Qatar E-commerce Market

Explore 4.0k verified e-commerce stores in the Qatar. Compare platforms, categories, PSP/carrier signals, available contacts, and merchant-size segments.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 6.3k with e-commerce signals. 4.0k verified as active stores.

Verified stores
4.0k
active stores with physical delivery
Top platform
Shopify
1,691 verified stores
Top payment signal
PayPal
124 stores detected
Top carrier signal
UPS
54 stores detected
Top category
Health & Beauty
1,017 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: June 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify stores with 43.9% of stores with physical delivery (1,691 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (35.9%) and Custom (14.3%) .

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 43.9%

1,691 stores

1,384 stores

Custom 14.3%

549 stores

72 stores

46 stores

44 stores

Active IT Zone Core 0.4%

17 stores

17 stores

16 stores

Zid 0.4%

16 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (May 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in Qatar
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 1691 43.90%
WooCommerce 1384 35.93%
Custom 549 14.25%
Wix eCommerce 72 1.87%
Magento 46 1.19%
YouCan 44 1.14%
Active IT Zone Core 17 0.44%
OpenCart 17 0.44%
PrestaShop 16 0.42%
Zid 16 0.42%
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All Stores Distribution

Shopify holds 29.6% share of all Qatar e-commerce stores (1,784) , with WooCommerce at 54.1% and Custom at 9.1% (May 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)

Shopify 29.6%

1,784 stores

3,261 stores

549 stores

277 stores

48 stores

44 stores

Active IT Zone Core 0.3%

18 stores

19 stores

17 stores

Zid 0.3%

16 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (May 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in Qatar
Platform Total Stores Percentage
Shopify 1784 29.57%
WooCommerce 3261 54.05%
Custom 549 9.10%
Wix eCommerce 277 4.59%
Magento 48 0.80%
YouCan 44 0.73%
Active IT Zone Core 18 0.30%
OpenCart 19 0.31%
PrestaShop 17 0.28%
Zid 16 0.27%

Categories Distribution

Health & Beauty stores with 28.8% of all stores (1,017 stores) , followed by Clothing & Accessories (20.8%) and Food & Beverages (9.6%) .

Base: 3,529 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (89.2% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Health & Beauty 28.8%

1,017 stores

Clothing & Accessories 20.8%

734 stores

Food & Beverages 9.6%

340 stores

Electronics & Technology 8.9%

313 stores

Home & Garden 5.4%

189 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 5.2%

182 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 3.8%

134 stores

Jewelry & Watches 3.6%

127 stores

Toys & Games 3.1%

110 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 2.5%

88 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Qatar store categories (May 2026)
Distribution of categories in Qatar e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Health & Beauty 1017 28.82%
Clothing & Accessories 734 20.80%
Food & Beverages 340 9.63%
Electronics & Technology 313 8.87%
Home & Garden 189 5.36%
Gifts & Special Occasions 182 5.16%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 134 3.80%
Jewelry & Watches 127 3.60%
Toys & Games 110 3.12%
Furniture & Home Decor 88 2.49%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal stores with 26.5% among AI-verified physical stores (124 stores) , followed by MasterCard (18.2%) and Apple Pay (13.5%) .

Base: 300 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (7.6% 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 26.5%

124 stores

85 stores

63 stores

56 stores

40 stores

34 stores

Bolt 5.3%

25 stores

VISA 3.6%

17 stores

Mada 1.3%

6 stores

4 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Qatar payment providers (May 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Qatar e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 124 26.50%
MasterCard 85 18.16%
Apple Pay 63 13.46%
Stripe Connect 56 11.97%
American Express 40 8.55%
Google Pay 34 7.26%
Bolt 25 5.34%
VISA 17 3.63%
Mada 6 1.28%
BitCoin 4 0.85%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

UPS stores with 26.1% among AI-verified physical stores (54 stores) , followed by DHL (26.1%) and FedEx (10.1%) .

