UK Mail Shipping Carrier Usage Database

Explore 786.0 verified e-commerce stores shipping with UK Mail. Discover logistics partnerships, geographic reach, and carrier adoption.

Detected across 929.0 domains. 786.0 verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: April 2026

786.0 verified active stores out of 929.0 detected · 84.6% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 32.6% of stores with physical delivery (253 stores) , followed by Shopify (29.6%) and Custom (19.5%) .

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)

253 stores

Shopify 29.6%

230 stores

Custom 19.5%

151 stores

44 stores

21 stores

EKM 2.2%

17 stores

14 stores

13 stores

10 stores

7 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 UK Mail
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 253 32.60%
Shopify 230 29.64%
Custom 151 19.46%
Magento 44 5.67%
BigCommerce 21 2.71%
EKM 17 2.19%
Squarespace Commerce 14 1.80%
Wix eCommerce 13 1.68%
PrestaShop 10 1.29%
OpenCart 7 0.90%
ShopWired 7 0.90%
Shopware 4 0.52%
nopCommerce 2 0.26%
Voracio 2 0.26%
Smartstore 1 0.13%

Categories Distribution

Health & Beauty leads with 14.7% of all stores (94 stores) , followed by Clothing & Accessories (14.1%) and Food & Beverages (11.3%) .

Base: 639 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (81.3% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Health & Beauty 14.7%

94 stores

Clothing & Accessories 14.1%

90 stores

Food & Beverages 11.3%

72 stores

Electronics & Technology 9.2%

59 stores

Vehicles & Parts 8.8%

56 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 7.4%

47 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 6.6%

42 stores

Home & Garden 6.1%

39 stores

Tools & Hardware 5.0%

32 stores

Arts & Entertainment 3.9%

25 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 UK Mail store categories (March 2026)
Distribution of categories in UK Mail e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Health & Beauty 94 14.71%
Clothing & Accessories 90 14.08%
Food & Beverages 72 11.27%
Electronics & Technology 59 9.23%
Vehicles & Parts 56 8.76%
Furniture & Home Decor 47 7.36%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 42 6.57%
Home & Garden 39 6.10%
Tools & Hardware 32 5.01%
Arts & Entertainment 25 3.91%
Business & Industrial 24 3.76%
Gifts & Special Occasions 22 3.44%
Toys & Games 15 2.35%
Pets & Pet Supplies 12 1.88%
Jewelry & Watches 10 1.56%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 31.4% among AI-verified physical stores (296 stores) , followed by Stripe Connect (12.1%) and American Express (10.4%) .

Base: 557 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (60.0% 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 31.4%

296 stores

114 stores

98 stores

94 stores

67 stores

55 stores

Bolt 5.2%

49 stores

46 stores

26 stores

23 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 UK Mail payment providers (March 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in UK Mail e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 296 31.42%
Stripe Connect 114 12.10%
American Express 98 10.40%
MasterCard 94 9.98%
SagePay 67 7.11%
Klarna 55 5.84%
Bolt 49 5.20%
Apple Pay 46 4.88%
Google Pay 26 2.76%
Worldpay 23 2.44%
JCB 23 2.44%
VISA 17 1.80%
Amazon Pay 16 1.70%
Braintree 11 1.17%
Clearpay 7 0.74%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 70 new stores were launched in UK Mail , with the highest activity in 2026-02 (17 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-02 24.3%

17 stores launched

2026-01 1.4%

1 stores launched

2025-12 22.9%

16 stores launched

2025-11 5.7%

4 stores launched

2025-10 10.0%

7 stores launched

2025-09 4.3%

3 stores launched

2025-08 5.7%

4 stores launched

2025-07 5.7%

4 stores launched

2025-05 5.7%

4 stores launched

2025-04 2.9%

2 stores launched

2025-03 11.4%

8 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in UK Mail (March 2026)
Monthly store launches in UK Mail over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-02 17 24.29%
2026-01 1 1.43%
2025-12 16 22.86%
2025-11 4 5.71%
2025-10 7 10.00%
2025-09 3 4.29%
2025-08 4 5.71%
2025-07 4 5.71%
2025-05 4 5.71%
2025-04 2 2.86%
2025-03 8 11.43%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 784 active stores in UK Mail are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (18 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 2.3%

