PostNL Shipping Carrier Usage Database

Explore 33.0k verified e-commerce stores shipping with PostNL. Discover logistics partnerships, geographic reach, and carrier adoption.

Detected across 36.4k domains. 33.0k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: May 2026

33.0k verified active stores out of 36.4k detected · 90.7% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 49.7% of stores with physical delivery (15,921 stores) , followed by Custom (20.6%) and Shopify (6.8%) .

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)

15,921 stores

Custom 20.6%

6,610 stores

2,171 stores

1,590 stores

1,254 stores

897 stores

803 stores

378 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 PostNL
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 15921 49.65%
Custom 6610 20.61%
Shopify 2171 6.77%
Lightspeed eCom 1590 4.96%
Magento 1254 3.91%
PrestaShop 897 2.80%
Wix eCommerce 803 2.50%
Mijnwebwinkel, MyOnlineStore 687 2.14%
MyOnlineStore, Mijnwebwinkel 663 2.07%
OpenCart 378 1.18%
ePages 342 1.07%
CCV Shop 264 0.82%
Shoppagina 239 0.75%
Shopware 167 0.52%
Squarespace Commerce 80 0.25%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 14.9% of all stores (4,337 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (12.7%) and Food & Beverages (8.6%) .

Base: 29,104 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (88.2% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 14.9%

4,337 stores

Health & Beauty 12.7%

3,691 stores

Food & Beverages 8.6%

2,500 stores

Home & Garden 8.5%

2,466 stores

Arts & Entertainment 8.1%

2,369 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 7.2%

2,093 stores

Electronics & Technology 5.9%

1,714 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 5.8%

1,686 stores

Toys & Games 5.6%

1,635 stores

Jewelry & Watches 5.6%

1,620 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 PostNL store categories (April 2026)
Distribution of categories in PostNL e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 4337 14.90%
Health & Beauty 3691 12.68%
Food & Beverages 2500 8.59%
Home & Garden 2466 8.47%
Arts & Entertainment 2369 8.14%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 2093 7.19%
Electronics & Technology 1714 5.89%
Gifts & Special Occasions 1686 5.79%
Toys & Games 1635 5.62%
Jewelry & Watches 1620 5.57%
Tools & Hardware 1214 4.17%
Furniture & Home Decor 1182 4.06%
Business & Industrial 1047 3.60%
Vehicles & Parts 889 3.05%
Pets & Pet Supplies 661 2.27%

Payment Providers Distribution

iDEAL leads with 16.4% among AI-verified physical stores (10,085 stores) , followed by PayPal (15.3%) and Bancontact (14.4%) .

Base: 24,327 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 16.4%

10,085 stores

PayPal 15.3%

9,375 stores

8,834 stores

Mollie 13.5%

8,310 stores

Klarna 11.5%

7,054 stores

3,393 stores

2,901 stores

2,838 stores

VISA 3.3%

2,027 stores

1,864 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 PostNL payment providers (April 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in PostNL e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
iDEAL 10085 16.44%
PayPal 9375 15.28%
Bancontact 8834 14.40%
Mollie 8310 13.54%
Klarna 7054 11.50%
MasterCard 3393 5.53%
American Express 2901 4.73%
Apple Pay 2838 4.63%
VISA 2027 3.30%
Stripe Connect 1864 3.04%
Giropay 1433 2.34%
Google Pay 1315 2.14%
AfterPay 858 1.40%
SEPA 711 1.16%
BitCoin 359 0.59%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 3,809 new stores were launched in PostNL , with the highest activity in 2026-03 (390 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-03 10.2%

390 stores launched

2026-02 10.9%

414 stores launched

2026-01 7.7%

293 stores launched

2025-12 9.8%

373 stores launched

2025-11 10.3%

391 stores launched

2025-10 10.6%

405 stores launched

2025-09 9.2%

350 stores launched

2025-08 6.3%

240 stores launched

2025-07 7.3%

277 stores launched

2025-06 7.0%

267 stores launched

2025-05 7.1%

270 stores launched

2025-04 3.6%

139 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in PostNL (April 2026)
Monthly store launches in PostNL over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-03 390 10.24%
2026-02 414 10.87%
2026-01 293 7.69%
2025-12 373 9.79%
2025-11 391 10.27%
2025-10 405 10.63%
2025-09 350 9.19%
2025-08 240 6.30%
2025-07 277 7.27%
2025-06 267 7.01%
2025-05 270 7.09%
2025-04 139 3.65%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 32,924 active stores in PostNL are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (1,104 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 3.4%

