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THE THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES EDITION 2026

the United Arab Emirates’s
media & entertainment industry,
in focus.

The companies, capital and talent shaping media & entertainment in the United Arab Emirates. Find the leaders. Understand the segments. See where the activity is.

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Snapshot: Funding in USD
Illustrated cover for Media & Entertainment Industry Landscape of the United Arab Emirates
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COMPANIES · CAPITAL · TALENT

An industry ecosystem,
measured in context.

Media & Entertainment illustration
Companies tracked 781Media & Entertainment ecosystem in the United Arab Emirates Disclosed funding $1.54B34 companies · all recorded rounds Companies hiring 11With open roles at the snapshot Tracked open roles 181 employers posted in the preceding 30 days
MEET THE COMPANIES

Explore the United Arab Emirates’s media & entertainment leaders

24 featured companies from the funding, hiring, revenue and team-size leaderboards.

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Media & Entertainment company highlights in the United Arab Emirates, snapshot 1 September 2026
Company
Osnosn.com$807M—2,564—
Live Nationlivenation.me$300M———
Fenix Gamesfenixgames.com$150M—8—
MapleStory Universemsu.io$100M———
Everdomeeverdome.io$60M—25—
Hunchhunch.in$26M——Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Mythikmythik.com$20M———
Numinumi.net$20M—67—
Bentham Sciencebenthamscience.com—5 roles——
Platinumlistplatinumlist.net—4 roles——
Cricwickcricwick.net—1 roles——
Fasa Animation Studiofasaanimationstudio.com—1 roles——
Gallery Visiongallery.vision—1 roles——
Metamindsmetaminds.group—1 roles——
Play:Datemyplaydateapp.com—1 roles11—
Ticmintticmint.com—1 roles——
Al-Arabiyaalarabiya.net————
AlAin Newsal-ain.com————
Jawakerjawaker.com——58—
Mahzoozmahzooz.ae————
Nabdnabd.com————
Omoomaomooma.com——12—
Rotanarotana.net————
Wamdawamda.com——22—
24 featured companies

Locked revenue figures are available in Radar; the eight company financial previews stay the same throughout this page. A dash means the figure is outside these featured lists. Revenue years vary by company; the figures are not a like-for-like revenue comparison. Compare annual accounts ↗

Company discovery

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THE KEY SIGNALS

Media & Entertainment industry KPIs in the United Arab Emirates

A few useful ratios bring the size of this ecosystem into perspective.

1 September 2026
Hiring participation1.4%

11 of 781 tracked companies have open roles.

Funding participation4.7%

37 of 781 tracked companies have a recorded round.

Top 3 funding share81.4%

Share of disclosed capital received by the three largest recorded recipients.

Median disclosed round$2M

Midpoint of 39 rounds with a disclosed amount.

Scale is concentrated. Opportunity is broader. The three largest funding recipients hold 81.4% of disclosed capital, while 95.3% of tracked companies have no recorded funding round.

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CAPITAL & COMPANY FORMATION

How the United Arab Emirates media & entertainment has grown

Recorded company formation and disclosed funding across the complete annual series shown.

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2016 — 2025

Disclosed funding by year

Sum of recorded funding rounds · USD

the United Arab Emirates media & entertainment
$0$55.74M$111.49M$167.23M$222.97M2016: $020162017: $2M20172018: $2.5M20182019: $020192020: $450K20202021: $2.25M20212022: $165.63M20222023: $195.59M20232024: $36.95M20242025: $75.75M2025
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Annual media & entertainment funding and company formation in the United Arab Emirates
YearFunding (USD)FoundedRaising
2016$0300
2017$2M411
2018$2.5M361
2019$0380
2020$450K532
2021$2.25M945
2022$165.63M609
2023$195.59M5810
2024$36.95M504
2025$75.75M124
WHERE CAPITAL SITS

Funding concentration

Share of all disclosed company funding.

