Mainfreight Shipping Carrier Usage Database

Explore 357.0 verified e-commerce stores shipping with Mainfreight. Discover logistics partnerships, geographic reach, and carrier adoption.

Detected across 502.0 domains. 357.0 verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: May 2026

357.0 verified active stores out of 502.0 detected · 71.1% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 43.9% of stores with physical delivery (154 stores) , followed by Custom (23.1%) and Shopify (14.2%) .

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)

154 stores

Custom 23.1%

81 stores

Shopify 14.2%

50 stores

18 stores

18 stores

5 stores

3 stores

3 stores

3 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (April 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in Mainfreight
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 154 43.87%
Custom 81 23.08%
Shopify 50 14.25%
Wix eCommerce 18 5.13%
Magento 18 5.13%
Squarespace Commerce 9 2.56%
PrestaShop 5 1.42%
OpenCart 3 0.85%
Lightspeed eCom 3 0.85%
BigCommerce 3 0.85%
CCV Shop 2 0.57%
nopCommerce 2 0.57%
CS Cart, CS-Cart 1 0.28%
Storbie 1 0.28%
Salepix Storefront, JTL Shop 1 0.28%

Categories Distribution

Tools & Hardware leads with 19.2% of all stores (66 stores) , followed by Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear (17.2%) and Home & Garden (13.1%) .

Base: 344 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (96.4% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Tools & Hardware 19.2%

66 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 17.2%

59 stores

Home & Garden 13.1%

45 stores

Vehicles & Parts 11.0%

38 stores

Business & Industrial 9.9%

34 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 7.6%

26 stores

Food & Beverages 6.1%

21 stores

Electronics & Technology 5.8%

20 stores

Clothing & Accessories 3.2%

11 stores

Toys & Games 2.0%

7 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Mainfreight store categories (April 2026)
Distribution of categories in Mainfreight e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Tools & Hardware 66 19.19%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 59 17.15%
Home & Garden 45 13.08%
Vehicles & Parts 38 11.05%
Business & Industrial 34 9.88%
Furniture & Home Decor 26 7.56%
Food & Beverages 21 6.10%
Electronics & Technology 20 5.81%
Clothing & Accessories 11 3.20%
Toys & Games 7 2.03%
Health & Beauty 6 1.74%
Arts & Entertainment 5 1.45%
Pets & Pet Supplies 4 1.16%
Books & Media 1 0.29%
Gifts & Special Occasions 1 0.29%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 19.9% among AI-verified physical stores (71 stores) , followed by MasterCard (12.6%) and American Express (8.7%) .

Base: 227 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (45.2% 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 19.9%

71 stores

45 stores

31 stores

Bolt 8.7%

31 stores

29 stores

27 stores

27 stores

23 stores

iDEAL 4.8%

17 stores

15 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Mainfreight payment providers (April 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Mainfreight e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 71 19.89%
MasterCard 45 12.61%
American Express 31 8.68%
Bolt 31 8.68%
Stripe Connect 29 8.12%
Bancontact 27 7.56%
Klarna 27 7.56%
Mollie 23 6.44%
iDEAL 17 4.76%
Apple Pay 15 4.20%
Google Pay 12 3.36%
Laybuy 9 2.52%
Giropay 7 1.96%
VISA 7 1.96%
Przelewy24 6 1.68%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 21 new stores were launched in Mainfreight , with the highest activity in 2026-03 (2 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-03 9.5%

2 stores launched

2026-02 4.8%

1 stores launched

2026-01 9.5%

2 stores launched

2025-11 4.8%

1 stores launched

2025-10 14.3%

3 stores launched

2025-09 9.5%

2 stores launched

2025-08 4.8%

1 stores launched

2025-07 9.5%

2 stores launched

2025-06 19.0%

4 stores launched

2025-05 4.8%

1 stores launched

2025-04 9.5%

2 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Mainfreight (April 2026)
Monthly store launches in Mainfreight over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-03 2 9.52%
2026-02 1 4.76%
2026-01 2 9.52%
2025-11 1 4.76%
2025-10 3 14.29%
2025-09 2 9.52%
2025-08 1 4.76%
2025-07 2 9.52%
2025-06 4 19.05%
2025-05 1 4.76%
2025-04 2 9.52%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 357 active stores in Mainfreight are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (5 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 1.4%

