PostNL Shipping Carrier Usage Database

Explore 40.4k verified e-commerce stores shipping with PostNL. Discover logistics partnerships, geographic reach, and carrier adoption.

Detected across 43.3k domains. 40.4k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: April 2026

40.4k verified active stores out of 43.3k detected · 93.2% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 39.5% of stores with physical delivery (15,795 stores) , followed by Shopify (25.2%) and Custom (16.4%) .

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)

15,795 stores

Shopify 25.2%

10,063 stores

Custom 16.4%

6,541 stores

1,676 stores

1,403 stores

1,383 stores

929 stores

809 stores

403 stores

354 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 PostNL
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 15795 39.50%
Shopify 10063 25.16%
Custom 6541 16.36%
Lightspeed eCom 1676 4.19%
MyOnlineStore 1403 3.51%
Magento 1383 3.46%
PrestaShop 929 2.32%
Wix eCommerce 809 2.02%
OpenCart 403 1.01%
ePages 354 0.89%
CCV Shop 289 0.72%
Shopware 133 0.33%
Squarespace Commerce 73 0.18%
nopCommerce 70 0.18%
CS Cart 68 0.17%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 19.1% of all stores (6,045 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (15.8%) and Home & Garden (9.4%) .

Base: 31,656 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (78.4% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 19.1%

6,045 stores

Health & Beauty 15.8%

4,990 stores

Home & Garden 9.4%

2,971 stores

Food & Beverages 8.1%

2,562 stores

Electronics & Technology 7.1%

2,235 stores

Jewelry & Watches 6.7%

2,109 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 5.6%

1,768 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 5.3%

1,676 stores

Arts & Entertainment 4.0%

1,260 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 3.8%

1,217 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 PostNL store categories (March 2026)
Distribution of categories in PostNL e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 6045 19.10%
Health & Beauty 4990 15.76%
Home & Garden 2971 9.39%
Food & Beverages 2562 8.09%
Electronics & Technology 2235 7.06%
Jewelry & Watches 2109 6.66%
Furniture & Home Decor 1768 5.59%
Gifts & Special Occasions 1676 5.29%
Arts & Entertainment 1260 3.98%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 1217 3.84%
Vehicles & Parts 1135 3.59%
Pets & Pet Supplies 1048 3.31%
Toys & Games 984 3.11%
Tools & Hardware 858 2.71%
Baby & Toddler 798 2.52%

Payment Providers Distribution

iDEAL leads with 15.7% among AI-verified physical stores (11,974 stores) , followed by PayPal (15.3%) and Bancontact (14.1%) .

Base: 28,820 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (66.5% 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

iDEAL 15.7%

11,974 stores

PayPal 15.3%

11,678 stores

10,738 stores

Klarna 12.4%

9,480 stores

Mollie 12.3%

9,346 stores

4,164 stores

4,080 stores

4,035 stores

VISA 3.2%

2,444 stores

2,218 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 PostNL payment providers (March 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in PostNL e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
iDEAL 11974 15.72%
PayPal 11678 15.33%
Bancontact 10738 14.10%
Klarna 9480 12.45%
Mollie 9346 12.27%
MasterCard 4164 5.47%
American Express 4080 5.36%
Apple Pay 4035 5.30%
VISA 2444 3.21%
Stripe Connect 2218 2.91%
Google Pay 2185 2.87%
Giropay 1670 2.19%
AfterPay 904 1.19%
SEPA 826 1.08%
Przelewy24 416 0.55%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 5,776 new stores were launched in PostNL , with the highest activity in 2026-02 (610 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-02 10.6%

610 stores launched

2026-01 8.9%

514 stores launched

2025-12 9.0%

520 stores launched

2025-11 10.1%

581 stores launched

2025-10 9.7%

561 stores launched

2025-09 8.6%

497 stores launched

2025-08 6.5%

375 stores launched

2025-07 7.3%

423 stores launched

2025-06 7.3%

419 stores launched

2025-05 7.9%

457 stores launched

2025-04 8.1%

467 stores launched

2025-03 6.1%

352 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in PostNL (March 2026)
Monthly store launches in PostNL over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-02 610 10.56%
2026-01 514 8.90%
2025-12 520 9.00%
2025-11 581 10.06%
2025-10 561 9.71%
2025-09 497 8.60%
2025-08 375 6.49%
2025-07 423 7.32%
2025-06 419 7.25%
2025-05 457 7.91%
2025-04 467 8.09%
2025-03 352 6.09%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 40,312 active stores in PostNL are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (1,126 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 2.8%

