GSO Shipping Carrier Usage Database

Explore 918.0 verified e-commerce stores shipping with GSO. Discover logistics partnerships, geographic reach, and carrier adoption.

Detected across 1.7k domains. 918.0 verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: April 2026

918.0 verified active stores out of 1.7k detected · 54.4% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 36.9% of stores with physical delivery (325 stores) , followed by Custom (30.4%) and Shopify (13.5%) .

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)

325 stores

Custom 30.4%

268 stores

Shopify 13.5%

119 stores

29 stores

29 stores

29 stores

23 stores

13 stores

11 stores

9 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 GSO
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 325 36.89%
Custom 268 30.42%
Shopify 119 13.51%
Wix eCommerce 29 3.29%
PrestaShop 29 3.29%
Magento 29 3.29%
OpenCart 23 2.61%
Squarespace Commerce 13 1.48%
BigCommerce 11 1.25%
Commerce7 9 1.02%
1C-Bitrix 7 0.79%
SAP Commerce Cloud 6 0.68%
Lightspeed eCom 5 0.57%
CS Cart 4 0.45%
Big Cartel 4 0.45%

Categories Distribution

Health & Beauty leads with 28.5% of all stores (205 stores) , followed by Food & Beverages (22.4%) and Electronics & Technology (19.4%) .

Base: 720 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

Health & Beauty 28.5%

205 stores

Food & Beverages 22.4%

161 stores

Electronics & Technology 19.4%

140 stores

Business & Industrial 5.4%

39 stores

Clothing & Accessories 4.9%

35 stores

Vehicles & Parts 3.6%

26 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 3.3%

24 stores

Home & Garden 3.1%

22 stores

Tools & Hardware 2.6%

19 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 1.9%

14 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 GSO store categories (March 2026)
Distribution of categories in GSO e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Health & Beauty 205 28.47%
Food & Beverages 161 22.36%
Electronics & Technology 140 19.44%
Business & Industrial 39 5.42%
Clothing & Accessories 35 4.86%
Vehicles & Parts 26 3.61%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 24 3.33%
Home & Garden 22 3.06%
Tools & Hardware 19 2.64%
Gifts & Special Occasions 14 1.94%
Pets & Pet Supplies 12 1.67%
Jewelry & Watches 7 0.97%
Office Supplies 6 0.83%
Arts & Entertainment 5 0.69%
Furniture & Home Decor 5 0.69%

Payment Providers Distribution

MasterCard leads with 23.6% among AI-verified physical stores (192 stores) , followed by American Express (21.5%) and PayPal (21.0%) .

Base: 657 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (38.9% 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

192 stores

175 stores

PayPal 21.0%

171 stores

VISA 6.6%

54 stores

47 stores

32 stores

26 stores

19 stores

19 stores

18 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 GSO payment providers (March 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in GSO e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
MasterCard 192 23.62%
American Express 175 21.53%
PayPal 171 21.03%
VISA 54 6.64%
Stripe Connect 47 5.78%
Klarna 32 3.94%
Apple Pay 26 3.20%
Google Pay 19 2.34%
BitCoin 19 2.34%
ClickBank 18 2.21%
SEPA 18 2.21%
Bolt 13 1.60%
Giropay 12 1.48%
JCB 10 1.23%
Przelewy24 7 0.86%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 130 new stores were launched in GSO , with the highest activity in 2026-02 (15 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-02 11.5%

15 stores launched

2026-01 10.0%

13 stores launched

2025-12 10.0%

13 stores launched

2025-11 14.6%

19 stores launched

2025-10 5.4%

7 stores launched

2025-09 7.7%

10 stores launched

2025-08 7.7%

10 stores launched

2025-07 3.8%

5 stores launched

2025-06 8.5%

11 stores launched

2025-05 6.2%

8 stores launched

2025-04 7.7%

10 stores launched

2025-03 6.9%

9 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in GSO (March 2026)
Monthly store launches in GSO over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-02 15 11.54%
2026-01 13 10.00%
2025-12 13 10.00%
2025-11 19 14.62%
2025-10 7 5.38%
2025-09 10 7.69%
2025-08 10 7.69%
2025-07 5 3.85%
2025-06 11 8.46%
2025-05 8 6.15%
2025-04 10 7.69%
2025-03 9 6.92%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 909 active stores in GSO are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (28 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 3.1%

