Gulf Business — The leading monthly business magazine in the GCC region, providing essential analysis of the Middle East economy.
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Gulf Business

The leading monthly business magazine in the GCC region, providing essential analysis of the Middle East economy.

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United Arab Emirates
English

Gulf Business is a premier business publication based in the United Arab Emirates that provides comprehensive coverage of the GCC economic landscape. Since its inception, the outlet has served as a critical resource for C-suite executives and entrepreneurs looking for deep insights into the region's energy, technology, and finance sectors. The brand maintains a significant presence across digital and print media, focusing on the corporate developments shaping the Middle East.

Total reach
47.2K
Known for
Being a primary source for corporate news, economic analysis, and executive interviews in the Gulf region.
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Gulf Business follower count by platform

Latest recorded followers, subscribers and engagement on each platform.

Instagram
@gulfbusiness

47.2K

as of Oct 16, 2026

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About Gulf Business

What is Gulf Business? Biography, age and background

Gulf Business is a long-standing business media brand published by Motivate Media Group, headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It was established to provide high-level analysis of the commercial and economic environment across the Gulf Cooperation Council countries. Over several decades, it has evolved from a traditional print magazine into a multi-platform news organization serving a global audience interested in Middle Eastern markets.

How Gulf Business became famous

The brand gained prominence by becoming the definitive voice for corporate leadership in the UAE and surrounding nations during the region's rapid economic expansion. Its breakthrough was cemented through its exclusive access to high-ranking government officials and global CEOs operating in the Middle East. By providing data-driven reporting that international investors could rely on, it became a staple in boardrooms across the GCC.

What Gulf Business posts

The content style is professional, sharp, and focused on current events within the regional business community. On social media, the brand shares breaking news alerts, infographics regarding market trends, and snippets of interviews with influential industry leaders. They are best known for their 'Power 100' lists and deep dives into the real estate, aviation, and renewable energy sectors that define the modern Arab economy.

Gulf Business business ventures, brands and endorsements

Beyond its core publication, Gulf Business operates as a central hub for business networking and intellectual exchange through various live events. The brand hosts the annual Gulf Business Awards, which recognizes excellence across various industries including banking, retail, and hospitality. They also produce specialized supplements and digital newsletters that cater to niche markets within the broader financial ecosystem.

Gulf Business net worth (estimated) and how the money is made

There is no reliable public estimate for the specific net worth of the Gulf Business brand, as it is part of the larger Motivate Media Group portfolio. The organization generates revenue through a combination of high-value display advertising, corporate sponsorships of events, and premium content subscriptions. Their financial stability is underpinned by their position as a primary advertising platform for luxury brands and financial institutions.

Films, TV and signature work

The signature work of Gulf Business is its monthly print edition, which features in-depth cover stories on the region's most powerful economic figures. They have also expanded into video production, featuring executive series that interview the architects of the Middle East's major infrastructure and tech projects. Their annual 'Arab Power List' remains one of their most cited and influential pieces of editorial research.

Where to watch

Gulf Business content is primarily available through their official website, which serves as a 24-hour news portal. Audiences can also engage with their updates via Instagram, LinkedIn, and X (formerly Twitter) for real-time market updates. For long-form analysis, the monthly physical magazine is distributed throughout the GCC at major bookstores, airports, and corporate offices.

Awards and milestones

Gulf Business has achieved a significant milestone by surpassing 45,000 followers on Instagram, reflecting its growing influence among the digital-first professional demographic. The publication is widely recognized for hosting its own prestigious awards ceremony, which has become a benchmark for corporate success in the region. It continues to be cited by global news outlets as a reliable primary source for Middle Eastern financial data.

How big is Gulf Business's audience?

Gulf Business has 47.2K followers in total, which puts this profile in the micro band (10k – 100k followers). The largest single audience is on Instagram with 47.2K followers — about 100% of the total reach.

What 47.2K combined followers actually means

Combined reach is the sum of followers and subscribers per platform. It is not unique people: audiences overlap, so treat it as a size indicator for shortlisting rather than a guaranteed audience.

