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Middle EastJournalistsTop 50 most followed journalists in Middle East on Instagram.

Ahmad Al Shugairi
No. 1

Ahmad Al Shugairi

@ahmadalshugairi · 16.9M followers

Photo: بدارين, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

01 Ahmad Al Shugairi 16.9M02 Motaz Azaiza 14.5M03 Acun Ilicali 13.1M04 Bisan Owda 4.9M05 Wael Al-Dahdouh 4.1M06 Fatih Portakal 2.2M07 Anas al-Sharif 2M08 Uğur Dündar 1.2M09 Gözde Kansu 1.1M10 Mohammed el-Kurd 949K11 Mirna El Helbawi 928K12 Cüneyt Özdemir 805K13 İrfan Değirmenci 798K14 Ismail al-Ghoul 721K15 Hossam Shabat 704K
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  1. 1
    Ahmad Al Shugairi
    Ahmad Al Shugairi
    @ahmadalshugairiSaudi ArabiaRiyadh
    16.9M
    followers
  2. 2
    Motaz Azaiza
    Motaz Azaiza
    @motaz_azaizaPalestine
    14.5M
    followers
  3. 3
    Acun Ilicali
    Acun Ilicali
    @acunilicaliTurkeyIstanbul
    13.1M
    followers
  4. 4
    Bisan Owda
    Bisan Owda
    @wizard_bisan1Palestine
    4.9M
    followers
  5. 5
    Wael Al-Dahdouh
    Wael Al-Dahdouh
    @wael_eldahdouhPalestine
    4.1M
    followers
  6. 6
    Fatih Portakal
    Fatih Portakal
    @fatihportakalTurkey
    2.2M
    followers
  7. 7
    Anas al-Sharif
    Anas al-Sharif
    @anasjamal44Palestine
    2M
    followers
  8. 8
    Uğur Dündar
    Uğur Dündar
    @ugurdundararenaTurkey
    1.2M
    followers
  9. 9
    Gözde Kansu
    Gözde Kansu
    @gozdekansuTurkey
    1.1M
    followers
  10. 10
    Mohammed el-Kurd
    Mohammed el-Kurd
    @mohammedelkurdPalestine
    949K
    followers
  11. 11
    Mirna El Helbawi
    Mirna El Helbawi
    @mirna_elhelbawiEgypt
    928K
    followers
  12. 12
    Cüneyt Özdemir
    Cüneyt Özdemir
    @cuneytozdemirTurkey
    805K
    followers
  13. 13
    İrfan Değirmenci
    İrfan Değirmenci
    @degirmencirfanTurkey
    798K
    followers
  14. 14
    Ismail al-Ghoul
    Ismail al-Ghoul
    @ismail_gh2Palestine
    721K
    followers
  15. 15
    Hossam Shabat
    Hossam Shabat
    @hossam_shbatPalestine
    704K
    followers
  16. 16
    Elif Shafak
    Elif Shafak
    @shafakelifTurkey
    501K
    followers
  17. 17
    Bisan Owda
    Bisan Owda
    @wizard_bisan2Palestine
    366K
    followers
  18. 18
    Hande Fırat
    Hande Fırat
    @handefrtTurkey
    299K
    followers
  19. 19
    Amit Segal
    Amit Segal
    @amitsegalnewsIsraelTel Aviv
    279K
    followers
  20. 20
    Ömer Çelik
    Ömer Çelik
    @omerr.celikTurkey
    266K
    followers
  21. 21
    Homa Sarshar
    Homa Sarshar
    @homasarsharIran
    221K
    followers
  22. 22
    Eren Erdem
    Eren Erdem
    @erenerdemnetTurkey
    219K
    followers
  23. 23
    Ahmet Çakar
    Ahmet Çakar
    @ahmetcakarofficialTurkey
    175K
    followers
  24. 24
    Farnaz Ghazizadeh
    Farnaz Ghazizadeh
    @farnaz.ghazizadehIran
    171K
    followers
  25. 25
    Dany Cushmaro
    Dany Cushmaro
    @danycushmaroIsrael
    169K
    followers
