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Middle East Business Directory: 498,000+ Companies in 7 Countries

By Ibrahim DemolCEO IBLeadUpdated October 19, 2026

IBLead holds 498,000+ business listings in seven Middle East countries: Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain. All of them come from Google Maps and were collected March–April 2026. This page compares coverage country by country, so you can see where the data is deep enough for a campaign before you sign up.

Business listings by country

Country Listings Phone Website Email Largest city
Saudi Arabia243,000+68%27%5%Riyadh
United Arab Emirates159,000+86%55%17%Dubai
Jordan56,700+70%29%4%Amman
Oman30,600+69%25%5%Seeb
Qatar5,99386%57%16%Doha
Kuwait1,71084%59%11%Hawally
Bahrain37993%49%7%Riffa

Click a country to open a free search on that country. Percentages are the share of listings with that field. Emails only exist where the company publishes one on its own website, so phone coverage is always higher than email coverage in this region.

Partial coverage: Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain

Coverage is uneven. Saudi Arabia and the UAE are well covered. Qatar (5,993 listings), Kuwait (1,710) and Bahrain (379) hold only a small part of the businesses operating there. Treat those three countries as partial data and check the count for your category before planning a campaign.

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is the largest dataset in the region with 243,000+ listings. Riyadh, Tabuk and Dammam have the most. City tables, top categories and coverage are on the Saudi Arabia business directory page.

United Arab Emirates

The UAE has 159,000+ listings and the densest contact data in the region: 86% have a phone number and 55% a website. Dubai holds more than half. Emirate tables and categories are on the UAE business directory page.

What each record contains

  • Business name and primary Google Maps category
  • Full address, city and GPS coordinates
  • Phone number
  • Website URL
  • Email addresses published on the company website, when there are any
  • Google rating and number of reviews
  • Opening hours

Data protection in the region

Each of these countries has its own data protection rules, for example Saudi Arabia's PDPL, the UAE's Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021, Qatar's Law No. 13 of 2016 and Bahrain's Law No. 30 of 2018. Generic company contacts, such as a switchboard number or an info@ address, are business data; a named employee's details are personal data. Say who you are, keep the message relevant to the recipient's business and stop at the first opt-out request. This is general information, not legal advice.

Frequently asked questions

How many Middle East businesses does IBLead hold?

498,000+ listings across seven countries, collected from Google Maps in March–April 2026. Saudi Arabia (243,000+) and the UAE (159,000+) account for most of them.

Which Middle East countries have the best email coverage?

The UAE: 17% of listings have an email found on the company website, against 5% in Saudi Arabia and 4% in Jordan. Phone numbers are far more common everywhere, so plan for calls or WhatsApp as well as email.

Is Kuwait or Bahrain fully covered?

No. Kuwait has 1,710 listings and Bahrain 379, a small part of the businesses there. Qatar (5,993) is also partial.

Can I export several countries at once?

Yes. Select the countries you need in the search, filter by category and contact fields, check the count and export one CSV.

Try it on your own target list

Run a search for your category and country, look at the count and the results preview, and only export when the list fits.

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