Waref Katbi
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Syrian YouTuber, field documentary maker

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Waref Katbi

Based in Damascus, Syria

Waref Katbi is a Syrian YouTuber and field documentary maker based in Damascus. He started his YouTube channel in November 2019, has published 143 films with more than 118 million views, and is followed by around 949K subscribers on YouTube and 571K on Instagram. He has filmed in 10 cities inside Syria and in Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

The figures

Figures last updated: 9 September 2026

  • 949,000YouTube subscribers
  • 118,739,688views on the channel
  • 143films published
  • 571,164Instagram followers
  • 2019On YouTube since
  • 15cities filmed in

Content strands

  • How Syrians live

    A full day inside one trade. First light to last customer, with none of the tiredness edited out.

  • Your wish is on us

    We hear the wish from the person who carries it, then we make it happen. The cardboard seller, the taxi driver, the date seller.

  • Discovering Syria

    City by city. Daraa, Deir ez-Zor, Idlib, Afrin, Hama, Aleppo, Latakia, Tartus, and Damascus from the air.

  • Across the Arab world

    Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar. A first visit, one camera, and people who open their homes.

  • Streets and markets

    Ramadan, Eid, and street food. Where you hear a city before you see it.

Ways to work together

  • Commissioned field report

    A full filming day inside a trade, place or story your organisation picks, made with the same method that has drawn 118 million views.

  • Brand integration in a film

    Your brand appears naturally inside one of the channel's films, without cutting away from the story.

  • Tourism film for a city or authority

    A film that introduces Arab audiences to a destination, like the Petra, Riyadh and Doha films.

Press

  • BBC News ArabicMaking content in Syria, before and after the fall of the regime · 13 December 2025

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