GSO Shipping Carrier Usage Database

Explore 868.0 verified e-commerce stores shipping with GSO. Discover logistics partnerships, geographic reach, and carrier adoption.

Detected across 2.0k domains. 868.0 verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: May 2026

868.0 verified active stores out of 2.0k detected · 43.3% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 40.5% of stores with physical delivery (329 stores) , followed by Custom (27.3%) and Offset (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)

329 stores

Custom 27.3%

222 stores

Offset 10.7%

87 stores

31 stores

25 stores

24 stores

19 stores

18 stores

16 stores

14 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 GSO
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 329 40.47%
Custom 222 27.31%
Offset 87 10.70%
Magento 31 3.81%
Shopify 25 3.08%
PrestaShop 24 2.95%
Wix eCommerce 19 2.34%
OpenCart 18 2.21%
Squarespace Commerce 16 1.97%
Commerce7 14 1.72%
BigCommerce 10 1.23%
SAP Commerce Cloud 6 0.74%
Lightspeed eCom 5 0.62%
Big Cartel 4 0.49%
1C-Bitrix 3 0.37%

Categories Distribution

Food & Beverages leads with 29.5% of all stores (241 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (22.2%) and Electronics & Technology (16.2%) .

Base: 817 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (94.1% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Food & Beverages 29.5%

241 stores

Health & Beauty 22.2%

181 stores

Electronics & Technology 16.2%

132 stores

Clothing & Accessories 7.8%

64 stores

Vehicles & Parts 4.3%

35 stores

Home & Garden 3.8%

31 stores

Tools & Hardware 3.7%

30 stores

Business & Industrial 3.4%

28 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 3.2%

26 stores

Toys & Games 1.6%

13 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 GSO store categories (April 2026)
Distribution of categories in GSO e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Food & Beverages 241 29.50%
Health & Beauty 181 22.15%
Electronics & Technology 132 16.16%
Clothing & Accessories 64 7.83%
Vehicles & Parts 35 4.28%
Home & Garden 31 3.79%
Tools & Hardware 30 3.67%
Business & Industrial 28 3.43%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 26 3.18%
Toys & Games 13 1.59%
Arts & Entertainment 10 1.22%
Pets & Pet Supplies 10 1.22%
Jewelry & Watches 7 0.86%
Gifts & Special Occasions 5 0.61%
Office Supplies 4 0.49%

Payment Providers Distribution

MasterCard leads with 24.9% among AI-verified physical stores (198 stores) , followed by American Express (23.4%) and PayPal (19.0%) .

Base: 949 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (47.4% 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

198 stores

186 stores

PayPal 19.0%

151 stores

VISA 7.3%

58 stores

40 stores

26 stores

23 stores

21 stores

21 stores

Bolt 1.9%

15 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 GSO payment providers (April 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in GSO e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
MasterCard 198 24.91%
American Express 186 23.40%
PayPal 151 18.99%
VISA 58 7.30%
Stripe Connect 40 5.03%
Klarna 26 3.27%
Apple Pay 23 2.89%
ClickBank 21 2.64%
BitCoin 21 2.64%
Bolt 15 1.89%
SEPA 13 1.64%
Google Pay 13 1.64%
JCB 11 1.38%
Giropay 10 1.26%
Braintree 9 1.13%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 119 new stores were launched in GSO , with the highest activity in 2026-03 (17 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-03 14.3%

17 stores launched

2026-02 11.8%

14 stores launched

2026-01 11.8%

14 stores launched

2025-12 4.2%

5 stores launched

2025-11 13.4%

16 stores launched

2025-10 9.2%

11 stores launched

2025-09 9.2%

11 stores launched

2025-08 5.0%

6 stores launched

2025-07 3.4%

4 stores launched

2025-06 7.6%

9 stores launched

2025-05 5.9%

7 stores launched

2025-04 4.2%

5 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in GSO (April 2026)
Monthly store launches in GSO over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-03 17 14.29%
2026-02 14 11.76%
2026-01 14 11.76%
2025-12 5 4.20%
2025-11 16 13.45%
2025-10 11 9.24%
2025-09 11 9.24%
2025-08 6 5.04%
2025-07 4 3.36%
2025-06 9 7.56%
2025-05 7 5.88%
2025-04 5 4.20%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 860 active stores in GSO are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (46 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 5.3%

