DUBAI: Saudi Arabia is becoming an international hub especially for creators and influencers, social media news anchor and philanthropist Dylan Page said on Tuesday.
Speaking on the sidelines of the World Governments Summit in Dubai, Page told Arab News that he was looking forward to seeing Saudi Arabia’s next steps in the online space.
“I think their (Saudi Arabia) push to become much more international and bring lots of people in — I mean, signing Ronaldo alone was one of those things that got the entire world’s attention — I think it’s a huge opportunity to make it that international hub, especially for creators and influencers and stuff like that,” he said.
With more than 15 million followers across social media platforms, Page’s content focuses on news, humanitarian projects and pop culture.
Page, also known as TikTok’s “News Daddy,” started off as a janitor, but decided to follow his passion and pursue content creation full time.
Accumulating billions of views, Page grew his account in just 4 years and his life took a turn as he became one of the most followed news accounts on social media.
Ahead of his visit to Saudi Arabia, Page said he was looking forward to taking a tour of the Kingdom and hoped to visit the construction zone of The Line.
“This is what the world needs. We need to be able to look forward and have some inspiration again. Like Elon Musk always says, you know, we can’t just be focusing on the problems. You also need something to look forward to,” he added.
“Saudi Arabia, a lot of countries in the Middle East, are really pushing that. They’re the ones that are really bringing the inspiration. Like, what can we do in the future?”
Page is involved in substantial humanitarian work and advocacy. He collaborates with Share The Meal, a UN World Food Programme project that aims to end world hunger.
Share The Meal is raising funds for projects in Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen and elsewhere.
“At the start, it was one of those (projects) where we didn’t know much about it. So, we looked into it and we thought it was just going to be, like, working together one time to start off with. And then we kept on reaching out,” he said.
Page said he had been working with the scheme for two years. He plans to launch in-person projects to help raise more funds and be more involved.
The philanthropist will also be working on a new Ramadan campaign in collaboration with Share The Meal, his third such partnership with the UN project.
