UPS Shipping Carrier Usage Database

Explore 290.8k verified e-commerce stores shipping with UPS. Discover logistics partnerships, geographic reach, and carrier adoption.

Detected across 358.0k domains. 290.8k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

Verified stores
290.8k
active stores with physical delivery
Top country
United States
108,429 verified stores
Top payment signal
PayPal
83,394 stores detected
Top category
Clothing & Accessories
36,663 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: June 2026

290.8k verified active stores out of 358.0k detected · 81.2% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce stores with 35.8% of stores with physical delivery (96,513 stores) , followed by Custom (26.7%) and PrestaShop (11.2%) .

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)

96,513 stores

Custom 26.7%

72,108 stores

30,105 stores

Shopify 10.2%

27,446 stores

11,862 stores

7,906 stores

6,359 stores

6,324 stores

3,654 stores

2,312 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 UPS
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 96513 35.77%
Custom 72108 26.73%
PrestaShop 30105 11.16%
Shopify 27446 10.17%
Wix eCommerce 11862 4.40%
Magento 7906 2.93%
Squarespace Commerce 6359 2.36%
BigCommerce 6324 2.34%
OpenCart 3654 1.35%
Shopware 2312 0.86%
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All Stores Distribution

WooCommerce holds 39.3% share of all UPS e-commerce stores (121,690) , with Custom at 23.3% and PrestaShop at 9.9% (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)

121,690 stores

Custom 23.3%

72,108 stores

30,598 stores

28,033 stores

18,906 stores

8,336 stores

10,955 stores

6,572 stores

3,842 stores

2,347 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (May 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in UPS
Platform Total Stores Percentage
WooCommerce 121690 39.35%
Custom 72108 23.32%
PrestaShop 30598 9.89%
Shopify 28033 9.06%
Wix eCommerce 18906 6.11%
Magento 8336 2.70%
Squarespace Commerce 10955 3.54%
BigCommerce 6572 2.12%
OpenCart 3842 1.24%
Shopware 2347 0.76%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories stores with 14.0% of all stores (36,663 stores) , followed by Electronics & Technology (14.0%) and Health & Beauty (12.8%) .

Base: 261,101 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

Clothing & Accessories 14.0%

36,663 stores

Electronics & Technology 14.0%

36,612 stores

Health & Beauty 12.8%

33,300 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 9.9%

25,824 stores

Food & Beverages 7.3%

19,096 stores

Home & Garden 6.6%

17,129 stores

Business & Industrial 5.6%

14,597 stores

Toys & Games 5.3%

13,774 stores

Tools & Hardware 4.7%

12,364 stores

Arts & Entertainment 4.7%

12,188 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 UPS store categories (May 2026)
Distribution of categories in UPS e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 36663 14.04%
Electronics & Technology 36612 14.02%
Health & Beauty 33300 12.75%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 25824 9.89%
Food & Beverages 19096 7.31%
Home & Garden 17129 6.56%
Business & Industrial 14597 5.59%
Toys & Games 13774 5.28%
Tools & Hardware 12364 4.74%
Arts & Entertainment 12188 4.67%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal stores with 30.1% among AI-verified physical stores (83,394 stores) , followed by MasterCard (13.6%) and American Express (13.6%) .

Base: 168,397 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (47.0% 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 30.1%

83,394 stores

37,588 stores

37,547 stores

25,545 stores

16,195 stores

15,870 stores

VISA 4.5%

12,415 stores

12,301 stores

Bolt 3.2%

8,882 stores

JCB 2.5%

6,883 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 UPS payment providers (May 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in UPS e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 83394 30.15%
MasterCard 37588 13.59%
American Express 37547 13.57%
Stripe Connect 25545 9.24%
Apple Pay 16195 5.85%
Klarna 15870 5.74%
VISA 12415 4.49%
Google Pay 12301 4.45%
Bolt 8882 3.21%
JCB 6883 2.49%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 67,891 new stores were launched in UPS , with the highest activity in 2026-04 (10,880 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-04 16.0%

