Internet penetration has increased in all countries in the Middle East Region since 2013. Lebanon grabbed the highest uplift (from 58% in 2013 to 91% in 2017). There is also a tremendous change in media consumption as internet expansion is significantly affecting other media use, with fewer nationals are now watching TV, listening to the …

Internet users in the Arab nations are avid social media users. Among platform users, over 8 in 10 use YouTube as their main source of getting and sharing entertainment content. This is followed by Instagram with a rate of 72%, Facebook (70%) and then Snapchat (69%). Although Twitter is lagged behind all social media platforms …

There is a noticeable rise in the internet penetration in all countries in the Middle East region with KSA, UAE & Qatar are reaching near saturation levels between 91% & 99%, while Lebanon, Jordan & Tunisia – which had lagged behind – reveals impressive gains. As internet penetration rises, nationals are less likely to be …

Among only the internet users in the Middle East (the 6 countries surveyed), WhatsApp, Facebook and YouTube are considered as their most preferred social media platforms with rates of 75%, 71% and 59% respectively although Facebook penetration declined by 11% since 2015. These are followed by Instagram and Snapchat which increased significantly to score 42% and …

There is a rate of 66% of all nationals in the Middle East are getting news and information on social media every day according to a survey conducted by Northwestern University in Qatar. Generally, Twitter is used more than any other platform to get and share news in the Middle East – the 6 countries surveyed -, …

Arab nationals have a high dependence on social media platforms especially Facebook, as 63% of them are using it in 2017. But Lebanese are the most Arab nationals in using Facebook with a rate of 77%, followed by Jordanians and Emiratis at the same level with a rate of 70%. Facebook usage is high everywhere except …