Top 20 Instagram Influencers in United Arab Emirates (Oct 2026)

As of October 2026, Leewou tracks 533 Instagram creators whose audience is mostly in United Arab Emirates. The median creator has 119K followers and a 4.84% engagement rate, and about 20% of their followers look suspicious. Below are the top 20, ranked by reach, engagement and audience quality.

This list in numbers

Median engagement
4.84%
Top audience city (32%)
Dubai
Avg. audience in United Arab Emirates
58%
Median follower growth, 30 days
+0.2%

Updated October 29, 2026

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Top 10 influencers in United Arab Emirates on Instagram as of October 2026: followers, engagement rate, share of audience in United Arab Emirates, suspicious followers and whether a contact email is on file.
#CreatorFollowersEngagementAudience in United Arab EmiratesSuspiciousEmail
1@mr959999504K10.60%66%11%No
2@a.ajlaan169K6.90%83%1%No
3@shaikhasaeed_m169K11.27%50%35%No
4@alaaa_k90156K4.04%67%1%No
5@dr.salwa_arfaoui_cips110K7.55%58%2%Yes
6@just.friends.uae98.7K28.40%55%1%Yes
7@joudabujazar106K29.04%51%22%Yes
8@de.onn108K10.11%61%22%Yes
9@imsunithadevi.g128K3.41%68%3%No
10@haldhaherii119K4.73%75%28%No
  1. 1Ismail Mohammad Alblooshi instagram profile photo

    Ismail Mohammad Alblooshi

    @mr959999

    •الله ثم الوطن ثم رئيس الدولة🇦🇪• •القوة الإرادة الإصرار العزيمة لاشي مستحيل• •بطل السعادة و الإيجابية في حكومة دولة الإمارات•

    Macro66% of audience in United Arab Emirates
    Followers504K
    Engagement rate10.60%2.2x page median
    Suspicious followers10.8%Moderate
    Average reel plays504KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    Ismail Mohammad Alblooshi's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    United Arab Emirates66%
    Oman5.9%
    Saudi Arabia4.5%
    Egypt2.5%
    Jordan2.3%

    Audience gender

  2. 2أحمد بن عجلان ahmed  mohammed bin ajlan instagram profile photo

    أحمد بن عجلان ahmed mohammed bin ajlan

    @a.ajlaan

    الله الوطن رئيس الدولة🇦🇪 Founder @hamdan_volunteer @hamdan.voice أفضل قائد شاب للفرق التطوعية2023و2025🏆 الممثل القانوني للحساب ميثاء بن دلموك ⚖️

    Mid-tierBased in United Arab Emirates83% of audience in United Arab Emirates
    Followers169K
    Engagement rate6.90%1.4x page median
    Suspicious followers1.3%Low risk
    Average reel plays147KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    أحمد بن عجلان ahmed mohammed bin ajlan's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    United Arab Emirates83%
    Syria3.6%
    Egypt3.2%
    Saudi Arabia1.4%
    Qatar1.4%

    Audience gender

  3. 3شيخة بنت سعيد ثاني آل مكتوم instagram profile photo

    شيخة بنت سعيد ثاني آل مكتوم

    @shaikhasaeed_m

    Shaikha Saeed Thani Al Maktoum

    Mid-tierBased in United Arab Emirates50% of audience in United Arab Emirates+1.2% followers last month
    Followers169K
    Engagement rate11.27%2.3x page median
    Suspicious followers34.8%High
    Average reel plays382KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    شيخة بنت سعيد ثاني آل مكتوم's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    United Arab Emirates50%
    Saudi Arabia5.2%
    United Kingdom3.6%
    Indonesia3.2%
    India3.0%

    Audience gender

  4. 4Alaa Al kahhala instagram profile photo

    Alaa Al kahhala

    @alaaa_k90

    Blogger Advertiser Permit N : 1155824 Licensed Fashion, Lifestyle,Beauty & Travel 🌏 🇸🇾📍Based in UAE🇦🇪 Co Founder of @wadaashop 🎀 Events…

    Mid-tierBased in United Arab Emirates67% of audience in United Arab Emirates
    Followers156K
    Engagement rate4.04%0.8x page median
    Suspicious followers1.0%Low risk
    Average reel plays122KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    Alaa Al kahhala's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    United Arab Emirates67%
    Egypt6.5%
    Syria4.3%
    Jordan2.7%
    Saudi Arabia2.7%