  • Osn52.2%
  • Live Nation19.4%
  • Fenix Games9.7%
  • Other companies18.6%

Funding by stage

44 recorded rounds since 2016

NUMBER OF ROUNDS
Seed & Angel30 68.2%
Series A–B6 13.6%
Series C+ / PE2 4.5%
Grants, debt & other6 13.6%

Recent recorded rounds

Latest recorded rounds · USD
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Seed05/2026
Mythik $5M

Backed by Harsh Anandkumar Jain and Rajat Gupta and others.

Largest and notable recorded rounds

Each card is one recorded round
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Series C04/2025
Osnosn.com$57M

Backed by Warner Bros. Discovery.

Series A08/2024
mycomyco.io$10M

Backed by Daman Investments and Mocha Ventures and others.

Series A07/2023
XBorgxborg.com$5M

Participating investors were not recorded in this snapshot.

THE BUSINESS BEHIND THE ACTIVITY

Revenue, profitability & financial strength

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Annual accounts availability

No reviewed exact national-ID connector has yet been qualified for United Arab Emirates; this is a checked implementation boundary, not evidence that filings are absent.; No reviewed exact national-ID connector has yet been qualified for United Arab Emirates; this is a checked implementation boundary, not evidence that filings are absent.

DIGITAL FOOTPRINT

Web traffic, app reach and release cadence

How the the United Arab Emirates companies on this page show up online: the sites people visit, the apps they install, and how often those apps ship.

Busiest websites

24 of the 781 companies on this page carry a measured traffic record (3.1%); these are the largest of those, by monthly visits. The median among them is 217,710 visits.

CompanyMonthly visitsAuthorityMobile
Al-Arabiyaalarabiya.net9,809,3287678.1%
Stealthwriterstealthwriter.ai7,459,755466.8%
MapleStory Universemsu.io3,282,305345.1%
STARZPLAYstarzplay.com2,181,9124970.8%
The Nationalthenationalnews.com1,887,4236676.1%
Shedevrumshedevrum.ai1,644,0534337.7%
Time Outtimeoutdubai.com1,041,8425379.3%
crypto.newscrypto.news1,006,0725085.5%
Platinumlistplatinumlist.net779,0885576.1%
Big Ticketbigticket.ae397,7313973.8%

Visits and authority are third-party web estimates, not company-reported figures.

Most-installed apps

96 of these companies (12.3%) publish at least one Android app — 143 apps in all, carrying 408.3M installs between them.

AppInstallsRatingStore category
Cut Paste Photo Seamless EditPeml Art74M4.6Photography
نبض Nabd - اخبار العالم ، عاجلNabd37.9M4.5News & Magazines
Jawaker Hand, Tarneeb & TrixJawaker37.7M4.8Card
Pixsy-photo frame & Ai CollageXEN Studios31.4M4.5Photography
STARZPLAYSTARZPLAY24.4M4.2Entertainment
OSN+OSN+23.9M4.1Entertainment
Weyyak وياكWeyak19.9M3.6Entertainment
Spacetoon Go Anime and CartoonSpacetoon go15.1M3.9Entertainment
Auto Blur Background & PhotoPeml Art14.5M4.5Photography
ShedevrumShedevrum12.1M4.2Entertainment

Installs are lifetime totals to date at the June 2026 store reading — a measure of reach, not of people using an app today.

App reach by segment

The busiest app inside each of this page’s own segments, with the quarterly release trend behind it (2024Q1–2026Q2).

SegmentAppsInstallsLeading appRelease trend
Online Photos37177.9MCut Paste Photo Seamless Edit 74M
Ott Video23124.2MSTARZPLAY 24.4M
Mobile App Studios288.5MAuto Blur Background & Photo 14.5M
Gambling Tech653.3MJawaker Hand, Tarneeb & Trix 37.7M
Internet First Media2645.2Mنبض Nabd - اخبار العالم ، عاجل 37.9M
Social Platforms233.4MBelong - Meet New People 1.7M
Tv Networks22.5MSky News Arabia 2.4M
Events Tech31.7MSoul Artists - Book Live Acts 10K

A company can carry several segment tags, so these rows overlap and should not be added together. Trend lines are zero-based and share one quarter grid, so a flat line is a quiet segment, not a missing one.

