Japan Post Shipping Carrier Usage Database

Explore 1.3k verified e-commerce stores shipping with Japan Post. Discover logistics partnerships, geographic reach, and carrier adoption.

Detected across 1.9k domains. 1.3k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

Verified stores
1.3k
active stores with physical delivery
Top country
Japan
822 verified stores
Top payment signal
PayPal
559 stores detected
Top category
Toys & Games
211 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: June 2026

1.3k verified active stores out of 1.9k detected · 69.5% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify stores with 27.1% of stores with physical delivery (339 stores) , followed by Custom (26.5%) and WooCommerce (22.2%) .

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)

Shopify 27.1%

339 stores

Custom 26.5%

332 stores

278 stores

111 stores

32 stores

BASE 2.2%

28 stores

27 stores

21 stores

20 stores

15 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (May 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in Japan Post
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 339 27.10%
Custom 332 26.54%
WooCommerce 278 22.22%
Wix eCommerce 111 8.87%
Ochanoko 32 2.56%
BASE 28 2.24%
PrestaShop 27 2.16%
BigCommerce 21 1.68%
Squarespace Commerce 20 1.60%
EC-CUBE 15 1.20%
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All Stores Distribution

Shopify holds 23.3% share of all Japan Post e-commerce stores (341) , with Custom at 22.7% and WooCommerce at 26.3% (May 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)

Shopify 23.3%

341 stores

Custom 22.7%

332 stores

385 stores

185 stores

34 stores

BASE 2.0%

29 stores

28 stores

21 stores

39 stores

15 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (May 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in Japan Post
Platform Total Stores Percentage
Shopify 341 23.31%
Custom 332 22.69%
WooCommerce 385 26.32%
Wix eCommerce 185 12.65%
Ochanoko 34 2.32%
BASE 29 1.98%
PrestaShop 28 1.91%
BigCommerce 21 1.44%
Squarespace Commerce 39 2.67%
EC-CUBE 15 1.03%

Categories Distribution

Toys & Games stores with 18.5% of all stores (211 stores) , followed by Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear (14.9%) and Arts & Entertainment (14.3%) .

Base: 1,139 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (87.4% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Toys & Games 18.5%

211 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 14.9%

170 stores

Arts & Entertainment 14.3%

163 stores

Clothing & Accessories 11.4%

130 stores

Health & Beauty 10.0%

114 stores

Food & Beverages 9.6%

109 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 5.4%

61 stores

Jewelry & Watches 3.8%

43 stores

Electronics & Technology 3.2%

37 stores

Vehicles & Parts 3.0%

34 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Japan Post store categories (May 2026)
Distribution of categories in Japan Post e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Toys & Games 211 18.53%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 170 14.93%
Arts & Entertainment 163 14.31%
Clothing & Accessories 130 11.41%
Health & Beauty 114 10.01%
Food & Beverages 109 9.57%
Furniture & Home Decor 61 5.36%
Jewelry & Watches 43 3.78%
Electronics & Technology 37 3.25%
Vehicles & Parts 34 2.99%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal stores with 27.4% among AI-verified physical stores (559 stores) , followed by American Express (12.0%) and JCB (10.5%) .

Base: 1,219 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (65.0% 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 27.4%

559 stores

246 stores

JCB 10.5%

214 stores

205 stores

176 stores

VISA 8.3%

170 stores

125 stores

104 stores

67 stores

Bolt 2.4%

48 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Japan Post payment providers (May 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Japan Post e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 559 27.38%
American Express 246 12.05%
JCB 214 10.48%
Stripe Connect 205 10.04%
MasterCard 176 8.62%
VISA 170 8.33%
Apple Pay 125 6.12%
Google Pay 104 5.09%
Amazon Pay 67 3.28%
Bolt 48 2.35%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 338 new stores were launched in Japan Post , with the highest activity in 2026-04 (94 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-04 27.8%

