How many companies are in the Asir region?
Commercial registrations in the Asir region by city, business structure and date of creation, with how the region compares with the rest of Saudi Arabia.
95.8K
active commercial registrations — 5% of the Kingdom, ranked 5 of 13 regions.
Ministry of Commerce data · Q2 2026
The Asir region has 95,804 active commercial registrations as of 30 June 2026 — 5% of Saudi Arabia's 1,912,733, making it the 5th-largest of the Kingdom's 13 regions. Of these, 85,435 are sole proprietorships (establishments), 10,364 are companies, and 5 are branches of GCC or foreign companies.
3,516 registrations created in Q2 2026 were still active at quarter end, 5.2% of the national total. That is in line with its share of all active registrations.
Limited liability companies make up 97.1% of companies in the Asir region and 51.2% of companies are single-person entities. The median paid-up capital of a company registered here is SAR 10k, above the national median of SAR 5k.
Khamis Mushait is the region's commercial centre, with 35.5% of its active registrations. Registrations are spread across 1,061 cities and towns in total.
- Active registrations
- 95,804
- 5% of Saudi Arabia
- Registered in Q2 2026
- 3,516
- 5.2% of Saudi Arabia
- Companies
- 10,364
- 85,435 sole proprietorships
- Median company capital
- SAR 10k
- Saudi Arabia: SAR 5k
New registrations by quarter — the Asir region
Still-active CRs by the quarter they were created. Cancelled registrations are excluded, so earlier quarters read lower.
Business structures
Active registrations by legal form
- Sole proprietorship85,43589.2%
- LLC10,06010.5%
- JSC2190.2%
- General partnership640.1%
- SJSC11<0.1%
- Limited partnership10<0.1%
- Foreign branch4<0.1%
- GCC branch1<0.1%
Company capital
Paid-up capital of 8,198 companies with their main registration in the Asir region
- Under SAR 10k3,65144.5%
- SAR 10k–100k2,12525.9%
- SAR 100k–500k1,43517.5%
- SAR 500k–5m4946%
- SAR 5m+4936%
Company variants
Share of all 10,364 companies
- Single-person companies5,30651.2%
- Holding companies5275.1%
- Professional companies2392.3%
Registrations by city in the Asir region
The largest cities among 1,061 cities and towns with registrations in the region.
- Khamis Mushait34,03435.5%
- Abha19,86220.7%
- Muhayil9,1479.5%
- Bisha7,5837.9%
- Ahad Rufaidah3,2303.4%
- Al Majardah2,0722.2%
- Other cities and towns19,87620.7%
Common questions
How many companies are registered in the Asir region?
As of 30 June 2026, the Asir region has 95,804 active commercial registrations: 10,364 companies and 85,435 sole proprietorships (establishments), according to Ministry of Commerce data.
How many new businesses were registered in the Asir region in Q2 2026?
3,516 commercial registrations created in Q2 2026 were still active at the end of the quarter — 5.2% of the national total.
What is the most common business structure in the Asir region?
The sole proprietorship (establishment) is the most common, with 85,435 active registrations (89.2%). It is followed by the LLC at 10,060.
What is the typical capital of a company in the Asir region?
The median paid-up capital of a company with its main registration in the Asir region is SAR 10k; the middle half report between SAR 5k and SAR 100k.
Can a foreign investor set up a company in the Asir region?
Yes. Foreign investors can own 100% of a company in most activities after obtaining a MISA investment licence, then registering the company with the Ministry of Commerce. Alpha Consultancy handles the licence, commercial registration and post-registration setup in every region.
Figures are Alpha Consultancy's analysis of the Ministry of Commerce's open datasets on the Saudi Open Data Platform (open.data.gov.sa): the register of active commercial registrations (CRs) as of 30 June 2026.
Active CRsinclude main and branch registrations, as in the Ministry's own totals. Registered in a period counts CRs created in that period that were still active on 30 June 2026; registrations since cancelled are not in the source file, so older periods read lower than the number originally issued.
The Ministry's extract is dated 30 June 2026; it was taken at the start of that day, so registrations created on the reference date itself are not included.
No individual business is identified on these pages; only aggregate counts are published.
Setting up a company in the Asir region?
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