Iran E-commerce Database

Explore 115.1k verified e-commerce stores in the Iran. Instant access to technologies, contacts, platforms, and market dynamics.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 178.1k with e-commerce signals. 115.1k verified as active stores.

· · Next full refresh: April 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 69.2% of stores with physical delivery (79,319 stores) , followed by Custom (21.7%) and DigiFi (4.4%) .

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)

79,319 stores

Custom 21.7%

24,893 stores

5,071 stores

4,241 stores

523 stores

211 stores

187 stores

101 stores

79 stores

72 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 Iran
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 79319 69.16%
Custom 24893 21.70%
DigiFi 5071 4.42%
Sazito 4241 3.70%
PrestaShop 523 0.46%
OpenCart 211 0.18%
nopCommerce 187 0.16%
ForoshGostar 101 0.09%
Shopify 79 0.07%
Magento 72 0.06%

Categories Distribution

Electronics & Technology leads with 17.8% of all stores (18,134 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (17.5%) and Clothing & Accessories (15.5%) .

Base: 102,113 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (88.7% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Electronics & Technology 17.8%

18,134 stores

Health & Beauty 17.5%

17,820 stores

Clothing & Accessories 15.5%

15,800 stores

Home & Garden 9.2%

9,358 stores

Food & Beverages 8.8%

9,007 stores

Vehicles & Parts 5.6%

5,691 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 5.0%

5,154 stores

Tools & Hardware 4.9%

5,035 stores

Jewelry & Watches 4.9%

5,013 stores

Business & Industrial 4.3%

4,416 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Iran store categories (March 2026)
Distribution of categories in Iran e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Electronics & Technology 18134 17.76%
Health & Beauty 17820 17.45%
Clothing & Accessories 15800 15.47%
Home & Garden 9358 9.16%
Food & Beverages 9007 8.82%
Vehicles & Parts 5691 5.57%
Furniture & Home Decor 5154 5.05%
Tools & Hardware 5035 4.93%
Jewelry & Watches 5013 4.91%
Business & Industrial 4416 4.32%
Toys & Games 1638 1.60%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 1552 1.52%
Pets & Pet Supplies 1216 1.19%
Office Supplies 1158 1.13%
Arts & Entertainment 1121 1.10%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 27.6% among AI-verified physical stores (235 stores) , followed by Stripe Connect (17.6%) and MasterCard (13.2%) .

Base: 520 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (0.5% 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 27.6%

235 stores

150 stores

112 stores

Bolt 11.3%

96 stores

59 stores

42 stores

41 stores

23 stores

JCB 2.4%

20 stores

VISA 2.1%

18 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Iran payment providers (March 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Iran e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 235 27.61%
Stripe Connect 150 17.63%
MasterCard 112 13.16%
Bolt 96 11.28%
BitCoin 59 6.93%
Apple Pay 42 4.94%
American Express 41 4.82%
Google Pay 23 2.70%
JCB 20 2.35%
VISA 18 2.12%
Klarna 18 2.12%
Skrill 14 1.65%
LiteCoin 8 0.94%
Paysafecard 8 0.94%
Svea 7 0.82%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS leads with 55.1% among AI-verified physical stores (1,035 stores) , followed by DHL (15.6%) and Hermes (8.9%) .

Base: 1,586 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (1.4% 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 55.1%

1,035 stores

DHL 15.6%

293 stores

168 stores

FedEx 4.5%

84 stores

TNT 2.9%

55 stores

USPS 2.4%

46 stores

TCS 1.9%

36 stores

JX 1.4%

27 stores

GLS 1.4%

27 stores

26 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Iran shipping carriers (March 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Iran e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 1035 55.08%
DHL 293 15.59%
Hermes 168 8.94%
FedEx 84 4.47%
TNT 55 2.93%
USPS 46 2.45%
TCS 36 1.92%
JX 27 1.44%
GLS 27 1.44%
Speedy 26 1.38%
DPD 20 1.06%
BRT 18 0.96%
Royal Mail 16 0.85%
FMX 14 0.75%
ASM 14 0.75%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 42,040 new stores were launched in Iran , with the highest activity in 2026-02 (366 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-02 0.9%

