30 Under 30
18. Noor Naem
Nationality: Iraqi-American
Vertical: Content Creation
Age: 28
Number of followers: 15.6 million
Naem, known as Noor Stars, is an Iraqi-American entrepreneur and the host of ‘Stars Podcast.’ Launched in 2023, the podcast had accumulated over 61 million views on YouTube as of November 2024, while her YouTube channel had 21.2 million subscribers and over three billion views. She has participated in ad campaigns for Maybelline Arabia, HONOR Arabia, MCM Worldwide, and Clarins Middle East. In January 2019, she became the first YouTuber in the region to hit 10 million subscribers. She was featured on Forbes Middle East’s 30 Under 30 list in 2020.