Yalla Group Limited
Yalla Group Limited is a Cayman Islands exempted company whose American depositary shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “YALA.” Its registered office is at the offices of Vistra (Cayman) Limited, P.O. Box 31119, Grand Pavilion, Hibiscus Way, 802 West Bay Road, Grand Cayman, KY1-1205, Cayman Islands, while its principal executive offices are in Dubai Internet City, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Yalla Group Limited’s exact Cayman Islands incorporation date and company registration number are not stated in its SEC filings or investor-relations disclosures reviewed for this profile.
Yalla Group Limited is a holding company that conducts its operations mainly through operating subsidiaries in the United Arab Emirates and mainland China. It develops and operates mobile social-networking and gaming applications for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, principally the voice-based group-chat platform Yalla and the casual multiplayer game Yalla Ludo, which combines board and card games such as Ludo and Domino with integrated voice chat. Product development and technical functions are carried out mainly by subsidiaries in Hangzhou and Shenzhen, China, while sales, marketing and customer operations are led from Dubai.
For the year ended 31 December 2025, Yalla Group Limited reported consolidated revenue of US$341.9 million, up from US$339.7 million in 2024 and US$318.9 million in 2023, with average mobile monthly active users of approximately 44.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to its Form 20-F filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on 22 April 2026. These figures are reported on a consolidated group basis rather than for the Cayman Islands holding company alone. Yalla Group Limited’s American depositary shares began trading on the NYSE in late September 2020, following a U.S. initial public offering priced at US$7.50 per ADS.
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Shareholders
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Shareholders of Yalla Group Limited
Yalla Group Limited discloses its share-capital structure and controlling shareholder through its U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings rather than a general public shareholder register. As of 31 December 2025, it had 128,227,316 Class A ordinary shares and 24,734,013 Class B ordinary shares in issue; each Class B share carries 20 votes against one vote per Class A share. All outstanding Class B shares are held by founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Tao Yang, giving him control of approximately 85.5% of the company’s aggregate voting power as of 31 March 2026, per the Form 20-F filed 22 April 2026. Beyond Mr. Yang’s holding, the shareholder data synced to this profile lists several institutional asset managers — including Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V., Seizert Capital Partners LLC, 360 Funds-M3Sixty Income and Opportunity Fund, Global X Funds and SPDR Index Shares Funds — as Class A holders. These figures appear to originate from routine institutional-fund disclosures (of the type filed on U.S. Form 13F) rather than from Yalla Group Limited’s own SEC filings, and the percentages recorded against them do not reconcile with the company’s total shares outstanding, so they should be treated as a partial, third-party snapshot rather than a verified or complete beneficial-ownership register.
Ultimate beneficial ownership
Tao Yang is identifiable as Yalla Group Limited’s controlling shareholder through his 100% holding of Class B ordinary shares, disclosed directly in the company’s Form 20-F. This gives him a reported 85.5% share of aggregate voting power as of 31 March 2026. His economic interest in total ordinary shares is lower than his voting interest, since Class B shares represented approximately 16% of total shares in issue at 31 December 2025 (24,734,013 of 152,961,329 shares), a figure calculated directly from the disclosed share counts. No other individual is identified in the reviewed filings as a beneficial owner of 5% or more of Yalla Group Limited’s voting power.
Data availability
Major shareholders only. Yalla Group Limited’s SEC filings disclose its controlling shareholder and share-class structure but not a complete shareholder register; the additional holdings shown in this profile’s synced data derive from separate institutional-fund disclosures rather than the issuer’s own filings, and their accuracy against the current share register could not be independently confirmed from a primary source during this review.
Registry feed — rows exactly as filed with Ministry of Economy & Tourism — National Economic Register / Emirate-level DEDs, including entries the profile above does not cover.
| Shareholder | Type | Holding | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. | 6.6% | Ministry of Economy & Tourism — National Economic Register / Emirate-level DEDs | |
| Seizert Capital Partners LLC | 3.4% | Ministry of Economy & Tourism — National Economic Register / Emirate-level DEDs | |
| 360 Funds-M3Sixty Income and Opportunity Fund | 0.7% | Ministry of Economy & Tourism — National Economic Register / Emirate-level DEDs | |
| SPDR INDEX SHARES FUNDS-SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF | 0.7% | Ministry of Economy & Tourism — National Economic Register / Emirate-level DEDs | |
| GLOBAL X FUNDS-Global X Social Media ETF | 0.3% | Ministry of Economy & Tourism — National Economic Register / Emirate-level DEDs |
Officers
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Directors and officers of Yalla Group Limited
Yalla Group Limited’s most recent Form 20-F (filed 22 April 2026) and its official announcements identify a seven-member board comprising three executive directors and four independent directors, plus additional executive officers who do not sit on the board. The executive directors are Tao Yang (Chairman and Chief Executive Officer), Saifi Ismail (Director and President) and Jianfeng Xu (Director and Chief Operating Officer). The independent directors are David Cui (independent director since September 2020), Lili Xu (independent director effective 1 February 2021), Saeed Al Hamli (independent director effective 7 November 2021) and Mohamed Al Ghanim (independent director appointed August 2022). Yang Hu serves as Chief Financial Officer and Kerry Gao as Investor Relations Director; the reviewed filings do not identify either as a board director. None of the reviewed sources discloses these individuals’ nationalities. The country values recorded in this profile’s synced registry data (mainly the United Arab Emirates, and the United States for Ms. Gao) reflect correspondence or work locations only and must not be read as nationality or residence.
