UAE, Saudi Firms Rank in TIME100 Most Influential Companies
From AI innovation to sustainable mega-projects, G42 and Diriyah represent the UAE and Saudi Arabia in TIME’s prestigious 2025 global influence list.
- Publish date: Friday، 27 June 2025
UAE's artificial intelligence firm G42 and Saudi Arabia's Diriyah have been named in the world's 100 most influential companies for 2025 by TIME magazine.
G42
G42 is a privately owned company, in which the Mubadala Investment Company, Silverlake, Microsoft and The Dalio Family Office have invested.
In 2024, G42 received a $1.5 billion investment from Micrsoft to advance its international expansion and solidify UAE's position as a global technology hub.
The partnership also included a one-billion-dollar fund to support developers. Last month, G42 announced a partnership with OpenAI, Oracle, and Nvidia to boost the AI sector in the UAE.
As part of the partnership, the companies will launch Stargate UAE. The AI firm has launched a new unit G42 Europe and the UK and partnered with France' Mistral AI.
G42 is planning to invest one-billion dollars in Kenya's digital ecosystem.
Diriyah
Diriyah is part of Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) portfolio. The company is building a $63.2 billion mixed-use development, Diriyah, near Riyadh.
The development is expected to host over 100,000 residents, workers, students and visitors. Diriyah will also feature a wide range of cultural, entertainment, educational, hospitality, retail, and residential spaces.
Diriyah promises carbon-free construction, energy efficiency, water conservation, cultural preservation, and human-centric development.