DPD Shipping Carrier Usage Database

Explore 149.4k verified e-commerce stores shipping with DPD. Discover logistics partnerships, geographic reach, and carrier adoption.

Detected across 165.6k domains. 149.4k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: May 2026

149.4k verified active stores out of 165.6k detected · 90.2% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 33.7% of stores with physical delivery (45,137 stores) , followed by Custom (27.7%) and PrestaShop (8.4%) .

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)

45,137 stores

Custom 27.7%

37,078 stores

11,232 stores

6,519 stores

6,382 stores

4,931 stores

4,623 stores

3,565 stores

3,098 stores

2,692 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (April 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in DPD
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 45137 33.75%
Custom 37078 27.72%
PrestaShop 11232 8.40%
Shoper 6519 4.87%
Shopify 6382 4.77%
1C-Bitrix 4931 3.69%
Shoptet 4623 3.46%
Magento 3565 2.67%
Shopware 3098 2.32%
IdoSell Shop 2692 2.01%
Wix eCommerce 2575 1.93%
OpenCart 2062 1.54%
ShopGold 1443 1.08%
JTL Shop 1346 1.01%
ePages 1067 0.80%

Categories Distribution

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear leads with 12.4% of all stores (16,738 stores) , followed by Clothing & Accessories (12.0%) and Home & Garden (10.8%) .

Base: 135,529 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (90.7% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 12.4%

16,738 stores

Clothing & Accessories 12.0%

16,216 stores

Home & Garden 10.8%

14,625 stores

Health & Beauty 10.5%

14,267 stores

Food & Beverages 9.0%

12,188 stores

Tools & Hardware 7.1%

9,596 stores

Electronics & Technology 6.5%

8,800 stores

Vehicles & Parts 5.8%

7,822 stores

Business & Industrial 5.6%

7,657 stores

Arts & Entertainment 4.9%

6,589 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 DPD store categories (April 2026)
Distribution of categories in DPD e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 16738 12.35%
Clothing & Accessories 16216 11.96%
Home & Garden 14625 10.79%
Health & Beauty 14267 10.53%
Food & Beverages 12188 8.99%
Tools & Hardware 9596 7.08%
Electronics & Technology 8800 6.49%
Vehicles & Parts 7822 5.77%
Business & Industrial 7657 5.65%
Arts & Entertainment 6589 4.86%
Furniture & Home Decor 5191 3.83%
Toys & Games 5106 3.77%
Gifts & Special Occasions 4188 3.09%
Pets & Pet Supplies 3300 2.43%
Jewelry & Watches 3246 2.40%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 22.9% among AI-verified physical stores (52,791 stores) , followed by MasterCard (14.0%) and Klarna (8.5%) .

Base: 105,475 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (63.7% 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 22.9%

52,791 stores

32,274 stores

19,685 stores

17,716 stores

16,012 stores

12,523 stores

VISA 5.3%

12,131 stores

11,605 stores

BLIK 4.7%

10,898 stores

10,322 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 DPD payment providers (April 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in DPD e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 52791 22.92%
MasterCard 32274 14.01%
Klarna 19685 8.55%
Apple Pay 17716 7.69%
Google Pay 16012 6.95%
Przelewy24 12523 5.44%
VISA 12131 5.27%
Stripe Connect 11605 5.04%
BLIK 10898 4.73%
American Express 10322 4.48%
PayU 8508 3.69%
Giropay 7888 3.43%
Bancontact 6218 2.70%
SEPA 5894 2.56%
PayPro 5824 2.53%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 18,863 new stores were launched in DPD , with the highest activity in 2026-03 (1,947 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-03 10.3%

1,947 stores launched

2026-02 7.8%

1,467 stores launched

2026-01 8.7%

1,642 stores launched

2025-12 10.8%

2,036 stores launched

2025-11 8.9%

1,671 stores launched

2025-10 9.6%

1,805 stores launched

2025-09 7.7%

1,457 stores launched

2025-08 8.8%

1,663 stores launched

2025-07 8.8%

1,667 stores launched

2025-06 7.0%

1,316 stores launched

2025-05 7.6%

1,435 stores launched

2025-04 4.0%

757 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in DPD (April 2026)
Monthly store launches in DPD over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-03 1947 10.32%
2026-02 1467 7.78%
2026-01 1642 8.70%
2025-12 2036 10.79%
2025-11 1671 8.86%
2025-10 1805 9.57%
2025-09 1457 7.72%
2025-08 1663 8.82%
2025-07 1667 8.84%
2025-06 1316 6.98%
2025-05 1435 7.61%
2025-04 757 4.01%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 148,745 active stores in DPD are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (5,077 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 3.4%

