Iran E-commerce Market

Explore 121.2k verified e-commerce stores in the Iran. Compare platforms, categories, PSP/carrier signals, available contacts, and merchant-size segments.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 182.8k with e-commerce signals. 121.2k verified as active stores.

Verified stores
121.2k
active stores with physical delivery
Top platform
WooCommerce
85,131 verified stores
Top payment signal
PayPal
163 stores detected
Top carrier signal
UPS
466 stores detected
Top category
Electronics & Technology
14,735 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: June 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce stores with 70.8% of stores with physical delivery (85,131 stores) , followed by Custom (23.9%) and DigiFi (3.1%) .

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)

85,131 stores

Custom 23.9%

28,778 stores

3,694 stores

1,378 stores

472 stores

GuideCommon 0.3%

337 stores

207 stores

HikaShop 0.1%

110 stores

105 stores

95 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (May 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in Iran
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 85131 70.76%
Custom 28778 23.92%
DigiFi 3694 3.07%
Sazito 1378 1.15%
PrestaShop 472 0.39%
GuideCommon 337 0.28%
OpenCart 207 0.17%
HikaShop 110 0.09%
nopCommerce 105 0.09%
ForoshGostar 95 0.08%
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All Stores Distribution

WooCommerce holds 79.6% share of all Iran e-commerce stores (143,518) , with Custom at 16.0% and DigiFi at 2.1% (May 2026) .

Note: This broader view includes all domains where e-commerce signals were detected, useful for lead generation and competitive analysis. Some may be inactive or non-transactional. For verified active stores, see the default view above.

Top 10 Platforms (All Stores)

143,518 stores

Custom 16.0%

28,778 stores

3,851 stores

1,457 stores

515 stores

GuideCommon 0.8%

1,410 stores

267 stores

HikaShop 0.1%

231 stores

122 stores

107 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (May 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in Iran
Platform Total Stores Percentage
WooCommerce 143518 79.62%
Custom 28778 15.97%
DigiFi 3851 2.14%
Sazito 1457 0.81%
PrestaShop 515 0.29%
GuideCommon 1410 0.78%
OpenCart 267 0.15%
HikaShop 231 0.13%
nopCommerce 122 0.07%
ForoshGostar 107 0.06%

Categories Distribution

Electronics & Technology stores with 14.8% of all stores (14,735 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (14.8%) and Home & Garden (10.4%) .

Base: 99,776 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (82.3% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Electronics & Technology 14.8%

14,735 stores

Health & Beauty 14.8%

14,731 stores

Home & Garden 10.4%

10,348 stores

Food & Beverages 10.0%

9,959 stores

Tools & Hardware 8.4%

8,345 stores

Clothing & Accessories 8.1%

8,062 stores

Business & Industrial 7.6%

7,623 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 7.1%

7,116 stores

Vehicles & Parts 6.0%

6,021 stores

Jewelry & Watches 4.3%

4,246 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Iran store categories (May 2026)
Distribution of categories in Iran e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Electronics & Technology 14735 14.77%
Health & Beauty 14731 14.76%
Home & Garden 10348 10.37%
Food & Beverages 9959 9.98%
Tools & Hardware 8345 8.36%
Clothing & Accessories 8062 8.08%
Business & Industrial 7623 7.64%
Furniture & Home Decor 7116 7.13%
Vehicles & Parts 6021 6.03%
Jewelry & Watches 4246 4.26%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal stores with 29.4% among AI-verified physical stores (163 stores) , followed by Stripe Connect (14.4%) and Bolt (12.3%) .

Base: 364 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (0.3% 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 29.4%

163 stores

80 stores

Bolt 12.3%

68 stores

56 stores

39 stores

38 stores

32 stores

16 stores

14 stores

10 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Iran payment providers (May 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Iran e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 163 29.37%
Stripe Connect 80 14.41%
Bolt 68 12.25%
MasterCard 56 10.09%
BitCoin 39 7.03%
American Express 38 6.85%
Apple Pay 32 5.77%
Google Pay 16 2.88%
Skrill 14 2.52%
Paysafecard 10 1.80%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS stores with 46.2% among AI-verified physical stores (466 stores) , followed by DHL (13.5%) and Hermes (12.2%) .

