Saudi Streets

What Saudi Streets does

Saudi Streets is an independent English-language digital media platform that publishes editorial coverage of Saudi Arabia across six categories: News, Culture, Explore, Food, Entertainment, and Business. The platform is operated by ES Media FZ LLC, a UAE-incorporated Free Zone LLC, and runs on a WordPress CMS with a Beehiiv-powered email newsletter distributed at thisweekinsaudi.beehiiv.com. The company maintains a fully remote team of 1-10 people with no physical office presence and is explicitly not hiring. Editorial output includes long-form articles (500-1,200 words) covering Saudi transformation themes tied to Vision 2030, including Expo 2030 Riyadh, Riyadh Air's launch, green hydrogen initiatives, AI-powered Hajj logistics, and the Kingdom's World Cup 2026 journey.

The business model combines three revenue streams: a freemium subscription product on the WordPress site (free newsletter, paid unlimited-access tier with pricing not publicly disclosed), advertising and sponsorship inquiries handled via a dedicated email channel, and disclosed content-sponsorship arrangements where organizations may receive coverage in exchange for travel, accommodation, or other benefits, with clear in-article ethics disclosures. The platform also operates an Article Submission sub-product enabling external freelance writers to contribute drafts for editorial review and potential publication, creating a contributor supply pipeline. Distribution is exclusively digital: organic SEO on the website, Beehiiv email newsletters, and social media presence on Facebook and Twitter/X, targeting a global English-speaking audience interested in Saudi Arabia's culture, society, business, and travel.

The primary reader segments are English-speaking individuals globally interested in Saudi Arabia beyond traditional media narratives, business professionals and investors tracking Vision 2030 opportunities, and culture and travel enthusiasts seeking authentic Saudi content. A secondary segment comprises freelance writers and contributors using the platform to publish work and reach an international Saudi-focused audience.

Name

Saudi Streets

Legal name

ES Media FZ LLC

Website

https://saudistreets.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Saudi Streets is an independent English-language digital media platform covering Saudi Arabia's news, culture, travel, food, entertainment, and business for a global English-speaking audience. It runs on WordPress with a Beehiiv newsletter, operates remotely under ES Media FZ LLC, and monetizes via freemium subscriptions, advertising, and disclosed content sponsorships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital News and Editorial Publishing

NAICS

Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131), Periodical Publishers (51312), Newspaper Publishers (513110), Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services (5418)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711), Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721), Services-Advertising (7310)

akta.pro primary industry

Newsletter Publishing Platforms (MPACAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Alternative/Independent Newsweeklies & Opinion Press (MPAJADAH), News, Politics & Current Affairs Magazines (MPAJAEAO)

Keywords

• Independent media platform
• Digital news publishing
• English-language journalism
• Content subscription
• Editorial newsletter

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

Revenue model

1. Subscription/Freemium: Newsletter subscription model offering free and premium tiers. Free subscribers receive regular newsletters while paid subscribers get unlimited access to stories. Operates via Mail Chimp platform.
2. Advertising & Sponsorship: The platform accepts advertising and sponsorship inquiries. Brands and organizations can contact Saudi Streets for advertising opportunities, sponsorships, or collaborations via designated email.
3. Content Sponsorship: Partnership arrangements where organizations may receive coverage in exchange for travel expenses, accommodation, food or other benefits, which are disclosed clearly in articles per ethics policy.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Saudi Streets operates an independent English-language digital media website that publishes original editorial content on Saudi Arabia across six categories: News, Culture, Explore, Food, Entertainment/Arts, and Business. The platform supports its journalism with a free and premium email newsletter delivered via Beehiiv, an article submission program for freelance contributors, and accepts advertising, sponsorship, and disclosed content-sponsorship arrangements to monetize the audience.

Product overview

Saudi Streets is a unified independent English-language media platform covering Saudi Arabia. The core product is its news and content website organized into six sections: News, Culture, Explore, Food, Entertainment, and Business. Supporting offerings include an Article Submission Platform enabling guest contributors to submit content for review, and a Newsletter Subscription service delivering curated content to subscribers via Beehiiv. The platform operates on WordPress with a subscription-based model where readers subscribe for unlimited access to stories.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Saudi Streets Website An independent English-language digital media website publishing original editorial content about Saudi Arabia across six categories: News, Culture, Explore, Food, Entertainment/Arts, and Business. It targets English-speaking readers globally interested in the Kingdom's transformation and offers freemium access with optional paid unlimited-access subscriptions.
• Newsletter Subscription (This Week / This Month in Saudi) An email newsletter service delivering curated Saudi Streets editorial stories to subscribers, offered with a free tier and a paid premium unlimited-access tier, powered by the Beehiiv newsletter platform.
• Article Submission Platform A contributor program that accepts external article submissions (typically 500–1,200 words) on topics aligned with Saudi Streets' content categories. Submissions are reviewed and edited before potential publication.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• StepFeed: Digital-first English-language media covering Middle East lifestyle, culture, and news. Comparable lean, digital-native indie media targeting English-speaking MENA-curious readers.
• Arab News: Established English-language daily covering Saudi Arabia and the wider Middle East. Direct competitor for English-speaking readers seeking Saudi news, business, and culture, though it operates at significantly larger scale.
• Middle East Eye: Independent English-language digital news outlet covering MENA with strong Saudi coverage. Comparable digital-first, independent media positioning and audience overlap with international English readers.
• The New Arab: English-language digital news platform covering Arab world politics, society, and culture. Comparable niche English-language regional journalism with subscription and advertising model.
• Saudi Gazette: Long-running English-language Saudi newspaper covering news, business, and culture. Competes for the same English-reading Saudi-focused audience and overlaps on business and lifestyle verticals.

Broad incumbents

• Skift: Digital-first media company focused on travel industry and destinations. Comparable subscription- and sponsorship-driven business model and covers Saudi tourism/explore verticals in its destination coverage.
• Eater: Digital-first food media platform with regional coverage. Overlaps with Saudi Streets' Food vertical and uses a similar mix of original reporting, newsletters, and sponsorship monetization.
• Al-Monitor: Established English-language platform covering Middle East politics, business, and culture. Wider MENA focus but overlaps on Saudi transformation, business, and policy journalism for international English readers.

Emerging players

• Rest of World: Independent digital media covering technology, culture, and society outside Western markets. Comparable small-team, niche English-language journalism targeting international readers interested in non-Western societies, including Middle East.

Others

• Beehiiv (as a platform, peer reference): Newsletter publishing platform that powers Saudi Streets' subscription distribution. Functions as an enabling technology peer — comparable to other indie media using Beehiiv for newsletter-led D2C growth.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/saudistreets
• Facebookfacebook.com/saudistreets
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/saudi-streets

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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