There are 289,914 companies and businesses in Egypt in our data, counted on 18 October 2026. 14,695 of them are corporations.
List of all companies in Egypt
Egypt has 289,914 registered companies and businesses in our data, counted on 18 October 2026. 14,695 of them are corporations. We build the records from the national business register and other official sources, and add the sole traders, branch locations and public bodies a register leaves out. Most of them are small: 9% have fewer than five employees. Below you find the largest, the smallest, the newest and the oldest companies in Egypt, where they are based and what they do. Want to buy the list of all 289,914 Egyptian companies as an API integration or Excel file? Get it from our Egyptian company database.
289,914 companies indexed · Data counted on 18 October 2026
Companies289,914
Corporations14,695
Regions24
Largest regionCairo 46%
Employees10-19
Revenue$1M-$5M
Email0.4%
Phone52%
Website2%
Egyptian company list: all 289,914 companies
The list of all companies and businesses in Egypt, live and sorted by revenue. Narrow it by region, city, industry, size, revenue, legal form or founding year. The full search is on our Egyptian company directory.
Osama Abdel Aziz El Gendi WoodOsama Abdel Aziz El Gendi Wood
| Company Name | Country | City | Address 1 | State/Province | Website | Founding Year | Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars | Employees Total | Business Legal Type - Description | Number of Companies in Group | Company Registration Number | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Osama Abdel Aziz El Gendi Wood | Egypt | Alexandria | 11 el Eman Sreet | Alexandria | N/A | 1999 | $31,164,990,172 | 1 | Proprietorship | N/A | 27460 |
| 2 | Al Rehab Steel Antar Salama And His Partners | Egypt | Qalyub | Kilometer14 Cairo-alexandria Agricultural Road, Off Slow Road | Qalyubia | N/A | 2007 | $19,089,600,000 | 175 | Partnership of unknown type | 3 | 19393 |
| 3 | Al Rehab Steel Antar Salama And His Partners | Egypt | Cairo | From el Sabteya Street 7 Robea al Roz Street, Souq al Asr, el Sa | Cairo | N/A | 2007 | $19,089,600,000 | 0 | Partnership of unknown type | 3 | 19393 |
| 4 | National Bank Of Egypt S.A.E | Egypt | Cairo | Near World Trade Center National Bank of Egypt Tower, 1187 Corni | Cairo | nbe.***** | 2007 | $14,241,366,024 | 10,000 | Corporation | 986 | 1 |
| 5 | National Bank Of Egypt S.A.E | Egypt | Giza | 12 Rabiee al Geizy Street, Om al Masryeen | Giza | N/A | 2007 | $14,241,366,024 | 0 | Corporation | 986 | 462 -000 -200 |
| 6 | National Bank Of Egypt S.A.E | Egypt | Cairo | 32 al Khalifa al Maamon - Manshiat al Bakry - Heliopolis | Cairo | N/A | 2007 | $14,241,366,024 | 0 | Corporation | 986 | 462 -000 -200 |
| 7 | National Bank Of Egypt S.A.E | Egypt | Cairo | Building A - Water Way Project - First Settlement | Cairo | N/A | 2007 | $14,241,366,024 | 0 | Corporation | 986 | 462 -000 -200 |
| 8 | National Bank Of Egypt S.A.E | Egypt | Cairo | Beside al Obour 7th District - Golf City Project , Golf City al | Cairo | N/A | 2007 | $14,241,366,024 | 0 | Corporation | 986 | 462 -000 -200 |
