Japan Post Shipping Carrier Usage Database

Explore 1.1k verified e-commerce stores shipping with Japan Post. Discover logistics partnerships, geographic reach, and carrier adoption.

Detected across 1.7k domains. 1.1k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

Verified stores
1.1k
active stores with physical delivery
Top country
Japan
700 verified stores
Top payment signal
PayPal
548 stores detected
Top category
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear
188 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: July 2026

1.1k verified active stores out of 1.7k detected · 68.4% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Custom stores with 27.0% of stores with physical delivery (298 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (24.6%) and Shopify (21.9%) .

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)

Custom 27.0%

298 stores

271 stores

Shopify 21.9%

242 stores

105 stores

31 stores

BASE 2.4%

26 stores

24 stores

21 stores

18 stores

15 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (June 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in Japan Post
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Custom 298 27.02%
WooCommerce 271 24.57%
Shopify 242 21.94%
Wix eCommerce 105 9.52%
Ochanoko 31 2.81%
BASE 26 2.36%
PrestaShop 24 2.18%
Squarespace Commerce 21 1.90%
BigCommerce 18 1.63%
EC-CUBE 15 1.36%
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All Stores Distribution

Custom holds 22.7% share of all Japan Post e-commerce stores (298) , with WooCommerce at 28.6% and Shopify at 18.5% (June 2026) .

Note: This broader view includes all domains where e-commerce signals were detected, useful for lead generation and competitive analysis. Some may be inactive or non-transactional. For verified active stores, see the default view above.

Top 10 Platforms (All Stores)

Custom 22.7%

298 stores

375 stores

Shopify 18.5%

243 stores

180 stores

32 stores

BASE 2.1%

27 stores

25 stores

40 stores

20 stores

16 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (June 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in Japan Post
Platform Total Stores Percentage
Custom 298 22.70%
WooCommerce 375 28.56%
Shopify 243 18.51%
Wix eCommerce 180 13.71%
Ochanoko 32 2.44%
BASE 27 2.06%
PrestaShop 25 1.90%
Squarespace Commerce 40 3.05%
BigCommerce 20 1.52%
EC-CUBE 16 1.22%

Categories Distribution

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear stores with 18.7% of all stores (188 stores) , followed by Toys & Games (17.7%) and Arts & Entertainment (14.2%) .

Base: 1,007 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (87.8% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 18.7%

188 stores

Toys & Games 17.7%

178 stores

Arts & Entertainment 14.2%

143 stores

Clothing & Accessories 10.7%

108 stores

Food & Beverages 10.3%

104 stores

Health & Beauty 9.7%

98 stores

Jewelry & Watches 4.0%

40 stores

Electronics & Technology 3.9%

39 stores

Vehicles & Parts 3.9%

39 stores

Books & Media 1.5%

15 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Japan Post store categories (June 2026)
Distribution of categories in Japan Post e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 188 18.67%
Toys & Games 178 17.68%
Arts & Entertainment 143 14.20%
Clothing & Accessories 108 10.72%
Food & Beverages 104 10.33%
Health & Beauty 98 9.73%
Jewelry & Watches 40 3.97%
Electronics & Technology 39 3.87%
Vehicles & Parts 39 3.87%
Books & Media 15 1.49%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal stores with 28.6% among AI-verified physical stores (548 stores) , followed by American Express (10.3%) and Stripe Connect (9.8%) .

Base: 1,125 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (67.1% 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 28.6%

548 stores

198 stores

188 stores

JCB 9.1%

175 stores

VISA 8.3%

159 stores

130 stores

130 stores

103 stores

59 stores

45 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Japan Post payment providers (June 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Japan Post e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 548 28.56%
American Express 198 10.32%
Stripe Connect 188 9.80%
JCB 175 9.12%
VISA 159 8.29%
MasterCard 130 6.77%
Apple Pay 130 6.77%
Google Pay 103 5.37%
Amazon Pay 59 3.07%
AfterPay 45 2.34%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 239 new stores were launched in Japan Post , with the highest activity in 2026-05 (34 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-05 14.2%

