USPS Shipping Carrier Usage Database

Explore 202.3k verified e-commerce stores shipping with USPS. Discover logistics partnerships, geographic reach, and carrier adoption.

Detected across 233.3k domains. 202.3k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

Verified stores
202.3k
active stores with physical delivery
Top country
United States
140,736 verified stores
Top payment signal
PayPal
65,093 stores detected
Top category
Health & Beauty
36,412 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: June 2026

202.3k verified active stores out of 233.3k detected · 86.7% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce stores with 36.0% of stores with physical delivery (70,683 stores) , followed by Custom (28.6%) and Shopify (12.4%) .

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)

70,683 stores

Custom 28.6%

56,222 stores

Shopify 12.4%

24,354 stores

16,120 stores

10,727 stores

5,767 stores

3,752 stores

2,414 stores

2,045 stores

1,265 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 USPS
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 70683 35.96%
Custom 56222 28.60%
Shopify 24354 12.39%
Wix eCommerce 16120 8.20%
Squarespace Commerce 10727 5.46%
BigCommerce 5767 2.93%
Magento 3752 1.91%
GoDaddy Online Store 2414 1.23%
Big Cartel 2045 1.04%
OpenCart 1265 0.64%
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All Stores Distribution

WooCommerce holds 36.6% share of all USPS e-commerce stores (78,772) , with Custom at 26.1% and Shopify at 11.5% (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)

78,772 stores

Custom 26.1%

56,222 stores

Shopify 11.5%

24,762 stores

21,210 stores

15,007 stores

5,976 stores

3,888 stores

3,022 stores

2,064 stores

1,297 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (May 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in USPS
Platform Total Stores Percentage
WooCommerce 78772 36.55%
Custom 56222 26.09%
Shopify 24762 11.49%
Wix eCommerce 21210 9.84%
Squarespace Commerce 15007 6.96%
BigCommerce 5976 2.77%
Magento 3888 1.80%
GoDaddy Online Store 3022 1.40%
Big Cartel 2064 0.96%
OpenCart 1297 0.60%

Categories Distribution

Health & Beauty stores with 20.0% of all stores (36,412 stores) , followed by Clothing & Accessories (18.5%) and Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear (11.6%) .

Base: 182,491 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (90.2% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Health & Beauty 20.0%

36,412 stores

Clothing & Accessories 18.5%

33,795 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 11.6%

21,109 stores

Arts & Entertainment 7.7%

14,005 stores

Toys & Games 7.2%

13,221 stores

Food & Beverages 6.1%

11,149 stores

Home & Garden 5.6%

10,183 stores

Jewelry & Watches 4.4%

8,035 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 4.0%

7,296 stores

Electronics & Technology 3.6%

6,550 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 USPS store categories (May 2026)
Distribution of categories in USPS e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Health & Beauty 36412 19.95%
Clothing & Accessories 33795 18.52%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 21109 11.57%
Arts & Entertainment 14005 7.67%
Toys & Games 13221 7.24%
Food & Beverages 11149 6.11%
Home & Garden 10183 5.58%
Jewelry & Watches 8035 4.40%
Gifts & Special Occasions 7296 4.00%
Electronics & Technology 6550 3.59%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal stores with 32.2% among AI-verified physical stores (65,093 stores) , followed by American Express (16.3%) and MasterCard (16.1%) .

Base: 109,723 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 32.2%

65,093 stores

32,862 stores

32,450 stores

24,319 stores

13,350 stores

VISA 3.2%

6,478 stores

5,844 stores

JCB 2.8%

5,713 stores

Bolt 2.6%

5,295 stores

3,140 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 USPS payment providers (May 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in USPS e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 65093 32.20%
American Express 32862 16.25%
MasterCard 32450 16.05%
Stripe Connect 24319 12.03%
Apple Pay 13350 6.60%
VISA 6478 3.20%
Google Pay 5844 2.89%
JCB 5713 2.83%
Bolt 5295 2.62%
Klarna 3140 1.55%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 63,577 new stores were launched in USPS , with the highest activity in 2026-04 (9,316 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-04 14.7%

