DHL Shipping Carrier Usage Database

Explore 253.4k verified e-commerce stores shipping with DHL. Discover logistics partnerships, geographic reach, and carrier adoption.

Detected across 290.4k domains. 253.4k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

Verified stores
253.4k
active stores with physical delivery
Top country
Germany
76,512 verified stores
Top payment signal
PayPal
126,563 stores detected
Top category
Clothing & Accessories
42,568 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: July 2026

253.4k verified active stores out of 290.4k detected · 87.3% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce stores with 40.7% of stores with physical delivery (94,176 stores) , followed by Custom (29.4%) and Shopify (7.1%) .

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)

94,176 stores

Custom 29.4%

68,015 stores

16,524 stores

8,914 stores

8,613 stores

7,968 stores

5,818 stores

3,992 stores

3,465 stores

3,365 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (June 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in DHL
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 94176 40.66%
Custom 68015 29.36%
Shopify 16524 7.13%
Shopware 8914 3.85%
PrestaShop 8613 3.72%
Wix eCommerce 7968 3.44%
Magento 5818 2.51%
ePages 3992 1.72%
OpenCart 3465 1.50%
JTL Shop 3365 1.45%
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All Stores Distribution

WooCommerce holds 43.1% share of all DHL e-commerce stores (107,825) , with Custom at 27.2% and Shopify at 6.7% (June 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)

107,825 stores

Custom 27.2%

68,015 stores

16,830 stores

9,079 stores

8,758 stores

10,738 stores

6,036 stores

4,016 stores

3,728 stores

3,434 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (June 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in DHL
Platform Total Stores Percentage
WooCommerce 107825 43.06%
Custom 68015 27.16%
Shopify 16830 6.72%
Shopware 9079 3.63%
PrestaShop 8758 3.50%
Wix eCommerce 10738 4.29%
Magento 6036 2.41%
ePages 4016 1.60%
OpenCart 3728 1.49%
JTL Shop 3434 1.37%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories stores with 18.7% of all stores (42,568 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (12.6%) and Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear (10.7%) .

Base: 228,149 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (90.0% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 18.7%

42,568 stores

Health & Beauty 12.6%

28,740 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 10.7%

24,457 stores

Food & Beverages 8.5%

19,304 stores

Electronics & Technology 6.8%

15,601 stores

Home & Garden 6.6%

15,088 stores

Arts & Entertainment 5.7%

13,093 stores

Toys & Games 5.0%

11,397 stores

Jewelry & Watches 4.8%

11,005 stores

Business & Industrial 4.8%

10,912 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 DHL store categories (June 2026)
Distribution of categories in DHL e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 42568 18.66%
Health & Beauty 28740 12.60%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 24457 10.72%
Food & Beverages 19304 8.46%
Electronics & Technology 15601 6.84%
Home & Garden 15088 6.61%
Arts & Entertainment 13093 5.74%
Toys & Games 11397 5.00%
Jewelry & Watches 11005 4.82%
Business & Industrial 10912 4.78%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal stores with 29.5% among AI-verified physical stores (126,563 stores) , followed by Klarna (11.1%) and MasterCard (8.9%) .

Base: 197,944 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (68.2% 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

PayPal 29.5%

126,563 stores

Klarna 11.1%

47,870 stores

38,383 stores

38,076 stores

33,204 stores

27,960 stores

27,099 stores

VISA 4.0%

17,374 stores

SEPA 3.4%

14,461 stores

11,433 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 DHL payment providers (June 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in DHL e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 126563 29.47%
Klarna 47870 11.15%
MasterCard 38383 8.94%
American Express 38076 8.87%
Apple Pay 33204 7.73%
Stripe Connect 27960 6.51%
Google Pay 27099 6.31%
VISA 17374 4.05%
SEPA 14461 3.37%
Giropay 11433 2.66%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 49,736 new stores were launched in DHL , with the highest activity in 2026-05 (8,031 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-05 16.1%

