AlRiyadh Newspaper - Al Riyadh daily newspaper

What AlRiyadh Newspaper - Al Riyadh daily newspaper does

AlRiyadh Newspaper (جريدة الرياض) is Saudi Arabia's leading Arabic-language daily newspaper, founded in 1965 in Riyadh as the first official Arabic daily published in the Saudi capital. The company operates under the privately held Al-Yamamah Press Establishment (مؤسسة اليمامة للصحافة) and is headquartered in Riyadh. Its core product is a 20-page daily print edition covering local Saudi news, international affairs, economy, sports, culture, and opinion, distributed via home delivery and newsstands within Saudi Arabia.

The company has built a multi-platform digital ecosystem around its editorial brand. Its primary digital property, alriyadh.com, attracts approximately 1.5 million daily visits and ranks as the #1 Arabic newspaper website by Alexa, generating over 7,000 reader comments per day — a volume the company states equals the combined comment output of all other Saudi media. The platform is supported by native iOS and Android applications, RSS feeds, a PDF digital edition, video content distributed via YouTube, and the Jawal AlRiyadh SMS news alert service, which delivers 14 thematic channels (sports, economy, local news, international affairs, health, entertainment, jobs, religion, and multimedia breaking news) to subscribers of the three Saudi mobile operators — STC, Mobily, and Zain. Content is syndicated across Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, and YouTube.

Revenue is generated through four primary streams: print newspaper sales, print advertising (with technical and design support), digital advertising (banner, video, and social-media ad placements), and recurring SMS subscriptions priced at 40 halalas per day for text channels and 65 halalas per day for MMS channels. The customer base is bifurcated between a mass-market Arabic-speaking readership in Saudi Arabia and business advertisers seeking access to that audience. Beyond the core newspaper, Al-Yamamah Press Establishment operates seven wholly-owned subsidiaries spanning magazines (Al-Yamamah), English-language publishing (Al Riyadh Daily), media services, exhibitions, training, IT services, and research, positioning the group as a diversified Saudi media establishment rather than a single-title newspaper operator.

Name

AlRiyadh Newspaper - Al Riyadh daily newspaper

Legal name

Al-Yamamah Press Establishment (مؤسسة اليمامة للصحافة)

Website

https://alriyadh.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

AlRiyadh Newspaper is Saudi Arabia's leading Arabic-language daily newspaper, founded in 1965 in Riyadh, distributing news across print, web (1.5M daily visits), mobile apps, and SMS to Arabic-speaking Saudi readers and serving business advertisers with print and digital ad placements.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Riyadh

HQ country

Saudi Arabia

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Print Newspaper Sales: Physical newspaper sales through print circulation
2. Digital Advertising: Website advertising including banner ads, social media advertising with various pricing tiers based on ad placement and size
3. Print Advertising: Commercial advertising in the print newspaper with professional design services and technical advertising support
4. Mobile SMS Subscriptions: 14-channel mobile news service with subscription fees of 40 halalas daily for regular channels and 65 halalas daily for MMS channels

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

AlRiyadh publishes a daily Arabic-language newspaper covering Saudi local, regional, international, economic, sports, cultural and opinion content, distributed through print copies, the alriyadh.com website, iOS and Android mobile apps, an SMS news alert service with 14 channels, RSS feeds, PDF editions, video content, and classifieds. The business monetizes content via print sales, advertising (digital and print), and paid mobile SMS/MMS subscriptions billed through Saudi telecom operators.