Related questions

How many followers does Gulf Business have in 2026?
Gulf Business has around 47.2K followers in total across 1 tracked platform in 2026: 47.2K on Instagram. Counts are public platform figures and shift daily, so treat them as close approximations.
Is Gulf Business gaining or losing followers?
A reliable answer needs several comparable monthly checks across the same platforms. CreatorFanBase does not yet have enough monthly history to label Gulf Business's audience as rising or falling, so the current verified platform totals are shown without inventing a short-term trend.
Which platform is Gulf Business biggest on?
Instagram, with about 47.2K followers — roughly 100% of a 47.2K total following. That places Gulf Business in the Micro band (10K – 100K followers).

Gulf Business's followers by platform

Here is where Gulf Business's audience actually sits, platform by platform, using the latest count we recorded on each one (last checked Oct 16, 2026).

Every handle above links to the official account, so you can open it and check the numbers yourself before you reach out.

Gulf Business follower count by platform (last checked Oct 16, 2026)
PlatformFollowers / subscribersShare of reachOfficial handle
Instagram47.2K followers100%@gulfbusiness

Official handles and live links

Every handle on this page links to the official account. If you are verifying Gulf Business before a deal, open the profiles directly rather than trusting screenshots — the live number is always one click away.

Related questions

How many followers does Gulf Business have on Instagram?
Gulf Business has about 47.2K followers on Instagram as of the latest recorded check, which is roughly 100% of Gulf Business's total 47.2K following. The handle links on this page go straight to the live profile so you can confirm the number yourself.
What are Gulf Business's official social media handles?
gulfbusiness on Instagram. Every handle here links to the live profile, so anything not listed on this page is not a handle we have been able to confirm for Gulf Business.

Who follows Gulf Business?

Gulf Business is based in United Arab Emirates and posts in English. For brands that usually means the core audience follows the same market and language, with a long tail from everywhere else — big accounts rarely stay local.

The content sits in finance & business, so the people watching are self-selected for those interests. That is the useful part of a niche profile: a mid-size account inside the right category often beats a much larger general account, because the audience already cares about the subject.

If you need the same audience profile in another market, the country and language lists on CreatorFanBase let you line up comparable creators side by side instead of guessing.

Working with Gulf Business

If you are shortlisting Gulf Business for a campaign, these are the facts worth carrying into the brief. Everything here is stored data, refreshed on a schedule rather than typed in once.

A practical sequence: check the lead platform matches where your buyers are, check market and language, open the official account to see recent posting frequency, then ask for a media kit and rate card directly.

Lead platform for a brief
Instagram
Category fit
Finance & Business
Budget signal
Micro audience (10k – 100k followers)

Related questions

Is Gulf Business a good fit for a brand campaign?
Gulf Business sits in the Micro band (10K – 100K followers) in finance & business with a United Arab Emirates-led audience. Smaller bands usually convert harder per follower while larger ones buy reach, so match the band to whether the goal is awareness or sales.
How can brands contact Gulf Business?
Use the official handles linked on this page, and include the campaign scope, deliverables, timeline and budget in your first message.

How we verify Gulf Business's numbers

Gulf Business's counts come from the platforms themselves via instagram public profile and are refreshed on a schedule; the most recent check was Oct 16, 2026. When a platform blocks a read, we keep the last verified number and show where it came from instead of filling the gap with an estimate.

How often the numbers are refreshed

Large jumps are treated as suspect: a sudden drop past our safety threshold is held back for review rather than published, which is why the numbers here tend to be lower-drama than screenshots circulating elsewhere. Found something out of date? The profile links on this page go to the official accounts, so the live number is always one click away.

Related questions

Is Gulf Business a real verified account?
Yes — Gulf Business's profile on CreatorFanBase is checked against the live platform pages linked above, and follower numbers come from public platform data rather than self-reported claims. If a link ever breaks we drop the number instead of guessing.
When were Gulf Business's follower numbers last updated?
The most recent recorded check was Oct 16, 2026. Counts are refreshed on a rolling schedule from public platform data, and a sudden unexplained drop is held back for review rather than published.

Is Gulf Business gaining or losing followers?

