Saudi Twitter Users to Pay $65 More Than US Users for the Blue Tick

Companies in Saudi Arabia will be required to pay an additional $65 to have their Twitter profiles marked with a blue verified mark, compared to the organizations in the USA.

According to Twitter, it will cost $1,065.68 (4,000 Saudi Riyals) to have an organization's Twitter account verified in the Kingdom as opposed to $1,000 in the US. 

On the other hand, organizations in the United Arab Emirates are being charged almost the same amount as those in the US. Organizations in the UAE must pay 3,700 dirhams ($1.007) for verification.

The limit for verified users to buy a premium Twitter subscription by April 1st had been announced by Twitter CEO Elon Musk.  The cost for an organization's verification starts at $1,000 per month, plus $50 per month for each affiliate or employee's account. Individual users must pay $8 per month.

Verified Organizations is a new way for organizations and their affiliates to distinguish themselves on Twitter. Rather than relying on Twitter to be the sole arbiter of truth for which accounts should be verified, vetted organizations that sign up for https://t.co/1v6wSVKfDb…

— Twitter Verified (@verified) March 31, 2023