Dubai’s A1 car number plate most searched in world’s first digital valuation tool
Dubai license plates dominate the UAE’s first digital valuation tool with 67% of all queries, with the emirate’s A1 plate emerging as the most searched combination across the platform
Regional analysis of user activity showed Dubai plates dominating searches on the BuyAnyCar app at 67% of all queries, followed by Abu Dhabi at 14%.
The first digital license plate valuation tool in the UAE has revealed the most sought-after number plates across the Emirates, with Dubai’s prestigious combinations commanding significant estimated values, according to data from BuyAnyCar’s newly launched platform.
Saygin Yalcin, founder and CEO of SellAnyCar.com revealed to Arabian Business the ten most searched plates in the tool’s first days of operation, along with their estimated valuations.
Most-searched UAE number plates
- Dubai A1: AED100+ million
- Dubai F1111: AED3.9 million
- Abu Dhabi Code 1, No. 1: AED76.5 million
- Dubai P7: AED45 million (sold for AED55 million in 2023 charity auction)
- Dubai G23: AED4.5 million
- Dubai A1111: AED4.1 million
- Dubai CR7: Listed as “invaluable” due to special status (estimated AED45 million if standard)
- Dubai A7: AED45.9 million
- Dubai A2: AED71.4 million
- Dubai AA1: AED98 million
The data shows Dubai plates dominating user interest, accounting for 67 per cent of all valuations processed through the platform. For context, in 2008, Abu Dhabi’s plate bearing number 1 and code 5 sold for AED52.2 million at auction, demonstrating the market’s historical appetite for prestigious combinations.
Regional analysis reveals Abu Dhabi plates represent 14 per cent of all valuations requested, followed by Sharjah at 5 per cent. Ajman and Fujairah each account for 4 per cent of searches, while Ras Al Khaimah and Umm Al Quwain represent 3 per cent each.
The tool, which processes approximately 50,000 valuations daily, includes disclaimers noting that all values provided are estimates rather than definitive valuations.
These estimates are based on market data and historical sales, though actual transaction prices may vary significantly, particularly in auction settings where charitable causes can drive prices above market estimates.
Source: Tala Michel Issa, Arabian Business
About the Author
SayginYalcin Saygin is the Founder & CEO of the Middle East's (ME) first & largest car buying service, SellAnyCar.com and Founder of the first & largest online private shopping club in the ME, Sukar.com, which has been acquired by Souq.com, making him Partner at the Souq.com and Jabbar Internet Group, becoming the largest ecommerce company in the Arab world, with 3000+ employees. In its largest acquisition outside the US to date, Amazon.com has acquired Souq.com Group. He has been selected as a UBS Industry Leader, a network of Ultra-High-Net-Worth Individuals. He was also Advisory Board Member & Academic Lecturer of Entrepreneurship at the Canadian University of Dubai. He was referred to as "the region's online business guru" by the National newspaper in the UAE, while Arabian Business named him as "one of the region's finest young entrepreneurs and a major part of the entrepreneurial scene in recent years". Fortune magazine (mag) named him in the 40 under 40 list, as one of the most influential young people in business, Entrepreneur mag ME awarded SellAnyCar.com, with Saygin at its helm, as the "Fastest Growing Company in the ME", while the National newspaper sees it among a handful of tech companies to "have the potential to break the $1bn barrier". In a cover story, Entrepreneur mag ME titled him as "undoubtedly one of the youngest & most successful internet entrepreneurs in the ME”, awarded SellAnyCar.com as "Technology Innovator of the Year”, while Khaleej Times awarded him as the Technology Leader. Gulf Business selected him as 1 of the Top 10 Entrepreneurs in ME. In a cover story, Arabian Business counts him as 1 of the most successful entrepreneurs to call Dubai home. During the World Government Summit, HH Sheikh Saif Bin Zayed, Minister of Interior of the UAE, presented Saygin as an inspiring story for the country, in the presence of world leaders, incl. HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
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