How many companies are in the Riyadh region?
Commercial registrations in the Riyadh region by city, business structure and date of creation, with how the region compares with the rest of Saudi Arabia.
663.3K
active commercial registrations — 34.7% of the Kingdom, the largest region.
Ministry of Commerce data · Q2 2026
The Riyadh region has 663,253 active commercial registrations as of 30 June 2026 — 34.7% of Saudi Arabia's 1,912,733, making it the largest of the Kingdom's 13 regions. Of these, 345,811 are sole proprietorships (establishments), 314,766 are companies, and 2,676 are branches of GCC or foreign companies.
22,099 registrations created in Q2 2026 were still active at quarter end, 32.8% of the national total. That is below the region's 34.7% share of all active registrations, so new formation is concentrating elsewhere.
Limited liability companies make up 96.7% of companies in the Riyadh region and 49.9% 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.
Riyadh city is the region's commercial centre, with 87.9% of its active registrations. Registrations are spread across 569 cities and towns in total.
- Active registrations
- 663,253
- 34.7% of Saudi Arabia
- Registered in Q2 2026
- 22,099
- 32.8% of Saudi Arabia
- Companies
- 314,766
- 345,811 sole proprietorships
- Median company capital
- SAR 5k
- Saudi Arabia: SAR 5k
New registrations by quarter — the Riyadh 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 proprietorship345,81152.1%
- LLC304,43845.9%
- JSC7,3351.1%
- Foreign branch2,3420.4%
- General partnership1,4680.2%
- SJSC1,1820.2%
- Limited partnership3410.1%
- GCC branch3340.1%
Company capital
Paid-up capital of 277,145 companies with their main registration in the Riyadh region
- Under SAR 10k143,77851.9%
- SAR 10k–100k60,66221.9%
- SAR 100k–500k38,39013.9%
- SAR 500k–5m18,1676.6%
- SAR 5m+16,1485.8%
Company variants
Share of all 314,766 companies
- Single-person companies157,13949.9%
- Holding companies19,5736.2%
- Professional companies5,1851.6%
Registrations by city in the Riyadh region
The largest cities among 569 cities and towns with registrations in the region.
- Riyadh582,83787.9%
- Al Kharj18,0402.7%
- Dawadmi7,2861.1%
- Wadi Al-Dawasir5,9300.9%
- Al Majmaah4,6850.7%
- Afif4,3160.7%
- Az Zulfi3,0180.5%
- Al Muzahimiyah2,8850.4%
- Other cities and towns34,2565.2%
Common questions
How many companies are registered in the Riyadh region?
As of 30 June 2026, the Riyadh region has 663,253 active commercial registrations: 314,766 companies and 345,811 sole proprietorships (establishments), according to Ministry of Commerce data.
How many new businesses were registered in the Riyadh region in Q2 2026?
22,099 commercial registrations created in Q2 2026 were still active at the end of the quarter — 32.8% of the national total.
What is the most common business structure in the Riyadh region?
The sole proprietorship (establishment) is the most common, with 345,811 active registrations (52.1%). It is followed by the LLC at 304,438.
What is the typical capital of a company in the Riyadh region?
The median paid-up capital of a company with its main registration in the Riyadh region is SAR 5k; the middle half report between SAR 5k and SAR 100k.
Can a foreign investor set up a company in the Riyadh 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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