How many companies are in the Qassim region?
Commercial registrations in the Qassim region by city, business structure and date of creation, with how the region compares with the rest of Saudi Arabia.
101.3K
active commercial registrations — 5.3% of the Kingdom, ranked 4 of 13 regions.
Ministry of Commerce data · Q2 2026
The Qassim region has 101,320 active commercial registrations as of 30 June 2026 — 5.3% of Saudi Arabia's 1,912,733, making it the 4th-largest of the Kingdom's 13 regions. Of these, 71,845 are sole proprietorships (establishments), 29,465 are companies, and 10 are branches of GCC or foreign companies.
3,529 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 96% of companies in the Qassim region and 41.9% 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.
Buraydah is the region's commercial centre, with 46.7% of its active registrations. Registrations are spread across 270 cities and towns in total.
- Active registrations
- 101,320
- 5.3% of Saudi Arabia
- Registered in Q2 2026
- 3,529
- 5.2% of Saudi Arabia
- Companies
- 29,465
- 71,845 sole proprietorships
- Median company capital
- SAR 5k
- Saudi Arabia: SAR 5k
New registrations by quarter — the Qassim 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 proprietorship71,84570.9%
- LLC28,29727.9%
- General partnership5430.5%
- JSC4240.4%
- Limited partnership1470.1%
- SJSC540.1%
- Foreign branch9<0.1%
- GCC branch1<0.1%
Company capital
Paid-up capital of 26,704 companies with their main registration in the Qassim region
- Under SAR 10k20,28676%
- SAR 10k–100k3,75814.1%
- SAR 100k–500k1,6806.3%
- SAR 500k–5m4841.8%
- SAR 5m+4961.9%
Company variants
Share of all 29,465 companies
- Single-person companies12,33241.9%
- Holding companies2,97410.1%
- Professional companies2911%
Registrations by city in the Qassim region
The largest cities among 270 cities and towns with registrations in the region.
- Buraydah47,34146.7%
- Unaizah19,32619.1%
- Ar Rass12,62912.5%
- Al Mithnab2,9482.9%
- Al Badai2,7792.7%
- Al Bukayriyah2,3592.3%
- Other cities and towns13,93813.8%
Common questions
How many companies are registered in the Qassim region?
As of 30 June 2026, the Qassim region has 101,320 active commercial registrations: 29,465 companies and 71,845 sole proprietorships (establishments), according to Ministry of Commerce data.
How many new businesses were registered in the Qassim region in Q2 2026?
3,529 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 Qassim region?
The sole proprietorship (establishment) is the most common, with 71,845 active registrations (70.9%). It is followed by the LLC at 28,297.
What is the typical capital of a company in the Qassim region?
The median paid-up capital of a company with its main registration in the Qassim region is SAR 5k; at least half report exactly SAR 5k.
Can a foreign investor set up a company in the Qassim 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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