Purolator Shipping Carrier Usage Database

Explore 3.4k verified e-commerce stores shipping with Purolator. Discover logistics partnerships, geographic reach, and carrier adoption.

Detected across 4.4k domains. 3.4k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

Verified stores
3.4k
active stores with physical delivery
Top country
Canada
2,609 verified stores
Top payment signal
PayPal
782 stores detected
Top category
Health & Beauty
521 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: July 2026

3.4k verified active stores out of 4.4k detected · 79.0% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce stores with 38.2% of stores with physical delivery (1,256 stores) , followed by Custom (20.2%) and Shopify (13.0%) .

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)

1,256 stores

Custom 20.2%

664 stores

Shopify 13.0%

428 stores

292 stores

129 stores

111 stores

107 stores

84 stores

66 stores

66 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 Purolator
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 1256 38.15%
Custom 664 20.17%
Shopify 428 13.00%
Wix eCommerce 292 8.87%
Magento 129 3.92%
Squarespace Commerce 111 3.37%
BigCommerce 107 3.25%
Lightspeed eCom 84 2.55%
PrestaShop 66 2.00%
nopCommerce 66 2.00%
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All Stores Distribution

WooCommerce holds 41.4% share of all Purolator e-commerce stores (1,563) , with Custom at 17.6% and Shopify at 11.5% (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)

1,563 stores

Custom 17.6%

664 stores

Shopify 11.5%

432 stores

384 stores

143 stores

154 stores

111 stores

84 stores

69 stores

67 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (June 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in Purolator
Platform Total Stores Percentage
WooCommerce 1563 41.44%
Custom 664 17.60%
Shopify 432 11.45%
Wix eCommerce 384 10.18%
Magento 143 3.79%
Squarespace Commerce 154 4.08%
BigCommerce 111 2.94%
Lightspeed eCom 84 2.23%
PrestaShop 69 1.83%
nopCommerce 67 1.78%

Categories Distribution

Health & Beauty stores with 16.4% of all stores (521 stores) , followed by Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear (11.3%) and Clothing & Accessories (10.8%) .

Base: 3,182 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (92.6% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Health & Beauty 16.4%

521 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 11.3%

359 stores

Clothing & Accessories 10.8%

343 stores

Vehicles & Parts 9.9%

315 stores

Food & Beverages 8.7%

276 stores

Home & Garden 7.9%

252 stores

Business & Industrial 6.7%

212 stores

Electronics & Technology 6.0%

192 stores

Arts & Entertainment 5.6%

177 stores

Toys & Games 4.4%

141 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Purolator store categories (June 2026)
Distribution of categories in Purolator e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Health & Beauty 521 16.37%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 359 11.28%
Clothing & Accessories 343 10.78%
Vehicles & Parts 315 9.90%
Food & Beverages 276 8.67%
Home & Garden 252 7.92%
Business & Industrial 212 6.66%
Electronics & Technology 192 6.03%
Arts & Entertainment 177 5.56%
Toys & Games 141 4.43%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal stores with 22.7% among AI-verified physical stores (782 stores) , followed by MasterCard (15.8%) and American Express (14.3%) .

Base: 2,305 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (53.0% 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 22.7%

782 stores

544 stores

491 stores

339 stores

316 stores

Bolt 6.0%

208 stores

VISA 4.7%

162 stores

148 stores

118 stores

68 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Purolator payment providers (June 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Purolator e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 782 22.72%
MasterCard 544 15.80%
American Express 491 14.26%
Stripe Connect 339 9.85%
Interac e-Transfer 316 9.18%
Bolt 208 6.04%
VISA 162 4.71%
Apple Pay 148 4.30%
Google Pay 118 3.43%
Affirm 68 1.98%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 424 new stores were launched in Purolator , with the highest activity in 2026-05 (54 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-05 12.7%