9,316 stores launched

2026-03 13.0%

8,255 stores launched

2026-02 5.6%

3,550 stores launched

2026-01 8.7%

5,528 stores launched

2025-12 8.7%

5,560 stores launched

2025-11 7.3%

4,614 stores launched

2025-10 6.8%

4,331 stores launched

2025-09 5.9%

3,722 stores launched

2025-08 9.8%

6,256 stores launched

2025-07 6.9%

4,375 stores launched

2025-06 9.4%

5,945 stores launched

2025-05 3.3%

2,125 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in USPS (May 2026)
Monthly store launches in USPS over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-04 9316 14.65%
2026-03 8255 12.98%
2026-02 3550 5.58%
2026-01 5528 8.69%
2025-12 5560 8.75%
2025-11 4614 7.26%
2025-10 4331 6.81%
2025-09 3722 5.85%
2025-08 6256 9.84%
2025-07 4375 6.88%
2025-06 5945 9.35%
2025-05 2125 3.34%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 200,819 active stores in USPS are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (27,214 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 13.6%

27,214 active stores

2025 22.9%

45,901 active stores

2024 8.1%

16,306 active stores

2023 5.5%

11,087 active stores

2022 4.7%

9,538 active stores

2021 5.4%

10,941 active stores

2020 5.3%

10,550 active stores

2019 3.6%

7,291 active stores

2018 3.8%

7,630 active stores

2017 3.3%

6,639 active stores

2016 1.9%

3,754 active stores

2015 1.9%

3,735 active stores

2014 2.0%

4,062 active stores

2013 2.4%

4,905 active stores

2012 1.5%

3,040 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in USPS by original launch year (May 2026)
Active stores in USPS by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 27214 13.55%
2025 45901 22.86%
2024 16306 8.12%
2023 11087 5.52%
2022 9538 4.75%
2021 10941 5.45%
2020 10550 5.25%
2019 7291 3.63%
2018 7630 3.80%
2017 6639 3.31%
2016 3754 1.87%
2015 3735 1.86%
2014 4062 2.02%
2013 4905 2.44%
2012 3040 1.51%

Social Media Usage

Facebook stores with 28.8% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (85,270 stores) , followed by Instagram (28.6%) and YouTube (10.6%) .

Base: 124,939 stores with any detectable social profile (53.5% 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 28.8%

85,270 stores

Instagram 28.6%

84,415 stores

YouTube 10.6%

31,351 stores

Twitter 9.3%

27,495 stores

Pinterest 9.1%

26,981 stores

TikTok 5.9%

17,447 stores

LinkedIn 3.5%

10,420 stores

X 3.4%

9,923 stores

WhatsApp 0.6%

1,769 stores

Reddit 0.2%

546 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in USPS (May 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in USPS e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 85270 28.84%
Instagram 84415 28.56%
YouTube 31351 10.61%
Twitter 27495 9.30%
Pinterest 26981 9.13%
TikTok 17447 5.90%
LinkedIn 10420 3.52%
X 9923 3.36%
WhatsApp 1769 0.60%
Reddit 546 0.18%

Geographic Distribution

United States stores with 82.3% (140,736 AI-verified stores) , followed by United Kingdom (3.2%) and Germany (2.1%) .

Base: 171,025 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

140,736 AI-verified stores

5,527 AI-verified stores

3,657 AI-verified stores

3,464 AI-verified stores

China 2.0%

3,365 AI-verified stores

2,287 AI-verified stores

India 0.9%

1,607 AI-verified stores

Italy 0.9%

1,589 AI-verified stores

1,062 AI-verified stores

Spain 0.6%

1,031 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using USPS (May 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using USPS
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 140736 82.29%
United Kingdom 5527 3.23%
Germany 3657 2.14%
Canada 3464 2.03%
China 3365 1.97%
France 2287 1.34%
India 1607 0.94%
Italy 1589 0.93%
Hong Kong 1062 0.62%
Spain 1031 0.60%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 233.3k 100.00%
Emails 147.0k 62.98%
Phones 41.7k 17.88%
Ecommerce platform 222.3k 95.27%
Couriers 233.3k 100.00%
Payment Providers 109.7k 47.02%
Categories 191.3k 81.99%
Social Media 124.9k 53.54%

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 USPS e-commerce intelligence?

We track 202.3k verified USPS 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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