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Top 25 Diversified business groups based in the United Arab Emirates
RevenueBase identified 298 diversified business groups headquartered in the United Arab Emirates as of September 2026 and tracks 55,185 professional contacts across them, including 9,086 with verified work emails. Dubai is the largest hub.
This list covers diversified business groups headquartered in the United Arab Emirates, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.
Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.
The 25 largest diversified business groups based in the United Arab Emirates
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14,832 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Founded in the 1930s, Al-Futtaim has evolved into a leading conglomerate with a rich history of long-lasting and diverse expertise across automotive, retail, real estate, and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 5,788 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Welcome to Al Tayer Group!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 3,334 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Dubai Holding is a diversified global investment company that continues to power Dubai’s growth across 10 key sectors, including real estate, hospitality, leisure & entertainment…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 3,280 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “The Juma Al Majid Holding Group began its humble beginnings in 1950 with the drive and vision of its founder - H.E.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 2,605 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Al Ghurair is one of the largest diversified family business groups in the Middle East, with operations in five distinct strategic sectors: Foods, Development, Mobility…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 1,291 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Ali & Sons Holding LLC (ASH) is a diversified conglomerate established in 1979 based in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates).” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 1,230 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Established in 2007, Seddiqi Holding is a family-owned and managed company with a unique, diversified portfolio of businesses and brands across numerous sectors.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 1,214 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “More than four decades since inception, the Al Habtoor Group is now recognised globally as a major UAE conglomerate with a diversified business, with strategic assets in the…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 1,192 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Danube Group is a Dubai-based diversified business conglomerate with interests in building materials, home décor, and real estate development.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 1,186 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Al Masaood is a privately held and highly diversified Group, based in Abu Dhabi.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 824 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “The Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group LLC (ESAG), founded in 1960, by H.E.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 798 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “With a proud heritage stretching over six decades, Dubai-based Al Ghurair Group is a diversified family-owned conglomerate with interests in manufacturing, real estate and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 663 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Elite Group Holding is a UAE-based diversified conglomerate that began as a single luxury automotive dealership and has grown into a multi-sector organization spanning automotive…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 660 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “AW Rostamani is a conglomerate of 14 companies in seven diverse disciplines, committed to enriching lives through its exceptional products and services.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 557 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Founded by Abdulla Hassan Al Rostamani in the early 1950’s, Al Rostamani Group is a leading UAE family business conglomerate, guided by its core values of commitment, care, and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 502 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “The Tiger Holding, established in 1977, has interests in properties, contracting, industrial production, commerce, travel, hotels, and education.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 465 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Galadari Brothers is a conglomerate based in the United Arab Emirates with a heritage spanning over six decades with diverse interests in industries including heavy equipment…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 419 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Hayel Saeed Anam & Co Group of companies is a commercial entity that was established in Yemen in 1938.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 363 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Founded in 1967, the Al Abbas Group (AAG) is one of the UAE’s most successful and respected business establishments.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 361 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Bhatia Brothers is a conglomerate that caters to varied industries with focused divisions created to serve the targeted industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 338 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “The M.A.H.Y.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 309 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Established more than 40 years ago, United Al Saqer Group (UASG) is one of the leading business groups in the UAE.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 298 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Fathima Group of companies - Faith matters!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 270 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “LuLu Group International today is a highly diversified entity with operations spanning a vast geographical landscape.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 260 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Mohammed Omar Bin Haider (MOBH) Holding Group is one of the leading family business groups in the United Arab Emirates, with its headquarters based in Dubai.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: diversified business groups. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.
- Strong evidence
- The company's own public description of its business names diversified business groups.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of diversified business groups, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name diversified business groups. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.
RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.
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Diversified business groups based in the United Arab Emirates at a glance
As of Sep 19, 2026Companies by employee count
Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United Arab Emirates, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United Arab Emirates, over 298 companies.
How this list was built
Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among diversified business groups, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.
- Source
- The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
- What qualifies
- Companies headquartered in the United Arab Emirates whose own description of what they do matches “diversified business groups”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
- RevenueBase Smart Search
- RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names diversified business groups), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
- What we exclude
- Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among diversified business groups, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United Arab Emirates are excluded even when they keep an office there.
- Match quality
- In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
- Ranking
- Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
- Verification
- Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 9,086 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
- Refresh
- This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
- Corrections
- Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.
Diversified business groups by metro
- Diversified business groups in Dubai135
- Diversified business groups in Abu Dhabi39
Frequently asked
What is RevenueBase Smart Search?
RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names diversified business groups, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.
How many diversified business groups are there based in the United Arab Emirates?
RevenueBase identified 298 diversified business groups headquartered in the United Arab Emirates as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.
What is the largest company on this list?
Al-Futtaim, headquartered in Dubai, tops this list with the largest team on record.
Which city has the most diversified business groups?
Dubai leads with 135 headquartered companies, followed by Abu Dhabi (39) and Sharjah (11).
How do I get contact information for these companies?
A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 9,086 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 298 companies.
How current is this list?
The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.
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About this data
RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.
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