# How TIME ranked Arabia's top 200 companies

> The ranking evaluated firms across the Gulf states on employee satisfaction, revenue growth, and sustainability transparency.
- Title: How TIME ranked Arabia's top 200 companies · TIME | Shortify
- Summary: The ranking evaluated firms across the Gulf states on employee satisfaction, revenue growth, and sustainability transparency. TIME and Statista ranked 200…
- Keywords: time, statista, arabia's top companies 2026, gcc countries, bahrain, kuwait, oman, qatar, saudi arabia, united arab emirates, employee satisfaction, revenue growth
- Source: TIME — https://time.com/article/2026/09/16/arabias-top-companies-2026-methodology
- Author: TIME Staff
- Published: 2026-09-16T13:42:08.495+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: time, statista, arabia's top companies 2026, gcc countries, bahrain, kuwait, oman, qatar, saudi arabia, united arab emirates, employee satisfaction, revenue growth
## Three key dimensions measured
TIME and Statista evaluated GCC companies on employee satisfaction, revenue growth, and sustainability transparency to create the ranking.
## Over 20,000 employees surveyed
Employee satisfaction was measured through direct recommendations from verified employees and indirect evaluations from industry peers.
## Revenue threshold of $50 million
Companies needed at least $50 million in 2025 revenue and positive growth over three years. Both relative and absolute growth counted.
## Carbon emissions and diversity tracked
Environmental metrics included 2024 carbon intensity and reduction since 2022. Social factors assessed women on boards and human rights policies.
## Governance standards evaluated
Companies were scored on having CSR reports following Global Reporting Initiative guidelines and compliance or anti-corruption policies.
## Equal weighting for final scores
All three dimensions were weighted equally in a scoring model with a maximum of 100 points. The top 200 scorers made the list.
## Key takeaway

TIME and Statista ranked 200 top GCC companies equally on employee satisfaction, revenue growth, and ESG transparency.