Eye of Riyadh

What Eye of Riyadh does

Eye of Riyadh is a Riyadh-headquartered private digital media and business information company founded in 2000, operating a bilingual English/Arabic platform that combines a news portal, a business directory of 3,460+ companies across 7 industries, an events hub covering 277 events across 42+ cities, a training catalogue, and a marketing services suite. The platform reaches 1.5M monthly unique visitors and 7.3M monthly page views, backed by a 1.7M+ user network and 25+ years of GCC media heritage. The company serves enterprise advertisers, Saudi government entities (notably the Ministry of Tourism and Riyadh Chamber), and SMBs seeking news, event marketing, directory listings, training, and bespoke digital marketing services, with marquee client logos including ROSHN, Emaar, Saudia, and Microsoft.

The core product surface is a multi-module web platform accessed via eyeofriyadh.com, complemented by the Delilat Arriyadh mobile companion app for mobile-native reach. Content is organized across 10 verticals including Government, Business & Money, Tourism, Technology, and Healthcare, supporting both editorial coverage and structured commercial listings. The business directory provides a B2B listings layer that doubles as a structured data asset, while the events module — with 1,000+ events historically sponsored — integrates event sponsorship, promotion, and ticketing-adjacent services.

The revenue model is multi-stream: display and branded advertising on the portal and app, event sponsorship and promotion, paid business directory listings, training and professional services, and bespoke marketing/SEO/digital services sold on a quote basis. Enterprise contracts with government and large Saudi corporates appear to anchor the top line, while SMB directory listings and event sponsorships provide diversified volume. No funding rounds, M&A, or parent-company ownership are disclosed, and the company operates as a bootstrapped 51-100 employee private firm.

Name

Eye of Riyadh

Legal name

Eye of Riyadh

Website

https://eyeofriyadh.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Eye of Riyadh is a Riyadh-headquartered private bilingual (English/Arabic) digital media and business information platform serving Saudi and GCC enterprise advertisers, government entities, and SMBs via news, events, a 3,460+ company directory, training, and marketing services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Riyadh

HQ country

Saudi Arabia

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Online Advertising: Primary revenue stream. Sells display advertising (online banners), newsletter sponsorships, main and section sponsorships, social media promotion packages, SMS and email campaigns, SEO, and content marketing to brands and agencies targeting the Saudi/GCC executive audience. Campaigns are tailored with real-time impression, click, and conversion reporting.
2. Event Marketing & Sponsorship: Monetizes the events platform via paid event promotion packages (email campaigns, SMS campaigns, online banners, social media promotion, copywriting) and through event sponsorships; the company has sponsored more than 1,000 events globally.
3. Business Directory Listings: Company directory listings (free and featured/sponsored tiers) across 10 vertical categories in 60+ cities, sold to businesses seeking visibility in the Saudi/GCC market.
4. Professional & Marketing Services: Fee-based services including copywriting, PR/media outreach, media monitoring, press release writing, press conference planning, photography, translation, surveys, designing/branding, and website design & development.
5. Special Reports: Sponsored special reports and unique campaign reports with market performance analytics delivered to advertisers and partners.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Eye of Riyadh operates a bilingual (English/Arabic) digital media platform combining a curated news portal, an events directory, a searchable business directory of 3,460+ companies, and a training courses hub, all serving the Saudi Arabia and wider GCC market. The company monetizes this audience primarily through online advertising, event sponsorships, sponsored directory listings, and a catalog of professional marketing services (PR, SEO, copywriting, design, web development, social media management) sold to enterprise brands, agencies, and government stakeholders.

Product overview

Eye of Riyadh (eyeofriyadh.com) is a unified GCC news and business-information portal — essentially a single platform with four integrated content modules (News, Events, Business Directory, Training Courses) plus a companion mobile app (Delilat Arriyadh) and a parallel Arabic edition (عين الرياض). The core platform publishes curated news across ten verticals (Government, Business & Money, Environment & Energy, Tourism & Hospitality, Technology & IT, Healthcare, Culture & Education, Cars & Autos, Sports, Beauty & Style); the Events module aggregates conferences, exhibitions, forums, summits and awards across 40+ cities; the Business Directory indexes companies by category and city; and the Training module lists professional-development courses. The same platform also commercializes a suite of Marketing Services (sponsorship, email/SMS campaigns, SEO, PR, design, web development) and a Newsletter, and exposes member self-service portals for adding news, events, companies, and training courses.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Delilat Arriyadh (دليل الرياض): Mobile application by Eye of Riyadh offering directory and city guide content, available on Google Play and the Apple App Store.

