AMMAN — Jordanian Youtuber, Ahmad Aburob, called on his over
3 million followers in February to help those in need. The effort ended up
raising tens of thousands of dollars for heaters.
اضافة اعلان
Aburob is a 24-year-old content creator based in Jordan. He
majored in civil engineering and graduated with a high GPA. His passion;
however, has always revolved around photography and creating funny and amusing
content. He worked on his content even during his studies. Today, he has
reached 3.43 million subscribers on YouTube, and millions of followers on other
social media platforms as well.
“I started out by making vlogs and taking professional
pictures in tourism areas in Jordan,” he told Jordan News. “But I wanted
to do something that brings out my character, which is why I started doing commentaries.”
Using his influence, he decided he wanted to make the best
of his fame by raising money for charity to provide underprivileged families
with heaters. “I love doing charity work,” he said. “I love giving back
whenever I receive.”
The charity, called “A Thousand Families in A Single Night,”
was able to raise $50,000 for 1,000 families with the help of Aburob’s friend
and business manager, Wahbi Farah and Luster for Marketing Solutions.
According to Aburob, he faced many problems in raising the money,
as many people were skeptical of the whole idea and did not fully support the
use of his name to raise the money. Arurob said he plans to do more charity
work in the future, but in a “more studied and organized way.”
Aburob said that his road to success was extremely bumpy and
filled with obstacles. “People were not very supportive at first,” he said.
“People hated on my content before they even knew what it was about.”
It took him a year before he learned how to make proper
comedic content but he said that his views started growing day by day when he
did. He also had a hard time getting his parent to accept his career path as a
YouTuber. “They wanted me to pursue a career as an engineer”, he added. “But I
am doing what I love and I want to continue doing it.”
Apart from creating commentaries and comedic content, Aburob
also released a song along with local singer and fellow YouTuber, Saba Shamaa.
The song was called “Koshe,” and received 11 million views in just one month.
The purpose behind the song was to make something refreshing and amusing, but
it turned out to be a hit that their fans love listening to. Even though his
content gets virally shared, he believes that the future is never “guaranteed”
and plans to invest in businesses and develop his own character along the way.
“My daily activities drastically changed after I started
getting famous. Now I can’t really visit any malls, or walk down the street or
do similar things that may seem normal but are actually more complicated in the
time being,” he said.
As an influencer, Aburob said that he wishes that the
influence he has on his audience, especially young people, is positive and
inspiring. “If I could give one piece of advice to all my audience it would be
to keep moving forward,” he said. “Dreams require continuation, but I feel like
a lot of people in the Arab world give up at some point along the way. If you
have a dream, you must run after it until it becomes a reality.”
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