Follower growth is best judged across several comparable monthly checks, not a few days of snapshots. CreatorFanBase does not yet have enough monthly history to call a reliable rise or fall for Gulf Business; the current platform totals above remain the clearest view of audience size.

Gulf Business's Fan Score

CFB Rating 7.4 out of 10, and what fans think.

Audience reach6.5 / 10
Platform presence7.0 / 10
Profile depth10.0 / 10

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More about Gulf Business

Other questions people ask about Gulf Business.

Where is Gulf Business from?
Gulf Business is based in United Arab Emirates and publishes in English. We have not published a confirmed date of birth for Gulf Business yet.
What is Gulf Business best known for?
Being a primary source for corporate news, economic analysis, and executive interviews in the Gulf region.. Main niches: Finance & Business.
What language does Gulf Business create in?
Mainly English. Language is a strong signal of where an audience sits, so it is worth checking before a campaign.
What is Gulf Business's net worth?
There is no reliable public estimate for the specific net worth of the Gulf Business brand, as it is part of the larger Motivate Media Group portfolio. The organization generates revenue through a combination of high-value display advertising, corporate sponsorships of events, and premium content su…
Where is Gulf Business based?
Public profiles place Gulf Business in United Arab Emirates, posting mainly in English. We only publish the country a creator's own platforms and public reporting support, and we do not publish claims about ethnicity, religion or private address details.
How much does Gulf Business earn per post?
There is no public rate card for Gulf Business. Budget guidance on this page is $400 – $950 per post, a range from the combined public follower count. Rates move with usage rights, exclusivity, format and territory, so use Gulf Business's 47.2K combined reach and micro band as a starting point and negotiate directly.
Who are creators similar to Gulf Business?
CreatorFanBase lists comparable names in finance & business and in United Arab Emirates, filterable by follower size, country and language. The related links on this page are the quickest route to the closest matches.

Gulf Business sponsorship rate and cost per post

How much does it cost to hire Gulf Business? A planning estimate for one sponsored post is $400 – $950 per post.

DeliverableEstimated cost
Story or short mention$150 – $350
Sponsored post, Reel or Short$400 – $950
Dedicated video or integration$700 – $2K
Three-post campaign package$1K – $3K

How to hire Gulf Business

Send a free brief and CreatorFanBase checks availability, then negotiates the fee and terms with Gulf Business for you.

Estimates use combined public follower counts. Up to 10 million followers, we show a planning range; above 10 million, we show an open-ended starting estimate because campaign scope drives the final fee.

Before you brief Gulf Business

Agree deliverables in writing, check past brand work for conflicts, and agree how results are measured. Rates on this page are planning estimates from public follower counts, not quotes. Starter is $1 to search the full directory.

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Data & sources

How the numbers on this page are collected and what they mean.

Last updated
Oct 16, 2026
Where it comes from
instagram public profile
Accuracy
Follower counts are approximate public figures and net-worth figures are third-party estimates, not verified financials. Spotted an error? Send a correction.

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People also ask

Straight answers to the questions people search for.

How big is Gulf Business's audience?

Gulf Business has about 47.2K Instagram followers in the latest snapshot stored on this profile. Quote the profile and the date together. Use the Instagram row when the brief is on that network. A newer snapshot replaces this one on regular updates described on the methodology page.

What does a sponsored post from Gulf Business cost?

For planning, Gulf Business sits around $400 – $950 per sponsored post. The range uses the combined public follower count across the platforms on this profile, with the Instagram rate band. It is an estimate, not a quote. Ask Gulf Business for the current fee. How the range is built is on the methodology page.

Is Gulf Business's account verified?

Yes. The handles on this profile are marked verified, which means they were matched to Gulf Business's public accounts. Use those links when you write so you reach the official channel. If a handle looks wrong, tell us on the contact page.

Which country is Gulf Business from?

The country stored for Gulf Business is United Arab Emirates. Lists and rankings use that tag, so it is the place to start when the buyers are there. A city is not stored separately. More United Arab Emirates creators are on the country list.

What language does Gulf Business speak?

Gulf Business is tagged as English-speaking on this profile. Use that when the script or the voiceover has to be in English, then watch a recent post to confirm the mix. One tag can cover more than one language in the work. Other English creators can be filtered in search.

