Dubai's top developers by 2025 sales, and the 648 projects launched in a single year
Emaar sold about AED 65.8bn in Dubai in 2025, DAMAC AED 35.9bn, Sobha about AED 30bn and Binghatti AED 26bn. Meanwhile 258 developers launched 648 projects with 167,000 units. What that mix of concentration and crowding means for buyers.
Two numbers describe Dubai's 2025 supply side. One is how much the biggest developers sold. The other is how many projects came to market. Read together, they explain why picking a developer matters more in 2026 than it did during the boom.
The top of the table
League tables compiled from Dubai Land Department (DLD) registrations give this order for sales within the emirate in 2025:
| Rank | Developer | Dubai sales, 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emaar | about AED 65.8bn |
| 2 | DAMAC | about AED 35.9bn |
| 3 | Sobha Realty | about AED 30bn |
| 4 | Binghatti | about AED 26bn |
Nakheel, Meraas, Azizi, Omniyat, Aldar and H&H usually complete the top ten, but their figures differ widely between compilations depending on whether they use DLD registrations, company reports or launch dates, so treat places five to ten as a group rather than a ranking. Emaar's own reporting across all markets shows AED 71.1bn of sales for 2025. Binghatti stands out by volume: more than 17,000 transactions, the result of a model built on compact units, covered in our Binghatti profile.
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One launch every 13.5 hours
Property Monitor counted 648 project launches in Dubai in 2025, one every 13.5 hours, against one every 18 hours in early 2024. They brought more than 167,000 units worth about AED 463bn to market, nearly 89% of them apartments. The launching developers numbered 258, up 40% on 2024. Unit launches have roughly tripled in three years: about 53,000 in 2022, 96,000 in 2023, 145,000 in 2024. The rise in first-time developers is tracked in 186 new developers in seven months.
What it means for a buyer in 2026
- Those 167,000 units are the 2026–2028 handover wave. Supply risk is specific to districts and delivery years, so check what else completes near your building.
- The developer's name is worth money again. In a correction, the gap between an established developer and a newcomer shows up in delivery dates, finish quality and resale discounts.
- Concentration cuts both ways. A dominant developer anchors pricing for everyone; see one developer, 28.5% of the market.
How the leaders work and what to check in their contracts: Emaar, DAMAC and Sobha Realty.
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