Saudi Arabia E-commerce Database

Explore 43.0k verified e-commerce stores in the Saudi Arabia. Instant access to technologies, contacts, platforms, and market dynamics.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 57.0k with e-commerce signals. 43.0k verified as active stores.

· · Next full refresh: April 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

YouCan leads with 43.5% of stores with physical delivery (18,071 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (15.7%) and Zid (14.1%) .

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)

YouCan 43.5%

18,071 stores

6,541 stores

Zid 14.1%

5,871 stores

Custom 13.5%

5,614 stores

3,358 stores

1,052 stores

369 stores

197 stores

187 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 Saudi Arabia
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
YouCan 18071 43.48%
WooCommerce 6541 15.74%
Zid 5871 14.13%
Custom 5614 13.51%
Shopify 3358 8.08%
Dropship.sa 1052 2.53%
OpenCart 369 0.89%
ProfAffiliate E-commerce Platform 303 0.73%
Dropify 197 0.47%
Magento 187 0.45%

Categories Distribution

Health & Beauty leads with 30.5% of all stores (9,302 stores) , followed by Clothing & Accessories (17.9%) and Electronics & Technology (12.6%) .

Base: 30,513 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (70.9% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Health & Beauty 30.5%

9,302 stores

Clothing & Accessories 17.9%

5,467 stores

Electronics & Technology 12.6%

3,855 stores

Home & Garden 9.0%

2,746 stores

Food & Beverages 8.9%

2,718 stores

Jewelry & Watches 4.0%

1,215 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 2.8%

846 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 2.6%

794 stores

Books & Media 2.1%

648 stores

Vehicles & Parts 2.0%

599 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Saudi Arabia store categories (March 2026)
Distribution of categories in Saudi Arabia e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Health & Beauty 9302 30.49%
Clothing & Accessories 5467 17.92%
Electronics & Technology 3855 12.63%
Home & Garden 2746 9.00%
Food & Beverages 2718 8.91%
Jewelry & Watches 1215 3.98%
Furniture & Home Decor 846 2.77%
Gifts & Special Occasions 794 2.60%
Books & Media 648 2.12%
Vehicles & Parts 599 1.96%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 587 1.92%
Business & Industrial 586 1.92%
Toys & Games 497 1.63%
Tools & Hardware 399 1.31%
Baby & Toddler 254 0.83%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 81.8% among AI-verified physical stores (15,042 stores) , followed by Apple Pay (8.3%) and MasterCard (2.6%) .

Base: 17,189 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (39.9% 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 81.8%

15,042 stores

1,521 stores

476 stores

Mada 2.0%

364 stores

260 stores

204 stores

196 stores

VISA 0.5%

99 stores

89 stores

Bolt 0.3%

61 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Saudi Arabia payment providers (March 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Saudi Arabia e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 15042 81.77%
Apple Pay 1521 8.27%
MasterCard 476 2.59%
Mada 364 1.98%
STC Pay 260 1.41%
Stripe Connect 204 1.11%
American Express 196 1.07%
VISA 99 0.54%
Google Pay 89 0.48%
Bolt 61 0.33%
BitCoin 22 0.12%
JCB 18 0.10%
Klarna 17 0.09%
AfterPay 14 0.08%
Paytm 13 0.07%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

DHL leads with 29.5% among AI-verified physical stores (349 stores) , followed by Aramex (19.6%) and UPS (18.4%) .

Base: 879 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (2.0% coverage of all stores). Percentages show share of detected carrier instances (stores may use multiple carriers).

Detected from checkout/shipping pages and shipment widgets; cross-border carriers included where visible.