What type of content does Gulf Business make?

The category stored for Gulf Business is Finance & Business. That is the niche label on the profile, not a promise that every post matches a brief. One label covers a lot of styles. Watch a recent piece of work, then compare others on the Finance & Business category.

How do I reach Gulf Business for a sponsored post?

Use the collaboration form on this profile to send Gulf Business your campaign brief, or contact the official account directly. Include the deliverable, budget and timing; the CreatorFanBase team reaches out and negotiates the deal for you. Discovery plans are on pricing.

Which creators are similar to Gulf Business?

Similar profiles are linked on this page. For a wider set in the same niche, open the Finance & Business category and add a country or follower size if you need a shorter list. Read a few recent posts before you decide who to email.

What date is Gulf Business's audience snapshot from?

The newest follower snapshot stored for Gulf Business is 16 October 2026. Counts are updated regularly, and a missing new reading keeps the previous date rather than inventing one. Put that date next to the number if you quote it. The schedule is on the methodology page.

Does Gulf Business match a finance & business campaign in United Arab Emirates?

Gulf Business is tagged Finance & Business, United Arab Emirates in the directory, so that is the audience a brand can start from. The tag is a filing label, not a sales result, so watch a recent post before you brief anyone. Then compare a few others with the same tag on the Finance & Business list.

How do I get Gulf Business to promote my brand?

You can ask. Send a brief from the collaboration form on this profile with the product, the deliverable and your dates, and the CreatorFanBase team reaches out to Gulf Business and negotiates for you. Audiences respond best when the product fits what the creator already posts, so pitch a format that matches recent posts. Gulf Business decides whether to accept. See the managed option on pricing.

What is Gulf Business's rate for a Instagram story or reel?

Our planning estimate for one sponsored post from Gulf Business is $400 – $950. Stories usually cost less than a feed post or reel, and usage rights, exclusivity and extra posts raise the fee. It is an estimate, not a quote — Gulf Business sets the real rate. The method is on the methodology page.

Which finance & business creators in United Arab Emirates are similar to Gulf Business?

Gulf Business is one of the Finance & Business profiles in United Arab Emirates on CreatorFanBase. Open the Finance & Business category and filter by country, language and follower size to see others ranked by audience. Every filter and follower count stays open; names after the first 5 results need a plan.

How do I find finance & business influencers in United Arab Emirates for a brand campaign?

Start in search with the Finance & Business category and United Arab Emirates as the country, then set a follower range that fits the budget. Shortlist a few names like Gulf Business, compare their platform split, and send a brief — or let CFB Agency run outreach and negotiation for you.

Can Gulf Business create English content for my brand?

Gulf Business is tagged English on this profile, so a script in English is a natural starting point. Check a recent post to confirm the language mix before you brief. Other English-speaking creators can be filtered in search.

Who is Gulf Business's manager or agent?

We do not publish private management contacts. Use the official links on this profile, or send a brief from the collaboration form and the CreatorFanBase team will reach Gulf Business's team for you and negotiate the deal. Plans and the managed option are on pricing.

How do I find Gulf Business's official profiles?

The official accounts we have for Gulf Business are the links on this profile, starting with Instagram. Use those when you write, and compare the handle with the channel you already know. Or send a brief from the profile and the CreatorFanBase team will reach out and negotiate for you. A wrong link can be flagged on the contact page.

How many platforms is Gulf Business on?

Gulf Business has 1 platform with a stored follower or subscriber count on this profile, led by Instagram. A missing network means we do not have a public count for it yet, not that the account cannot exist. The rows are listed on the profile. Browse a single network from the creator lists.

Is Gulf Business a brand or a creator?

Gulf Business is filed as a brand in this directory, so the profile is an organization page rather than a personal creator bio. The follower counts are still the stored public snapshots. A collaboration still goes through the official links on the page. More organizations and creators in the same market are in search.

Is CreatorFanBase Gulf Business's agency?

Not through a forum post. Send a brief from the collaboration form on this profile and the CreatorFanBase team will reach out to Gulf Business for you. Use the official links on the profile and ask Gulf Business for a fee. Plan prices for directory access are separate, on the pricing page.