New Zealand Post Shipping Carrier Usage Database

Explore 5.3k verified e-commerce stores shipping with New Zealand Post. Discover logistics partnerships, geographic reach, and carrier adoption.

Detected across 5.8k domains. 5.3k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: April 2026

5.3k verified active stores out of 5.8k detected · 91.8% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify leads with 57.3% of stores with physical delivery (3,024 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (16.1%) and Custom (13.3%) .

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 57.3%

3,024 stores

849 stores

Custom 13.3%

703 stores

266 stores

150 stores

90 stores

78 stores

31 stores

31 stores

23 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 New Zealand Post
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 3024 57.26%
WooCommerce 849 16.08%
Custom 703 13.31%
Wix eCommerce 266 5.04%
Squarespace Commerce 150 2.84%
Magento 90 1.70%
BigCommerce 78 1.48%
Big Cartel 31 0.59%
OpenCart 31 0.59%
PrestaShop 23 0.44%
nopCommerce 10 0.19%
Zen Cart 8 0.15%
Craft Commerce 7 0.13%
Shopware 6 0.11%
Salesforce Commerce Cloud 5 0.09%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 26.2% of all stores (1,083 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (19.9%) and Food & Beverages (8.6%) .

Base: 4,135 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (77.5% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 26.2%

1,083 stores

Health & Beauty 19.9%

822 stores

Food & Beverages 8.6%

356 stores

Jewelry & Watches 7.4%

305 stores

Arts & Entertainment 5.5%

228 stores

Electronics & Technology 5.0%

205 stores

Home & Garden 4.9%

203 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 4.6%

189 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 3.8%

159 stores

Pets & Pet Supplies 3.7%

154 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 New Zealand Post store categories (March 2026)
Distribution of categories in New Zealand Post e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 1083 26.19%
Health & Beauty 822 19.88%
Food & Beverages 356 8.61%
Jewelry & Watches 305 7.38%
Arts & Entertainment 228 5.51%
Electronics & Technology 205 4.96%
Home & Garden 203 4.91%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 189 4.57%
Gifts & Special Occasions 159 3.85%
Pets & Pet Supplies 154 3.72%
Vehicles & Parts 101 2.44%
Furniture & Home Decor 89 2.15%
Toys & Games 88 2.13%
Baby & Toddler 77 1.86%
Tools & Hardware 76 1.84%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 22.0% among AI-verified physical stores (1,093 stores) , followed by Stripe Connect (15.3%) and American Express (13.1%) .

Base: 2,520 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (43.4% 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 22.0%

1,093 stores

761 stores

653 stores

625 stores

436 stores

400 stores

229 stores

182 stores

VISA 2.7%

134 stores

118 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 New Zealand Post payment providers (March 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in New Zealand Post e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 1093 22.00%
Stripe Connect 761 15.32%
American Express 653 13.14%
MasterCard 625 12.58%
Apple Pay 436 8.78%
Google Pay 400 8.05%
AfterPay 229 4.61%
Laybuy 182 3.66%
VISA 134 2.70%
Klarna 118 2.38%
Bolt 91 1.83%
UnionPay 70 1.41%
JCB 66 1.33%
POLi 61 1.23%
Zip Pay 49 0.99%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 708 new stores were launched in New Zealand Post , with the highest activity in 2026-02 (55 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-02 7.8%

55 stores launched

2026-01 8.9%

63 stores launched

2025-12 6.6%

47 stores launched

2025-11 8.6%

61 stores launched

2025-10 9.5%

67 stores launched

2025-09 7.5%

53 stores launched

2025-08 9.0%

64 stores launched

2025-07 8.8%

62 stores launched

2025-06 9.2%

65 stores launched

2025-05 10.7%

76 stores launched

2025-04 6.9%

49 stores launched

2025-03 6.5%

46 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in New Zealand Post (March 2026)
Monthly store launches in New Zealand Post over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-02 55 7.77%
2026-01 63 8.90%
2025-12 47 6.64%
2025-11 61 8.62%
2025-10 67 9.46%
2025-09 53 7.49%
2025-08 64 9.04%
2025-07 62 8.76%
2025-06 65 9.18%
2025-05 76 10.73%
2025-04 49 6.92%
2025-03 46 6.50%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 5,313 active stores in New Zealand Post are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (118 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 2.2%

