Shisha World

What Shisha World does

Shisha World is a privately held specialty retail store operating in the shisha/hookah product category. The firm is listed as a for-profit, non-public company with 51-100 employees and operates under founder leadership, with Moritz Schütze serving as Founder & CEO. Its web presence is registered at shishaworld.ca, suggesting a Canadian domain alignment, though the available firmographic data shows conflicting geographic signals — a listed city of Bavaria alongside a listed country of Colombia — which indicates either multi-region operations or a data quality issue in the source. No product catalog, pricing, store count, customer segmentation, or revenue figures are disclosed in the available material.

The company's business model appears to be conventional specialty retail of shisha and hookah-related merchandise (a category that typically includes hookahs, tobacco/shisha, charcoal, accessories, and related paraphernalia), but no confirmed go-to-market mechanics, channels, or revenue streams are documented. There is no disclosed technology stack, no e-commerce platform detail beyond the registered domain, no partnerships, no funding history, and no capital structure information. The operating footprint, customer base, competitive positioning, and unit economics are all unobserved in the source data, limiting any further analytical conclusions about the business model or commercial mechanics.

Name

Shisha World

Website

https://shishaworld.ca

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Shisha World is a privately held specialty retail store in the shisha/hookah product category, employing 51-100 people under founder-CEO Moritz Schütze. The company operates with a registered .ca web domain and has no disclosed product catalog, pricing, or revenue data.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Smoking Accessories Retail

akta.pro primary industry

Hookah Tobacco Retail (Shisha) (CRANADAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Cigar & Premium Tobacco Retail (CRANADAB)

Keywords

• Shisha products
• Hookah accessories
• Smoking supplies
• Hookah retail
• Shisha pipes

Headquarters

HQ city

Bavaria

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

Shisha World is a retail store that sells shisha pipes, hookahs, and related smoking accessories to individual consumers. The company operates both a physical retail presence and an online store at shishaworld.ca, catering to customers interested in shisha and hookah products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Shisha & Hookah Products

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights1 record

Broad incumbents

• Cigars International: Large, established U.S. tobacco and cigar retailer with extensive online and catalog operations across cigars, pipe tobacco, and related accessories. Comparable as a broader tobacco-retail incumbent that operates adjacent to the shisha category and would be a natural competitor or acquirer of a specialist hookah retail brand like Shisha World.

Others

• Local hookah lounge chains (e.g., Gypsy Kitchen, Hookah Bar & Lounge operators): Hookah lounge and bar operators that blend on-premise consumption with retail sales of shisha and accessories. Comparable to Shisha World because they straddle the same hookah retail-and-experience category, sell overlapping merchandise, and serve overlapping consumer occasions.

Direct peers

• Hookah-Shisha: One of the largest online hookah and shisha retailers in North America, selling hookahs, shisha tobacco, charcoal, and accessories directly to consumers. Directly comparable to Shisha World as a specialist shisha retail brand competing for the same consumer wallet, differing mainly in channel (online-first vs. physical store).
• Hookah John: Long-running online hookah and shisha retailer carrying a deep catalog of hookahs, hoses, bowls, and tobacco. Comparable as a specialist shisha retail competitor with a similar product mix, target customer, and value proposition around selection and expertise.
• Social Smoke: Shisha tobacco brand with a strong direct-to-consumer retail and wholesale footprint in the hookah category. Comparable to Shisha World because it competes in the same branded shisha retail space, sells overlapping product categories, and shares the same target consumer profile.
• Starbuzz Tobacco: Premium shisha tobacco manufacturer and brand owner with significant retail distribution across smoke shops and hookah lounges worldwide. Comparable as a category-defining shisha brand whose retail presence overlaps with Shisha World's assortment and consumer base.
• Fumari: Shisha tobacco brand and online retailer known for its flavored molasses, hookahs, and accessories. Comparable to Shisha World because it competes in the same specialty shisha retail category, serves a similar enthusiast demographic, and offers overlapping SKUs.
• MYA Hookah: Hookah brand and retailer offering mid-to-premium hookahs, accessories, and shisha, with both wholesale and DTC distribution. Comparable to Shisha World because it competes in the same hookah retail category with overlapping product lines and customer segments.
• SouthSmoke.com: Online and mail-order retailer specializing in shisha tobacco, hookahs, and related accessories, with deep selection across brands and flavors. Directly comparable as a specialist shisha retailer targeting the same enthusiast consumer, with overlapping product range and pricing model.

Emerging players

• Cigarette E-Cigarette Vape Shop retailers (e.g., Vape Wild, Element Vape): Specialty vape and e-cigarette retailers expanding into adjacent tobacco-adjacent categories including hookah accessories. Comparable to Shisha World as an emerging channel competitor in the broader smoking-accessory retail space, with overlapping customers and product adjacencies.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat1 record

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/shisha-world

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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