34 stores launched

2026-04 19.7%

47 stores launched

2026-03 11.7%

28 stores launched

2026-02 6.7%

16 stores launched

2026-01 5.4%

13 stores launched

2025-12 1.7%

4 stores launched

2025-11 6.3%

15 stores launched

2025-10 5.9%

14 stores launched

2025-09 5.0%

12 stores launched

2025-08 5.9%

14 stores launched

2025-07 15.9%

38 stores launched

2025-06 1.7%

4 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Japan Post (June 2026)
Monthly store launches in Japan Post over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-05 34 14.23%
2026-04 47 19.67%
2026-03 28 11.72%
2026-02 16 6.69%
2026-01 13 5.44%
2025-12 4 1.67%
2025-11 15 6.28%
2025-10 14 5.86%
2025-09 12 5.02%
2025-08 14 5.86%
2025-07 38 15.90%
2025-06 4 1.67%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 1,136 active stores in Japan Post are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (141 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 12.4%

141 active stores

2025 13.2%

150 active stores

2024 5.2%

59 active stores

2023 4.8%

54 active stores

2022 4.8%

54 active stores

2021 7.7%

87 active stores

2020 7.7%

88 active stores

2019 5.5%

62 active stores

2018 4.9%

56 active stores

2017 4.8%

54 active stores

2016 3.3%

37 active stores

2015 2.4%

27 active stores

2014 3.6%

41 active stores

2013 3.6%

41 active stores

2012 2.6%

29 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Japan Post by original launch year (June 2026)
Active stores in Japan Post by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 141 12.41%
2025 150 13.20%
2024 59 5.19%
2023 54 4.75%
2022 54 4.75%
2021 87 7.66%
2020 88 7.75%
2019 62 5.46%
2018 56 4.93%
2017 54 4.75%
2016 37 3.26%
2015 27 2.38%
2014 41 3.61%
2013 41 3.61%
2012 29 2.55%

Social Media Usage

Instagram stores with 30.4% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (658 stores) , followed by Facebook (25.8%) and YouTube (12.7%) .

Base: 1,101 stores with any detectable social profile (65.7% 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 30.4%

658 stores

Facebook 25.8%

559 stores

YouTube 12.7%

274 stores

Twitter 11.1%

241 stores

X 6.5%

141 stores

Pinterest 6.5%

140 stores

TikTok 4.1%

89 stores

LinkedIn 1.6%

35 stores

WhatsApp 1.0%

21 stores

Vimeo 0.3%

7 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Japan Post (June 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Japan Post e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 658 30.39%
Facebook 559 25.82%
YouTube 274 12.66%
Twitter 241 11.13%
X 141 6.51%
Pinterest 140 6.47%
TikTok 89 4.11%
LinkedIn 35 1.62%
WhatsApp 21 0.97%
Vimeo 7 0.32%

Geographic Distribution

Japan stores with 71.3% (700 AI-verified stores) , followed by United States (11.5%) and Australia (2.6%) .

Base: 982 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

Japan 71.3%

700 AI-verified stores

113 AI-verified stores

26 AI-verified stores

23 AI-verified stores

17 AI-verified stores

12 AI-verified stores

11 AI-verified stores

Spain 1.0%

10 AI-verified stores

8 AI-verified stores

8 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Japan Post (June 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Japan Post
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
Japan 700 71.28%
United States 113 11.51%
Australia 26 2.65%
Germany 23 2.34%
France 17 1.73%
Hong Kong 12 1.22%
United Kingdom 11 1.12%
Spain 10 1.02%
Canada 8 0.81%
Poland 8 0.81%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 1.7k 100.00%
Emails 974.0 58.11%
Phones 617.0 36.81%
Ecommerce platform 1.4k 83.47%
Couriers 1.7k 100.00%
Payment Providers 1.1k 67.12%
Categories 1.1k 62.71%
Social Media 1.1k 65.69%

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 Japan Post e-commerce intelligence?

We track 1.1k verified Japan Post e-commerce stores with 50+ data points per store: e-commerce platform, product counts, categories, payment providers, shipping carriers, technology stack, merchant-size signals, and available business contact fields.

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, product category, payment provider, shipping carrier, technology stack, store age, cross-border signals, and merchant-size bands. Some advanced signals are plan-gated, and the same field contract is used by the web app, exports, and API.

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