1,104 active stores

2025 10.8%

3,563 active stores

2024 7.2%

2,362 active stores

2023 6.8%

2,228 active stores

2022 6.1%

2,010 active stores

2021 7.9%

2,590 active stores

2020 8.4%

2,757 active stores

2019 5.4%

1,777 active stores

2018 6.1%

2,009 active stores

2017 6.9%

2,269 active stores

2016 3.7%

1,211 active stores

2015 2.6%

858 active stores

2014 2.6%

852 active stores

2013 4.0%

1,311 active stores

2012 2.3%

756 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in PostNL by original launch year (April 2026)
Active stores in PostNL by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 1104 3.35%
2025 3563 10.82%
2024 2362 7.17%
2023 2228 6.77%
2022 2010 6.10%
2021 2590 7.87%
2020 2757 8.37%
2019 1777 5.40%
2018 2009 6.10%
2017 2269 6.89%
2016 1211 3.68%
2015 858 2.61%
2014 852 2.59%
2013 1311 3.98%
2012 756 2.30%
2011 687 2.09%
2010 666 2.02%
2009 691 2.10%
2008 485 1.47%
2007 533 1.62%
2006 201 0.61%
2005 241 0.73%
2004 324 0.98%
2003 271 0.82%
2002 313 0.95%
2001 444 1.35%
2000 228 0.69%
1999 97 0.29%
1998 53 0.16%
1997 16 0.05%
1996 16 0.05%
1995 1 0.00%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 32.4% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (18,451 stores) , followed by Instagram (31.8%) and YouTube (7.9%) .

Base: 24,481 stores with any detectable social profile (67.3% 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 32.4%

18,451 stores

Instagram 31.8%

18,110 stores

YouTube 7.9%

4,488 stores

Pinterest 7.1%

4,056 stores

LinkedIn 5.6%

3,205 stores

TikTok 5.5%

3,106 stores

Twitter 5.0%

2,832 stores

WhatsApp 2.6%

1,465 stores

X 1.9%

1,109 stores

Vimeo 0.1%

72 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in PostNL (April 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in PostNL e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 18451 32.43%
Instagram 18110 31.83%
YouTube 4488 7.89%
Pinterest 4056 7.13%
LinkedIn 3205 5.63%
TikTok 3106 5.46%
Twitter 2832 4.98%
WhatsApp 1465 2.57%
X 1109 1.95%
Vimeo 72 0.13%

Geographic Distribution

Netherlands leads with 85.1% (27,063 AI-verified stores) , followed by Belgium (5.2%) and Germany (2.4%) .

Base: 31,804 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

27,063 AI-verified stores

1,660 AI-verified stores

773 AI-verified stores

739 AI-verified stores

279 AI-verified stores

247 AI-verified stores

235 AI-verified stores

Spain 0.4%

134 AI-verified stores

Italy 0.4%

113 AI-verified stores

108 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using PostNL (April 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using PostNL
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
Netherlands 27063 85.09%
Belgium 1660 5.22%
Germany 773 2.43%
United States 739 2.32%
France 279 0.88%
South Africa 247 0.78%
United Kingdom 235 0.74%
Spain 134 0.42%
Italy 113 0.36%
Poland 108 0.34%
Niue 67 0.21%
Denmark 57 0.18%
Canada 52 0.16%
Sweden 49 0.15%
China 44 0.14%
Ireland 43 0.14%
Austria 37 0.12%
India 35 0.11%
Czechia 35 0.11%
Romania 34 0.11%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 36.4k 100.00%
Emails 28.5k 78.22%
Phones 17.5k 47.99%
Ecommerce platform 35.5k 97.66%
Couriers 36.4k 100.00%
Payment Providers 24.3k 66.86%
Categories 30.9k 85.03%
Social Media 24.5k 67.28%

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 33.0k 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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