New Zealand Post Shipping Carrier Usage Database

Explore 2.9k verified e-commerce stores shipping with New Zealand Post. Discover logistics partnerships, geographic reach, and carrier adoption.

Detected across 3.5k domains. 2.9k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: May 2026

2.9k verified active stores out of 3.5k detected · 82.9% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 30.3% of stores with physical delivery (861 stores) , followed by Custom (21.9%) and Shopify (20.1%) .

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)

861 stores

Custom 21.9%

623 stores

Shopify 20.1%

572 stores

267 stores

165 stores

98 stores

84 stores

72 stores

24 stores

22 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 New Zealand Post
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 861 30.27%
Custom 623 21.91%
Shopify 572 20.11%
Wix eCommerce 267 9.39%
Squarespace Commerce 165 5.80%
Magento 98 3.45%
Bluepark 84 2.95%
BigCommerce 72 2.53%
Big Cartel 24 0.84%
PrestaShop 22 0.77%
OpenCart 20 0.70%
Storbie 12 0.42%
Circlesoft 9 0.32%
nopCommerce 8 0.28%
Zen Cart 7 0.25%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 17.8% of all stores (466 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (16.0%) and Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear (11.6%) .

Base: 2,614 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (89.0% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 17.8%

466 stores

Health & Beauty 16.0%

418 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 11.6%

304 stores

Food & Beverages 9.2%

240 stores

Arts & Entertainment 8.8%

229 stores

Toys & Games 7.2%

187 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 4.7%

124 stores

Home & Garden 4.6%

121 stores

Jewelry & Watches 4.2%

111 stores

Electronics & Technology 4.2%

109 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 New Zealand Post store categories (April 2026)
Distribution of categories in New Zealand Post e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 466 17.83%
Health & Beauty 418 15.99%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 304 11.63%
Food & Beverages 240 9.18%
Arts & Entertainment 229 8.76%
Toys & Games 187 7.15%
Gifts & Special Occasions 124 4.74%
Home & Garden 121 4.63%
Jewelry & Watches 111 4.25%
Electronics & Technology 109 4.17%
Business & Industrial 93 3.56%
Vehicles & Parts 65 2.49%
Tools & Hardware 59 2.26%
Pets & Pet Supplies 47 1.80%
Books & Media 41 1.57%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 25.0% among AI-verified physical stores (656 stores) , followed by Stripe Connect (18.5%) and MasterCard (12.4%) .

Base: 1,583 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (44.7% 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 25.0%

656 stores

486 stores

326 stores

259 stores

196 stores

177 stores

138 stores

VISA 3.1%

80 stores

78 stores

63 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 New Zealand Post payment providers (April 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in New Zealand Post e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 656 25.02%
Stripe Connect 486 18.54%
MasterCard 326 12.43%
American Express 259 9.88%
Apple Pay 196 7.48%
Google Pay 177 6.75%
AfterPay 138 5.26%
VISA 80 3.05%
Laybuy 78 2.97%
Klarna 63 2.40%
Bolt 48 1.83%
JCB 38 1.45%
POLi 31 1.18%
Zip Pay 23 0.88%
BitCoin 23 0.88%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 298 new stores were launched in New Zealand Post , with the highest activity in 2026-03 (27 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-03 9.1%

27 stores launched

2026-02 8.4%

25 stores launched

2026-01 9.1%

27 stores launched

2025-12 6.4%

19 stores launched

2025-11 8.4%

25 stores launched

2025-10 8.7%

26 stores launched

2025-09 8.7%

26 stores launched

2025-08 6.7%

20 stores launched

2025-07 8.4%

25 stores launched

2025-06 11.1%

33 stores launched

2025-05 11.1%

33 stores launched

2025-04 4.0%

12 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in New Zealand Post (April 2026)
Monthly store launches in New Zealand Post over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-03 27 9.06%
2026-02 25 8.39%
2026-01 27 9.06%
2025-12 19 6.38%
2025-11 25 8.39%
2025-10 26 8.72%
2025-09 26 8.72%
2025-08 20 6.71%
2025-07 25 8.39%
2025-06 33 11.07%
2025-05 33 11.07%
2025-04 12 4.03%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 2,925 active stores in New Zealand Post are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (79 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 2.7%