366 stores launched

2026-01 6.2%

2,621 stores launched

2025-12 15.1%

6,341 stores launched

2025-11 14.6%

6,148 stores launched

2025-10 10.7%

4,511 stores launched

2025-09 9.9%

4,165 stores launched

2025-08 9.0%

3,773 stores launched

2025-07 7.9%

3,320 stores launched

2025-06 4.5%

1,908 stores launched

2025-05 8.6%

3,623 stores launched

2025-04 7.6%

3,211 stores launched

2025-03 4.9%

2,053 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Iran (March 2026)
Monthly store launches in Iran over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-02 366 0.87%
2026-01 2621 6.23%
2025-12 6341 15.08%
2025-11 6148 14.62%
2025-10 4511 10.73%
2025-09 4165 9.91%
2025-08 3773 8.97%
2025-07 3320 7.90%
2025-06 1908 4.54%
2025-05 3623 8.62%
2025-04 3211 7.64%
2025-03 2053 4.88%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 114,884 active stores in Iran are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (2,988 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 2.6%

2,988 active stores

2025 37.8%

43,392 active stores

2024 16.6%

19,126 active stores

2023 9.9%

11,367 active stores

2022 6.6%

7,580 active stores

2021 5.8%

6,667 active stores

2020 4.6%

5,231 active stores

2019 3.2%

3,687 active stores

2018 2.5%

2,865 active stores

2017 2.1%

2,397 active stores

2016 1.3%

1,478 active stores

2015 1.2%

1,396 active stores

2014 1.3%

1,494 active stores

2013 1.3%

1,548 active stores

2012 0.7%

826 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Iran by original launch year (March 2026)
Active stores in Iran by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 2988 2.60%
2025 43392 37.77%
2024 19126 16.65%
2023 11367 9.89%
2022 7580 6.60%
2021 6667 5.80%
2020 5231 4.55%
2019 3687 3.21%
2018 2865 2.49%
2017 2397 2.09%
2016 1478 1.29%
2015 1396 1.22%
2014 1494 1.30%
2013 1548 1.35%
2012 826 0.72%
2011 724 0.63%
2010 506 0.44%
2009 365 0.32%
2008 279 0.24%
2007 266 0.23%
2006 127 0.11%
2005 110 0.10%
2004 168 0.15%
2003 95 0.08%
2002 82 0.07%
2001 70 0.06%
2000 28 0.02%
1999 12 0.01%
1998 7 0.01%
1996 2 0.00%
1995 1 0.00%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 34.6% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (55,555 stores) , followed by Facebook (14.8%) and LinkedIn (13.3%) .

Base: 71,480 stores with any detectable social profile (62.1% 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 34.6%

55,555 stores

Facebook 14.8%

23,754 stores

LinkedIn 13.3%

21,277 stores

Pinterest 11.9%

19,069 stores

X 8.9%

14,257 stores

WhatsApp 7.7%

12,395 stores

Twitter 5.7%

9,143 stores

YouTube 2.9%

4,619 stores

TikTok 0.1%

207 stores

Telegram 0.1%

205 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Iran (March 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Iran e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 55555 34.62%
Facebook 23754 14.80%
LinkedIn 21277 13.26%
Pinterest 19069 11.88%
X 14257 8.88%
WhatsApp 12395 7.72%
Twitter 9143 5.70%
YouTube 4619 2.88%
TikTok 207 0.13%
Telegram 205 0.13%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 115.1k 100.00%
Emails 51.4k 44.65%
Phones 9.9k 8.60%
Ecommerce platform 115.1k 100.00%
Couriers 1.6k 1.38%
Payment Providers 520.0 0.45%
Categories 104.7k 90.96%
Social Media 71.5k 62.08%

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 115.1k 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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