Saudi Arabia E-commerce Database

Explore 43.5k verified e-commerce stores in the Saudi Arabia. Instant access to technologies, contacts, platforms, and market dynamics.

Scanned from 300M+ domains. 58.4k with e-commerce signals. 43.5k verified as active stores.

· · Next full refresh: May 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

YouCan leads with 42.6% of stores with physical delivery (17,915 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (16.4%) and Zid (14.1%) .

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 42.6%

17,915 stores

6,884 stores

Zid 14.1%

5,917 stores

Custom 13.3%

5,595 stores

3,162 stores

1,169 stores

Salla 1.2%

485 stores

386 stores

209 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (April 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in Saudi Arabia
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
YouCan 17915 42.63%
WooCommerce 6884 16.38%
Zid 5917 14.08%
Custom 5595 13.31%
Shopify 3162 7.52%
Dropship.sa 1169 2.78%
Salla 485 1.15%
OpenCart 386 0.92%
ProfAffiliate E-commerce Platform 304 0.72%
Magento 209 0.50%

Categories Distribution

Health & Beauty leads with 29.9% of all stores (9,301 stores) , followed by Clothing & Accessories (18.1%) and Electronics & Technology (12.6%) .

Base: 31,121 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (71.5% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Health & Beauty 29.9%

9,301 stores

Clothing & Accessories 18.1%

5,627 stores

Electronics & Technology 12.6%

3,913 stores

Food & Beverages 9.2%

2,851 stores

Home & Garden 9.2%

2,849 stores

Jewelry & Watches 4.0%

1,241 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 2.7%

849 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 2.7%

847 stores

Books & Media 2.2%

674 stores

Vehicles & Parts 2.1%

642 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Saudi Arabia store categories (April 2026)
Distribution of categories in Saudi Arabia e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Health & Beauty 9301 29.89%
Clothing & Accessories 5627 18.08%
Electronics & Technology 3913 12.57%
Food & Beverages 2851 9.16%
Home & Garden 2849 9.15%
Jewelry & Watches 1241 3.99%
Furniture & Home Decor 849 2.73%
Gifts & Special Occasions 847 2.72%
Books & Media 674 2.17%
Vehicles & Parts 642 2.06%
Business & Industrial 594 1.91%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 586 1.88%
Toys & Games 465 1.49%
Tools & Hardware 418 1.34%
Baby & Toddler 264 0.85%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 80.7% among AI-verified physical stores (15,572 stores) , followed by Apple Pay (9.4%) and MasterCard (2.5%) .

Base: 18,009 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (41.4% 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 80.7%

15,572 stores

1,809 stores

482 stores

Mada 2.1%

404 stores

374 stores

174 stores

141 stores

95 stores

VISA 0.5%

92 stores

Bolt 0.3%

60 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Saudi Arabia payment providers (April 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Saudi Arabia e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 15572 80.75%
Apple Pay 1809 9.38%
MasterCard 482 2.50%
Mada 404 2.09%
STC Pay 374 1.94%
Stripe Connect 174 0.90%
American Express 141 0.73%
Google Pay 95 0.49%
VISA 92 0.48%
Bolt 60 0.31%
BitCoin 23 0.12%
Paytm 17 0.09%
JCB 17 0.09%
Klarna 14 0.07%
AfterPay 11 0.06%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

DHL leads with 29.5% among AI-verified physical stores (363 stores) , followed by Aramex (24.9%) and UPS (16.7%) .

Base: 943 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 29.5%

363 stores

Aramex 24.9%

306 stores

UPS 16.7%

205 stores

83 stores

FedEx 5.9%

72 stores

USPS 3.5%

43 stores

33 stores

TNT 2.0%

25 stores

25 stores

21 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Saudi Arabia shipping carriers (April 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Saudi Arabia e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
DHL 363 29.51%
Aramex 306 24.88%
UPS 205 16.67%
Hermes 83 6.75%
FedEx 72 5.85%
USPS 43 3.50%
SMSA Express 33 2.68%
TNT 25 2.03%
Saudi Post 25 2.03%
Speedy 21 1.71%
GLS 18 1.46%
ASM 11 0.89%
DPD 11 0.89%
GSO 7 0.57%
Royal Mail 7 0.57%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 20,360 new stores were launched in Saudi Arabia , with the highest activity in 2026-03 (2,172 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-03 10.7%