8,031 stores launched

2026-04 13.0%

6,458 stores launched

2026-03 12.1%

6,017 stores launched

2026-02 7.1%

3,522 stores launched

2026-01 7.6%

3,773 stores launched

2025-12 6.8%

3,384 stores launched

2025-11 7.3%

3,641 stores launched

2025-10 7.7%

3,816 stores launched

2025-09 7.1%

3,545 stores launched

2025-08 6.0%

2,991 stores launched

2025-07 6.4%

3,182 stores launched

2025-06 2.8%

1,376 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in DHL (June 2026)
Monthly store launches in DHL over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-05 8031 16.15%
2026-04 6458 12.98%
2026-03 6017 12.10%
2026-02 3522 7.08%
2026-01 3773 7.59%
2025-12 3384 6.80%
2025-11 3641 7.32%
2025-10 3816 7.67%
2025-09 3545 7.13%
2025-08 2991 6.01%
2025-07 3182 6.40%
2025-06 1376 2.77%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 252,373 active stores in DHL are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (28,202 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 11.2%

28,202 active stores

2025 13.2%

33,388 active stores

2024 8.3%

21,040 active stores

2023 6.3%

15,930 active stores

2022 5.6%

14,199 active stores

2021 6.6%

16,588 active stores

2020 6.6%

16,605 active stores

2019 4.8%

12,062 active stores

2018 4.8%

12,229 active stores

2017 4.7%

11,868 active stores

2016 2.6%

6,568 active stores

2015 2.2%

5,553 active stores

2014 2.4%

5,948 active stores

2013 3.3%

8,445 active stores

2012 2.0%

5,135 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in DHL by original launch year (June 2026)
Active stores in DHL by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 28202 11.17%
2025 33388 13.23%
2024 21040 8.34%
2023 15930 6.31%
2022 14199 5.63%
2021 16588 6.57%
2020 16605 6.58%
2019 12062 4.78%
2018 12229 4.85%
2017 11868 4.70%
2016 6568 2.60%
2015 5553 2.20%
2014 5948 2.36%
2013 8445 3.35%
2012 5135 2.03%

Social Media Usage

Facebook stores with 30.2% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (124,371 stores) , followed by Instagram (29.3%) and YouTube (11.5%) .

Base: 175,691 stores with any detectable social profile (60.5% 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 30.2%

124,371 stores

Instagram 29.3%

120,956 stores

YouTube 11.5%

47,489 stores

Pinterest 6.0%

24,729 stores

Twitter 5.8%

23,995 stores

TikTok 5.6%

23,086 stores

LinkedIn 5.3%

21,918 stores

X 3.1%

12,672 stores

WhatsApp 2.7%

10,961 stores

Vimeo 0.6%

2,327 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in DHL (June 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in DHL e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 124371 30.15%
Instagram 120956 29.32%
YouTube 47489 11.51%
Pinterest 24729 5.99%
Twitter 23995 5.82%
TikTok 23086 5.60%
LinkedIn 21918 5.31%
X 12672 3.07%
WhatsApp 10961 2.66%
Vimeo 2327 0.56%

Geographic Distribution

Germany stores with 37.3% (76,512 AI-verified stores) , followed by United States (15.2%) and Netherlands (7.6%) .

Base: 205,391 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

Germany 37.3%

76,512 AI-verified stores

31,210 AI-verified stores

15,530 AI-verified stores

13,120 AI-verified stores

10,227 AI-verified stores

China 3.9%

7,985 AI-verified stores

Italy 3.1%

6,314 AI-verified stores

5,852 AI-verified stores

5,557 AI-verified stores

4,638 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using DHL (June 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using DHL
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
Germany 76512 37.25%
United States 31210 15.20%
Netherlands 15530 7.56%
Poland 13120 6.39%
United Kingdom 10227 4.98%
China 7985 3.89%
Italy 6314 3.07%
Sweden 5852 2.85%
France 5557 2.71%
Russia 4638 2.26%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 290.4k 100.00%
Emails 215.7k 74.29%
Phones 184.8k 63.64%
Ecommerce platform 274.0k 94.35%
Couriers 290.4k 100.00%
Payment Providers 197.9k 68.17%
Categories 239.4k 82.44%
Social Media 175.7k 60.50%

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 DHL e-commerce intelligence?

We track 253.4k verified DHL 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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