    Audience gender

  5. 5Dr.Salwa Arfaoui instagram profile photo

    Dr.Salwa Arfaoui

    @dr.salwa_arfaoui_cips

    خبيرة عقار دولية معتمدة 🇺🇸🇦🇪📍CIPS 20B+Sales | Phd | Global Realtor Strategist| FIABCI | NAR | AI |Money detox&Financial Literacy Mentor |TEDx…

    Mid-tierBased in United Arab Emirates58% of audience in United Arab Emirates
    Followers110K
    Engagement rate7.55%1.6x page median
    Suspicious followers1.9%Low risk
    Average reel plays545KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    Dr.Salwa Arfaoui's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    United Arab Emirates58%
    United States of America8.1%
    United Kingdom5.3%
    Tunisia3.7%
    Brazil2.8%

    Audience gender

  6. 6just.friends instagram profile photo

    just.friends

    @just.friends.uae

    🇦🇪 Dubai مرخص للإعلان | UAE Media licence For Advertising : Marketing & Pr Specialist

    MicroBased in United Arab Emirates55% of audience in United Arab Emirates
    Followers98.7K
    Engagement rate28.40%5.9x page median
    Suspicious followers1.0%Low risk
    Average reel plays2.1MPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    just.friends's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    United Arab Emirates55%
    Egypt31%
    Qatar3.0%
    Syria3.0%
    Saudi Arabia3.0%

    Audience gender

  7. 7Joud Abu Jazar instagram profile photo

    Joud Abu Jazar

    @joudabujazar

    🇯🇴🇵🇸 عازفة وملحنة ‘Layali’ Out Now.

    Mid-tierBased in United Arab Emirates51% of audience in United Arab Emirates
    Followers106K
    Engagement rate29.04%6.0x page median
    Suspicious followers21.6%Elevated
    Average reel plays2.3MPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    Joud Abu Jazar's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    United Arab Emirates51%
    United States of America6.3%
    Morocco5.2%
    Algeria4.2%
    Egypt3.1%

    Audience gender

  8. 8Deon Baby Joseph instagram profile photo

    Deon Baby Joseph

    @de.onn

    Biker | Content Connoisseur | Director | Student | ɢᴏɪɴɢ ʟᴇғᴛ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ✨ ʟɪᴠᴇ ᴀ ʟɪғᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪʟʟ ʀᴇᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ! ◢◤ ROAD TO 150k Followers (Only 49k Left!)

    Mid-tierBased in United Arab Emirates61% of audience in United Arab Emirates+18.8% followers last month
    Followers108K
    Engagement rate10.11%2.1x page median
    Suspicious followers22.5%Elevated
    Average reel plays139KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    Deon Baby Joseph's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    United Arab Emirates61%
    India25%
    United States of America3.6%
    United Kingdom1.1%
    Spain0.8%

    Audience gender

  9. 9Sunitha Devi🧿 instagram profile photo

    Sunitha Devi🧿

    @imsunithadevi.g

    Artist UAE Licensed Influencer

    Mid-tierBased in United Arab Emirates68% of audience in United Arab Emirates
    Followers128K
    Engagement rate3.41%0.7x page median
    Suspicious followers3.1%Low risk
    Average reel plays67.0KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    Sunitha Devi🧿's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    United Arab Emirates68%
    India19%
    United States of America2.6%
    Saudi Arabia2.1%
    Pakistan1.6%

    Audience gender

  10. 10Hamad Ali instagram profile photo

    Hamad Ali

    @haldhaherii

    ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ 🪵🔥🌵⛺️🦅 ⠀ ⠀ Sand | shadows | silence🪶 🏠| From the heart of the Emirates ⠀ ‎ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ سبحان الله عمّا يصفُون

    Mid-tierBased in United Arab Emirates75% of audience in United Arab Emirates+1.4% followers last month
    Followers119K
    Engagement rate4.73%At page median
    Suspicious followers28.0%Elevated
    Average reel plays662KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    Hamad Ali's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    United Arab Emirates75%
    Oman7.3%
    Saudi Arabia5.0%
    United States of America1.0%
    United Kingdom1.0%

    Audience gender

  11. 11⠀ عليا الكتبي | Alia Alketbi 🦋 instagram profile photo

    ⠀ عليا الكتبي | Alia Alketbi 🦋

    @_alliaask

    -المدير التنفيذي لشركة إنتوى اسعى للعمل في تطور ذاتي والاخرين "الممثل القانوني المحامية سهيله النيادي" لتفاصيل اكثر عن شركة إنتوى⬇️

    Mid-tierBased in United Arab Emirates66% of audience in United Arab Emirates+1.8% followers last month
    Followers228K
    Engagement rate2.30%0.5x page median
    Suspicious followers25.5%Elevated
    Average reel plays122KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    ⠀ عليا الكتبي | Alia Alketbi 🦋's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    United Arab Emirates66%
    Saudi Arabia7.0%
    Oman3.9%
    Iraq2.1%
    Bosnia and Herzegovina1.5%

    Audience gender

    Top posts

    Avg likes: 5.2K. Avg comments: 51. Audience credibility: 74%.