| 9 | National Bank Of Egypt S.A.E | Egypt | Cairo | 1 Abdollah Ezzat Street, Dar Alsalaam Branch | Cairo | N/A | 2007 | $14,241,366,024 | 0 | Corporation | 986 | 462 -000 -200 |
| 10 | National Bank Of Egypt S.A.E | Egypt | Cairo | Unit Number F020 Mall of Egypt, 6th of October | Cairo | N/A | 2007 | $14,241,366,024 | 0 | Corporation | 986 | 462 -000 -200 |
| 11 | National Bank Of Egypt S.A.E | Egypt | Cairo | In Front Building 3, Hadayk al Ferdous City Project | Cairo | N/A | 2007 | $14,241,366,024 | 0 | Corporation | 986 | 462 -000 -200 |
| 12 | National Bank Of Egypt S.A.E | Egypt | Giza | 16 Tharwat Street - Bein Alsarayat | Giza | N/A | 2007 | $14,241,366,024 | 0 | Corporation | 986 | 462 -000 -200 |
| 13 | National Bank Of Egypt S.A.E | Egypt | Giza | 304 Albahr Alazam Street, al Munib Branch | Giza | N/A | 2007 | $14,241,366,024 | 0 | Corporation | 986 | 462 -000 -200 |
| 14 | National Bank Of Egypt S.A.E | Egypt | 15th of May | 173, 15th of May Street - Shoubra al Kheima - al Ka | Cairo | N/A | 2007 | $14,241,366,024 | 0 | Corporation | 986 | 462 -000 -200 |
| 15 | National Bank Of Egypt S.A.E | Egypt | Cairo | Maadi Olympic Center Branch, Sports Center Fence - New Maadi | Cairo | N/A | 2007 | $14,241,366,024 | 0 | Corporation | 986 | 462 -000 -200 |
| 16 | National Bank Of Egypt S.A.E | Egypt | Cairo | 9 al Obour Buildings - Saleh Salem | Cairo | nbe.***** | 2007 | $14,241,366,024 | 0 | Corporation | 986 | 462 -000 -200 |
| 17 | National Bank Of Egypt S.A.E | Egypt | Cairo | 67 Abd al Azziz al Saud Street - Almanial | Cairo | N/A | 2007 | $14,241,366,024 | 0 | Corporation | 986 | 462 -000 -200 |
| 18 | National Bank Of Egypt S.A.E | Egypt | Cairo | Neighbourhood -G - Second District - Shorouq City | Cairo | N/A | 2007 | $14,241,366,024 | 0 | Corporation | 986 | 462 -000 -200 |
| 19 | National Bank Of Egypt S.A.E | Egypt | Cairo | Beside of Misr Company el Gomhoria Street | Cairo | N/A | 2007 | $14,241,366,024 | 0 | Corporation | 986 | 462 -000 -200 |
| 20 | National Bank Of Egypt S.A.E | Egypt | Cairo | 35 Farid Semeka Street -heliopolis, Farid Semeka Branch | Cairo | N/A | 2007 | $14,241,366,024 | 0 | Corporation | 986 | 462 -000 -200 |
| 21 | National Bank Of Egypt S.A.E | Egypt | Cairo | 81 Abou Dawood al Zahery Street | Cairo | N/A | 2007 | $14,241,366,024 | 0 | Corporation | 986 | 462 -000 -200 |
| 22 | National Bank Of Egypt S.A.E | Egypt | Cairo | Zahraa al Maadi el Khamsin Branch, el Khamsin Street - Zahraa al | Cairo | N/A | 2007 | $14,241,366,024 | 0 | Corporation | 986 | 462 -000 -200 |
| 23 | National Bank Of Egypt S.A.E | Egypt | Cairo | 8 Ibrahim Naguib Street, Garden City | Cairo | N/A | 2007 | $14,241,366,024 | 0 | Corporation | 986 | 462 -000 -200 |
| 24 | National Bank Of Egypt S.A.E | Egypt | Cairo | 49 Kamel Sedky St., el Faggala | Cairo | N/A | 2007 | $14,241,366,024 | 0 | Corporation | 986 | 462 -000 -200 |
| 25 | National Bank Of Egypt S.A.E | Egypt | Cairo | 32 Nehro St - Roxey , Heliopolis | Cairo | N/A | 2007 | $14,241,366,024 | 0 | Corporation | 986 | 462 -000 -200 |
Showing 25 of 289,914 companies
Request Free SampleHow many companies are there in Egypt?
