Hermes Shipping Carrier Usage Database

Explore 36.0k verified e-commerce stores shipping with Hermes. Discover logistics partnerships, geographic reach, and carrier adoption.

Detected across 49.2k domains. 36.0k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: May 2026

36.0k verified active stores out of 49.2k detected · 73.0% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 35.7% of stores with physical delivery (11,789 stores) , followed by Custom (34.4%) and Shopify (7.1%) .

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)

11,789 stores

Custom 34.4%

11,379 stores

2,335 stores

1,359 stores

945 stores

861 stores

811 stores

720 stores

598 stores

580 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 Hermes
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 11789 35.66%
Custom 11379 34.42%
Shopify 2335 7.06%
Wix eCommerce 1359 4.11%
PrestaShop 945 2.86%
ePages 861 2.60%
Shopware 811 2.45%
OpenCart 720 2.18%
Gambio 598 1.81%
Magento 580 1.75%
Squarespace Commerce 499 1.51%
JTL Shop 394 1.19%
Nuvemshop 319 0.96%
1C-Bitrix 275 0.83%
Modified eCommerce 200 0.60%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 26.2% of all stores (8,620 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (19.8%) and Jewelry & Watches (6.7%) .

Base: 32,887 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (91.4% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 26.2%

8,620 stores

Health & Beauty 19.8%

6,507 stores

Jewelry & Watches 6.7%

2,206 stores

Food & Beverages 6.0%

1,988 stores

Arts & Entertainment 5.7%

1,867 stores

Home & Garden 5.5%

1,814 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 4.8%

1,584 stores

Toys & Games 4.4%

1,433 stores

Electronics & Technology 4.2%

1,386 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 3.8%

1,260 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Hermes store categories (April 2026)
Distribution of categories in Hermes e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 8620 26.21%
Health & Beauty 6507 19.79%
Jewelry & Watches 2206 6.71%
Food & Beverages 1988 6.04%
Arts & Entertainment 1867 5.68%
Home & Garden 1814 5.52%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 1584 4.82%
Toys & Games 1433 4.36%
Electronics & Technology 1386 4.21%
Furniture & Home Decor 1260 3.83%
Tools & Hardware 1215 3.69%
Vehicles & Parts 861 2.62%
Business & Industrial 803 2.44%
Gifts & Special Occasions 802 2.44%
Books & Media 541 1.65%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 29.8% among AI-verified physical stores (13,773 stores) , followed by Klarna (13.5%) and MasterCard (8.3%) .

Base: 26,070 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (52.9% 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

PayPal 29.8%

13,773 stores

Klarna 13.5%

6,252 stores

3,822 stores

3,654 stores

3,338 stores

2,859 stores

2,507 stores

VISA 4.3%

1,990 stores

SEPA 4.2%

1,937 stores

1,375 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Hermes payment providers (April 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Hermes e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 13773 29.77%
Klarna 6252 13.51%
MasterCard 3822 8.26%
Stripe Connect 3654 7.90%
Apple Pay 3338 7.21%
American Express 2859 6.18%
Google Pay 2507 5.42%
VISA 1990 4.30%
SEPA 1937 4.19%
Amazon Pay 1375 2.97%
Amazon Payments 1105 2.39%
Bancontact 1009 2.18%
Przelewy24 916 1.98%
Giropay 889 1.92%
Mollie 839 1.81%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 6,237 new stores were launched in Hermes , with the highest activity in 2026-03 (744 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-03 11.9%

744 stores launched

2026-02 6.8%

424 stores launched

2026-01 9.7%

607 stores launched

2025-12 8.1%

507 stores launched

2025-11 8.6%

535 stores launched

2025-10 8.9%

554 stores launched

2025-09 9.4%

589 stores launched

2025-08 8.5%

528 stores launched

2025-07 8.5%

528 stores launched

2025-06 7.7%

479 stores launched

2025-05 8.0%

500 stores launched

2025-04 3.9%

242 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Hermes (April 2026)
Monthly store launches in Hermes over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-03 744 11.93%
2026-02 424 6.80%
2026-01 607 9.73%
2025-12 507 8.13%
2025-11 535 8.58%
2025-10 554 8.88%
2025-09 589 9.44%
2025-08 528 8.47%
2025-07 528 8.47%
2025-06 479 7.68%
2025-05 500 8.02%
2025-04 242 3.88%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 35,706 active stores in Hermes are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (1,785 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 5.0%

