How many companies are in the Najran region?
Commercial registrations in the Najran region by city, business structure and date of creation, with how the region compares with the rest of Saudi Arabia.
60.2K
active commercial registrations — 3.1% of the Kingdom, ranked 8 of 13 regions.
Ministry of Commerce data · Q2 2026
The Najran region has 60,168 active commercial registrations as of 30 June 2026 — 3.1% of Saudi Arabia's 1,912,733, making it the 8th-largest of the Kingdom's 13 regions. Of these, 35,271 are sole proprietorships (establishments) and 24,897 are companies.
3,203 registrations created in Q2 2026 were still active at quarter end, 4.8% of the national total. That is a larger share than the Najran region holds of the existing stock (3.1%), so the region is gaining weight in new business formation.
Limited liability companies make up 99.7% of companies in the Najran region and 23.7% of companies are single-person entities. The median paid-up capital of a company registered here is SAR 5k, in line with the national median of SAR 5k.
Najran city is the region's commercial centre, with 86.3% of its active registrations. Registrations are spread across 113 cities and towns in total.
- Active registrations
- 60,168
- 3.1% of Saudi Arabia
- Registered in Q2 2026
- 3,203
- 4.8% of Saudi Arabia
- Companies
- 24,897
- 35,271 sole proprietorships
- Median company capital
- SAR 5k
- Saudi Arabia: SAR 5k
New registrations by quarter — the Najran 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 proprietorship35,27158.6%
- LLC24,81141.2%
- JSC530.1%
- General partnership22<0.1%
- Limited partnership8<0.1%
- SJSC3<0.1%
Company capital
Paid-up capital of 24,171 companies with their main registration in the Najran region
- Under SAR 10k22,42492.8%
- SAR 10k–100k9844.1%
- SAR 100k–500k5072.1%
- SAR 500k–5m1320.5%
- SAR 5m+1240.5%
Company variants
Share of all 24,897 companies
- Single-person companies5,90223.7%
- Holding companies1,0254.1%
- Professional companies560.2%
Registrations by city in the Najran region
The largest cities among 113 cities and towns with registrations in the region.
Other regions
Common questions
How many companies are registered in the Najran region?
As of 30 June 2026, the Najran region has 60,168 active commercial registrations: 24,897 companies and 35,271 sole proprietorships (establishments), according to Ministry of Commerce data.
How many new businesses were registered in the Najran region in Q2 2026?
3,203 commercial registrations created in Q2 2026 were still active at the end of the quarter — 4.8% of the national total.
What is the most common business structure in the Najran region?
The sole proprietorship (establishment) is the most common, with 35,271 active registrations (58.6%). It is followed by the LLC at 24,811.
What is the typical capital of a company in the Najran region?
The median paid-up capital of a company with its main registration in the Najran region is SAR 5k; at least half report exactly SAR 5k.
Can a foreign investor set up a company in the Najran 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.
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