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@hudakattan – Beauty mogul & founder of Huda Beauty. Global influencer defining luxury cosmetics trends for 60M+ engaged followers across platforms.
Total Followers +1.4%
58.5M
Across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube
Primary Platform
38.5M followers on platform
Engagement
2.8%
vs. 1.5% category median
Sponsorship Tier
Mega
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Kattan shared the news of her separation from her longtime husband and business partner Christopher Goncalo via social media, drawing widespread attention from her global fanbase.
Kattan transitioned away from the chief executive position at Huda Beauty, with industry veteran Nathalie Kristo taking over day-to-day leadership of the multi-billion-dollar cosmetics brand.
Kattan began openly discussing anxiety, self-image, and personal struggles across her social platforms, marking a notable shift from purely beauty-focused content.
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Trajectory estimated from current followers and reported 7/30/90/365-day growth rates.
| Brand | Type | Platform | Date | Performance vs. baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estée Lauder Beauty | Campaign | Mar 2026 | +31% | |
| Sephora Beauty | Sponsored Video | YouTube | Feb 2026 | +24% |
| Fenty Beauty Beauty | Product Launch | TikTok | Jan 2026 | +42% |
| Charlotte Tilbury Beauty | Campaign | Apr 2026 | +28% | |
| Drunk Elephant Beauty | Sponsored Video | TikTok | Dec 2025 | +19% |
Benchmark estimates for a creator at Huda Kattan's tier (Mega, 58.5M combined followers, Iraq / UAE). Pulled from CreatorDB's category benchmarks.
| # | Title | Views | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | HOW TO GET PERFECT EYEBROWS - HUDA'S STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE | 4.2M | 18 days ago |
| 02 | Full Glam Makeup Tutorial for Beginners - 5 Minute Edition | 3.8M | 12 days ago |
| 03 | POV: Huda Beauty Foundation Shade Matching in 60 Seconds | 6.1M | 8 days ago |
| 04 | TESTING HUDA BEAUTY'S NEW LIQUID EYESHADOW - HONEST REVIEW | 2.9M | 22 days ago |
| 05 | My Favorite Contouring Hack That Changed Everything | 2.3M | 15 days ago |
Huda Kattan's audience is strongly female-skewing and Millennial-core with a substantial Gen Z segment, concentrated in MENA and English-speaking Western markets — a profile that maps cleanly onto prestige and accessible beauty alike. Her sponsor history is pure beauty: campaign work for Estée Lauder and Charlotte Tilbury, product launches with Fenty Beauty, and sponsored video placements for Sephora and Drunk Elephant confirm a vertically unified brand environment. Engagement at nearly double the category median for a Mega-tier account is rare and commands premium top-tier sponsorship budgets. Short-form video on TikTok and Reels, tutorial content, and candid personal disclosure all index well against her following.
Huda Kattan (@hudakattan) is an Iraqi-American beauty entrepreneur and content creator based in Dubai who built one of Instagram's largest beauty presences from scratch, starting as a makeup blogger in 2010 before founding Huda Beauty in 2013. Her tutorials, product reviews, and unfiltered commentary turned a niche blog into a Mega-tier franchise spanning Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. Between 2021 and 2022 she stepped back from the Huda Beauty CEO role, handing operational control to Nathalie Kristo, a move that freed her to pursue a more personal content direction — including an increasingly candid focus on mental health and wellness that has broadened her appeal beyond purely cosmetics audiences.
Her full name is Huda Kattan — Huda is her given name and Kattan is her family name. She is of Iraqi heritage and was raised partly in the United States before relocating to Dubai, where she is based today.
Huda Kattan co-founded Huda Beauty in 2013, initially launching a line of false lashes sold through Sephora in Dubai. The brand grew into a full cosmetics and skincare company and is now widely distributed globally.
Between 2021 and 2022, Huda transitioned out of the day-to-day CEO role at Huda Beauty, with Nathalie Kristo appointed as the incoming CEO. Huda indicated the change was intended to allow her to focus on creative direction and content while professional management scaled the business.
Nathalie Kristo is the CEO of Huda Beauty, appointed when Huda Kattan stepped back from the operational leadership role around 2021–2022. Kristo brought executive experience in the beauty industry and took over day-to-day management of the brand.
Yes. In 2023, Huda Kattan publicly announced her separation from Christopher Goncalo, her husband of several years. She addressed the news openly on her platforms, framing it as part of her broader commitment to personal transparency with her audience.
From around 2022 onward, Huda shifted a meaningful portion of her content toward mental health, emotional wellness, and personal transparency, moving beyond purely beauty-focused tutorials. She has spoken publicly about therapy, self-worth, and navigating major life changes, which aligns with her separation announcement in 2023.
Huda Kattan is of Iraqi heritage and spent formative years in the United States. She has been based in Dubai, UAE, for most of her career as a creator and entrepreneur, which is reflected in her strong audience presence across the MENA region.
As of early-to-mid 2026, confirmed sponsor partnerships include Estée Lauder and Charlotte Tilbury (Instagram campaigns), Sephora (YouTube sponsored video), Fenty Beauty (TikTok product launch), and Drunk Elephant (TikTok sponsored video). All fall squarely within the prestige and accessible beauty verticals.
Across all platforms, Huda Kattan has approximately 58.5 million followers — roughly 38.5 million on Instagram, 15.2 million on TikTok, and 4.8 million on YouTube. Instagram remains her primary and largest platform by audience size.
At the Mega tier, Huda's engagement rate runs at nearly double the beauty category median, which is a notable outlier for an account her size. TikTok shows the highest engagement rate of her three platforms, while Instagram anchors her largest raw audience.
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