The 1 Billion Followers Summit will be held at the Museum of the Future in Dubai. ARCHIVE

Dubai will be hosting the 1 Billion Followers Summit, the world’s largest gathering of influencers, in January, organizers announced. The summit will be held from January 10 to 11 at Emirates Towers and Museum of the Future, and will feature a lineup of 12 of the biggest influencers in the region and 3,000 content creators. Organizer New Media Academy said the two-day event will be an “extraordinary confluence of creativity, insight, and inspiration, through sharing their exciting online journeys.” The star lineup includes influencers with more than 10 million followers, including Kuwait’s Bashayer Jumaa or BJ Life, Syria’s Osama “Ossy” Marwah and Ghaith Marwa, Palestinian Wissam Qutob, Egypt’s “Science Street” YouTuber Abdullah Annan, Lebanon’s Malek Maktabi, Iraqi Chef Shaheen and Jordan’ Ahmad Aburob and Ragdad Fahmi. Canada’s Saif Shawaf of “Talent On The Streets” series, and France’s breakdancing footballer Sean Garnier will also attend the summit. ICA/Expat Media
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