USPS Shipping Carrier Usage Database

Explore 198.4k verified e-commerce stores shipping with USPS. Discover logistics partnerships, geographic reach, and carrier adoption.

Detected across 229.4k domains. 198.4k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: May 2026

198.4k verified active stores out of 229.4k detected · 86.5% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 36.9% of stores with physical delivery (70,912 stores) , followed by Custom (27.6%) and Shopify (11.5%) .

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)

70,912 stores

Custom 27.6%

53,126 stores

Shopify 11.5%

22,030 stores

16,373 stores

10,860 stores

5,826 stores

3,726 stores

2,443 stores

2,122 stores

1,703 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (April 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in USPS
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 70912 36.87%
Custom 53126 27.62%
Shopify 22030 11.45%
Wix eCommerce 16373 8.51%
Squarespace Commerce 10860 5.65%
BigCommerce 5826 3.03%
Magento 3726 1.94%
GoDaddy Online Store 2443 1.27%
Big Cartel 2122 1.10%
OpenCart 1703 0.89%
Bluepark 823 0.43%
PrestaShop 716 0.37%
Lightspeed eCom 648 0.34%
Volusion 634 0.33%
nopCommerce 399 0.21%

Categories Distribution

Health & Beauty leads with 20.0% of all stores (35,759 stores) , followed by Clothing & Accessories (18.1%) and Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear (11.7%) .

Base: 179,187 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (90.3% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Health & Beauty 20.0%

35,759 stores

Clothing & Accessories 18.1%

32,412 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 11.7%

20,939 stores

Arts & Entertainment 7.7%

13,858 stores

Toys & Games 7.3%

13,069 stores

Food & Beverages 6.2%

11,108 stores

Home & Garden 5.5%

9,889 stores

Jewelry & Watches 4.5%

7,994 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 4.1%

7,272 stores

Electronics & Technology 3.6%

6,488 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 USPS store categories (April 2026)
Distribution of categories in USPS e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Health & Beauty 35759 19.96%
Clothing & Accessories 32412 18.09%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 20939 11.69%
Arts & Entertainment 13858 7.73%
Toys & Games 13069 7.29%
Food & Beverages 11108 6.20%
Home & Garden 9889 5.52%
Jewelry & Watches 7994 4.46%
Gifts & Special Occasions 7272 4.06%
Electronics & Technology 6488 3.62%
Vehicles & Parts 5886 3.28%
Furniture & Home Decor 4120 2.30%
Business & Industrial 4062 2.27%
Tools & Hardware 3551 1.98%
Pets & Pet Supplies 2780 1.55%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 32.4% among AI-verified physical stores (65,573 stores) , followed by MasterCard (17.1%) and American Express (16.0%) .

Base: 109,526 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (47.8% 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 32.4%

65,573 stores

34,553 stores

32,384 stores

24,027 stores

12,962 stores

VISA 3.1%

6,275 stores

JCB 2.7%

5,481 stores

5,374 stores

Bolt 2.6%

5,323 stores

2,965 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 USPS payment providers (April 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in USPS e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 65573 32.41%
MasterCard 34553 17.08%
American Express 32384 16.01%
Stripe Connect 24027 11.88%
Apple Pay 12962 6.41%
VISA 6275 3.10%
JCB 5481 2.71%
Google Pay 5374 2.66%
Bolt 5323 2.63%
Klarna 2965 1.47%
BitCoin 2360 1.17%
Affirm 1559 0.77%
AliPay 1473 0.73%
Amazon Pay 1228 0.61%
Braintree 764 0.38%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 61,512 new stores were launched in USPS , with the highest activity in 2026-03 (10,239 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-03 16.6%

10,239 stores launched

2026-02 5.9%

3,659 stores launched

2026-01 9.1%

5,585 stores launched

2025-12 9.1%

5,616 stores launched

2025-11 7.6%

4,668 stores launched

2025-10 7.2%

4,400 stores launched

2025-09 6.2%

3,836 stores launched

2025-08 10.2%

6,285 stores launched

2025-07 7.0%

4,311 stores launched

2025-06 9.8%

6,008 stores launched

2025-05 6.8%

4,181 stores launched

2025-04 4.4%

2,724 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in USPS (April 2026)
Monthly store launches in USPS over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-03 10239 16.65%
2026-02 3659 5.95%
2026-01 5585 9.08%
2025-12 5616 9.13%
2025-11 4668 7.59%
2025-10 4400 7.15%
2025-09 3836 6.24%
2025-08 6285 10.22%
2025-07 4311 7.01%
2025-06 6008 9.77%
2025-05 4181 6.80%
2025-04 2724 4.43%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 196,920 active stores in USPS are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (19,673 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 10.0%