118 active stores

2025 13.1%

695 active stores

2024 8.5%

450 active stores

2023 5.5%

291 active stores

2022 5.8%

310 active stores

2021 7.7%

407 active stores

2020 7.3%

388 active stores

2019 5.2%

277 active stores

2018 6.3%

337 active stores

2017 6.1%

322 active stores

2016 3.7%

194 active stores

2015 3.0%

162 active stores

2014 2.2%

116 active stores

2013 3.5%

185 active stores

2012 1.9%

101 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in New Zealand Post by original launch year (March 2026)
Active stores in New Zealand Post by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 118 2.22%
2025 695 13.08%
2024 450 8.47%
2023 291 5.48%
2022 310 5.83%
2021 407 7.66%
2020 388 7.30%
2019 277 5.21%
2018 337 6.34%
2017 322 6.06%
2016 194 3.65%
2015 162 3.05%
2014 116 2.18%
2013 185 3.48%
2012 101 1.90%
2011 86 1.62%
2010 141 2.65%
2009 103 1.94%
2008 95 1.79%
2007 91 1.71%
2006 56 1.05%
2005 53 1.00%
2004 51 0.96%
2003 69 1.30%
2002 55 1.04%
2001 69 1.30%
2000 52 0.98%
1999 16 0.30%
1998 13 0.24%
1997 4 0.08%
1996 4 0.08%
1995 2 0.04%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 35.5% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (3,717 stores) , followed by Instagram (33.8%) and YouTube (8.5%) .

Base: 4,536 stores with any detectable social profile (78.1% 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 35.5%

3,717 stores

Instagram 33.8%

3,544 stores

YouTube 8.5%

893 stores

TikTok 8.1%

849 stores

Pinterest 5.0%

526 stores

Twitter 4.2%

440 stores

LinkedIn 2.9%

301 stores

X 1.4%

146 stores

WhatsApp 0.4%

41 stores

Vimeo 0.1%

15 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in New Zealand Post (March 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in New Zealand Post e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 3717 35.49%
Instagram 3544 33.84%
YouTube 893 8.53%
TikTok 849 8.11%
Pinterest 526 5.02%
Twitter 440 4.20%
LinkedIn 301 2.87%
X 146 1.39%
WhatsApp 41 0.39%
Vimeo 15 0.14%

Geographic Distribution

New Zealand leads with 82.1% (4,268 AI-verified stores) , followed by Australia (7.1%) and United States (5.0%) .

Base: 5,201 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

4,268 AI-verified stores

370 AI-verified stores

258 AI-verified stores

85 AI-verified stores

37 AI-verified stores

27 AI-verified stores

25 AI-verified stores

21 AI-verified stores

India 0.3%

15 AI-verified stores

13 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using New Zealand Post (March 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using New Zealand Post
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
New Zealand 4268 82.06%
Australia 370 7.11%
United States 258 4.96%
United Kingdom 85 1.63%
Netherlands 37 0.71%
Germany 27 0.52%
Hong Kong 25 0.48%
Canada 21 0.40%
India 15 0.29%
Poland 13 0.25%
France 12 0.23%
China 11 0.21%
Singapore 10 0.19%
Belgium 9 0.17%
Spain 8 0.15%
Ireland 8 0.15%
South Africa 7 0.13%
Japan 6 0.12%
Italy 6 0.12%
Malaysia 5 0.10%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 5.8k 100.00%
Emails 4.8k 82.33%
Phones 2.1k 35.97%
Ecommerce platform 5.7k 98.83%
Couriers 5.8k 100.00%
Payment Providers 2.5k 43.40%
Categories 4.4k 75.91%
Social Media 4.5k 78.11%

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 New Zealand Post e-commerce intelligence?

We track 5.3k verified New Zealand 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.

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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