Kuwait E-commerce Database

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· · Next full refresh: December 2025

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify leads with 65.5% of stores with physical delivery (3,052 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (17.2%) and Custom (12.7%) .

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)

Shopify 65.5%

3,052 stores

799 stores

Custom 12.7%

591 stores

64 stores

45 stores

39 stores

34 stores

8 stores

6 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (November 2025)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in Kuwait
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 3052 65.55%
WooCommerce 799 17.16%
Custom 591 12.69%
Magento 64 1.37%
Wix eCommerce 45 0.97%
OpenCart 39 0.84%
nopCommerce 34 0.73%
Salesforce Commerce Cloud 18 0.39%
Botble CMS 8 0.17%
PrestaShop 6 0.13%

All Stores Distribution

Shopify holds 60.9% share of all Kuwait e-commerce stores (3,658) , with WooCommerce at 23.2% and Custom at 9.8% (November 2025) .

Note: This broader distribution includes all stores with e-commerce indicators such as platform detection, shopping cart presence, or payment integration. This liberal approach may include some false positives (e.g., WooCommerce installations used for non-commercial purposes) but provides comprehensive market coverage for lead generation and competitive analysis.

Top 10 Platforms (All Stores)

Shopify 60.9%

3,658 stores

1,391 stores

591 stores

72 stores

172 stores

49 stores

37 stores

10 stores

6 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (November 2025)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in Kuwait
Platform Total Stores Percentage
Shopify 3658 60.93%
WooCommerce 1391 23.17%
Custom 591 9.84%
Magento 72 1.20%
Wix eCommerce 172 2.86%
OpenCart 49 0.82%
nopCommerce 37 0.62%
Salesforce Commerce Cloud 18 0.30%
Botble CMS 10 0.17%
PrestaShop 6 0.10%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 26.0% of all stores (965 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (21.6%) and Food & Beverages (9.9%) .

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 26.0%

965 stores

Health & Beauty 21.6%

803 stores

Food & Beverages 9.9%

366 stores

Electronics & Technology 8.9%

332 stores

Jewelry & Watches 6.4%

236 stores

Home & Garden 5.8%

214 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 4.2%

156 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 3.3%

123 stores

Toys & Games 2.7%

102 stores

Baby & Toddler 2.5%

93 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Kuwait store categories (November 2025)
Distribution of categories in Kuwait e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 965 25.98%
Health & Beauty 803 21.62%
Food & Beverages 366 9.85%
Electronics & Technology 332 8.94%
Jewelry & Watches 236 6.35%
Home & Garden 214 5.76%
Gifts & Special Occasions 156 4.20%
Furniture & Home Decor 123 3.31%
Toys & Games 102 2.75%
Baby & Toddler 93 2.50%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 77 2.07%
Vehicles & Parts 76 2.05%
Arts & Entertainment 63 1.70%
Tools & Hardware 55 1.48%
Pets & Pet Supplies 53 1.43%

Payment Providers Distribution

MasterCard leads with 27.9% among AI-verified physical stores (190 stores) , followed by American Express (14.8%) and Stripe Connect (12.3%) .

Base: 466 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (10.0% 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

190 stores

101 stores

84 stores

PayPal 12.2%

83 stores

81 stores

VISA 7.8%

53 stores

Bolt 4.7%

32 stores

24 stores

15 stores

JCB 0.9%

6 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Kuwait payment providers (November 2025)
Distribution of payment providers in Kuwait e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
MasterCard 190 27.86%
American Express 101 14.81%
Stripe Connect 84 12.32%
PayPal 83 12.17%
Apple Pay 81 11.88%
VISA 53 7.77%
Bolt 32 4.69%
Paddle 24 3.52%
Google Pay 15 2.20%
JCB 6 0.88%
Mada 5 0.73%
Razorpay 3 0.44%
STC Pay 2 0.29%
BitCoin 2 0.29%
Mollie 1 0.15%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

DHL leads with 43.0% among AI-verified physical stores (190 stores) , followed by Aramex (15.6%) and UPS (12.7%) .

