UPS Shipping Carrier Usage Database

Explore 392.5k e-commerce stores shipping with UPS. Discover logistics partnerships, geographic reach, and carrier adoption.

· · Next full refresh: February 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify leads with 32.0% of stores with physical delivery (121,575 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (25.8%) and Custom (23.6%) .

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)

Shopify 32.0%

121,575 stores

98,290 stores

Custom 23.6%

89,739 stores

29,061 stores

11,872 stores

8,690 stores

6,558 stores

4,872 stores

2,808 stores

1,854 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (January 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in UPS
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 121575 31.96%
WooCommerce 98290 25.84%
Custom 89739 23.59%
PrestaShop 29061 7.64%
Wix eCommerce 11872 3.12%
Magento 8690 2.28%
BigCommerce 6558 1.72%
Squarespace Commerce 4872 1.28%
OpenCart 2808 0.74%
GoDaddy Online Store 1854 0.49%
1C-Bitrix 1156 0.30%
Shoper 1122 0.29%
Shopware 961 0.25%
nopCommerce 904 0.24%
Lightspeed eCom 901 0.24%

All Stores Distribution

Shopify holds 30.1% share of all UPS e-commerce stores (126,848) , with WooCommerce at 28.7% and Custom at 21.3% (January 2026) .

Note: This broader distribution includes all stores with e-commerce indicators such as platform detection, shopping cart presence, or payment integration. This liberal approach may include some false positives (e.g., WooCommerce installations used for non-commercial purposes) but provides comprehensive market coverage for lead generation and competitive analysis.

Top 10 Platforms (All Stores)

Shopify 30.1%

126,848 stores

121,097 stores

Custom 21.3%

89,739 stores

29,935 stores

18,456 stores

9,537 stores

6,954 stores

7,919 stores

3,102 stores

2,189 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (January 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in UPS
Platform Total Stores Percentage
Shopify 126848 30.06%
WooCommerce 121097 28.70%
Custom 89739 21.27%
PrestaShop 29935 7.09%
Wix eCommerce 18456 4.37%
Magento 9537 2.26%
BigCommerce 6954 1.65%
Squarespace Commerce 7919 1.88%
OpenCart 3102 0.74%
GoDaddy Online Store 2189 0.52%
1C-Bitrix 1404 0.33%
Shoper 1150 0.27%
Shopware 1638 0.39%
nopCommerce 1049 0.25%
Lightspeed eCom 923 0.22%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 22.0% of all stores (69,645 stores) , followed by Electronics & Technology (17.7%) and Health & Beauty (13.1%) .

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 22.0%

69,645 stores

Electronics & Technology 17.7%

56,108 stores

Health & Beauty 13.1%

41,528 stores

Food & Beverages 6.6%

20,893 stores

Home & Garden 5.4%

16,933 stores

Jewelry & Watches 5.2%

16,486 stores

Vehicles & Parts 5.0%

15,811 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 4.8%

15,110 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 4.1%

13,016 stores

Business & Industrial 4.1%

12,986 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 UPS store categories (January 2026)
Distribution of categories in UPS e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 69645 22.01%
Electronics & Technology 56108 17.73%
Health & Beauty 41528 13.12%
Food & Beverages 20893 6.60%
Home & Garden 16933 5.35%
Jewelry & Watches 16486 5.21%
Vehicles & Parts 15811 5.00%
Furniture & Home Decor 15110 4.78%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 13016 4.11%
Business & Industrial 12986 4.10%
Arts & Entertainment 10319 3.26%
Tools & Hardware 8701 2.75%
Gifts & Special Occasions 8202 2.59%
Pets & Pet Supplies 5726 1.81%
Toys & Games 4957 1.57%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 28.0% among AI-verified physical stores (100,635 stores) , followed by American Express (16.0%) and MasterCard (13.9%) .

Base: 218,396 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (46.8% 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 28.0%

100,635 stores

57,659 stores

50,059 stores

33,054 stores

23,963 stores

18,990 stores

18,879 stores

VISA 4.1%

14,705 stores

Bolt 3.0%

10,851 stores

JCB 2.5%

8,981 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 UPS payment providers (January 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in UPS e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 100635 27.97%
American Express 57659 16.02%
MasterCard 50059 13.91%
Stripe Connect 33054 9.19%
Apple Pay 23963 6.66%
Google Pay 18990 5.28%
Klarna 18879 5.25%
VISA 14705 4.09%
Bolt 10851 3.02%
JCB 8981 2.50%
Amazon Pay 5769 1.60%
Bancontact 4447 1.24%
Paddle 4321 1.20%
SEPA 3889 1.08%
Przelewy24 3634 1.01%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 77,048 new stores were launched in UPS , with the highest activity in 2025-12 (7,618 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2025-12 9.9%

