The Courier Guy Shipping Carrier Usage Database

Explore 2.2k verified e-commerce stores shipping with The Courier Guy. Discover logistics partnerships, geographic reach, and carrier adoption.

Detected across 2.5k domains. 2.2k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: May 2026

2.2k verified active stores out of 2.5k detected · 90.7% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 70.7% of stores with physical delivery (1,573 stores) , followed by Shopify (8.9%) and Wix eCommerce (8.1%) .

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)

1,573 stores

198 stores

181 stores

157 stores

38 stores

31 stores

10 stores

8 stores

8 stores

7 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 The Courier Guy
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 1573 70.70%
Shopify 198 8.90%
Wix eCommerce 181 8.13%
Custom 157 7.06%
PrestaShop 38 1.71%
OpenCart 31 1.39%
VirtueMart 10 0.45%
Shopstar 8 0.36%
Magento 8 0.36%
nopCommerce 7 0.31%
BigCommerce 5 0.22%
WooCommerce, Stock Manager Advance (SMA) with Shop Module 3 0.13%
Zoho Commerce 2 0.09%
AbanteCart 2 0.09%
PrestaShop, thirty bees 2 0.09%

Categories Distribution

Health & Beauty leads with 19.8% of all stores (398 stores) , followed by Clothing & Accessories (14.5%) and Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear (11.0%) .

Base: 2,014 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (89.8% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Health & Beauty 19.8%

398 stores

Clothing & Accessories 14.5%

293 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 11.0%

221 stores

Electronics & Technology 8.7%

175 stores

Food & Beverages 8.3%

168 stores

Home & Garden 6.9%

139 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 5.2%

105 stores

Arts & Entertainment 4.6%

93 stores

Toys & Games 4.3%

87 stores

Tools & Hardware 3.8%

76 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 The Courier Guy store categories (April 2026)
Distribution of categories in The Courier Guy e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Health & Beauty 398 19.76%
Clothing & Accessories 293 14.55%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 221 10.97%
Electronics & Technology 175 8.69%
Food & Beverages 168 8.34%
Home & Garden 139 6.90%
Gifts & Special Occasions 105 5.21%
Arts & Entertainment 93 4.62%
Toys & Games 87 4.32%
Tools & Hardware 76 3.77%
Jewelry & Watches 75 3.72%
Vehicles & Parts 67 3.33%
Business & Industrial 62 3.08%
Books & Media 28 1.39%
Pets & Pet Supplies 27 1.34%

Payment Providers Distribution

MasterCard leads with 28.2% among AI-verified physical stores (231 stores) , followed by American Express (14.7%) and PayPal (13.4%) .

Base: 587 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (23.7% 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

231 stores

120 stores

PayPal 13.4%

110 stores

77 stores

62 stores

54 stores

VISA 4.9%

40 stores

Bolt 4.8%

39 stores

30 stores

17 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 The Courier Guy payment providers (April 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in The Courier Guy e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
MasterCard 231 28.21%
American Express 120 14.65%
PayPal 110 13.43%
PayGate 77 9.40%
Stripe Connect 62 7.57%
Apple Pay 54 6.59%
VISA 40 4.88%
Bolt 39 4.76%
BitCoin 30 3.66%
Google Pay 17 2.08%
MasterPass 14 1.71%
PayU 11 1.34%
SagePay 5 0.61%
Klarna 5 0.61%
LiteCoin 4 0.49%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 417 new stores were launched in The Courier Guy , with the highest activity in 2026-03 (43 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-03 10.3%

