New Media

A new category on the Debrett’s 500, New Media includes those people who have been making a name for themselves through digital and social media, whether by blogging to millions on YouTube, establishing music empires or founding websites to champion social causes. This is a sector that simply would not have existed only a few years ago. Today, digital media has the capacity to facilitate the careers and ambitions of anyone with enough talent and tenacity, regardless of background, and the New Media list is undoubtedly one of the most entrepreneurial of sectors, dedicated to celebrating those who have utilised technology to create their own niche. Older generations may perhaps not have heard of some of the names included, but to their legions of younger fans, they are not just role models, but friends.

While it is currently the smallest of our sectors, it will undoubtedly grow in the coming years as the digital world becomes a yet more central part of our lives.

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Debrett's 500 2015