Saudi Arabia E-commerce Database

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· · Next full refresh: February 2026

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

YouCan leads with 51.0% of stores with physical delivery (20,164 stores) , followed by Custom (18.7%) and Shopify (14.6%) .

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 51.0%

20,164 stores

Custom 18.7%

7,400 stores

Shopify 14.6%

5,769 stores

5,300 stores

327 stores

192 stores

173 stores

77 stores

53 stores

50 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (January 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in Saudi Arabia
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
YouCan 20164 51.04%
Custom 7400 18.73%
Shopify 5769 14.60%
WooCommerce 5300 13.42%
OpenCart 327 0.83%
Magento 192 0.49%
Wix eCommerce 173 0.44%
Ziadah 77 0.19%
nopCommerce 53 0.13%
PrestaShop 50 0.13%

All Stores Distribution

YouCan holds 40.8% share of all Saudi Arabia e-commerce stores (20,201) , with Custom at 14.9% and Shopify at 12.0% (January 2026) .

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)

YouCan 40.8%

20,201 stores

Custom 14.9%

7,400 stores

Shopify 12.0%

5,926 stores

13,966 stores

644 stores

220 stores

1,011 stores

79 stores

60 stores

53 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (January 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in Saudi Arabia
Platform Total Stores Percentage
YouCan 20201 40.76%
Custom 7400 14.93%
Shopify 5926 11.96%
WooCommerce 13966 28.18%
OpenCart 644 1.30%
Magento 220 0.44%
Wix eCommerce 1011 2.04%
Ziadah 79 0.16%
nopCommerce 60 0.12%
PrestaShop 53 0.11%

Categories Distribution

Health & Beauty leads with 37.1% of all stores (9,448 stores) , followed by Clothing & Accessories (17.3%) and Electronics & Technology (13.8%) .

Top 10 Categories

Health & Beauty 37.1%

9,448 stores

Clothing & Accessories 17.3%

4,405 stores

Electronics & Technology 13.8%

3,512 stores

Home & Garden 7.3%

1,863 stores

Food & Beverages 6.7%

1,695 stores

Jewelry & Watches 4.6%

1,180 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 3.7%

933 stores

Vehicles & Parts 2.0%

510 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 1.5%

385 stores

Toys & Games 1.2%

317 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Saudi Arabia store categories (January 2026)
Distribution of categories in Saudi Arabia e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Health & Beauty 9448 37.14%
Clothing & Accessories 4405 17.32%
Electronics & Technology 3512 13.81%
Home & Garden 1863 7.32%
Food & Beverages 1695 6.66%
Jewelry & Watches 1180 4.64%
Furniture & Home Decor 933 3.67%
Vehicles & Parts 510 2.01%
Gifts & Special Occasions 385 1.51%
Toys & Games 317 1.25%
Tools & Hardware 305 1.20%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 264 1.04%
Business & Industrial 232 0.91%
Pets & Pet Supplies 197 0.77%
Baby & Toddler 190 0.75%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 90.6% among AI-verified physical stores (17,869 stores) , followed by Apple Pay (2.4%) and MasterCard (2.0%) .

Base: 18,852 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (47.4% 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 90.6%

17,869 stores

471 stores

391 stores

Mada 1.6%

306 stores

182 stores

157 stores

113 stores

VISA 0.3%

68 stores

Bolt 0.3%

62 stores

46 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Saudi Arabia payment providers (January 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Saudi Arabia e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 17869 90.60%
Apple Pay 471 2.39%
MasterCard 391 1.98%
Mada 306 1.55%
American Express 182 0.92%
Stripe Connect 157 0.80%
STC Pay 113 0.57%
VISA 68 0.34%
Bolt 62 0.31%
Google Pay 46 0.23%
Paddle 19 0.10%
JCB 16 0.08%
BitCoin 9 0.05%
Klarna 8 0.04%
checkout.com 7 0.04%

Shipping Carriers Distribution

DHL leads with 28.9% among AI-verified physical stores (262 stores) , followed by Aramex (20.9%) and UPS (16.5%) .

