UK Mail Shipping Carrier Usage Database

Explore 749.0 verified e-commerce stores shipping with UK Mail. Discover logistics partnerships, geographic reach, and carrier adoption.

Detected across 944.0 domains. 749.0 verified as active stores with physical delivery.

Verified stores
749.0
active stores with physical delivery
Top country
United Kingdom
499 verified stores
Top payment signal
PayPal
212 stores detected
Top category
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear
90 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: June 2026

749.0 verified active stores out of 944.0 detected · 79.3% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce stores with 59.0% of stores with physical delivery (433 stores) , followed by Custom (17.6%) and Magento (5.9%) .

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)

433 stores

Custom 17.6%

129 stores

43 stores

28 stores

20 stores

16 stores

EKM 2.0%

15 stores

14 stores

9 stores

6 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (May 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in UK Mail
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 433 58.99%
Custom 129 17.57%
Magento 43 5.86%
Shopify 28 3.81%
BigCommerce 20 2.72%
Squarespace Commerce 16 2.18%
EKM 15 2.04%
Wix eCommerce 14 1.91%
PrestaShop 9 1.23%
OpenCart 6 0.82%
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All Stores Distribution

WooCommerce holds 60.8% share of all UK Mail e-commerce stores (510) , with Custom at 15.4% and Magento at 5.4% (May 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)

510 stores

Custom 15.4%

129 stores

45 stores

29 stores

20 stores

21 stores

EKM 1.8%

15 stores

34 stores

9 stores

6 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (May 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in UK Mail
Platform Total Stores Percentage
WooCommerce 510 60.79%
Custom 129 15.38%
Magento 45 5.36%
Shopify 29 3.46%
BigCommerce 20 2.38%
Squarespace Commerce 21 2.50%
EKM 15 1.79%
Wix eCommerce 34 4.05%
PrestaShop 9 1.07%
OpenCart 6 0.72%

Categories Distribution

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear stores with 12.7% of all stores (90 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (11.0%) and Food & Beverages (10.3%) .

Base: 708 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (94.5% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 12.7%

90 stores

Health & Beauty 11.0%

78 stores

Food & Beverages 10.3%

73 stores

Clothing & Accessories 9.6%

68 stores

Home & Garden 7.6%

54 stores

Tools & Hardware 6.9%

49 stores

Electronics & Technology 6.6%

47 stores

Toys & Games 6.6%

47 stores

Arts & Entertainment 6.4%

45 stores

Business & Industrial 6.4%

45 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 UK Mail store categories (May 2026)
Distribution of categories in UK Mail e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 90 12.71%
Health & Beauty 78 11.02%
Food & Beverages 73 10.31%
Clothing & Accessories 68 9.60%
Home & Garden 54 7.63%
Tools & Hardware 49 6.92%
Electronics & Technology 47 6.64%
Toys & Games 47 6.64%
Arts & Entertainment 45 6.36%
Business & Industrial 45 6.36%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal stores with 28.6% among AI-verified physical stores (212 stores) , followed by Stripe Connect (16.1%) and Bolt (9.7%) .

Base: 534 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (56.6% 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 28.6%

212 stores

119 stores

Bolt 9.7%

72 stores

68 stores

65 stores

61 stores

26 stores

25 stores

24 stores

JCB 3.1%

23 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 UK Mail payment providers (May 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in UK Mail e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 212 28.61%
Stripe Connect 119 16.06%
Bolt 72 9.72%
American Express 68 9.18%
SagePay 65 8.77%
MasterCard 61 8.23%
Klarna 26 3.51%
Apple Pay 25 3.37%
Worldpay 24 3.24%
JCB 23 3.10%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 230 new stores were launched in UK Mail , with the highest activity in 2026-04 (110 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-04 47.8%

110 stores launched

2026-03 30.4%

70 stores launched

2026-02 7.4%

17 stores launched

2026-01 0.4%

1 stores launched

2025-12 7.4%

17 stores launched

2025-11 1.3%

3 stores launched

2025-10 2.2%

5 stores launched

2025-09 1.7%

4 stores launched

2025-08 0.9%

2 stores launched

2025-07 0.4%

1 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in UK Mail (May 2026)
Monthly store launches in UK Mail over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-04 110 47.83%
2026-03 70 30.43%
2026-02 17 7.39%
2026-01 1 0.43%
2025-12 17 7.39%
2025-11 3 1.30%
2025-10 5 2.17%
2025-09 4 1.74%
2025-08 2 0.87%
2025-07 1 0.43%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 748 active stores in UK Mail are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (205 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 27.4%

205 active stores

2025 6.1%

46 active stores

2024 1.5%

11 active stores

2023 2.0%

15 active stores

2022 2.8%

21 active stores

2021 3.1%

23 active stores

2020 4.8%

36 active stores

2019 4.0%

30 active stores

2018 4.3%

32 active stores

2017 5.5%

41 active stores

2016 2.4%

18 active stores

2015 3.2%

24 active stores

2014 2.0%

15 active stores

2013 3.2%

24 active stores

2012 2.4%

18 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in UK Mail by original launch year (May 2026)
Active stores in UK Mail by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 205 27.41%
2025 46 6.15%
2024 11 1.47%
2023 15 2.01%
2022 21 2.81%
2021 23 3.07%
2020 36 4.81%
2019 30 4.01%
2018 32 4.28%
2017 41 5.48%
2016 18 2.41%
2015 24 3.21%
2014 15 2.01%
2013 24 3.21%
2012 18 2.41%

Social Media Usage

Facebook stores with 30.1% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (358 stores) , followed by Instagram (23.2%) and Twitter (17.3%) .

Base: 521 stores with any detectable social profile (55.2% 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 30.1%

358 stores

Instagram 23.2%

276 stores

Twitter 17.3%

205 stores

YouTube 9.8%

116 stores

LinkedIn 7.9%

94 stores

X 4.2%

50 stores

Pinterest 4.2%

50 stores

TikTok 2.4%

28 stores

WhatsApp 0.7%

8 stores

Vimeo 0.3%

3 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in UK Mail (May 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in UK Mail e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 358 30.13%
Instagram 276 23.23%
Twitter 205 17.26%
YouTube 116 9.76%
LinkedIn 94 7.91%
X 50 4.21%
Pinterest 50 4.21%
TikTok 28 2.36%
WhatsApp 8 0.67%
Vimeo 3 0.25%

Geographic Distribution

United Kingdom stores with 86.2% (499 AI-verified stores) , followed by United States (6.7%) and Ireland (2.1%) .

Base: 579 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

499 AI-verified stores

39 AI-verified stores

12 AI-verified stores

5 AI-verified stores

5 AI-verified stores

2 AI-verified stores

2 AI-verified stores

2 AI-verified stores

China 0.3%

2 AI-verified stores

1 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using UK Mail (May 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using UK Mail
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United Kingdom 499 86.18%
United States 39 6.74%
Ireland 12 2.07%
Canada 5 0.86%
Germany 5 0.86%
Norway 2 0.35%
Netherlands 2 0.35%
Poland 2 0.35%
China 2 0.35%
France 1 0.17%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 944.0 100.00%
Emails 536.0 56.78%
Phones 432.0 45.76%
Ecommerce platform 867.0 91.84%
Couriers 944.0 100.00%
Payment Providers 534.0 56.57%
Categories 732.0 77.54%
Social Media 521.0 55.19%

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

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