Indians topped investors' list owning property in Dubai

Indians topped the list of nationalities that invested and owned property in Dubai's real estate market since the beginning of the crisis and geopolitical tensions in the region, with a share estimated at 20.59% of the total real estate purchase volume in the emirate from the end of February 2026 to date, according to the "DXB Interact" platform.

DXB Interact added that British nationality ranked second with 13.26%, followed by Egyptian nationality in third place with 12.60%.

The platform added that Americans ranked fourth with 8.99%, then Pakistanis in fifth with 6.94%, and Saudis in sixth with 5.72%, while Australian nationality ranked seventh with 5.72%, Germans in eighth with 4.16%, French in ninth with 3.78%, and Canadians in tenth with 3.05%.

According to the platform, the Dutch ranked 11th with 2.83%, Russians in 12th with 2.50%, Moroccans in 13th with 2.33%, Spaniards in 14th with 2.11%, Kuwaitis in 15th with 2.11%, Turks in 16th with 2.05%, and Nigerian nationality in 17th with 1.89%.

Asian investors topped the list, represented by four 4 countries, as the nationalities most purchasing Dubai properties during the recent crisis with a share of 35.36%.

The platform clarified that Asians were followed by Europeans represented by seven countries including Russia and Turkey with 30.68%, then Africans represented by three 3 countries with 16.82%.

North America represented by two countries with 12.04%, then the continent of Oceania represented by one country with 5.11%.