🇸🇦 Balad Beast 2026

Latest edition29-30 Jan 2026

LocationAl-Balad, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Real-Time Online Performance (1st Showday to 5 days after last showday)

83 postsi229.3k engagementsi4.5% Real-Time ERi4.5m video viewsi209.3k likesi1.6k commentsi7.5k sharesi10.8k savesiSentiment: 🔥🔥🔥i

GenresHip-Hop · Electronic · Pop · World

OwnershipMDLBEAST

LinksWebsite · Instagram (21.5k followers) · TikTok (356.9k followers)

FESTIVAL ENGAGEMENT INDEX SCORE

58.4

2026

FEI

🌎 Ranked: #74 Worldwide

🇸🇦 Ranked: #1 in Saudi Arabia

✓ TagMix enabled

🌎 Ranked: #17 in the World for Hip-Hop•🇸🇦 Ranked: #1 in Saudi Arabia for Hip-Hop•🌎 Ranked: #35 in the World for Electronic•🇸🇦 Ranked: #1 in Saudi Arabia for Electronic•🌎 Ranked: #35 in the World for Pop•🇸🇦 Ranked: #1 in Saudi Arabia for Pop•🌎 Ranked: #3 in the World for World•🇸🇦 Ranked: #1 in Saudi Arabia for World•🌎 Ranked: #17 in the World for Hip-Hop•🇸🇦 Ranked: #1 in Saudi Arabia for Hip-Hop•🌎 Ranked: #35 in the World for Electronic•🇸🇦 Ranked: #1 in Saudi Arabia for Electronic•🌎 Ranked: #35 in the World for Pop•🇸🇦 Ranked: #1 in Saudi Arabia for Pop•🌎 Ranked: #3 in the World for World•🇸🇦 Ranked: #1 in Saudi Arabia for World•

For Real-Time Posting Volume (83)

🌎 Ranked: #112 in the World

🇸🇦 Ranked: #1 in Saudi Arabia

For Real-Time Posting Volume (83)

🌎 Ranked: #112 in the World

🇸🇦 Ranked: #1 in Saudi Arabia

For # Total Engagements (229.3k)

🌎 Ranked: #91 in the World

🇸🇦 Ranked: #1 in Saudi Arabia

For Real-Time Engagement Rate (4.5%)

🌎 Ranked: #56 in the World

🇸🇦 Ranked: #1 in Saudi Arabia

For Sentiment Rating (🔥🔥🔥)

🌎 Ranked: #123 in the World

🇸🇦 Ranked: #1 in Saudi Arabia

What's shaping this score?

World music leader, dual-platform strength, saves over reach

What's Working

Balad Beast performs at a similar level on both Instagram and TikTok, each measured against other accounts on its own platform. Instagram lands in the top 25% of all Instagram accounts; TikTok sits in the top half of TikTok accounts. Most festivals lean hard on one channel and let the other drift. This one does not.

Its Reels and TikToks pull in above-average view counts, and the reactions pour in across both platforms at a rate well above what most festivals achieve.

People are bookmarking these posts. The save rate sits among the highest of any festival in the world, and audiences only save content they intend to return to, which signals genuine intent to attend or relive the experience.

Uses TagMix, so the live clips carry authentic, high-quality audio which evokes the feeling of being there and builds a stronger emotional connection with the viewer.

Among World music festivals globally, Balad Beast ranks among the three best at converting reach into reactions, and its total reaction haul trails only two other World music festivals on the planet.

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Most engaging posts, this edition

1TikTokView post ↗
Backstage hits different with @playboicarti 🙌🏻 الأجواء كانت خيالية عند الباكستيج🧛‍♂️
44.5k engagements · Engagement Rate 11.7% · Sentiment: 🔥
2TikTokView post ↗
🐅🐅 @Tyga IN THE CITY #baladbeast
34.7k engagements · Engagement Rate 9.2% · Sentiment: 🔥🔥🔥
3Insta ReelView post ↗
Backstage hits different with @playboicarti 🙌🏻 الأجواء كانت خيالية عند الباكستيج🧛‍♂️
31.9k engagements · Engagement Rate 8.4% · Sentiment: 🔥🔥🔥
4Insta ReelView post ↗
@direalshaggy running through classic after classic 🎤💥 صوت كلاسيكي وجمهور مولّع! بلد بيست على أعلى مستوى 🔥🎤
23.3k engagements · Engagement Rate 6.2%
5TikTokView post ↗
🔥🔥🔥@سلومو | Slow Moe
13.2k engagements · Engagement Rate 3.5% · Sentiment: 🔥