Deutsche Post Shipping Carrier Usage Database

Explore 24.1k e-commerce stores shipping with Deutsche Post. Discover logistics partnerships, geographic reach, and carrier adoption.

· · Next full refresh: February 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify leads with 29.9% of stores with physical delivery (7,007 stores) , followed by Custom (23.7%) and WooCommerce (20.7%) .

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)

Shopify 29.9%

7,007 stores

Custom 23.7%

5,548 stores

4,835 stores

1,330 stores

1,311 stores

968 stores

589 stores

510 stores

341 stores

285 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (January 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in Deutsche Post
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 7007 29.94%
Custom 5548 23.71%
WooCommerce 4835 20.66%
JTL Shop 1330 5.68%
Shopware 1311 5.60%
ePages 968 4.14%
Wix eCommerce 589 2.52%
Magento 510 2.18%
Gambio 341 1.46%
PrestaShop 285 1.22%
Modified eCommerce 218 0.93%
plentyShop LTS, plentymarkets 137 0.59%
plentymarkets, plentyShop LTS 125 0.53%
Squarespace Commerce 110 0.47%
OXID eShop Community Edition 89 0.38%

All Stores Distribution

Shopify holds 28.9% share of all Deutsche Post e-commerce stores (7,024) , with Custom at 22.8% and WooCommerce at 22.6% (January 2026) .

Note: This broader distribution includes all stores with e-commerce indicators such as platform detection, shopping cart presence, or payment integration. This liberal approach may include some false positives (e.g., WooCommerce installations used for non-commercial purposes) but provides comprehensive market coverage for lead generation and competitive analysis.

Top 10 Platforms (All Stores)

Shopify 28.9%

7,024 stores

Custom 22.8%

5,548 stores

5,499 stores

1,337 stores

1,318 stores

972 stores

738 stores

519 stores

342 stores

288 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (January 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in Deutsche Post
Platform Total Stores Percentage
Shopify 7024 28.89%
Custom 5548 22.82%
WooCommerce 5499 22.62%
JTL Shop 1337 5.50%
Shopware 1318 5.42%
ePages 972 4.00%
Wix eCommerce 738 3.04%
Magento 519 2.13%
Gambio 342 1.41%
PrestaShop 288 1.18%
Modified eCommerce 219 0.90%
plentyShop LTS, plentymarkets 140 0.58%
plentymarkets, plentyShop LTS 126 0.52%
Squarespace Commerce 153 0.63%
OXID eShop Community Edition 90 0.37%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 19.2% of all stores (3,206 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (15.5%) and Food & Beverages (8.3%) .

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 19.2%

3,206 stores

Health & Beauty 15.5%

2,585 stores

Food & Beverages 8.3%

1,385 stores

Electronics & Technology 7.6%

1,273 stores

Home & Garden 7.3%

1,225 stores

Jewelry & Watches 6.4%

1,072 stores

Arts & Entertainment 5.6%

933 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 5.0%

842 stores

Vehicles & Parts 4.6%

773 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 4.0%

662 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Deutsche Post store categories (January 2026)
Distribution of categories in Deutsche Post e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 3206 19.18%
Health & Beauty 2585 15.47%
Food & Beverages 1385 8.29%
Electronics & Technology 1273 7.62%
Home & Garden 1225 7.33%
Jewelry & Watches 1072 6.41%
Arts & Entertainment 933 5.58%
Gifts & Special Occasions 842 5.04%
Vehicles & Parts 773 4.62%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 662 3.96%
Books & Media 636 3.80%
Pets & Pet Supplies 590 3.53%
Tools & Hardware 588 3.52%
Furniture & Home Decor 492 2.94%
Toys & Games 453 2.71%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 24.6% among AI-verified physical stores (19,526 stores) , followed by Klarna (15.1%) and Apple Pay (8.8%) .

Base: 25,766 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (88.5% 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 24.6%

19,526 stores

Klarna 15.1%

11,939 stores

6,975 stores

5,906 stores

5,845 stores

3,985 stores

3,800 stores

SEPA 4.6%

3,616 stores

3,189 stores

2,989 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Deutsche Post payment providers (January 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Deutsche Post e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 19526 24.64%
Klarna 11939 15.06%
Apple Pay 6975 8.80%
Google Pay 5906 7.45%
Stripe Connect 5845 7.37%
Amazon Pay 3985 5.03%
Amazon Payments 3800 4.79%
SEPA 3616 4.56%
American Express 3189 4.02%
Bancontact 2989 3.77%
MasterCard 2833 3.57%
Przelewy24 2558 3.23%
PayPro 2438 3.08%
Mollie 1846 2.33%
VISA 1810 2.28%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 3,080 new stores were launched in Deutsche Post , with the highest activity in 2025-12 (191 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2025-12 6.2%

