Top 20 Food & Drink from Dubai on Instagram Influencers by Follower Growth

Last updated: September 10, 2025

Total Food & Drink Influencers in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

2,488

Expected Reach

57.0M

Total Followers

264.8M

Avg Engagement

3.93%

Audience Analysis

Gender Distribution

Female60%
Male40%

Age Distribution

25-3448.7%
18-2430.8%
35-4412.3%
13-174.5%

Top Countries

United Arab Emirates17.9%
India12.6%
Lebanon6.1%
Pakistan6.0%
United States of America6.0%

Top Languages

en48.6%
ar33.5%
fa3.7%

Top Cities

Dubai15.9%
Beirut4.0%
Baghdad3.9%
Abu Dhabi3.4%
Istanbul2.7%

Top 20 Creators

RankInfluencerLocationFollowersEngagementMonthly GrowthScore
1
Nico Norena
@succulentbite
The Succulent Bite @ottoandpepe Forbes 30 Under 30 ๐Ÿ‘‡๐ŸปPistachio Spread๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿป
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2.2M
Followers
N/A
Engagement
+2.2%(+47.8K)
8.0
2
Mohamed Azharudeen Peediyekkal
@travel_n_cuisine_by_azhar
UAE Based Vlogger | Entrepreneur Explored 51 countries ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พโ€ฆ Founder- @azhrance @luminomedia Order Azhrance perfume ๐Ÿ‘‡
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
736.1K
Followers
2.07%
Engagement
+5.7%(+39.4K)
7.8
3
Noor litime
@kikyandnono
I live at @albuqaish.jungle2 ๐Ÿ™‰๐Ÿ˜ Booking by Whattsapp +971 544 922 772
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
761.3K
Followers
1.20%
Engagement
+5.0%(+36.2K)
8.1
4
ุงู„ุฅุนู„ุงู…ูŠุฉ ุงู”ู…ุงู†ูŠ ุงู„ุดุญูŠ
@amani.alshehhii
ุฃู… ุบูŠู… โ˜๏ธ ุฅู…ุงุฑุงุชูŠุฉ ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช ุญุณุงุจูŠ ุงู„ุซุงู†ูŠ @amani.books ๐Ÿ“š โ€Snap amani.alshehi ๐Ÿ‘ป ู„ู„ุฅุนู„ุงู†ุงุช ๐Ÿ“ฒ: +971501993818
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
772.9K
Followers
0.00%
Engagement
+4.5%(+33.7K)
6.2
5
Anja Mernik
@anyatrades
DayTrader | Stocks | Cooking ๐Ÿ“ˆ Chatroom FREE TRIAL: anyamertrade@gmail.com ๐ŸŽ“ Master's degree in Economics
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
638.1K
Followers
0.00%
Engagement
+5.4%(+32.5K)
6.4
6
Ziena Al Rawi-ุฒูŠู†ู‡ ุงู„ุฑุงูˆูŠ
@ziena.officali
Official account || Zeina Al-Rawi iraq || Dubai ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Business account: @_vz
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
1.8M
Followers
N/A
Engagement
+1.6%(+28.5K)
4.4
7
Shahid Manikkoth
@shahid_manikkoth
Vlogger ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช WhatsApp no 0091 9895 040 050โœŒ๏ธ
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
446.7K
Followers
0.18%
Engagement
+6.0%(+25.3K)
7.5
8
Nabih | Testosterone Health & FatLoss Coach - PharmaB.
@elnabih
โ€ŽุตูŠุฏู„ุงู†ูŠ ูˆ ุฎุจูŠุฑ ุตุญุฉ ู‡ุฏููŠ ู‚ู…ุฉ ุงู„ุตุญุฉ ูˆ ุฅุทุงู„ุฉ ุงู„ุนู…ุฑ ๐Ÿงฌ โ€ŽุฒูŠุงุฏุฉ ุงู„ุชุณุชุณุชุฑูˆู† | ู…ู‚ุงูˆู…ุฉ ุงู„ุงู†ุณูˆู„ูŠู† | ุฎุณุงุฑุฉ ุฏู‡ูˆู† 10+ูƒุบ ุฏู‡ูˆู† ๐ŸŒ 6000+ Clients โ€Žุงุถุบุท ู„ุชุนุฑู ุงูƒุซุฑ ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿผ
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
811.8K
Followers
0.45%
Engagement
+3.2%(+24.9K)
5.7
9
Remi E Salloum
@remiesalloum
