Chinese people in the United Arab Emirates

Chinese people in the United Arab Emirates
Total population
>370,000
Regions with significant populations
Abu Dhabi · Dubai
Languages
Wenzhounese · Cantonese · Mandarin Chinese · English
Religion
Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Protestant, Roman Catholic, Islam

There are about 370,000 Chinese people in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as of 2025, according to the Chinese Ambassador to the UAE Zhang Yiming.

Many Chinese expatriates hail from the Wenzhou region; they are mostly businessmen and merchants who run hundreds of commodity shops through the Emirates. Chinese culture in the Emirates has a sizeable presence; there are many Chinese restaurants in Dubai.