IDEX Shipping Carrier Usage Database

Explore 423.0 verified e-commerce stores shipping with IDEX. Discover logistics partnerships, geographic reach, and carrier adoption.

Detected across 988.0 domains. 423.0 verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: April 2026

423.0 verified active stores out of 988.0 detected · 42.8% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 30.0% of stores with physical delivery (122 stores) , followed by Custom (29.6%) and Shopify (17.2%) .

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)

122 stores

Custom 29.6%

120 stores

Shopify 17.2%

70 stores

24 stores

13 stores

11 stores

9 stores

8 stores

6 stores

5 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 IDEX
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 122 30.05%
Custom 120 29.56%
Shopify 70 17.24%
PrestaShop 24 5.91%
1C-Bitrix 13 3.20%
Magento 11 2.71%
Wix eCommerce 9 2.22%
BigCommerce 8 1.97%
nopCommerce 6 1.48%
JTL Shop 5 1.23%
Nuvemshop 5 1.23%
OpenCart 5 1.23%
X-Cart 3 0.74%
Tray 3 0.74%
Squarespace Commerce 2 0.49%

Categories Distribution

Electronics & Technology leads with 48.5% of all stores (176 stores) , followed by Business & Industrial (21.2%) and Health & Beauty (7.2%) .

Base: 363 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (85.8% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Electronics & Technology 48.5%

176 stores

Business & Industrial 21.2%

77 stores

Health & Beauty 7.2%

26 stores

Tools & Hardware 6.6%

24 stores

Jewelry & Watches 4.4%

16 stores

Clothing & Accessories 3.0%

11 stores

Office Supplies 2.2%

8 stores

Vehicles & Parts 1.4%

5 stores

Home & Garden 1.1%

4 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 1.1%

4 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 IDEX store categories (March 2026)
Distribution of categories in IDEX e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Electronics & Technology 176 48.48%
Business & Industrial 77 21.21%
Health & Beauty 26 7.16%
Tools & Hardware 24 6.61%
Jewelry & Watches 16 4.41%
Clothing & Accessories 11 3.03%
Office Supplies 8 2.20%
Vehicles & Parts 5 1.38%
Home & Garden 4 1.10%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 4 1.10%
Collectibles & Hobbies 3 0.83%
Furniture & Home Decor 3 0.83%
Food & Beverages 3 0.83%
Arts & Entertainment 2 0.55%
Books & Media 1 0.28%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 27.7% among AI-verified physical stores (85 stores) , followed by MasterCard (14.0%) and American Express (13.7%) .

Base: 407 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (41.2% 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 27.7%

85 stores

43 stores

42 stores

19 stores

VISA 5.9%

18 stores

18 stores

15 stores

14 stores

JCB 3.6%

11 stores

iDEAL 3.6%

11 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 IDEX payment providers (March 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in IDEX e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 85 27.69%
MasterCard 43 14.01%
American Express 42 13.68%
Stripe Connect 19 6.19%
VISA 18 5.86%
Apple Pay 18 5.86%
Klarna 15 4.89%
Google Pay 14 4.56%
JCB 11 3.58%
iDEAL 11 3.58%
Bolt 10 3.26%
Bancontact 7 2.28%
Boleto 5 1.63%
SEPA 5 1.63%
Affirm 4 1.30%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 26 new stores were launched in IDEX , with the highest activity in 2026-02 (6 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-02 23.1%

6 stores launched

2026-01 11.5%

3 stores launched

2025-12 7.7%

2 stores launched

2025-11 3.8%

1 stores launched

2025-10 7.7%

2 stores launched

2025-09 11.5%

3 stores launched

2025-08 3.8%

1 stores launched

2025-07 7.7%

2 stores launched

2025-06 3.8%

1 stores launched

2025-05 15.4%

4 stores launched

2025-04 3.8%

1 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in IDEX (March 2026)
Monthly store launches in IDEX over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-02 6 23.08%
2026-01 3 11.54%
2025-12 2 7.69%
2025-11 1 3.85%
2025-10 2 7.69%
2025-09 3 11.54%
2025-08 1 3.85%
2025-07 2 7.69%
2025-06 1 3.85%
2025-05 4 15.38%
2025-04 1 3.85%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 420 active stores in IDEX are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (9 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 2.1%

