With its innovation efforts and advanced capabilities paying off, Yalla Group Limited (“Yalla” or the “Company”) (NYSE: YALA), the leading voice-centric social networking and entertainment platform in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), has been awarded two prestigious The Global Economics Awards by the UK-based The Global Economics Limited, a business publication renowned internationally for its detailed analysis of various industries around the world.

Yalla Group President, Saifi Ismail, has been named the Best Emerging Leader in Digital Entertainment Sector 2022 in recognition of his distinguished role and contribution to supporting the digital entertainment sector, while Yalla App won the Most Innovative Voice-Centric Social Networking App by The Global Economics Awards 2022.

The Global Economics Awards, based in London, UK, identifies business enterprises that put their hard work into foraging the best work culture towards their regional and global economies. The Global Economics Awards program serves as the epitome of the perseverance and credibility of its recipients. It recognizes the best market players in the realm of their business and aims to motivate and bolster the confidence of business enterprises.

The newly granted accolades reflect Yalla Group’s strenuous efforts to excel at the global level in pursuit of its primary goal to become the number one platform for social networking and online entertainment in the MENA region.

The Awards ceremony will take place in Dubai, UAE, later this year with thevenue to be announced at a later date.

Speaking on the occasion, Saifi Ismail said: “We are very proud to have been awarded two The Global Economics Awards this year. This is nothing but a clear recognition of our outstanding efforts being made to promote the digital entertainment sector in the MENA region, and also highlights the excellence of our innovative apps and platforms provided to the people of the region. We take this occasion to renew our commitment to constantly follow this approach to better meet the needs of our customers and provide a unique entertainment experience that perfectly lives up to users’ expectations,” Ismail added.

“Today’s achievement is the latest in a series of accomplishments that we have done recently thanks to the quality approach that Yalla Group adopts while carrying out its operations and providing its innovative services. In addition, the successes that we are making day by day would not have been possible had it not been for the conducive environment provided by the UAE’s wise leadership, which is keen to stimulate innovation and support businesses.”