THE MIDDLE EAST’S
43. Ooredoo Group
Country: Qatar
Sector: Telecommunications
Group CEO: Aziz Aluthman Fakhroo
Market Value: $12.5 billion
Ooredoo is Qatar’s largest telecom operator, serving 147.1 million customers - including IOH customers - across the Middle East, North Africa, and Southeast Asia. In January 2026, its data centre arm acquired Q Data in Qatar. In 2025, the group generated revenues of $6.8 billion and had total assets of $17.5 billion. In the same year, the group expanded cybersecurity services and rolled out standardised telecom APIs for global enterprise clients.