Companies and businesses in Egypt
289,914
18 October 2026
There are 289,914 companies and businesses in Egypt in our data, counted on 18 October 2026. That is every kind of business, not only the registered companies: 14,695 corporations (LLC and S.A.E.), 4,822 sole traders and 7,393 partnerships. On top of those come 791 non-profit organisations, 363 branches of foreign companies and 753 public bodies.
Structure
- Single-site businesses
- 270,069 93%
- Head offices
- 3,800
- Branch locations
- 16,045
Legal form
- Corporations
- 14,695 5%
- Sole traders
- 4,822
- Partnerships
- 7,393
Per working day this year
≈ 0
new companies registered · 91 so far in 2026
Largest companies in Egypt
Which are the largest companies in Egypt? That depends on what you measure. By number of employees the biggest employer is Agricultural Research Center, with 50,000 staff, ahead of Elaraby Company for Electrical and Electronic Appliances Industry and Banque Misr S.A.E. By yearly revenue the largest company is National Bank of Egypt S.A.E, ahead of Banque Misr S.A.E and Baker Hughes E.H.O. Below are the top companies of Egypt ranked four ways: by number of employees, by yearly revenue, the largest public-sector employers and the biggest foreign companies in Egypt. 30 Egyptian companies employ more than 10,000 people and 908 report more than $1 billion a year.
Agricultural Research Center has the largest headcount of any company in Egypt in our data. 30 Egyptian companies list more than 10,000 people, 2,618 more than 500.
- 150,000 staff
- 245,000 staff
- 328,000 staff
- 418,935 staff
- 517,000 staff
- 611,000 staff
- 710,001 staff
- 810,000 staff
- 910,000 staff
- 1010,000 staff
Headcount as it is recorded on the company; for a group's parent or holding company it is usually the whole group's, worldwide.
National Bank of Egypt S.A.E is the largest company in Egypt by revenue; 908 Egyptian companies report more than $1 billion a year. Corporations only.
- 1$14.2B
- 2$10.2B
- 3$7.1B
- 4$3.6B
- 5$3.4B
- 6$3.3B
- 7$3.0B
Mansoura University is the largest public body in our data for Egypt, with 35,000 staff.
- 135,000 staff
- 220,000 staff
- 318,882 staff
- 416,000 staff
- 515,000 staff
- 67,000 staff
363 foreign companies have a registered branch or establishment in Egypt.
- 11,250 worldwide
- 2950 worldwide
- 3844 worldwide
- 4700 worldwide
- 5615 worldwide
- 6400 worldwide
- 7400 worldwide
- 8380 worldwide
Headcount and revenue are those of the worldwide company, not of the branch in Egypt.
By employee size · 267,524 companies with a known headcount
| Employees | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | 23,352 | 9% | |
| 5-9 | 82,244 | 31% | |
| 10-19 | 97,534 | 36% | |
| 20-49 | 33,473 | 13% | |
| 50-99 | 18,556 | 7% | |
| 100-199 | 5,958 | 2% | |
| 200-499 | 3,789 | 1% | |
| 500+ | 2,618 | 1.0% |
9% have 1 to 4 employees; 2,618 have 500 or more.
By yearly revenue (USD)
| Revenue | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| < $100K | 7,312 | 3% | |
| $100K-$500K | 10,986 | 4% | |
| $500K-$1M | 75,734 | 28% | |
| $1M-$5M | 134,148 | 50% | |
| $5M-$10M | 21,294 | 8% | |
| $10M-$100M | 14,038 | 5% | |
| $100M-$1B | 3,513 | 1% | |
| $1B+ | 908 | 0.3% |
4,421 companies report more than $100 million; 908 more than $1 billion.
Small businesses in Egypt
Most companies in Egypt are small businesses. Of the 267,524 with a known headcount, 105,596 (39%) are micro businesses with fewer than ten employees, 131,007 are small (10 to 49) and 28,303 medium-sized (50 to 499). Only 2,618 employ 500 people or more, so 99.02% of Egyptian companies are SMEs. This is where our data is strongest: sole traders, micro companies and single shops, each with an address and an industry code.
| Size class | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Micro · fewer than 10 | 105,596 | 39% | |
| Small · 10 to 49 | 131,007 | 49% | |
| Medium · 50 to 499 | 28,303 | 11% | |
| Large · 500 or more | 2,618 | 1.0% |
23,352
companies have 1 to 4 employees (9%). 7,312 turn over less than $100,000 a year.
