Arabian Reseller

What Arabian Reseller does

Arabian Reseller is a B2B trade media publication serving the regional IT community in the Middle East, with editorial coverage extending into Africa. The company operates a mobile-ready web portal at arabianreseller.com publishing news, interviews, videos, expert commentary, case studies, whitepapers and infographics targeted at distributors, vendors, resellers, system integrators, CIOs, IT managers, and managed service providers across the Middle East. It also publishes a bi-monthly interactive digital magazine distributed through the Magzter platform, and maintains active channels on YouTube, LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter for community engagement.

The underlying technology is a standard web-based digital publishing platform with a mobile-ready portal and email/newsletter infrastructure; no proprietary software, APIs, or AI/ML capabilities are disclosed. The product surface includes the online portal, the digital magazine, newsletters/email marketing, lead generation programs, branded content/custom publishing, and database marketing services that leverage segmented first-party databases (130,000+ tech enthusiasts, 70,000+ SMBs, 15,000+ channel partners, 13,000+ gamers).

The business model is advertising- and marketing-services-led, monetized through six streams: web advertisements, promotions, events, database marketing, custom publishing, and reprints. Pricing is granular, with nominal press release publishing fees of AED 500 per release plus AED 500 per amendment. The company is privately held, operates under parent company Rysha Media, is headquartered in Dubai, UAE, and runs with a stated headcount of 1-10 employees.

Name

Arabian Reseller

Legal name

Arabian Reseller

Website

https://arabianreseller.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Arabian Reseller is a B2B trade media publication covering the Middle East and African IT channel, operating a news portal, bi-monthly digital magazine, and database marketing services for technology vendors and distributors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Trade Media (IT Industry Publication)

NAICS

Media Buying Agencies (541830)

akta.pro primary industry

Content Distribution & Syndication Services (BPAFAIAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Channel/Partner Sales Support (Reseller Enablement, Deal Reg) (BPAAADAH)

Keywords

• IT trade media
• Technology news publishing
• B2B digital magazine
• IT channel marketing
• Regional tech advertising

Headquarters

HQ city

Dubai

HQ country

United Arab Emirates

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Web Advertisements: Online advertising opportunities targeting technology suppliers with broad portfolio of impactful and engaging marketing opportunities for branding, targeting, and recruitment.
2. Promotions: Innovative promotion opportunities for clients to build brand or product recall and increase understanding of benefits and USPs.
3. Events: Event platforms to increase visibility and generate leads, including partnership events with clients.
4. Database Marketing: Access to databases of technology enthusiasts, SMBs, channel partners, and gamers for targeted marketing campaigns.
5. Custom Publishing: Editorial teams create topical content supplements with high-quality content and design.
6. Reprints: Reproduction of articles from publications for private circulation to enhance credibility.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Arabian Reseller is a regional B2B technology media publication that informs the Middle East and Africa IT channel community through news articles, interviews, videos, expert commentary, case studies, whitepapers, and a periodic interactive digital magazine. It monetizes its audience of 120,000+ database contacts and 1.79M+ monthly portal impressions by selling advertising, promotions, events, database marketing, custom publishing, reprint licensing, and paid press release publishing services to technology vendors and distributors.

Product overview

Arabian Reseller is a media publication platform serving the regional IT community, offering a unified portal with digital magazine content alongside marketing and advertising services. The core offerings include the online news portal (providing news, interviews, videos, expert articles, whitepapers, case studies) and the periodic digital magazine editions. Supporting these are marketing services including newsletters, email campaigns, lead generation programs, promoted social media posts, branded content, and database marketing targeting over 120,000 IT community contacts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Arabian Reseller Online Portal A mobile-ready news portal serving the regional IT community with news articles, interviews, videos, expert commentary, case studies, whitepapers, infographics, and channel-related content aimed at distributors, vendors, resellers, system integrators, and IT professionals in the Middle East and Africa.
• Arabian Reseller Digital Magazine Periodic bi-monthly interactive digital magazine editions covering technology news, interviews, analysis, and industry insights for the Middle East IT channel, distributed through the Magzter platform and as downloadable content.
• Press Release Publishing Service Paid press release publishing service offered to vendors and PR agencies, with press releases published free of charge as a courtesy to the industry or with an optional AED 500 publishing fee per release and AED 500 per amendment.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Rysha MediacoreOthersRysha Media is the parent company and operator of Arabian Reseller. The company provides clients with diverse marketing and advertising opportunities through online, events, promotions, and database marketing services. Website designed and developed by Rysha Media.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Magzter: Magzter is the digital-magazine distribution platform on which Arabian Reseller publishes its bi-monthly editions. It functions as a distribution/infrastructure partner rather than a competitor, enabling the publication to reach global magazine subscribers beyond its portal.
• GITEX Global: GITEX Global is the largest technology exhibition in the Middle East, held annually in Dubai. Arabian Reseller covers GITEX extensively; while not a direct competitor, GITEX is the ecosystem partner/anchor event around which much of the publication's editorial and advertising calendar revolves.

Direct peers

• Channel Futures (formerly Channel Partners): Channel Futures is a US-focused IT-channel media brand covering resellers, MSPs, and channel partners. It is a direct analog for Arabian Reseller's channel-news model and operates with the same database-marketing and event revenue streams.
• CRN: CRN is a global IT-channel publication focused on resellers, VARs, system integrators, and distributors — the same buyer personas Arabian Reseller targets. It represents the global analog for Arabian Reseller's channel-niche model and competes for the attention of MENA vendors running global campaigns.
• Channel Middle East: Channel Middle East is a B2B IT-channel publication serving the Middle East region with a near-identical focus to Arabian Reseller: distributors, vendors, resellers, system integrators, and CIOs. It directly competes for the same advertising dollars from regional tech vendors and event-sponsorship budgets.
• Tahawultech (CPI Media Group): Tahawultech publishes IT-channel titles such as Reseller Middle East and Computer News Middle East, covering distributors, resellers, and enterprise IT in the GCC. It is a direct competitor targeting the same vendor advertising audience as Arabian Reseller.

Broad incumbents

• Computer Weekly: Computer Weekly is a long-established EMEA enterprise-technology publication covering IT leadership, cybersecurity, and technology trends. It competes for the same IT decision-maker audience Arabian Reseller serves, with broader scope and a global incumbent presence.
• ZDNet: ZDNet is a global technology news and advisory publication covering IT professionals, enterprise tech, and channel topics. It operates as a BROAD_INCUMBENT in the same IT-media category and serves overlapping IT-decision-maker personas.
• TechCrunch: TechCrunch is a broad global technology media brand covering startups, enterprise IT, and emerging tech. It is a BROAD_INCUMBENT on the IT-news/portal side, competing for the same advertiser spend on regional IT vendor campaigns.
• CIO Magazine (Foundry / IDG): CIO Magazine, published by Foundry (formerly IDG), targets CIOs and IT leaders with technology news, advisory content, and research — the same IT-decision-maker buyer persona Arabian Reseller targets with its portal and digital magazine.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/arabianreseller
• YouTubeyoutube.com/arabianreseller
• Facebookfacebook.com/arabianreseller
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/28160369

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

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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