Base: 153 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (3.9% 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

UPS 26.1%

54 stores

DHL 26.1%

54 stores

FedEx 10.1%

21 stores

19 stores

17 stores

USPS 5.8%

12 stores

12 stores

TNT 1.9%

4 stores

GLS 1.4%

3 stores

DPD 1.4%

3 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Qatar shipping carriers (May 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Qatar e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
UPS 54 26.09%
DHL 54 26.09%
FedEx 21 10.14%
Aramex 19 9.18%
Hermes 17 8.21%
USPS 12 5.80%
Speedy 12 5.80%
TNT 4 1.93%
GLS 3 1.45%
DPD 3 1.45%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 1,218 new stores were launched in Qatar , with the highest activity in 2026-04 (69 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-04 5.7%

69 stores launched

2026-03 7.6%

92 stores launched

2026-02 8.0%

97 stores launched

2026-01 11.9%

145 stores launched

2025-12 10.7%

130 stores launched

2025-11 10.6%

129 stores launched

2025-10 8.9%

109 stores launched

2025-09 8.3%

101 stores launched

2025-08 8.9%

108 stores launched

2025-07 7.5%

91 stores launched

2025-06 7.5%

91 stores launched

2025-05 4.6%

56 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Qatar (May 2026)
Monthly store launches in Qatar over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-04 69 5.67%
2026-03 92 7.55%
2026-02 97 7.96%
2026-01 145 11.90%
2025-12 130 10.67%
2025-11 129 10.59%
2025-10 109 8.95%
2025-09 101 8.29%
2025-08 108 8.87%
2025-07 91 7.47%
2025-06 91 7.47%
2025-05 56 4.60%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 3,929 active stores in Qatar are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (416 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 10.6%

416 active stores

2025 28.2%

1,108 active stores

2024 15.1%

593 active stores

2023 9.8%

385 active stores

2022 6.6%

258 active stores

2021 6.3%

249 active stores

2020 6.8%

268 active stores

2019 3.7%

146 active stores

2018 3.0%

116 active stores

2017 2.2%

88 active stores

2016 1.1%

45 active stores

2015 0.8%

32 active stores

2014 1.0%

41 active stores

2013 1.2%

48 active stores

2012 0.6%

23 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Qatar by original launch year (May 2026)
Active stores in Qatar by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 416 10.59%
2025 1108 28.20%
2024 593 15.09%
2023 385 9.80%
2022 258 6.57%
2021 249 6.34%
2020 268 6.82%
2019 146 3.72%
2018 116 2.95%
2017 88 2.24%
2016 45 1.15%
2015 32 0.81%
2014 41 1.04%
2013 48 1.22%
2012 23 0.59%

Social Media Usage

Instagram stores with 34.6% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (2,494 stores) , followed by Facebook (23.5%) and TikTok (11.7%) .

Base: 2,733 stores with any detectable social profile (69.1% 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%

2,494 stores

Facebook 23.5%

1,691 stores

TikTok 11.7%

844 stores

YouTube 6.8%

487 stores

Twitter 6.1%

437 stores

WhatsApp 5.0%

357 stores

LinkedIn 4.9%

354 stores

Pinterest 3.9%

284 stores

X 3.4%

245 stores

Twitch 0.1%

6 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Qatar (May 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Qatar e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 2494 34.64%
Facebook 1691 23.49%
TikTok 844 11.72%
YouTube 487 6.76%
Twitter 437 6.07%
WhatsApp 357 4.96%
LinkedIn 354 4.92%
Pinterest 284 3.94%
X 245 3.40%
Twitch 6 0.08%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 4.0k 100.00%
Emails 1.8k 46.25%
Phones 2.3k 57.47%
Ecommerce platform 4.0k 100.00%
Couriers 153.0 3.87%
Payment Providers 300.0 7.59%
Categories 3.6k 92.19%
Social Media 2.7k 69.10%

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 4.0k verified Qatar 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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