10 Most Popular Competitors for the Top 1 Billion Followers

The Billion Followers Summit has announced the names of the ten candidates who have qualified to compete for the summit prize, which is worth one million dollars.

What is the billion summit? The summit is the first summit specialised in shaping the content industry economy, and the largest of its kind in the world, organised by the New Media Academy in Dubai, while the award is the largest and most expensive global award for purposeful content creators, who were selected by a specialised jury comprising experts, influencers and global consultants.

The selection of the ten finalists to compete for the Billion Followers Summit Award reflects its goals of encouraging content creators whose content leaves a positive mark, changes societies for the better, creates generations that build a greater future, influences the making of minds, brings peoples closer to each other, and establishes the values of compassion and empathy among people.

The summit, which received more than 16,000 entries from content creators representing around 190 countries over the course of 3 weeks, announced that it will open the door for the public to vote via the link: https://vote.1billionsummit.com to select 5 candidates, starting today, December 22, and voting will close next Saturday, December 28, after which the candidates with the highest votes will move to the next stage, where the jury will choose a winner from the five candidates voted for by the public, in closed sessions on January 11 and 12, 2025, and the winner will be announced on Monday, January 13, 2025.

The Billion Followers Summit confirmed that its award translates the vision of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, in supporting innovators from around the world, and consolidating the UAE’s position as a global platform for digital content creation, and an incubator for talents and people with new ideas.

The Billion Followers Summit Award represents a qualitative shift in motivating content creators from around the world to present their best, and opens the way for them to present ideas that will enrich digital content, support the new media sector, enhance the quality of content, benefit societies and peoples, and create a creative movement that stimulates the skills of influencers in the region and the world.

List of candidates The list of candidates competing for the $1 million summit prize includes Dr. Adanna Steinacker (Nigeria), who seeks to make a qualitative shift in the field of health culture through the use of social media platforms and their influence. She gave up her profession as a doctor to create content that is essentially raising awareness and educating women about health, and to make medical information available to all women through her channel, House of Adanna. Dr. Adanna Steinacker is followed by more than a million followers across all social media platforms.

Another nominee for the Summit Award is Nirmal Purja (UK), a Nepalese-born mountaineer and former member of the British Special Boat Service, with over 2.2 million followers across all social media platforms, whose content helps those in need in the Himalayas.

Purja led the first winter ascent of K2 and completed all 14 of the world's 8,000-meter peaks in less than seven months, and his Nimsday Foundation supports communities and environmental conservation efforts.

The list of nominees also includes Simon Squibb (UK), an entrepreneur and inspirational speaker who uses his content to help people achieve their dreams and prove that a strong will makes a real difference in the lives of others, focusing on motivating future leaders and supporting social projects that address global issues. Simon has over 9 million followers across all social media platforms.

Also nominated is Charlie Rocket (USA), an athlete who has overcome depression, obesity and a brain tumor. He is dedicated to supporting people achieve their dreams, turning ambitions into reality through charity work and his Dream Machine Foundation. He is on a mission to inspire others by spreading love and kindness among people, and celebrating the stories of others’ struggles. Charlie has

Also nominated for the award is Samuel Wiedenhofer (Australia), a social media influencer who is passionate about spreading hope and joy, and believes that giving can make a real difference in the lives of others. He is known for his kind gestures with strangers in touching videos, and has over 10 million followers on social media.

From the Arab Republic of Egypt, Ahmed Abu Zeid is competing to win the largest and most expensive award of its kind in the world. Through his platform “Online Lessons” on YouTube, he works to provide followers with practical skills in the English language and editing. He tests everything that is purposeful and educational and ignites the passion for learning in the hearts of millions to make his content purposeful and enriching. He provides advice on time management, self-development, learning and study skills. He has more than 11 million subscribers on all platforms.

Another nominee for the award is Nasser Al-Aqeel (Saudi Arabia), who founded his channel “Dopamecafin”, which transforms complex books into clear and practical ideas and seeks to simplify complex scientific concepts, presenting them in an easy and attractive way, and making them accessible to everyone. Al-Aqeel is followed by about 9 million subscribers on all platforms.

Our Family, an educational children’s channel founded by content creator Abdelrazak Ben Naji (Algeria, UK), was also nominated for the Billion Followers Summit Award. It celebrates and promotes the Arabic language and culture and aims to foster a sense of cultural pride in children through songs, stories and interactive lessons in Arabic, and is followed by around 17.5 million subscribers across all social media platforms.

Content creators were also nominated within the “Influencers for Lebanon” initiative (Lebanon) to win the million dollar prize. They are 4 content creators who form one hand to help displaced families and rebuild communities in times of crisis. The group includes: Abdullah Saadeh, Hassan Hashem, Hassan Raad, and Abeer Al Sagheer. The total number of followers of the group members exceeds 40 million followers.

Finally, Mahmoud Zaiter (Palestine) was nominated. He is a content creator from the Gaza Strip. Through his inspiring and positive content, he spreads optimism throughout Gaza and shows the world that hope can be born even in the most difficult circumstances. His content has helped shed light on the conditions suffered by the people of the Strip, in addition to his contribution to distributing humanitarian aid in the Strip, raising social issues and inspiring positive change. He has about 3 million followers on all platforms.

In addition, the Billion Followers Summit announced the names of the jury, which includes 5 judges: Content creator and ambassador of the third edition of the summit, Ahmed Al-Ghandour, who is famous for presenting the popular “Al-Daheeh” program that achieved 595 million views. Al-Ghandour’s name was included in the list of the most influential people in the Arab world for the year 2018, and he was also selected by the Arab Youth Center in the list of “Arab Youth Pioneers” and was shortlisted for the IBC Global Award in 2019 as one of the most influential young people in the media field.

The judging panel includes 31-year-old content creator Prajakta Kohli, the ambassador for the third edition of the summit. She is known for her YouTube channel MostlySane, which features videos that primarily focus on humour during everyday situations, and has shows on Netflix. She is one of the most influential content creators in India, with over 17 million followers across her social media accounts.

The panel also includes content creator Zachary Derenewski, known for his humanitarian content on social media, who inspires over 27 million followers with his impactful videos on mental health and charity, with his videos garnering over 10 billion views on social media platforms.

The jury includes content creator Amin Imnir, who won the title of Hope Maker for the year 2024, as he turned his social media accounts into a new gateway for giving, with the aim of improving the quality of life and raising the standard of living for less fortunate families in the Kingdom of Morocco.

The jury also includes content creator Hassan Suleiman Ahmed, known as “Abu Fula” and a record holder for humanitarian campaigns, who has more than 63 million followers on various social media platforms. He is famous for his entertainment and gaming content, and his charitable campaigns.

Billion Follower Summit Terms The Billion Followers Summit stipulated that, in order to apply for the award, the content must be innovative, original and not copied from other sources, specialised in a specific topic, committed to and in line with the standards and policies of social media platforms, committed to the ethics and controls of communities and quality and design standards, and that the content must achieve interaction and participation among a large segment of followers, and have a positive impact on society.