1 Billion Followers Summit

• Google and 1 Billion Followers Summit are giving one AI filmmaker $1 million
• YouTube and Creators HQ launch their first MENA creator academy in the leadup to 1 Billion Followers Summit

  Together, the duo are launching the first YouTube Academy in the Middle East & North Africa--a program that will "supercharg[e] our commitment to creators by bringing our exclusive workshops to even more talent across the region," Javid Aslanov, Google's Head of YouTube MENA, said in a LinkedIn post.

  
• 1 Billion Followers Summit opens tickets for 2026 Dubai creator event

  
• 1 Billion Followers Summit 2025 brought 30,000 digital content enthusiasts to Dubai. Are you ready for the 2026 event?

  We'll have more information about speakers, programming, and tickets later this month, but for now, we can say that the summit will take place Jan 9-11, 2026, at the Museum of the Future and the Dubai International Financial Centre.

  
• Here’s what YouTubers like Supercar Blondie, Dhar Mann, and Yes Theory get from joining Dubai’s Creators HQ
• Creators HQ picks 100 Founding Members to jump-start its Dubai makerspace
• Creators HQ wants to bring 10,000 content creators to live in Dubai
• Tubefilter’s official guide to 1 Billion Followers Summit 2025
• This Dubai creator summit is promising to give $1 million to someone who makes “content for good”
• Dubai event 1 Billion Followers Summit returns for its third year with VidCon alums and a $1 million creator award