Hong Kong Post Shipping Carrier Usage Database

Explore 1.2k verified e-commerce stores shipping with Hong Kong Post. Discover logistics partnerships, geographic reach, and carrier adoption.

Detected across 1.3k domains. 1.2k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: April 2026

1.2k verified active stores out of 1.3k detected · 93.0% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify leads with 34.7% of stores with physical delivery (425 stores) , followed by Custom (24.2%) and WooCommerce (17.6%) .

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)

Shopify 34.7%

425 stores

Custom 24.2%

296 stores

216 stores

166 stores

38 stores

25 stores

12 stores

12 stores

8 stores

6 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 Hong Kong Post
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 425 34.72%
Custom 296 24.18%
WooCommerce 216 17.65%
Wix eCommerce 166 13.56%
OpenCart 38 3.10%
Magento 25 2.04%
PrestaShop 12 0.98%
Squarespace Commerce 12 0.98%
Zen Cart 8 0.65%
nopCommerce 6 0.49%
BigCommerce 5 0.41%
Boutir 5 0.41%
Big Cartel 5 0.41%
osCommerce 4 0.33%
Ecwid 1 0.08%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 25.4% of all stores (258 stores) , followed by Electronics & Technology (13.5%) and Health & Beauty (11.9%) .

Base: 1,017 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (82.8% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 25.4%

258 stores

Electronics & Technology 13.5%

137 stores

Health & Beauty 11.9%

121 stores

Jewelry & Watches 10.5%

107 stores

Business & Industrial 8.5%

86 stores

Toys & Games 4.8%

49 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 4.6%

47 stores

Vehicles & Parts 3.9%

40 stores

Collectibles & Hobbies 3.7%

38 stores

Arts & Entertainment 3.5%

36 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Hong Kong Post store categories (March 2026)
Distribution of categories in Hong Kong Post e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 258 25.37%
Electronics & Technology 137 13.47%
Health & Beauty 121 11.90%
Jewelry & Watches 107 10.52%
Business & Industrial 86 8.46%
Toys & Games 49 4.82%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 47 4.62%
Vehicles & Parts 40 3.93%
Collectibles & Hobbies 38 3.74%
Arts & Entertainment 36 3.54%
Food & Beverages 32 3.15%
Gifts & Special Occasions 22 2.16%
Home & Garden 18 1.77%
Pets & Pet Supplies 16 1.57%
Baby & Toddler 10 0.98%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 22.3% among AI-verified physical stores (510 stores) , followed by MasterCard (12.9%) and American Express (9.2%) .

Base: 831 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (62.9% 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 22.3%

510 stores

295 stores

210 stores

205 stores

196 stores

182 stores

154 stores

JCB 5.7%

130 stores

129 stores

VISA 5.3%

120 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Hong Kong Post payment providers (March 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Hong Kong Post e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 510 22.34%
MasterCard 295 12.92%
American Express 210 9.20%
Apple Pay 205 8.98%
Stripe Connect 196 8.59%
Google Pay 182 7.97%
AliPay 154 6.75%
JCB 130 5.69%
UnionPay 129 5.65%
VISA 120 5.26%
SEPA 80 3.50%
Bolt 24 1.05%
Bancontact 19 0.83%
Klarna 16 0.70%
iDEAL 13 0.57%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 131 new stores were launched in Hong Kong Post , with the highest activity in 2026-02 (11 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-02 8.4%

11 stores launched

2026-01 3.8%

5 stores launched

2025-12 6.9%

9 stores launched

2025-11 7.6%

10 stores launched

2025-10 9.9%

13 stores launched

2025-09 13.0%

17 stores launched

2025-08 6.1%

8 stores launched

2025-07 13.0%

17 stores launched

2025-06 7.6%

10 stores launched

2025-05 7.6%

10 stores launched

2025-04 6.1%

8 stores launched

2025-03 9.9%

13 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Hong Kong Post (March 2026)
Monthly store launches in Hong Kong Post over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-02 11 8.40%
2026-01 5 3.82%
2025-12 9 6.87%
2025-11 10 7.63%
2025-10 13 9.92%
2025-09 17 12.98%
2025-08 8 6.11%
2025-07 17 12.98%
2025-06 10 7.63%
2025-05 10 7.63%
2025-04 8 6.11%
2025-03 13 9.92%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 1,206 active stores in Hong Kong Post are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (16 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 1.3%

