Japan Post Shipping Carrier Usage Database

Explore 2.1k verified e-commerce stores shipping with Japan Post. Discover logistics partnerships, geographic reach, and carrier adoption.

Detected across 2.5k domains. 2.1k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: April 2026

2.1k verified active stores out of 2.5k detected · 84.4% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify leads with 59.1% of stores with physical delivery (1,252 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (12.8%) and Custom (12.5%) .

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 59.1%

1,252 stores

271 stores

Custom 12.5%

264 stores

119 stores

38 stores

BASE 1.4%

30 stores

26 stores

24 stores

18 stores

18 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 Japan Post
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 1252 59.14%
WooCommerce 271 12.80%
Custom 264 12.47%
Wix eCommerce 119 5.62%
Ochanoko 38 1.79%
BASE 30 1.42%
PrestaShop 26 1.23%
BigCommerce 24 1.13%
Squarespace Commerce 18 0.85%
Magento 18 0.85%
Welcart 13 0.61%
EC-CUBE 13 0.61%
OpenCart 12 0.57%
CS Cart 12 0.57%
MakeShop 7 0.33%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 22.2% of all stores (328 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (13.3%) and Food & Beverages (12.6%) .

Base: 1,479 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (68.9% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 22.2%

328 stores

Health & Beauty 13.3%

196 stores

Food & Beverages 12.6%

186 stores

Jewelry & Watches 8.6%

127 stores

Toys & Games 8.3%

123 stores

Arts & Entertainment 8.0%

119 stores

Collectibles & Hobbies 5.1%

75 stores

Home & Garden 4.9%

72 stores

Vehicles & Parts 3.7%

54 stores

Electronics & Technology 3.5%

52 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Japan Post store categories (March 2026)
Distribution of categories in Japan Post e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 328 22.18%
Health & Beauty 196 13.25%
Food & Beverages 186 12.58%
Jewelry & Watches 127 8.59%
Toys & Games 123 8.32%
Arts & Entertainment 119 8.05%
Collectibles & Hobbies 75 5.07%
Home & Garden 72 4.87%
Vehicles & Parts 54 3.65%
Electronics & Technology 52 3.52%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 50 3.38%
Books & Media 41 2.77%
Furniture & Home Decor 30 2.03%
Gifts & Special Occasions 14 0.95%
Tools & Hardware 12 0.81%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 24.5% among AI-verified physical stores (950 stores) , followed by American Express (12.3%) and JCB (11.0%) .

Base: 1,618 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (63.6% 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 24.5%

950 stores

475 stores

JCB 11.0%

426 stores

390 stores

VISA 9.2%

356 stores

355 stores

295 stores

244 stores

120 stores

Bolt 2.0%

76 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Japan Post payment providers (March 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Japan Post e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 950 24.53%
American Express 475 12.26%
JCB 426 11.00%
Apple Pay 390 10.07%
VISA 356 9.19%
Google Pay 355 9.17%
MasterCard 295 7.62%
Stripe Connect 244 6.30%
Amazon Pay 120 3.10%
Bolt 76 1.96%
AliPay 51 1.32%
Klarna 49 1.27%
UnionPay 36 0.93%
Bancontact 30 0.77%
Sezzle 20 0.52%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 428 new stores were launched in Japan Post , with the highest activity in 2026-02 (55 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-02 12.9%

55 stores launched

2026-01 8.6%

37 stores launched

2025-12 5.4%

23 stores launched

2025-11 7.2%

31 stores launched

2025-10 7.0%

30 stores launched

2025-09 8.2%

35 stores launched

2025-08 8.9%

38 stores launched

2025-07 12.6%

54 stores launched

2025-06 7.5%

32 stores launched

2025-05 8.9%

38 stores launched

2025-04 8.2%

35 stores launched

2025-03 4.7%

20 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Japan Post (March 2026)
Monthly store launches in Japan Post over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-02 55 12.85%
2026-01 37 8.64%
2025-12 23 5.37%
2025-11 31 7.24%
2025-10 30 7.01%
2025-09 35 8.18%
2025-08 38 8.88%
2025-07 54 12.62%
2025-06 32 7.48%
2025-05 38 8.88%
2025-04 35 8.18%
2025-03 20 4.67%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 2,134 active stores in Japan Post are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (92 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 4.3%

