Hong Kong Post Shipping Carrier Usage Database

Explore 1.3k e-commerce stores shipping with Hong Kong Post. Discover logistics partnerships, geographic reach, and carrier adoption.

· · Next full refresh: February 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify leads with 34.2% of stores with physical delivery (428 stores) , followed by Custom (22.8%) 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 34.2%

428 stores

Custom 22.8%

285 stores

220 stores

168 stores

72 stores

27 stores

13 stores

9 stores

8 stores

5 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (January 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in Hong Kong Post
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 428 34.24%
Custom 285 22.80%
WooCommerce 220 17.60%
Wix eCommerce 168 13.44%
OpenCart 72 5.76%
Magento 27 2.16%
Squarespace Commerce 13 1.04%
Big Cartel 9 0.72%
PrestaShop 8 0.64%
BigCommerce 5 0.40%
Boutir 4 0.32%
nopCommerce 4 0.32%
CS Cart 3 0.24%
Zen Cart 2 0.16%
osCommerce 2 0.16%

All Stores Distribution

Shopify holds 33.2% share of all Hong Kong Post e-commerce stores (428) , with Custom at 22.1% and WooCommerce at 18.7% (January 2026) .

Note: This broader distribution includes all stores with e-commerce indicators such as platform detection, shopping cart presence, or payment integration. This liberal approach may include some false positives (e.g., WooCommerce installations used for non-commercial purposes) but provides comprehensive market coverage for lead generation and competitive analysis.

Top 10 Platforms (All Stores)

Shopify 33.2%

428 stores

Custom 22.1%

285 stores

241 stores

179 stores

74 stores

29 stores

16 stores

9 stores

8 stores

5 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (January 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in Hong Kong Post
Platform Total Stores Percentage
Shopify 428 33.20%
Custom 285 22.11%
WooCommerce 241 18.70%
Wix eCommerce 179 13.89%
OpenCart 74 5.74%
Magento 29 2.25%
Squarespace Commerce 16 1.24%
Big Cartel 9 0.70%
PrestaShop 8 0.62%
BigCommerce 5 0.39%
Boutir 4 0.31%
nopCommerce 4 0.31%
CS Cart 3 0.23%
Zen Cart 2 0.16%
osCommerce 2 0.16%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 28.4% of all stores (291 stores) , followed by Electronics & Technology (13.7%) and Jewelry & Watches (11.1%) .

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 28.4%

291 stores

Electronics & Technology 13.7%

141 stores

Jewelry & Watches 11.1%

114 stores

Health & Beauty 10.9%

112 stores

Business & Industrial 8.6%

88 stores

Toys & Games 4.3%

44 stores

Vehicles & Parts 4.1%

42 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 4.0%

41 stores

Arts & Entertainment 3.5%

36 stores

Food & Beverages 2.8%

29 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Hong Kong Post store categories (January 2026)
Distribution of categories in Hong Kong Post e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 291 28.36%
Electronics & Technology 141 13.74%
Jewelry & Watches 114 11.11%
Health & Beauty 112 10.92%
Business & Industrial 88 8.58%
Toys & Games 44 4.29%
Vehicles & Parts 42 4.09%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 41 4.00%
Arts & Entertainment 36 3.51%
Food & Beverages 29 2.83%
Collectibles & Hobbies 27 2.63%
Gifts & Special Occasions 20 1.95%
Pets & Pet Supplies 14 1.36%
Books & Media 14 1.36%
Home & Garden 13 1.27%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 23.8% among AI-verified physical stores (536 stores) , followed by MasterCard (15.6%) and American Express (9.7%) .

Base: 942 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (66.8% 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 23.8%

536 stores

350 stores

218 stores

189 stores

VISA 7.3%

164 stores

160 stores

JCB 5.8%

131 stores

120 stores

120 stores

104 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Hong Kong Post payment providers (January 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Hong Kong Post e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 536 23.84%
MasterCard 350 15.57%
American Express 218 9.70%
Stripe Connect 189 8.41%
VISA 164 7.30%
Google Pay 160 7.12%
JCB 131 5.83%
UnionPay 120 5.34%
AliPay 120 5.34%
Apple Pay 104 4.63%
SEPA 81 3.60%
Bolt 23 1.02%
Bancontact 20 0.89%
iDEAL 18 0.80%
TransferWise 14 0.62%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 170 new stores were launched in Hong Kong Post , with the highest activity in 2025-12 (13 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2025-12 7.6%

