How Olayan Built a $40B Saudi Empire in Secret
You’ve probably never heard of the Olayan family, but they almost run everything...
You’ve probably never heard of the Olayan family. Yet if you’ve ever bought a Coke, used a P&G product, or walked into a major bank in Saudi Arabia, you’ve felt their influence.
For decades, they built a $40B+ empire by becoming the indispensable local partner to the world’s biggest companies. While others chased headlines, the Olayans mastered distribution, trust, and long-term alliances, embedding global brands deep into the Saudi economy and turning access into power.
This is the story of how a family from Riyadh positioned itself at the crossroads of global capital and a rising kingdom, while building one of the most influential business networks in the Middle East.
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