Base: 297 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (6.4% 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

DHL 43.0%

190 stores

Aramex 15.6%

69 stores

UPS 12.7%

56 stores

FedEx 11.8%

52 stores

20 stores

USPS 3.8%

17 stores

TNT 2.0%

9 stores

6 stores

6 stores

5 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Kuwait shipping carriers (November 2025)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Kuwait e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
DHL 190 42.99%
Aramex 69 15.61%
UPS 56 12.67%
FedEx 52 11.76%
Hermes 20 4.52%
USPS 17 3.85%
TNT 9 2.04%
Blue Star 6 1.36%
Speedy 6 1.36%
ePacket 5 1.13%
GLS 5 1.13%
TCS 2 0.45%
Yamato Japan 2 0.45%
JX 2 0.45%
Hong Kong Post 1 0.23%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 1,136 new stores were launched in Kuwait , with the highest activity in 2025-10 (75 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2025-10 6.6%

75 stores launched

2025-09 9.5%

108 stores launched

2025-08 11.4%

129 stores launched

2025-07 11.4%

130 stores launched

2025-06 8.2%

93 stores launched

2025-05 10.4%

118 stores launched

2025-04 9.2%

104 stores launched

2025-03 6.4%

73 stores launched

2025-02 7.3%

83 stores launched

2025-01 8.0%

91 stores launched

2024-12 7.8%

89 stores launched

2024-11 3.8%

43 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Kuwait (November 2025)
Monthly store launches in Kuwait over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2025-10 75 6.60%
2025-09 108 9.51%
2025-08 129 11.36%
2025-07 130 11.44%
2025-06 93 8.19%
2025-05 118 10.39%
2025-04 104 9.15%
2025-03 73 6.43%
2025-02 83 7.31%
2025-01 91 8.01%
2024-12 89 7.83%
2024-11 43 3.79%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 4,644 active stores in Kuwait are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2025 (1,004 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2025 21.6%

1,004 active stores

2024 16.9%

783 active stores

2023 10.3%

479 active stores

2022 8.3%

384 active stores

2021 8.9%

411 active stores

2020 9.5%

443 active stores

2019 4.0%

187 active stores

2018 4.0%

184 active stores

2017 2.9%

135 active stores

2016 1.7%

80 active stores

2015 1.4%

65 active stores

2014 1.4%

67 active stores

2013 1.7%

78 active stores

2012 1.1%

50 active stores

2011 1.2%

57 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Kuwait by original launch year (November 2025)
Active stores in Kuwait by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2025 1004 21.62%
2024 783 16.86%
2023 479 10.31%
2022 384 8.27%
2021 411 8.85%
2020 443 9.54%
2019 187 4.03%
2018 184 3.96%
2017 135 2.91%
2016 80 1.72%
2015 65 1.40%
2014 67 1.44%
2013 78 1.68%
2012 50 1.08%
2011 57 1.23%
2010 40 0.86%
2009 25 0.54%
2008 21 0.45%
2007 22 0.47%
2006 24 0.52%
2005 21 0.45%
2004 20 0.43%
2003 15 0.32%
2002 9 0.19%
2001 17 0.37%
2000 12 0.26%
1999 7 0.15%
1998 3 0.06%
1996 1 0.02%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 41.0% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (3,276 stores) , followed by Facebook (17.6%) and TikTok (13.3%) .

Base: 3,455 stores with any detectable social profile (73.9% 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 41.0%

3,276 stores

Facebook 17.6%

1,411 stores

TikTok 13.3%

1,067 stores

YouTube 7.4%

591 stores

Twitter 6.6%

527 stores

WhatsApp 5.0%

399 stores

X 3.2%

255 stores

Pinterest 3.1%

246 stores

LinkedIn 2.7%

217 stores

Vimeo 0.1%

6 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Kuwait (November 2025)
Distribution of social media platforms in Kuwait e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 3276 40.98%
Facebook 1411 17.65%
TikTok 1067 13.35%
YouTube 591 7.39%
Twitter 527 6.59%
WhatsApp 399 4.99%
X 255 3.19%
Pinterest 246 3.08%
LinkedIn 217 2.71%
Vimeo 6 0.08%

Dataset Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 4.7k 100.00%
Emails 2.5k 52.52%
Phones 1.1k 24.10%
Ecommerce platform 4.7k 100.00%
Couriers 297.0 6.35%
Payment Providers 466.0 9.97%
Categories 3.8k 82.27%
Social Media 3.5k 73.89%

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