ุฃู†ุง ุฑูŠู…ูŠุŒ ุงู… ุงู„ุชูˆุฃู… ุฃู„ูŠูƒุณ ูˆุฑุงูุง ๐Ÿฅฐ @thesalloumtwins ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง |๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชDubai raised and based Collabs: remie@reachdxb.me TikTok | snap @remiesalloum
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
1.2M
Followers
N/A
Engagement
+2.1%(+24.4K)
4.6
10
Ahmad Hussain
@s.recky
โ€ข Influencer โ€ขComedian โ€ขDubai ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชโœŒ๏ธ ๐Ÿ‘ป S.recky
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
271.0K
Followers
N/A
Engagement
+9.6%(+23.8K)
7.9
11
Lara ๐Ÿชท
@lara_amara
Snap: lara.amara ๐Ÿ’Œ: Lara.waxamara@gmail.com
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
351.9K
Followers
44.79%
Engagement
+7.2%(+23.7K)
8.7
12
Anil Lobo || Dubai
@the_anilobo
A Day at A Time๐ŸŒฑ โœ‰๏ธtheanilobo@gmail.com
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
352.1K
Followers
1.60%
Engagement
+6.0%(+19.8K)
6.0
13
๐…๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ง ๐’‚๐’ ๐’‰๐’‚๐’Ž๐’˜๐’Š๐’†๐’‰ | ๏ฎผูุงุชู†โ€Œุงู„ุญู…ูˆูŠุฉ
@fofoo_haa
@moweeezy ๐Ÿ’ ๐Ÿ“Dubai ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿชช Licensed For collaboration DM
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
468.6K
Followers
0.00%
Engagement
+4.4%(+19.6K)
6.9
14
Antonella
@antonellaattorre
Founder @10xexpertsagency / @hautetraveling PR/AD collab@antonellaattorre.com
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
1.2M
Followers
4.02%
Engagement
+1.6%(+19.1K)
8.0
15
Soleen Mohammed
@sol_een
Content Creator | Interior Designer Iraqi-Kurdish | Dubai โ€Ž๐Ÿ‘‡ู„ู†ูƒ ู‚ู†ุงุฉ ุงู„ูŠูˆุชูŠูˆุจ
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
695.3K
Followers
0.00%
Engagement
+2.8%(+19.0K)
9.0
16
Yousef Kadkhodaei
@yousif.mohammd
UAE Influencer - ูŠูˆุณู ู…ุญู…ุฏ ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช โš–๏ธ Licensed Influencer Collaboration โฌ๏ธ Restaurants | Hotels | Travel +971508210059
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
935.2K
Followers
0.00%
Engagement
+2.0%(+18.4K)
7.4
17
Rada Al Assi
@syrianfoodie
โ€Middle Eastern ๐Ÿฝ โ€International recipes๐ŸŒ ๐Ÿ“Dubaiโ€โ€Ž ุจุณุงุนุฏูƒ ุจุชู†ุณูŠู‚ ุทุงูˆู„ุงุช ุนุฒุงูŠู… ู…ูู…ูŠุฒุฉ โ€๐Ÿฅ—โ€Žุจุดุงุฑูƒ ู…ุนูƒู† ูˆุตูุงุชูŠ ูˆุณูุฑุงุชูŠ โœˆ๏ธ ๐Ÿ’šู„ุงู‚ูˆู†ูŠ ู‡ู†ูŠูƒ @rada500 ๐Ÿ’š
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
579.8K
Followers
N/A
Engagement
+3.2%(+18.0K)
7.9
18
Milena Ioanna
@imilenaioanna
Architect of consciousness MI @milenaioanna agency: @whynotmodels ะฟะพ ะฒะพะฟั€ะพัะฐะผ ัะพั‚ั€ัƒะดะฝะธั‡ะตัั‚ะฒะฐ: +7 910 240 0353 - ะšั€ะธัั‚ะธะฝะฐ (TG)
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
474.8K
Followers
20.97%
Engagement
+3.9%(+17.6K)
8.2
19
Chef elyan
@chef_elyan
๐Ÿ“Amman - Dubai ุดูŠู ูˆ ู…ู‚ุฏู… ุจุฑุงู…ุฌ ุทุจุฎ ุชู„ูุฒูŠูˆู†ูŠุฉ ุจุดุงุฑูƒ ููŠุฏูŠูˆู‡ุงุช ูˆู†ุตุงุฆุญ ู„ู„ุทุจุฎ ุจ ุฃุจุณุท ุทุฑูŠู‚ุฉ ู…ู…ูƒู†ุฉ ุงู„ูˆุฌู‡ ุงู„ุฅุนู„ุงู…ูŠ ู„ @rice_eu
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
239.0K
Followers
N/A
Engagement
+7.7%(+17.1K)
8.3
20
Sarah Milad ๐Ÿ’œ ุณุงุฑุฉ ู…ูŠู„ุงุฏ
@sarahhmiladd
ุงู„ุญู…ุฏ ู„ู„ู‡๐ŸŒธ "ุงู† ูƒุงู† ุงู„ู„ู‡ ู…ุนู†ุง ูู…ู† ุนู„ูŠู†ุง" 7.6 Million TikTok Sarahmiladbusiness@gmail.com
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
1.1M
Followers
1.97%
Engagement
+1.5%(+16.7K)
6.4

