Saudi Arabia E-commerce Database

Explore 42.9k verified e-commerce stores in the Saudi Arabia. Instant access to technologies, contacts, platforms, and market dynamics.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 54.6k with e-commerce signals. 42.9k verified as active stores.

· · Next full refresh: April 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

YouCan leads with 44.1% of stores with physical delivery (18,753 stores) , followed by Custom (27.6%) and WooCommerce (17.6%) .

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)

YouCan 44.1%

18,753 stores

Custom 27.6%

11,738 stores

7,498 stores

3,573 stores

431 stores

221 stores

107 stores

67 stores

61 stores

58 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 Saudi Arabia
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
YouCan 18753 44.12%
Custom 11738 27.61%
WooCommerce 7498 17.64%
Shopify 3573 8.41%
OpenCart 431 1.01%
Magento 221 0.52%
Wix eCommerce 107 0.25%
Botble CMS 67 0.16%
nopCommerce 61 0.14%
Ziadah 58 0.14%

Categories Distribution

Health & Beauty leads with 33.7% of all stores (9,361 stores) , followed by Clothing & Accessories (19.6%) and Electronics & Technology (14.1%) .

Base: 27,774 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (64.8% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Health & Beauty 33.7%

9,361 stores

Clothing & Accessories 19.6%

5,435 stores

Electronics & Technology 14.1%

3,928 stores

Food & Beverages 7.7%

2,133 stores

Home & Garden 7.0%

1,938 stores

Jewelry & Watches 4.5%

1,253 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 3.8%

1,066 stores

Vehicles & Parts 2.1%

580 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 1.8%

494 stores

Toys & Games 1.3%

349 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Saudi Arabia store categories (March 2026)
Distribution of categories in Saudi Arabia e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Health & Beauty 9361 33.70%
Clothing & Accessories 5435 19.57%
Electronics & Technology 3928 14.14%
Food & Beverages 2133 7.68%
Home & Garden 1938 6.98%
Jewelry & Watches 1253 4.51%
Furniture & Home Decor 1066 3.84%
Vehicles & Parts 580 2.09%
Gifts & Special Occasions 494 1.78%
Toys & Games 349 1.26%
Tools & Hardware 324 1.17%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 289 1.04%
Business & Industrial 244 0.88%
Baby & Toddler 197 0.71%
Pets & Pet Supplies 183 0.66%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 82.4% among AI-verified physical stores (16,440 stores) , followed by Apple Pay (8.0%) and MasterCard (2.6%) .

Base: 18,660 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (43.5% 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 82.4%

16,440 stores

1,596 stores

510 stores

Mada 1.8%

368 stores

272 stores

212 stores

209 stores

96 stores

VISA 0.5%

96 stores

Bolt 0.4%

71 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Saudi Arabia payment providers (March 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Saudi Arabia e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 16440 82.35%
Apple Pay 1596 7.99%
MasterCard 510 2.55%
Mada 368 1.84%
STC Pay 272 1.36%
Stripe Connect 212 1.06%
American Express 209 1.05%
Google Pay 96 0.48%
VISA 96 0.48%
Bolt 71 0.36%
Klarna 22 0.11%
BitCoin 21 0.11%
JCB 18 0.09%
AfterPay 18 0.09%
Paytm 14 0.07%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

DHL leads with 28.9% among AI-verified physical stores (361 stores) , followed by Aramex (20.2%) and UPS (19.0%) .

Base: 933 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (2.2% 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 28.9%

361 stores

Aramex 20.2%

253 stores

UPS 19.0%

238 stores

FedEx 7.4%

93 stores

76 stores

USPS 5.1%

64 stores

27 stores

26 stores

TNT 1.9%

24 stores

24 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Saudi Arabia shipping carriers (March 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Saudi Arabia e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
DHL 361 28.86%
Aramex 253 20.22%
UPS 238 19.02%
FedEx 93 7.43%
Hermes 76 6.08%
USPS 64 5.12%
Saudi Post 27 2.16%
Speedy 26 2.08%
TNT 24 1.92%
SMSA Express 24 1.92%
GLS 19 1.52%
ePacket 16 1.28%
ASM 12 0.96%
DPD 10 0.80%
China Post 8 0.64%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 20,971 new stores were launched in Saudi Arabia , with the highest activity in 2026-02 (1,932 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-02 9.2%