1,785 active stores

2025 15.7%

5,592 active stores

2024 9.5%

3,390 active stores

2023 7.2%

2,579 active stores

2022 5.9%

2,118 active stores

2021 6.8%

2,423 active stores

2020 7.5%

2,688 active stores

2019 4.4%

1,567 active stores

2018 4.9%

1,732 active stores

2017 5.1%

1,807 active stores

2016 2.6%

918 active stores

2015 2.2%

793 active stores

2014 2.3%

832 active stores

2013 3.6%

1,274 active stores

2012 2.2%

785 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Hermes by original launch year (April 2026)
Active stores in Hermes by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 1785 5.00%
2025 5592 15.66%
2024 3390 9.49%
2023 2579 7.22%
2022 2118 5.93%
2021 2423 6.79%
2020 2688 7.53%
2019 1567 4.39%
2018 1732 4.85%
2017 1807 5.06%
2016 918 2.57%
2015 793 2.22%
2014 832 2.33%
2013 1274 3.57%
2012 785 2.20%
2011 703 1.97%
2010 704 1.97%
2009 590 1.65%
2008 543 1.52%
2007 430 1.20%
2006 278 0.78%
2005 248 0.69%
2004 367 1.03%
2003 272 0.76%
2002 259 0.73%
2001 478 1.34%
2000 219 0.61%
1999 166 0.46%
1998 108 0.30%
1997 38 0.11%
1996 14 0.04%
1995 6 0.02%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 30.5% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (16,691 stores) , followed by Facebook (29.2%) and YouTube (10.3%) .

Base: 29,711 stores with any detectable social profile (60.3% 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

Instagram 30.5%

16,691 stores

Facebook 29.2%

15,994 stores

YouTube 10.3%

5,642 stores

Twitter 6.7%

3,695 stores

TikTok 6.6%

3,593 stores

Pinterest 5.5%

3,027 stores

LinkedIn 4.0%

2,171 stores

WhatsApp 3.6%

1,990 stores

X 3.1%

1,721 stores

Vimeo 0.5%

277 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Hermes (April 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Hermes e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 16691 30.46%
Facebook 15994 29.19%
YouTube 5642 10.30%
Twitter 3695 6.74%
TikTok 3593 6.56%
Pinterest 3027 5.52%
LinkedIn 2171 3.96%
WhatsApp 1990 3.63%
X 1721 3.14%
Vimeo 277 0.51%

Geographic Distribution

Germany leads with 38.5% (10,884 AI-verified stores) , followed by United States (14.0%) and Russia (9.7%) .

Base: 28,297 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

Germany 38.5%

10,884 AI-verified stores

3,953 AI-verified stores

2,743 AI-verified stores

2,383 AI-verified stores

880 AI-verified stores

697 AI-verified stores

694 AI-verified stores

691 AI-verified stores

Italy 2.2%

615 AI-verified stores

562 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Hermes (April 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Hermes
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
Germany 10884 38.46%
United States 3953 13.97%
Russia 2743 9.69%
United Kingdom 2383 8.42%
Vietnam 880 3.11%
Ukraine 697 2.46%
Austria 694 2.45%
France 691 2.44%
Italy 615 2.17%
Turkey 562 1.99%
Poland 545 1.93%
Netherlands 525 1.86%
Spain 480 1.70%
Brazil 474 1.68%
India 428 1.51%
China 416 1.47%
Czechia 354 1.25%
Greece 337 1.19%
United Arab Emirates 319 1.13%
Romania 317 1.12%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 49.2k 100.00%
Emails 33.3k 67.66%
Phones 17.2k 34.83%
Ecommerce platform 43.8k 88.86%
Couriers 49.2k 100.00%
Payment Providers 26.1k 52.94%
Categories 34.5k 70.11%
Social Media 29.7k 60.33%

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 Hermes e-commerce intelligence?

We track 36.0k verified Hermes 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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