Iraq E-commerce Market

Explore 2.0k verified e-commerce stores in the Iraq. Compare platforms, categories, PSP/carrier signals, available contacts, and merchant-size segments.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 3.6k with e-commerce signals. 2.0k verified as active stores.

Verified stores
2.0k
active stores with physical delivery
Top platform
WooCommerce
890 verified stores
Top payment signal
PayPal
50 stores detected
Top carrier signal
UPS
91 stores detected
Top category
Health & Beauty
484 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: July 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce stores with 46.7% of stores with physical delivery (890 stores) , followed by Custom (25.5%) and Shopify (17.2%) .

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)

890 stores

Custom 25.5%

487 stores

Shopify 17.2%

328 stores

75 stores

Active IT Zone Core 1.7%

32 stores

29 stores

23 stores

20 stores

15 stores

8 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (June 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in Iraq
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 890 46.67%
Custom 487 25.54%
Shopify 328 17.20%
Wix eCommerce 75 3.93%
Active IT Zone Core 32 1.68%
YouCan 29 1.52%
OpenCart 23 1.21%
Magento 20 1.05%
Squarespace Commerce 15 0.79%
PrestaShop 8 0.42%
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All Stores Distribution

WooCommerce holds 62.6% share of all Iraq e-commerce stores (2,173) , with Custom at 14.0% and Shopify at 9.9% (June 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)

2,173 stores

Custom 14.0%

487 stores

344 stores

254 stores

Active IT Zone Core 1.0%

33 stores

29 stores

29 stores

21 stores

89 stores

10 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (June 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in Iraq
Platform Total Stores Percentage
WooCommerce 2173 62.64%
Custom 487 14.04%
Shopify 344 9.92%
Wix eCommerce 254 7.32%
Active IT Zone Core 33 0.95%
YouCan 29 0.84%
OpenCart 29 0.84%
Magento 21 0.61%
Squarespace Commerce 89 2.57%
PrestaShop 10 0.29%

Categories Distribution

Health & Beauty stores with 28.6% of all stores (484 stores) , followed by Electronics & Technology (19.9%) and Clothing & Accessories (11.4%) .

Base: 1,694 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (86.3% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Health & Beauty 28.6%

484 stores

Electronics & Technology 19.9%

337 stores

Clothing & Accessories 11.4%

193 stores

Home & Garden 9.5%

161 stores

Food & Beverages 7.8%

132 stores

Jewelry & Watches 5.0%

85 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 2.7%

46 stores

Tools & Hardware 2.5%

42 stores

Vehicles & Parts 2.4%

41 stores

Business & Industrial 2.3%

39 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Iraq store categories (June 2026)
Distribution of categories in Iraq e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Health & Beauty 484 28.57%
Electronics & Technology 337 19.89%
Clothing & Accessories 193 11.39%
Home & Garden 161 9.50%
Food & Beverages 132 7.79%
Jewelry & Watches 85 5.02%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 46 2.72%
Tools & Hardware 42 2.48%
Vehicles & Parts 41 2.42%
Business & Industrial 39 2.30%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal stores with 37.3% among AI-verified physical stores (50 stores) , followed by MasterCard (20.1%) and American Express (9.0%) .

Base: 96 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (4.9% 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 37.3%

50 stores

27 stores

12 stores

12 stores

Bolt 8.2%

11 stores

VISA 4.5%

6 stores

5 stores

JCB 2.2%

3 stores

2 stores

1 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Iraq payment providers (June 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Iraq e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 50 37.31%
MasterCard 27 20.15%
American Express 12 8.96%
Stripe Connect 12 8.96%
Bolt 11 8.21%
VISA 6 4.48%
Apple Pay 5 3.73%
JCB 3 2.24%
Google Pay 2 1.49%
2Checkout 1 0.75%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS stores with 61.9% among AI-verified physical stores (91 stores) , followed by DHL (15.0%) and Hermes (4.1%) .