9 active stores

2025 5.0%

21 active stores

2024 6.7%

28 active stores

2023 6.2%

26 active stores

2022 5.2%

22 active stores

2021 6.7%

28 active stores

2020 8.3%

35 active stores

2019 7.4%

31 active stores

2018 7.1%

30 active stores

2017 5.5%

23 active stores

2016 5.2%

22 active stores

2015 3.3%

14 active stores

2014 4.3%

18 active stores

2013 6.0%

25 active stores

2012 2.4%

10 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in IDEX by original launch year (March 2026)
Active stores in IDEX by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 9 2.14%
2025 21 5.00%
2024 28 6.67%
2023 26 6.19%
2022 22 5.24%
2021 28 6.67%
2020 35 8.33%
2019 31 7.38%
2018 30 7.14%
2017 23 5.48%
2016 22 5.24%
2015 14 3.33%
2014 18 4.29%
2013 25 5.95%
2012 10 2.38%
2011 7 1.67%
2010 11 2.62%
2009 5 1.19%
2008 6 1.43%
2007 3 0.71%
2006 2 0.48%
2005 5 1.19%
2004 3 0.71%
2003 4 0.95%
2002 3 0.71%
2001 7 1.67%
2000 5 1.19%
1999 5 1.19%
1998 2 0.48%
1997 6 1.43%
1996 4 0.95%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 26.5% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (234 stores) , followed by Instagram (21.7%) and YouTube (14.7%) .

Base: 633 stores with any detectable social profile (64.1% 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 26.5%

234 stores

Instagram 21.7%

192 stores

YouTube 14.7%

130 stores

LinkedIn 13.5%

119 stores

Twitter 10.9%

96 stores

Pinterest 4.0%

35 stores

WhatsApp 3.5%

31 stores

X 2.5%

22 stores

TikTok 2.4%

21 stores

Reddit 0.5%

4 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in IDEX (March 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in IDEX e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 234 26.47%
Instagram 192 21.72%
YouTube 130 14.71%
LinkedIn 119 13.46%
Twitter 96 10.86%
Pinterest 35 3.96%
WhatsApp 31 3.51%
X 22 2.49%
TikTok 21 2.38%
Reddit 4 0.45%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 25.9% (85 AI-verified stores) , followed by Germany (8.8%) and Russia (7.6%) .

Base: 328 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

85 AI-verified stores

29 AI-verified stores

25 AI-verified stores

22 AI-verified stores

22 AI-verified stores

China 5.8%

19 AI-verified stores

17 AI-verified stores

15 AI-verified stores

Spain 4.0%

13 AI-verified stores

12 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using IDEX (March 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using IDEX
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 85 25.91%
Germany 29 8.84%
Russia 25 7.62%
Brazil 22 6.71%
France 22 6.71%
China 19 5.79%
Australia 17 5.18%
United Kingdom 15 4.57%
Spain 13 3.96%
Turkey 12 3.66%
Italy 10 3.05%
Japan 9 2.74%
Netherlands 8 2.44%
Canada 7 2.13%
India 7 2.13%
Belgium 6 1.83%
Poland 6 1.83%
South Korea 6 1.83%
Pakistan 5 1.52%
Hungary 5 1.52%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 988.0 100.00%
Emails 695.0 70.34%
Phones 359.0 36.34%
Ecommerce platform 811.0 82.09%
Couriers 988.0 100.00%
Payment Providers 407.0 41.19%
Categories 401.0 40.59%
Social Media 633.0 64.07%

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 IDEX e-commerce intelligence?

We track 423.0 verified IDEX 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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