PostNL Shipping Carrier Usage Database

Explore 42.0k e-commerce stores shipping with PostNL. Discover logistics partnerships, geographic reach, and carrier adoption.

· · Next full refresh: January 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 40.4% of stores with physical delivery (16,824 stores) , followed by Shopify (24.8%) and Custom (17.7%) .

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)

16,824 stores

Shopify 24.8%

10,334 stores

Custom 17.7%

7,391 stores

1,782 stores

1,542 stores

1,127 stores

785 stores

730 stores

361 stores

331 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (December 2025)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in PostNL
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 16824 40.36%
Shopify 10334 24.79%
Custom 7391 17.73%
Lightspeed eCom 1782 4.28%
Magento 1542 3.70%
MyOnlineStore 1127 2.70%
Wix eCommerce 785 1.88%
PrestaShop 730 1.75%
ePages 361 0.87%
OpenCart 331 0.79%
CCV Shop 203 0.49%
Shopware 90 0.22%
nopCommerce 68 0.16%
CS Cart 68 0.16%
Squarespace Commerce 48 0.12%

All Stores Distribution

WooCommerce holds 42.4% share of all PostNL e-commerce stores (19,122) , with Shopify at 24.0% and Custom at 16.4% (December 2025) .

Note: This broader distribution includes all stores with e-commerce indicators such as platform detection, shopping cart presence, or payment integration. This liberal approach may include some false positives (e.g., WooCommerce installations used for non-commercial purposes) but provides comprehensive market coverage for lead generation and competitive analysis.

Top 10 Platforms (All Stores)

19,122 stores

Shopify 24.0%

10,805 stores

Custom 16.4%

7,391 stores

1,820 stores

1,648 stores

1,227 stores

1,006 stores

751 stores

407 stores

356 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (December 2025)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in PostNL
Platform Total Stores Percentage
WooCommerce 19122 42.42%
Shopify 10805 23.97%
Custom 7391 16.39%
Lightspeed eCom 1820 4.04%
Magento 1648 3.66%
MyOnlineStore 1227 2.72%
Wix eCommerce 1006 2.23%
PrestaShop 751 1.67%
ePages 407 0.90%
OpenCart 356 0.79%
CCV Shop 217 0.48%
Shopware 97 0.22%
nopCommerce 71 0.16%
CS Cart 74 0.16%
Squarespace Commerce 91 0.20%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 19.7% of all stores (6,518 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (15.6%) and Home & Garden (9.4%) .

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 19.7%

6,518 stores

Health & Beauty 15.6%

5,157 stores

Home & Garden 9.4%

3,092 stores

Food & Beverages 8.2%

2,705 stores

Electronics & Technology 7.4%

2,430 stores

Jewelry & Watches 6.4%

2,111 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 5.5%

1,831 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 5.4%

1,792 stores

Arts & Entertainment 3.7%

1,230 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 3.7%

1,213 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 PostNL store categories (December 2025)
Distribution of categories in PostNL e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 6518 19.72%
Health & Beauty 5157 15.60%
Home & Garden 3092 9.35%
Food & Beverages 2705 8.18%
Electronics & Technology 2430 7.35%
Jewelry & Watches 2111 6.39%
Furniture & Home Decor 1831 5.54%
Gifts & Special Occasions 1792 5.42%
Arts & Entertainment 1230 3.72%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 1213 3.67%
Vehicles & Parts 1166 3.53%
Pets & Pet Supplies 1055 3.19%
Toys & Games 1002 3.03%
Tools & Hardware 916 2.77%
Baby & Toddler 836 2.53%

Payment Providers Distribution

iDEAL leads with 15.5% among AI-verified physical stores (12,049 stores) , followed by PayPal (15.1%) and Bancontact (14.4%) .

Base: 31,193 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (66.9% 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 15.5%

12,049 stores

PayPal 15.1%

11,730 stores

11,194 stores

Mollie 13.3%

10,305 stores

Klarna 12.3%

9,578 stores

4,158 stores

4,112 stores

3,990 stores

VISA 3.1%

2,381 stores

2,075 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 PostNL payment providers (December 2025)
Distribution of payment providers in PostNL e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
iDEAL 12049 15.52%
PayPal 11730 15.11%
Bancontact 11194 14.42%
Mollie 10305 13.28%
Klarna 9578 12.34%
American Express 4158 5.36%
MasterCard 4112 5.30%
Apple Pay 3990 5.14%
VISA 2381 3.07%
Stripe Connect 2075 2.67%
Google Pay 2044 2.63%
Giropay 1754 2.26%
AfterPay 973 1.25%
SEPA 832 1.07%
BitCoin 451 0.58%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 6,345 new stores were launched in PostNL , with the highest activity in 2025-11 (624 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2025-11 9.8%