Top 10 Shipping Carriers

DHL 29.5%

349 stores

Aramex 19.6%

232 stores

UPS 18.4%

218 stores

FedEx 7.7%

91 stores

71 stores

USPS 5.4%

64 stores

26 stores

25 stores

TNT 2.0%

24 stores

23 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Saudi Arabia shipping carriers (March 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Saudi Arabia e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
DHL 349 29.48%
Aramex 232 19.59%
UPS 218 18.41%
FedEx 91 7.69%
Hermes 71 6.00%
USPS 64 5.41%
Saudi Post 26 2.20%
SMSA Express 25 2.11%
TNT 24 2.03%
Speedy 23 1.94%
GLS 14 1.18%
ePacket 14 1.18%
ASM 13 1.10%
DPD 12 1.01%
China Post 8 0.68%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 19,250 new stores were launched in Saudi Arabia , with the highest activity in 2026-02 (1,980 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-02 10.3%

1,980 stores launched

2026-01 12.1%

2,338 stores launched

2025-12 9.3%

1,794 stores launched

2025-11 9.2%

1,773 stores launched

2025-10 8.2%

1,576 stores launched

2025-09 7.5%

1,443 stores launched

2025-08 8.7%

1,677 stores launched

2025-07 9.1%

1,758 stores launched

2025-06 7.4%

1,419 stores launched

2025-05 9.4%

1,803 stores launched

2025-04 8.5%

1,645 stores launched

2025-03 0.2%

44 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Saudi Arabia (March 2026)
Monthly store launches in Saudi Arabia over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-02 1980 10.29%
2026-01 2338 12.15%
2025-12 1794 9.32%
2025-11 1773 9.21%
2025-10 1576 8.19%
2025-09 1443 7.50%
2025-08 1677 8.71%
2025-07 1758 9.13%
2025-06 1419 7.37%
2025-05 1803 9.37%
2025-04 1645 8.55%
2025-03 44 0.23%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 42,871 active stores in Saudi Arabia are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (4,331 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 10.1%

4,331 active stores

2025 41.1%

17,618 active stores

2024 14.2%

6,075 active stores

2023 8.4%

3,622 active stores

2022 5.7%

2,426 active stores

2021 5.0%

2,138 active stores

2020 4.5%

1,921 active stores

2019 2.4%

1,008 active stores

2018 1.9%

824 active stores

2017 1.3%

550 active stores

2016 0.7%

281 active stores

2015 0.5%

215 active stores

2014 0.7%

290 active stores

2013 0.9%

403 active stores

2012 0.4%

156 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Saudi Arabia by original launch year (March 2026)
Active stores in Saudi Arabia by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 4331 10.10%
2025 17618 41.10%
2024 6075 14.17%
2023 3622 8.45%
2022 2426 5.66%
2021 2138 4.99%
2020 1921 4.48%
2019 1008 2.35%
2018 824 1.92%
2017 550 1.28%
2016 281 0.66%
2015 215 0.50%
2014 290 0.68%
2013 403 0.94%
2012 156 0.36%
2011 229 0.53%
2010 127 0.30%
2009 95 0.22%
2008 93 0.22%
2007 91 0.21%
2006 53 0.12%
2005 45 0.10%
2004 66 0.15%
2003 63 0.15%
2002 39 0.09%
2001 53 0.12%
2000 27 0.06%
1999 19 0.04%
1998 5 0.01%
1997 4 0.01%
1996 4 0.01%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 29.3% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (15,052 stores) , followed by Facebook (20.4%) and TikTok (17.6%) .

Base: 20,225 stores with any detectable social profile (47.0% 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 29.3%

15,052 stores

Facebook 20.4%

10,457 stores

TikTok 17.6%

9,045 stores

Twitter 9.3%

4,775 stores

WhatsApp 8.4%

4,311 stores

YouTube 4.5%

2,327 stores

X 4.5%

2,292 stores

LinkedIn 3.1%

1,600 stores

Pinterest 2.8%

1,424 stores

Vimeo 0.0%

19 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Saudi Arabia (March 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Saudi Arabia e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 15052 29.34%
Facebook 10457 20.38%
TikTok 9045 17.63%
Twitter 4775 9.31%
WhatsApp 4311 8.40%
YouTube 2327 4.54%
X 2292 4.47%
LinkedIn 1600 3.12%
Pinterest 1424 2.78%
Vimeo 19 0.04%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 43.0k 100.00%
Emails 10.7k 24.80%
Phones 1.9k 4.49%
Ecommerce platform 43.0k 100.00%
Couriers 879.0 2.04%
Payment Providers 17.2k 39.93%
Categories 31.0k 71.91%
Social Media 20.2k 46.99%

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 Saudi Arabia e-commerce intelligence?

We track 43.0k verified Saudi Arabia 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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