19,673 active stores

2025 24.2%

47,562 active stores

2024 8.4%

16,539 active stores

2023 5.8%

11,398 active stores

2022 4.9%

9,655 active stores

2021 5.6%

11,040 active stores

2020 5.5%

10,740 active stores

2019 3.7%

7,382 active stores

2018 4.0%

7,785 active stores

2017 3.4%

6,769 active stores

2016 1.9%

3,829 active stores

2015 1.9%

3,804 active stores

2014 2.1%

4,139 active stores

2013 2.5%

5,021 active stores

2012 1.6%

3,082 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in USPS by original launch year (April 2026)
Active stores in USPS by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 19673 9.99%
2025 47562 24.15%
2024 16539 8.40%
2023 11398 5.79%
2022 9655 4.90%
2021 11040 5.61%
2020 10740 5.45%
2019 7382 3.75%
2018 7785 3.95%
2017 6769 3.44%
2016 3829 1.94%
2015 3804 1.93%
2014 4139 2.10%
2013 5021 2.55%
2012 3082 1.57%
2011 3550 1.80%
2010 2748 1.40%
2009 2412 1.22%
2008 2026 1.03%
2007 1916 0.97%
2006 1630 0.83%
2005 1549 0.79%
2004 1938 0.98%
2003 1685 0.86%
2002 1454 0.74%
2001 1618 0.82%
2000 1515 0.77%
1999 1630 0.83%
1998 1253 0.64%
1997 794 0.40%
1996 623 0.32%
1995 161 0.08%

Social Media Usage

Facebook leads with 29.0% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (84,167 stores) , followed by Instagram (28.6%) and YouTube (10.6%) .

Base: 123,398 stores with any detectable social profile (53.8% 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 29.0%

84,167 stores

Instagram 28.6%

83,010 stores

YouTube 10.6%

30,756 stores

Twitter 9.5%

27,708 stores

Pinterest 9.2%

26,608 stores

TikTok 5.8%

16,785 stores

LinkedIn 3.5%

10,046 stores

X 3.1%

9,099 stores

WhatsApp 0.6%

1,735 stores

Reddit 0.2%

527 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in USPS (April 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in USPS e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Facebook 84167 28.98%
Instagram 83010 28.58%
YouTube 30756 10.59%
Twitter 27708 9.54%
Pinterest 26608 9.16%
TikTok 16785 5.78%
LinkedIn 10046 3.46%
X 9099 3.13%
WhatsApp 1735 0.60%
Reddit 527 0.18%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 84.3% (140,441 AI-verified stores) , followed by United Kingdom (2.9%) and Canada (2.1%) .

Base: 166,552 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

140,441 AI-verified stores

4,786 AI-verified stores

3,464 AI-verified stores

3,404 AI-verified stores

China 1.3%

2,177 AI-verified stores

1,827 AI-verified stores

India 0.9%

1,559 AI-verified stores

Italy 0.8%

1,408 AI-verified stores

949 AI-verified stores

867 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using USPS (April 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using USPS
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 140441 84.32%
United Kingdom 4786 2.87%
Canada 3464 2.08%
Germany 3404 2.04%
China 2177 1.31%
France 1827 1.10%
India 1559 0.94%
Italy 1408 0.85%
Australia 949 0.57%
Hong Kong 867 0.52%
Netherlands 836 0.50%
South Africa 777 0.47%
Brazil 716 0.43%
Japan 632 0.38%
Spain 612 0.37%
Vietnam 551 0.33%
Mexico 437 0.26%
Singapore 418 0.25%
Sweden 348 0.21%
Russia 343 0.21%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 229.4k 100.00%
Emails 143.0k 62.35%
Phones 13.3k 5.80%
Ecommerce platform 218.7k 95.35%
Couriers 229.4k 100.00%
Payment Providers 109.5k 47.75%
Categories 187.9k 81.92%
Social Media 123.4k 53.80%

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 198.4k verified USPS e-commerce stores with 50+ data points per store: e-commerce platform, product counts, categories, payment providers, shipping carriers, estimated traffic, technology stack, and verified business contacts.

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, store size, product category, payment provider, shipping carrier, traffic tier, and more. All filtering is available through both the web app and API.

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