India Post Shipping Carrier Usage Database

Explore 6.3k verified e-commerce stores shipping with India Post. Discover logistics partnerships, geographic reach, and carrier adoption.

Detected across 7.1k domains. 6.3k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: April 2026

6.3k verified active stores out of 7.1k detected · 88.4% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 45.3% of stores with physical delivery (2,857 stores) , followed by Shopify (32.7%) and Custom (13.2%) .

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)

2,857 stores

Shopify 32.7%

2,061 stores

Custom 13.2%

831 stores

333 stores

82 stores

41 stores

30 stores

24 stores

15 stores

14 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 India Post
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 2857 45.33%
Shopify 2061 32.70%
Custom 831 13.18%
Wix eCommerce 333 5.28%
OpenCart 82 1.30%
Magento 41 0.65%
PrestaShop 30 0.48%
Zoho Commerce 24 0.38%
Botble CMS 15 0.24%
GoDaddy Online Store 14 0.22%
nopCommerce 6 0.10%
Squarespace Commerce 3 0.05%
CS Cart 2 0.03%
BigCommerce 2 0.03%
WooCommerce, EasyDigitalDownloads 2 0.03%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 29.0% of all stores (1,539 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (17.8%) and Jewelry & Watches (13.8%) .

Base: 5,315 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (84.2% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 29.0%

1,539 stores

Health & Beauty 17.8%

948 stores

Jewelry & Watches 13.8%

735 stores

Food & Beverages 8.8%

470 stores

Electronics & Technology 8.2%

436 stores

Home & Garden 5.4%

288 stores

Arts & Entertainment 3.0%

161 stores

Books & Media 2.9%

156 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 2.5%

135 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 2.0%

105 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 India Post store categories (March 2026)
Distribution of categories in India Post e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 1539 28.96%
Health & Beauty 948 17.84%
Jewelry & Watches 735 13.83%
Food & Beverages 470 8.84%
Electronics & Technology 436 8.20%
Home & Garden 288 5.42%
Arts & Entertainment 161 3.03%
Books & Media 156 2.94%
Gifts & Special Occasions 135 2.54%
Furniture & Home Decor 105 1.98%
Toys & Games 98 1.84%
Vehicles & Parts 88 1.66%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 57 1.07%
Baby & Toddler 51 0.96%
Collectibles & Hobbies 48 0.90%

Payment Providers Distribution

Razorpay leads with 21.4% among AI-verified physical stores (1,003 stores) , followed by PayPal (13.4%) and Paytm (12.4%) .

Base: 2,561 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (35.9% 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

1,003 stores

PayPal 13.4%

625 stores

Paytm 12.4%

582 stores

535 stores

476 stores

440 stores

344 stores

PayU 3.5%

166 stores

VISA 3.0%

142 stores

79 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 India Post payment providers (March 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in India Post e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
Razorpay 1003 21.43%
PayPal 625 13.35%
Paytm 582 12.43%
MasterCard 535 11.43%
American Express 476 10.17%
Google Pay 440 9.40%
Stripe Connect 344 7.35%
PayU 166 3.55%
VISA 142 3.03%
Amazon Pay 79 1.69%
Rupay 72 1.54%
Apple Pay 63 1.35%
Bolt 61 1.30%
BitCoin 50 1.07%
JCB 43 0.92%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 2,065 new stores were launched in India Post , with the highest activity in 2026-02 (141 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-02 6.8%

141 stores launched

2026-01 6.9%

142 stores launched

2025-12 7.7%

158 stores launched

2025-11 8.8%

182 stores launched

2025-10 8.2%

170 stores launched

2025-09 8.9%

183 stores launched

2025-08 9.1%

188 stores launched

2025-07 10.7%

221 stores launched

2025-06 9.2%

191 stores launched

2025-05 8.8%

181 stores launched

2025-04 8.1%

168 stores launched

2025-03 6.8%

140 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in India Post (March 2026)
Monthly store launches in India Post over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-02 141 6.83%
2026-01 142 6.88%
2025-12 158 7.65%
2025-11 182 8.81%
2025-10 170 8.23%
2025-09 183 8.86%
2025-08 188 9.10%
2025-07 221 10.70%
2025-06 191 9.25%
2025-05 181 8.77%
2025-04 168 8.14%
2025-03 140 6.78%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 6,296 active stores in India Post are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (283 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 4.5%

