Okaz for Electronic Publishing

What Okaz for Electronic Publishing does

Okaz for Electronic Publishing is a privately-held Saudi digital media company headquartered in Jeddah, operating the Arabic-language news portal 3alyoum.com under the brand "عين اليوم" (Ain Al Youm). The portal positions itself as a youth-oriented Saudi newspaper covering national news, regional developments, Middle East affairs, politics, economy, sports, jobs, and technology. Content is published in Arabic and the site is structured around category-based verticals including السعودية (Saudi), المناطق (Regions), الشرق الأوسط (Middle East), السياسة (Politics), الاقتصاد (Economy), and الرياضة (Sports). The company was founded in 2013 and operates with a stated headcount of approximately 7 employees, suggesting a lean editorial operation.

The platform is a standard web-based publishing property (no native mobile app is disclosed) with active daily editorial output observed through July 2026. Geographic scope is concentrated in Saudi Arabia within the GCC market, with no global footprint claim. No mobile applications, APIs, SDKs, integrations, certifications, patents, trademarks, partnerships, awards, or parent/subsidiary relationships are disclosed in the source material.

The underlying business model is not explicitly disclosed. As a digital news publisher with no subscription pricing, no SaaS product, and no enterprise offering, revenue is most plausibly derived from digital advertising, sponsored content, or affiliation arrangements — though no advertiser names, rate cards, audience scale metrics, or revenue figures are provided. No funding rounds, institutional investors, management team, or governance structure are disclosed. Ownership concentration and cap-table details are not evidenced from available sources.

Name

Okaz for Electronic Publishing

Legal name

Okaz for Electronic Publishing

Website

https://3alyoum.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2026

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Okaz for Electronic Publishing is a privately-held Saudi digital media company operating the Arabic youth-oriented news portal 3alyoum.com (Ain Al Youm), headquartered in Jeddah with approximately 7 employees, serving Saudi audiences across news, jobs, sports, and technology verticals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online News Publishing

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (513120), Newspaper Publishers (513110)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721), Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

Newsletter Publishing Platforms (MPACAIAA)

Keywords

• Online news publishing
• Arabic digital media
• Saudi news portal
• Regional news coverage
• Youth journalism

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Core offering

Okaz for Electronic Publishing operates the Saudi youth-oriented Arabic news portal 3alyoum.com (عين اليوم). The site publishes daily news articles covering Saudi national news, regional developments across the Middle East, politics, economy, and sports, targeting Arabic-speaking readers in Saudi Arabia and the wider Gulf region. It functions as a digital newspaper delivering current affairs content on an online publishing platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 3alyoum.com (عين اليوم / Ain Al Youm) Online News Portal
• Saudi National News Section (السعودية)
• Sports News Section (الرياضة)
• Economy News Section (الاقتصاد)
• Politics News Section (السياسة)
• Middle East News Section (الشرق الأوسط)

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves2 records

Direct peers

• Akhbar24: Akhbar24 is a major Saudi digital news outlet with broad multi-vertical coverage, directly comparable to 3alyoum.com's news portal model and Saudi-focused audience.
• Sabq: Sabq is one of Saudi Arabia's leading Arabic digital news portals, covering politics, economy, sports and general news — directly competing with 3alyoum.com for the same Saudi online news audience and ad budgets.
• Elaph: Elaph is a long-running Arab online news portal offering Arabic-language coverage of regional news, politics and society, comparable in digital-native news portal model to 3alyoum.com.

Broad incumbents

• Al-Eqtisadiah: Al-Eqtisadiah is a leading Saudi Arabic business and economics newspaper with a digital edition, comparable to 3alyoum.com in covering Saudi economy content.
• Asharq Al-Awsat: Asharq Al-Awsat is a leading Saudi-owned pan-Arab newspaper with a substantial Arabic digital edition, offering comparable news content to Saudi and Arab audiences.
• Arab News: Arab News is a major English-language Saudi daily with a large digital readership, covering Saudi, regional and international news and competing for Saudi audience share.
• Sky News Arabia: Sky News Arabia is a major Arabic digital news platform operating from the GCC, offering multi-vertical Arabic news coverage that competes with 3alyoum.com for Arab online audiences.
• Al Arabiya Network: Al Arabiya is a flagship pan-Arab 24/7 news network headquartered in Saudi Arabia, operating a major digital news platform with much broader scale and brand recognition than 3alyoum.com.
• Al-Riyadh Newspaper: Al-Riyadh is one of Saudi Arabia's largest Arabic newspapers with a significant digital presence, covering politics, economy, sports and society in direct competition with 3alyoum.com.
• Al-Madina Newspaper: Al-Madina is a major Saudi newspaper based in Jeddah (the same city as Okaz for Electronic Publishing) with a strong digital edition, directly comparable in Saudi news publishing.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/3alyoum

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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