Which Saudi store platforms track visitors before consent?
In our September 2026 scan of 1,556 Saudi online stores, 96% of the 72 stores on Salla loaded trackers before the visitor chose, against 82% on Zid, 84% on Shopify and 53% on WordPress. That is each store's setup, not the platform: every one of them can run a consent banner that holds tags until the visitor answers.
Results by platform
| Platform | Stores | Trackers before consent | No consent banner | Google tags without Consent Mode v2 | Google Analytics | Meta Pixel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salla | 72 | 96% | 75% | 92% | 94% | 58% |
| Zid | 89 | 82% | 81% | 75% | 76% | 49% |
| Shopify | 114 | 84% | 66% | 16% | 72% | 65% |
| WordPress / WooCommerce | 858 | 53% | 47% | 37% | 47% | 16% |
| Custom-built | 22 | 77% | 45% | 50% | 73% | 55% |
| Platform not detected | 401 | 88% | 81% | 68% | 71% | 35% |
Source: KSA E-Commerce Privacy Compliance Index, September 2026, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.23053713.
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On Salla, 94% of stores ran Google Analytics and 92% sent no Consent Mode v2 signal, so their Google tags cannot tell whether the visitor agreed.
On Shopify, only 16% of stores ran Google tags without Consent Mode v2, yet 84% loaded trackers before consent; many run the Meta Pixel, which does not read Consent Mode (65% of Shopify stores).
WordPress sites score better: 53% tracked before consent and 47% had no banner, and many run fewer trackers to begin with.
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Arqam360 has an app on Zid, Shopify and WordPress; the Salla app is in Salla's review.
Method and limits
- The same scans and finding definitions as the September 2026 Index (1,556 stores), split by the platform detected on each store's homepage. The platform was not detected on 401 stores.
- Homepage only, client side: the scan does not see checkout or server-side tracking.
- Samples are small on Salla (72) and Zid (89); read differences between them with care. No result is a legal finding about any store.