United States
Anwar Jibawi is a Palestinian-American comedian and sketch creator from Chicago who built his initial following on Vine before making a seamless transition to YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok —…
Total Followers +0.8%
57.1M
Across YouTube, Instagram, TikTok
Primary Platform
YouTube
15.6M followers · 27% of audience
Engagement
4.2%
vs. 1.5% category median
Sponsorship Tier
Mega
Est. $221K–$486K / IG post
| Window | YouTube | TikTok | Combined | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last 7 days | +0 +0.0% | +31K +0.1% | +0 +0.0% | +31K |
| Last 30 days | +0 +0.0% | +471K +2.1% | +0 +0.0% | +471K |
| Last 90 days | +203K +1.3% | +488K +2.2% | +404K +2.1% | +1.1M |
| Last 365 days | +203K +1.3% | +488K +2.2% | +404K +2.1% | +1.1M |
Daily follower snapshots from CreatorDB's longitudinal index.
| Brand | Type | Platform | Date | Performance vs. baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genshin Impact (HoYoverse) Gaming | Sponsored content | YouTube | 2022–2023 | — |
| NFL Sports | Long-term partnership | Long-term | — | |
| Ninja (razor brand) Consumer Goods | Brand ambassador | Long-term | — | |
| FIFA World Cup Sports | Sponsored content | 2022 | — |
Anwar Jibawi is a Palestinian-American comedian and sketch creator from Chicago who built his initial following on Vine before making a seamless transition to YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok — where he now holds the rare distinction of operating under the single-name handle @anwar across every major platform. His content formula centers on short, punchy sketch comedy: relatable everyday scenarios pushed to absurdist extremes, often built around a single punchline setup. That format, refined over years of short-form production, translated naturally from Vine's six-second constraint to the current era of Reels and TikTok clips. He is managed through the Yara Group and maintains a multi-platform footprint totaling well over fifty million followers, with notably strong engagement rates that significantly outpace category norms.
Anwar's audience skews heavily male and concentrates in the 18–34 age band, with meaningful reach in South and Southeast Asia alongside his core U.S. base — a demographic profile that has attracted brand partnerships spanning gaming (Genshin Impact), sports properties (NFL, FIFA World Cup), and lifestyle collaborations tied to figures like streamer-turned-brand Ninja. These deals signal that agencies view him as a credible bridge between Gen Z males and entertainment-adjacent consumer categories rather than a niche comedy creator. His TikTok engagement in particular remains disproportionately high relative to his follower size, suggesting an audience that actively participates rather than passively scrolls. As short-form video continues to compress attention spans, Jibawi's long experience optimizing for the format positions him durably in the comedy-entertainment tier of brand-partnership conversations.
Anwar reaches an audience concentrated in United States primarily through YouTube, and is best activated via long-form YouTube integrations, Instagram Reels and Stories, TikTok branded content. Their sponsorship history skews toward Gaming, Sports, Consumer Goods, a clear signal of fit for brands in those categories. Demonstrated partners include Genshin Impact (HoYoverse) and NFL. Engagement on YouTube runs around 4.2%, which points to an audience better suited to category-relevant, mid-funnel campaigns than to pure-reach buys. The channel's mix of long-form YouTube integrations and Instagram Reels and Stories lets a sponsor choose between short awareness placements and longer, more detailed integrations. Because the audience follows comedy content rather than arriving through untargeted reach, sponsorships that match the channel's subject matter tend to convert more efficiently than broad placements. A consistent, on-topic posting focus gives sponsors a predictable, brand-safe environment, lowering placement risk compared with broad, general-interest channels. Campaigns here are best measured on qualified engagement and consideration within the niche rather than on raw impression volume. For United States-focused brands in Gaming and related categories, Anwar offers a defined, creative-fit audience rather than broad, low-intent impressions.
Benchmark estimates for a creator at Anwar's tier (Mega, 57.1M combined followers, United States). Pulled from CreatorDB's category benchmarks.
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His full name is Anwar Jibawi. He goes by the single-word handle @anwar across every major platform, but Anwar Jibawi is the name that surfaces in his hashtags and official branded content disclosures.
Yes, Anwar Jibawi built a significant early following on Vine with short-form sketch and prank clips before the platform shut down in 2017. After Vine closed, he successfully carried that audience over to YouTube and Instagram, where he kept growing his comedy brand rather than starting over.
Yes, Anwar Jibawi is of Lebanese descent and was raised in the United States. His Arab-American background is part of his public identity and occasionally works its way into the relatable, slice-of-life comedy scenarios his content is built around.
Anwar Jibawi holds the premium single-name handle @anwar on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, Facebook, and Snapchat simultaneously. Securing the exact same one-word username across every major platform is extraordinarily rare and gives him one of the most recognizable personal brand identities in the entire creator economy.
Yes, Anwar created a sponsored video where he played the role of a FIFA World Cup referee, tagged as a paid #ad collaboration. It is the kind of large-scale sport-meets-creator campaign that signals how major global events actively recruit entertainment influencers to reach younger audiences who aren't watching traditional broadcasts.
Anwar has an official deal with Ninja, promoted through hashtags like #ninjapartner and #ninjaneverquit. The collaboration connects him to a lifestyle and motivational brand built around persistence and high-energy entertainment, which aligns naturally with his own comedy persona.
Anwar has produced multiple pieces of Genshin Impact sponsored content, including posts tagged #summerwithgenshin, #newtogenshin, and #mygenshinfamily. The volume and variety of Genshin-tagged posts strongly suggest an extended multi-campaign brand partnership rather than a single one-off integration.
Anwar is best known for scripted sketch comedy and prank videos built around exaggerated, relatable everyday situations — couple humor, social media jokes, and character-driven scenarios where he plays multiple roles. His content is performance-heavy in a way that translates equally well to short-form Reels and longer YouTube uploads.
Anwar officially lists himself as an Actor on Instagram, and his entire content model is built around performing — scripted skits, character-based pranks, and sketch scenarios rather than talking-head vlogs. He rose through social media rather than traditional Hollywood casting, but the craft behind his videos is genuinely actor-level work.
Across YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok combined, Anwar Jibawi's following exceeds 55 million, placing him firmly in the Mega tier of global creators. His Instagram audience alone is well past 20 million, with TikTok and YouTube each adding substantial reach on top of that.
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