Iran E-commerce Database

Explore 120.8k verified e-commerce stores in the Iran. Instant access to technologies, contacts, platforms, and market dynamics.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 179.5k with e-commerce signals. 120.8k verified as active stores.

· · Next full refresh: May 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 68.0% of stores with physical delivery (81,563 stores) , followed by Custom (23.1%) and DigiFi (4.6%) .

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)

81,563 stores

Custom 23.1%

27,652 stores

5,544 stores

3,868 stores

436 stores

344 stores

199 stores

144 stores

112 stores

101 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (April 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in Iran
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 81563 67.99%
Custom 27652 23.05%
DigiFi 5544 4.62%
Sazito 3868 3.22%
PrestaShop 436 0.36%
GuideCommon 344 0.29%
OpenCart 199 0.17%
nopCommerce 144 0.12%
HikaShop 112 0.09%
ForoshGostar 101 0.08%

Categories Distribution

Health & Beauty leads with 15.0% of all stores (14,855 stores) , followed by Electronics & Technology (14.4%) and Home & Garden (10.3%) .

Base: 99,169 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (82.1% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Health & Beauty 15.0%

14,855 stores

Electronics & Technology 14.4%

14,302 stores

Home & Garden 10.3%

10,245 stores

Food & Beverages 10.0%

9,910 stores

Tools & Hardware 8.3%

8,228 stores

Clothing & Accessories 8.3%

8,182 stores

Business & Industrial 7.4%

7,361 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 7.1%

7,038 stores

Vehicles & Parts 6.0%

5,963 stores

Jewelry & Watches 4.4%

4,406 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Iran store categories (April 2026)
Distribution of categories in Iran e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Health & Beauty 14855 14.98%
Electronics & Technology 14302 14.42%
Home & Garden 10245 10.33%
Food & Beverages 9910 9.99%
Tools & Hardware 8228 8.30%
Clothing & Accessories 8182 8.25%
Business & Industrial 7361 7.42%
Furniture & Home Decor 7038 7.10%
Vehicles & Parts 5963 6.01%
Jewelry & Watches 4406 4.44%
Toys & Games 2281 2.30%
Books & Media 1939 1.96%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 1667 1.68%
Office Supplies 1424 1.44%
Arts & Entertainment 1368 1.38%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 28.1% among AI-verified physical stores (170 stores) , followed by Stripe Connect (14.2%) and Bolt (12.6%) .

Base: 393 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 28.1%

170 stores

86 stores

Bolt 12.6%

76 stores

57 stores

45 stores

36 stores

35 stores

19 stores

16 stores

15 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Iran payment providers (April 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Iran e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 170 28.10%
Stripe Connect 86 14.21%
Bolt 76 12.56%
MasterCard 57 9.42%
BitCoin 45 7.44%
American Express 36 5.95%
Apple Pay 35 5.79%
Google Pay 19 3.14%
Skrill 16 2.64%
Klarna 15 2.48%
Paysafecard 14 2.31%
VISA 14 2.31%
JCB 10 1.65%
LiteCoin 7 1.16%
Svea 5 0.83%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS leads with 46.9% among AI-verified physical stores (492 stores) , followed by DHL (13.6%) and Hermes (11.8%) .

Base: 889 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 46.9%

492 stores

DHL 13.6%

143 stores

Hermes 11.8%

124 stores

FedEx 5.4%

57 stores

USPS 4.6%

48 stores

TNT 4.0%

42 stores

TCS 2.1%

22 stores

GLS 2.0%

21 stores

DPD 1.9%

20 stores

18 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Iran shipping carriers (April 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Iran e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 492 46.86%
DHL 143 13.62%
Hermes 124 11.81%
FedEx 57 5.43%
USPS 48 4.57%
TNT 42 4.00%
TCS 22 2.10%
GLS 21 2.00%
DPD 20 1.90%
Speedy 18 1.71%
Royal Mail 17 1.62%
JX 14 1.33%
BRT 13 1.24%
FMX 11 1.05%
Aramex 8 0.76%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 40,946 new stores were launched in Iran , with the highest activity in 2026-03 (399 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-03 1.0%