Base: 127 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (6.5% 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 61.9%

91 stores

DHL 15.0%

22 stores

6 stores

5 stores

TNT 2.7%

4 stores

3 stores

3 stores

FedEx 2.0%

3 stores

TCS 1.4%

2 stores

ASM 1.4%

2 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Iraq shipping carriers (June 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Iraq e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 91 61.90%
DHL 22 14.97%
Hermes 6 4.08%
Speedy 5 3.40%
TNT 4 2.72%
Aramex 3 2.04%
Blue Star 3 2.04%
FedEx 3 2.04%
TCS 2 1.36%
ASM 2 1.36%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 605 new stores were launched in Iraq , with the highest activity in 2026-05 (38 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-05 6.3%

38 stores launched

2026-04 5.3%

32 stores launched

2026-03 5.6%

34 stores launched

2026-02 7.4%

45 stores launched

2026-01 11.7%

71 stores launched

2025-12 9.8%

59 stores launched

2025-11 11.7%

71 stores launched

2025-10 11.1%

67 stores launched

2025-09 10.6%

64 stores launched

2025-08 8.6%

52 stores launched

2025-07 8.9%

54 stores launched

2025-06 3.0%

18 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Iraq (June 2026)
Monthly store launches in Iraq over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-05 38 6.28%
2026-04 32 5.29%
2026-03 34 5.62%
2026-02 45 7.44%
2026-01 71 11.74%
2025-12 59 9.75%
2025-11 71 11.74%
2025-10 67 11.07%
2025-09 64 10.58%
2025-08 52 8.60%
2025-07 54 8.93%
2025-06 18 2.98%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 1,956 active stores in Iraq are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (222 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 11.3%

222 active stores

2025 30.7%

600 active stores

2024 22.6%

443 active stores

2023 8.5%

167 active stores

2022 5.6%

110 active stores

2021 3.8%

74 active stores

2020 3.7%

72 active stores

2019 2.7%

52 active stores

2018 2.5%

48 active stores

2017 1.9%

38 active stores

2016 0.8%

16 active stores

2015 0.7%

14 active stores

2014 0.8%

16 active stores

2013 1.2%

23 active stores

2012 0.4%

8 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Iraq by original launch year (June 2026)
Active stores in Iraq by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 222 11.35%
2025 600 30.67%
2024 443 22.65%
2023 167 8.54%
2022 110 5.62%
2021 74 3.78%
2020 72 3.68%
2019 52 2.66%
2018 48 2.45%
2017 38 1.94%
2016 16 0.82%
2015 14 0.72%
2014 16 0.82%
2013 23 1.18%
2012 8 0.41%

Social Media Usage

Instagram stores with 32.6% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (1,122 stores) , followed by Facebook (31.5%) and TikTok (11.6%) .

Base: 1,306 stores with any detectable social profile (66.6% 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 32.6%

1,122 stores

Facebook 31.5%

1,083 stores

TikTok 11.6%

399 stores

YouTube 7.1%

244 stores

Twitter 4.6%

157 stores

LinkedIn 3.8%

132 stores

WhatsApp 3.5%

122 stores

X 2.6%

91 stores

Pinterest 2.5%

87 stores

Dribbble 0.1%

5 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Iraq (June 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Iraq e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 1122 32.60%
Facebook 1083 31.46%
TikTok 399 11.59%
YouTube 244 7.09%
Twitter 157 4.56%
LinkedIn 132 3.83%
WhatsApp 122 3.54%
X 91 2.64%
Pinterest 87 2.53%
Dribbble 5 0.15%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 2.0k 100.00%
Emails 837.0 42.66%
Phones 787.0 40.11%
Ecommerce platform 2.0k 100.00%
Couriers 127.0 6.47%
Payment Providers 96.0 4.89%
Categories 1.7k 88.07%
Social Media 1.3k 66.56%

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 Iraq e-commerce intelligence?

We track 2.0k verified Iraq 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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