79 active stores

2025 9.9%

291 active stores

2024 7.9%

231 active stores

2023 6.3%

183 active stores

2022 6.5%

189 active stores

2021 7.5%

218 active stores

2020 7.0%

205 active stores

2019 5.0%

146 active stores

2018 6.0%

176 active stores

2017 5.4%

158 active stores

2016 3.7%

108 active stores

2015 3.1%

90 active stores

2014 2.3%

66 active stores

2013 4.2%

122 active stores

2012 1.9%

56 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in New Zealand Post by original launch year (April 2026)
Active stores in New Zealand Post by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 79 2.70%
2025 291 9.95%
2024 231 7.90%
2023 183 6.26%
2022 189 6.46%
2021 218 7.45%
2020 205 7.01%
2019 146 4.99%
2018 176 6.02%
2017 158 5.40%
2016 108 3.69%
2015 90 3.08%
2014 66 2.26%
2013 122 4.17%
2012 56 1.91%
2011 58 1.98%
2010 80 2.74%
2009 66 2.26%
2008 60 2.05%
2007 68 2.32%
2006 45 1.54%
2005 35 1.20%
2004 35 1.20%
2003 40 1.37%
2002 28 0.96%
2001 39 1.33%
2000 26 0.89%
1999 10 0.34%
1998 11 0.38%
1997 3 0.10%
1996 2 0.07%
1995 1 0.03%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 37.2% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (1,997 stores) , followed by Instagram (32.6%) and YouTube (8.9%) .

Base: 2,613 stores with any detectable social profile (73.8% 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

Facebook 37.2%

1,997 stores

Instagram 32.6%

1,753 stores

YouTube 8.9%

476 stores

TikTok 6.1%

330 stores

Twitter 4.6%

248 stores

Pinterest 4.4%

237 stores

LinkedIn 3.3%

179 stores

X 2.0%

110 stores

WhatsApp 0.7%

37 stores

Vimeo 0.1%

6 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in New Zealand Post (April 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in New Zealand Post e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 1997 37.17%
Instagram 1753 32.63%
YouTube 476 8.86%
TikTok 330 6.14%
Twitter 248 4.62%
Pinterest 237 4.41%
LinkedIn 179 3.33%
X 110 2.05%
WhatsApp 37 0.69%
Vimeo 6 0.11%

Geographic Distribution

New Zealand leads with 84.4% (2,398 AI-verified stores) , followed by Australia (5.6%) and United States (3.7%) .

Base: 2,841 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

2,398 AI-verified stores

158 AI-verified stores

105 AI-verified stores

28 AI-verified stores

25 AI-verified stores

19 AI-verified stores

17 AI-verified stores

15 AI-verified stores

14 AI-verified stores

India 0.4%

11 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using New Zealand Post (April 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using New Zealand Post
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
New Zealand 2398 84.41%
Australia 158 5.56%
United States 105 3.70%
United Kingdom 28 0.99%
Poland 25 0.88%
Netherlands 19 0.67%
Hong Kong 17 0.60%
Germany 15 0.53%
Romania 14 0.49%
India 11 0.39%
Canada 10 0.35%
Singapore 6 0.21%
South Africa 5 0.18%
Japan 5 0.18%
France 5 0.18%
Spain 5 0.18%
Italy 4 0.14%
China 4 0.14%
Ireland 4 0.14%
Malaysia 3 0.11%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 3.5k 100.00%
Emails 2.4k 68.97%
Phones 1.3k 37.66%
Ecommerce platform 3.3k 94.49%
Couriers 3.5k 100.00%
Payment Providers 1.6k 44.69%
Categories 2.8k 78.74%
Social Media 2.6k 73.77%

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 New Zealand Post e-commerce intelligence?

We track 2.9k 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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