Middle East Internet Usage Stats. Middle East - Mobile Voice and Mobile Operators Report Insights into the Middle East mobile telephony and mobile operators markets, in each of the following countries: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates and Yemen. Get this informative 152 page report. Middle East - Digital Media, Broadband and Internet Market, Report and Forecasts Report Broadband use is increasing rapidly in the wealthier countries of the Arab Middle East due to infrastructure based competition from mobile network operators. This in turn is driving demand for Arabic content. Get all the data in this 140 report. For individual Middle East countries telecommunications reports, visit the Middle East Telecommunications reports page >>> Mideast to see fastest internet growth to 2015. The Middle East and Africa will be the fastest growing region for internet traffic over the next five years, according to a new report by Cisco.
The region will see a compound annual growth rate of 52 percent, leading to an eight-fold increase by 2015, Cisco said. It added that 1.3 billion networked devices will be in use in the Middle East and Africa by 2015. Globally, Cisco predicts that the number of network-connected devices will be more than 15 billion, twice the world's population, within the same period. The company also said the total amount of global internet traffic will quadruple by 2015 and reach 966 exabytes per year.
Its report said the projected increase of Internet traffic between 2014 and 2015 alone is 200 exabytes, which is greater than the total amount of internet protocol traffic generated globally in 2010. Cisco said by 2015, there will be nearly three billion internet users - more than 40 percent of the world's projected population. Where does internet usage stand in the Middle East? Spread the word: While the world average internet penetration rate stands at 25.6% today( according to the World Internet Statistics Website- September 2009), the Middle East scores a bit higher- at 28.3 % following elevated rates in Latin America, Europe, Oceana/ Australia with North American topping the list (74.2% penetration).
The past decade in the Middle East has witnessed an upward slope in the usage of internet- it no longer is a commodity but a necessity in the lives of professionals, students and youngsters alike. Bayt.com & Yougov Siraj have dug deeper into internet usage in the Middle East today, the habits and attitudes of online users in the region and how it is affecting their family/ social/ professional lives. A total of 13,847 Middle East professionals participated in this survey and below are some key highlights that we, at Bayt.com would like to share with you: - Most Middle East professionals surveyed – at 38%- visit 6 to 10 sites a day. Tags: Market Insights. Trends in the Middle East. Facebook Breaking Changes: Why Losing Sponsored… Facebook has announced earlier this year that sponsored stories will be discontinued as of April 9th.
Though the ad type has been favored among marketers, new advantages will appear in its place. As Alexander Graham Bell famously said, “When one door closes, another door opens”. Marketers ready to embrace new and smarter strategies on social won’t be left behind. Why Brands Need to Monitor Social Media 24/7 For brands, a social media presence is a necessity these days. 5.5 Million Twitter Users in the Arab World-2011.
Between 2009 and 2010 Twitter users from the Arab world were estimated to be around 15,000 to 40,000 but these figures were not official and not very accurate. But after the revolution on Tunisia and Egypt, as Twitter has been used as a tool to fuel the revolution,Twitter become a house hold name in the Arab world just like Facebook. An infographic about Digital Marketing Trends in the Middle East from socialbakers and IQPC estimated the number of Twitter users in the Arab region to be around 5.5 Million users, that is 136.5 % growth rate! The infographic goes to reveal that 40% of them are from UAE.
Other interesting figures from the report is that there is 15 million Facebook users, that number however might not be accurate as in Q1 2010 our sources inside Facebook estimated the number around 16-18 million users . Here us the infographics: Share and Enjoy. Top broadband speed countries in the Arab World. Building a proper, reliable, futuristic, well-planned infrastructure is very important in raising the standards of living and readiness of the economy for the next generation. Consequently, empowering country’s ICT sector is vital to the formula of economy drive; Out of curiosity, we complied a report to you today on Arab World’s best performers in broadband speed (downloading in specific) Even when we are compiling a small report like this one, we have pre-set methodology factors and measures that we can unleash it when requested, yet such thing should be construct of every report, in order to avoid some problems are being made by bloggers these days like the “Top twitter users in the Middle East” article by ArabCrunch, whereby the top 4th position is from the States and not from the Middle East.
ArabCrunch report was literary relying on 1 day old tool in beta, ArabTweeple, which he announced the news about it. The key findings are: Let us know your comments comments.
