Riyadh - Sharikat Mubasher: The 0Saudi Ministry of Commerce issued over 50,000 commercial registers in the third quarter (Q3) of 2026, with female-owned organizations accounting for 45% of the total number.

According to the ministry’s latest report, Riyadh Province, Makkah Province, and the Eastern Province collectively accounted for 73% of the total registers issued in Q3-26. Riyadh Province led with 18,044 registers, followed by Makkah Province with 11,345 registers and the Eastern Province with 7,146 registers.

The construction sector secured 18,915 registers in Q3-26, trailed by the wholesale and retail sector, which obtained 17,596 registers, and hospitality and restaurant activities with 11,561 registers. Together, the three sectors accounted for 95% of the total commercial registers issued in Q3-26.

Additionally, the report highlighted that the e-commerce sector saw a 25% increase in the number of issued commercial registers, reaching 52,259 by the end of Q3-26 from 41,682 in Q3-2025. Riyadh Province obtained 23,061 e-commerce registers, and Makkah Province secured 13,177 registers.

The number of commercial registers issued in the AI technologies sector also rose 31% by the end of Q3-26 to 24,693 from 18,846 in Q3-25. Similarly, cloud computing services saw a 35% increase in issued commercial registers, while cybersecurity activities saw a 22% rise.

On the other hand, the report showed that the total number of existing commercial registers in the Kingdom grew by 7% to reach 1.9 million in Q3-26 from 1.7 million in the same quarter of 2025.