The Brand Index / MENA / Consumer & Lifestyle
Region list · Sep 2026

MENA · Consumer & Lifestyle

22brands in this list
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Top 10

Top of the list

  1. 1HeldAlmaraiStrong
  2. 2HeldAmazon MENAStrong
  3. 3HeldNoonStrong
  4. 4HeldStarbucks MENAStrong
  5. 5HeldNike MENAStrong
  6. 6HeldAmericana RestaurantsStrong
  7. 7HeldCarrefour MENAStrong
  8. 8HeldDubizzle / OLX MENAStrong
  9. 9HeldMcDonald's MENAStrong
  10. 10HeldNestle MENAStrong
Full list

All 22 brands

  1. 1HeldAlmaraiSaudi dairy + food, MENA FMCG leaderStrong
  2. 2HeldAmazon MENAE-commerce + AWS, MENA cloudStrong
  3. 3HeldNoonUAE/KSA e-commerce challenger, Amazon rivalStrong
  4. 4HeldStarbucks MENACoffee brand, Alshaya-operated MENAStrong
  5. 5HeldNike MENASports culture, Arab world youth brandStrong
  6. 6HeldAmericana RestaurantsListed multi-brand QSR franchise operator (KFC, Pizza Hut and others) with 2,746 restaurants across MENA and KazakhstanStrong
  7. 7HeldCarrefour MENAFrench retail, MAF-operated MENA hypermarketStrong
  8. 8HeldDubizzle / OLX MENAMENA classifieds brand leaderStrong
  9. 9HeldMcDonald's MENAQSR dominant, Americana operatedStrong
  10. 10HeldNestle MENAFMCG, infant formula, coffee, water brandStrong
  11. 11HeldP&G MENAFMCG challenger, Ariel, Pantene, GilletteStrong
  12. 12HeldUnilever MENAFMCG dominant, Dove, Omo, LiptonStrong
  13. 13HeldLulu HypermarketIndian-origin MENA hypermarket giantDeveloping
  14. 14HeldJuhayna Food IndustriesEgypt dairy + juice, FMCG brandDeveloping
  15. 15HeldLandmark GroupMENA retail, Centrepoint, Lifestyle brandsDeveloping
  16. 16HeldAlghanim IndustriesKuwait conglomerate, Yusuf A. Alghanim brandDeveloping
  17. 17HeldEdita Food IndustriesEgypt snacks + bakery brandDeveloping
  18. 18HeldAlshaya GroupFranchise operator for Starbucks, H&M and other global brands across the regionDeveloping
  19. 19HeldFoodicsSaudi F&B tech, restaurant OS brandDeveloping
  20. 20HeldKitopiUAE cloud kitchen brand, B2B restaurant techDeveloping
  21. 21HeldNamshiUAE fashion e-commerce, acquired by NoonDeveloping
  22. 22HeldB.TECHEgypt electronics retail, value brandDeveloping
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