13 stores launched

2025-11 10.6%

18 stores launched

2025-10 6.5%

11 stores launched

2025-09 7.6%

13 stores launched

2025-08 4.1%

7 stores launched

2025-07 13.5%

23 stores launched

2025-06 6.5%

11 stores launched

2025-05 11.8%

20 stores launched

2025-04 12.9%

22 stores launched

2025-03 11.2%

19 stores launched

2025-02 6.5%

11 stores launched

2025-01 1.2%

2 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Hong Kong Post (January 2026)
Monthly store launches in Hong Kong Post over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2025-12 13 7.65%
2025-11 18 10.59%
2025-10 11 6.47%
2025-09 13 7.65%
2025-08 7 4.12%
2025-07 23 13.53%
2025-06 11 6.47%
2025-05 20 11.76%
2025-04 22 12.94%
2025-03 19 11.18%
2025-02 11 6.47%
2025-01 2 1.18%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 1,241 active stores in Hong Kong Post are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2025 (177 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2025 14.3%

177 active stores

2024 6.4%

80 active stores

2023 4.5%

56 active stores

2022 9.1%

113 active stores

2021 7.2%

89 active stores

2020 11.1%

138 active stores

2019 4.8%

59 active stores

2018 7.3%

91 active stores

2017 5.9%

73 active stores

2016 3.9%

48 active stores

2015 3.3%

41 active stores

2014 2.9%

36 active stores

2013 3.5%

43 active stores

2012 2.9%

36 active stores

2011 2.4%

30 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Hong Kong Post by original launch year (January 2026)
Active stores in Hong Kong Post by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2025 177 14.26%
2024 80 6.45%
2023 56 4.51%
2022 113 9.11%
2021 89 7.17%
2020 138 11.12%
2019 59 4.75%
2018 91 7.33%
2017 73 5.88%
2016 48 3.87%
2015 41 3.30%
2014 36 2.90%
2013 43 3.46%
2012 36 2.90%
2011 30 2.42%
2010 26 2.10%
2009 22 1.77%
2008 18 1.45%
2007 9 0.73%
2006 9 0.73%
2005 5 0.40%
2004 7 0.56%
2003 10 0.81%
2002 8 0.64%
2001 6 0.48%
2000 5 0.40%
1999 5 0.40%
1996 1 0.08%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 30.5% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (732 stores) , followed by Instagram (28.7%) and YouTube (10.4%) .

Base: 892 stores with any detectable social profile (63.2% 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 30.5%

732 stores

Instagram 28.7%

688 stores

YouTube 10.4%

250 stores

Twitter 7.7%

185 stores

Pinterest 6.7%

161 stores

WhatsApp 6.1%

147 stores

X 5.3%

128 stores

TikTok 2.6%

63 stores

LinkedIn 1.7%

41 stores

Vimeo 0.2%

4 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Hong Kong Post (January 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Hong Kong Post e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 732 30.51%
Instagram 688 28.68%
YouTube 250 10.42%
Twitter 185 7.71%
Pinterest 161 6.71%
WhatsApp 147 6.13%
X 128 5.34%
TikTok 63 2.63%
LinkedIn 41 1.71%
Vimeo 4 0.17%

Geographic Distribution

Hong Kong leads with 66.1% (701 AI-verified stores) , followed by United States (11.0%) and China (7.7%) .

Base: 1,061 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

701 AI-verified stores

117 AI-verified stores

China 7.7%

82 AI-verified stores

35 AI-verified stores

20 AI-verified stores

Japan 1.6%

17 AI-verified stores

12 AI-verified stores

11 AI-verified stores

10 AI-verified stores

Italy 0.8%

9 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Hong Kong Post (January 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Hong Kong Post
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
Hong Kong 701 66.07%
United States 117 11.03%
China 82 7.73%
United Kingdom 35 3.30%
France 20 1.89%
Japan 17 1.60%
Australia 12 1.13%
Canada 11 1.04%
Russia 10 0.94%
Italy 9 0.85%
Macao 8 0.75%
Germany 8 0.75%
Spain 6 0.57%
India 5 0.47%
Portugal 4 0.38%
Singapore 4 0.38%
Slovakia 3 0.28%
Indonesia 3 0.28%
Taiwan 3 0.28%
Vietnam 3 0.28%

Dataset Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 1.4k 100.00%
Emails 976.0 69.17%
Phones 346.0 24.52%
Ecommerce platform 1.3k 91.92%
Couriers 1.4k 100.00%
Payment Providers 942.0 66.76%
Categories 1.1k 78.31%
Social Media 892.0 63.22%

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