Internet City
A TECOM free zone of about 4,000 tech companies on Sheikh Zayed Road, with its own metro station. Sobha's The S is the one tower of homes.
Dubai Internet City: where the tech companies sit
Dubai Internet City is TECOM Group's technology business district on Sheikh Zayed Road, unveiled in 1999. It is a place to work rather than live. It suits a buyer who wants a finished, very large apartment in Sobha's The S, near the Palm and the Marina. It doesn't suit a family looking for a neighbourhood with schools and parks.
The district is a free zone, set up under Dubai Law No. 1 of 2000. The Dubai Media Office counted 4,000 companies and more than 31,000 professionals here in February 2025, from Oracle and SAP to start-ups. The offices sit around a landscaped lake, with cafes inside the campus.
Homes are few. The one development on this site filed here is Sobha's The S: a finished 62-storey tower of 93 homes on Sheikh Zayed Road, between Palm Jumeirah and the district. Sobha lists none for sale, so buying there means a resale from an owner. Barsha Heights and The Greens, across Sheikh Zayed Road, are the nearest residential districts.
Dubai Internet City station on the Red Line stands on Sheikh Zayed Road at the district's edge. By car, the airport is about 30 minutes away and the Palm about 15.
The cluster
4,000 tech firms in one place
The Dubai Media Office counted 4,000 companies and more than 31,000 professionals here in February 2025.
Getting around
Metro on the doorstep
Dubai Internet City station on the Red Line stands on Sheikh Zayed Road, beside the offices.
Know what it is
Offices, and one tower of homes
Sobha's The S, a finished 62-storey tower of 93 homes on Sheikh Zayed Road, is the one development here.
Internet City
Off-Plan Properties
Explore our off-plan real estate offerings.
Talk to Diamond
Twenty-five years in property, the last of them in Dubai. Ask about a specific building, what a mortgage would look like, or whether a price is fair.
Call or message on WhatsApp:
Diamond did it ALL — off-plan purchase, furnished my holiday home, handles the bookings and maintenance, and got the Golden Visa for my family, while I sit back and collect residual income.
Don't Blink
Dubai Internet City: a place to work
A free-zone office district for technology companies, with its own metro station and one finished residential tower.
History
Unveiled in 1999
Dubai Internet City was unveiled on 29 October 1999. Its free-zone law followed in January 2000.
The cluster effect
About 4,000 companies are based here, from Oracle, SAP and Google to start-ups.
A free zone since 2000
The district sits in the free zone created by Dubai Law No. 1 of 2000 for tech and media firms.
Day to day
Food and coffee on site
Cafes and food outlets sit inside the campus, so lunch does not mean a drive.
Know what it is
Offices, not a neighbourhood
Very few people live here. Beyond The S, the nearest homes are in Barsha Heights and The Greens.