92 active stores

2025 17.4%

372 active stores

2024 9.3%

198 active stores

2023 6.6%

140 active stores

2022 6.1%

131 active stores

2021 8.4%

179 active stores

2020 7.6%

163 active stores

2019 4.9%

105 active stores

2018 5.3%

114 active stores

2017 4.8%

103 active stores

2016 2.5%

53 active stores

2015 2.6%

56 active stores

2014 2.6%

55 active stores

2013 3.0%

63 active stores

2012 2.2%

46 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Japan Post by original launch year (March 2026)
Active stores in Japan Post by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 92 4.31%
2025 372 17.43%
2024 198 9.28%
2023 140 6.56%
2022 131 6.14%
2021 179 8.39%
2020 163 7.64%
2019 105 4.92%
2018 114 5.34%
2017 103 4.83%
2016 53 2.48%
2015 56 2.62%
2014 55 2.58%
2013 63 2.95%
2012 46 2.16%
2011 47 2.20%
2010 35 1.64%
2009 26 1.22%
2008 25 1.17%
2007 23 1.08%
2006 19 0.89%
2005 16 0.75%
2004 13 0.61%
2003 17 0.80%
2002 8 0.37%
2001 11 0.52%
2000 12 0.56%
1999 5 0.23%
1998 3 0.14%
1997 1 0.05%
1996 1 0.05%
1995 2 0.09%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 33.1% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (1,351 stores) , followed by Facebook (25.2%) and YouTube (12.1%) .

Base: 1,826 stores with any detectable social profile (71.7% 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 33.1%

1,351 stores

Facebook 25.2%

1,027 stores

YouTube 12.1%

493 stores

Twitter 11.2%

457 stores

Pinterest 6.3%

255 stores

TikTok 5.5%

223 stores

X 4.8%

194 stores

LinkedIn 1.1%

46 stores

WhatsApp 0.6%

24 stores

Reddit 0.1%

6 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Japan Post (March 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Japan Post e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 1351 33.15%
Facebook 1027 25.20%
YouTube 493 12.10%
Twitter 457 11.21%
Pinterest 255 6.26%
TikTok 223 5.47%
X 194 4.76%
LinkedIn 46 1.13%
WhatsApp 24 0.59%
Reddit 6 0.15%

Geographic Distribution

Japan leads with 72.9% (1,457 AI-verified stores) , followed by United States (13.7%) and Australia (2.4%) .

Base: 2,000 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

Japan 72.9%

1,457 AI-verified stores

274 AI-verified stores

47 AI-verified stores

33 AI-verified stores

26 AI-verified stores

25 AI-verified stores

20 AI-verified stores

18 AI-verified stores

India 0.7%

14 AI-verified stores

13 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Japan Post (March 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Japan Post
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
Japan 1457 72.85%
United States 274 13.70%
Australia 47 2.35%
Germany 33 1.65%
France 26 1.30%
United Kingdom 25 1.25%
Hong Kong 20 1.00%
Canada 18 0.90%
India 14 0.70%
Singapore 13 0.65%
China 13 0.65%
Poland 11 0.55%
Ireland 9 0.45%
Netherlands 7 0.35%
Russia 6 0.30%
Spain 6 0.30%
Vietnam 6 0.30%
Italy 5 0.25%
Brazil 5 0.25%
Thailand 5 0.25%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 2.5k 100.00%
Emails 1.8k 71.84%
Phones 456.0 17.91%
Ecommerce platform 2.4k 94.27%
Couriers 2.5k 100.00%
Payment Providers 1.6k 63.55%
Categories 1.5k 60.45%
Social Media 1.8k 71.72%

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 2.1k verified Japan 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.

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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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