About This Instagram Influencer Ranking

Discover the most influential creators in Dubai with our comprehensive ranking of the top 20 influencers on Instagram who post Food & Drink content. This dataโ€‘driven analysis identifies the content creators who are shaping conversations, driving trends, and commanding the highest engagement rates in 2025.

Key Insights & Metrics

  • Combined Reach: 57.0M potential impressions across all ranked influencers
  • Total Audience: 264.8M followers collectively following these creators
  • Average Engagement Rate: 3.93% - above industry average
  • Market Coverage: 2,488 total influencers analyzed in this category

Audience Demographics & Reach

The influencers in this ranking reach a diverse, global audience with primary concentrations in:

  • Top Markets: United Arab Emirates, India, Lebanon
  • Gender Distribution: 60% Female, 40% Male
  • Primary Age Group: 25-34 years (48.7% of audience)
  • Languages: English, Arabic, fa

Why This Ranking Matters

For brands and marketers, this ranking provides essential intelligence for:

  • Identifying high-performing influencers for partnership opportunities
  • Understanding audience demographics for targeted campaigns
  • Benchmarking engagement rates and growth metrics
  • Discovering emerging talent with strong growth trajectories
  • Analyzing competitive landscape in Food & Drink niche

For content creators, these insights help with:

  • Understanding industry benchmarks and performance standards
  • Identifying successful content strategies from top performers
  • Network building and collaboration opportunities
  • Setting realistic growth targets based on peer performance

Methodology & Data Freshness

Our rankings are generated using advanced algorithms that analyze multiple performance indicators:

  • Profile Score: Proprietary metric combining reach, engagement, and growth
  • Engagement Rate: Average interaction rate across recent content
  • Growth Velocity: Month-over-month follower growth and momentum
  • Content Consistency: Posting frequency and audience retention
  • Audience Quality: Authenticity scores and demographic relevance

Data is refreshed weekly to ensure you're always working with the most current information. Last update includes performance data through September 2025.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is the fastestโ€‘growing Food & Drink creator in Dubai on Instagram?

Nico Norena (@succulentbite) is, as of September 2025, the fastestโ€‘growing Food & Drink creator in Dubai on Instagram, with +2.2% monthly growth (+47.8K followers).

How many followers did Nico Norena (@succulentbite) gain last month?

Nico Norena (@succulentbite) gained about 47.8K followers last month (+2.2%).

Who grew more: Nico Norena (@succulentbite) or Mohamed Azharudeen Peediyekkal (@travel_n_cuisine_by_azhar)?

Nico Norena (@succulentbite) grew more than Mohamed Azharudeen Peediyekkal (@travel_n_cuisine_by_azhar) (47.8K vs 39.4K).

How is Mohamed Azharudeen Peediyekkal (@travel_n_cuisine_by_azhar) performing right now?

Mohamed Azharudeen Peediyekkal (@travel_n_cuisine_by_azhar) is growing at +5.7% (+39.4K) per month, with a Profile Score of 7.8 and average engagement of 2.07%.

How is Noor litime (@kikyandnono) performing right now?

Noor litime (@kikyandnono) is growing at +5.0% (+36.2K) per month, with a Profile Score of 8.1 and average engagement of 1.20%.

