RIYADH: The number of delivery apps operating in Saudi Arabia has risen by over 460 percent in two years, the Communications and Information Technology Commission, revealed. 

Delivery apps have jumped from three in the fourth quarter of 2019 to 17 at the end of 2021, the Kingdom’s digital regulator added. 

The rapid development of the delivery app ecosystem was made possible by CITC’s new regulatory sandbox, according to the statement.