{"id":495503,"date":"2025-12-23T15:14:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T19:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/santiago-matias-leads-the-most-creative-of-2025-ranking-from-forbes-rd\/"},"modified":"2025-12-23T15:17:35","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T19:17:35","slug":"santiago-matias-leads-the-most-creative-of-2025-ranking-by-forbes-rd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/entertainment\/santiago-matias-leads-the-most-creative-of-2025-ranking-by-forbes-rd\/","title":{"rendered":"Santiago Mat\u00edas leads the “Most Creative of 2025” ranking by Forbes RD"},"content":{"rendered":"Santo Domingo.<\/strong> – The entrepreneur and content creator Santiago Mat\u00edas heads the “Most Creative of 2025” ranking, published by Forbes Rep\u00fablica Dominicana magazine, a distinction that recognizes the minds that are transforming the creative and cultural industry of the country with regional and global impact. This recognition positions Mat\u00edas as the leader of a new era of digital entertainment, validated by one of the most influential and prestigious business magazines in the world.\n\nAccording to Forbes, Santiago Mat\u00edas is “the creative who redefines digital entertainment,” having founded a media group that sets trends in the production of high-impact and mass-reach content. The magazine highlights that his projects, developed under the umbrella of Alofoke Media Group, conquer millions of audiences in record time, consolidating him as one of the most influential figures in the digital scene, not only in the Dominican Republic, but throughout Latin America and on a global scale.\n\n\n

You may be interested in:<\/strong> Santiago Mat\u00edas celebrates his 44th birthday this Saturday<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the most relevant milestones highlighted by Forbes is the success of the digital reality show La Casa de Alofoke, in its two seasons. In its second edition, the project managed to connect nearly three million viewers simultaneously during its live broadcast, and at the close it was evaluated by Record Guinness who awarded it a Guinness as the longest real-time broadcast in the world, by remaining active for 38 consecutive days. \u201cDuring October and November, La Casa de Alofoke became a curfew for thousands of people in different parts of the world\u201d, highlights the magazine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\nThe article also highlights that Santiago Mat\u00edas’ success is based on his deep knowledge of Dominican popular idiosyncrasy. Raised in a humble sector of Santo Domingo, he has managed to connect authentically with an audience that identifies with urban music and narratives born in the neighborhoods, a key element to build a solid, loyal and massive digital community, which is the one that has supported him over the years.\n\nForbes also reviews Mat\u00edas’ business evolution, from the creation of Alofoke Music in 2006, through the consolidation of Alofoke Radio Show, which today has over eight million subscribers on YouTube, to the strategic expansion of 2021 with the acquisition of Alofoke FM, the founding of the Alofoke Music Sound label, the alliance with Sony Music Latin and the creation of the digital newspaper De \u00daltimo Minuto, one of the most visited in the country.\n\n\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\nThe ranking “The Most Creative of 2025” also includes prominent figures from the cultural and creative field such as Marcello Hern\u00e1ndez (humorist), Techy Fatule (singer-songwriter), Efra\u00edm Castillo (literary figure), Nonora Elm\u00fadesi (advertising creative), Tuto Guerrero (television producer), Alberto Reyes (writer and filmmaker), Frida P\u00e9rez (filmmaker and producer), Vicente Garc\u00eda (musician) and Firelei B\u00e1ez (visual artist), making up a list that reflects the diversity and strength of Dominican talent.\n\nThe fact that a magazine of Forbes’ prestige places Santiago Mat\u00edas at the head of this ranking represents a recognition of great importance for the Dominican creative industry. Beyond the individual achievement, it validates the impact of an innovative communication model, born in the digital world, which has transformed the country’s media ecosystem and projects Dominican talent to the world, consolidating Santiago Mat\u00edas as an undisputed benchmark of creativity, influence and business vision in 2025.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Santo Domingo. – The entrepreneur and content creator Santiago Mat\u00edas heads the “Most Creative of 2025” ranking, published by Forbes Rep\u00fablica Dominicana magazine, a distinction that recognizes the minds that are transforming the creative and cultural industry of the country with regional and global impact. This recognition positions Mat\u00edas as the leader of a new […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":106,"featured_media":495504,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[2005],"class_list":["post-495503","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-santiago-matias"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phj1q1-24TZ","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/fb46e33ae99c-screenshot-2025-08-18-at-61403pm.avif","dum_api":{"author_name":"Lady Alvarez","author_image":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/cropped-Diseno-sin-titulo-35-1-96x96.jpg","categories_name":["Entertainment"],"featured_media_url":"https:\/\/cdn.deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/fb46e33ae99c-screenshot-2025-08-18-at-61403pm.avif"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/495503","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/106"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=495503"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/495503\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/495504"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=495503"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=495503"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=495503"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}