Meet the top 8 Saudi vloggers who made YouTube their career
YouTube, the world’s biggest video-sharing website, is certainly gathering pace in the region. Not only are we seeing more local channels and creators emerging, but the company itself is stepping up its presence for vloggers with the launch of the MENA region’s very first “YouTube Space” at Dubai Studio City. Set to launch in the coming months, this incubator will offer tools and guidance to help creators from all over the GCC and the rest of the Middle East to up their content game.
And in case you didn’t know already, a successful vlogging (aka “video blogging”) career is big business. Brand endorsements and collaborations aside, YouTubers with a large following can make quite a decent monthly income through streaming alone.
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Rachel McArthur