India Post Shipping Carrier Usage Database

Explore 4.8k verified e-commerce stores shipping with India Post. Discover logistics partnerships, geographic reach, and carrier adoption.

Detected across 6.0k domains. 4.8k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: May 2026

4.8k verified active stores out of 6.0k detected · 79.7% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 61.4% of stores with physical delivery (2,914 stores) , followed by Custom (19.6%) and Wix eCommerce (7.4%) .

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)

2,914 stores

Custom 19.6%

929 stores

353 stores

321 stores

71 stores

37 stores

27 stores

20 stores

16 stores

15 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 India Post
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 2914 61.40%
Custom 929 19.57%
Wix eCommerce 353 7.44%
Shopify 321 6.76%
OpenCart 71 1.50%
Magento 37 0.78%
PrestaShop 27 0.57%
Zoho Commerce 20 0.42%
Botble CMS 16 0.34%
Active IT Zone Core 15 0.32%
GoDaddy Online Store 15 0.32%
nopCommerce 10 0.21%
GetBazaar 7 0.15%
WooCommerce, Stock Manager Advance (SMA) with Shop Module 6 0.13%
Nexaseller E-commerce Platform 5 0.11%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 23.2% of all stores (1,031 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (17.9%) and Food & Beverages (10.0%) .

Base: 4,453 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (92.8% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 23.2%

1,031 stores

Health & Beauty 17.9%

796 stores

Food & Beverages 10.0%

446 stores

Jewelry & Watches 9.2%

408 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 6.8%

302 stores

Electronics & Technology 6.2%

274 stores

Toys & Games 4.6%

204 stores

Home & Garden 4.4%

196 stores

Books & Media 3.6%

160 stores

Arts & Entertainment 3.5%

157 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 India Post store categories (April 2026)
Distribution of categories in India Post e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 1031 23.15%
Health & Beauty 796 17.88%
Food & Beverages 446 10.02%
Jewelry & Watches 408 9.16%
Gifts & Special Occasions 302 6.78%
Electronics & Technology 274 6.15%
Toys & Games 204 4.58%
Home & Garden 196 4.40%
Books & Media 160 3.59%
Arts & Entertainment 157 3.53%
Business & Industrial 151 3.39%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 117 2.63%
Vehicles & Parts 85 1.91%
Tools & Hardware 78 1.75%
Furniture & Home Decor 48 1.08%

Payment Providers Distribution

Razorpay leads with 22.8% among AI-verified physical stores (861 stores) , followed by PayPal (13.3%) and Paytm (12.6%) .

Base: 2,436 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (40.5% 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

861 stores

PayPal 13.3%

501 stores

Paytm 12.6%

475 stores

414 stores

373 stores

326 stores

263 stores

PayU 3.8%

144 stores

VISA 3.0%

115 stores

68 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 India Post payment providers (April 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in India Post e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
Razorpay 861 22.80%
PayPal 501 13.27%
Paytm 475 12.58%
MasterCard 414 10.96%
Google Pay 373 9.88%
American Express 326 8.63%
Stripe Connect 263 6.97%
PayU 144 3.81%
VISA 115 3.05%
Amazon Pay 68 1.80%
Rupay 53 1.40%
Bolt 51 1.35%
Apple Pay 47 1.24%
BitCoin 44 1.17%
Klarna 41 1.09%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 1,508 new stores were launched in India Post , with the highest activity in 2026-03 (97 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-03 6.4%

97 stores launched

2026-02 6.3%

95 stores launched

2026-01 7.5%

113 stores launched

2025-12 6.6%

100 stores launched

2025-11 9.0%

136 stores launched

2025-10 9.2%

138 stores launched

2025-09 10.1%

152 stores launched

2025-08 8.8%

132 stores launched

2025-07 12.4%

187 stores launched

2025-06 9.5%

143 stores launched

2025-05 9.4%

142 stores launched

2025-04 4.8%

73 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in India Post (April 2026)
Monthly store launches in India Post over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-03 97 6.43%
2026-02 95 6.30%
2026-01 113 7.49%
2025-12 100 6.63%
2025-11 136 9.02%
2025-10 138 9.15%
2025-09 152 10.08%
2025-08 132 8.75%
2025-07 187 12.40%
2025-06 143 9.48%
2025-05 142 9.42%
2025-04 73 4.84%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 4,788 active stores in India Post are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (305 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 6.4%