5,077 active stores

2025 12.0%

17,815 active stores

2024 8.0%

11,902 active stores

2023 6.6%

9,856 active stores

2022 6.0%

8,858 active stores

2021 7.0%

10,390 active stores

2020 7.5%

11,175 active stores

2019 5.7%

8,477 active stores

2018 5.5%

8,176 active stores

2017 5.4%

7,978 active stores

2016 3.3%

4,923 active stores

2015 2.8%

4,134 active stores

2014 2.7%

4,075 active stores

2013 3.7%

5,503 active stores

2012 2.6%

3,795 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in DPD by original launch year (April 2026)
Active stores in DPD by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 5077 3.41%
2025 17815 11.98%
2024 11902 8.00%
2023 9856 6.63%
2022 8858 5.96%
2021 10390 6.99%
2020 11175 7.51%
2019 8477 5.70%
2018 8176 5.50%
2017 7978 5.36%
2016 4923 3.31%
2015 4134 2.78%
2014 4075 2.74%
2013 5503 3.70%
2012 3795 2.55%
2011 3523 2.37%
2010 3424 2.30%
2009 3084 2.07%
2008 2639 1.77%
2007 2424 1.63%
2006 1643 1.10%
2005 1339 0.90%
2004 1571 1.06%
2003 1409 0.95%
2002 1110 0.75%
2001 1836 1.23%
2000 1149 0.77%
1999 749 0.50%
1998 425 0.29%
1997 193 0.13%
1996 80 0.05%
1995 13 0.01%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 34.6% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (81,716 stores) , followed by Instagram (30.5%) and YouTube (12.3%) .

Base: 106,948 stores with any detectable social profile (64.6% 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 34.6%

81,716 stores

Instagram 30.5%

71,882 stores

YouTube 12.3%

29,029 stores

Twitter 5.2%

12,378 stores

TikTok 5.2%

12,217 stores

Pinterest 4.2%

9,945 stores

LinkedIn 4.0%

9,441 stores

WhatsApp 1.9%

4,577 stores

X 1.6%

3,796 stores

Vimeo 0.4%

946 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in DPD (April 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in DPD e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 81716 34.64%
Instagram 71882 30.47%
YouTube 29029 12.30%
Twitter 12378 5.25%
TikTok 12217 5.18%
Pinterest 9945 4.22%
LinkedIn 9441 4.00%
WhatsApp 4577 1.94%
X 3796 1.61%
Vimeo 946 0.40%

Geographic Distribution

Poland leads with 21.5% (29,682 AI-verified stores) , followed by Germany (19.0%) and Russia (9.7%) .

Base: 137,745 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

Poland 21.5%

29,682 AI-verified stores

Germany 19.0%

26,234 AI-verified stores

13,412 AI-verified stores

12,310 AI-verified stores

10,497 AI-verified stores

7,095 AI-verified stores

6,024 AI-verified stores

4,572 AI-verified stores

3,884 AI-verified stores

3,199 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using DPD (April 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using DPD
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
Poland 29682 21.55%
Germany 26234 19.05%
Russia 13412 9.74%
United Kingdom 12310 8.94%
Czechia 10497 7.62%
Netherlands 7095 5.15%
France 6024 4.37%
Slovakia 4572 3.32%
Romania 3884 2.82%
Hungary 3199 2.32%
Austria 3127 2.27%
Lithuania 3004 2.18%
United States 2301 1.67%
Belgium 2298 1.67%
Estonia 2223 1.61%
Spain 1810 1.31%
Latvia 1796 1.30%
Switzerland 1554 1.13%
Ireland 1414 1.03%
Italy 1309 0.95%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 165.6k 100.00%
Emails 138.5k 83.61%
Phones 82.0k 49.49%
Ecommerce platform 159.4k 96.23%
Couriers 165.6k 100.00%
Payment Providers 105.5k 63.68%
Categories 141.8k 85.63%
Social Media 106.9k 64.57%

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 DPD e-commerce intelligence?

We track 149.4k verified DPD 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 →

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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