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 2.4k domains. 2.2k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

Verified stores
2.2k
active stores with physical delivery
Top country
South Africa
2,145 verified stores
Top payment signal
MasterCard
237 stores detected
Top category
Health & Beauty
418 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: July 2026

2.2k verified active stores out of 2.4k detected · 90.3% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce stores with 73.1% of stores with physical delivery (1,562 stores) , followed by Custom (9.1%) 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)

1,562 stores

195 stores

174 stores

101 stores

33 stores

28 stores

10 stores

Shopstar 0.4%

8 stores

7 stores

7 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 The Courier Guy
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 1562 73.06%
Custom 195 9.12%
Wix eCommerce 174 8.14%
Shopify 101 4.72%
OpenCart 33 1.54%
PrestaShop 28 1.31%
VirtueMart 10 0.47%
Shopstar 8 0.37%
Magento 7 0.33%
nopCommerce 7 0.33%
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All Stores Distribution

WooCommerce holds 74.3% share of all The Courier Guy e-commerce stores (1,725) , with Custom at 8.4% and Wix eCommerce at 8.1% (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)

1,725 stores

195 stores

189 stores

102 stores

34 stores

29 stores

10 stores

Shopstar 0.3%

8 stores

7 stores

7 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (June 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in The Courier Guy
Platform Total Stores Percentage
WooCommerce 1725 74.32%
Custom 195 8.40%
Wix eCommerce 189 8.14%
Shopify 102 4.39%
OpenCart 34 1.46%
PrestaShop 29 1.25%
VirtueMart 10 0.43%
Shopstar 8 0.34%
Magento 7 0.30%
nopCommerce 7 0.30%

Categories Distribution

Health & Beauty stores with 21.3% of all stores (418 stores) , followed by Clothing & Accessories (13.4%) and Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear (10.6%) .

Base: 1,961 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (91.1% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Health & Beauty 21.3%

418 stores

Clothing & Accessories 13.4%

263 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 10.6%

208 stores

Electronics & Technology 8.5%

166 stores

Food & Beverages 8.3%

163 stores

Home & Garden 6.5%

127 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 4.9%

97 stores

Arts & Entertainment 4.7%

93 stores

Toys & Games 4.6%

90 stores

Tools & Hardware 3.9%

77 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 The Courier Guy store categories (June 2026)
Distribution of categories in The Courier Guy e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Health & Beauty 418 21.32%
Clothing & Accessories 263 13.41%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 208 10.61%
Electronics & Technology 166 8.47%
Food & Beverages 163 8.31%
Home & Garden 127 6.48%
Gifts & Special Occasions 97 4.95%
Arts & Entertainment 93 4.74%
Toys & Games 90 4.59%
Tools & Hardware 77 3.93%

Payment Providers Distribution

MasterCard stores with 27.6% among AI-verified physical stores (237 stores) , followed by American Express (14.3%) and PayPal (13.5%) .

Base: 613 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (25.7% 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

237 stores

123 stores

PayPal 13.5%

116 stores

PayGate 10.2%

88 stores

61 stores

55 stores

VISA 5.3%

46 stores

Bolt 5.1%

44 stores

29 stores

21 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 The Courier Guy payment providers (June 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in The Courier Guy e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
MasterCard 237 27.56%
American Express 123 14.30%
PayPal 116 13.49%
PayGate 88 10.23%
Apple Pay 61 7.09%
Stripe Connect 55 6.40%
VISA 46 5.35%
Bolt 44 5.12%
BitCoin 29 3.37%
Google Pay 21 2.44%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 355 new stores were launched in The Courier Guy , with the highest activity in 2026-05 (31 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-05 8.7%

31 stores launched

2026-04 8.5%

30 stores launched

2026-03 9.6%

34 stores launched

2026-02 8.7%

31 stores launched

2026-01 6.8%

24 stores launched

2025-12 5.6%

20 stores launched

2025-11 9.6%

34 stores launched

2025-10 11.5%

41 stores launched

2025-09 7.9%

28 stores launched

2025-08 6.8%

24 stores launched

2025-07 11.5%

41 stores launched

2025-06 4.8%

17 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in The Courier Guy (June 2026)
Monthly store launches in The Courier Guy over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-05 31 8.73%
2026-04 30 8.45%
2026-03 34 9.58%
2026-02 31 8.73%
2026-01 24 6.76%
2025-12 20 5.63%
2025-11 34 9.58%
2025-10 41 11.55%
2025-09 28 7.89%
2025-08 24 6.76%
2025-07 41 11.55%
2025-06 17 4.79%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 2,152 active stores in The Courier Guy are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (153 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 7.1%

153 active stores

2025 15.4%

332 active stores

2024 8.4%

180 active stores

2023 7.3%

157 active stores

2022 8.5%

183 active stores

2021 9.2%

197 active stores

2020 8.5%

182 active stores

2019 5.8%

124 active stores

2018 5.8%

124 active stores

2017 5.3%

114 active stores

2016 2.4%

52 active stores

2015 1.8%

38 active stores

2014 1.2%

25 active stores

2013 2.2%

48 active stores

2012 1.0%

22 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in The Courier Guy by original launch year (June 2026)
Active stores in The Courier Guy by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 153 7.11%
2025 332 15.43%
2024 180 8.36%
2023 157 7.30%
2022 183 8.50%
2021 197 9.15%
2020 182 8.46%
2019 124 5.76%
2018 124 5.76%
2017 114 5.30%
2016 52 2.42%
2015 38 1.77%
2014 25 1.16%
2013 48 2.23%
2012 22 1.02%

Social Media Usage

Facebook stores with 35.0% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (1,530 stores) , followed by Instagram (31.5%) and TikTok (7.0%) .

Base: 1,870 stores with any detectable social profile (78.4% 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 35.0%

1,530 stores

Instagram 31.5%

1,376 stores

TikTok 7.0%

305 stores

YouTube 6.7%

293 stores

Pinterest 4.3%

187 stores

Twitter 4.3%

187 stores

LinkedIn 3.9%

169 stores

WhatsApp 3.7%

160 stores

X 3.6%

157 stores

Reddit 0.1%

5 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in The Courier Guy (June 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in The Courier Guy e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 1530 35.02%
Instagram 1376 31.49%
TikTok 305 6.98%
YouTube 293 6.71%
Pinterest 187 4.28%
Twitter 187 4.28%
LinkedIn 169 3.87%
WhatsApp 160 3.66%
X 157 3.59%
Reddit 5 0.11%

Geographic Distribution

South Africa stores with 99.7% (2,145 AI-verified stores) , followed by United Kingdom (0.2%) and Portugal (0.0%) .

Base: 2,152 AI-verified stores across 15 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

2,145 AI-verified stores

4 AI-verified stores

1 AI-verified stores

1 AI-verified stores

1 AI-verified stores

0 AI-verified stores

China 0.0%

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 (June 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using The Courier Guy
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
South Africa 2145 99.67%
United Kingdom 4 0.19%
Portugal 1 0.05%
France 1 0.05%
Morocco 1 0.05%
New Zealand 0 0.00%
China 0 0.00%
Canada 0 0.00%
Russia 0 0.00%
India 0 0.00%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 2.4k 100.00%
Emails 2.0k 83.43%
Phones 1.4k 59.06%
Ecommerce platform 2.3k 98.28%
Couriers 2.4k 100.00%
Payment Providers 613.0 25.71%
Categories 2.1k 86.87%
Social Media 1.9k 78.44%

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, 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.

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