Record-breaking GITEX GLOBAL 2022 generates AED2.6bln in total economic output

Record-breaking GITEX GLOBAL 2022 generates AED2.6bln in total economic output

- 42nd edition of DWTC’s flagship event scales new heights, rated as world’s ‘best large-scale exhibition’ according to independent research

- H.E. Al Olama: GITEX GLOBAL reaffirms Dubai’s status as the global tech investment destination of choice

- H.E. AlMarri: The event reflects the confidence of 176 nations in Dubai as the global capital for business and tourism

Dubai, UAE: Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC), today announced that GITEX GLOBAL 2022, held last October, has achieved record-breaking results in generating AED2.6 billion (USD698 million) worth of total economic output, with 57% (AED1.4 billion, USD394 million) retained in Dubai’s economy, according to an Economic Impact Assessment Report.

GITEX GLOBAL 2022 attracted more than 170,000 attendees, 40% (68,000) of which were international. The 42nd edition of the world’s largest tech show, which took place from 10-14 October 2022 at DWTC, was estimated to support 9,600 jobs generating disposable household income of AED463 million (USD126 million), a 55% increase from 2019.

Commenting on the success of GITEX Global 2022, His Excellency Omar Sultan Al Olama, Minister of State of Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications, and Chairman of Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy, said that the UAE is moving forward towards new futuristic horizons, under the