  26. 26
    Nayla Tueni
    Nayla Tueni
    @naylatueniLebanon
    153K
    followers
  27. 27
    Lara Nabhan
    Lara Nabhan
    @laranabhanLebanon
    147K
    followers
  28. 28
    Nedim Şener
    Nedim Şener
    @nedimsener2010Turkey
    120K
    followers
  29. 29
    Guevara Albidari
    Guevara Albidari
    @givara.budeiriPalestine
    107K
    followers
  30. 30
    Yinon Magal
    Yinon Magal
    @yinonmagalIsrael
    100K
    followers
  31. 31
    Ahmad Zeidabadi
    Ahmad Zeidabadi
    @ahmadzeidabadiiiIran
    100K
    followers
  32. 32
    Wafa Mustafa
    Wafa Mustafa
    @wafamoustafaSyria
    90K
    followers
  33. 33
    Hila Koraj
    Hila Koraj
    @hilakorachIsrael
    78K
    followers
  34. 34
    Alen Markaryan
    Alen Markaryan
    @alen.markaryanTurkey
    74K
    followers
  35. 35
    Sepideh Gholian
    Sepideh Gholian
    @sepide_qoliyanIran
    69K
    followers
  36. 36
    Tsufit Grant
    Tsufit Grant
    @tsufitgrantIsrael
    66K
    followers
  37. 37
    Lihi Lapid
    Lihi Lapid
    @lihilapidIsrael
    65K
    followers
  38. 38
    Yonit Levi
    Yonit Levi
    @yonitleviofficialIsrael
    64K
    followers
  39. 39
    Aziz Nesin
    Aziz Nesin
    @nesinvakfi1973Turkey
    62K
    followers
  40. 40
    Moshe Feiglin
    Moshe Feiglin
    @moshefeiglinIsrael
    60K
    followers
  41. 41
    Fatima Naoot
    Fatima Naoot
    @naootofficialEgypt
    54K
    followers
  42. 42
    Ofir Akunis
    Ofir Akunis
    @ofir_akunisIsrael
    52K
    followers
  43. 43
    Janna Jihad
    Janna Jihad
    @janna.jihadPalestine
    49K
    followers
  44. 44
    Yoaz Hendel
    Yoaz Hendel
    @yoazhIsrael
    48K
    followers
  45. 45
    Fátima Hassouna
    Fátima Hassouna
    @fatma_hassona2Palestine
    48K
    followers
  46. 46
    Sharon Gal
    Sharon Gal
    @sharon__galIsrael
    46K
    followers
  47. 47
    Miki Haimovich
    Miki Haimovich
    @mikihaimovichIsrael
    32K
    followers
  48. 48
    Basim Khandaqji
    Basim Khandaqji
    @bassem_khandaqjiPalestine
    32K
    followers
  49. 49
    Ghida Fakhry
    Ghida Fakhry
    @ghidafakhryLebanon
    32K
    followers
  50. 50
    Stav Shaffir
    Stav Shaffir
    @stavshaffirIsrael
    31K
    followers

About this ranking

These are the 50 most followed journalists in Middle East on Instagram. Ahmad Al Shugairi is No. 1 with 16.9M followers, followed by Motaz Azaiza (14.5M) and Acun Ilicali (13.1M). The order is decided by followers alone, which we check on Instagram's official API.

Who has the most Instagram followers among journalists in Middle East?
Ahmad Al Shugairi (@ahmadalshugairi) is No. 1 with 16.9M followers.
Who completes the podium in Middle East?
After Ahmad Al Shugairi come Motaz Azaiza, with 14.5M, and Acun Ilicali, with 13.1M followers.
How often is this ranking updated?
Figures are pulled from Instagram's official API in batches twice a day: no profile has data older than a week.

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