Middle East & Africa Metaverse Market Size & Outlook

The metaverse market in Middle East & Africa is expected to reach a projected revenue of US$ 4,589.2 million by 2030. A compound annual growth rate of 36.7% is expected of Middle East & Africa metaverse market from 2025 to 2030.
Revenue, 2024 (US$M)
$664.5
Forecast, 2030 (US$M)
$4,589.2
CAGR, 2025 - 2030
36.7%
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Middle East & Africa metaverse market, 2018-2030 (US$M)

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MEA metaverse market highlights

  • The MEA metaverse market generated a revenue of USD 664.5 million in 2024.
  • The market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 38% from 2025 to 2030.
  • In terms of segment, software was the largest revenue generating product in 2024.
  • Services is the most lucrative product segment registering the fastest growth during the forecast period.

MEA data book summary

Market revenue in 2024USD 664.5 million
Market revenue in 2030USD 4,589.2 million
Growth rate38% (CAGR from 2025 to 2030)
Largest segmentSoftware
Fastest growing segmentServices
Historical data covered2018 - 2023
Base year for estimation2024
Forecast period covered2025 - 2030
Quantitative unitsRevenue in USD million
Market segmentationInfrastructure, Hardware, Software, Services
Key market players worldwideMeta Platforms Inc Class A, Tencent Holdings Ltd, NetEase Inc ADR, NVIDIA Corp, Epic Corp, Roblox Corp Ordinary Shares - Class A, Nextech3d AI Corp Ordinary Shares - New Shares, Grayscale Decentraland Trust (MANA), Microsoft Corp, Antier Solutions Pvt Ltd, ByteDance, Unity Technologies, Lilith Games, The Sandbox, Active Theory

Other key industry trends

  • In terms of revenue, MEA region accounted for 0.6% of the global metaverse market in 2024.
  • Globally, North America is projected to lead the regional market in terms of revenue in 2030.
  • Asia Pacific is the fastest growing regional market and is projected to reach USD 295,489.3 million by 2030.

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Metaverse Market Companies

Name Profile # Employees HQ Website
Active Theory View profile 11-50 Venice, California, United States, North America https://activetheory.net/home
Lilith Games View profile 501-1000 Jiading, Shanghai, China, Asia https://www.lilith.sh
Unity Technologies View profile 5001-10000 San Francisco, California, United States, North America https://unity.com/
ByteDance View profile 10001+ Beijing, Beijing, China, Asia http://bytedance.com
Nextech3d AI Corp Ordinary Shares - New Shares View profile 172 Toronto Rpo Royal Bank Plaza, Po Box 64039, Toronto, ON, Canada, M5J 2T6 https://www.nextechar.com
NetEase Inc ADR View profile 29128 No. 599 Wangshang Road, NetEase Building, Binjiang District, Hangzhou, China, People's Republic of, 310052 https://ir.netease.com
The Sandbox View profile 101-250 San Francisco, California, United States, North America https://www.sandbox.game
Antier Solutions Pvt Ltd View profile 501-1000 Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom, Europe https://antiersolutions.com/
Grayscale Decentraland Trust (MANA) View profile - - -
Roblox Corp Ordinary Shares - Class A View profile 2457 970 Park Place, San Mateo, CA, United States, 94403 https://www.corp.roblox.com
Meta Platforms Inc Class A View profile 69329 1 Meta Way, Menlo Park, CA, United States, 94025 https://about.meta.com
Tencent Holdings Ltd View profile 104787 No. 33 Haitian 2nd Road, Tencent Binhai Towers, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, China, People's Republic of, 518054 http://www.tencent.com
NVIDIA Corp View profile 29600 2788 San Tomas Expressway, Santa Clara, CA, United States, 95051 https://www.nvidia.com
Microsoft Corp View profile 221000 One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA, United States, 98052-6399 https://www.microsoft.com
Epic Corp View profile 2 PO Box 11147, Newport Beach, CA, United States, 92658

Middle East & Africa metaverse market outlook

The databook is designed to serve as a comprehensive guide to navigating this sector. The databook focuses on market statistics denoted in the form of revenue and y-o-y growth and CAGR across the globe and regions. A detailed competitive and opportunity analyses related to metaverse market will help companies and investors design strategic landscapes.


Software was the largest segment with a revenue share of 39.85% in 2024. Horizon Databook has segmented the Middle East & Africa metaverse market based on infrastructure, hardware, software, services covering the revenue growth of each sub-segment from 2018 to 2030.


The metaverse market is expected to grow at a robust rate in the Middle East region as they are known as one of the fastest adopters of advanced technologies. Governance is consistently funding and supporting the metaverse's growth, as it strives to become one of the top 10 metaverse economies and a hub for the metaverse community. 

Leaders, innovators, and investors perceive the metaverse as having immense economic potential. The metaverse promises a variety of interesting benefits for all types of users as well as the technology companies supporting the back end, in addition to potential revenue growth. 

Dubai has established an independent regulator for virtual assets with the goal of developing a sophisticated legal framework to safeguard investors and provide global norms for the regulation of the virtual asset market, which will support ethical corporate expansion. 

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