4,822
sole traders are in the data, each with an address and an industry code.
45%
of the 91 companies started in 2026 have 1 to 4 employees (40). Only 1 started with 200 staff or more.
Where are companies in Egypt based?
Cairo has more companies than any other region in Egypt: 132,195, or 46% of the total, ahead of Giza (61,821) and Alexandria (34,550). Below you find the twelve largest of its 24 regions and the ten busiest cities, with a link to the local list where we have one.
The twelve largest of 24 regions
| Region | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cairo | 132,195 | 46% | |
| Giza | 61,821 | 21% | |
| Alexandria | 34,550 | 12% | |
| Qalyubia | 13,323 | 5% | |
| Monufia | 6,799 | 2% | |
| Sharqia | 6,287 | 2% | |
| Gharbia | 4,291 | 1% | |
| Damietta | 3,153 | 1% | |
| Red Sea | 2,210 | 0.8% | |
| Port Said | 2,079 | 0.7% | |
| Kafr El Sheikh | 1,917 | 0.7% | |
| Suez | 1,902 | 0.7% |
Ten busiest cities
- Cairo125,338
- Giza58,511
- Alexandria33,877
- Qalyub11,833
- Menouf6,358
- 10th of Ramadan5,634
- El Mansy4,684
- Tanta3,818
- Damietta3,024
- Qesm 1st 6 October2,926
Main industries in Egypt
Restaurants and bars is the biggest industry in Egypt by number of companies: 42,759, or 16% of all firms with an industry code. Next come other shops (19,411) and business services and IT (17,595). Companies are grouped here by their SIC code, the classification every company in our data carries, in every country. Below you find the main sectors, the largest industries with their biggest companies.
- Restaurants and bars42,75916%
- Other shops19,4117%
- Business services and IT17,5957%
- Wholesale (durable goods)15,7106%
- Health care15,6946%
- Wholesale (consumer goods)15,5696%
- Clothing shops12,3225%
- Personal services11,1064%
- Furniture and electronics shops10,1154%
- Food shops8,7983%
- Engineering, accounting and management8,7333%
- Education8,5993%
- Car dealers and petrol stations4,8662%
- Associations4,8152%
- Real estate3,8721%
- Other industries64,59924%
The fifteen largest of 80 SIC major groups; records without an industry code are not in this chart.
Largest industries in Egypt
42,759
Restaurants and bars
SIC 58: Eating And Drinking Places
- 11,600 staff
- 21,470 staff
- 3420 staff
19,411
Other shops
SIC 59: Miscellaneous Retail
- 17,500 staff
- 25,000 staff
- 31,800 staff
17,595
Business services and IT
SIC 73: Business Services
- 110,000 staff
- 210,000 staff
- 35,000 staff
15,710
Wholesale (durable goods)
SIC 50: Wholesale Trade-durable Goods
- 15,000 staff
- 25,000 staff
- 31,000 staff
15,694
Health care
SIC 80: Health Services
- 16,000 staff
- 25,000 staff
- 33,200 staff
15,569
Wholesale (consumer goods)
SIC 51: Wholesale Trade-non-durable Goods
- 11,500 staff
- 21,200 staff
- 31,000 staff
12,322
Clothing shops
SIC 56: Apparel And Accessory Stores
- 12,000 staff
- 2700 staff
- 3350 staff
11,106
Personal services
SIC 72: Personal Services
- 1200 staff
- 2160 staff
- 3120 staff
Discover more: all Egyptian industries, cities and regions
Every Egyptian list we publish. Industries are grouped by economic sector.
