DHL Shipping Carrier Usage Database

Explore 348.3k verified e-commerce stores shipping with DHL. Discover logistics partnerships, geographic reach, and carrier adoption.

Detected across 375.7k domains. 348.3k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: April 2026

348.3k verified active stores out of 375.7k detected · 92.7% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify leads with 33.1% of stores with physical delivery (109,284 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (29.5%) and Custom (20.0%) .

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)

Shopify 33.1%

109,284 stores

97,258 stores

Custom 20.0%

66,066 stores

9,362 stores

8,278 stores

7,912 stores

6,758 stores

4,230 stores

4,006 stores

3,850 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 DHL
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 109284 33.12%
WooCommerce 97258 29.48%
Custom 66066 20.02%
PrestaShop 9362 2.84%
Wix eCommerce 8278 2.51%
Shopware 7912 2.40%
Magento 6758 2.05%
ePages 4230 1.28%
OpenCart 4006 1.21%
JTL Shop 3850 1.17%
ShopBase 3236 0.98%
Gambio 2767 0.84%
Shoper 2584 0.78%
Squarespace Commerce 2321 0.70%
Shoptet 2053 0.62%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 27.0% of all stores (73,216 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (15.2%) and Electronics & Technology (8.8%) .

Base: 271,611 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (78.0% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 27.0%

73,216 stores

Health & Beauty 15.2%

41,333 stores

Electronics & Technology 8.8%

23,769 stores

Jewelry & Watches 7.4%

20,111 stores

Food & Beverages 7.3%

19,747 stores

Home & Garden 6.0%

16,371 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 4.5%

12,331 stores

Vehicles & Parts 4.2%

11,459 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 3.8%

10,451 stores

Arts & Entertainment 3.3%

8,868 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 DHL store categories (March 2026)
Distribution of categories in DHL e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 73216 26.96%
Health & Beauty 41333 15.22%
Electronics & Technology 23769 8.75%
Jewelry & Watches 20111 7.40%
Food & Beverages 19747 7.27%
Home & Garden 16371 6.03%
Furniture & Home Decor 12331 4.54%
Vehicles & Parts 11459 4.22%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 10451 3.85%
Arts & Entertainment 8868 3.26%
Pets & Pet Supplies 7800 2.87%
Gifts & Special Occasions 7585 2.79%
Tools & Hardware 7216 2.66%
Business & Industrial 5925 2.18%
Toys & Games 5429 2.00%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 28.5% among AI-verified physical stores (167,345 stores) , followed by Klarna (12.2%) and MasterCard (9.6%) .

Base: 245,664 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (65.4% 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 28.5%

167,345 stores

Klarna 12.2%

71,505 stores

56,439 stores

51,935 stores

45,129 stores

40,771 stores

36,908 stores

VISA 4.0%

23,335 stores

SEPA 3.0%

17,872 stores

16,140 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 DHL payment providers (March 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in DHL e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 167345 28.48%
Klarna 71505 12.17%
MasterCard 56439 9.61%
American Express 51935 8.84%
Apple Pay 45129 7.68%
Stripe Connect 40771 6.94%
Google Pay 36908 6.28%
VISA 23335 3.97%
SEPA 17872 3.04%
Amazon Pay 16140 2.75%
Bancontact 14658 2.49%
Giropay 12748 2.17%
Mollie 11524 1.96%
Amazon Payments 10978 1.87%
Przelewy24 10269 1.75%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 67,446 new stores were launched in DHL , with the highest activity in 2026-02 (6,997 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-02 10.4%

6,997 stores launched

2026-01 10.6%

7,140 stores launched

2025-12 8.7%

5,861 stores launched

2025-11 9.3%

6,242 stores launched

2025-10 8.8%

5,966 stores launched

2025-09 8.3%

5,573 stores launched

2025-08 7.6%

5,103 stores launched

2025-07 8.1%

5,436 stores launched

2025-06 7.5%

5,034 stores launched

2025-05 7.8%

5,268 stores launched

2025-04 6.9%

4,641 stores launched

2025-03 6.2%

4,185 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in DHL (March 2026)
Monthly store launches in DHL over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-02 6997 10.37%
2026-01 7140 10.59%
2025-12 5861 8.69%
2025-11 6242 9.25%
2025-10 5966 8.85%
2025-09 5573 8.26%
2025-08 5103 7.57%
2025-07 5436 8.06%
2025-06 5034 7.46%
2025-05 5268 7.81%
2025-04 4641 6.88%
2025-03 4185 6.20%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 345,976 active stores in DHL are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (14,188 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 4.1%