Product overview

AlRiyadh Newspaper operates a multi-platform news media ecosystem consisting of its flagship Arabic daily newspaper (print edition), the alriyadh.com website as the primary digital platform, mobile applications for iOS and Android, an SMS-based news alert service (جوال الرياض) with 14 thematic channels, RSS feed syndication, PDF digital editions, video content via YouTube, and both digital and print advertising services. The core offering is the daily newspaper covering local Saudi news, international affairs, economy, sports, culture, and opinion pieces, distributed across print and digital channels.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• AlRiyadh.com Website Primary digital news platform of AlRiyadh Newspaper providing online coverage of local Saudi, regional, international, economic, sports and cultural news, along with classified ads and multimedia content for Arabic-speaking readers in Saudi Arabia.
• AlRiyadh Mobile App (iOS and Android) Smartphone and tablet applications that deliver AlRiyadh news content to iOS and Android users via the Apple App Store and Google Play.
• جوال الرياض (AlRiyadh SMS News Service) Subscription-based SMS and MMS news alert service delivering breaking news and topic-specific updates through 14 channels to Saudi mobile subscribers of STC, Mobily and Zain, billed daily through carrier short codes (808588, 616655, 706766).
• RSS Feed Service RSS syndication service providing real-time XML news feeds of AlRiyadh's main sections (homepage, local news, international, sports, economy, culture, art, opinion) for readers using RSS reader applications.
• PDF Edition (العدد الورقي) Daily PDF replica of the printed AlRiyadh newspaper available for online viewing and download through the website's PDF section.
• Classified Ads (الإعلانات المبوبة) Online classified advertisements section on alriyadh.com featuring job listings, property rentals, lost documents, business opportunities and consumer services for individuals and businesses in Saudi Arabia.
• Graphic Reports (التقارير الرسومية) Section on alriyadh.com that publishes visual and infographic-based news reports with image galleries covering environmental, cultural and social topics for Arabic-speaking readers.
• Video Content (فيديو الرياض) Video news content including entertainment features, event coverage and special reports distributed via the alriyadh.com video section and the AlRiyadh YouTube channel.
• Digital Advertising Services Advertising services sold to businesses on the alriyadh.com website and AlRiyadh's social media channels, including banner ads, video ads and social-media placements priced by format, size and placement.
• Print Advertising Services Advertising placements in the printed AlRiyadh newspaper, including specialized supplements and editorial coverage of events and special occasions, sold with professional design and technical support to advertisers in Saudi Arabia.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1.5 million daily website visits with #1 ranking among Arabic newspapers
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature2 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Al-Madina: Al-Madina is one of Saudi Arabia's oldest and most established Arabic daily newspapers based in Jeddah, competing directly with AlRiyadh for Saudi print and digital readership and advertising.
• Al-Hayat: Al-Hayat is a historic pan-Arab daily newspaper with a similar Arabic editorial product and Saudi advertiser appeal, positioning it as a comparable regional daily newspaper peer to AlRiyadh.
• Arab News: Arab News is a Saudi-based English-language daily newspaper with a sister Japanese edition, operating in the same Saudi media market with comparable digital platform and advertising products targeting Saudi advertisers.
• Okaz: Okaz is a major Saudi daily Arabic-language newspaper based in Jeddah with comparable print and digital operations and similar Saudi audience targeting — AlRiyadh's closest direct competitor in the Saudi print+digital daily newspaper space.
• Saudi Gazette: Saudi Gazette is an English-language Saudi daily newspaper published in Jeddah, comparable to AlRiyadh's English-language subsidiary Al Riyadh Daily in serving Saudi advertisers and English-reading residents.
• Asharq Al-Awsat: Asharq Al-Awsat is a leading pan-Arab daily newspaper published from London with strong Saudi readership and a comparable Arabic news + digital platform offering, making it a direct peer in Arabic newspaper publishing.
• Al-Eqtisadiah: Al-Eqtisadiah is a Saudi daily newspaper focused on economic and business news, owned by a related Saudi publishing group, competing with AlRiyadh's economic coverage and Saudi business advertiser base.

Broad incumbents

• Al Jazeera: Al Jazeera's Arabic digital platform is a dominant Arabic-language news outlet across the region, competing with AlRiyadh for Arabic-speaking audiences in Saudi Arabia and the broader Middle East advertising market.
• Al Arabiya: Al Arabiya is one of the largest pan-Arab news networks, headquartered in Dubai but Saudi-owned, operating a major Arabic-language digital news platform that competes with AlRiyadh.com for Saudi digital advertising and readership.

Others

• Saudi Press Agency (SPA): SPA is the official Saudi state news agency and a primary source of government news content for AlRiyadh and its Saudi peers; included as an ecosystem participant given its role as the upstream news feed for Saudi media.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AlRiyadh
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCl0uh2JC9AMIHljMgjSJUGg
• Facebookar-ar.facebook.com/Alriyadhnp
• Instagraminstagram.com/alriyadhnp

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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