Countries
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Angola
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Aruba
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Bermuda
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Cayman Islands
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Curaçao
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Estonia
- Ethiopia
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Greenland
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Ivory Coast
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macao
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Malta
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
- Serbia
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- UAE
- Uganda
- UK
- Ukraine
- Uruguay
- USA
- Uzbekistan
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
New companies and startups in Egypt in 2026
91 new companies and startups registered in Egypt so far in 2026, about 0 every working day, after 356 new businesses in 2025. Most startups begin small: 45% of this year's newcomers have one to four employees. 76 of them are corporations (LLC and S.A.E.).
≈ 0
new companies register every working day in 2026
45%
of this year's startups begin with one to four employees
356
new companies in 2025
Companies founded per year
- 9782022
- 7072023
- 5322024
- 3562025
- 912026 so far
The biggest newcomers of 2026
A new registration is often a restructuring, not a start-up: the largest newcomers are new holding and property companies for existing businesses.
- 1150 staff
- 252 staff
- 350 staff
- 430 staff
- 521 staff
Oldest companies in Egypt
Our data holds 76 Egyptian organisations founded before 1900 and 834 before 1950. The national business register dates a company from the creation of its current legal unit, so older firms show a later founding year.
Older than you
Move the slider to a year. Two live counts from the founding year in our data.
7,594
Egyptian companies were founded before 1990
659
were founded in 1990
33,894 Egyptian companies, 82% of those with a founding year on record, were founded in 1990 or later. 7,594 are older.
Types of companies in Egypt
One in twenty Egyptian businesses in our data is a corporation (LLC and S.A.E.), and one in sixty is a sole trader. Partnerships make up 3%. The chart shows every legal form in our data.
- Corporations14,6955%
- No legal form on record252,58087%
- Sole traders4,8222%
- Partnerships7,3933%
- Foreign companies3630.1%
- Non-profit organisations7910.3%
- Cooperatives3<0.1%
- Public bodies7530.3%
- Joint ventures8,5143%
Which Egyptian companies are part of a group?
Most Egyptian companies stand alone: 93% are single-site businesses. The other 19,845 are part of a multi-site structure, as one of 3,800 head offices or 16,045 branches. The largest corporate family on this page is Corteva Agriscience Egypt, with 1,307 companies in its group.
The largest corporate families on this page
- 11,307 companies
- 2986 companies
- 3488 companies
- 4292 companies
- 534 companies
- 616 companies
- 73 companies
Counted from the largest companies on this page, not from all 289,914; the API has no group-size filter.
What you can reach: contact data on Egyptian companies
4,484 Egyptian companies have a website on record (2%), 149,805 a phone number (52%) and 1,041 an email address (0.4%). Corporations are easier to reach online: 3% have a website and 0.7% an email address.
| Field | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Website | 4,484 | 2% | |
| Phone | 149,805 | 52% | |
| 1,041 | 0.4% |
Questions about companies in Egypt
Every answer is counted from the data on this page (18 October 2026).
289,914. That includes 4,822 sole traders and 7,393 partnerships.
14,695 corporations, 5% of all Egyptian businesses in our data (18 October 2026).
Of the 267,524 Egyptian companies with a known headcount, 264,906 have fewer than 500 employees: 105,596 micro, 131,007 small and 28,303 medium-sized. 2,618 are large enterprises.
National Bank of Egypt S.A.E, with $14.2 billion in yearly revenue, ahead of Banque Misr S.A.E ($10.2B) and Baker Hughes E.H.O ($7.1B).
Agricultural Research Center, with 50,000 staff on its record (for a group's parent this is usually the whole group's headcount).
132,195, 46% of all Egyptian companies (18 October 2026).
91 so far in 2026, about 0 per working day, after 356 in 2025.
From the national business register and other official sources, combined with company websites and filings, and refreshed every month.
4,484, 2% of all Egyptian companies. 149,805 have a phone number and 1,041 an email address.
Yes. The full list of 289,914 companies is available as Excel, CSV or through the API from our Egyptian company database.
Get the full list
All 289,914 companies in Egypt with address, SIC code, legal form, employees, revenue, founding year, website, phone and email where we hold them. Excel, CSV or API. The product details are in our Egyptian company database.
Free sample