UPS Shipping Carrier Usage Database

Explore 368.2k e-commerce stores shipping with UPS. Discover logistics partnerships, geographic reach, and carrier adoption.

· · Next full refresh: December 2025

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify leads with 31.4% of stores with physical delivery (112,267 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (25.3%) and Custom (25.2%) .

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)

Shopify 31.4%

112,267 stores

90,513 stores

Custom 25.2%

89,826 stores

25,283 stores

10,856 stores

8,208 stores

6,455 stores

4,582 stores

2,475 stores

1,759 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (November 2025)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in UPS
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 112267 31.44%
WooCommerce 90513 25.35%
Custom 89826 25.15%
PrestaShop 25283 7.08%
Wix eCommerce 10856 3.04%
Magento 8208 2.30%
BigCommerce 6455 1.81%
Squarespace Commerce 4582 1.28%
OpenCart 2475 0.69%
GoDaddy Online Store 1759 0.49%
Shoper 1133 0.32%
1C-Bitrix 1003 0.28%
Shopware 995 0.28%
Lightspeed eCom 889 0.25%
nopCommerce 876 0.25%

All Stores Distribution

Shopify holds 29.5% share of all UPS e-commerce stores (118,151) , with WooCommerce at 28.3% and Custom at 22.4% (November 2025) .

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 29.5%

118,151 stores

113,433 stores

Custom 22.4%

89,826 stores

27,024 stores

16,921 stores

9,328 stores

7,016 stores

7,678 stores

2,900 stores

1,830 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (November 2025)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in UPS
Platform Total Stores Percentage
Shopify 118151 29.52%
WooCommerce 113433 28.34%
Custom 89826 22.44%
PrestaShop 27024 6.75%
Wix eCommerce 16921 4.23%
Magento 9328 2.33%
BigCommerce 7016 1.75%
Squarespace Commerce 7678 1.92%
OpenCart 2900 0.72%
GoDaddy Online Store 1830 0.46%
Shoper 1193 0.30%
1C-Bitrix 1328 0.33%
Shopware 1664 0.42%
Lightspeed eCom 918 0.23%
nopCommerce 1041 0.26%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 21.8% of all stores (66,560 stores) , followed by Electronics & Technology (18.1%) and Health & Beauty (12.9%) .

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 21.8%

66,560 stores

Electronics & Technology 18.1%

55,118 stores

Health & Beauty 12.9%

39,312 stores

Food & Beverages 6.6%

20,157 stores

Jewelry & Watches 5.3%

16,015 stores

Home & Garden 5.1%

15,686 stores

Vehicles & Parts 5.0%

15,153 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 4.6%

14,012 stores

Business & Industrial 4.3%

13,035 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 4.1%

12,577 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 UPS store categories (November 2025)
Distribution of categories in UPS e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 66560 21.83%
Electronics & Technology 55118 18.08%
Health & Beauty 39312 12.90%
Food & Beverages 20157 6.61%
Jewelry & Watches 16015 5.25%
Home & Garden 15686 5.15%
Vehicles & Parts 15153 4.97%
Furniture & Home Decor 14012 4.60%
Business & Industrial 13035 4.28%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 12577 4.13%
Arts & Entertainment 10436 3.42%
Tools & Hardware 8523 2.80%
Gifts & Special Occasions 8036 2.64%
Pets & Pet Supplies 5457 1.79%
Toys & Games 4785 1.57%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 27.8% among AI-verified physical stores (93,350 stores) , followed by American Express (16.3%) and MasterCard (13.9%) .

Base: 217,547 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (47.9% 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 27.8%

93,350 stores

54,687 stores

46,552 stores

30,083 stores

22,310 stores

17,816 stores

17,621 stores

VISA 4.2%

13,987 stores

Bolt 3.0%

10,106 stores

JCB 2.5%

8,519 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 UPS payment providers (November 2025)
Distribution of payment providers in UPS e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 93350 27.81%
American Express 54687 16.29%
MasterCard 46552 13.87%
Stripe Connect 30083 8.96%
Apple Pay 22310 6.65%
Klarna 17816 5.31%
Google Pay 17621 5.25%
VISA 13987 4.17%
Bolt 10106 3.01%
JCB 8519 2.54%
Amazon Pay 5439 1.62%
Bancontact 4014 1.20%
Paddle 3975 1.18%
SEPA 3777 1.13%
BitCoin 3468 1.03%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 71,838 new stores were launched in UPS , with the highest activity in 2025-10 (7,704 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2025-10 10.7%

