DHL Shipping Carrier Usage Database

Explore 276.9k verified e-commerce stores shipping with DHL. Discover logistics partnerships, geographic reach, and carrier adoption.

Detected across 315.9k domains. 276.9k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

Verified stores
276.9k
active stores with physical delivery
Top country
Germany
80,099 verified stores
Top payment signal
PayPal
133,782 stores detected
Top category
Clothing & Accessories
47,675 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: June 2026

276.9k verified active stores out of 315.9k detected · 87.6% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce stores with 40.2% of stores with physical delivery (101,608 stores) , followed by Custom (27.6%) and Shopify (10.7%) .

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)

101,608 stores

Custom 27.6%

69,651 stores

Shopify 10.7%

27,079 stores

9,167 stores

8,516 stores

8,169 stores

6,292 stores

4,038 stores

3,639 stores

3,295 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (May 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in DHL
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 101608 40.23%
Custom 69651 27.58%
Shopify 27079 10.72%
PrestaShop 9167 3.63%
Shopware 8516 3.37%
Wix eCommerce 8169 3.23%
Magento 6292 2.49%
ePages 4038 1.60%
OpenCart 3639 1.44%
JTL Shop 3295 1.30%
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All Stores Distribution

WooCommerce holds 42.5% share of all DHL e-commerce stores (115,991) , with Custom at 25.5% and Shopify at 10.1% (May 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)

115,991 stores

Custom 25.5%

69,651 stores

Shopify 10.1%

27,436 stores

9,316 stores

8,682 stores

10,979 stores

6,508 stores

4,061 stores

3,900 stores

3,360 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (May 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in DHL
Platform Total Stores Percentage
WooCommerce 115991 42.54%
Custom 69651 25.55%
Shopify 27436 10.06%
PrestaShop 9316 3.42%
Shopware 8682 3.18%
Wix eCommerce 10979 4.03%
Magento 6508 2.39%
ePages 4061 1.49%
OpenCart 3900 1.43%
JTL Shop 3360 1.23%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories stores with 19.2% of all stores (47,675 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (12.8%) and Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear (10.5%) .

Base: 248,865 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (89.9% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 19.2%

47,675 stores

Health & Beauty 12.8%

31,759 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 10.5%

26,148 stores

Food & Beverages 8.2%

20,498 stores

Electronics & Technology 6.8%

16,919 stores

Home & Garden 6.5%

16,289 stores

Arts & Entertainment 5.5%

13,765 stores

Toys & Games 5.0%

12,375 stores

Jewelry & Watches 4.9%

12,223 stores

Business & Industrial 4.6%

11,459 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 DHL store categories (May 2026)
Distribution of categories in DHL e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 47675 19.16%
Health & Beauty 31759 12.76%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 26148 10.51%
Food & Beverages 20498 8.24%
Electronics & Technology 16919 6.80%
Home & Garden 16289 6.55%
Arts & Entertainment 13765 5.53%
Toys & Games 12375 4.97%
Jewelry & Watches 12223 4.91%
Business & Industrial 11459 4.60%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal stores with 30.2% among AI-verified physical stores (133,782 stores) , followed by Klarna (11.4%) and MasterCard (10.9%) .

Base: 210,755 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (66.7% 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 30.2%

133,782 stores

Klarna 11.4%

50,691 stores

48,415 stores

35,555 stores

29,304 stores

28,997 stores

22,805 stores

VISA 4.2%

18,697 stores

SEPA 3.3%

14,770 stores

11,551 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 DHL payment providers (May 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in DHL e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 133782 30.19%
Klarna 50691 11.44%
MasterCard 48415 10.92%
American Express 35555 8.02%
Stripe Connect 29304 6.61%
Apple Pay 28997 6.54%
Google Pay 22805 5.15%
VISA 18697 4.22%
SEPA 14770 3.33%
Giropay 11551 2.61%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 57,207 new stores were launched in DHL , with the highest activity in 2026-04 (9,588 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-04 16.8%