16 active stores

2025 11.5%

139 active stores

2024 5.7%

69 active stores

2023 3.8%

46 active stores

2022 9.0%

108 active stores

2021 6.6%

80 active stores

2020 12.2%

147 active stores

2019 4.5%

54 active stores

2018 7.6%

92 active stores

2017 6.2%

75 active stores

2016 4.1%

49 active stores

2015 3.8%

46 active stores

2014 4.1%

49 active stores

2013 3.3%

40 active stores

2012 3.2%

38 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Hong Kong Post by original launch year (March 2026)
Active stores in Hong Kong Post by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 16 1.33%
2025 139 11.53%
2024 69 5.72%
2023 46 3.81%
2022 108 8.96%
2021 80 6.63%
2020 147 12.19%
2019 54 4.48%
2018 92 7.63%
2017 75 6.22%
2016 49 4.06%
2015 46 3.81%
2014 49 4.06%
2013 40 3.32%
2012 38 3.15%
2011 30 2.49%
2010 22 1.82%
2009 29 2.40%
2008 14 1.16%
2007 8 0.66%
2006 9 0.75%
2005 6 0.50%
2004 7 0.58%
2003 9 0.75%
2002 8 0.66%
2001 5 0.41%
2000 5 0.41%
1999 6 0.50%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 31.1% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (758 stores) , followed by Instagram (28.8%) and YouTube (10.7%) .

Base: 915 stores with any detectable social profile (69.3% 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

Facebook 31.1%

758 stores

Instagram 28.8%

703 stores

YouTube 10.7%

262 stores

Twitter 7.1%

174 stores

WhatsApp 6.6%

160 stores

Pinterest 6.2%

151 stores

X 5.2%

128 stores

TikTok 2.5%

60 stores

LinkedIn 1.6%

40 stores

Vimeo 0.2%

5 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Hong Kong Post (March 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Hong Kong Post e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 758 31.05%
Instagram 703 28.80%
YouTube 262 10.73%
Twitter 174 7.13%
WhatsApp 160 6.55%
Pinterest 151 6.19%
X 128 5.24%
TikTok 60 2.46%
LinkedIn 40 1.64%
Vimeo 5 0.20%

Geographic Distribution

Hong Kong leads with 64.3% (752 AI-verified stores) , followed by United States (14.5%) and China (7.6%) .

Base: 1,170 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

752 AI-verified stores

170 AI-verified stores

China 7.6%

89 AI-verified stores

33 AI-verified stores

18 AI-verified stores

15 AI-verified stores

Japan 1.3%

15 AI-verified stores

13 AI-verified stores

10 AI-verified stores

10 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Hong Kong Post (March 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Hong Kong Post
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
Hong Kong 752 64.27%
United States 170 14.53%
China 89 7.61%
United Kingdom 33 2.82%
Germany 18 1.54%
Australia 15 1.28%
Japan 15 1.28%
Canada 13 1.11%
Taiwan 10 0.85%
France 10 0.85%
Russia 8 0.68%
Spain 7 0.60%
Italy 6 0.51%
Brazil 5 0.43%
New Zealand 4 0.34%
Macao 4 0.34%
India 3 0.26%
Vietnam 3 0.26%
Poland 3 0.26%
Slovakia 2 0.17%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 1.3k 100.00%
Emails 943.0 71.39%
Phones 344.0 26.04%
Ecommerce platform 1.3k 97.73%
Couriers 1.3k 100.00%
Payment Providers 831.0 62.91%
Categories 1.1k 79.86%
Social Media 915.0 69.27%

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 Hong Kong Post e-commerce intelligence?

We track 1.2k verified Hong Kong Post 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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