Whistl Shipping Carrier Usage Database

Explore 171.0 verified e-commerce stores shipping with Whistl. Discover logistics partnerships, geographic reach, and carrier adoption.

Detected across 193.0 domains. 171.0 verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: April 2026

171.0 verified active stores out of 193.0 detected · 88.6% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify leads with 43.5% of stores with physical delivery (74 stores) , followed by Custom (24.1%) and WooCommerce (10.6%) .

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 43.5%

74 stores

Custom 24.1%

41 stores

18 stores

12 stores

10 stores

5 stores

2 stores

1 stores

1 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (March 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in Whistl
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 74 43.53%
Custom 41 24.12%
WooCommerce 18 10.59%
Magento 12 7.06%
BigCommerce 10 5.88%
osCommerce 5 2.94%
Wix eCommerce 2 1.18%
nopCommerce 1 0.59%
GoDaddy Online Store 1 0.59%
Nuvemshop 1 0.59%
Salesforce Commerce Cloud 1 0.59%
ShopGold 1 0.59%
Jumpseller 1 0.59%
Squarespace Commerce 1 0.59%
OpenCart 1 0.59%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 30.1% of all stores (44 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (19.2%) and Pets & Pet Supplies (9.6%) .

Base: 146 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (85.4% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 30.1%

44 stores

Health & Beauty 19.2%

28 stores

Pets & Pet Supplies 9.6%

14 stores

Home & Garden 6.8%

10 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 6.2%

9 stores

Food & Beverages 6.2%

9 stores

Arts & Entertainment 4.8%

7 stores

Books & Media 4.1%

6 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 3.4%

5 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 3.4%

5 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Whistl store categories (March 2026)
Distribution of categories in Whistl e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 44 30.14%
Health & Beauty 28 19.18%
Pets & Pet Supplies 14 9.59%
Home & Garden 10 6.85%
Gifts & Special Occasions 9 6.16%
Food & Beverages 9 6.16%
Arts & Entertainment 7 4.79%
Books & Media 6 4.11%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 5 3.42%
Furniture & Home Decor 5 3.42%
Toys & Games 3 2.05%
Jewelry & Watches 2 1.37%
Baby & Toddler 2 1.37%
Electronics & Technology 1 0.68%
Office Supplies 1 0.68%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 25.8% among AI-verified physical stores (91 stores) , followed by American Express (16.4%) and Apple Pay (13.3%) .

Base: 132 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (68.4% 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 25.8%

91 stores

58 stores

47 stores

43 stores

35 stores

29 stores

20 stores

8 stores

VISA 1.4%

5 stores

Bolt 1.1%

4 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Whistl payment providers (March 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Whistl e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 91 25.78%
American Express 58 16.43%
Apple Pay 47 13.31%
Google Pay 43 12.18%
Klarna 35 9.92%
MasterCard 29 8.22%
Stripe Connect 20 5.67%
Amazon Pay 8 2.27%
VISA 5 1.42%
Bolt 4 1.13%
Braintree 4 1.13%
Bancontact 3 0.85%
TransferWise 2 0.57%
UnionPay 2 0.57%
PayPal Credit 2 0.57%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 13 new stores were launched in Whistl , with the highest activity in 2026-01 (2 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-01 15.4%

2 stores launched

2025-12 7.7%

1 stores launched

2025-11 7.7%

1 stores launched

2025-10 15.4%

2 stores launched

2025-09 15.4%

2 stores launched

2025-08 7.7%

1 stores launched

2025-05 23.1%

3 stores launched

2025-04 7.7%

1 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Whistl (March 2026)
Monthly store launches in Whistl over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-01 2 15.38%
2025-12 1 7.69%
2025-11 1 7.69%
2025-10 2 15.38%
2025-09 2 15.38%
2025-08 1 7.69%
2025-05 3 23.08%
2025-04 1 7.69%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 171 active stores in Whistl are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (2 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 1.2%

2 active stores

2025 7.0%

12 active stores

2024 4.7%

8 active stores

2023 4.7%

8 active stores

2022 7.0%

12 active stores

2021 12.9%

22 active stores

2020 1.2%

2 active stores

2019 4.1%

7 active stores

2018 6.4%

11 active stores

2017 8.8%

15 active stores

2016 2.9%

5 active stores

2015 5.3%

9 active stores

2014 4.1%

7 active stores

2013 5.3%

9 active stores

2012 2.3%

4 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Whistl by original launch year (March 2026)
Active stores in Whistl by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 2 1.17%
2025 12 7.02%
2024 8 4.68%
2023 8 4.68%
2022 12 7.02%
2021 22 12.87%
2020 2 1.17%
2019 7 4.09%
2018 11 6.43%
2017 15 8.77%
2016 5 2.92%
2015 9 5.26%
2014 7 4.09%
2013 9 5.26%
2012 4 2.34%
2011 2 1.17%
2010 3 1.75%
2009 3 1.75%
2007 2 1.17%
2006 2 1.17%
2005 6 3.51%
2004 2 1.17%
2003 1 0.58%
2002 2 1.17%
2001 4 2.34%
2000 4 2.34%
1999 3 1.75%
1998 1 0.58%
1997 1 0.58%
1996 2 1.17%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 25.0% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (115 stores) , followed by Facebook (24.6%) and YouTube (12.8%) .

Base: 135 stores with any detectable social profile (69.9% 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

Instagram 25.0%

115 stores

Facebook 24.6%

113 stores

YouTube 12.8%

59 stores

TikTok 10.4%

48 stores

LinkedIn 8.0%

37 stores

X 6.7%

31 stores

Twitter 6.3%

29 stores

Pinterest 5.2%

24 stores

Vimeo 0.7%

3 stores

WhatsApp 0.2%

1 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Whistl (March 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Whistl e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 115 25.00%
Facebook 113 24.57%
YouTube 59 12.83%
TikTok 48 10.43%
LinkedIn 37 8.04%
X 31 6.74%
Twitter 29 6.30%
Pinterest 24 5.22%
Vimeo 3 0.65%
WhatsApp 1 0.22%

Geographic Distribution

United Kingdom leads with 78.9% (131 AI-verified stores) , followed by United States (5.4%) and Germany (2.4%) .

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

Top 10 Countries

131 AI-verified stores

9 AI-verified stores

4 AI-verified stores

India 1.8%

3 AI-verified stores

2 AI-verified stores

2 AI-verified stores

2 AI-verified stores

2 AI-verified stores

1 AI-verified stores

Spain 0.6%

1 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Whistl (March 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Whistl
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
United Kingdom 131 78.92%
United States 9 5.42%
Germany 4 2.41%
India 3 1.81%
South Africa 2 1.20%
Netherlands 2 1.20%
Cocos (Keeling) Islands 2 1.20%
Canada 2 1.20%
Ireland 1 0.60%
Spain 1 0.60%
Brazil 1 0.60%
France 1 0.60%
Turkey 1 0.60%
Lithuania 1 0.60%
Chile 1 0.60%
Singapore 1 0.60%
Italy 1 0.60%
China 1 0.60%
Denmark 1 0.60%
Vietnam 0 0.00%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 193.0 100.00%
Emails 143.0 74.09%
Phones 64.0 33.16%
Ecommerce platform 179.0 92.75%
Couriers 193.0 100.00%
Payment Providers 132.0 68.39%
Categories 149.0 77.20%
Social Media 135.0 69.95%

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 Whistl e-commerce intelligence?

We track 171.0 verified Whistl 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.

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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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