283 active stores

2025 31.5%

1,984 active stores

2024 13.2%

833 active stores

2023 7.6%

477 active stores

2022 6.0%

377 active stores

2021 6.4%

405 active stores

2020 5.8%

365 active stores

2019 4.1%

256 active stores

2018 4.1%

259 active stores

2017 3.2%

201 active stores

2016 2.1%

134 active stores

2015 1.9%

121 active stores

2014 2.2%

137 active stores

2013 1.8%

115 active stores

2012 1.1%

69 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in India Post by original launch year (March 2026)
Active stores in India Post by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 283 4.49%
2025 1984 31.51%
2024 833 13.23%
2023 477 7.58%
2022 377 5.99%
2021 405 6.43%
2020 365 5.80%
2019 256 4.07%
2018 259 4.11%
2017 201 3.19%
2016 134 2.13%
2015 121 1.92%
2014 137 2.18%
2013 115 1.83%
2012 69 1.10%
2011 66 1.05%
2010 39 0.62%
2009 46 0.73%
2008 23 0.37%
2007 22 0.35%
2006 9 0.14%
2005 19 0.30%
2004 11 0.17%
2003 14 0.22%
2002 10 0.16%
2001 10 0.16%
2000 5 0.08%
1999 4 0.06%
1998 1 0.02%
1995 1 0.02%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 29.4% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (4,064 stores) , followed by Facebook (26.3%) and YouTube (14.4%) .

Base: 5,164 stores with any detectable social profile (72.3% 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 29.4%

4,064 stores

Facebook 26.3%

3,644 stores

YouTube 14.4%

1,999 stores

Twitter 6.9%

953 stores

Pinterest 6.9%

951 stores

LinkedIn 5.6%

781 stores

WhatsApp 5.1%

702 stores

X 4.5%

627 stores

TikTok 0.7%

101 stores

Reddit 0.2%

21 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in India Post (March 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in India Post e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 4064 29.36%
Facebook 3644 26.32%
YouTube 1999 14.44%
Twitter 953 6.88%
Pinterest 951 6.87%
LinkedIn 781 5.64%
WhatsApp 702 5.07%
X 627 4.53%
TikTok 101 0.73%
Reddit 21 0.15%

Geographic Distribution

India leads with 95.2% (5,898 AI-verified stores) , followed by United States (2.2%) and United Kingdom (1.0%) .

Base: 6,195 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

India 95.2%

5,898 AI-verified stores

135 AI-verified stores

61 AI-verified stores

18 AI-verified stores

11 AI-verified stores

8 AI-verified stores

7 AI-verified stores

7 AI-verified stores

6 AI-verified stores

Japan 0.1%

6 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using India Post (March 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using India Post
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
India 5898 95.21%
United States 135 2.18%
United Kingdom 61 0.98%
Australia 18 0.29%
Canada 11 0.18%
Germany 8 0.13%
South Africa 7 0.11%
United Arab Emirates 7 0.11%
Pakistan 6 0.10%
Japan 6 0.10%
Ireland 5 0.08%
France 4 0.06%
Hong Kong 4 0.06%
Russia 4 0.06%
Estonia 4 0.06%
Bulgaria 4 0.06%
Indonesia 4 0.06%
New Zealand 3 0.05%
Italy 3 0.05%
Colombia 3 0.05%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 7.1k 100.00%
Emails 6.3k 88.49%
Phones 1.7k 24.40%
Ecommerce platform 7.0k 98.19%
Couriers 7.1k 100.00%
Payment Providers 2.6k 35.85%
Categories 5.6k 78.03%
Social Media 5.2k 72.29%

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 6.3k 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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