7,618 stores launched

2025-11 10.0%

7,738 stores launched

2025-10 9.5%

7,283 stores launched

2025-09 9.1%

6,981 stores launched

2025-08 11.9%

9,168 stores launched

2025-07 9.3%

7,185 stores launched

2025-06 8.3%

6,380 stores launched

2025-05 7.8%

6,040 stores launched

2025-04 7.3%

5,612 stores launched

2025-03 7.1%

5,508 stores launched

2025-02 6.0%

4,629 stores launched

2025-01 3.8%

2,906 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in UPS (January 2026)
Monthly store launches in UPS over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2025-12 7618 9.89%
2025-11 7738 10.04%
2025-10 7283 9.45%
2025-09 6981 9.06%
2025-08 9168 11.90%
2025-07 7185 9.33%
2025-06 6380 8.28%
2025-05 6040 7.84%
2025-04 5612 7.28%
2025-03 5508 7.15%
2025-02 4629 6.01%
2025-01 2906 3.77%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 389,001 active stores in UPS are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (27 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 0.0%

27 active stores

2025 20.2%

78,549 active stores

2024 9.1%

35,517 active stores

2023 6.5%

25,413 active stores

2022 5.6%

21,875 active stores

2021 6.5%

25,101 active stores

2020 6.5%

25,235 active stores

2019 4.5%

17,472 active stores

2018 4.8%

18,771 active stores

2017 4.2%

16,192 active stores

2016 2.7%

10,314 active stores

2015 2.4%

9,176 active stores

2014 2.6%

10,069 active stores

2013 3.3%

12,736 active stores

2012 2.1%

8,217 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in UPS by original launch year (January 2026)
Active stores in UPS by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 27 0.01%
2025 78549 20.19%
2024 35517 9.13%
2023 25413 6.53%
2022 21875 5.62%
2021 25101 6.45%
2020 25235 6.49%
2019 17472 4.49%
2018 18771 4.83%
2017 16192 4.16%
2016 10314 2.65%
2015 9176 2.36%
2014 10069 2.59%
2013 12736 3.27%
2012 8217 2.11%
2011 8646 2.22%
2010 7108 1.83%
2009 6714 1.73%
2008 5569 1.43%
2007 5279 1.36%
2006 4073 1.05%
2005 3918 1.01%
2004 5013 1.29%
2003 4303 1.11%
2002 3984 1.02%
2001 4550 1.17%
2000 3968 1.02%
1999 4079 1.05%
1998 3179 0.82%
1997 2016 0.52%
1996 1527 0.39%
1995 411 0.11%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 28.2% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (203,010 stores) , followed by Instagram (25.7%) and YouTube (11.6%) .

Base: 288,484 stores with any detectable social profile (61.9% 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 28.2%

203,010 stores

Instagram 25.7%

185,574 stores

YouTube 11.6%

83,575 stores

Twitter 8.7%

62,598 stores

Pinterest 8.3%

60,058 stores

TikTok 6.1%

44,064 stores

LinkedIn 5.7%

40,903 stores

X 3.3%

23,984 stores

WhatsApp 2.1%

15,207 stores

Vimeo 0.3%

2,103 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in UPS (January 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in UPS e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 203010 28.15%
Instagram 185574 25.74%
YouTube 83575 11.59%
Twitter 62598 8.68%
Pinterest 60058 8.33%
TikTok 44064 6.11%
LinkedIn 40903 5.67%
X 23984 3.33%
WhatsApp 15207 2.11%
Vimeo 2103 0.29%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 55.6% (161,496 AI-verified stores) , followed by United Kingdom (5.0%) and Germany (4.8%) .

Base: 290,353 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

161,496 AI-verified stores

14,485 AI-verified stores

14,055 AI-verified stores

12,604 AI-verified stores

China 3.9%

11,205 AI-verified stores

11,161 AI-verified stores

9,700 AI-verified stores

Italy 2.8%

8,183 AI-verified stores

Spain 2.3%

6,704 AI-verified stores

6,249 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using UPS (January 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using UPS
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 161496 55.62%
United Kingdom 14485 4.99%
Germany 14055 4.84%
Canada 12604 4.34%
China 11205 3.86%
France 11161 3.84%
Poland 9700 3.34%
Italy 8183 2.82%
Spain 6704 2.31%
Russia 6249 2.15%
India 5979 2.06%
Netherlands 5569 1.92%
Turkey 3751 1.29%
Australia 2959 1.02%
Hong Kong 2922 1.01%
Mexico 2916 1.00%
Vietnam 2804 0.97%
Iran 2696 0.93%
South Africa 2506 0.86%
Sweden 2409 0.83%

Dataset Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 466.4k 100.00%
Emails 347.2k 74.44%
Phones 99.5k 21.33%
Ecommerce platform 436.9k 93.67%
Couriers 466.4k 100.00%
Payment Providers 218.4k 46.83%
Categories 365.4k 78.35%
Social Media 288.5k 61.86%

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