Mainfreight Shipping Carrier Usage Database

Explore 535.0 verified e-commerce stores shipping with Mainfreight. Discover logistics partnerships, geographic reach, and carrier adoption.

Detected across 644.0 domains. 535.0 verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: April 2026

535.0 verified active stores out of 644.0 detected · 83.1% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify leads with 43.8% of stores with physical delivery (233 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (29.1%) and Custom (14.3%) .

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 43.8%

233 stores

155 stores

Custom 14.3%

76 stores

18 stores

18 stores

5 stores

4 stores

4 stores

3 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 Mainfreight
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 233 43.80%
WooCommerce 155 29.14%
Custom 76 14.29%
Wix eCommerce 18 3.38%
Magento 18 3.38%
Squarespace Commerce 7 1.32%
PrestaShop 5 0.94%
BigCommerce 4 0.75%
OpenCart 4 0.75%
Lightspeed eCom 3 0.56%
nopCommerce 3 0.56%
Big Cartel 2 0.38%
CCV Shop 2 0.38%
Wix eCommerce, AppSell 1 0.19%
JTL Shop 1 0.19%

Categories Distribution

Furniture & Home Decor leads with 14.0% of all stores (62 stores) , followed by Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear (13.1%) and Home & Garden (12.4%) .

Base: 443 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (82.8% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Furniture & Home Decor 14.0%

62 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 13.1%

58 stores

Home & Garden 12.4%

55 stores

Vehicles & Parts 12.4%

55 stores

Electronics & Technology 11.1%

49 stores

Tools & Hardware 9.0%

40 stores

Business & Industrial 8.8%

39 stores

Food & Beverages 7.4%

33 stores

Health & Beauty 4.1%

18 stores

Clothing & Accessories 3.2%

14 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Mainfreight store categories (March 2026)
Distribution of categories in Mainfreight e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Furniture & Home Decor 62 14.00%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 58 13.09%
Home & Garden 55 12.42%
Vehicles & Parts 55 12.42%
Electronics & Technology 49 11.06%
Tools & Hardware 40 9.03%
Business & Industrial 39 8.80%
Food & Beverages 33 7.45%
Health & Beauty 18 4.06%
Clothing & Accessories 14 3.16%
Pets & Pet Supplies 7 1.58%
Collectibles & Hobbies 4 0.90%
Office Supplies 3 0.68%
Gifts & Special Occasions 3 0.68%
Arts & Entertainment 3 0.68%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 20.4% among AI-verified physical stores (105 stores) , followed by MasterCard (14.6%) and American Express (9.9%) .

Base: 275 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (42.7% 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 20.4%

105 stores

75 stores

51 stores

Bolt 8.3%

43 stores

42 stores

34 stores

31 stores

30 stores

24 stores

20 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Mainfreight payment providers (March 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Mainfreight e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 105 20.39%
MasterCard 75 14.56%
American Express 51 9.90%
Bolt 43 8.35%
Stripe Connect 42 8.16%
Klarna 34 6.60%
Bancontact 31 6.02%
Apple Pay 30 5.83%
Google Pay 24 4.66%
Mollie 20 3.88%
Laybuy 17 3.30%
iDEAL 16 3.11%
VISA 13 2.52%
JCB 7 1.36%
Przelewy24 7 1.36%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 45 new stores were launched in Mainfreight , with the highest activity in 2026-02 (4 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-02 8.9%

4 stores launched

2026-01 4.4%

2 stores launched

2025-12 4.4%

2 stores launched

2025-11 6.7%

3 stores launched

2025-10 17.8%

8 stores launched

2025-09 8.9%

4 stores launched

2025-08 8.9%

4 stores launched

2025-07 13.3%

6 stores launched

2025-06 11.1%

5 stores launched

2025-05 2.2%

1 stores launched

2025-04 4.4%

2 stores launched

2025-03 8.9%

4 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Mainfreight (March 2026)
Monthly store launches in Mainfreight over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-02 4 8.89%
2026-01 2 4.44%
2025-12 2 4.44%
2025-11 3 6.67%
2025-10 8 17.78%
2025-09 4 8.89%
2025-08 4 8.89%
2025-07 6 13.33%
2025-06 5 11.11%
2025-05 1 2.22%
2025-04 2 4.44%
2025-03 4 8.89%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 533 active stores in Mainfreight are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (6 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 1.1%