Products and services

• Eye of Riyadh Website (eyeofriyadh.com) Bilingual English-language digital media portal covering Riyadh and the wider GCC, organized into News, Events, Business Directory, and Training sections, with an Arabic mirror site at /ar/ and a mobile version at m.eyeofriyadh.com. Targets advertisers, agencies, government, event organizers, training providers, and consumers in Saudi Arabia and the GCC.
• Eye of Riyadh News Press-release and news publishing module covering Government, Business & Money, Environment & Energy, Tourism & Hospitality, Technology & IT, Healthcare, Culture & Education, Cars & Autos, Sports, and Beauty & Style. Members can submit news via the member portal.
• Eye of Riyadh Events Events directory listing conferences, exhibitions, forums, summits, festivals, awards, and championships across GCC and global cities, with filters by city, category, and date. Event organizers can add listings via the member portal.
• Eye of Riyadh Business Directory Searchable business directory with thousands of company listings organized by 10 vertical categories (Government Sectors, Business & Money, Tourism & Hospitality, Real Estate, Education, Healthcare, Fashion & Beauty, Telecom & IT, Media & PR, Entertainment & Sports) and by city. Companies can self-list via the member portal.
• Eye of Riyadh Training Training-courses marketplace covering Business Administration, Business Management, Digital Marketing, Leadership, Marketing/Sales/Communications, Real Estate & Investment, and Tourism & Hospitality, with category, city, and date filtering. Course providers can add listings via the member portal.
• Eye of Riyadh Arabic Edition (عين الرياض) Full Arabic-language mirror of the Eye of Riyadh portal replicating news, events, directory, and training sections with right-to-left layout. Targets Arabic-speaking executives and decision-makers in Saudi Arabia and the GCC.
• Eye of Riyadh Marketing Services
• Delilat Arriyadh Mobile App (دليل الرياض) Companion mobile app for the Eye of Riyadh directory, published as Delilat Arriyadh on Google Play and on the App Store as Delilat Arriyadh / Dlylt Alryad, providing Riyadh-focused business and shopping directory access on iOS and Android.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1.5 million monthly unique visitors and 7.3 million monthly page views
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• MicrosoftflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerFeatured as a premier partner/sponsor on the Eye of Riyadh homepage with logo placement on the front page.
• EmaarflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerFeatured as a premier partner/sponsor on the Eye of Riyadh homepage with logo placement on the front page.
• Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFeatured as a partner/sponsor on the Eye of Riyadh homepage with logo placement on the front page.
• ROSHNflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerFeatured as a premier partner/sponsor on the Eye of Riyadh homepage with logo placement on the front page.
• Riyadh Chamber (Chamber of Commerce)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerFeatured as a partner/sponsor on the Eye of Riyadh homepage with logo placement on the front page.
• Ministry of Tourism, Saudi ArabiaflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerFeatured as a partner/sponsor on the Eye of Riyadh homepage with logo placement on the front page.
• Vision 2030 (Saudi Vision 2030)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerVision 2030 logo is prominently displayed in the site footer, signaling editorial alignment and co-marketing of Saudi Vision 2030 initiatives.
• Google Play StoreminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHosts the Delilat Arriyadh Android app, extending Eye of Riyadh's distribution reach to Android users.
• Apple App StoreminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHosts the Delilat Arriyadh iOS app, extending Eye of Riyadh's distribution reach to iPhone users.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Mubasher: MENA-focused financial news and data platform with advertising and subscription revenue; overlaps in audience of regional investors and executives and in monetization mix.
• Zawya: Dubai-based MENA business information platform serving investors and executives with news, data, and research; directly comparable in audience (GCC decision-makers) and revenue model (advertising plus data/subscription).
• Arabian Business: Dubai-based English-language publication covering GCC business, finance, and lifestyle with a comparable advertising-led revenue model targeting senior executives and decision-makers.
• Arab News: Saudi-headquartered English-language daily newspaper and digital platform covering Saudi Arabia and the wider Arab world, selling advertising and offering comparable news/event coverage in the GCC to similar executive audiences.
• AMEinfo: GCC-focused English-language business news portal offering advertising and PR services with editorial coverage and audience targeting nearly identical to Eye of Riyadh's.
• Saudi Gazette: Saudi-based English-language newspaper with digital presence and advertising sales covering Saudi news, events, and business; overlaps directly in market, language, and advertiser base.
• TradeArabia: Bahrain-based B2B news portal covering MENA business sectors; similar target audience of decision-makers and a comparable advertising + sponsored content revenue model.

Broad incumbents

• Al Arabiya Network: Pan-Arab news broadcaster with a major digital news and video operation; offers overlapping GCC news content but at much larger scale and broader scope than Eye of Riyadh's niche.
• ITP Media Group: Dubai-based media group publishing magazines and digital verticals across the Middle East; competes for the same advertiser budgets in the GCC but with a broader portfolio and significantly larger scale.

Emerging players

• Haraj: Saudi Arabia's leading classifieds platform; overlaps with Eye of Riyadh in the directory/listing concept and Saudi SMB advertiser base but operates a consumer-facing classifieds model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/eyeofriyadh
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/EyeofRiyadh
• Facebookfacebook.com/eyeofriyadh
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/eyeofriyadh
• Instagraminstagram.com/eyeofriyadh

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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