Dubai Multi Commodities Company will attract 2,300 new companies in 2025

The Dubai Multi Commodities Center today announced its annual results for the year 2025, recording continuous growth by attracting more than 2,300 new companies, bringing the total number of companies registered in the center to exceed 26,000 companies, thus consolidating its position as a leading global platform linking the commodity, technology and finance sectors.

Ahmed bin Sulayem, the centre’s first CEO and executive director, said: “The year 2025 has established Dubai’s position as one of the most vibrant and interconnected global trade centres. The UAE’s total trade has set a new record exceeding $1.63 trillion, and Dubai has risen to its highest rank ever achieved in the global financial centers index, reaching seventh place in the world. These indicators reflect the scale of the expansion achieved and the strength of the momentum enjoyed by the national economy.”

He added: “The Dubai Multi Commodities Center plays a major role in enabling and consolidating this growth, as our strategy is based on an integrated platform that brings together commodities, finance and technology in a qualitative convergence that reshapes the methods of conducting trade at the global level.”
Bin Sulayem explained that during the year 2025, the number of member companies in the center exceeded 26 thousand companies, including more than 4,000 companies in the technology sector, and more than 3,600 companies in the energy sector, in addition to a rapidly growing base that includes about 2,000 companies active in the fields of private capital and finance, pointing to the launch of new sector platforms, including the “FinX” Center and the “Wealth Center,” in addition to purposeful initiatives such as the intellectual property support framework launched by the center. To help companies protect their innovations and invest commercially, contribute to achieving this progress.

In turn, Faryal Ahmadi, Deputy Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer of the DMCC, said: “Our performance during 2025 reflects the strength of the business model adopted by the Centre, which is a model designed to achieve a tangible commercial impact at all levels of our region.”

She added: “With our technology sector becoming the largest within the center, and our expansion into new sectors that include emerging technology, luxury goods, advanced finance and private wealth, our focus remains focused on integration and ensuring the continued effective connection between goods, capital and innovation. This enables companies registered with us to achieve faster growth, operate more efficiently, and access rewarding opportunities.”
Ahmadi indicated that the center witnessed strong demand from India, the United Kingdom and Turkey, while the highest growth on an annual basis came from the United States at 59%, followed by China at 56%, then Germany and Switzerland at 41%.

She pointed out that the center concluded new sectoral partnerships with the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority in Dubai (VARA) and the “Kraken” and “Crypto.com” platforms, while the company “Bitcoin.com” took the “Crypto” center of the Dubai Multi Commodities Center as its regional headquarters, explaining that the credit for this growth is due to the strong performance achieved by the “Dubai Commodities” centers specialized in the fields of cryptocurrencies, artificial intelligence and electronic games, which together host More than 1,000 companies, establishing new forms of industrial clusters and innovation, and supporting Dubai’s position as a global center for next-generation technology and digital trade.

The Dubai Multi Commodities Center has strengthened its position as a global leader in the commodities sector, as the Dubai Diamond Exchange hosted 103 auctions and tenders for precious stones during the year, while the Center continued to play a major role in directing the course of the global diamond trade through its chairmanship of the “Kimberley Process.”
During the past year, the Centre’s Tradeflow platform recorded more than 296,000 Islamic financing transactions with a total value exceeding 1.32 trillion dirhams, with a sky-high growth of 47%.
The Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange completed the trading of more than two million contracts, with an annual increase of 30%, bringing the notional value of these contracts to $46.9 billion.
In terms of agricultural commodities, the “Coffee Center” dealt with more than 8,200 metric tons of coffee, while the “Tea Center” processed more than 15,000 metric tons of tea.