Base: 846 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (0.7% 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

UPS 46.2%

466 stores

DHL 13.5%

136 stores

Hermes 12.2%

123 stores

FedEx 5.2%

52 stores

USPS 4.7%

47 stores

TNT 4.4%

44 stores

TCS 2.4%

24 stores

GLS 2.0%

20 stores

DPD 1.7%

17 stores

17 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Iran shipping carriers (May 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Iran e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 466 46.23%
DHL 136 13.49%
Hermes 123 12.20%
FedEx 52 5.16%
USPS 47 4.66%
TNT 44 4.37%
TCS 24 2.38%
GLS 20 1.98%
DPD 17 1.69%
Speedy 17 1.69%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 37,430 new stores were launched in Iran , with the highest activity in 2026-04 (2,400 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-04 6.4%

2,400 stores launched

2026-03 1.0%

387 stores launched

2026-02 0.8%

295 stores launched

2026-01 6.7%

2,510 stores launched

2025-12 16.1%

6,014 stores launched

2025-11 15.9%

5,955 stores launched

2025-10 12.6%

4,707 stores launched

2025-09 11.2%

4,203 stores launched

2025-08 10.1%

3,790 stores launched

2025-07 8.9%

3,346 stores launched

2025-06 5.2%

1,943 stores launched

2025-05 5.0%

1,880 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Iran (May 2026)
Monthly store launches in Iran over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-04 2400 6.41%
2026-03 387 1.03%
2026-02 295 0.79%
2026-01 2510 6.71%
2025-12 6014 16.07%
2025-11 5955 15.91%
2025-10 4707 12.58%
2025-09 4203 11.23%
2025-08 3790 10.13%
2025-07 3346 8.94%
2025-06 1943 5.19%
2025-05 1880 5.02%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 120,784 active stores in Iran are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (6,066 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 5.0%

6,066 active stores

2025 35.0%

42,226 active stores

2024 15.8%

19,110 active stores

2023 9.9%

11,980 active stores

2022 6.8%

8,228 active stores

2021 6.1%

7,337 active stores

2020 4.8%

5,792 active stores

2019 3.4%

4,077 active stores

2018 2.6%

3,169 active stores

2017 2.1%

2,564 active stores

2016 1.3%

1,573 active stores

2015 1.3%

1,512 active stores

2014 1.3%

1,622 active stores

2013 1.4%

1,684 active stores

2012 0.7%

889 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Iran by original launch year (May 2026)
Active stores in Iran by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 6066 5.02%
2025 42226 34.96%
2024 19110 15.82%
2023 11980 9.92%
2022 8228 6.81%
2021 7337 6.07%
2020 5792 4.80%
2019 4077 3.38%
2018 3169 2.62%
2017 2564 2.12%
2016 1573 1.30%
2015 1512 1.25%
2014 1622 1.34%
2013 1684 1.39%
2012 889 0.74%

Social Media Usage

Instagram stores with 33.7% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (56,735 stores) , followed by Facebook (15.0%) and LinkedIn (13.5%) .

Base: 73,623 stores with any detectable social profile (60.7% 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 33.7%

56,735 stores

Facebook 15.0%

25,276 stores

LinkedIn 13.5%

22,710 stores

Pinterest 11.8%

19,909 stores

X 8.8%

14,729 stores

WhatsApp 8.0%

13,483 stores

Twitter 6.0%

10,034 stores

YouTube 2.9%

4,869 stores

Telegram 0.1%

237 stores

TikTok 0.1%

211 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Iran (May 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Iran e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 56735 33.73%
Facebook 25276 15.03%
LinkedIn 22710 13.50%
Pinterest 19909 11.84%
X 14729 8.76%
WhatsApp 13483 8.02%
Twitter 10034 5.97%
YouTube 4869 2.89%
Telegram 237 0.14%
TikTok 211 0.13%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 121.2k 100.00%
Emails 55.9k 46.08%
Phones 13.2k 10.93%
Ecommerce platform 121.2k 100.00%
Couriers 846.0 0.70%
Payment Providers 364.0 0.30%
Categories 102.7k 84.71%
Social Media 73.6k 60.74%

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 Iran e-commerce intelligence?

We track 121.2k verified Iran e-commerce stores with 50+ data points per store: e-commerce platform, product counts, categories, payment providers, shipping carriers, technology stack, merchant-size signals, and available business contact fields.

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.

How do I access the data?

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, product category, payment provider, shipping carrier, technology stack, store age, cross-border signals, and merchant-size bands. Some advanced signals are plan-gated, and the same field contract is used by the web app, exports, and API.

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