DPD Shipping Carrier Usage Database

Explore 169.4k verified e-commerce stores shipping with DPD. Discover logistics partnerships, geographic reach, and carrier adoption.

Detected across 181.6k domains. 169.4k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: April 2026

169.4k verified active stores out of 181.6k detected · 93.3% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 27.9% of stores with physical delivery (44,050 stores) , followed by Custom (24.3%) and Shopify (18.7%) .

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)

44,050 stores

Custom 24.3%

38,457 stores

Shopify 18.7%

29,534 stores

11,335 stores

6,650 stores

5,082 stores

4,572 stores

3,668 stores

3,020 stores

2,661 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 DPD
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 44050 27.88%
Custom 38457 24.34%
Shopify 29534 18.69%
PrestaShop 11335 7.17%
Shoper 6650 4.21%
1C-Bitrix 5082 3.22%
Shoptet 4572 2.89%
Magento 3668 2.32%
Shopware 3020 1.91%
IdoSell Shop 2661 1.68%
Wix eCommerce 2600 1.65%
OpenCart 2266 1.43%
JTL Shop 1581 1.00%
ShopGold 1430 0.91%
ePages 1094 0.69%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 16.1% of all stores (21,439 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (15.5%) and Food & Beverages (9.1%) .

Base: 132,799 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (78.4% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 16.1%

21,439 stores

Health & Beauty 15.5%

20,591 stores

Food & Beverages 9.1%

12,145 stores

Home & Garden 9.1%

12,039 stores

Electronics & Technology 8.0%

10,599 stores

Vehicles & Parts 7.2%

9,565 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 5.7%

7,613 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 5.6%

7,446 stores

Tools & Hardware 5.0%

6,601 stores

Pets & Pet Supplies 3.9%

5,163 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 DPD store categories (March 2026)
Distribution of categories in DPD e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 21439 16.14%
Health & Beauty 20591 15.51%
Food & Beverages 12145 9.15%
Home & Garden 12039 9.07%
Electronics & Technology 10599 7.98%
Vehicles & Parts 9565 7.20%
Furniture & Home Decor 7613 5.73%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 7446 5.61%
Tools & Hardware 6601 4.97%
Pets & Pet Supplies 5163 3.89%
Business & Industrial 4861 3.66%
Gifts & Special Occasions 4173 3.14%
Jewelry & Watches 4023 3.03%
Arts & Entertainment 3306 2.49%
Toys & Games 3235 2.44%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 22.9% among AI-verified physical stores (63,263 stores) , followed by MasterCard (12.9%) and Klarna (9.8%) .

Base: 116,999 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (64.4% 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 22.9%

63,263 stores

35,514 stores

27,126 stores

23,004 stores

20,729 stores

15,469 stores

14,617 stores

VISA 4.9%

13,604 stores

13,272 stores

BLIK 4.0%

11,011 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 DPD payment providers (March 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in DPD e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 63263 22.91%
MasterCard 35514 12.86%
Klarna 27126 9.82%
Apple Pay 23004 8.33%
Google Pay 20729 7.51%
Stripe Connect 15469 5.60%
American Express 14617 5.29%
VISA 13604 4.93%
Przelewy24 13272 4.81%
BLIK 11011 3.99%
PayU 9101 3.30%
Giropay 8060 2.92%
Bancontact 7942 2.88%
SEPA 7014 2.54%
PayPro 6416 2.32%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 22,973 new stores were launched in DPD , with the highest activity in 2026-02 (2,032 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-02 8.8%

2,032 stores launched

2026-01 8.7%

1,992 stores launched

2025-12 10.4%

2,400 stores launched

2025-11 9.1%

2,098 stores launched

2025-10 9.5%

2,185 stores launched

2025-09 7.8%

1,782 stores launched

2025-08 8.4%

1,935 stores launched

2025-07 8.0%

1,835 stores launched

2025-06 7.5%

1,732 stores launched

2025-05 7.5%

1,721 stores launched

2025-04 7.3%

1,668 stores launched

2025-03 6.9%

1,593 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in DPD (March 2026)
Monthly store launches in DPD over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-02 2032 8.85%
2026-01 1992 8.67%
2025-12 2400 10.45%
2025-11 2098 9.13%
2025-10 2185 9.51%
2025-09 1782 7.76%
2025-08 1935 8.42%
2025-07 1835 7.99%
2025-06 1732 7.54%
2025-05 1721 7.49%
2025-04 1668 7.26%
2025-03 1593 6.93%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 168,416 active stores in DPD are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (4,035 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 2.4%