  12. 12Zayed Bin Mohamed instagram profile photo

    Zayed Bin Mohamed

    @zayedmbz
    Mid-tierBased in United Arab Emirates64% of audience in United Arab Emirates+1.6% followers last month
    Followers110K
    Engagement rate8.14%1.7x page median
    Suspicious followers31.3%High
    Average reel plays283KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    Zayed Bin Mohamed's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    United Arab Emirates64%
    United States of America4.1%
    United Kingdom3.4%
    Saudi Arabia3.1%
    Türkiye2.0%

    Audience gender

    Top posts

    Avg likes: 8.9K. Avg comments: 210. Audience credibility: 69%.

  13. 13Raya Hassan instagram profile photo

    Raya Hassan

    @rayahssn

    Dubai 📧

    Mid-tierBased in United Arab Emirates51% of audience in United Arab Emirates
    Followers119K
    Engagement rate4.53%At page median
    Suspicious followers31.4%High
    Average reel plays29.8KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    Raya Hassan's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    United Arab Emirates51%
    Saudi Arabia18%
    Oman3.0%
    United Kingdom2.9%
    United States of America2.7%

    Audience gender

  14. 14May El-Dessouki instagram profile photo

    May El-Dessouki

    @may.eldessouki

    📍 🇦🇪 | 🇪🇬 دي مي 🤷🏻‍♀️ Top 100 influencer globally2025🌟 Dm for collabs 🙆🏻‍♀️ Science of hospital management |Public health 🧬 Partner…

    MicroBased in United Arab Emirates72% of audience in United Arab Emirates+3.3% followers last month
    Followers99.4K
    Engagement rate8.30%1.7x page median
    Suspicious followers14.3%Moderate
    Average reel plays165KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    May El-Dessouki's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    United Arab Emirates72%
    Egypt14%
    Saudi Arabia2.1%
    Germany1.5%
    Jordan1.5%

    Audience gender

  15. 15احمد بن ناصر بن زايد آل نهيان instagram profile photo

    احمد بن ناصر بن زايد آل نهيان

    @ahmed_n_alnahyan

    اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْلِي وَلِوَالِدَيَّ، رَبِّ ارْحَمْهُمَا كَمَا رَبَّيَانِي صَغِيرًا.

    Mid-tierBased in United Arab Emirates58% of audience in United Arab Emirates
    Followers119K
    Engagement rate4.94%At page median
    Suspicious followers38.5%High
    Average reel plays19.6KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    احمد بن ناصر بن زايد آل نهيان's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    United Arab Emirates58%
    Saudi Arabia4.6%
    United States of America3.2%
    United Kingdom2.7%
    Oman2.4%

    Audience gender

  16. 16Amani 🌸 instagram profile photo

    Amani 🌸

    @af_m

    Founder of @by_afm 🎬

    Mid-tierBased in United Arab Emirates37% of audience in United Arab Emirates
    Followers144K
    Engagement rate3.45%0.7x page median
    Suspicious followers33.4%High
    Average reel plays53.0KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    Amani 🌸's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    United Arab Emirates37%
    Saudi Arabia28%
    Oman5.9%
    Qatar3.6%
    United Kingdom2.1%

    Audience gender

  17. 17Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan instagram profile photo

    Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan

    @hhtbzayed

    الحساب الرسمي لسمو الشيخ طحنون بن زايد - نائب حاكم إمارة أبوظبي | Official account of His Highness Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Deputy Ruler of Abu Dhabi

    Mid-tierBased in United Arab Emirates36% of audience in United Arab Emirates+5.9% followers last month
    Followers185K
    Engagement rate2.06%0.4x page median
    Suspicious followers31.0%High
    Average reel plays46.9KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    United Arab Emirates36%
    Russia7.8%
    United States of America5.7%
    Indonesia4.0%
    India3.4%