How is ุงู„ุฅุนู„ุงู…ูŠุฉ ุงู”ู…ุงู†ูŠ ุงู„ุดุญูŠ (@amani.alshehhii) performing right now?

ุงู„ุฅุนู„ุงู…ูŠุฉ ุงู”ู…ุงู†ูŠ ุงู„ุดุญูŠ (@amani.alshehhii) is growing at +4.5% (+33.7K) per month, with a Profile Score of 6.2 and average engagement of 0.00%.

How is Anja Mernik (@anyatrades) performing right now?

Anja Mernik (@anyatrades) is growing at +5.4% (+32.5K) per month, with a Profile Score of 6.4 and average engagement of 0.00%.

Who had the higher percentage growth: Mohamed Azharudeen Peediyekkal (@travel_n_cuisine_by_azhar) or Noor litime (@kikyandnono)?

Mohamed Azharudeen Peediyekkal (@travel_n_cuisine_by_azhar) leads (5.7% vs Noor litime (@kikyandnono) 5.0%).

What is the absolute follower gain of Nico Norena (@succulentbite)?

Nico Norena (@succulentbite) gained about 47.8K followers last month (+2.2%).

What is the absolute follower gain of Mohamed Azharudeen Peediyekkal (@travel_n_cuisine_by_azhar)?

Mohamed Azharudeen Peediyekkal (@travel_n_cuisine_by_azhar) gained about 39.4K followers last month (+5.7%).

What is the absolute follower gain of Noor litime (@kikyandnono)?

Noor litime (@kikyandnono) gained about 36.2K followers last month (+5.0%).

What is the absolute follower gain of ุงู„ุฅุนู„ุงู…ูŠุฉ ุงู”ู…ุงู†ูŠ ุงู„ุดุญูŠ (@amani.alshehhii)?

ุงู„ุฅุนู„ุงู…ูŠุฉ ุงู”ู…ุงู†ูŠ ุงู„ุดุญูŠ (@amani.alshehhii) gained about 33.7K followers last month (+4.5%).

What is the absolute follower gain of Anja Mernik (@anyatrades)?

Anja Mernik (@anyatrades) gained about 32.5K followers last month (+5.4%).

Is Nico Norena (@succulentbite) still a relevant creator?

Yes โ€” Nico Norena (@succulentbite) has a Profile Score of 8.0, average engagement of N/A, and +2.2% (+47.8K) monthly follower growth, indicating high relevance.

What is a good engagement rate for Food & Drink in United Arab Emirates?

The average engagement rate for this category is 3.93%. Generally, rates above 4.7% are considered excellent, while rates above 3.1% are good. Engagement rates vary by platform, niche, and follower count - micro-influencers often have higher rates than mega-influencers.

How is the Profile Score calculated?

The Profile Score (0-10 scale) is a composite metric that weighs several factors: 40% engagement quality, 25% audience reach, 20% growth momentum, 10% content consistency, and 5% audience authenticity. A score above 7.0 indicates a high-performing influencer, while scores above 8.5 represent elite-tier creators.

Can I use this data for influencer marketing campaigns?

Yes! This ranking is designed to help brands, agencies, and marketers identify potential partnership opportunities. The data provides a starting point for campaign planning, competitor analysis, and market research. For detailed campaign analytics and contact information, consider upgrading to our professional tools.

What does monthly growth percentage mean?

Monthly growth shows the percentage change in followers over the past 30 days. Positive growth (green) indicates gaining followers, while negative growth (red) means losing followers. The number in parentheses shows the absolute follower change. High growth rates often indicate viral content or successful campaigns.

Why should I track influencers in Dubai?

Location-specific influencer tracking is crucial for targeted marketing campaigns. Local influencers often have higher engagement rates within their geographic area, understand cultural nuances, and can drive better ROI for region-specific products or services. They're particularly valuable for retail, hospitality, and location-based businesses.

How can I improve my ranking as an influencer?

Focus on these key areas: (1) Increase engagement by creating content that encourages comments and shares, (2) Post consistently to maintain audience interest, (3) Use relevant hashtags to expand reach, (4) Collaborate with other creators in your niche, (5) Respond to comments to build community, and (6) Analyze your best-performing content and create similar pieces.

Note: This ranking represents a snapshot of current instagram influence based on publicly available data. Rankings can fluctuate based on content performance, platform algorithm changes, and audience behavior. Use this data as one of several factors in your decision-making process.