PostNL Shipping Carrier Usage Database

Explore 31.3k verified e-commerce stores shipping with PostNL. Discover logistics partnerships, geographic reach, and carrier adoption.

Detected across 34.6k domains. 31.3k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

Verified stores
31.3k
active stores with physical delivery
Top country
Netherlands
25,868 verified stores
Top payment signal
iDEAL
10,123 stores detected
Top category
Clothing & Accessories
4,029 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: July 2026

31.3k verified active stores out of 34.6k detected · 90.7% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce stores with 49.7% of stores with physical delivery (15,177 stores) , followed by Custom (22.9%) and Lightspeed eCom (4.9%) .

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)

15,177 stores

Custom 22.9%

6,998 stores

1,504 stores

1,390 stores

1,150 stores

843 stores

749 stores

Mijnwebwinkel, MyOnlineStore 2.1%

647 stores

MyOnlineStore, Mijnwebwinkel 2.0%

615 stores

360 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (June 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in PostNL
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 15177 49.71%
Custom 6998 22.92%
Lightspeed eCom 1504 4.93%
Shopify 1390 4.55%
Magento 1150 3.77%
PrestaShop 843 2.76%
Wix eCommerce 749 2.45%
Mijnwebwinkel, MyOnlineStore 647 2.12%
MyOnlineStore, Mijnwebwinkel 615 2.01%
OpenCart 360 1.18%
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All Stores Distribution

WooCommerce holds 52.0% share of all PostNL e-commerce stores (17,068) , with Custom at 21.3% and Lightspeed eCom at 4.6% (June 2026) .

Note: This broader view includes all domains where e-commerce signals were detected, useful for lead generation and competitive analysis. Some may be inactive or non-transactional. For verified active stores, see the default view above.

Top 10 Platforms (All Stores)

17,068 stores

Custom 21.3%

6,998 stores

1,510 stores

1,413 stores

1,220 stores

849 stores

956 stores

Mijnwebwinkel, MyOnlineStore 2.0%

653 stores

MyOnlineStore, Mijnwebwinkel 1.9%

631 stores

364 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (June 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in PostNL
Platform Total Stores Percentage
WooCommerce 17068 52.00%
Custom 6998 21.32%
Lightspeed eCom 1510 4.60%
Shopify 1413 4.30%
Magento 1220 3.72%
PrestaShop 849 2.59%
Wix eCommerce 956 2.91%
Mijnwebwinkel, MyOnlineStore 653 1.99%
MyOnlineStore, Mijnwebwinkel 631 1.92%
OpenCart 364 1.11%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories stores with 14.5% of all stores (4,029 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (12.6%) and Food & Beverages (8.7%) .

Base: 27,736 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (88.5% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 14.5%

4,029 stores

Health & Beauty 12.6%

3,499 stores

Food & Beverages 8.7%

2,401 stores

Home & Garden 8.4%

2,336 stores

Arts & Entertainment 8.1%

2,239 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 7.4%

2,060 stores

Electronics & Technology 6.0%

1,651 stores

Toys & Games 5.9%

1,626 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 5.8%

1,622 stores

Jewelry & Watches 5.3%

1,476 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 PostNL store categories (June 2026)
Distribution of categories in PostNL e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 4029 14.53%
Health & Beauty 3499 12.62%
Food & Beverages 2401 8.66%
Home & Garden 2336 8.42%
Arts & Entertainment 2239 8.07%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 2060 7.43%
Electronics & Technology 1651 5.95%
Toys & Games 1626 5.86%
Gifts & Special Occasions 1622 5.85%
Jewelry & Watches 1476 5.32%

Payment Providers Distribution

iDEAL stores with 16.8% among AI-verified physical stores (10,123 stores) , followed by PayPal (15.3%) and Bancontact (14.6%) .

Base: 23,482 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (67.9% 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 16.8%

10,123 stores

PayPal 15.3%

9,215 stores

8,811 stores

Mollie 13.4%

8,093 stores

Klarna 11.4%

6,844 stores

3,247 stores

2,783 stores

2,782 stores

VISA 3.2%

1,949 stores

1,927 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 PostNL payment providers (June 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in PostNL e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
iDEAL 10123 16.79%
PayPal 9215 15.28%
Bancontact 8811 14.61%
Mollie 8093 13.42%
Klarna 6844 11.35%
MasterCard 3247 5.39%
American Express 2783 4.62%
Apple Pay 2782 4.61%
VISA 1949 3.23%
Stripe Connect 1927 3.20%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 3,796 new stores were launched in PostNL , with the highest activity in 2026-05 (632 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-05 16.6%

