These Are the Middle East Influencers You Should be Following in 2018, According to Experts

DANA AL TUWARISH

INFLUENCE SCORE: 100

TOTAL AUDIENCE REACH: 2,000,000

PRIMARY AUDIENCE: 18-20 yo Female (67%)

TOP LOCATIONS: KSA (30%), UAE (14%), QAT (5.1%)

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ABDULLAH AL JUMAH

INFLUENCE SCORE: 63

TOTAL AUDIENCE REACH: 1,000,000

PRIMARY AUDIENCE: 18-20 yo Female (61%)

TOP LOCATIONS: KSA (49%), UAE (6.9%), USA (6.2%)

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MTHAYEL AL ALI

INFLUENCE SCORE: 52

TOTAL AUDIENCE REACH: 730,000

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JESSICA KAHAWATY

INFLUENCE SCORE: 44

TOTAL AUDIENCE REACH: 470,000

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KAREN WAZEN BAKHAZI

INFLUENCE SCORE: 43

TOTAL AUDIENCE REACH: 370,000

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SALEH AL BRAIK

INFLUENCE SCORE: 39

TOTAL AUDIENCE REACH: 270,000

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SAUFEEYA GOODSON

INFLUENCE SCORE: 38

TOTAL AUDIENCE REACH: 350,000

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LANA EL SAHELY

INFLUENCE SCORE: 37

TOTAL AUDIENCE REACH: 270,000

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NOUR ARIDA BADAWI

INFLUENCE SCORE: 37

TOTAL AUDIENCE REACH: 250,000

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DANA HOURANI

INFLUENCE SCORE: 30

TOTAL AUDIENCE REACH: 70,000

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PARVANÉ BARRET

TOTAL AUDIENCE REACH: 15,000

Parvané is an aspiring young fashion blogger based in Dubai. She was selected by Puma as one of their Middle Eastern brand ambassadors. Her edgy style was also picked by Gucci who featured her in a number of regional magazine shoots.

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RHEA JACOBS

TOTAL AUDIENCE REACH 7,100

Rhea is the official face of Marc Jacobs after being picked from over 100,000 applicants as part of the brand's #pickmemarc campaign. Not only did the Dubai-based fashion and beauty blogger make it down to the final 10, she won one of five places to represent the luxury beauty brand at a global level.

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