DPD edges An Post at the top, so Ireland is a two-courier market with everyone else far behind.
Ireland · delivery
Most used couriers in Irish online shops
DPD is the most offered courier among online shops in Ireland, with An Post close behind and UPS, DHL and GLS sharing a distant third tier.
- Online shops
- ~38,000
- Leader
- DPD
- Then
- An Post and UPS
- Advertising now
- ~12,000
September 2026
Fastway ranks below UPS, DHL and GLS, with FedEx last.
More DPD shops advertise than do not, which makes an ads filter cheap on the leader's list.
Couriers ranked by online shops
A shop can offer several couriers.
On WooCommerce shops
On Shopify shops
On Magento shops
What this means
What to do with it.
DPD and An Post split Irish shops with a named courier, and each of the next three is offered by few shops, so a second-courier pitch starts with shops that offer only one of the two leaders. DPD shops run on Shopify first, then WooCommerce, Magento and OpenCart.
Target shops that offer An Post but not DPD, or DPD but not An Post; those are the single-courier shops with room for a second lane.
Reach Irish sellers that offer UPS, DHL or GLS next to DPD or An Post; a second, international courier is the simplest sign of cross-border intent.
Work Shopify shops first, then WooCommerce and Magento, the platform order behind DPD in Ireland, and prioritize shops that advertise, which more DPD shops do than not.
Common questions
- Which courier do most online shops in Ireland offer?
- DPD, offered by ~5,100 Irish online shops. An Post is second with ~4,600.
- How many Irish online shops offer An Post?
- ~4,600 online shops in Ireland offer An Post, the second most common courier in the country.
- Is UPS common in Ireland?
- UPS is the third most common courier in Irish online shops, with ~1,200 shops offering it.
- Can I get the list of Irish 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
- DPD or An Post named on a shop's site does not show which one carries most parcels, and many shops offer both.
- A shop with no identified courier may still deliver; many Irish shops show none.
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