Arab Business

What Arab Business does

The Arab Business is a Dubai-headquartered B2B media company operating a digital platform (thearabbusiness.com) and a recurring print/digital magazine that covers the economic landscape of the Arab world. Founded in 2003 according to firmographic data, the publication distributes its content across six GCC jurisdictions — the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Oman — with a claimed global digital readership. Its offering is organized around three core products: The Arab Business Magazine (cover stories and leadership profiles), a News section (company, investment, and economic developments), and an Articles section (industry insights on business trends, digital transformation, and innovation).

The platform is built on a WordPress-based content management system with no proprietary technology features disclosed, and the company maintains no public APIs, SDKs, or third-party integrations. Distribution relies on its owned website, email newsletters referenced in its privacy policy, and physical plus digital magazine editions. The audience is positioned as C-suite executives, entrepreneurs, and business leaders seeking Arabic-language coverage of regional economic trends, leadership, and innovation.

The business model combines digital advertising (display and sponsored content) with recurring magazine subscriptions, although no pricing or contract structures are publicly disclosed. Ownership, funding history, and management team are not disclosed in the available source material, and no revenue, M&A, or partnership data beyond an apparent alignment with the GITEX Global events brand on social media channels has been published.

Name

Arab Business

Legal name

The Arab Business

Website

https://thearabbusiness.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Arab Business is a Dubai-based B2B media platform and print/digital magazine covering the Arab world's economic landscape. It publishes business news, leadership profiles, and industry insights targeting executives, entrepreneurs, and business leaders across GCC markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business Media

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (513120)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Business, Finance & Industry Trade Magazines (MPAJAEAM)

Keywords

• Business magazine
• Arab business news
• Leadership journalism
• Economic analysis
• Digital publishing

Headquarters

HQ city

Dubai

HQ country

United Arab Emirates

HQ region

Middle East

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Digital Advertising: The magazine generates revenue through advertising on its digital platform, featuring sponsored content and display advertisements alongside editorial content about Arab business news.
2. Magazine Subscriptions: The magazine publishes physical and digital magazine editions covering business topics, leadership profiles, and industry insights, generating subscription revenue from readers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Arab Business operates a business magazine and online media platform that delivers coverage of the Arab world's economic landscape through three core properties: a flagship magazine (print and digital editions featuring leadership profiles and cover stories), a News section covering investments and corporate developments across the Middle East, and an Articles section providing industry insights on business trends, technology, and innovation. The publication is one of the leading Arabic-language business magazines in the region.

Product overview

Arab Business is a business magazine and online platform that delivers comprehensive coverage of the Arab world's economic landscape through three core offerings: The Arab Business Magazine (featuring cover stories on Arab leaders and entrepreneurs), a News section (covering business and investment developments across the Middle East), and an Articles section (providing industry insights on business trends and innovation).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• The Arab Business Magazine A business magazine delivering insightful coverage of the Arab world's economic landscape, featuring latest news, exclusive leadership articles, cover stories of top Arab leaders and visionary entrepreneurs, and in-depth analyses on digital leadership and innovation. Published in both physical and digital editions.
• News Section Up-to-date business news coverage of companies, investments, and economic developments across the Middle East and Arab world. Provides readers with timely reporting on regional business events and corporate news.
• Articles Section Industry insights and expert analyses on business trends, leadership, technology, and innovation driving transformation across the Arab world. Features long-form editorial content for business professionals seeking deeper commentary.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Inc. Arabia: Inc. Arabia is the Arabic edition of Inc. magazine focused on entrepreneurship and growth companies in the Middle East. It competes directly with Arab Business for B2B readership, leadership profiles, and entrepreneur-focused content marketing budgets.
• Gulf Business: Gulf Business is a long-running Middle East business magazine (also ITP Media Group) targeting executives and professionals across the GCC. It is a direct competitor with similar B2B positioning, audience, and multi-channel distribution model as Arab Business.
• Zawya: Zawya is a leading Middle East business intelligence platform providing company, deal, and sector data across MENA. It competes with Arab Business in providing business information and analysis to regional executives, though its distribution is digital-only.
• Arabian Business: Arabian Business is a leading English-language B2B business magazine covering the Middle East, owned by ITP Media Group. It competes directly with Arab Business for the same regional executive audience and advertising dollars, offering overlapping coverage of business, finance, and leadership in the GCC.
• Forbes Middle East: Forbes Middle East is the regional edition of Forbes covering Arab world business leaders, entrepreneurship, and wealth. It is a direct competitor with comparable executive audience, magazine format, and leadership-event franchise model.
• Entrepreneur Middle East: Entrepreneur Middle East covers startups, entrepreneurship, and business leadership across the MENA region. It is a direct competitor targeting similar executive and founder audiences with magazine and digital formats.
• AMEinfo: AMEinfo is a long-running Middle East business news platform covering business, finance, and lifestyle across the Arab world. It competes directly with Arab Business for online advertising and reader attention among regional executives.
• CPI Financial: CPI Financial is a Dubai-based financial media company publishing business news, analysis, and events focused on the Middle East banking, finance, and Islamic finance sectors. It is a direct competitor with overlapping B2B audience in regional financial markets.

Broad incumbents

• Bloomberg Middle East: Bloomberg operates a Middle East bureau and serves as a broad incumbent providing global business and financial news to the same regional executive audience that Arab Business targets. It overlaps in coverage but does not specialize in Arabic-language or regional-only business journalism.
• Reuters Middle East: Reuters operates a Middle East bureau providing global business, financial, and economic news coverage. It is a broad incumbent serving the same corporate and government audiences across MENA but lacks Arabic-language specialization or magazine format.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/gitex_global
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/GitexTechWeek
• Facebookfacebook.com/thearabbusinessmagazine
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/thearabbusiness
• Instagraminstagram.com/gitex_global

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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