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Saudi Arabia sees e-commerce registrations rise by a quarter to 52,259 in Q3 2026

Saudi Arabia sees e-commerce registrations rise by a quarter to 52,259 in Q3 2026

Overall growth

At 01:28 PM AST on 14 October 2026, the Ministry of Commerce announced that Saudi Arabia’s active e-commerce commercial registrations increased by 25 percent year-on-year by the end of the third quarter of 2026.

Registration totals

The ministry reported 52,259 active e-commerce commercial registrations at the close of Q3 2026, which represents an increase of 10,577 compared with 41,682 registrations recorded during the same period in 2025.

Regional leaders

According to the ministry, the top five regions by registration count were Riyadh with 23,061, Makkah with 13,177, the Eastern Province with 7,792, Madinah with 2,198 and Al-Qassim with 1,659.

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