On Saturday, when the beauty salon by your house is already closed, the tattoo artist is still working. 1,205 of Kazakhstan's 1,272 active tattoo studios are open on weekends, 95%, the highest share in the directory. After nine in the evening 430 take clients, a third
| category | businesses | weekends | after 21:00 | no hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tattoo studios | 1,272 | 95% | 34% | 4% |
| Hair removal | 5,170 | 93% | 37% | 7% |
| Spa | 1,380 | 88% | 51% | 10% |
| Makeup artists | 4,204 | 87% | 29% | 6% |
| Injections and IV drips | 1,516 | 77% | 24% | 17% |
| Lab tests | 1,199 | 72% | 10% | 17% |
| Pediatrics | 1,153 | 70% | 10% | 16% |
| Ultrasound | 2,290 | 63% | 8% | 23% |
Tattoo studios and hair removal are at the top for weekends, medical categories at the bottom. The schedule here is fitted to the client's free time, not to the working day
Only 4% have no opening hours, the best figure among the categories analyzed. For ultrasound it is 23%
| method | studios | share |
|---|---|---|
| Cash payment | 1,243 | 98% |
| Payment by QR code | 871 | 68% |
| Card transfer | 723 | 57% |
| Card payment through a terminal | 407 | 32% |
Card transfer is listed almost twice as often as a terminal. In medical categories it is the opposite: 80% of laboratories have a terminal, 32% a transfer
| service | studios | share |
|---|---|---|
| Classic ear piercing | 865 | 68% |
Two thirds of studios list ear piercing. Tattoo and piercing go together here more often than separately
| city | studios |
|---|---|
| Almaty | 345 |
| Astana | 240 |
| Shymkent | 127 |
| Aktobe | 83 |
| Kostanay | 70 |
| Karaganda | 66 |
| Pavlodar | 64 |
| Uralsk | 60 |
Kostanay is ahead of Karaganda and Pavlodar here, although the city is smaller
Your competitors have their schedule filled in in 96% of cases. An empty field here sets you apart for the worse more than in any other category
A terminal is listed by a third. If you have one, it is a difference worth writing about: some clients do not transfer money to strangers
The open 2GIS directory, August 2026. We took active businesses that have tattoo among their categories: 1,272 listings. A field counted as empty if the listing has no such field at all. We counted an evening appointment as closing at 21:00 or later on at least one day of the week