624 stores launched

2025-10 10.7%

680 stores launched

2025-09 10.5%

664 stores launched

2025-08 8.3%

529 stores launched

2025-07 8.8%

560 stores launched

2025-06 8.8%

556 stores launched

2025-05 8.8%

559 stores launched

2025-04 8.3%

528 stores launched

2025-03 7.9%

502 stores launched

2025-02 7.5%

475 stores launched

2025-01 7.3%

464 stores launched

2024-12 3.2%

204 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in PostNL (December 2025)
Monthly store launches in PostNL over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2025-11 624 9.83%
2025-10 680 10.72%
2025-09 664 10.46%
2025-08 529 8.34%
2025-07 560 8.83%
2025-06 556 8.76%
2025-05 559 8.81%
2025-04 528 8.32%
2025-03 502 7.91%
2025-02 475 7.49%
2025-01 464 7.31%
2024-12 204 3.22%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 41,958 active stores in PostNL are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2025 (6,144 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2025 14.6%

6,144 active stores

2024 9.1%

3,803 active stores

2023 7.2%

3,026 active stores

2022 6.4%

2,700 active stores

2021 8.3%

3,470 active stores

2020 8.3%

3,477 active stores

2019 5.4%

2,254 active stores

2018 5.8%

2,449 active stores

2017 6.2%

2,594 active stores

2016 3.2%

1,362 active stores

2015 2.5%

1,040 active stores

2014 2.5%

1,037 active stores

2013 3.7%

1,566 active stores

2012 2.0%

854 active stores

2011 2.0%

845 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in PostNL by original launch year (December 2025)
Active stores in PostNL by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2025 6144 14.64%
2024 3803 9.06%
2023 3026 7.21%
2022 2700 6.44%
2021 3470 8.27%
2020 3477 8.29%
2019 2254 5.37%
2018 2449 5.84%
2017 2594 6.18%
2016 1362 3.25%
2015 1040 2.48%
2014 1037 2.47%
2013 1566 3.73%
2012 854 2.04%
2011 845 2.01%
2010 759 1.81%
2009 794 1.89%
2008 551 1.31%
2007 607 1.45%
2006 254 0.61%
2005 280 0.67%
2004 372 0.89%
2003 349 0.83%
2002 378 0.90%
2001 527 1.26%
2000 248 0.59%
1999 124 0.30%
1998 60 0.14%
1997 17 0.04%
1996 17 0.04%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 32.1% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (24,418 stores) , followed by Facebook (31.3%) and YouTube (7.9%) .

Base: 32,056 stores with any detectable social profile (68.7% 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 32.1%

24,418 stores

Facebook 31.3%

23,776 stores

YouTube 7.9%

5,983 stores

Pinterest 7.3%

5,569 stores

TikTok 7.1%

5,408 stores

LinkedIn 5.1%

3,871 stores

Twitter 4.8%

3,678 stores

WhatsApp 2.3%

1,760 stores

X 1.8%

1,397 stores

Vimeo 0.1%

91 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in PostNL (December 2025)
Distribution of social media platforms in PostNL e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 24418 32.15%
Facebook 23776 31.30%
YouTube 5983 7.88%
Pinterest 5569 7.33%
TikTok 5408 7.12%
LinkedIn 3871 5.10%
Twitter 3678 4.84%
WhatsApp 1760 2.32%
X 1397 1.84%
Vimeo 91 0.12%

Geographic Distribution

Netherlands leads with 85.5% (33,999 AI-verified stores) , followed by Belgium (5.5%) and Germany (2.1%) .

Base: 39,760 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

33,999 AI-verified stores

2,197 AI-verified stores

830 AI-verified stores

646 AI-verified stores

399 AI-verified stores

373 AI-verified stores

240 AI-verified stores

Spain 0.4%

149 AI-verified stores

Italy 0.3%

134 AI-verified stores

133 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using PostNL (December 2025)
Geographic distribution of stores using PostNL
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
Netherlands 33999 85.51%
Belgium 2197 5.53%
Germany 830 2.09%
United States 646 1.62%
United Kingdom 399 1.00%
France 373 0.94%
South Africa 240 0.60%
Spain 149 0.37%
Italy 134 0.34%
Canada 133 0.33%
Poland 94 0.24%
Sweden 81 0.20%
Niue 77 0.19%
China 72 0.18%
Hong Kong 65 0.16%
Denmark 59 0.15%
Austria 57 0.14%
Czechia 55 0.14%
India 52 0.13%
Portugal 48 0.12%

Dataset Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 46.6k 100.00%
Emails 38.9k 83.42%
Phones 20.9k 44.81%
Ecommerce platform 45.5k 97.61%
Couriers 46.6k 100.00%
Payment Providers 31.2k 66.88%
Categories 36.8k 78.83%
Social Media 32.1k 68.73%

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