Base: 687 AI-verified physical stores with detectable shipping carriers (1.7% 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%

262 stores

Aramex 20.9%

190 stores

UPS 16.5%

150 stores

FedEx 7.6%

69 stores

56 stores

USPS 4.5%

41 stores

22 stores

21 stores

21 stores

TNT 2.2%

20 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Saudi Arabia shipping carriers (January 2026)
Distribution of shipping carriers in Saudi Arabia e-commerce stores
Shipping Carrier Store Count Market Share
DHL 262 28.89%
Aramex 190 20.95%
UPS 150 16.54%
FedEx 69 7.61%
Hermes 56 6.17%
USPS 41 4.52%
Saudi Post 22 2.43%
SMSA Express 21 2.32%
Speedy 21 2.32%
TNT 20 2.21%
ePacket 16 1.76%
GLS 15 1.65%
ASM 9 0.99%
DPD 9 0.99%
GSO 6 0.66%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 19,827 new stores were launched in Saudi Arabia , with the highest activity in 2025-12 (1,462 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2025-12 7.4%

1,462 stores launched

2025-11 8.5%

1,682 stores launched

2025-10 7.6%

1,505 stores launched

2025-09 7.6%

1,501 stores launched

2025-08 9.2%

1,832 stores launched

2025-07 9.6%

1,894 stores launched

2025-06 7.4%

1,468 stores launched

2025-05 9.6%

1,894 stores launched

2025-04 8.7%

1,731 stores launched

2025-03 9.0%

1,783 stores launched

2025-02 10.9%

2,152 stores launched

2025-01 4.7%

923 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Saudi Arabia (January 2026)
Monthly store launches in Saudi Arabia over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2025-12 1462 7.37%
2025-11 1682 8.48%
2025-10 1505 7.59%
2025-09 1501 7.57%
2025-08 1832 9.24%
2025-07 1894 9.55%
2025-06 1468 7.40%
2025-05 1894 9.55%
2025-04 1731 8.73%
2025-03 1783 8.99%
2025-02 2152 10.85%
2025-01 923 4.66%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 39,662 active stores in Saudi Arabia are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (6 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 0.0%

6 active stores

2025 52.5%

20,817 active stores

2024 14.3%

5,675 active stores

2023 7.9%

3,150 active stores

2022 5.5%

2,195 active stores

2021 4.6%

1,826 active stores

2020 4.0%

1,589 active stores

2019 2.0%

791 active stores

2018 2.0%

796 active stores

2017 1.2%

494 active stores

2016 0.6%

254 active stores

2015 0.5%

207 active stores

2014 0.7%

259 active stores

2013 1.0%

409 active stores

2012 0.4%

144 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Saudi Arabia by original launch year (January 2026)
Active stores in Saudi Arabia by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 6 0.02%
2025 20817 52.49%
2024 5675 14.31%
2023 3150 7.94%
2022 2195 5.53%
2021 1826 4.60%
2020 1589 4.01%
2019 791 1.99%
2018 796 2.01%
2017 494 1.25%
2016 254 0.64%
2015 207 0.52%
2014 259 0.65%
2013 409 1.03%
2012 144 0.36%
2011 238 0.60%
2010 129 0.33%
2009 98 0.25%
2008 82 0.21%
2007 95 0.24%
2006 59 0.15%
2005 46 0.12%
2004 82 0.21%
2003 70 0.18%
2002 33 0.08%
2001 54 0.14%
2000 27 0.07%
1999 24 0.06%
1998 7 0.02%
1997 4 0.01%
1996 2 0.01%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 30.0% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (14,131 stores) , followed by Facebook (21.3%) and TikTok (16.4%) .

Base: 18,013 stores with any detectable social profile (45.3% 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 30.0%

14,131 stores

Facebook 21.3%

10,059 stores

TikTok 16.4%

7,747 stores

Twitter 9.4%

4,439 stores

WhatsApp 8.3%

3,917 stores

YouTube 4.8%

2,262 stores

X 4.1%

1,922 stores

LinkedIn 2.8%

1,321 stores

Pinterest 2.8%

1,307 stores

Vimeo 0.1%

27 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Saudi Arabia (January 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Saudi Arabia e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 14131 29.98%
Facebook 10059 21.34%
TikTok 7747 16.44%
Twitter 4439 9.42%
WhatsApp 3917 8.31%
YouTube 2262 4.80%
X 1922 4.08%
LinkedIn 1321 2.80%
Pinterest 1307 2.77%
Vimeo 27 0.06%

Dataset Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 39.8k 100.00%
Emails 10.4k 26.16%
Phones 1.8k 4.51%
Ecommerce platform 39.8k 100.00%
Couriers 687.0 1.73%
Payment Providers 18.9k 47.38%
Categories 25.8k 64.90%
Social Media 18.0k 45.27%

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