Release cadence by quarter

New apps published, beside apps whose most recent update landed in that quarter — the second bar is how much of the shelf is still being maintained.

2023Q2: 32023Q2: 32023Q22023Q3: 32023Q3: 02023Q32023Q4: 72023Q4: 32023Q42024Q1: 72024Q1: 52024Q12024Q2: 72024Q2: 02024Q22024Q3: 22024Q3: 72024Q32024Q4: 42024Q4: 42024Q42025Q1: 32025Q1: 72025Q12025Q2: 22025Q2: 42025Q22025Q3: 22025Q3: 112025Q32025Q4: 52025Q4: 112025Q42026Q1: 42026Q1: 252026Q1

Darker bars are new releases, lighter bars apps updated. 127 of 143 apps carry a release date. The series ends at 2026Q1, the last quarter that closed before the June 2026 reading.

INSIDE THE INDUSTRY

The the United Arab Emirates media & entertainment market map

Explore the segments behind the headline numbers.

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Where companies are building

Rank segments by scale, hiring or disclosed funding.

Consumer digital530
Enterprise tech123
Internet first news publishers111
B2c e-commerce79
Real money gaming32
Loneliness economy32
Blockchain31
Blockchain in media and entertainment31
Marketplaces30
Enterprise software23
Video on demand22
Internet first sports media19

Companies can sit in several segments. Counts and funding overlap.

SEGMENT TO EXPLORE

Consumer digital

The largest measured segment in this report snapshot.

530companies
0.9%have hiring activity

5 companies hiring · $1.27B disclosed funding

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How companies make money

Common revenue models; a company can use more than one.

Advertising484
Subscription273
Sponsorship269
Commission on transaction196
E-commerce - service134
Fee-for-service121
Affiliate marketing113
E-commerce - product55
THE COMPANIES IN MOTION

Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work

Recorded corporate activity linked to companies in this landscape.

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Recent corporate headlines 8 dated reports
Mergers & acquisitionslivenation.me ↗

Live Nation is paying €90 million (currently $106 million), subject to a few adjustments at closing, for 100% of ForumNet.

Funding roundsomooma.com ↗

Omooma has raised $2.5 million in funding from E20 Investment LTD.

Mergers & acquisitions7production.net ↗

NEP Group, the media technology solutions partner for content creators, has announced its acquisition of Seven Production, the Dubai-based film and broadcasting independent production company.

Mergers & acquisitionseverdome.io ↗

Hoko Agency has acquired Everdome, a pioneering UAE-based metaverse company, marking a bold move toward a new direction where creativity, content production, and AI collide.

Mergers & acquisitionsdrivearabia.com ↗

The Group also acquired Drive Arabia, a leading source for automotive news, reviews and car comparisons in the Middle East to expand its offering for car buyers and its advertising capability for automotive manufacturers.

Mergers & acquisitionshotcoldstudio.com ↗

Grand Stores, the UAE's largest distributor and retailer of professional imaging products, has announced its acquisition of Hot Cold Studio, a renowned photographic equipment and studio rental company based in Dubai, further strengthening its position in the digital imaging industry.

Leadership movesgulfnews.com ↗

Mumbai: Gulf News has appointed Raman Kumar Chugh as Strategic Advisor – India.

Incorporationwamda.com ↗

In 2010, Fadi founded Wamda, a platform offering content, research, events, and ecosystem support across the region.

Full recorded event mix

Top 9 categories among 42 recorded events in the 24-month window.

