Qatar E-commerce Database

Explore 3.8k verified e-commerce stores in the Qatar. Instant access to technologies, contacts, platforms, and market dynamics.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 5.4k with e-commerce signals. 3.8k verified as active stores.

· · Next full refresh: April 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify leads with 45.8% of stores with physical delivery (1,710 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (36.4%) and Custom (11.6%) .

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)

Shopify 45.8%

1,710 stores

1,358 stores

Custom 11.6%

432 stores

71 stores

55 stores

55 stores

17 stores

14 stores

10 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 Qatar
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 1710 45.83%
WooCommerce 1358 36.40%
Custom 432 11.58%
Wix eCommerce 71 1.90%
Magento 55 1.47%
YouCan 55 1.47%
PrestaShop 17 0.46%
OpenCart 14 0.38%
Botble CMS 10 0.27%
Salesforce Commerce Cloud 9 0.24%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 22.6% of all stores (679 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (21.1%) and Electronics & Technology (12.8%) .

Base: 3,002 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (79.8% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 22.6%

679 stores

Health & Beauty 21.1%

633 stores

Electronics & Technology 12.8%

385 stores

Food & Beverages 9.9%

298 stores

Jewelry & Watches 7.3%

219 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 5.2%

155 stores

Home & Garden 4.9%

146 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 4.0%

121 stores

Baby & Toddler 2.0%

61 stores

Vehicles & Parts 2.0%

59 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Qatar store categories (March 2026)
Distribution of categories in Qatar e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 679 22.62%
Health & Beauty 633 21.09%
Electronics & Technology 385 12.82%
Food & Beverages 298 9.93%
Jewelry & Watches 219 7.30%
Gifts & Special Occasions 155 5.16%
Home & Garden 146 4.86%
Furniture & Home Decor 121 4.03%
Baby & Toddler 61 2.03%
Vehicles & Parts 59 1.97%
Pets & Pet Supplies 57 1.90%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 57 1.90%
Toys & Games 55 1.83%
Arts & Entertainment 42 1.40%
Office Supplies 35 1.17%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 26.0% among AI-verified physical stores (169 stores) , followed by MasterCard (16.9%) and Apple Pay (13.7%) .

Base: 409 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (10.9% 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 26.0%

169 stores

110 stores

89 stores

81 stores

70 stores

46 stores

Bolt 5.2%

34 stores

VISA 4.5%

29 stores

JCB 0.9%

6 stores

Mada 0.9%

6 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Qatar payment providers (March 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Qatar e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 169 25.96%
MasterCard 110 16.90%
Apple Pay 89 13.67%
American Express 81 12.44%
Stripe Connect 70 10.75%
Google Pay 46 7.07%
Bolt 34 5.22%
VISA 29 4.45%
JCB 6 0.92%
Mada 6 0.92%
Paysafecard 3 0.46%
Affirm 2 0.31%
STC Pay 2 0.31%
UnionPay 2 0.31%
BitCoin 2 0.31%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

DHL leads with 31.0% among AI-verified physical stores (96 stores) , followed by UPS (20.0%) and Aramex (12.9%) .

Base: 221 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (5.9% 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 31.0%

96 stores

UPS 20.0%

62 stores

Aramex 12.9%

40 stores

FedEx 8.1%

25 stores

25 stores

21 stores

USPS 6.1%

19 stores

TNT 1.6%

5 stores

DPD 1.6%

5 stores

GLS 1.3%

4 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Qatar shipping carriers (March 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Qatar e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
DHL 96 30.97%
UPS 62 20.00%
Aramex 40 12.90%
FedEx 25 8.06%
Hermes 25 8.06%
Speedy 21 6.77%
USPS 19 6.13%
TNT 5 1.61%
DPD 5 1.61%
GLS 4 1.29%
ePacket 2 0.65%
TCS 2 0.65%
Blue Star 2 0.65%
SMSA Express 1 0.32%
Royal Mail 1 0.32%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 1,174 new stores were launched in Qatar , with the highest activity in 2026-02 (53 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-02 4.5%

53 stores launched

2026-01 13.0%

153 stores launched

2025-12 11.4%

134 stores launched

2025-11 11.1%

130 stores launched

2025-10 9.1%

107 stores launched

2025-09 8.1%

95 stores launched

2025-08 8.8%

103 stores launched

2025-07 7.2%

85 stores launched

2025-06 6.9%

81 stores launched

2025-05 8.5%

100 stores launched

2025-04 5.9%

69 stores launched

2025-03 5.5%

64 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Qatar (March 2026)
Monthly store launches in Qatar over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-02 53 4.51%
2026-01 153 13.03%
2025-12 134 11.41%
2025-11 130 11.07%
2025-10 107 9.11%
2025-09 95 8.09%
2025-08 103 8.77%
2025-07 85 7.24%
2025-06 81 6.90%
2025-05 100 8.52%
2025-04 69 5.88%
2025-03 64 5.45%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 3,732 active stores in Qatar are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (207 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 5.5%

207 active stores

2025 29.6%

1,103 active stores

2024 16.3%

609 active stores

2023 11.1%

414 active stores

2022 7.0%

260 active stores

2021 6.8%

253 active stores

2020 7.4%

277 active stores

2019 3.6%

133 active stores

2018 3.1%

116 active stores

2017 2.3%

86 active stores

2016 1.2%

44 active stores

2015 0.8%

28 active stores

2014 1.1%

41 active stores

2013 1.2%

45 active stores

2012 0.5%

17 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Qatar by original launch year (March 2026)
Active stores in Qatar by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 207 5.55%
2025 1103 29.56%
2024 609 16.32%
2023 414 11.09%
2022 260 6.97%
2021 253 6.78%
2020 277 7.42%
2019 133 3.56%
2018 116 3.11%
2017 86 2.30%
2016 44 1.18%
2015 28 0.75%
2014 41 1.10%
2013 45 1.21%
2012 17 0.46%
2011 22 0.59%
2010 16 0.43%
2009 6 0.16%
2008 9 0.24%
2007 7 0.19%
2006 2 0.05%
2005 4 0.11%
2004 8 0.21%
2003 6 0.16%
2002 4 0.11%
2001 5 0.13%
2000 3 0.08%
1999 2 0.05%
1998 3 0.08%
1997 1 0.03%
1995 1 0.03%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 34.5% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (2,423 stores) , followed by Facebook (23.4%) and TikTok (11.4%) .

Base: 2,641 stores with any detectable social profile (70.2% 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 34.5%

2,423 stores

Facebook 23.4%

1,640 stores

TikTok 11.4%

801 stores

YouTube 6.8%

481 stores

Twitter 6.3%

445 stores

LinkedIn 5.2%

365 stores

WhatsApp 4.9%

344 stores

Pinterest 4.1%

289 stores

X 3.3%

229 stores

Vimeo 0.1%

6 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Qatar (March 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Qatar e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 2423 34.50%
Facebook 1640 23.35%
TikTok 801 11.41%
YouTube 481 6.85%
Twitter 445 6.34%
LinkedIn 365 5.20%
WhatsApp 344 4.90%
Pinterest 289 4.12%
X 229 3.26%
Vimeo 6 0.09%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 3.8k 100.00%
Emails 2.2k 57.26%
Phones 698.0 18.55%
Ecommerce platform 3.8k 100.00%
Couriers 221.0 5.87%
Payment Providers 409.0 10.87%
Categories 3.1k 81.95%
Social Media 2.6k 70.20%

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 Qatar e-commerce intelligence?

We track 3.8k verified Qatar 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.

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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 →

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