632 stores launched

2026-04 9.8%

371 stores launched

2026-03 7.1%

269 stores launched

2026-02 10.3%

391 stores launched

2026-01 6.8%

258 stores launched

2025-12 8.2%

312 stores launched

2025-11 8.9%

338 stores launched

2025-10 9.5%

360 stores launched

2025-09 7.9%

299 stores launched

2025-08 5.5%

210 stores launched

2025-07 6.3%

240 stores launched

2025-06 3.1%

116 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in PostNL (June 2026)
Monthly store launches in PostNL over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-05 632 16.65%
2026-04 371 9.77%
2026-03 269 7.09%
2026-02 391 10.30%
2026-01 258 6.80%
2025-12 312 8.22%
2025-11 338 8.90%
2025-10 360 9.48%
2025-09 299 7.88%
2025-08 210 5.53%
2025-07 240 6.32%
2025-06 116 3.06%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 31,282 active stores in PostNL are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (1,946 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 6.2%

1,946 active stores

2025 9.7%

3,028 active stores

2024 6.5%

2,033 active stores

2023 6.4%

2,016 active stores

2022 5.8%

1,805 active stores

2021 7.7%

2,421 active stores

2020 8.1%

2,521 active stores

2019 5.3%

1,661 active stores

2018 6.1%

1,916 active stores

2017 6.9%

2,155 active stores

2016 3.7%

1,146 active stores

2015 2.6%

814 active stores

2014 2.6%

808 active stores

2013 4.1%

1,267 active stores

2012 2.3%

717 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in PostNL by original launch year (June 2026)
Active stores in PostNL by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 1946 6.22%
2025 3028 9.68%
2024 2033 6.50%
2023 2016 6.44%
2022 1805 5.77%
2021 2421 7.74%
2020 2521 8.06%
2019 1661 5.31%
2018 1916 6.12%
2017 2155 6.89%
2016 1146 3.66%
2015 814 2.60%
2014 808 2.58%
2013 1267 4.05%
2012 717 2.29%

Social Media Usage

Facebook stores with 32.5% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (17,325 stores) , followed by Instagram (31.7%) and YouTube (7.9%) .

Base: 22,993 stores with any detectable social profile (66.5% 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 32.5%

17,325 stores

Instagram 31.7%

16,919 stores

YouTube 7.9%

4,210 stores

Pinterest 7.0%

3,743 stores

LinkedIn 5.8%

3,118 stores

TikTok 5.4%

2,888 stores

Twitter 4.8%

2,562 stores

WhatsApp 2.6%

1,376 stores

X 2.0%

1,079 stores

Vimeo 0.2%

84 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in PostNL (June 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in PostNL e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 17325 32.50%
Instagram 16919 31.74%
YouTube 4210 7.90%
Pinterest 3743 7.02%
LinkedIn 3118 5.85%
TikTok 2888 5.42%
Twitter 2562 4.81%
WhatsApp 1376 2.58%
X 1079 2.02%
Vimeo 84 0.16%

Geographic Distribution

Netherlands stores with 85.6% (25,868 AI-verified stores) , followed by Belgium (5.5%) and Germany (2.2%) .

Base: 30,215 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

25,868 AI-verified stores

1,654 AI-verified stores

655 AI-verified stores

624 AI-verified stores

249 AI-verified stores

228 AI-verified stores

210 AI-verified stores

Spain 0.4%

128 AI-verified stores

Italy 0.4%

107 AI-verified stores

73 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using PostNL (June 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using PostNL
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
Netherlands 25868 85.61%
Belgium 1654 5.47%
Germany 655 2.17%
United States 624 2.07%
France 249 0.82%
United Kingdom 228 0.75%
South Africa 210 0.70%
Spain 128 0.42%
Italy 107 0.35%
Poland 73 0.24%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 34.6k 100.00%
Emails 26.7k 77.18%
Phones 22.4k 64.64%
Ecommerce platform 33.7k 97.43%
Couriers 34.6k 100.00%
Payment Providers 23.5k 67.91%
Categories 29.5k 85.23%
Social Media 23.0k 66.50%

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 31.3k verified PostNL e-commerce stores with 50+ data points per store: e-commerce platform, product counts, categories, payment providers, shipping carriers, technology stack, merchant-size signals, and available business contact fields.

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, product category, payment provider, shipping carrier, technology stack, store age, cross-border signals, and merchant-size bands. Some advanced signals are plan-gated, and the same field contract is used by the web app, exports, and API.

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