399 stores launched

2026-02 0.8%

348 stores launched

2026-01 7.0%

2,878 stores launched

2025-12 15.4%

6,311 stores launched

2025-11 15.1%

6,197 stores launched

2025-10 12.0%

4,923 stores launched

2025-09 11.0%

4,487 stores launched

2025-08 9.7%

3,963 stores launched

2025-07 8.7%

3,552 stores launched

2025-06 5.0%

2,031 stores launched

2025-05 9.4%

3,848 stores launched

2025-04 4.9%

2,009 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Iran (April 2026)
Monthly store launches in Iran over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-03 399 0.97%
2026-02 348 0.85%
2026-01 2878 7.03%
2025-12 6311 15.41%
2025-11 6197 15.13%
2025-10 4923 12.02%
2025-09 4487 10.96%
2025-08 3963 9.68%
2025-07 3552 8.67%
2025-06 2031 4.96%
2025-05 3848 9.40%
2025-04 2009 4.91%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 120,392 active stores in Iran are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (3,625 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 3.0%

3,625 active stores

2025 37.5%

45,161 active stores

2024 16.7%

20,098 active stores

2023 9.9%

11,901 active stores

2022 6.5%

7,808 active stores

2021 5.7%

6,892 active stores

2020 4.5%

5,449 active stores

2019 3.2%

3,889 active stores

2018 2.5%

3,033 active stores

2017 2.1%

2,522 active stores

2016 1.3%

1,523 active stores

2015 1.2%

1,479 active stores

2014 1.3%

1,572 active stores

2013 1.4%

1,637 active stores

2012 0.7%

847 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Iran by original launch year (April 2026)
Active stores in Iran by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 3625 3.01%
2025 45161 37.51%
2024 20098 16.69%
2023 11901 9.89%
2022 7808 6.49%
2021 6892 5.72%
2020 5449 4.53%
2019 3889 3.23%
2018 3033 2.52%
2017 2522 2.09%
2016 1523 1.27%
2015 1479 1.23%
2014 1572 1.31%
2013 1637 1.36%
2012 847 0.70%
2011 743 0.62%
2010 529 0.44%
2009 398 0.33%
2008 269 0.22%
2007 282 0.23%
2006 125 0.10%
2005 111 0.09%
2004 189 0.16%
2003 106 0.09%
2002 83 0.07%
2001 73 0.06%
2000 27 0.02%
1999 9 0.01%
1998 8 0.01%
1997 1 0.00%
1996 2 0.00%
1995 1 0.00%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 34.9% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (57,896 stores) , followed by Facebook (14.8%) and LinkedIn (13.3%) .

Base: 74,202 stores with any detectable social profile (61.4% 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 34.9%

57,896 stores

Facebook 14.8%

24,630 stores

LinkedIn 13.3%

22,137 stores

Pinterest 11.6%

19,261 stores

X 8.6%

14,269 stores

WhatsApp 7.7%

12,824 stores

Twitter 5.9%

9,853 stores

YouTube 2.8%

4,710 stores

Telegram 0.1%

230 stores

TikTok 0.1%

227 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Iran (April 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Iran e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 57896 34.87%
Facebook 24630 14.83%
LinkedIn 22137 13.33%
Pinterest 19261 11.60%
X 14269 8.59%
WhatsApp 12824 7.72%
Twitter 9853 5.93%
YouTube 4710 2.84%
Telegram 230 0.14%
TikTok 227 0.14%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 120.8k 100.00%
Emails 53.7k 44.41%
Phones 10.3k 8.50%
Ecommerce platform 120.8k 100.00%
Couriers 889.0 0.74%
Payment Providers 393.0 0.33%
Categories 102.1k 84.50%
Social Media 74.2k 61.41%

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 120.8k verified Iran 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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