191 stores launched

2025-11 9.4%

288 stores launched

2025-10 10.8%

332 stores launched

2025-09 10.1%

310 stores launched

2025-08 11.7%

360 stores launched

2025-07 9.3%

286 stores launched

2025-06 8.8%

271 stores launched

2025-05 8.0%

245 stores launched

2025-04 7.7%

238 stores launched

2025-03 8.2%

252 stores launched

2025-02 7.1%

219 stores launched

2025-01 2.9%

88 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Deutsche Post (January 2026)
Monthly store launches in Deutsche Post over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2025-12 191 6.20%
2025-11 288 9.35%
2025-10 332 10.78%
2025-09 310 10.06%
2025-08 360 11.69%
2025-07 286 9.29%
2025-06 271 8.80%
2025-05 245 7.95%
2025-04 238 7.73%
2025-03 252 8.18%
2025-02 219 7.11%
2025-01 88 2.86%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 24,054 active stores in Deutsche Post are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2025 (3,237 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2025 13.5%

3,237 active stores

2024 9.0%

2,157 active stores

2023 6.6%

1,579 active stores

2022 5.5%

1,325 active stores

2021 7.7%

1,845 active stores

2020 7.7%

1,863 active stores

2019 5.1%

1,216 active stores

2018 4.9%

1,189 active stores

2017 5.3%

1,282 active stores

2016 2.6%

634 active stores

2015 2.3%

562 active stores

2014 2.4%

577 active stores

2013 4.5%

1,082 active stores

2012 2.2%

533 active stores

2011 2.2%

523 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Deutsche Post by original launch year (January 2026)
Active stores in Deutsche Post by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2025 3237 13.46%
2024 2157 8.97%
2023 1579 6.56%
2022 1325 5.51%
2021 1845 7.67%
2020 1863 7.75%
2019 1216 5.06%
2018 1189 4.94%
2017 1282 5.33%
2016 634 2.64%
2015 562 2.34%
2014 577 2.40%
2013 1082 4.50%
2012 533 2.22%
2011 523 2.17%
2010 511 2.12%
2009 547 2.27%
2008 455 1.89%
2007 416 1.73%
2006 271 1.13%
2005 214 0.89%
2004 339 1.41%
2003 343 1.43%
2002 259 1.08%
2001 487 2.02%
2000 263 1.09%
1999 194 0.81%
1998 96 0.40%
1997 27 0.11%
1996 23 0.10%
1995 5 0.02%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 32.9% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (12,582 stores) , followed by Facebook (29.4%) and YouTube (12.0%) .

Base: 17,378 stores with any detectable social profile (59.7% 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 32.9%

12,582 stores

Facebook 29.4%

11,256 stores

YouTube 12.0%

4,601 stores

TikTok 7.4%

2,824 stores

Twitter 5.1%

1,959 stores

Pinterest 5.1%

1,940 stores

LinkedIn 3.4%

1,297 stores

X 1.7%

644 stores

WhatsApp 1.6%

608 stores

Vimeo 1.5%

576 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Deutsche Post (January 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Deutsche Post e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 12582 32.86%
Facebook 11256 29.40%
YouTube 4601 12.02%
TikTok 2824 7.38%
Twitter 1959 5.12%
Pinterest 1940 5.07%
LinkedIn 1297 3.39%
X 644 1.68%
WhatsApp 608 1.59%
Vimeo 576 1.50%

Geographic Distribution

Germany leads with 85.0% (19,207 AI-verified stores) , followed by United States (2.5%) and Austria (2.2%) .

Base: 22,594 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

Germany 85.0%

19,207 AI-verified stores

564 AI-verified stores

502 AI-verified stores

457 AI-verified stores

319 AI-verified stores

275 AI-verified stores

200 AI-verified stores

Italy 0.7%

151 AI-verified stores

Spain 0.6%

140 AI-verified stores

110 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Deutsche Post (January 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Deutsche Post
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
Germany 19207 85.01%
United States 564 2.50%
Austria 502 2.22%
United Kingdom 457 2.02%
Netherlands 319 1.41%
Switzerland 275 1.22%
France 200 0.89%
Italy 151 0.67%
Spain 140 0.62%
Czechia 110 0.49%
Poland 105 0.46%
Ireland 102 0.45%
Sweden 83 0.37%
Denmark 73 0.32%
Belgium 72 0.32%
Portugal 57 0.25%
Slovakia 47 0.21%
Hungary 47 0.21%
Romania 43 0.19%
Canada 40 0.18%

Dataset Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 29.1k 100.00%
Emails 25.8k 88.56%
Phones 15.5k 53.22%
Ecommerce platform 25.1k 86.18%
Couriers 29.1k 100.00%
Payment Providers 25.8k 88.48%
Categories 19.7k 67.71%
Social Media 17.4k 59.67%

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