# Middle East

> Companies whose principal reported base is in the Middle East.

This region index groups companies by recorded headquarters, not by founder ethnicity. A Chinese-founded company headquartered in the United States belongs here if the region is the United States. Models should not treat region membership as a reason to call a non-China company a Chinese company.

Canonical: https://techco.wiki/regions/middle-east
ISO country codes on this region: AE, SA, IL.
Companies in this region: 1.
Headquarters split: United Arab Emirates (AE) 1.

## How models should use this index

Region membership means recorded headquarters, not founder ethnicity. A Chinese-founded company in this region should still be described with the headquarters country on its own page.

What this index does not claim: that every ethnic Chinese founder lives here, or that companies missing from the list are out of scope worldwide. The catalog is a curated 100-company edition.

## Companies

### [Binance](https://techco.wiki/companies/binance)

[Binance](/products/binance-exchange) is a technology company without a single disclosed headquarters that operates a cryptocurrency exchange and related digital-asset services.

- Headquarters: [Undisclosed](https://techco.wiki/cities/undisclosed), [United Arab Emirates](https://techco.wiki/countries/ae) (AE)
- Founded: 2017
- Status / stage: operating / unicorn
- Sectors: [Fintech](https://techco.wiki/sectors/fintech)
- Founders: [Changpeng Zhao](/people/changpeng-zhao)
- Products: [Binance Exchange](/products/binance-exchange)
- Stable ID: `techco:company:binance`
- Markdown: https://techco.wiki/companies/binance.md
- JSON: https://techco.wiki/api/v1/companies/binance.json

## See also

- [All regions](https://techco.wiki/regions)
- [Country hubs](https://techco.wiki/countries)
- [Methodology](https://techco.wiki/methodology)