The official World’s Happiest Workplaces 2026 List has been published today (14th January 2026) by the leading employee experience platform, WorkL, showcasing the happiest workplaces globally.
The Happiest Workplaces in Saudi Arabia includes;
● Saudi German Hospitals — Health and Social Care
● Taj Al Jazirah Engineering Consultancy — Construction and Building Materials
● Kudu — Hospitality
● Al Rajhi Bank — Financial Services
● Safari Group — Real Estate, Rental and Leasing
● Nvidia — Technology
● My Clinic — Health and Social Care
● Taibah University — Education and Research
● Mobily — Telecommunications and Publishing
● Prince Sultan University — Education and Research
● Saudi Exchange — Financial Services
● Arab Sea Information Systems — Technology
● Almarai Saudi Arabia — Manufacturing of Consumer Goods
● Honeywell Saudi Arabia — Advanced Manufacturing and Services
● Islamic University of Madinah — Education and Research
● Noon Hotel — Hospitality
● Riyad Bank — Financial Services
● Lulu Hypermarket Saudi Arabia — Retail
● Amazon Saudi Arabia — Retail
● Saudi Aramco — Energy and Utilities
● Almarai — Hospitality
● Horizon Information Technology — Technology
● Gulf International Bank — Financial Services
● Al Faris International Heavy Equipment Rental Saudi Arabia — Transportation and Logistics
● Future Horizons Contracting — Real Estate, Rental and Leasing
● SABIC – Chemicals, Mining and Metals Manufacturing
● Saudi Electricity Company – Energy and Utilities
● MBC Group – Entertainment and Media
● Kingdom Holding Company – Business and Management
● Jarir – Retail
The World’s Happiest Workplaces include;
● Service Now – Technology – UK
● Auth0 – Technology – UK
● CGI UK – Technology – UK
● Jollibee – Hospitality – Philippines and Canada
● Standard Bank – Financial Services – South Africa
● Disney – Entertainment and Media – USA
● Atlassian – Technology – UK
● Sheraton Athlone Hotel – Hospitality – Ireland
● DIOR – Retail – France
● ING Bank – Financial Services – Poland
The comprehensive list of winners is compiled by WorkL, the employee experience platform that measures, tracks, and improves employee engagement and employee happiness at work. The list can be searched by organisation name or filtered by 25 different industries, countries and 10 categories.
Over a million employees took WorkL’s Happy at Work Test to enter their organisation into these awards. The anonymous test, which takes less than ten minutes for employees to take for free, looks at various areas that impact work life, including WorkL’s Six Steps to Workplace Happiness; Wellbeing, Job Satisfaction, Reward & Recognition, Information Sharing, Empowerment and Instilling Pride. Organisations who scored 70 and over are included in the exclusive list.
Lord Mark Price, Founder of WorkL comments on the list; “I’m delighted to publish the World’s Happiest Workplaces 2026 List today. Organisations who are recognised report higher productivity, lower staff turnover and lower sick leave as a result of employees being happier. Our latest research, from our Global Workplace Report 2025, shows that nearly 50% of people are unhappy, anxious or depressed at work. It’s our mission to make the world’s workplaces happier, and it starts with acknowledging the ones who are doing a good job.”