Earnings
14
Lawsuit
7
Mergers & acquisitions
7
Leadership moves
6
Incorporation
2
Regulatory
2
Contracts
2
Funding rounds
1
Company announcements
1
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Leadership moves

1 tracked people moves

Gulf News ↗
Raman Kumar Chugh

Appointment Strategic Advisor – India

Contract wins

1 recorded customer wins

myco ↗

Customer: brakesPlant-based food

Litigation

7 tracked suits

Company
State Attorneys General v live nation, ticketmaster

Break up Live Nation and Ticketmaster antitrust caseAntitrust · Ongoing

Company
More than two dozen Republican and Democratic state attorney v live nation, ticketmaster

Live Nation and Ticketmaster antitrust caseAntitrust · Settled

Earnings pulse

Reported company results in the recorded window.

1companies
17period observations
9.0%median reported growth

Median across 12 reported growth observations; companies may contribute multiple periods.

Mergers and acquisitions

Company-linked deal reports; status is preserved as recorded.

Acquirer → targetStatusDateValue / context
Live Nation→ForumNet GroupAnnounced2026-02-04Not stated in snapshot
Live Nation→ticketmaster2026-01-19Not stated in snapshot
stillfront group→Jawaker ↗Announced2025-12-24$205.0M
nep group→7 Production ↗Announced2025-09-25Not stated in snapshot
Hoko Agency→Everdome ↗Announced2025-06-13Not stated in snapshot
dubizzle group→Drive Arabia ↗Announced2025-04-26Not stated in snapshot

A discussion or rumour is not a completed transaction. An unstated value is not zero.

PEOPLE & OPPORTUNITY

The talent market

5 postings in the preceding 12 months. The full 6-posting snapshot covers 4 employers.

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Most advertised job titles

Technician 1 Ain Dubai Dubai Holding Entertainment1
Associate Director Analyst Orb Entertainment Dubai Holding Entertainment (National Talent))1
Sales Executive Field Trips (Children S Entertainment)1
Guest Relation Associate Green Planet Dubai Holding Entertainment1
Lifestyle Concierge Arabic Speaker1
Assistant Housekeeping Manager Dubai Holding Entertainment1
0 internship postings

0 tracked postings mention remote work.

The seniority mix

2 postings specify a level.

unspecified
4
manager
2

Skills employers mention

Top skills across 6 tracked postings in the available jobs snapshot.

Microsoft Office
3
Customer Service
2
Business Development
1
Business Applications
1
Business Intelligence
1
Account Management
1
Cleaning Protocols
1
Financial Modelling
1
Exclusive Experiences
1
Performance Reporting
1
THE PEOPLE BUILDING THE FIELD

Founders and leaders

188 founders and chief executives across 151 companies.

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Education networks

17 profiles with education records.

Stanford University
2
The University of British Columbia
1
University of Waterloo
1
The University of Edinburgh
1
London Business School (LBS)
1
Harvard Business School
1
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1
The Wharton School
1

Prior employers

1 profiles with prior-work records.

Profiles cover recorded founders and leaders; contact details remain in Radar.

NEWS INTELLIGENCE

How this industry appears in the news

95,394 articles in the measured 12-month window.

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95,394articles in the measured year
35,547articles in 2026Q1
64.7%positive tone in the latest complete year

News volume trends

Media & Entertainment coverage across United Arab Emirates · articles per complete quarter

010,22020,44030,65940,8792021Q2: 7,7452021Q22021Q3: 10,0582021Q4: 10,0642022Q1: 12,7662022Q2: 10,6882022Q22022Q3: 11,4312022Q4: 13,8732023Q1: 15,9632023Q2: 15,3182023Q22023Q3: 25,7742023Q4: 20,1062024Q1: 14,6882024Q2: 14,1622024Q22024Q3: 15,2312024Q4: 20,4692025Q1: 22,7172025Q2: 18,4152025Q22025Q3: 17,5942025Q4: 17,5652026Q1: 35,5472026Q1
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QuarterArticles
2021Q27,745
2021Q310,058
2021Q410,064
2022Q112,766
2022Q210,688
2022Q311,431
2022Q413,873
2023Q115,963
2023Q215,318
2023Q325,774
2023Q420,106
2024Q114,688
2024Q214,162
2024Q315,231
2024Q420,469
2025Q122,717
2025Q218,415
2025Q317,594
2025Q417,565
2026Q135,547

Article volume measures coverage, not market sales.

