Hermes sits only sixth in Germany, level with UPS and behind GLS and Deutsche Post.
Germany · delivery
Most used couriers in German online shops
DHL is the most offered courier in online shops in Germany, well ahead of DPD in second, with GLS and Deutsche Post level behind.
- Online shops
- ~400,000
- Leader
- DHL
- Then
- DPD and GLS
- Advertising now
- ~94,000
September 2026
FedEx, DB Schenker and TNT each reach few German shops with an identified courier.
A large minority of DHL shops advertise, a first cut for shops with parcel volume to win.
Couriers ranked by online shops
A shop can offer several couriers.
- 01DHL~78,000
- 02DPD~45,000
- 03GLS~24,000
- 04Deutsche Post~24,000
- 05UPS~16,000
- 06Hermes~15,000
- 07FedEx~4,500
- 08DB Schenker~2,200
- 09TNT~1,200
On Shopify shops
On WooCommerce shops
On Shopware shops
What this means
What to do with it.
DHL shops are too many to work as one list in Germany; split them by whether DPD, GLS or Deutsche Post sits beside DHL, and target the shops offering DHL alone for a second courier. DHL shops run on WooCommerce first, then Shopware, Shopify and Gambio.
Target German shops that offer DHL alone and pitch the second courier slot, where DPD leads and GLS, Deutsche Post, UPS and Hermes follow.
Reach DHL shops on WooCommerce first, then Shopware, Shopify and Gambio; Shopware and Gambio make a German-specific shipping integration worth having.
Prioritize DHL shops that advertise, a large minority of the leader's list, and deliver them matched to a company, a platform and a named contact.
Common questions
- Which courier do most online shops in Germany offer?
- DHL, offered by ~78,000 German online shops. DPD is second with ~45,000.
- How many German online shops offer DPD?
- ~45,000 online shops in Germany offer DPD, the second most common courier in the country.
- Is GLS common in Germany?
- GLS is the third most common courier in German online shops, with ~24,000 shops offering it.
- Can I get the list of German online shops by courier?
- Yes. Pick the courier and the cut you want, for example shops that advertise now or sit above a turnover line, and we return the matched companies with the people to reach.
Keep in mind
- A courier named on a shop's site is not always offered at checkout.
- Some shops offer several couriers; the names do not show which one carries most of a shop's parcels.
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