Shopify development · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Shopify stores built around how your customers pay and receive orders — local payment methods, the right taxes, shipping and WhatsApp — and designed to convert on a phone. We work with Riyadh businesses from our office in Jaipur, India. Live support runs 24/7.
- Our office
- Jaipur, India · working online
- Languages
- Arabic and English
- Currency
- Saudi riyal (SAR)
- Time
- Jaipur is 2 h 30 min ahead of Riyadh
- Support
- Live, 24/7 on WhatsApp
What’s possible in Riyadh
What changes for
Riyadh businesses.
Shoppers in Riyadh want to buy from you online — and your store is losing them at the last step: checkout, payment or delivery.
- 01 What’s changed
What Riyadh’s market rewards
Riyadh’s fast-growing e-commerce and services market rewards businesses with Arabic-ready sites and mobile-first stores.
- 02 Why it works
How Riyadh pays
Shoppers in Saudi Arabia commonly pay by mada debit cards, credit cards, Apple Pay and buy-now-pay-later services. VAT at 15% on most goods and services. A checkout set up for that is where sales are won.
- 03 What it looks like
Picture Riyadh finding you
Orders from Riyadh arriving on their own — payments, shipping and updates working — with every login in your name.
The Riyadh market
What we know
about Riyadh.
- Who buys
- Riyadh’s customers are young Saudi families, government and corporate buyers, and a large expatriate workforce, and most of them search and shop on their phones.
- When demand peaks
- Ramadan and Eid are the main shopping peaks, Riyadh Season brings big events in the cooler months, and summer moves people indoors and online.
- The biggest opportunity
- Arabic-first websites and online stores built for mobile, as Saudi shoppers move quickly to buying online.
Where business happens
- Olaya
- King Abdullah Financial District
- Al Malaz
- Al Batha
- Tahlia Street
- Second Industrial City
What people in Riyadh search for
- coffee shop in olaya
- abaya shop riyadh
- office furniture riyadh
- riyadh season tickets
Our approach
How we would start
in Riyadh.
- 01
Build for the buyer
Riyadh’s customers are young Saudi families, government and corporate buyers, and a large expatriate workforce, and most of them search and shop on their phones. The store, its catalogue and its checkout are shaped around them.
- 02
Payments and delivery that work
Checkout set up for how people in Saudi Arabia pay — mada debit cards, credit cards, Apple Pay and buy-now-pay-later services — with delivery tested before launch.
- 03
Launch before the peak
Ramadan and Eid are the main shopping peaks, Riyadh Season brings big events in the cooler months, and summer moves people indoors and online. The store is live and tested well before then.
Good to know in Riyadh
Shopify development for Riyadh’s
government and Vision 2030 projects.
Everything in Shopify development - 01
How Riyadh shoppers pay
Shoppers here commonly pay by mada debit cards, credit cards, Apple Pay and buy-now-pay-later services. We configure and test every method at checkout before launch.
- 02
Prices in SAR, taxes set right
VAT at 15% on most goods and services. Prices are shown in Saudi riyals and taxes configured with your accountant’s input.
- 03
Selling beyond one country
Shopify Markets for currencies, languages and duties if you sell outside Saudi Arabia, and Shopify Plus when volume calls for it.
Local note: in Saudi Arabia, VAT at 15% on most goods and services. Rates and rules change; we confirm details with your accountant or adviser before launch.
Get your plan
Plan my Shopify store.
Tell us about your Riyadh business — a first launch or a large brand. We reply with a written plan before any work or payment.
Questions from Riyadh
Do you have an office in Riyadh?
Our office is in Jaipur, India. We work with Riyadh businesses online and on calls, with 24/7 live support; visits to Jaipur by appointment.
How do you handle the time difference with Riyadh?
Jaipur is 2 h 30 min ahead of Riyadh. Live support runs 24/7, and calls are scheduled within your working hours.
How do customers in Saudi Arabia pay online?
Commonly by mada debit cards, credit cards, Apple Pay and buy-now-pay-later services. We set up and test every method your customers expect at checkout, with prices in Saudi riyals.
When is the best time to start in Riyadh?
Ramadan and Eid are the main shopping peaks, Riyadh Season brings big events in the cooler months, and summer moves people indoors and online. Start a few weeks before the busy period you care about — search, ads and social all need time to build.