5 active stores

2025 7.0%

25 active stores

2024 6.7%

24 active stores

2023 5.3%

19 active stores

2022 4.5%

16 active stores

2021 6.2%

22 active stores

2020 6.4%

23 active stores

2019 3.4%

12 active stores

2018 5.3%

19 active stores

2017 9.8%

35 active stores

2016 2.8%

10 active stores

2015 2.5%

9 active stores

2014 3.1%

11 active stores

2013 5.9%

21 active stores

2012 2.8%

10 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Mainfreight by original launch year (April 2026)
Active stores in Mainfreight by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 5 1.40%
2025 25 7.00%
2024 24 6.72%
2023 19 5.32%
2022 16 4.48%
2021 22 6.16%
2020 23 6.44%
2019 12 3.36%
2018 19 5.32%
2017 35 9.80%
2016 10 2.80%
2015 9 2.52%
2014 11 3.08%
2013 21 5.88%
2012 10 2.80%
2011 10 2.80%
2010 11 3.08%
2009 7 1.96%
2008 14 3.92%
2007 8 2.24%
2006 3 0.84%
2005 3 0.84%
2004 6 1.68%
2003 5 1.40%
2002 6 1.68%
2001 7 1.96%
2000 6 1.68%
1999 3 0.84%
1998 5 1.40%
1997 2 0.56%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 34.7% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (267 stores) , followed by Instagram (26.4%) and YouTube (14.0%) .

Base: 377 stores with any detectable social profile (75.1% 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 34.7%

267 stores

Instagram 26.4%

203 stores

YouTube 14.0%

108 stores

LinkedIn 8.6%

66 stores

Twitter 5.3%

41 stores

Pinterest 4.3%

33 stores

TikTok 3.1%

24 stores

X 1.7%

13 stores

WhatsApp 1.3%

10 stores

Vimeo 0.6%

5 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Mainfreight (April 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Mainfreight e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 267 34.68%
Instagram 203 26.36%
YouTube 108 14.03%
LinkedIn 66 8.57%
Twitter 41 5.32%
Pinterest 33 4.29%
TikTok 24 3.12%
X 13 1.69%
WhatsApp 10 1.30%
Vimeo 5 0.65%

Geographic Distribution

New Zealand leads with 56.8% (201 AI-verified stores) , followed by Australia (17.2%) and Netherlands (12.1%) .

Base: 354 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

201 AI-verified stores

61 AI-verified stores

43 AI-verified stores

16 AI-verified stores

9 AI-verified stores

6 AI-verified stores

5 AI-verified stores

Kenya 0.8%

3 AI-verified stores

1 AI-verified stores

1 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Mainfreight (April 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Mainfreight
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
New Zealand 201 56.78%
Australia 61 17.23%
Netherlands 43 12.15%
Belgium 16 4.52%
Germany 9 2.54%
United States 6 1.69%
France 5 1.41%
Kenya 3 0.85%
Austria 1 0.28%
Poland 1 0.28%
Cocos (Keeling) Islands 1 0.28%
Turkey 1 0.28%
China 1 0.28%
Switzerland 1 0.28%
Denmark 1 0.28%
United Kingdom 1 0.28%
Ireland 1 0.28%
Slovakia 1 0.28%
Romania 0 0.00%
Malaysia 0 0.00%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 502.0 100.00%
Emails 350.0 69.72%
Phones 274.0 54.58%
Ecommerce platform 458.0 91.24%
Couriers 502.0 100.00%
Payment Providers 227.0 45.22%
Categories 361.0 71.91%
Social Media 377.0 75.10%

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 357.0 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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