Purolator Shipping Carrier Usage Database

Explore 6.5k verified e-commerce stores shipping with Purolator. Discover logistics partnerships, geographic reach, and carrier adoption.

Detected across 7.2k domains. 6.5k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: April 2026

6.5k verified active stores out of 7.2k detected · 90.6% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify leads with 53.4% of stores with physical delivery (3,392 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (20.3%) and Custom (10.1%) .

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 53.4%

3,392 stores

1,288 stores

Custom 10.1%

642 stores

315 stores

151 stores

115 stores

107 stores

102 stores

79 stores

61 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 Purolator
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 3392 53.37%
WooCommerce 1288 20.26%
Custom 642 10.10%
Wix eCommerce 315 4.96%
Magento 151 2.38%
BigCommerce 115 1.81%
Squarespace Commerce 107 1.68%
Lightspeed eCom 102 1.60%
PrestaShop 79 1.24%
nopCommerce 61 0.96%
OpenCart 44 0.69%
GoDaddy Online Store 20 0.31%
CubeCart 14 0.22%
k-eCommerce 14 0.22%
CS Cart 12 0.19%

Categories Distribution

Health & Beauty leads with 17.8% of all stores (929 stores) , followed by Clothing & Accessories (17.4%) and Food & Beverages (9.6%) .

Base: 5,209 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (80.3% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Health & Beauty 17.8%

929 stores

Clothing & Accessories 17.4%

905 stores

Food & Beverages 9.6%

501 stores

Electronics & Technology 8.3%

430 stores

Vehicles & Parts 7.1%

368 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 6.3%

330 stores

Home & Garden 5.0%

263 stores

Jewelry & Watches 4.5%

237 stores

Tools & Hardware 4.5%

235 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 4.1%

216 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Purolator store categories (March 2026)
Distribution of categories in Purolator e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Health & Beauty 929 17.83%
Clothing & Accessories 905 17.37%
Food & Beverages 501 9.62%
Electronics & Technology 430 8.25%
Vehicles & Parts 368 7.06%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 330 6.34%
Home & Garden 263 5.05%
Jewelry & Watches 237 4.55%
Tools & Hardware 235 4.51%
Gifts & Special Occasions 216 4.15%
Arts & Entertainment 213 4.09%
Business & Industrial 206 3.95%
Furniture & Home Decor 141 2.71%
Pets & Pet Supplies 125 2.40%
Toys & Games 110 2.11%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 21.5% among AI-verified physical stores (1,303 stores) , followed by American Express (17.0%) and MasterCard (16.2%) .

Base: 3,259 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (45.5% 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

PayPal 21.5%

1,303 stores

1,029 stores

982 stores

513 stores

421 stores

386 stores

324 stores

Bolt 4.9%

298 stores

VISA 4.0%

241 stores

147 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Purolator payment providers (March 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Purolator e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 1303 21.51%
American Express 1029 16.99%
MasterCard 982 16.21%
Stripe Connect 513 8.47%
Interac e-Transfer 421 6.95%
Apple Pay 386 6.37%
Google Pay 324 5.35%
Bolt 298 4.92%
VISA 241 3.98%
Affirm 147 2.43%
Sezzle 134 2.21%
JCB 88 1.45%
Klarna 87 1.44%
BitCoin 57 0.94%
Moneris 48 0.79%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 763 new stores were launched in Purolator , with the highest activity in 2026-02 (62 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-02 8.1%

62 stores launched

2026-01 11.3%

86 stores launched

2025-12 7.2%

55 stores launched

2025-11 8.5%

65 stores launched

2025-10 11.8%

90 stores launched

2025-09 7.1%

54 stores launched

2025-08 8.0%

61 stores launched

2025-07 6.8%

52 stores launched

2025-06 7.7%

59 stores launched

2025-05 7.1%

54 stores launched

2025-04 8.0%

61 stores launched

2025-03 8.4%

64 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Purolator (March 2026)
Monthly store launches in Purolator over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-02 62 8.13%
2026-01 86 11.27%
2025-12 55 7.21%
2025-11 65 8.52%
2025-10 90 11.80%
2025-09 54 7.08%
2025-08 61 7.99%
2025-07 52 6.82%
2025-06 59 7.73%
2025-05 54 7.08%
2025-04 61 7.99%
2025-03 64 8.39%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 6,460 active stores in Purolator are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (149 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 2.3%

