Who Is The Best Builder In Dubai?

Emaar Properties is the best builder in Dubai by total sales value, with AED 80.4 billion in group property sales in 2025 and over 118,400 delivered residential units since 2002. Emaar is the developer of Burj Khalifa, Downtown Dubai, Dubai Hills Estate and Dubai Mall. DAMAC is the highest-grossing private developer, with AED 36 billion in 2025 sales and 50,000+ delivered units. Binghatti leads all Dubai developers by transaction count with 17,061 deals in 2025. Nakheel, now part of Dubai Holding, is the master developer of Palm Jumeirah with over 80,000 delivered homes.

Emaar Properties, established in 1997 and listed on the Dubai Financial Market, leads all top developers in Dubai by total sales value. Emaar Development, its UAE build-to-sell subsidiary, grew property sales from AED 27.4 billion in 2021 to AED 71.1 billion in 2025, a 159% increase in 4 years. Group revenue for 2025 reached AED 49.56 billion. The company has over 51,000 units under active construction and a revenue backlog of AED 155 billion.

• 2021: AED 27.4 billion
• 2022: AED 30.7 billion (12% growth)
• 2023: AED 37.4 billion (22% growth)
• 2024: AED 65.4 billion (75% growth)
• 2025: AED 71.1 billion (9% growth)

Binghatti Holding, established in 2008, is the fastest growing top builder in Dubai by profit growth. Net profit grew from AED 0.73 billion in 2023 to AED 4 billion in 2025, a 448% increase in 2 years. Revenue grew from AED 6.3 billion in 2024 to AED 12 billion in 2025. In Q1 2026, Binghatti reported AED 1 billion in net profit, up 73% year on year. The total portfolio now exceeds AED 100 billion across 80+ projects including Bugatti Residences, Mercedes Benz Places and Jacob & Co Residences.

DAMAC Properties, established in 2002, turned around from a net loss of AED 528 million in 2021 to a net profit of AED 1.4 billion by 2022. DAMAC is now the best property developer in Dubai in the private sector with 54,000+ units currently under construction across the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and international markets. Between January and August 2026, DAMAC registered 7,102 property sales, the 2nd highest count among all developers.

Nakheel Properties, a government backed developer established in 2001, is one of the top developers in Dubai for large scale master planned communities. The company reported a net profit of AED 4.38 billion in 2018 and merged into Dubai Holding in March 2024, consolidating its operations under one of the largest government investment groups in the UAE.