18 active stores

2025 8.2%

64 active stores

2024 3.2%

25 active stores

2023 2.2%

17 active stores

2022 3.7%

29 active stores

2021 5.5%

43 active stores

2020 6.5%

51 active stores

2019 5.0%

39 active stores

2018 5.1%

40 active stores

2017 6.9%

54 active stores

2016 3.3%

26 active stores

2015 3.8%

30 active stores

2014 2.9%

23 active stores

2013 4.5%

35 active stores

2012 4.2%

33 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in UK Mail by original launch year (March 2026)
Active stores in UK Mail by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 18 2.30%
2025 64 8.16%
2024 25 3.19%
2023 17 2.17%
2022 29 3.70%
2021 43 5.48%
2020 51 6.51%
2019 39 4.97%
2018 40 5.10%
2017 54 6.89%
2016 26 3.32%
2015 30 3.83%
2014 23 2.93%
2013 35 4.46%
2012 33 4.21%
2011 26 3.32%
2010 18 2.30%
2009 16 2.04%
2008 19 2.42%
2007 22 2.81%
2006 20 2.55%
2005 15 1.91%
2004 22 2.81%
2003 15 1.91%
2002 16 2.04%
2001 12 1.53%
2000 19 2.42%
1999 15 1.91%
1998 15 1.91%
1997 4 0.51%
1996 3 0.38%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 30.0% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (514 stores) , followed by Instagram (24.4%) and Twitter (16.4%) .

Base: 670 stores with any detectable social profile (72.1% 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 30.0%

514 stores

Instagram 24.4%

418 stores

Twitter 16.4%

281 stores

YouTube 10.3%

177 stores

LinkedIn 6.3%

108 stores

Pinterest 4.3%

74 stores

TikTok 4.0%

69 stores

X 3.6%

62 stores

WhatsApp 0.4%

7 stores

Vimeo 0.3%

5 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in UK Mail (March 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in UK Mail e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 514 29.97%
Instagram 418 24.37%
Twitter 281 16.38%
YouTube 177 10.32%
LinkedIn 108 6.30%
Pinterest 74 4.31%
TikTok 69 4.02%
X 62 3.62%
WhatsApp 7 0.41%
Vimeo 5 0.29%

Geographic Distribution

United Kingdom leads with 86.4% (646 AI-verified stores) , followed by United States (6.0%) and Ireland (1.7%) .

Base: 748 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

646 AI-verified stores

45 AI-verified stores

13 AI-verified stores

China 1.1%

8 AI-verified stores

7 AI-verified stores

6 AI-verified stores

India 0.7%

5 AI-verified stores

3 AI-verified stores

2 AI-verified stores

2 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using UK Mail (March 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using UK Mail
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United Kingdom 646 86.36%
United States 45 6.02%
Ireland 13 1.74%
China 8 1.07%
Canada 7 0.94%
Germany 6 0.80%
India 5 0.67%
France 3 0.40%
South Africa 2 0.27%
Norway 2 0.27%
Italy 2 0.27%
Netherlands 1 0.13%
Bangladesh 1 0.13%
Japan 1 0.13%
Hungary 1 0.13%
Austria 1 0.13%
Mexico 1 0.13%
Cocos (Keeling) Islands 1 0.13%
Spain 1 0.13%
Portugal 1 0.13%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 929.0 100.00%
Emails 704.0 75.78%
Phones 440.0 47.36%
Ecommerce platform 898.0 96.66%
Couriers 929.0 100.00%
Payment Providers 557.0 59.96%
Categories 681.0 73.30%
Social Media 670.0 72.12%

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 UK Mail e-commerce intelligence?

We track 786.0 verified UK Mail 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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