 stores

595 stores

583 stores

497 stores

468 stores

JCB 1.2%

111 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 CTT payment providers (March 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in CTT e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 2682 29.61%
MB WAY 1627 17.96%
MasterCard 738 8.15%
American Express 711 7.85%
VISA 655 7.23%
Apple Pay 595 6.57%
Stripe Connect 583 6.44%
Google Pay 497 5.49%
Klarna 468 5.17%
JCB 111 1.23%
SEPA 100 1.10%
Bolt 95 1.05%
HiPay 83 0.92%
Amazon Pay 60 0.66%
Bancontact 54 0.60%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 1,252 new stores were launched in CTT , with the highest activity in 2026-02 (138 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-02 11.0%

138 stores launched

2026-01 8.0%

100 stores launched

2025-12 7.2%

90 stores launched

2025-11 8.3%

104 stores launched

2025-10 9.3%

117 stores launched

2025-09 9.0%

113 stores launched

2025-08 10.8%

135 stores launched

2025-07 8.2%

103 stores launched

2025-06 8.2%

103 stores launched

2025-05 7.3%

92 stores launched

2025-04 6.3%

79 stores launched

2025-03 6.2%

78 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in CTT (March 2026)
Monthly store launches in CTT over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-02 138 11.02%
2026-01 100 7.99%
2025-12 90 7.19%
2025-11 104 8.31%
2025-10 117 9.35%
2025-09 113 9.03%
2025-08 135 10.78%
2025-07 103 8.23%
2025-06 103 8.23%
2025-05 92 7.35%
2025-04 79 6.31%
2025-03 78 6.23%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 8,613 active stores in CTT are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (239 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 2.8%

239 active stores

2025 14.0%

1,202 active stores

2024 10.6%

912 active stores

2023 7.0%

605 active stores

2022 5.9%

505 active stores

2021 7.5%

644 active stores

2020 8.9%

770 active stores

2019 5.4%

462 active stores

2018 6.1%

528 active stores

2017 4.7%

408 active stores

2016 3.0%

257 active stores

2015 3.0%

258 active stores

2014 2.4%

210 active stores

2013 3.6%

311 active stores

2012 2.1%

185 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in CTT by original launch year (March 2026)
Active stores in CTT by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 239 2.77%
2025 1202 13.96%
2024 912 10.59%
2023 605 7.02%
2022 505 5.86%
2021 644 7.48%
2020 770 8.94%
2019 462 5.36%
2018 528 6.13%
2017 408 4.74%
2016 257 2.98%
2015 258 3.00%
2014 210 2.44%
2013 311 3.61%
2012 185 2.15%
2011 166 1.93%
2010 137 1.59%
2009 121 1.40%
2008 134 1.56%
2007 109 1.27%
2006 75 0.87%
2005 55 0.64%
2004 65 0.75%
2003 52 0.60%
2002 57 0.66%
2001 49 0.57%
2000 37 0.43%
1999 30 0.35%
1998 16 0.19%
1997 8 0.09%
1996 4 0.05%
1995 2 0.02%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 31.3% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (5,870 stores) , followed by Facebook (31.2%) and YouTube (9.3%) .

Base: 8,473 stores with any detectable social profile (78.4% 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

Instagram 31.3%

5,870 stores

Facebook 31.2%

5,857 stores

YouTube 9.3%

1,754 stores

TikTok 6.5%

1,221 stores

LinkedIn 6.0%

1,132 stores

Twitter 5.8%

1,097 stores

Pinterest 4.3%

801 stores

WhatsApp 3.8%

717 stores

X 1.5%

280 stores

Vimeo 0.2%

35 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in CTT (March 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in CTT e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 5870 31.28%
Facebook 5857 31.21%
YouTube 1754 9.35%
TikTok 1221 6.51%
LinkedIn 1132 6.03%
Twitter 1097 5.85%
Pinterest 801 4.27%
WhatsApp 717 3.82%
X 280 1.49%
Vimeo 35 0.19%

Geographic Distribution

Portugal leads with 69.6% (5,634 AI-verified stores) , followed by Spain (11.1%) and United States (8.6%) .

Base: 8,095 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

5,634 AI-verified stores

Spain 11.1%

897 AI-verified stores

697 AI-verified stores

120 AI-verified stores

114 AI-verified stores

93 AI-verified stores

88 AI-verified stores

79 AI-verified stores

60 AI-verified stores

China 0.5%

38 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using CTT (March 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using CTT
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
Portugal 5634 69.60%
Spain 897 11.08%
United States 697 8.61%
Brazil 120 1.48%
Russia 114 1.41%
United Kingdom 93 1.15%
Germany 88 1.09%
Vietnam 79 0.98%
France 60 0.74%
China 38 0.47%
Poland 36 0.44%
Italy 34 0.42%
Netherlands 32 0.40%
Japan 30 0.37%
Canada 26 0.32%
Australia 26 0.32%
India 25 0.31%
Denmark 24 0.30%
Hong Kong 22 0.27%
Ireland 20 0.25%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 10.8k 100.00%
Emails 8.9k 82.02%
Phones 3.9k 35.68%
Ecommerce platform 10.5k 97.41%
Couriers 10.8k 100.00%
Payment Providers 5.5k 50.99%
Categories 7.7k 70.98%
Social Media 8.5k 78.36%

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 CTT e-commerce intelligence?

We track 8.6k verified CTT 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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