Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia recorded a 51% year-on-year enhance in enterprise registrations for blockchain applied sciences by the top of the second quarter of 2025, in accordance with figures launched Tuesday by the Ministry of Commerce.
The variety of energetic blockchain enterprise data rose to 4,005, up from 2,644 in the identical interval final 12 months, because the Kingdom continues its push to diversify the economic system and foster technological innovation underneath Imaginative and prescient 2030.
Riyadh led all areas with 2,463 registered companies, adopted by Makkah with 806, the Jap Province with 430, Madinah with 104, and Al-Qassim with 51.
The Ministry of Commerce stated the expansion displays rising curiosity amongst entrepreneurs and corporations in adopting superior digital options, and reveals rising confidence in Saudi Arabia’s regulatory frameworks and infrastructure for rising applied sciences like blockchain.
The Kingdom has positioned itself as a regional hub for know-how and innovation, with elevated help for fintech, AI, and blockchain as a part of broader digital transformation objectives.