149 active stores

2025 11.4%

737 active stores

2024 7.0%

454 active stores

2023 5.5%

354 active stores

2022 5.2%

339 active stores

2021 6.7%

430 active stores

2020 8.7%

563 active stores

2019 5.0%

320 active stores

2018 5.5%

353 active stores

2017 4.9%

316 active stores

2016 3.7%

241 active stores

2015 2.9%

185 active stores

2014 2.8%

179 active stores

2013 4.1%

263 active stores

2012 2.8%

179 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Purolator by original launch year (March 2026)
Active stores in Purolator by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 149 2.31%
2025 737 11.41%
2024 454 7.03%
2023 354 5.48%
2022 339 5.25%
2021 430 6.66%
2020 563 8.72%
2019 320 4.95%
2018 353 5.46%
2017 316 4.89%
2016 241 3.73%
2015 185 2.86%
2014 179 2.77%
2013 263 4.07%
2012 179 2.77%
2011 139 2.15%
2010 136 2.11%
2009 115 1.78%
2008 110 1.70%
2007 101 1.56%
2006 77 1.19%
2005 86 1.33%
2004 93 1.44%
2003 101 1.56%
2002 85 1.32%
2001 75 1.16%
2000 98 1.52%
1999 78 1.21%
1998 45 0.70%
1997 28 0.43%
1996 21 0.33%
1995 10 0.15%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 31.5% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (4,425 stores) , followed by Instagram (29.7%) and YouTube (11.2%) .

Base: 5,400 stores with any detectable social profile (75.4% 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 31.5%

4,425 stores

Instagram 29.7%

4,165 stores

YouTube 11.2%

1,575 stores

Twitter 7.5%

1,060 stores

TikTok 7.5%

1,054 stores

Pinterest 5.1%

710 stores

LinkedIn 4.6%

647 stores

X 2.2%

313 stores

WhatsApp 0.4%

60 stores

Vimeo 0.2%

35 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Purolator (March 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Purolator e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 4425 31.51%
Instagram 4165 29.66%
YouTube 1575 11.21%
Twitter 1060 7.55%
TikTok 1054 7.50%
Pinterest 710 5.06%
LinkedIn 647 4.61%
X 313 2.23%
WhatsApp 60 0.43%
Vimeo 35 0.25%

Geographic Distribution

Canada leads with 86.2% (5,426 AI-verified stores) , followed by United States (9.4%) and Russia (0.5%) .

Base: 6,295 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

Canada 86.2%

5,426 AI-verified stores

590 AI-verified stores

29 AI-verified stores

26 AI-verified stores

25 AI-verified stores

22 AI-verified stores

20 AI-verified stores

China 0.3%

18 AI-verified stores

India 0.3%

18 AI-verified stores

18 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Purolator (March 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Purolator
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
Canada 5426 86.20%
United States 590 9.37%
Russia 29 0.46%
United Kingdom 26 0.41%
France 25 0.40%
Ukraine 22 0.35%
Netherlands 20 0.32%
China 18 0.29%
India 18 0.29%
Germany 18 0.29%
Hong Kong 16 0.25%
South Africa 15 0.24%
Australia 13 0.21%
Sweden 12 0.19%
Cocos (Keeling) Islands 10 0.16%
Poland 10 0.16%
Brazil 8 0.13%
Italy 8 0.13%
Belgium 6 0.10%
Spain 5 0.08%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 7.2k 100.00%
Emails 5.7k 79.58%
Phones 1.8k 24.80%
Ecommerce platform 7.0k 98.02%
Couriers 7.2k 100.00%
Payment Providers 3.3k 45.52%
Categories 5.5k 77.09%
Social Media 5.4k 75.42%

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 Purolator e-commerce intelligence?

We track 6.5k verified Purolator 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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