46 active stores

2025 11.2%

96 active stores

2024 7.8%

67 active stores

2023 7.6%

65 active stores

2022 6.0%

52 active stores

2021 4.8%

41 active stores

2020 5.6%

48 active stores

2019 4.0%

34 active stores

2018 5.7%

49 active stores

2017 3.3%

28 active stores

2016 3.4%

29 active stores

2015 2.9%

25 active stores

2014 1.7%

15 active stores

2013 4.0%

34 active stores

2012 2.9%

25 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in GSO by original launch year (April 2026)
Active stores in GSO by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 46 5.35%
2025 96 11.16%
2024 67 7.79%
2023 65 7.56%
2022 52 6.05%
2021 41 4.77%
2020 48 5.58%
2019 34 3.95%
2018 49 5.70%
2017 28 3.26%
2016 29 3.37%
2015 25 2.91%
2014 15 1.74%
2013 34 3.95%
2012 25 2.91%
2011 23 2.67%
2010 18 2.09%
2009 23 2.67%
2008 17 1.98%
2007 19 2.21%
2006 17 1.98%
2005 9 1.05%
2004 9 1.05%
2003 12 1.40%
2002 9 1.05%
2001 14 1.63%
2000 11 1.28%
1999 7 0.81%
1998 8 0.93%
1997 5 0.58%
1996 4 0.47%
1995 1 0.12%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 31.4% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (427 stores) , followed by Instagram (30.0%) and YouTube (11.2%) .

Base: 1,253 stores with any detectable social profile (62.6% 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 31.4%

427 stores

Instagram 30.0%

408 stores

YouTube 11.2%

152 stores

Twitter 7.9%

107 stores

LinkedIn 5.2%

71 stores

TikTok 4.0%

54 stores

Pinterest 4.0%

54 stores

WhatsApp 3.0%

41 stores

X 2.9%

40 stores

Vimeo 0.4%

5 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in GSO (April 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in GSO e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 427 31.42%
Instagram 408 30.02%
YouTube 152 11.18%
Twitter 107 7.87%
LinkedIn 71 5.22%
TikTok 54 3.97%
Pinterest 54 3.97%
WhatsApp 41 3.02%
X 40 2.94%
Vimeo 5 0.37%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 39.9% (274 AI-verified stores) , followed by Slovenia (21.3%) and Russia (5.5%) .

Base: 686 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

274 AI-verified stores

146 AI-verified stores

38 AI-verified stores

23 AI-verified stores

19 AI-verified stores

Italy 2.8%

19 AI-verified stores

18 AI-verified stores

17 AI-verified stores

17 AI-verified stores

China 2.2%

15 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using GSO (April 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using GSO
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 274 39.94%
Slovenia 146 21.28%
Russia 38 5.54%
Germany 23 3.35%
Ukraine 19 2.77%
Italy 19 2.77%
Poland 18 2.62%
France 17 2.48%
United Kingdom 17 2.48%
China 15 2.19%
India 15 2.19%
Vietnam 14 2.04%
Spain 12 1.75%
Brazil 11 1.60%
Netherlands 11 1.60%
Austria 8 1.17%
Slovakia 8 1.17%
Sweden 7 1.02%
Saudi Arabia 7 1.02%
United Arab Emirates 7 1.02%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 2.0k 100.00%
Emails 1.4k 71.89%
Phones 537.0 26.81%
Ecommerce platform 1.7k 83.23%
Couriers 2.0k 100.00%
Payment Providers 949.0 47.38%
Categories 906.0 45.23%
Social Media 1.3k 62.56%

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 GSO e-commerce intelligence?

We track 868.0 verified GSO 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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