Recent officer changes
Mohamed Al Ghanim’s appointment as an independent director in August 2022 followed the resignation of Osman Sultan from the board, announced by Yalla Group Limited on 1 August 2022. No board or executive-officer change dated after that announcement was identified in the sources reviewed for this update.
Data availability
Partial. Independent-director appointment dates are drawn from Yalla Group Limited’s official press announcements rather than a single consolidated filing. This profile’s synced officer data covers only the three executive directors together with the Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations Director; it does not include the four independent directors named above. No resignation dates were identified for any of the individuals currently serving.
Group Structure
Group structure of Yalla Group Limited
Yalla Group Limited is a Cayman Islands holding company at the top of its corporate group; no evidence was found of any further parent company above it, and it does not appear to be a subsidiary of another listed or private entity. According to the list of subsidiaries filed as Exhibit 8.1 to its Form 20-F for the year ended 31 December 2025 (filed 22 April 2026), Yalla Group Limited has at least sixteen direct and indirect subsidiaries across six jurisdictions: the British Virgin Islands (FYXTECH Yalla Limited, FYXTECH Group Limited, FYXTECH Parchis Limited, FYXTECH Play Limited and Yalla Play Limited), the Cayman Islands (Yalla Game Limited), the United Arab Emirates (Yalla Technology FZ-LLC, Waha Technology FZ-LLC and YG Technology FZ-LLC), Hong Kong (FYXTECH HK Limited, PARCHIS HK Limited and Desert HK Limited), and mainland China (Hangzhou Yale Information Technology Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Moov Technology Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Moojo Technology Co., Ltd. and Shenzhen Moojoyo Technology Co., Ltd.). The filing does not state individual ownership percentages for these subsidiaries. The company describes its operations as conducted directly through these subsidiaries rather than through variable-interest-entity (VIE) contractual arrangements, which distinguishes its structure from some other Cayman Islands-incorporated, China-linked issuers.
Data availability
Subsidiaries only, with ownership percentages not disclosed. Yalla Group Limited’s own SEC filing identifies its subsidiaries but does not state each entity’s percentage ownership or provide a formal group organisational chart, and no ultimate parent above Yalla Group Limited was identified. The registry data previously synced to this profile stated that no parent, subsidiary or ownership linkage was available for this company; that statement is superseded here using the subsidiary list contained in Yalla Group Limited’s most recent SEC filing, which is a more authoritative and current primary source.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Yalla Group Limited?
Yalla Group Limited is a Cayman Islands holding company whose American depositary shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker "YALA." It operates voice-based social-networking and gaming applications for the Middle East and North Africa region through operating subsidiaries in the United Arab Emirates and mainland China.
Where is Yalla Group Limited incorporated?
Yalla Group Limited is incorporated in the Cayman Islands, with its registered office at the offices of Vistra (Cayman) Limited, Grand Cayman, KY1-1205. Its exact incorporation date and Cayman company registration number are not disclosed in the SEC filings reviewed.
On which stock exchange is Yalla Group Limited listed, and under what ticker?
Yalla Group Limited's American depositary shares have traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol YALA since its U.S. initial public offering, priced at US$7.50 per ADS in late September 2020.
What products does Yalla Group Limited offer?
Yalla Group Limited's principal products are Yalla, a voice-based group-chat social app, and Yalla Ludo, a casual multiplayer game combining titles such as Ludo and Domino with integrated voice chat, both targeted at users in the Middle East and North Africa.
What was Yalla Group Limited's revenue in 2025?
Yalla Group Limited reported consolidated revenue of US$341.9 million for the year ended 31 December 2025, up from US$339.7 million in 2024, according to its Form 20-F filed with the SEC on 22 April 2026.
Who controls Yalla Group Limited?
Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Tao Yang holds all outstanding Class B ordinary shares, which carry 20 votes each, giving him approximately 85.5% of Yalla Group Limited's aggregate voting power as of 31 March 2026.
Who are Yalla Group Limited's current directors?
Yalla Group Limited's board comprises Tao Yang (Chairman and CEO), Saifi Ismail (Director and President), Jianfeng Xu (Director and COO), and independent directors David Cui, Lili Xu, Saeed Al Hamli and Mohamed Al Ghanim.
Does Yalla Group Limited have subsidiaries?
Yes. Exhibit 8.1 to Yalla Group Limited's Form 20-F for fiscal year 2025 lists at least sixteen subsidiaries across the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, the United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong and mainland China. The filing does not disclose ownership percentages for these entities.
Does Yalla Group Limited have a parent company?
No parent company above Yalla Group Limited was identified in the sources reviewed. It appears to be the ultimate holding company of its corporate group.
Is Yalla Group Limited's full shareholder register publicly available?
No. As a NYSE-listed company, Yalla Group Limited discloses its controlling shareholder and share-class structure in SEC filings but not a complete shareholder register. Other institutional holdings referenced in this profile derive from separate third-party fund disclosures rather than the company's own filings.
Is Yalla Group Limited still an active company?
Yalla Group Limited's status on Ministry of Economy & Tourism — National Economic Register / Emirate-level DEDs is listed as active.
What is Yalla Group Limited's registered address?
The registered address on file for Yalla Group Limited is Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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This record is sourced directly from Ministry of Economy & Tourism — National Economic Register / Emirate-level DEDs and was last synced on 11 August 2026.