2,172 stores launched

2026-02 9.7%

1,965 stores launched

2026-01 11.0%

2,234 stores launched

2025-12 8.5%

1,735 stores launched

2025-11 8.3%

1,692 stores launched

2025-10 7.7%

1,562 stores launched

2025-09 7.2%

1,458 stores launched

2025-08 8.0%

1,632 stores launched

2025-07 8.7%

1,764 stores launched

2025-06 7.0%

1,430 stores launched

2025-05 8.8%

1,785 stores launched

2025-04 4.6%

931 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Saudi Arabia (April 2026)
Monthly store launches in Saudi Arabia over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-03 2172 10.67%
2026-02 1965 9.65%
2026-01 2234 10.97%
2025-12 1735 8.52%
2025-11 1692 8.31%
2025-10 1562 7.67%
2025-09 1458 7.16%
2025-08 1632 8.02%
2025-07 1764 8.66%
2025-06 1430 7.02%
2025-05 1785 8.77%
2025-04 931 4.57%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 43,360 active stores in Saudi Arabia are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (6,392 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 14.7%

6,392 active stores

2025 37.5%

16,251 active stores

2024 14.0%

6,076 active stores

2023 8.2%

3,549 active stores

2022 5.5%

2,393 active stores

2021 4.9%

2,122 active stores

2020 4.5%

1,936 active stores

2019 2.2%

975 active stores

2018 1.8%

797 active stores

2017 1.3%

550 active stores

2016 0.6%

278 active stores

2015 0.5%

211 active stores

2014 0.7%

283 active stores

2013 0.9%

396 active stores

2012 0.4%

164 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Saudi Arabia by original launch year (April 2026)
Active stores in Saudi Arabia by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 6392 14.74%
2025 16251 37.48%
2024 6076 14.01%
2023 3549 8.18%
2022 2393 5.52%
2021 2122 4.89%
2020 1936 4.46%
2019 975 2.25%
2018 797 1.84%
2017 550 1.27%
2016 278 0.64%
2015 211 0.49%
2014 283 0.65%
2013 396 0.91%
2012 164 0.38%
2011 225 0.52%
2010 123 0.28%
2009 97 0.22%
2008 88 0.20%
2007 83 0.19%
2006 56 0.13%
2005 43 0.10%
2004 68 0.16%
2003 59 0.14%
2002 34 0.08%
2001 46 0.11%
2000 27 0.06%
1999 24 0.06%
1998 6 0.01%
1997 4 0.01%
1996 4 0.01%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 28.8% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (14,987 stores) , followed by Facebook (20.1%) and TikTok (18.3%) .

Base: 20,688 stores with any detectable social profile (47.5% 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 28.8%

14,987 stores

Facebook 20.1%

10,434 stores

TikTok 18.3%

9,524 stores

Twitter 9.1%

4,708 stores

WhatsApp 8.5%

4,429 stores

YouTube 4.6%

2,384 stores

X 4.6%

2,365 stores

LinkedIn 3.2%

1,653 stores

Pinterest 2.8%

1,449 stores

Dribbble 0.0%

21 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Saudi Arabia (April 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Saudi Arabia e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 14987 28.85%
Facebook 10434 20.08%
TikTok 9524 18.33%
Twitter 4708 9.06%
WhatsApp 4429 8.52%
YouTube 2384 4.59%
X 2365 4.55%
LinkedIn 1653 3.18%
Pinterest 1449 2.79%
Dribbble 21 0.04%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 43.5k 100.00%
Emails 9.8k 22.63%
Phones 1.9k 4.43%
Ecommerce platform 43.5k 100.00%
Couriers 943.0 2.17%
Payment Providers 18.0k 41.37%
Categories 31.6k 72.51%
Social Media 20.7k 47.52%

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 43.5k 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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