94 stores launched

2026-03 15.1%

51 stores launched

2026-02 6.2%

21 stores launched

2026-01 6.2%

21 stores launched

2025-12 1.8%

6 stores launched

2025-11 6.8%

23 stores launched

2025-10 4.7%

16 stores launched

2025-09 4.7%

16 stores launched

2025-08 5.3%

18 stores launched

2025-07 11.5%

39 stores launched

2025-06 5.6%

19 stores launched

2025-05 4.1%

14 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Japan Post (May 2026)
Monthly store launches in Japan Post over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-04 94 27.81%
2026-03 51 15.09%
2026-02 21 6.21%
2026-01 21 6.21%
2025-12 6 1.78%
2025-11 23 6.80%
2025-10 16 4.73%
2025-09 16 4.73%
2025-08 18 5.33%
2025-07 39 11.54%
2025-06 19 5.62%
2025-05 14 4.14%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 1,292 active stores in Japan Post are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (191 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 14.8%

191 active stores

2025 14.6%

188 active stores

2024 6.4%

83 active stores

2023 5.0%

65 active stores

2022 4.8%

62 active stores

2021 5.3%

68 active stores

2020 7.9%

102 active stores

2019 4.8%

62 active stores

2018 5.0%

64 active stores

2017 4.6%

60 active stores

2016 2.8%

36 active stores

2015 2.4%

31 active stores

2014 3.3%

42 active stores

2013 2.9%

38 active stores

2012 2.1%

27 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Japan Post by original launch year (May 2026)
Active stores in Japan Post by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 191 14.78%
2025 188 14.55%
2024 83 6.42%
2023 65 5.03%
2022 62 4.80%
2021 68 5.26%
2020 102 7.89%
2019 62 4.80%
2018 64 4.95%
2017 60 4.64%
2016 36 2.79%
2015 31 2.40%
2014 42 3.25%
2013 38 2.94%
2012 27 2.09%

Social Media Usage

Instagram stores with 30.7% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (720 stores) , followed by Facebook (26.1%) and YouTube (12.1%) .

Base: 1,215 stores with any detectable social profile (64.8% 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 30.7%

720 stores

Facebook 26.1%

611 stores

YouTube 12.1%

283 stores

Twitter 11.3%

264 stores

Pinterest 6.7%

156 stores

X 5.2%

122 stores

TikTok 5.2%

121 stores

LinkedIn 1.5%

36 stores

WhatsApp 1.1%

25 stores

Vimeo 0.3%

6 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Japan Post (May 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Japan Post e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 720 30.72%
Facebook 611 26.07%
YouTube 283 12.07%
Twitter 264 11.26%
Pinterest 156 6.66%
X 122 5.20%
TikTok 121 5.16%
LinkedIn 36 1.54%
WhatsApp 25 1.07%
Vimeo 6 0.26%

Geographic Distribution

Japan stores with 71.5% (822 AI-verified stores) , followed by United States (11.0%) and Australia (2.5%) .

Base: 1,150 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

Japan 71.5%

822 AI-verified stores

127 AI-verified stores

29 AI-verified stores

26 AI-verified stores

22 AI-verified stores

21 AI-verified stores

14 AI-verified stores

10 AI-verified stores

9 AI-verified stores

India 0.7%

8 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Japan Post (May 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Japan Post
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
Japan 822 71.48%
United States 127 11.04%
Australia 29 2.52%
Germany 26 2.26%
France 22 1.91%
Poland 21 1.83%
United Kingdom 14 1.22%
Hong Kong 10 0.87%
Singapore 9 0.78%
India 8 0.70%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 1.9k 100.00%
Emails 1.1k 58.00%
Phones 703.0 37.47%
Ecommerce platform 1.6k 83.74%
Couriers 1.9k 100.00%
Payment Providers 1.2k 64.98%
Categories 1.2k 64.29%
Social Media 1.2k 64.77%

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 1.3k 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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