    Audience gender

  18. 18Saeed yaber instagram profile photo

    Saeed yaber

    @s_yaber

    سعيد جابر الحربي 👻 syh89

    Mid-tierBased in United Arab Emirates45% of audience in United Arab Emirates
    Followers347K
    Engagement rate2.21%0.5x page median
    Suspicious followers33.4%High
    Average reel plays170KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    Saeed yaber's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    United Arab Emirates45%
    Saudi Arabia5.5%
    United States of America3.7%
    Oman3.1%
    United Kingdom2.8%

    Audience gender

  19. 19@shamma_mrm instagram profile photo

    @shamma_mrm

    @shamma_mrm

    Shamma Mohammed Rashid Al Maktoum @smrmteam

    Mid-tierBased in United Arab Emirates49% of audience in United Arab Emirates
    Followers111K
    Engagement rate3.27%0.7x page median
    Suspicious followers31.1%High
    Average reel plays73.0KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    @shamma_mrm's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    United Arab Emirates49%
    India7.9%
    Saudi Arabia3.8%
    United Kingdom2.9%
    Brazil2.5%

    Audience gender

    Top posts

    Avg likes: 3.6K. Avg comments: 135. Audience credibility: 69%.

  20. 20Ayah Al Natour instagram profile photo

    Ayah Al Natour

    @ayah_kayed

    CO FOUNDER @believe.your.body 📍 Abu Dhabi, UAE

    MicroBased in United Arab Emirates50% of audience in United Arab Emirates
    Followers94.0K
    Engagement rate3.66%0.8x page median
    Suspicious followers2.6%Low risk
    Average reel plays79.5KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    Ayah Al Natour's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    United Arab Emirates50%
    Jordan14%
    Egypt10%
    Saudi Arabia3.9%
    France2.2%

    Audience gender

    Top posts

    Avg likes: 3.4K. Avg comments: 79. Audience credibility: 97%.

About this list

How it is built

Every Instagram creator, in any niche, with 10K to 1M followers, an engagement rate of 2% or more, an audience credibility score of at least 75%, a post in the last 90 days and more than half of their audience in United Arab Emirates. 533 accounts qualify. We rank them on a blend of reach, engagement rate and audience quality, then publish the top 20. Brand and business accounts are excluded. The snapshot is from Oct 2026: we re-check every list about once a month and only change the date when the numbers change.

Numbers last changed October 29, 2026

Where their audiences are

United Arab Emirates58%
Saudi Arabia5.3%
Egypt4.2%
India3.2%
United States of America2.6%

Top audience cities: Dubai (32%), Abu Dhabi (19%), Sharjah (2%)

FAQ

Instagram influencers in United Arab Emirates: common questions

How do I find Instagram influencers in United Arab Emirates?

Three approaches work. You can search local hashtags and location tags manually, which is free but slow and biased toward whoever posts most. You can ask your existing customers who they follow. Or you can filter an index: Leewou holds 533 influencers in United Arab Emirates and lets you narrow by follower range, engagement rate, audience country and suspicious-follower share in one query. The 20 on this page are the top of that set, and the rest are in the app.

Who are the top Instagram influencers in United Arab Emirates right now?

On this ranking, Ismail Mohammad Alblooshi (@mr959999), أحمد بن عجلان ahmed mohammed bin ajlan (@a.ajlaan), شيخة بنت سعيد ثاني آل مكتوم (@shaikhasaeed_m). The ordering blends engagement rate, audience quality and reach rather than follower count alone, which is why a smaller account can outrank a larger one. The numbers last changed in Oct 2026.

What counts as a good engagement rate for Instagram creators?

Use the set you are actually buying from as the benchmark, not a global average. Across these influencers in United Arab Emirates, the median engagement rate is 4.84% at a median of 119K followers. Anything meaningfully above that median is doing better than its peers at the same size; anything well below is worth a second look before you pay for reach.

Are these follower counts real?

Not entirely, and that is true of every Instagram list. Across this group, an average of 19.9% of followers show signs of being fake or inactive. We publish that figure on every card instead of hiding it, so you can discount reach estimates before you negotiate. Anything above 30% is worth auditing manually before you commit budget.

Can I see contact details and full audience data for these creators?

7 of the 20 creators here have a contact email on file. Not on this page: it is a public preview. Inside Leewou you get the full audience breakdown (age, gender, country, city, interests, credibility), historical growth, content performance and email unlocks, plus the ability to save creators to shared lists and monitor their campaign posts. The trial runs 14 days with no card required.

Search 533 influencers in United Arab Emirates

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