Did you know that an estimated 94.0% of Middle Easterners and Africans will use mobile internet at least once a month in 2014? That’s how widespread mobile internet has become in this region. People are increasingly investing in high-tech, expensive smartphones in this region, which enables them to browse the internet from anywhere, at any time.
Won’t it be interesting to know more facts about internet user penetration in the Middle Eastern region? We agree with you. Do check out our infographic, “Mobile Internet Usage in the Middle East” for many interesting details pertaining to mobile internet usage in the Middle East, and our future projections.
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Mobile Phone Internet User Penetration in the Middle East (% of Internet Users)
| 2014 | 94.0% |
| 2015 | 94.0% |
| 2016 | 95.0% |
| 2017 | 96.0% |
Mobile Phone Internet User Penetration in the Middle East (% of Mobile Phone Users)
| 2014 | 54.4% |
| 2015 | 56.2% |
| 2016 | 58.2% |
| 2017 | 59.7% |
Mobile platforms will account for 39% of all data traffic by 2018, from a mere 10% in 2013. Data traffic on mobile networks is estimate to rise to 1.49 Exabytes (about 1.6 billion gigabytes) per month in MEA by 2018, a compound annual growth rate of 70%. Such data traffic is equivalent to around 372 million DVDs each month or 4,105 million text messages each second.
Mobile Internet Users inthe Middle East (By Age)
| Less than 18 years | 21% |
| 18-24 years | 39% |
| 25-35 years | 26% |
| More than 35 years | 14% |
Mobile Internet Users inthe Middle East (By Gender)
Almost 2/3rd of mobile internet users in the Middle East are male
| Male | 65% |
| Female | 35% |
Mobile Internet Users in the Middle East (By Education)
| Graduate/ Post Graduate | 36% |
| Diploma/Under Graduate | 30% |
| Schooling up to 12 years | 26% |
| Uneducated | 8% |
Mobile Internet Users inthe Middle East (By Employment Status)
Around 25% of mobile internet users in the Middle East have a full time Job
| Student | 31% |
| Full time Job | 24% |
| Business | 20% |
| Self Employed/Professional | 9% |
| Unemployed | 7% |
| Part time job | 5% |
| Housewife | 4% |
Types of Mobile Content Downloaded
| Games/apps | 65% |
| Video | 51% |
| Music | 44% |
| Themes | 38% |