54 stores launched

2026-04 13.7%

58 stores launched

2026-03 10.6%

45 stores launched

2026-02 4.0%

17 stores launched

2026-01 11.3%

48 stores launched

2025-12 6.4%

27 stores launched

2025-11 7.3%

31 stores launched

2025-10 9.0%

38 stores launched

2025-09 6.8%

29 stores launched

2025-08 7.8%

33 stores launched

2025-07 6.4%

27 stores launched

2025-06 4.0%

17 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Purolator (June 2026)
Monthly store launches in Purolator over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-05 54 12.74%
2026-04 58 13.68%
2026-03 45 10.61%
2026-02 17 4.01%
2026-01 48 11.32%
2025-12 27 6.37%
2025-11 31 7.31%
2025-10 38 8.96%
2025-09 29 6.84%
2025-08 33 7.78%
2025-07 27 6.37%
2025-06 17 4.01%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 3,417 active stores in Purolator are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (225 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 6.6%

225 active stores

2025 10.3%

352 active stores

2024 7.5%

255 active stores

2023 5.7%

196 active stores

2022 5.6%

192 active stores

2021 6.0%

205 active stores

2020 7.2%

245 active stores

2019 4.7%

159 active stores

2018 4.6%

157 active stores

2017 4.4%

149 active stores

2016 2.9%

98 active stores

2015 2.4%

83 active stores

2014 2.6%

89 active stores

2013 3.7%

127 active stores

2012 2.8%

94 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Purolator by original launch year (June 2026)
Active stores in Purolator by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 225 6.58%
2025 352 10.30%
2024 255 7.46%
2023 196 5.74%
2022 192 5.62%
2021 205 6.00%
2020 245 7.17%
2019 159 4.65%
2018 157 4.59%
2017 149 4.36%
2016 98 2.87%
2015 83 2.43%
2014 89 2.60%
2013 127 3.72%
2012 94 2.75%

Social Media Usage

Facebook stores with 32.4% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (2,178 stores) , followed by Instagram (27.9%) and YouTube (11.5%) .

Base: 2,998 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

Facebook 32.4%

2,178 stores

Instagram 27.9%

1,876 stores

YouTube 11.5%

772 stores

Twitter 7.9%

528 stores

LinkedIn 6.1%

413 stores

TikTok 5.2%

348 stores

Pinterest 4.8%

323 stores

X 3.2%

216 stores

WhatsApp 0.7%

49 stores

Reddit 0.3%

18 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Purolator (June 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Purolator e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 2178 32.41%
Instagram 1876 27.91%
YouTube 772 11.49%
Twitter 528 7.86%
LinkedIn 413 6.14%
TikTok 348 5.18%
Pinterest 323 4.81%
X 216 3.21%
WhatsApp 49 0.73%
Reddit 18 0.27%

Geographic Distribution

Canada stores with 81.8% (2,609 AI-verified stores) , followed by United States (11.5%) and Ukraine (0.8%) .

Base: 3,191 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

Canada 81.8%

2,609 AI-verified stores

367 AI-verified stores

26 AI-verified stores

24 AI-verified stores

21 AI-verified stores

18 AI-verified stores

China 0.5%

17 AI-verified stores

15 AI-verified stores

12 AI-verified stores

9 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Purolator (June 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Purolator
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
Canada 2609 81.76%
United States 367 11.50%
Ukraine 26 0.81%
Russia 24 0.75%
United Kingdom 21 0.66%
France 18 0.56%
China 17 0.53%
Germany 15 0.47%
Sweden 12 0.38%
South Africa 9 0.28%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 4.4k 100.00%
Emails 2.9k 67.03%
Phones 1.5k 33.66%
Ecommerce platform 3.9k 90.48%
Couriers 4.4k 100.00%
Payment Providers 2.3k 52.99%
Categories 3.4k 77.20%
Social Media 3.0k 68.92%

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 3.4k verified Purolator 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.

Do you offer enterprise or custom licensing?

Yes. For large-scale data needs, custom market reports, or dedicated support, contact us to discuss enterprise pricing.

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