28 active stores

2025 12.4%

113 active stores

2024 7.6%

69 active stores

2023 7.2%

65 active stores

2022 5.7%

52 active stores

2021 4.3%

39 active stores

2020 6.6%

60 active stores

2019 4.4%

40 active stores

2018 5.7%

52 active stores

2017 3.4%

31 active stores

2016 3.3%

30 active stores

2015 2.4%

22 active stores

2014 1.9%

17 active stores

2013 3.5%

32 active stores

2012 2.6%

24 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in GSO by original launch year (March 2026)
Active stores in GSO by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 28 3.08%
2025 113 12.43%
2024 69 7.59%
2023 65 7.15%
2022 52 5.72%
2021 39 4.29%
2020 60 6.60%
2019 40 4.40%
2018 52 5.72%
2017 31 3.41%
2016 30 3.30%
2015 22 2.42%
2014 17 1.87%
2013 32 3.52%
2012 24 2.64%
2011 29 3.19%
2010 20 2.20%
2009 21 2.31%
2008 20 2.20%
2007 16 1.76%
2006 20 2.20%
2005 13 1.43%
2004 13 1.43%
2003 13 1.43%
2002 13 1.43%
2001 13 1.43%
2000 11 1.21%
1999 8 0.88%
1998 9 0.99%
1997 6 0.66%
1996 9 0.99%
1995 1 0.11%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 31.4% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (487 stores) , followed by Instagram (28.7%) and YouTube (12.3%) .

Base: 1,113 stores with any detectable social profile (65.9% 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%

487 stores

Instagram 28.7%

445 stores

YouTube 12.3%

190 stores

Twitter 7.4%

114 stores

LinkedIn 5.5%

85 stores

TikTok 4.8%

75 stores

Pinterest 4.3%

67 stores

X 2.8%

44 stores

WhatsApp 2.4%

37 stores

Vimeo 0.3%

5 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in GSO (March 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in GSO e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 487 31.44%
Instagram 445 28.73%
YouTube 190 12.27%
Twitter 114 7.36%
LinkedIn 85 5.49%
TikTok 75 4.84%
Pinterest 67 4.33%
X 44 2.84%
WhatsApp 37 2.39%
Vimeo 5 0.32%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 43.0% (324 AI-verified stores) , followed by Slovenia (18.7%) and Russia (4.9%) .

Base: 754 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

324 AI-verified stores

141 AI-verified stores

37 AI-verified stores

29 AI-verified stores

21 AI-verified stores

20 AI-verified stores

18 AI-verified stores

18 AI-verified stores

Italy 2.4%

18 AI-verified stores

India 2.4%

18 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using GSO (March 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using GSO
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 324 42.97%
Slovenia 141 18.70%
Russia 37 4.91%
Germany 29 3.85%
Ukraine 21 2.79%
France 20 2.65%
United Kingdom 18 2.39%
Vietnam 18 2.39%
Italy 18 2.39%
India 18 2.39%
Poland 17 2.25%
China 16 2.12%
Spain 14 1.86%
United Arab Emirates 13 1.72%
Austria 10 1.33%
Brazil 10 1.33%
Netherlands 10 1.33%
Australia 7 0.93%
South Africa 7 0.93%
Saudi Arabia 6 0.80%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 1.7k 100.00%
Emails 1.3k 75.01%
Phones 485.0 28.72%
Ecommerce platform 1.6k 93.49%
Couriers 1.7k 100.00%
Payment Providers 657.0 38.90%
Categories 790.0 46.77%
Social Media 1.1k 65.90%

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 918.0 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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