Content Creators Meet in the UAE
The UAE is hosting the world’s largest meeting of content creators and influencers, 1 Billion Followers Summit, the first summit dedicated to shaping the content creation economy and the largest of its kind globally.
Organized by the New Media Academy in Dubai, it will take place between 11 and 13 January, 2025.
This summit marks the beginning of a new economy.
It aims to encourage content creators who have a positive impact, transform societies for the better, build future generations, influence minds, bring people closer together, and reinforce values of compassion and empathy among humans.
The Value of Global Content Creation Industry
1 Billion Followers Summit Award represents a qualitative leap in motivating global content creators to present their best work.
It provides a platform for them to propose ideas that enrich digital content, support the new media sector, enhance content quality, benefit communities and nations, and create an innovative movement that stimulates the skills of influencers in the region and the world.
Today, the global content creation industry is worth approximately $250 billion.
Around 15,000 content creators will participate in the world’s largest gathering of content creators.
Along with about 126 experts and specialized CEOs participating in the Billion Followers Summit.
“The UAE has strengthened its global presence and signed more than 140 international agreements during the year 2024 in the fields of economy, sustainability, clean energy, technology, artificial intelligence, security, defense, international humanitarian work, and others.” pic.twitter.com/25LFc7wrgx
— UAE Voice (@uae_voiceeng) January 3, 2025
What Are the Total Assets of Companies Participating in 1 Billion Followers Summit ?
There are around 10 investment funds for content creators.
While the total assets managed in the content creation sector by participating companies amount to 7-8 billion dollars.
As the UAE hosts over 6,000 advertising companies.
Over the past ten years, the digital content production industry has become one of the industries contributing to the economies of countries in the region and the world.
It has created dozens of types of jobs and professions.
While also benefiting from the growing number of internet users and social media platform users worldwide.
The UAE is ranked first globally in internet speed and telecommunications infrastructure.
It also provides ease of doing business for creatives and supports those with creative and innovative ideas.
