DSV Shipping Carrier Usage Database

Explore 2.7k verified e-commerce stores shipping with DSV. Discover logistics partnerships, geographic reach, and carrier adoption.

Detected across 5.1k domains. 2.7k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: May 2026

2.7k verified active stores out of 5.1k detected · 52.5% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Custom leads with 40.2% of stores with physical delivery (955 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (33.6%) and Shopify (5.3%) .

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)

Custom 40.2%

955 stores

799 stores

126 stores

101 stores

89 stores

53 stores

48 stores

43 stores

42 stores

36 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 DSV
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Custom 955 40.16%
WooCommerce 799 33.60%
Shopify 126 5.30%
PrestaShop 101 4.25%
Magento 89 3.74%
Wix eCommerce 53 2.23%
Shopware 48 2.02%
1C-Bitrix 43 1.81%
OpenCart 42 1.77%
Shoptet 36 1.51%
Salesforce Commerce Cloud 25 1.05%
Quickbutik 18 0.76%
ePages 15 0.63%
JTL Shop 14 0.59%
Wikinggruppen 14 0.59%

Categories Distribution

Home & Garden leads with 13.2% of all stores (326 stores) , followed by Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear (12.8%) and Tools & Hardware (11.9%) .

Base: 2,473 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (92.4% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Home & Garden 13.2%

326 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 12.8%

316 stores

Tools & Hardware 11.9%

294 stores

Business & Industrial 11.7%

289 stores

Food & Beverages 9.1%

226 stores

Health & Beauty 6.4%

159 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 5.7%

140 stores

Electronics & Technology 5.6%

139 stores

Vehicles & Parts 5.1%

127 stores

Pets & Pet Supplies 4.9%

122 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 DSV store categories (April 2026)
Distribution of categories in DSV e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Home & Garden 326 13.18%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 316 12.78%
Tools & Hardware 294 11.89%
Business & Industrial 289 11.69%
Food & Beverages 226 9.14%
Health & Beauty 159 6.43%
Furniture & Home Decor 140 5.66%
Electronics & Technology 139 5.62%
Vehicles & Parts 127 5.14%
Pets & Pet Supplies 122 4.93%
Clothing & Accessories 119 4.81%
Toys & Games 86 3.48%
Arts & Entertainment 67 2.71%
Gifts & Special Occasions 42 1.70%
Books & Media 21 0.85%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 18.6% among AI-verified physical stores (631 stores) , followed by Klarna (12.4%) and MasterCard (12.4%) .

Base: 2,609 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (51.2% 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 18.6%

631 stores

Klarna 12.4%

422 stores

421 stores

VISA 9.6%

326 stores

228 stores

222 stores

219 stores

Twint 5.5%

188 stores

Bolt 4.9%

167 stores

167 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 DSV payment providers (April 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in DSV e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 631 18.58%
Klarna 422 12.42%
MasterCard 421 12.39%
VISA 326 9.60%
Apple Pay 228 6.71%
American Express 222 6.54%
Stripe Connect 219 6.45%
Twint 188 5.53%
Bolt 167 4.92%
Google Pay 167 4.92%
JCB 135 3.97%
Braintree 82 2.41%
SEPA 73 2.15%
Intuit 60 1.77%
Amazon Pay 56 1.65%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 239 new stores were launched in DSV , with the highest activity in 2026-03 (31 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-03 13.0%

31 stores launched

2026-02 5.0%

12 stores launched

2026-01 10.5%

25 stores launched

2025-12 5.0%

12 stores launched

2025-11 10.9%

26 stores launched

2025-10 6.7%

16 stores launched

2025-09 13.4%

32 stores launched

2025-08 7.5%

18 stores launched

2025-07 8.8%

21 stores launched

2025-06 5.4%

13 stores launched

2025-05 9.6%

23 stores launched

2025-04 4.2%

10 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in DSV (April 2026)
Monthly store launches in DSV over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-03 31 12.97%
2026-02 12 5.02%
2026-01 25 10.46%
2025-12 12 5.02%
2025-11 26 10.88%
2025-10 16 6.69%
2025-09 32 13.39%
2025-08 18 7.53%
2025-07 21 8.79%
2025-06 13 5.44%
2025-05 23 9.62%
2025-04 10 4.18%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 2,643 active stores in DSV are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (68 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 2.6%