1,126 active stores

2025 13.5%

5,442 active stores

2024 8.3%

3,330 active stores

2023 7.0%

2,802 active stores

2022 6.2%

2,497 active stores

2021 7.9%

3,203 active stores

2020 8.3%

3,361 active stores

2019 5.2%

2,107 active stores

2018 5.8%

2,344 active stores

2017 6.2%

2,507 active stores

2016 3.4%

1,355 active stores

2015 2.4%

966 active stores

2014 2.5%

997 active stores

2013 3.7%

1,505 active stores

2012 2.1%

863 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in PostNL by original launch year (March 2026)
Active stores in PostNL by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 1126 2.79%
2025 5442 13.50%
2024 3330 8.26%
2023 2802 6.95%
2022 2497 6.19%
2021 3203 7.95%
2020 3361 8.34%
2019 2107 5.23%
2018 2344 5.81%
2017 2507 6.22%
2016 1355 3.36%
2015 966 2.40%
2014 997 2.47%
2013 1505 3.73%
2012 863 2.14%
2011 787 1.95%
2010 733 1.82%
2009 770 1.91%
2008 532 1.32%
2007 574 1.42%
2006 228 0.57%
2005 279 0.69%
2004 372 0.92%
2003 306 0.76%
2002 352 0.87%
2001 499 1.24%
2000 248 0.62%
1999 120 0.30%
1998 64 0.16%
1997 25 0.06%
1996 16 0.04%
1995 2 0.00%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 32.5% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (23,402 stores) , followed by Facebook (31.3%) and YouTube (7.8%) .

Base: 29,846 stores with any detectable social profile (68.9% 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

Instagram 32.5%

23,402 stores

Facebook 31.3%

22,535 stores

YouTube 7.8%

5,603 stores

TikTok 7.3%

5,290 stores

Pinterest 7.3%

5,264 stores

LinkedIn 5.1%

3,657 stores

Twitter 4.6%

3,308 stores

WhatsApp 2.3%

1,629 stores

X 1.8%

1,263 stores

Vimeo 0.1%

93 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in PostNL (March 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in PostNL e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 23402 32.48%
Facebook 22535 31.28%
YouTube 5603 7.78%
TikTok 5290 7.34%
Pinterest 5264 7.31%
LinkedIn 3657 5.08%
Twitter 3308 4.59%
WhatsApp 1629 2.26%
X 1263 1.75%
Vimeo 93 0.13%

Geographic Distribution

Netherlands leads with 84.2% (33,077 AI-verified stores) , followed by Belgium (5.5%) and Germany (2.5%) .

Base: 39,301 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

33,077 AI-verified stores

2,158 AI-verified stores

992 AI-verified stores

977 AI-verified stores

385 AI-verified stores

372 AI-verified stores

242 AI-verified stores

Spain 0.4%

164 AI-verified stores

Italy 0.4%

140 AI-verified stores

116 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using PostNL (March 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using PostNL
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
Netherlands 33077 84.16%
Belgium 2158 5.49%
Germany 992 2.52%
United States 977 2.49%
France 385 0.98%
United Kingdom 372 0.95%
South Africa 242 0.62%
Spain 164 0.42%
Italy 140 0.36%
Canada 116 0.30%
Poland 95 0.24%
Sweden 83 0.21%
Denmark 77 0.20%
China 74 0.19%
Niue 71 0.18%
Ireland 61 0.16%
Austria 60 0.15%
Switzerland 56 0.14%
Hong Kong 52 0.13%
Czechia 49 0.12%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 43.3k 100.00%
Emails 35.8k 82.75%
Phones 19.5k 45.01%
Ecommerce platform 42.8k 98.91%
Couriers 43.3k 100.00%
Payment Providers 28.8k 66.54%
Categories 33.6k 77.64%
Social Media 29.8k 68.91%

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 PostNL e-commerce intelligence?

We track 40.4k verified PostNL 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.

Do you offer enterprise or custom licensing?

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