7,704 stores launched

2025-09 10.6%

7,597 stores launched

2025-08 14.2%

10,181 stores launched

2025-07 10.2%

7,294 stores launched

2025-06 8.7%

6,241 stores launched

2025-05 8.2%

5,892 stores launched

2025-04 7.7%

5,497 stores launched

2025-03 7.8%

5,580 stores launched

2025-02 6.6%

4,706 stores launched

2025-01 6.8%

4,857 stores launched

2024-12 6.0%

4,315 stores launched

2024-11 2.7%

1,974 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in UPS (November 2025)
Monthly store launches in UPS over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2025-10 7704 10.72%
2025-09 7597 10.58%
2025-08 10181 14.17%
2025-07 7294 10.15%
2025-06 6241 8.69%
2025-05 5892 8.20%
2025-04 5497 7.65%
2025-03 5580 7.77%
2025-02 4706 6.55%
2025-01 4857 6.76%
2024-12 4315 6.01%
2024-11 1974 2.75%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 364,823 active stores in UPS are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2025 (65,727 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2025 18.0%

65,727 active stores

2024 9.3%

34,064 active stores

2023 6.6%

24,245 active stores

2022 5.8%

21,229 active stores

2021 6.6%

24,148 active stores

2020 6.7%

24,306 active stores

2019 4.6%

16,674 active stores

2018 4.9%

17,900 active stores

2017 4.2%

15,242 active stores

2016 2.8%

10,112 active stores

2015 2.5%

8,968 active stores

2014 2.7%

9,831 active stores

2013 3.4%

12,462 active stores

2012 2.2%

7,974 active stores

2011 2.3%

8,456 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in UPS by original launch year (November 2025)
Active stores in UPS by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2025 65727 18.02%
2024 34064 9.34%
2023 24245 6.65%
2022 21229 5.82%
2021 24148 6.62%
2020 24306 6.66%
2019 16674 4.57%
2018 17900 4.91%
2017 15242 4.18%
2016 10112 2.77%
2015 8968 2.46%
2014 9831 2.69%
2013 12462 3.42%
2012 7974 2.19%
2011 8456 2.32%
2010 6924 1.90%
2009 6439 1.76%
2008 5377 1.47%
2007 5103 1.40%
2006 3924 1.08%
2005 3819 1.05%
2004 4886 1.34%
2003 4185 1.15%
2002 3877 1.06%
2001 4392 1.20%
2000 3811 1.04%
1999 3932 1.08%
1998 3044 0.83%
1997 1930 0.53%
1996 1463 0.40%
1995 379 0.10%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 28.1% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (187,431 stores) , followed by Instagram (25.6%) and YouTube (11.4%) .

Base: 275,307 stores with any detectable social profile (60.7% 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 28.1%

187,431 stores

Instagram 25.6%

171,097 stores

YouTube 11.4%

76,290 stores

Twitter 8.8%

58,396 stores

Pinterest 8.4%

55,717 stores

TikTok 5.9%

39,222 stores

LinkedIn 5.5%

36,950 stores

X 3.8%

25,218 stores

WhatsApp 2.2%

14,829 stores

Vimeo 0.3%

2,049 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in UPS (November 2025)
Distribution of social media platforms in UPS e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 187431 28.09%
Instagram 171097 25.64%
YouTube 76290 11.43%
Twitter 58396 8.75%
Pinterest 55717 8.35%
TikTok 39222 5.88%
LinkedIn 36950 5.54%
X 25218 3.78%
WhatsApp 14829 2.22%
Vimeo 2049 0.31%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 55.4% (152,018 AI-verified stores) , followed by Germany (4.9%) and United Kingdom (4.9%) .

Base: 274,471 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

152,018 AI-verified stores

13,541 AI-verified stores

13,456 AI-verified stores

11,930 AI-verified stores

China 4.2%

11,558 AI-verified stores

10,209 AI-verified stores

9,219 AI-verified stores

Italy 2.8%

7,609 AI-verified stores

Spain 2.3%

6,211 AI-verified stores

India 2.1%

5,752 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using UPS (November 2025)
Geographic distribution of stores using UPS
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 152018 55.39%
Germany 13541 4.93%
United Kingdom 13456 4.90%
Canada 11930 4.35%
China 11558 4.21%
France 10209 3.72%
Poland 9219 3.36%
Italy 7609 2.77%
Spain 6211 2.26%
India 5752 2.10%
Russia 5233 1.91%
Netherlands 5231 1.91%
Iran 3530 1.29%
Turkey 3519 1.28%
Australia 2891 1.05%
Hong Kong 2707 0.99%
Mexico 2665 0.97%
Vietnam 2651 0.97%
South Africa 2271 0.83%
Sweden 2270 0.83%

Dataset Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 453.8k 100.00%
Emails 340.3k 74.98%
Phones 98.2k 21.63%
Ecommerce platform 414.7k 91.39%
Couriers 453.8k 100.00%
Payment Providers 217.5k 47.94%
Categories 352.1k 77.59%
Social Media 275.3k 60.67%

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