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The Qatar Investment Authority is Qatar's sovereign wealth fund, founded in 2005 to diversify the country's economy beyond oil and gas revenues. As of May 2026, it managed an estimated $600 billion in assets.
The QIA was founded in 2005 by then-emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani to manage Qatar's oil and natural gas surpluses and reduce the country's reliance on energy prices. Qatar National Vision 2030 sets out a long-term shift toward QIA-type portfolio investments.
QIA has purchased over $3.78 billion in Manhattan properties since 2014 and jointly acquired London's Canary Wharf Group with Brookfield for £2.6 billion. It also holds a 20% stake in Heathrow Airport and owns luxury hotels including the St. Regis New York and the St. Regis San Francisco.
Yes. Qatar Holding, an indirect subsidiary of QIA, purchased the Harrods Group from Mohamed Al-Fayed in the early hours of the 8th of May 2010. QIA holds an indirect 100% stake in Harrods.
During the 2008 financial crisis, Barclays received a reported €7.5 billion from QIA without informing its shareholders, then made secret advisory deals paying about £322 million in undisclosed fees. The Financial Conduct Authority eventually fined Barclays £40 million for breaking listing rules, ending a dispute that lasted sixteen years.
QIA has invested in BYJU'S, xAI, Anthropic, PsiQuantum, Snyk, Databricks, and Gigamon, among others. It paid $4.05 billion for a 5% stake in Monumental Sports and Entertainment in June 2023 and committed $1 billion to quantum computing company PsiQuantum in September 2025.