14,188 active stores

2025 17.5%

60,380 active stores

2024 9.5%

33,006 active stores

2023 6.9%

24,017 active stores

2022 6.1%

20,938 active stores

2021 7.1%

24,613 active stores

2020 7.2%

24,962 active stores

2019 5.0%

17,247 active stores

2018 5.0%

17,454 active stores

2017 4.5%

15,604 active stores

2016 2.6%

8,984 active stores

2015 2.2%

7,694 active stores

2014 2.4%

8,225 active stores

2013 3.3%

11,525 active stores

2012 2.0%

6,800 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in DHL by original launch year (March 2026)
Active stores in DHL by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 14188 4.10%
2025 60380 17.45%
2024 33006 9.54%
2023 24017 6.94%
2022 20938 6.05%
2021 24613 7.11%
2020 24962 7.21%
2019 17247 4.99%
2018 17454 5.04%
2017 15604 4.51%
2016 8984 2.60%
2015 7694 2.22%
2014 8225 2.38%
2013 11525 3.33%
2012 6800 1.97%
2011 6553 1.89%
2010 5759 1.66%
2009 5324 1.54%
2008 4541 1.31%
2007 3937 1.14%
2006 2761 0.80%
2005 2449 0.71%
2004 3398 0.98%
2003 2822 0.82%
2002 2589 0.75%
2001 3823 1.10%
2000 2425 0.70%
1999 1880 0.54%
1998 1109 0.32%
1997 515 0.15%
1996 357 0.10%
1995 97 0.03%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 30.0% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (187,542 stores) , followed by Facebook (28.8%) and YouTube (11.4%) .

Base: 243,755 stores with any detectable social profile (64.9% 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 30.0%

187,542 stores

Facebook 28.8%

180,197 stores

YouTube 11.4%

71,168 stores

TikTok 7.2%

45,020 stores

Pinterest 6.8%

42,252 stores

Twitter 6.0%

37,574 stores

LinkedIn 4.5%

28,375 stores

X 2.6%

16,191 stores

WhatsApp 2.2%

13,682 stores

Vimeo 0.4%

2,774 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in DHL (March 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in DHL e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 187542 30.02%
Facebook 180197 28.84%
YouTube 71168 11.39%
TikTok 45020 7.21%
Pinterest 42252 6.76%
Twitter 37574 6.01%
LinkedIn 28375 4.54%
X 16191 2.59%
WhatsApp 13682 2.19%
Vimeo 2774 0.44%

Geographic Distribution

Germany leads with 33.3% (97,525 AI-verified stores) , followed by United States (19.9%) and Netherlands (7.3%) .

Base: 292,884 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

Germany 33.3%

97,525 AI-verified stores

58,170 AI-verified stores

21,294 AI-verified stores

17,988 AI-verified stores

13,737 AI-verified stores

China 3.4%

9,894 AI-verified stores

Italy 3.0%

8,910 AI-verified stores

8,637 AI-verified stores

7,936 AI-verified stores

India 2.3%

6,755 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using DHL (March 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using DHL
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
Germany 97525 33.30%
United States 58170 19.86%
Netherlands 21294 7.27%
United Kingdom 17988 6.14%
Poland 13737 4.69%
China 9894 3.38%
Italy 8910 3.04%
France 8637 2.95%
Sweden 7936 2.71%
India 6755 2.31%
Australia 5741 1.96%
Russia 5461 1.86%
Spain 4726 1.61%
Mexico 4663 1.59%
Czechia 3905 1.33%
Canada 3721 1.27%
Hong Kong 3703 1.26%
Austria 3567 1.22%
Turkey 3288 1.12%
Switzerland 3263 1.11%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 375.7k 100.00%
Emails 307.2k 81.78%
Phones 135.6k 36.10%
Ecommerce platform 369.6k 98.36%
Couriers 375.7k 100.00%
Payment Providers 245.7k 65.39%
Categories 286.9k 76.37%
Social Media 243.8k 64.88%

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 348.3k verified DHL 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.

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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 →

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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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