Dubai Gaming Hub Booms with 165 Companies

Dubai's gaming industry continues to expand rapidly, with the DMCC Gaming Centre reaching 165 member companies. This represents an impressive 80% increase over the past year, highlighting growing interest from game developers, publishers, esports businesses and other companies looking to establish a presence in Dubai.

The centre added nearly 40 new companies during the last 12 months, with most of these being attracted by the opportunity to access markets across the Middle East and beyond. The growth was announced during Gamescom 2026 in Cologne, where DMCC also signed a strategic partnership with the Serbian Games Association.

The agreement aims to strengthen commercial links between gaming businesses in Dubai and Serbia through market access, business connections, knowledge sharing and joint industry initiatives. DMCC's wider technology ecosystem now includes over 4,000 companies across various sectors, including artificial intelligence, crypto, Web3 and cybersecurity.