Parcel Force Shipping Carrier Usage Database

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

Detected across 3.3k domains. 2.9k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: April 2026

2.9k verified active stores out of 3.3k detected · 87.5% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify leads with 32.0% of stores with physical delivery (919 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (27.0%) and Custom (16.2%) .

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 32.0%

919 stores

774 stores

Custom 16.2%

466 stores

189 stores

144 stores

122 stores

58 stores

49 stores

EKM 1.6%

46 stores

36 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 Parcel Force
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 919 32.01%
WooCommerce 774 26.96%
Custom 466 16.23%
Wix eCommerce 189 6.58%
Squarespace Commerce 144 5.02%
Magento 122 4.25%
OpenCart 58 2.02%
PrestaShop 49 1.71%
EKM 46 1.60%
BigCommerce 36 1.25%
ShopWired 23 0.80%
nopCommerce 16 0.56%
Big Cartel 15 0.52%
GoDaddy Online Store 7 0.24%
Sellerdeck 7 0.24%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 13.8% of all stores (321 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (12.1%) and Arts & Entertainment (10.4%) .

Base: 2,318 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (79.2% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 13.8%

321 stores

Health & Beauty 12.1%

280 stores

Arts & Entertainment 10.4%

240 stores

Food & Beverages 8.2%

189 stores

Home & Garden 8.0%

186 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 7.9%

182 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 7.2%

167 stores

Vehicles & Parts 7.2%

166 stores

Electronics & Technology 5.3%

124 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 4.7%

109 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Parcel Force store categories (March 2026)
Distribution of categories in Parcel Force e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 321 13.85%
Health & Beauty 280 12.08%
Arts & Entertainment 240 10.35%
Food & Beverages 189 8.15%
Home & Garden 186 8.02%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 182 7.85%
Furniture & Home Decor 167 7.20%
Vehicles & Parts 166 7.16%
Electronics & Technology 124 5.35%
Gifts & Special Occasions 109 4.70%
Pets & Pet Supplies 95 4.10%
Tools & Hardware 79 3.41%
Toys & Games 69 2.98%
Jewelry & Watches 68 2.93%
Business & Industrial 43 1.86%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 30.8% among AI-verified physical stores (1,050 stores) , followed by Stripe Connect (12.7%) and American Express (12.2%) .

Base: 1,900 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (56.8% 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 30.8%

1,050 stores

434 stores

417 stores

360 stores

256 stores

198 stores

163 stores

115 stores

Bolt 3.1%

104 stores

VISA 2.4%

83 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Parcel Force payment providers (March 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Parcel Force e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 1050 30.83%
Stripe Connect 434 12.74%
American Express 417 12.24%
MasterCard 360 10.57%
Klarna 256 7.52%
Apple Pay 198 5.81%
Google Pay 163 4.79%
SagePay 115 3.38%
Bolt 104 3.05%
VISA 83 2.44%
JCB 73 2.14%
Clearpay 53 1.56%
Amazon Pay 39 1.15%
Worldpay 36 1.06%
BitCoin 25 0.73%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 171 new stores were launched in Parcel Force , with the highest activity in 2026-02 (11 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-02 6.4%

11 stores launched

2026-01 4.7%

8 stores launched

2025-12 7.0%

12 stores launched

2025-11 13.5%

23 stores launched

2025-10 12.3%

21 stores launched

2025-09 4.7%

8 stores launched

2025-08 3.5%

6 stores launched

2025-07 12.9%

22 stores launched

2025-06 11.7%

20 stores launched

2025-05 7.6%

13 stores launched

2025-04 7.0%

12 stores launched

2025-03 8.8%

15 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Parcel Force (March 2026)
Monthly store launches in Parcel Force over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-02 11 6.43%
2026-01 8 4.68%
2025-12 12 7.02%
2025-11 23 13.45%
2025-10 21 12.28%
2025-09 8 4.68%
2025-08 6 3.51%
2025-07 22 12.87%
2025-06 20 11.70%
2025-05 13 7.60%
2025-04 12 7.02%
2025-03 15 8.77%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 2,917 active stores in Parcel Force are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (19 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 0.7%