Tone of coverage over time

2021
19,168 positive · 711 neutral · 9,450 negative
2022
31,767 positive · 1,152 neutral · 15,733 negative
2023
54,551 positive · 1,253 neutral · 21,254 negative
2024
44,198 positive · 1,396 neutral · 18,827 negative
2025
49,286 positive · 1,787 neutral · 25,067 negative

Leading coverage topics

Media & Entertainment coverage across United Arab Emirates · ranked by full-period article count.

International Political Relations12,649 articles in the full recorded period
6,208 recent · 2,336 prior
Security And Defense Policies8,770 articles in the full recorded period
5,285 recent · 1,242 prior
International Relations And Diplomacy6,387 articles in the full recorded period
2,930 recent · 1,133 prior
Cryptocurrency Impact On Forex Markets5,291 articles in the full recorded period
2,003 recent · 1,246 prior
International Sports Competitions4,282 articles in the full recorded period
1,245 recent · 1,026 prior
Military Technology Advancements3,844 articles in the full recorded period
2,884 recent · 235 prior
Naval And Aerial Combat Operations3,601 articles in the full recorded period
2,454 recent · 365 prior
Trade Policies And Agreements3,419 articles in the full recorded period
1,505 recent · 896 prior
Cybersecurity And Cyber Warfare2,884 articles in the full recorded period
2,114 recent · 188 prior
Government International Agreements Coordination2,883 articles in the full recorded period
519 recent · 661 prior

Recent and prior counts use the source comparison windows.

Topics gaining and losing attention

Media & Entertainment coverage across United Arab Emirates

KeywordRecentPriorChange
diplomatic strategies933441112%
national security strategy89894855%
foreign policy analysis842302179%
aerial bombardments834109665%
multilateral diplomacy78840197%
geopolitical alliances76443874%
oil price volatility56887553%
tariff negotiations52235447%
decentralized forex507165207%
diplomatic engagements50727187%
icc champions trophy67382-82%
f1 championship161325-50%
odi cricket95212-55%
odi tactics97204-52%
odi tournaments91199-54%

Event and signal lenses

Media & Entertainment coverage across United Arab Emirates

All complete annual cohorts shown
Rising

Regulatory Risk

101,402 classified articles

diplomatic strategies, geopolitical alliances, foreign policy analysis

56.9% critical · 33.5% positive
Rising

Funding Momentum

15,662 classified articles

club valuation, odi world cup, icc world cup

44.3% critical · 48.7% positive
Rising

Growth

46,420 classified articles

entering global market, gdp growth forex, vehicle sales forecasts

25.7% critical · 53.2% positive

Media & Entertainment coverage across United Arab Emirates. Topic labels describe recorded classifications and can include broad context.

GEOGRAPHIC FOOTPRINT

Where companies are based

Company counts, hiring and disclosed funding across the recorded hubs.

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UNDERSTAND THE LANDSCAPE

Media & Entertainment in the United Arab Emirates: key questions

Clear definitions for making better comparisons.

What does this landscape measure?

It measures the tracked company ecosystem, recorded funding, hiring and other available evidence. It is not a market-size estimate.

Can segment counts be added together?

No. A company can belong to several segments, so segment counts and funding can overlap.

What does a missing figure mean?

A dash or unavailable panel means the current reviewed source snapshot does not support that figure.

KEEP EXPLORING

Put the United Arab Emirates in context

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