6 active stores

2025 8.8%

47 active stores

2024 6.9%

37 active stores

2023 4.5%

24 active stores

2022 5.3%

28 active stores

2021 6.0%

32 active stores

2020 6.6%

35 active stores

2019 4.9%

26 active stores

2018 4.7%

25 active stores

2017 8.4%

45 active stores

2016 3.6%

19 active stores

2015 3.0%

16 active stores

2014 3.2%

17 active stores

2013 5.4%

29 active stores

2012 2.6%

14 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Mainfreight by original launch year (March 2026)
Active stores in Mainfreight by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 6 1.13%
2025 47 8.82%
2024 37 6.94%
2023 24 4.50%
2022 28 5.25%
2021 32 6.00%
2020 35 6.57%
2019 26 4.88%
2018 25 4.69%
2017 45 8.44%
2016 19 3.56%
2015 16 3.00%
2014 17 3.19%
2013 29 5.44%
2012 14 2.63%
2011 13 2.44%
2010 14 2.63%
2009 10 1.88%
2008 18 3.38%
2007 10 1.88%
2006 5 0.94%
2005 6 1.13%
2004 7 1.31%
2003 10 1.88%
2002 9 1.69%
2001 11 2.06%
2000 5 0.94%
1999 4 0.75%
1998 8 1.50%
1997 2 0.38%
1995 1 0.19%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 33.3% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (404 stores) , followed by Instagram (26.5%) and YouTube (14.9%) .

Base: 510 stores with any detectable social profile (79.2% 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

Facebook 33.3%

404 stores

Instagram 26.5%

322 stores

YouTube 14.9%

181 stores

LinkedIn 6.9%

84 stores

Twitter 5.5%

67 stores

TikTok 5.1%

62 stores

Pinterest 5.0%

61 stores

X 1.3%

16 stores

WhatsApp 0.8%

10 stores

Vimeo 0.7%

8 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Mainfreight (March 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Mainfreight e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 404 33.25%
Instagram 322 26.50%
YouTube 181 14.90%
LinkedIn 84 6.91%
Twitter 67 5.51%
TikTok 62 5.10%
Pinterest 61 5.02%
X 16 1.32%
WhatsApp 10 0.82%
Vimeo 8 0.66%

Geographic Distribution

New Zealand leads with 61.6% (329 AI-verified stores) , followed by Australia (16.1%) and Netherlands (8.2%) .

Base: 534 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

329 AI-verified stores

86 AI-verified stores

44 AI-verified stores

17 AI-verified stores

16 AI-verified stores

13 AI-verified stores

8 AI-verified stores

Kenya 0.7%

4 AI-verified stores

India 0.6%

3 AI-verified stores

2 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Mainfreight (March 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Mainfreight
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
New Zealand 329 61.61%
Australia 86 16.10%
Netherlands 44 8.24%
Belgium 17 3.18%
United States 16 3.00%
Germany 13 2.43%
France 8 1.50%
Kenya 4 0.75%
India 3 0.56%
Ireland 2 0.37%
China 2 0.37%
Sweden 2 0.37%
United Kingdom 2 0.37%
Austria 1 0.19%
Denmark 1 0.19%
South Africa 1 0.19%
Poland 1 0.19%
Switzerland 1 0.19%
Turkey 1 0.19%
Vietnam 0 0.00%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 644.0 100.00%
Emails 516.0 80.12%
Phones 365.0 56.68%
Ecommerce platform 632.0 98.14%
Couriers 644.0 100.00%
Payment Providers 275.0 42.70%
Categories 465.0 72.20%
Social Media 510.0 79.19%

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 Mainfreight e-commerce intelligence?

We track 535.0 verified Mainfreight 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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