4,035 active stores

2025 13.0%

21,907 active stores

2024 8.4%

14,080 active stores

2023 6.8%

11,442 active stores

2022 6.0%

10,181 active stores

2021 7.2%

12,091 active stores

2020 7.6%

12,767 active stores

2019 5.6%

9,500 active stores

2018 5.4%

9,154 active stores

2017 5.2%

8,841 active stores

2016 3.2%

5,435 active stores

2015 2.7%

4,578 active stores

2014 2.7%

4,588 active stores

2013 3.6%

6,147 active stores

2012 2.5%

4,144 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in DPD by original launch year (March 2026)
Active stores in DPD by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 4035 2.40%
2025 21907 13.01%
2024 14080 8.36%
2023 11442 6.79%
2022 10181 6.05%
2021 12091 7.18%
2020 12767 7.58%
2019 9500 5.64%
2018 9154 5.44%
2017 8841 5.25%
2016 5435 3.23%
2015 4578 2.72%
2014 4588 2.72%
2013 6147 3.65%
2012 4144 2.46%
2011 3834 2.28%
2010 3732 2.22%
2009 3359 1.99%
2008 2908 1.73%
2007 2623 1.56%
2006 1788 1.06%
2005 1477 0.88%
2004 1798 1.07%
2003 1592 0.95%
2002 1272 0.76%
2001 2047 1.22%
2000 1291 0.77%
1999 912 0.54%
1998 526 0.31%
1997 229 0.14%
1996 116 0.07%
1995 22 0.01%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 33.4% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (93,675 stores) , followed by Instagram (30.8%) and YouTube (12.1%) .

Base: 120,270 stores with any detectable social profile (66.2% 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 33.4%

93,675 stores

Instagram 30.8%

86,306 stores

YouTube 12.1%

33,919 stores

TikTok 6.2%

17,485 stores

Twitter 5.4%

14,988 stores

Pinterest 4.4%

12,404 stores

LinkedIn 3.9%

11,031 stores

WhatsApp 1.7%

4,823 stores

X 1.6%

4,473 stores

Vimeo 0.4%

1,013 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in DPD (March 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in DPD e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 93675 33.44%
Instagram 86306 30.81%
YouTube 33919 12.11%
TikTok 17485 6.24%
Twitter 14988 5.35%
Pinterest 12404 4.43%
LinkedIn 11031 3.94%
WhatsApp 4823 1.72%
X 4473 1.60%
Vimeo 1013 0.36%

Geographic Distribution

Germany leads with 19.9% (31,306 AI-verified stores) , followed by Poland (19.5%) and United Kingdom (12.2%) .

Base: 157,436 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

Germany 19.9%

31,306 AI-verified stores

Poland 19.5%

30,651 AI-verified stores

19,129 AI-verified stores

13,158 AI-verified stores

10,617 AI-verified stores

8,920 AI-verified stores

6,684 AI-verified stores

4,622 AI-verified stores

4,169 AI-verified stores

3,894 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using DPD (March 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using DPD
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
Germany 31306 19.88%
Poland 30651 19.47%
United Kingdom 19129 12.15%
Russia 13158 8.36%
Czechia 10617 6.74%
Netherlands 8920 5.67%
France 6684 4.25%
Slovakia 4622 2.94%
Romania 4169 2.65%
Austria 3894 2.47%
Hungary 3419 2.17%
Lithuania 3298 2.09%
United States 3059 1.94%
Belgium 2869 1.82%
Estonia 2328 1.48%
Ireland 2066 1.31%
Spain 1935 1.23%
Latvia 1876 1.19%
Switzerland 1852 1.18%
Italy 1584 1.01%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 181.6k 100.00%
Emails 157.6k 86.79%
Phones 88.3k 48.65%
Ecommerce platform 178.9k 98.50%
Couriers 181.6k 100.00%
Payment Providers 117.0k 64.43%
Categories 141.0k 77.67%
Social Media 120.3k 66.23%

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 169.4k 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.

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, 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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