43 stores launched

2026-02 8.9%

37 stores launched

2026-01 7.4%

31 stores launched

2025-12 6.5%

27 stores launched

2025-11 9.8%

41 stores launched

2025-10 9.8%

41 stores launched

2025-09 7.9%

33 stores launched

2025-08 7.0%

29 stores launched

2025-07 11.0%

46 stores launched

2025-06 10.3%

43 stores launched

2025-05 8.2%

34 stores launched

2025-04 2.9%

12 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in The Courier Guy (April 2026)
Monthly store launches in The Courier Guy over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-03 43 10.31%
2026-02 37 8.87%
2026-01 31 7.43%
2025-12 27 6.47%
2025-11 41 9.83%
2025-10 41 9.83%
2025-09 33 7.91%
2025-08 29 6.95%
2025-07 46 11.03%
2025-06 43 10.31%
2025-05 34 8.15%
2025-04 12 2.88%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 2,243 active stores in The Courier Guy are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (111 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 4.9%

111 active stores

2025 17.3%

389 active stores

2024 8.9%

199 active stores

2023 7.6%

171 active stores

2022 8.1%

181 active stores

2021 9.2%

207 active stores

2020 9.0%

202 active stores

2019 4.9%

110 active stores

2018 6.0%

135 active stores

2017 5.2%

116 active stores

2016 2.5%

56 active stores

2015 1.8%

41 active stores

2014 1.2%

28 active stores

2013 2.3%

51 active stores

2012 0.9%

21 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in The Courier Guy by original launch year (April 2026)
Active stores in The Courier Guy by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 111 4.95%
2025 389 17.34%
2024 199 8.87%
2023 171 7.62%
2022 181 8.07%
2021 207 9.23%
2020 202 9.01%
2019 110 4.90%
2018 135 6.02%
2017 116 5.17%
2016 56 2.50%
2015 41 1.83%
2014 28 1.25%
2013 51 2.27%
2012 21 0.94%
2011 34 1.52%
2010 26 1.16%
2009 31 1.38%
2008 23 1.03%
2007 28 1.25%
2006 14 0.62%
2005 16 0.71%
2004 8 0.36%
2003 9 0.40%
2002 8 0.36%
2001 10 0.45%
2000 8 0.36%
1999 7 0.31%
1998 1 0.04%
1997 2 0.09%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 34.7% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (1,571 stores) , followed by Instagram (31.2%) and TikTok (7.3%) .

Base: 1,921 stores with any detectable social profile (77.6% 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 34.7%

1,571 stores

Instagram 31.2%

1,413 stores

TikTok 7.3%

329 stores

YouTube 7.2%

326 stores

Twitter 4.4%

201 stores

Pinterest 4.4%

199 stores

LinkedIn 3.8%

170 stores

WhatsApp 3.6%

161 stores

X 3.5%

159 stores

Vimeo 0.1%

4 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in The Courier Guy (April 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in The Courier Guy e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 1571 34.66%
Instagram 1413 31.17%
TikTok 329 7.26%
YouTube 326 7.19%
Twitter 201 4.43%
Pinterest 199 4.39%
LinkedIn 170 3.75%
WhatsApp 161 3.55%
X 159 3.51%
Vimeo 4 0.09%

Geographic Distribution

South Africa leads with 99.7% (2,237 AI-verified stores) , followed by United Kingdom (0.2%) and Morocco (0.0%) .

Base: 2,244 AI-verified stores across 10 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

2,237 AI-verified stores

4 AI-verified stores

1 AI-verified stores

1 AI-verified stores

1 AI-verified stores

0 AI-verified stores

0 AI-verified stores

0 AI-verified stores

0 AI-verified stores

India 0.0%

0 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using The Courier Guy (April 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using The Courier Guy
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
South Africa 2237 99.69%
United Kingdom 4 0.18%
Morocco 1 0.04%
United States 1 0.04%
United Arab Emirates 1 0.04%
New Zealand 0 0.00%
Vietnam 0 0.00%
Romania 0 0.00%
Netherlands 0 0.00%
India 0 0.00%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 2.5k 100.00%
Emails 2.1k 83.72%
Phones 905.0 36.57%
Ecommerce platform 2.4k 98.55%
Couriers 2.5k 100.00%
Payment Providers 587.0 23.72%
Categories 2.1k 86.34%
Social Media 1.9k 77.62%

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 The Courier Guy e-commerce intelligence?

We track 2.2k verified The Courier Guy 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.

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