68 active stores

2025 8.6%

226 active stores

2024 6.9%

182 active stores

2023 7.0%

185 active stores

2022 5.0%

131 active stores

2021 7.2%

191 active stores

2020 6.7%

178 active stores

2019 4.7%

123 active stores

2018 4.7%

124 active stores

2017 5.4%

144 active stores

2016 3.1%

83 active stores

2015 2.6%

69 active stores

2014 2.6%

68 active stores

2013 3.8%

100 active stores

2012 2.6%

69 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in DSV by original launch year (April 2026)
Active stores in DSV by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 68 2.57%
2025 226 8.55%
2024 182 6.89%
2023 185 7.00%
2022 131 4.96%
2021 191 7.23%
2020 178 6.73%
2019 123 4.65%
2018 124 4.69%
2017 144 5.45%
2016 83 3.14%
2015 69 2.61%
2014 68 2.57%
2013 100 3.78%
2012 69 2.61%
2011 67 2.53%
2010 80 3.03%
2009 67 2.53%
2008 52 1.97%
2007 56 2.12%
2006 41 1.55%
2005 40 1.51%
2004 47 1.78%
2003 44 1.66%
2002 25 0.95%
2001 59 2.23%
2000 43 1.63%
1999 27 1.02%
1998 30 1.14%
1997 12 0.45%
1996 11 0.42%
1995 1 0.04%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 32.9% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (1,514 stores) , followed by Instagram (27.2%) and YouTube (15.3%) .

Base: 3,201 stores with any detectable social profile (62.8% 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 32.9%

1,514 stores

Instagram 27.2%

1,251 stores

YouTube 15.3%

702 stores

LinkedIn 8.7%

402 stores

Twitter 4.9%

227 stores

TikTok 4.0%

182 stores

Pinterest 3.2%

148 stores

X 1.9%

89 stores

WhatsApp 1.6%

72 stores

Vimeo 0.3%

15 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in DSV (April 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in DSV e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 1514 32.90%
Instagram 1251 27.18%
YouTube 702 15.25%
LinkedIn 402 8.74%
Twitter 227 4.93%
TikTok 182 3.95%
Pinterest 148 3.22%
X 89 1.93%
WhatsApp 72 1.56%
Vimeo 15 0.33%

Geographic Distribution

Switzerland leads with 22.2% (507 AI-verified stores) , followed by Germany (12.5%) and Sweden (10.2%) .

Base: 2,288 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

507 AI-verified stores

Germany 12.5%

285 AI-verified stores

Sweden 10.2%

233 AI-verified stores

225 AI-verified stores

191 AI-verified stores

117 AI-verified stores

91 AI-verified stores

85 AI-verified stores

81 AI-verified stores

62 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using DSV (April 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using DSV
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
Switzerland 507 22.16%
Germany 285 12.46%
Sweden 233 10.18%
Denmark 225 9.83%
Russia 191 8.35%
United States 117 5.11%
Czechia 91 3.98%
South Africa 85 3.72%
Poland 81 3.54%
Ukraine 62 2.71%
Romania 59 2.58%
United Kingdom 51 2.23%
France 51 2.23%
Netherlands 50 2.19%
Norway 43 1.88%
Spain 38 1.66%
Italy 36 1.57%
Slovakia 33 1.44%
Finland 27 1.18%
Belgium 23 1.01%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 5.1k 100.00%
Emails 4.0k 79.34%
Phones 2.6k 51.42%
Ecommerce platform 4.5k 88.50%
Couriers 5.1k 100.00%
Payment Providers 2.6k 51.19%
Categories 2.6k 51.93%
Social Media 3.2k 62.80%

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 DSV e-commerce intelligence?

We track 2.7k verified DSV 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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