YALLA GROUP was named the winner of a GOLD Stevie® Award for Innovation in Entertainment Apps in the sixth annual Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards, sponsored by the RAK Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
The Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards are the only business awards program to recognize innovation in the workplace in 18 nations in the Middle East and North Africa. The Stevie Awards are widely considered to be the world’s premier business awards, conferring recognition for achievement in programs such as The International Business Awards® for 23 years.
More than 1,100 nominations from organizations across the Middle East and North Africa were considered this year in categories such as Award for Excellence in Innovation in Products & Services, Award for Innovative Management, and Award for Innovation in Corporate Websites, among many others. Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Award winners were determined by the average scores of 118 executives around the world acting as judges on five juries.
Commenting on Yalla Group’s award recognition, Saifi Ismail, Group President at Yalla Group, said: “We are truly honored to win a golden award for our industry-leading social apps, for the third year in a row. We will continue to build on our success and introduce new and innovative social and gaming applications and features that tailor to the MENA region.”
“We are delighted to recognize the achievements of such a diverse group of organizations across the MENA region in the 2025 edition of the Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards,” said Stevie Awards President Maggie Miller. “The quality of nominations received this year was exceptional. The program has grown every year, showing the vast amount of innovation in the MENA region.”
Details about the Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards and the list of Stevie Award winners are available at http://MENA.Stevieawards.com.
About Yalla Group Limited
Yalla Group Limited is the largest MENA-based online social networking and gaming company, in terms of revenue in 2022. The Company operates two flagship mobile applications, Yalla, a voice-centric group chat platform, and Yalla Ludo, a casual gaming application featuring online versions of board games, popular in MENA, with in-game voice chat and localized Majlis functionality. Building on the success of Yalla and Yalla Ludo, the Company continues to add engaging new content, creating a regionally-focused, integrated ecosystem dedicated to fulfilling MENA users’ evolving online social networking and gaming needs. Through its holding subsidiary, Yalla Game Limited, the Company has expanded its capabilities in mid-core and hard-core games in the MENA region, leveraging its local expertise to bring innovative gaming content to its users. In addition, the growing Yalla ecosystem includes YallaChat, an IM product tailored for Arabic users, WeMuslim, a product that supports Arabic users in observing their customs, and casual games such as Yalla Baloot and 101 Okey Yalla, developed to sustain vibrant local gaming communities in MENA. Yalla is also actively exploring outside of MENA with Yalla Parchis, a Ludo game designed for the South American markets. Yalla’s mobile applications deliver a seamless experience that fosters a sense of loyalty and belonging, establishing highly devoted and engaged user communities through close attention to detail and localized appeal that profoundly resonates with users.
