Web Summit Qatar has hit full capacity this year, welcoming 25,747 attendees from 124 countries

24 February 2025

Web Summit Qatar has hit full capacity this year, welcoming 25,747 attendees from 124 countries - along with 1,520 startups and 723 investors - to the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center (DECC). This is over 10,000 more attendees than last year, making Web Summit Qatar the MENA region’s top startup event. Notably, 47 percent of startups are women-founded - a 51 percent increase from 2024.

Web Summit Qatar in numbers:
Sold out with 25,747 attendees from 124 countries;
Largest startup gathering in the Middle East — 1,520 startups and 723 investors;
168 partners are exhibiting, including Amazon, Microsoft, Meta, TikTok, and Huawei;
381 speakers are taking the stage to tackle issues from AI and global policy to climate change;
Over 47 percent women-founded startups - a 51 percent rise from last year - with 37 percent women attendees;
120 new meetups organised through Web Summit’s AI-powered system;
AI is the top startup sector at Web Summit Qatar (17 percent), followed by SaaS, Healthtech & Wellness, Fintech, and Education;