USPS Shipping Carrier Usage Database

Explore 307.4k e-commerce stores shipping with USPS. Discover logistics partnerships, geographic reach, and carrier adoption.

· · Next full refresh: January 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify leads with 41.6% of stores with physical delivery (126,786 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (24.1%) and Custom (18.9%) .

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 41.6%

126,786 stores

73,283 stores

Custom 18.9%

57,389 stores

16,519 stores

7,797 stores

5,982 stores

4,306 stores

3,505 stores

3,000 stores

2,566 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (December 2025)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in USPS
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 126786 41.65%
WooCommerce 73283 24.07%
Custom 57389 18.85%
Wix eCommerce 16519 5.43%
Squarespace Commerce 7797 2.56%
BigCommerce 5982 1.96%
Magento 4306 1.41%
ShopBase 3505 1.15%
GoDaddy Online Store 3000 0.99%
Big Cartel 2566 0.84%
OpenCart 921 0.30%
Lightspeed eCom 690 0.23%
PrestaShop 676 0.22%
Volusion 571 0.19%
nopCommerce 448 0.15%

All Stores Distribution

Shopify holds 40.4% share of all USPS e-commerce stores (132,071) , with WooCommerce at 24.9% and Custom at 17.5% (December 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 40.4%

132,071 stores

81,615 stores

Custom 17.5%

57,389 stores

21,235 stores

10,675 stores

6,323 stores

4,559 stores

3,598 stores

3,381 stores

2,839 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (December 2025)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in USPS
Platform Total Stores Percentage
Shopify 132071 40.37%
WooCommerce 81615 24.94%
Custom 57389 17.54%
Wix eCommerce 21235 6.49%
Squarespace Commerce 10675 3.26%
BigCommerce 6323 1.93%
Magento 4559 1.39%
ShopBase 3598 1.10%
GoDaddy Online Store 3381 1.03%
Big Cartel 2839 0.87%
OpenCart 978 0.30%
Lightspeed eCom 699 0.21%
PrestaShop 710 0.22%
Volusion 615 0.19%
nopCommerce 499 0.15%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 29.7% of all stores (69,765 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (18.2%) and Jewelry & Watches (8.3%) .

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 29.7%

69,765 stores

Health & Beauty 18.2%

42,579 stores

Jewelry & Watches 8.3%

19,353 stores

Arts & Entertainment 6.4%

15,109 stores

Food & Beverages 5.3%

12,512 stores

Home & Garden 5.1%

12,020 stores

Electronics & Technology 4.9%

11,608 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 3.9%

9,067 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 3.7%

8,702 stores

Vehicles & Parts 3.5%

8,284 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 USPS store categories (December 2025)
Distribution of categories in USPS e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 69765 29.75%
Health & Beauty 42579 18.15%
Jewelry & Watches 19353 8.25%
Arts & Entertainment 15109 6.44%
Food & Beverages 12512 5.33%
Home & Garden 12020 5.13%
Electronics & Technology 11608 4.95%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 9067 3.87%
Gifts & Special Occasions 8702 3.71%
Vehicles & Parts 8284 3.53%
Furniture & Home Decor 7221 3.08%
Pets & Pet Supplies 6230 2.66%
Toys & Games 4472 1.91%
Tools & Hardware 4258 1.82%
Books & Media 3352 1.43%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 29.0% among AI-verified physical stores (83,283 stores) , followed by American Express (18.9%) and MasterCard (15.0%) .

Base: 154,075 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (44.8% 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 29.0%

83,283 stores

54,426 stores

43,215 stores

32,452 stores

20,182 stores

11,345 stores

VISA 3.0%

8,539 stores

JCB 2.8%

8,050 stores

Bolt 2.7%

7,788 stores

4,761 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 USPS payment providers (December 2025)
Distribution of payment providers in USPS e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 83283 28.99%
American Express 54426 18.95%
MasterCard 43215 15.04%
Stripe Connect 32452 11.30%
Apple Pay 20182 7.03%
Google Pay 11345 3.95%
VISA 8539 2.97%
JCB 8050 2.80%
Bolt 7788 2.71%
Klarna 4761 1.66%
Paddle 3253 1.13%
Affirm 2802 0.98%
Amazon Pay 2789 0.97%
BitCoin 2607 0.91%
Sezzle 1761 0.61%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 75,443 new stores were launched in USPS , with the highest activity in 2025-11 (7,552 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2025-11 10.0%