1,932 stores launched

2026-01 11.5%

2,418 stores launched

2025-12 8.7%

1,819 stores launched

2025-11 8.6%

1,813 stores launched

2025-10 7.5%

1,580 stores launched

2025-09 7.1%

1,488 stores launched

2025-08 8.2%

1,713 stores launched

2025-07 8.5%

1,792 stores launched

2025-06 6.9%

1,446 stores launched

2025-05 8.8%

1,840 stores launched

2025-04 8.0%

1,687 stores launched

2025-03 6.9%

1,443 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Saudi Arabia (March 2026)
Monthly store launches in Saudi Arabia over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-02 1932 9.21%
2026-01 2418 11.53%
2025-12 1819 8.67%
2025-11 1813 8.65%
2025-10 1580 7.53%
2025-09 1488 7.10%
2025-08 1713 8.17%
2025-07 1792 8.55%
2025-06 1446 6.90%
2025-05 1840 8.77%
2025-04 1687 8.04%
2025-03 1443 6.88%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 42,698 active stores in Saudi Arabia are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (4,362 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 10.2%

4,362 active stores

2025 42.5%

18,165 active stores

2024 14.3%

6,104 active stores

2023 8.1%

3,470 active stores

2022 5.3%

2,243 active stores

2021 4.7%

2,011 active stores

2020 4.1%

1,740 active stores

2019 2.2%

932 active stores

2018 1.9%

805 active stores

2017 1.2%

530 active stores

2016 0.6%

268 active stores

2015 0.5%

218 active stores

2014 0.6%

275 active stores

2013 0.9%

395 active stores

2012 0.4%

150 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Saudi Arabia by original launch year (March 2026)
Active stores in Saudi Arabia by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 4362 10.22%
2025 18165 42.54%
2024 6104 14.30%
2023 3470 8.13%
2022 2243 5.25%
2021 2011 4.71%
2020 1740 4.08%
2019 932 2.18%
2018 805 1.89%
2017 530 1.24%
2016 268 0.63%
2015 218 0.51%
2014 275 0.64%
2013 395 0.93%
2012 150 0.35%
2011 233 0.55%
2010 124 0.29%
2009 97 0.23%
2008 94 0.22%
2007 96 0.22%
2006 54 0.13%
2005 48 0.11%
2004 70 0.16%
2003 62 0.15%
2002 37 0.09%
2001 54 0.13%
2000 25 0.06%
1999 20 0.05%
1998 8 0.02%
1997 4 0.01%
1996 4 0.01%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 29.2% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (15,316 stores) , followed by Facebook (20.4%) and TikTok (17.5%) .

Base: 20,563 stores with any detectable social profile (48.0% 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 29.2%

15,316 stores

Facebook 20.4%

10,711 stores

TikTok 17.5%

9,169 stores

Twitter 9.3%

4,862 stores

WhatsApp 8.3%

4,336 stores

YouTube 4.6%

2,393 stores

X 4.5%

2,371 stores

LinkedIn 3.3%

1,706 stores

Pinterest 2.9%

1,538 stores

Vimeo 0.0%

23 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Saudi Arabia (March 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Saudi Arabia e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 15316 29.22%
Facebook 10711 20.43%
TikTok 9169 17.49%
Twitter 4862 9.27%
WhatsApp 4336 8.27%
YouTube 2393 4.56%
X 2371 4.52%
LinkedIn 1706 3.25%
Pinterest 1538 2.93%
Vimeo 23 0.04%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 42.9k 100.00%
Emails 11.5k 26.84%
Phones 1.7k 3.98%
Ecommerce platform 42.9k 100.00%
Couriers 933.0 2.18%
Payment Providers 18.7k 43.54%
Categories 28.2k 65.82%
Social Media 20.6k 47.98%

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 Saudi Arabia e-commerce intelligence?

We track 42.9k verified Saudi Arabia 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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