THE MIDDLE EAST’S

60. Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (du)
Country: U.A.E.
Sector: Telecommunications
CEO: Fahad Al Hassawi
Market Value: $10.6 billion
Sales: $4 billion
Profits: $677 million
Assets: $5.1 billion
du offers fixed, mobile, wholesale, broadcasting, and associated telecommunication and digital services in the U.A.E. Its mobile customer base grew 5.5% to 9.1 million subscribers as of Q1 2025 compared to Q1 2024. In April 2025, du partnered with Microsoft to develop a $544.6 million hyperscale data center in the U.A.E. The company currently operates five data centers across the U.A.E., offering secure and scalable foundations for digital infrastructure.