9,588 stores launched

2026-03 15.1%

8,634 stores launched

2026-02 7.7%

4,398 stores launched

2026-01 8.3%

4,752 stores launched

2025-12 7.1%

4,085 stores launched

2025-11 7.3%

4,181 stores launched

2025-10 7.6%

4,355 stores launched

2025-09 7.0%

4,021 stores launched

2025-08 6.4%

3,655 stores launched

2025-07 6.7%

3,813 stores launched

2025-06 6.4%

3,683 stores launched

2025-05 3.6%

2,042 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in DHL (May 2026)
Monthly store launches in DHL over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-04 9588 16.76%
2026-03 8634 15.09%
2026-02 4398 7.69%
2026-01 4752 8.31%
2025-12 4085 7.14%
2025-11 4181 7.31%
2025-10 4355 7.61%
2025-09 4021 7.03%
2025-08 3655 6.39%
2025-07 3813 6.67%
2025-06 3683 6.44%
2025-05 2042 3.57%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 275,657 active stores in DHL are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (27,968 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 10.1%

27,968 active stores

2025 14.8%

40,920 active stores

2024 8.7%

24,105 active stores

2023 6.5%

18,041 active stores

2022 5.7%

15,833 active stores

2021 6.7%

18,383 active stores

2020 6.6%

18,163 active stores

2019 4.7%

13,017 active stores

2018 4.8%

13,125 active stores

2017 4.4%

12,255 active stores

2016 2.5%

6,930 active stores

2015 2.1%

5,844 active stores

2014 2.3%

6,231 active stores

2013 3.3%

8,960 active stores

2012 1.9%

5,374 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in DHL by original launch year (May 2026)
Active stores in DHL by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 27968 10.15%
2025 40920 14.84%
2024 24105 8.74%
2023 18041 6.54%
2022 15833 5.74%
2021 18383 6.67%
2020 18163 6.59%
2019 13017 4.72%
2018 13125 4.76%
2017 12255 4.45%
2016 6930 2.51%
2015 5844 2.12%
2014 6231 2.26%
2013 8960 3.25%
2012 5374 1.95%

Social Media Usage

Facebook stores with 30.0% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (135,475 stores) , followed by Instagram (29.2%) and YouTube (11.5%) .

Base: 190,606 stores with any detectable social profile (60.3% 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 30.0%

135,475 stores

Instagram 29.2%

131,876 stores

YouTube 11.5%

52,209 stores

Pinterest 6.3%

28,301 stores

Twitter 6.1%

27,359 stores

TikTok 5.7%

25,658 stores

LinkedIn 5.2%

23,526 stores

X 3.0%

13,456 stores

WhatsApp 2.6%

11,853 stores

Vimeo 0.5%

2,378 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in DHL (May 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in DHL e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 135475 29.97%
Instagram 131876 29.17%
YouTube 52209 11.55%
Pinterest 28301 6.26%
Twitter 27359 6.05%
TikTok 25658 5.68%
LinkedIn 23526 5.20%
X 13456 2.98%
WhatsApp 11853 2.62%
Vimeo 2378 0.53%

Geographic Distribution

Germany stores with 35.2% (80,099 AI-verified stores) , followed by United States (16.7%) and Netherlands (7.4%) .

Base: 227,453 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

Germany 35.2%

80,099 AI-verified stores

38,098 AI-verified stores

16,930 AI-verified stores

13,537 AI-verified stores

11,791 AI-verified stores

China 4.2%

9,514 AI-verified stores

Italy 3.1%

7,076 AI-verified stores

6,428 AI-verified stores

6,323 AI-verified stores

6,308 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using DHL (May 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using DHL
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
Germany 80099 35.22%
United States 38098 16.75%
Netherlands 16930 7.44%
Poland 13537 5.95%
United Kingdom 11791 5.18%
China 9514 4.18%
Italy 7076 3.11%
Russia 6428 2.83%
Sweden 6323 2.78%
France 6308 2.77%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 315.9k 100.00%
Emails 235.7k 74.62%
Phones 201.7k 63.85%
Ecommerce platform 298.9k 94.61%
Couriers 315.9k 100.00%
Payment Providers 210.8k 66.71%
Categories 260.7k 82.52%
Social Media 190.6k 60.33%

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 276.9k 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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