Dubai’s real estate market is booming and new data shows that leading developers drove sales across both the luxury and affordable segments throughout 2025, said fam Properties.
Sales above US $4mn and below $550,000 both recorded strong transaction volumes and values last year, representing broad market health to drive sustained investor and end-user confidence.
An analysis by fam Properties shows that Emaar reinforced its market leading position by earning more revenue from sales, delivering more projects and units, and launching more new projects than any other developer.
Data from DXBinteract revealed that Emaar generated sales worth $18bn, followed by DAMAC Properties with $10bn and Binghatti with $7bn. Also ending the year with the largest number of homes under construction, 51,032, Emaar delivered 27 projects and 7,318 units in 2025, and launched 54 projects.
A record-breaking year for Dubai real estate was also a memorable one for Binghatti, which climbed 4 places in the rankings to become the city’s top developer by overall sales volume, completing 17,061 deals ahead of DAMAC with 15,393 and Emaar with 13,149, the analysis said.
Nakheel topped the high-end sector for properties above $4mn, with sales worth $4.6bn from 672 luxury transactions. Emaar followed with $4.28bn from 680 transactions and Meraas with $2.6bn from 289 transactions.
In the affordable segment, for properties below $550,000, Binghatti led the way again with sales of $4.4bn from 14,627 transactions, followed by DAMAC and Sobha at $2.3bn from 6,828 and 5,887 transactions respectively.
Firas Al Msaddi, CEO of fam Properties commented, “The fact that both the luxury and affordable sectors are delivering robust values shows that demand is not concentrated in one area. This points to a healthy, diversified market with steady demand from both investors and end-users.”
Leading Dubai Developers in 2025 – By Sales Value
Emaar – $17.9bn
DAMAC Properties – $9.8bn
Binghatti – $7.1bn
Nakheel – $6.7bn
Sobha – $6.1bn
Meraas – $5.7bn
Omniyat – $3bn
Aldar – $2.7bn
H&H – $2.2bn
Danube Properties – $1.9bn
Leading Dubai Developers in 2025 – By Sales Volume
Binghatti – 17,061
DAMAC Properties – 15,393
Emaar – 13,149
Sobha – 9,698
Samana – 4,754
Nakheel – 4,160
Danube – 4,089
Azizi – 3,479
Imtiaz – 2,679
Meraas – 2,385
Properties Above $4mn
Nakheel – $4.6bn (672 units)
Emaar – $4.3bn (680 units)
Meraas – $2.6bn (289 units)
Properties below $550,000
Binghatti – $4.4bn (14,627 units)
DAMAC Properties – $2.3bn (6,828 units)
Sobha – $2.26bn (5,887 units)
Leading Dubai Developers – By Projects Delivered
Emaar – 27
Binghatti – 12
Azizi – 10
Meraas – 10
DAMAC Properties – 7
Nshama – 5
Imtiaz – 4
Select Group – 4
Ellington – 3
Danube – 3
Leading Dubai Developers – By Units Delivered
Emaar – 7,318
Binghatti – 4,093
Azizi – 2,633
The First Group – 2,529
DAMAC Properties – 2,113
Meraas – 1,913
Select Group – 1,849
Danube – 1,757
Nshama – 1,693
Sobha – 1,613
Leading Dubai Developers – By Projects Launched
Emaar – 54
DAMAC Properties – 40
Azizi – 30
Imtiaz – 21
Meraas – 17
Binghatti – 16
Samana – 15
Object One – 13
Nshama – 10
Ellington – 9
Leading Dubai Developers – By Active Units Under Construction
Emaar – 51,032
DAMAC Properties – 46,554
Azizi – 36,464
Sobha – 26,933
Binghatti – 25,072
Danube – 15,424
Samana – 13,463
Meraas – 9,484
Nakheel – 8,092
Ellington – 7,358