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Top commentators on Palestine

Husam Zomlot
Bassem Youssef
Yara Eid
Mohammed Al-Kurd
James Schneider
Amira Hass

The MidEast’s most powerful Arab businesswomen in 2021 (according to Forbes Middle East)

Raja Easa Al-Gurg
Hana Al Rostamani
Sarah Al Suhaimi
Maryam Al Suwaidi
Hutham Olayan
Randa Muhammad Sadik

Top Netflix films streamed in Ƶ during Ramadan (according to Netflix Top 10 list)

“Sonic the Hedgehog”
“Fܰdz”
“Men in Black: International”
“Choose or die”
“The In Between”
“The Adam Project”

Top 6 MidEast media leaders of 2021 (As per MediaQuest’s Communicate Magazine)

Mohamed Al-Khereiji
Ghassan Harfouche
Dani Richa
Elda Choucair
Jomana Al-Rashed
Bassel Kakish

Leading CEOs in Ƶ for 2021 (According to Brand Finance Middle East 150) logo_media

Olayan Mohammed Al-Wetaid
Amin Nasser
Yousef Al-Benyan
Waleed Al-Mogbel
Tareq Al Sadhan
Tal Nazer

Fastest-growing brands in Ƶ of 2022 (according to Brand Finance Middle East 150) logo_media

Ma'aden
BinDawood
Danube
Saudi Kayan Petrochemical
eXtra
Bank Albilad

Most valuable Ƶn brands of 2022 (according to Brand Finance Middle East 150) logo_media

Aramco
STC
SABIC
Al-Rajhi Bank
SNB
Almarai

Fastest-growing Middle Eastern brands of 2022 (according to Brand Finance Middle East 150) logo_media

Ma’aden (68.7 percent)
Mashreq (54.2 percent)
DEWA (53.3 percent)
Telecom Egypt (51.6 percent)
ADNIC (48.7 percent)
Commercial Bank of Qatar (48.6 percent)

Most valuable Arab Telecom Brands of 2021 (according to Brand Finance Telecoms 150) logo_media

STC (Ƶ)
Etisalat (UAE)
Ooredoo (Qatar)
Zain (Kuwait)
Du (UAE)
Mobily (Ƶ)

Top Arab nation brands (according to Global Soft Power Index) logo_media

UAE
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Qatar
Egypt
Kuwait
Morocco

Top female correspondents covering Ukraine for Arab media

Najlaa Aboumerhi (Al-Araby TV)
Cristiane Baysari (Al-Hadath)
Ranya Dridri (Al Jazeera Arabic)
Katia Tomé (Al Arabiya)
Dorsa Jabbari (Al Jazeera English)
Diyala Al Khalili (Asharq News)

Top anime in the Arab world (based on Arab News Japan's How Arabs view Japan Study) logo_media

Captain Tsubasa (Captain Majid)
ʴǰéDz
Dragon Ball
Grendizer
Mazinger Z
Attack on Titan

Top Arab influencers on Instagram (based on number of followers)

Huda Kattan (49.9 million followers)
Joelle Mardinian (18.5 million followers)
Noor Stars (12.3 million followers)
Noha Nabil (10.9 million followers)
Nour Arida (10.1 million followers)
Karen Wazen (7.1 million followers)

Top Arab banks of 2021 according to Brand Finance Banking 500 logo_media

Qatar National Bank (QNB)
Al-Rajhi Bank
Emirates NBD
First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)
Saudi National Bank (SNB)
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB)

Top Arab actresses on Instagram (based on number of followers)

Yasmine Sabri (17.9 million followers)
Hannah El Zahed (16.7 million followers)
Dorra Zarrouk (15.2 million followers)
Yasmine Abdulaziz (15 million followers)
Nadine Nassib Njeim (14.4 million followers)
Donia Samir Ghanem (13.5 million followers)

Top Arab companies in the 2022 Global 500 logo_media

Aramco (Global rank: 31)
ADNOC (Global rank: 159)
STC (Global rank: 184)
Etisalat (Global rank: 192)
QNB (Global rank: 305)
Emirates (Global rank: 461)

Top Arab actors on Instagram (based on number of followers)

Ahmed Helmy (16 milion followers)
Ramez Galal (11.2 million followers)
Ali Rabee (8.1 million followers)
Mohamed Henedy (7.1 million followers)
Ahmed Fahmy (5.4 million followers)
Kosai Khauli (4.7 million followers)

Popular Arab artists on Spotify (by number of monthly listeners)

ElGrandeToto (Monthly Listeners: 2,665,140)
Khaled (Monthly Listeners: 1,775,392)
Mohamed Ramadan (Monthly Listeners: 972,452)
Amr Diab (Monthly Listeners: 935,518)
Nancy Ajram (Monthly Listeners: 934,070)
Saad Lamjarred (Monthly Listeners: 822,679)

Top regional news channels on Twitter (based on number of followers)

Al Jazeera (17.5 mln)
Al Arabiya (15.3 mln)
France 24 Arabic (9.4 mln)
BBC Arabic (8.4 mln)
Sky News Arabia (7.2 mln)
RT Arabic (5.2 mln)

Most memorable MidEast interviews of 2021

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, Various
Raghad Saddam Hussein, Al Arabiya
Armenian President Armen Sarkissian, Arab News
Jordan’s King Abdullah II, CNN International
Saudi Minister for Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, CNBC International
Author Yuval Noah Harari, Sky News Arabia

Top breakthrough female journalists of 2021

Weam Al-Dakheel, Saudi Broadcasting Authority
Nabila Awad, MTV Lebanon
Noor Nugali, Arab News
Michal Divon, Khaleej Times
Fatma Fahad, Al Arabiya
Siham Ouchto, Al Jazeera

Top pan-Arab news channels on YouTube (*by number of subscribers)

Al Arabiya
Al Jazeera
BBC Arabic
RT Arabic
France 24 Arabic
Sky News Arabia 

Top MENA-based political pundits of 2021

Salman Al-Ansari
Edy Cohen
Mina Al-Oraibi
Mariam Barghouti
Sara El Yafi
Emily Raffoul

Top brands in Ƶ in 2021 logo_media

Saudia
Adidas
Al-Baik
Almarai
Apple
Dettol

Top MENA-based podcasters of 2021

Abdulrahman Abumalih
Anas Bukhash
Médéa Azouri and Mouin Jaber
Hebah Fisher
Mohamed Islam
Omar Tom, Mohammed Akkaoui, Reem Hameed

Top business editors in Arab media

Jamil El-Hage
Riad Hamade
Mutlaq Al-Buqami
Wael Mahdi
Lubna Bouza
Ghaleb Darwish

Top streaming services that are not Netflix or Prime

Shahid VIP
OSN Streaming
STARZPLAY
Cinemoz
Shasha
MUBI

Top Arab women media leaders

Roula Khalaf
Her Excellency Mona Al-Marri
Jomana Al-Rashed
Caroline Faraj
Nayla Tueni
Esra Assery

Top international anchors of Arab origin

Zainab Badawi
Ayman Mohyeldin
Joumanna Bercetche
Hala Gorani
Hoda Kotb
Leila Fadel

Top Middle East-based international anchors of 2021

Becky Anderson
Hadley Gamble
Katie Jensen
Yousef Gamal El-Din
Frank Kane
Julie MacDonald

Most Influential Pan-Arab TV Presenters of 2021

Abdullah Al-Mudaifer
Layal Ekhtiar
Adhwan Al-Ahmari
Khaled Madkhali
Fadila Souissi
Amr Adeeb

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