7,552 stores launched

2025-10 9.3%

6,998 stores launched

2025-09 8.3%

6,267 stores launched

2025-08 11.9%

8,995 stores launched

2025-07 9.3%

7,038 stores launched

2025-06 10.1%

7,613 stores launched

2025-05 8.8%

6,671 stores launched

2025-04 8.4%

6,344 stores launched

2025-03 7.1%

5,328 stores launched

2025-02 6.2%

4,641 stores launched

2025-01 6.7%

5,078 stores launched

2024-12 3.9%

2,918 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in USPS (December 2025)
Monthly store launches in USPS over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2025-11 7552 10.01%
2025-10 6998 9.28%
2025-09 6267 8.31%
2025-08 8995 11.92%
2025-07 7038 9.33%
2025-06 7613 10.09%
2025-05 6671 8.84%
2025-04 6344 8.41%
2025-03 5328 7.06%
2025-02 4641 6.15%
2025-01 5078 6.73%
2024-12 2918 3.87%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 304,086 active stores in USPS are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2025 (72,577 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2025 23.9%

72,577 active stores

2024 9.7%

29,597 active stores

2023 5.9%

18,087 active stores

2022 5.3%

16,110 active stores

2021 6.7%

20,225 active stores

2020 7.0%

21,163 active stores

2019 4.7%

14,380 active stores

2018 4.8%

14,475 active stores

2017 4.0%

12,100 active stores

2016 2.4%

7,428 active stores

2015 2.4%

7,169 active stores

2014 2.6%

7,837 active stores

2013 3.0%

9,251 active stores

2012 1.8%

5,622 active stores

2011 2.1%

6,396 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in USPS by original launch year (December 2025)
Active stores in USPS by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2025 72577 23.87%
2024 29597 9.73%
2023 18087 5.95%
2022 16110 5.30%
2021 20225 6.65%
2020 21163 6.96%
2019 14380 4.73%
2018 14475 4.76%
2017 12100 3.98%
2016 7428 2.44%
2015 7169 2.36%
2014 7837 2.58%
2013 9251 3.04%
2012 5622 1.85%
2011 6396 2.10%
2010 4777 1.57%
2009 4178 1.37%
2008 3446 1.13%
2007 3191 1.05%
2006 2623 0.86%
2005 2609 0.86%
2004 3418 1.12%
2003 2798 0.92%
2002 2470 0.81%
2001 2779 0.91%
2000 2395 0.79%
1999 2545 0.84%
1998 1969 0.65%
1997 1230 0.40%
1996 976 0.32%
1995 265 0.09%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 29.1% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (160,796 stores) , followed by Facebook (28.5%) and YouTube (10.2%) .

Base: 214,173 stores with any detectable social profile (62.3% 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

Instagram 29.1%

160,796 stores

Facebook 28.5%

157,722 stores

YouTube 10.2%

56,585 stores

Pinterest 10.2%

56,164 stores

Twitter 9.3%

51,698 stores

TikTok 7.0%

38,867 stores

LinkedIn 2.6%

14,289 stores

X 2.4%

13,403 stores

WhatsApp 0.4%

2,308 stores

Vimeo 0.2%

1,274 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in USPS (December 2025)
Distribution of social media platforms in USPS e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 160796 29.07%
Facebook 157722 28.52%
YouTube 56585 10.23%
Pinterest 56164 10.15%
Twitter 51698 9.35%
TikTok 38867 7.03%
LinkedIn 14289 2.58%
X 13403 2.42%
WhatsApp 2308 0.42%
Vimeo 1274 0.23%

Geographic Distribution

United States leads with 86.5% (210,107 AI-verified stores) , followed by United Kingdom (2.5%) and Canada (2.5%) .

Base: 242,775 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

210,107 AI-verified stores

6,128 AI-verified stores

6,120 AI-verified stores

China 1.6%

3,914 AI-verified stores

India 0.9%

2,241 AI-verified stores

1,910 AI-verified stores

1,749 AI-verified stores

1,487 AI-verified stores

1,331 AI-verified stores

1,165 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using USPS (December 2025)
Geographic distribution of stores using USPS
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United States 210107 86.54%
United Kingdom 6128 2.52%
Canada 6120 2.52%
China 3914 1.61%
India 2241 0.92%
Hong Kong 1910 0.79%
Australia 1749 0.72%
France 1487 0.61%
Germany 1331 0.55%
South Africa 1165 0.48%
Brazil 961 0.40%
Vietnam 824 0.34%
Netherlands 814 0.34%
Italy 788 0.32%
Japan 692 0.29%
Mexico 592 0.24%
Spain 561 0.23%
Sweden 513 0.21%
Singapore 444 0.18%
Turkey 434 0.18%

Dataset Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 343.9k 100.00%
Emails 248.7k 72.31%
Phones 22.4k 6.52%
Ecommerce platform 330.9k 96.24%
Couriers 343.9k 100.00%
Payment Providers 154.1k 44.81%
Categories 259.9k 75.58%
Social Media 214.2k 62.28%

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