305 active stores

2025 30.5%

1,459 active stores

2024 13.1%

628 active stores

2023 7.5%

361 active stores

2022 5.5%

264 active stores

2021 6.5%

312 active stores

2020 5.6%

270 active stores

2019 4.3%

206 active stores

2018 4.0%

191 active stores

2017 3.0%

146 active stores

2016 1.9%

91 active stores

2015 1.8%

86 active stores

2014 2.2%

104 active stores

2013 1.8%

88 active stores

2012 1.0%

49 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in India Post by original launch year (April 2026)
Active stores in India Post by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 305 6.37%
2025 1459 30.47%
2024 628 13.12%
2023 361 7.54%
2022 264 5.51%
2021 312 6.52%
2020 270 5.64%
2019 206 4.30%
2018 191 3.99%
2017 146 3.05%
2016 91 1.90%
2015 86 1.80%
2014 104 2.17%
2013 88 1.84%
2012 49 1.02%
2011 49 1.02%
2010 38 0.79%
2009 35 0.73%
2008 21 0.44%
2007 15 0.31%
2006 6 0.13%
2005 19 0.40%
2004 13 0.27%
2003 14 0.29%
2002 7 0.15%
2001 6 0.13%
2000 2 0.04%
1999 1 0.02%
1998 1 0.02%
1995 1 0.02%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 28.1% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (2,958 stores) , followed by Facebook (26.3%) and YouTube (13.8%) .

Base: 4,162 stores with any detectable social profile (69.2% 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

Instagram 28.1%

2,958 stores

Facebook 26.3%

2,768 stores

YouTube 13.8%

1,456 stores

Twitter 7.3%

773 stores

LinkedIn 6.6%

699 stores

Pinterest 6.4%

679 stores

WhatsApp 5.7%

598 stores

X 5.1%

539 stores

TikTok 0.5%

48 stores

Reddit 0.2%

21 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in India Post (April 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in India Post e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 2958 28.07%
Facebook 2768 26.26%
YouTube 1456 13.82%
Twitter 773 7.33%
LinkedIn 699 6.63%
Pinterest 679 6.44%
WhatsApp 598 5.67%
X 539 5.11%
TikTok 48 0.46%
Reddit 21 0.20%

Geographic Distribution

India leads with 94.8% (4,392 AI-verified stores) , followed by United States (2.2%) and United Kingdom (0.9%) .

Base: 4,633 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

India 94.8%

4,392 AI-verified stores

100 AI-verified stores

40 AI-verified stores

26 AI-verified stores

16 AI-verified stores

6 AI-verified stores

5 AI-verified stores

5 AI-verified stores

5 AI-verified stores

5 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using India Post (April 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using India Post
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
India 4392 94.80%
United States 100 2.16%
United Kingdom 40 0.86%
Poland 26 0.56%
Australia 16 0.35%
Pakistan 6 0.13%
United Arab Emirates 5 0.11%
Germany 5 0.11%
Romania 5 0.11%
Russia 5 0.11%
Bulgaria 4 0.09%
Japan 4 0.09%
South Africa 4 0.09%
Canada 4 0.09%
Italy 3 0.06%
Ireland 3 0.06%
New Zealand 3 0.06%
South Korea 3 0.06%
Colombia 3 0.06%
Spain 2 0.04%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 6.0k 100.00%
Emails 5.0k 82.53%
Phones 1.4k 23.63%
Ecommerce platform 5.6k 92.44%
Couriers 6.0k 100.00%
Payment Providers 2.4k 40.49%
Categories 4.6k 76.93%
Social Media 4.2k 69.17%

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 India Post e-commerce intelligence?

We track 4.8k verified India 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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