Middle East Internet Usage Stats. Spot On PR’s MENA Twitter Demographics. Scroll down the page for survey download links Summary 2009 has been a big year for Twitter with the micro-blogging platform’s rate of growth rocketing up to more than 20% per month and now showing annual growth of 1,460 percent (June 2008 to June 2009) according to Comscore.
Although it’s still early days for Twitter in the Middle East and North Africa, Twitter is now growing fast and the numbers of Twitter users in the Middle East and North Africa is now increasing at a rate of 17% per month. The MENA Twitter community overall has increased ten times over the first seven months of 2009. Spot On Public Relations has been active on Twitter since August 2008, has been tracking Twitter usage in the MENA region and, in the absence of any data on the region’s Twitter growth or demographics, has been conducting its own research. Here are some of the MENA Twitter Survey’s key findings: — 54% of respondents are following 100 – 499 other Twitter users — 35% of Twitter users tweet 2-5 times per day. Arab World- Broadband Revolution.
Do you know what is so astonishing about the uprisings and protests that we are seeing across the region? Quite simply, no leaders seem apparent. There are no individuals for the media and, by extension, the wider world, to focus on. El Baradei in Egypt has actively tried to push the spotlight away from himself, and even Wael Ghonim, the Google executive who was detained for his Facebook rabble rousing, does not seem sufficient in stature to encapsulate the energy and passions of the movement. It is not just in Egypt that this is the case.
It was the same in Tunisia and Algeria, Yemen and Bahrain too. As I type, outpourings of popular dissent are even being seen in Libya. And there is one reason, one answer and one word to explain this: the internet. In 1857, when India rose up against British rule, secret messages had to be painstakingly passed from one revolutionary to another in the form of symbolic chapati breads. The figures, particularly for the MENA region, are mind-blowing. Social Media in Arab World leading to 2011 Uprisings. MENA Region Internet & SM Stats by Imad. Middle East Internet Usage & Pop. Stats. Middle East and the Effect of the Arab Spring on Telecommunications Report Things had changed in a remarkable way in the Middle East. There are new buildings with the most amazing architecture, new roads, new infrastructure and more and more people connected to FttH. The neighbouring UAE with its well-known capital, Dubai, is now the second ranked FttH country in the world, with penetration above 50%.
Middle East Mobile Voice and Mobile Operators Market Report This Middle East market report covers the mobile telephony and mobile data markets in each of the following countries: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.
Middle East Telecoms, Internet, Broadband and Mobile statistics (tables only) Telecommunications Report In the Middle Eastern region telecommunications infrastructure varies from very advanced to very rudimentary. Internet users in MENA. Internet % penetration in MENA region. MENA Web Penetration. Internet usage in the Middle East grew 39 percent in 2010, to 86 million people, up from 64 million the previous year, Google’s regional manager for Middle East and North Africa told Arabian Business.
“It’s a significant growth because that’s two million people per month – and the population’s so large that there’s lots of room to grow here,” said Ari Kesisoglu. He said MENA now had 29 percent online penetration. Country rates vary wildly – wealthier states like the UAE, which has a 120 percent rate of mobile phone penetration, and neighboring Qatar will see numbers significantly higher than poor countries like Yemen and developing nations like Egypt, where one DSL line can be responsible for connecting 15 households.
Based on the current figures – and held against Western benchmarks – Kesisoglu estimated that overall penetration in MENA could reach anywhere from 60 to 80 percent, putting it on par with general averages in Europe. Young Arabs More Connected in 2010. WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Technology's pivotal role in the change that swept the Arab world in late 2010 and early 2011 underscores how quickly its young people are gaining access to information and communication technology. Gallup surveys conducted before the unrest show 87% of 15- to 29-year-olds across the Arab League say they have cellular phone access, up from 79% in 2009. Home and community Internet access are up, too, but not nearly as much. These findings are based on the recently released fourth installment of Gallup's report, The Silatech Index: Voices of Young Arabs, which charts Arab League members' progress from 2009 to 2010 toward creating a better climate for job creation and entrepreneurship.
The Silatech Index is the product of a multiyear initiative, undertaken by Gallup in partnership with Silatech, that explores young people's opinions on entrepreneurship and employment challenges across 20 countries in the Arab League and the Somaliland region. Read the complete report.