Leading Influencers Gather in Cannes for the 2024 WIBA Awards

Coco Rocha, Burak Özdemir, Lena Situations, Alexandre Maras, Hyram, Sasha Ray among WIBA Awards 2024 title holders: The sixth annual WIBA Awards for social media personalities on a mission to change the world took place on May 24th, 2024, at the iconic Hotel Martinez during the Cannes Film Festival. The event gathered hundreds of top global content creators responsible for the year’s most viral moments. The evening featured a cocktail reception, a Gala Dinner, and the Awards ceremony with a special performance by Sonique.

The sixth annual WIBA Awards for social media personalities on a mission to change the world took place on May 24th, 2024, at the iconic Hotel Martinez during the Cannes Film Festival. The event gathered hundreds of top global content creators responsible for the year’s most viral moments. The evening featured a cocktail reception, a Gala Dinner, and the Awards ceremony with a special performance by Sonique.

The event awarded international celebrities and extraordinary personalities such as Coco Rocha, Lena Mahfouf (Situations), Alexandre Maras, Hyram, Sasha Ray and others. The Grand Prix WIBA title 2024 assigned to Burak Ozdemir, Turkish chef and restaurateur with over 129M followers on social media.

WIBA Awards were overseen by the World Influencers Association (WIBA) based in Monaco. It was the first and the only international award honoring the work of social media personalities across multiple categories. WIBA Awards title holders are the top world influencers, such as Maye Musk, Richard Orlinski, Khaby Lame, Nusret Gökçe, Nikkie Tutorials, Gianluca Vacchi, Foodgod, Kat Graham, Kelly Rutherford, Ellen Von Unwerth and others. WIBA Awards event highlighted the most followed social causes, empowered diverse influencers' voices, encouraged collaboration, and fostered a sense of a global community of peers. The typical instant reach of a WIBA Awards ballroom was over 200 million impressions.

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WIBA 2024 Titles Holders 2024

Burak Özdemir: Grand Prix

Coco Rocha: Fashion Model Business Icon & Women Empowerment Advocate

Lena Situations: Motivation & Encouragement Lifestyle Influencer

Alexandre Maras: Most Influential Journalist in Social Media 2024

Hyram: Best Influential Skincare Expert

Mohamed Cheikh: French Contest Winners

Reem Khabbazeh: Most Influential Social Personality of Middle East

Lee Levi: Influential Actress in Social Media

Maxim Ivanchuk: Best Aesthetic Medicine Influencer

Esteriore Brothers: Best Entertainment Influencers

Max Mariola: Best Food Influencer

Sasha Ray: Fashion Lifestyle Influencer

Jeff Hamilton: Influential Celebrity Fashion Artist

Pietro Checchi: New Name of Italian Tiktok

Marcello D’Onofrio: Empowerment Celebrities Management Leader

Nadine Mirada: European Model Influencer

Daniel Asante: Social Media Model Influencer

Alex & Tom : Best Education Influencers

Elena Hazinah : Best Beauty Influencer

Angelina Usanova: Social Activity & Philanthropy Influencer

Francine Ehlke: Best Latin America Influencer

Youmna Khoury: Influential Beauty Business Leader

Urvashi Rautela: Influential Indian Star

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