19 active stores

2025 6.1%

178 active stores

2024 4.6%

133 active stores

2023 4.1%

119 active stores

2022 4.3%

124 active stores

2021 6.8%

198 active stores

2020 7.5%

218 active stores

2019 5.0%

147 active stores

2018 6.5%

189 active stores

2017 6.2%

181 active stores

2016 4.0%

116 active stores

2015 3.4%

100 active stores

2014 3.4%

100 active stores

2013 4.1%

119 active stores

2012 3.5%

101 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Parcel Force by original launch year (March 2026)
Active stores in Parcel Force by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 19 0.65%
2025 178 6.10%
2024 133 4.56%
2023 119 4.08%
2022 124 4.25%
2021 198 6.79%
2020 218 7.47%
2019 147 5.04%
2018 189 6.48%
2017 181 6.21%
2016 116 3.98%
2015 100 3.43%
2014 100 3.43%
2013 119 4.08%
2012 101 3.46%
2011 108 3.70%
2010 91 3.12%
2009 74 2.54%
2008 70 2.40%
2007 70 2.40%
2006 74 2.54%
2005 39 1.34%
2004 54 1.85%
2003 53 1.82%
2002 45 1.54%
2001 39 1.34%
2000 67 2.30%
1999 50 1.71%
1998 24 0.82%
1997 11 0.38%
1996 6 0.21%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 30.4% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (1,991 stores) , followed by Instagram (28.5%) and Twitter (12.5%) .

Base: 2,601 stores with any detectable social profile (77.8% 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 30.4%

1,991 stores

Instagram 28.5%

1,868 stores

Twitter 12.5%

819 stores

YouTube 9.4%

613 stores

TikTok 5.5%

360 stores

Pinterest 5.4%

351 stores

LinkedIn 4.3%

280 stores

X 3.3%

215 stores

WhatsApp 0.6%

41 stores

Vimeo 0.2%

14 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Parcel Force (March 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Parcel Force e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 1991 30.39%
Instagram 1868 28.51%
Twitter 819 12.50%
YouTube 613 9.36%
TikTok 360 5.49%
Pinterest 351 5.36%
LinkedIn 280 4.27%
X 215 3.28%
WhatsApp 41 0.63%
Vimeo 14 0.21%

Geographic Distribution

United Kingdom leads with 85.8% (2,441 AI-verified stores) , followed by United States (6.9%) and Germany (1.1%) .

Base: 2,845 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

2,441 AI-verified stores

196 AI-verified stores

31 AI-verified stores

30 AI-verified stores

30 AI-verified stores

14 AI-verified stores

12 AI-verified stores

10 AI-verified stores

India 0.3%

9 AI-verified stores

9 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Parcel Force (March 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Parcel Force
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United Kingdom 2441 85.80%
United States 196 6.89%
Germany 31 1.09%
France 30 1.05%
Ireland 30 1.05%
Canada 14 0.49%
Australia 12 0.42%
Netherlands 10 0.35%
India 9 0.32%
Portugal 9 0.32%
China 9 0.32%
Italy 9 0.32%
Hong Kong 7 0.25%
Sweden 6 0.21%
New Zealand 6 0.21%
Spain 6 0.21%
South Africa 6 0.21%
Pakistan 5 0.18%
Japan 5 0.18%
Romania 4 0.14%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 3.3k 100.00%
Emails 2.7k 80.62%
Phones 1.5k 45.60%
Ecommerce platform 3.3k 98.36%
Couriers 3.3k 100.00%
Payment Providers 1.9k 56.82%
Categories 2.5k 75.93%
Social Media 2.6k 77.78%

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 Parcel Force e-commerce intelligence?

We track 2.9k verified Parcel Force 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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