10,880 stores launched

2026-03 10.7%

7,250 stores launched

2026-02 8.0%

5,448 stores launched

2026-01 9.9%

6,690 stores launched

2025-12 9.2%

6,253 stores launched

2025-11 7.2%

4,867 stores launched

2025-10 6.9%

4,683 stores launched

2025-09 6.3%

4,274 stores launched

2025-08 10.0%

6,791 stores launched

2025-07 6.2%

4,243 stores launched

2025-06 6.8%

4,591 stores launched

2025-05 2.8%

1,921 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in UPS (May 2026)
Monthly store launches in UPS over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-04 10880 16.03%
2026-03 7250 10.68%
2026-02 5448 8.02%
2026-01 6690 9.85%
2025-12 6253 9.21%
2025-11 4867 7.17%
2025-10 4683 6.90%
2025-09 4274 6.30%
2025-08 6791 10.00%
2025-07 4243 6.25%
2025-06 4591 6.76%
2025-05 1921 2.83%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 289,079 active stores in UPS are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (30,967 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 10.7%

30,967 active stores

2025 16.9%

48,717 active stores

2024 8.3%

23,991 active stores

2023 6.0%

17,442 active stores

2022 5.2%

14,983 active stores

2021 5.8%

16,778 active stores

2020 5.7%

16,528 active stores

2019 3.9%

11,366 active stores

2018 4.2%

12,128 active stores

2017 3.8%

11,020 active stores

2016 2.3%

6,669 active stores

2015 2.1%

6,092 active stores

2014 2.3%

6,516 active stores

2013 3.0%

8,643 active stores

2012 1.9%

5,591 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in UPS by original launch year (May 2026)
Active stores in UPS by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 30967 10.71%
2025 48717 16.85%
2024 23991 8.30%
2023 17442 6.03%
2022 14983 5.18%
2021 16778 5.80%
2020 16528 5.72%
2019 11366 3.93%
2018 12128 4.20%
2017 11020 3.81%
2016 6669 2.31%
2015 6092 2.11%
2014 6516 2.25%
2013 8643 2.99%
2012 5591 1.93%

Social Media Usage

Facebook stores with 28.9% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (135,169 stores) , followed by Instagram (24.8%) and YouTube (11.6%) .

Base: 203,655 stores with any detectable social profile (56.9% 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 28.9%

135,169 stores

Instagram 24.8%

116,191 stores

YouTube 11.6%

54,425 stores

Twitter 8.4%

39,174 stores

Pinterest 7.7%

36,079 stores

LinkedIn 6.6%

30,693 stores

TikTok 5.1%

23,829 stores

X 4.1%

19,346 stores

WhatsApp 2.5%

11,696 stores

Vimeo 0.3%

1,389 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in UPS (May 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in UPS e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 135169 28.88%
Instagram 116191 24.83%
YouTube 54425 11.63%
Twitter 39174 8.37%
Pinterest 36079 7.71%
LinkedIn 30693 6.56%
TikTok 23829 5.09%
X 19346 4.13%
WhatsApp 11696 2.50%
Vimeo 1389 0.30%

Geographic Distribution

United States stores with 48.3% (108,429 AI-verified stores) , followed by Germany (8.5%) and France (5.5%) .

Base: 224,692 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

108,429 AI-verified stores

19,188 AI-verified stores

12,459 AI-verified stores

11,123 AI-verified stores

9,555 AI-verified stores

China 3.9%

8,872 AI-verified stores

Italy 3.7%

8,347 AI-verified stores

Spain 3.5%

7,884 AI-verified stores

7,370 AI-verified stores

4,667 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using UPS (May 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using UPS
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 108429 48.26%
Germany 19188 8.54%
France 12459 5.54%
United Kingdom 11123 4.95%
Poland 9555 4.25%
China 8872 3.95%
Italy 8347 3.71%
Spain 7884 3.51%
Canada 7370 3.28%
Netherlands 4667 2.08%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 358.0k 100.00%
Emails 246.7k 68.90%
Phones 144.7k 40.41%
Ecommerce platform 334.4k 93.42%
Couriers 358.0k 100.00%
Payment Providers 168.4k 47.04%
Categories 274.7k 76.74%
Social Media 203.7k 56.88%

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 UPS e-commerce intelligence?

We track 290.8k verified UPS 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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