Did you know MENA region now account for 10% of global mobile app traffic and revenue generation and almost half (42%) of the respondents had downloaded more than 5 mobile apps. Check out our infographic "Mobile apps in MENA" for latest mobile apps industry statistics in Middle East and North Africa region.
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Number of app downloads by Country
| Number of Apps downloaded | UAE | Egypt | Lebanon | Jordan | KSA |
| More than 5 | 51% | 47% | 41% | 40% | 34% |
| 5 | 9% | 12% | 10% | 10% | 8% |
| 4 | 12% | 10% | 11% | 10% | 12% |
| 3 | 14% | 15% | 18% | 17% | 22% |
| 2 | 11% | 9% | 11% | 13% | 12% |
| 1 | 4% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 9% |
62% of respondents said they readily download Arabic apps.
Top countries by %age of respondents downloading Arabic apps
| Country | %age of respondents who downloaded Arabic Apps |
| Saudi Arabia | 81% |
| Jordan | 70% |
| Egypt | 67% |
| Lebanon | 54% |
| UAE | 39% |
Top reasons for not downloading Arabic apps
| Reason | %age |
| I prefer international apps | 34% |
| I don’t find what I want in Arabic apps | 31% |
| I don’t find them of good quality | 30% |
| I had previous bad experiences with Arabic Mobile apps | 16% |
| I don’t know how to find Arabic mobile apps | 16% |
| I don’t trust Arabic mobile apps | 12% |
Free Vs Paid Apps Downloads by Country
| Country | Free | Paid |
| KSA | 49% | 51% |
| UAE | 59% | 41% |
| Lebanon | 59% | 41% |
| Jordan | 65% | 34% |
| Egypt | 68% | 32% |
App vs In-App purchases by Country
| Country | App-purchases | In-App Purchases |
| KSA | 51% | 55% |
| UAE | 41% | 47% |
| Lebanon | 41% | 43% |
| Jordan | 34% | 38% |
| Egypt | 32% | 38% |
Most interesting Apps category in MENA
| Category | %age |
| Games | 60% |
| Social Media | 37% |
| Music | 28% |
| Sports | 27% |
| Education | 21% |
| Photography and video | 20% |
| Shopping | 18% |
| Health & Fitness | 16% |
| Weather | 15% |
| Lifestyle | 14% |
| Travel | 14% |
| Utilities | 14% |
| News & Magazines | 13% |
| Business | 12% |
| Finance | 9% |
| Productivity | 8% |
| Transportation | 8% |
