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Middle East Internet Usage & Population Statistics


INTERNET USERS IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND THE WORLD IN 2018

MIDDLE EAST REGION

Population
( 2018 Est. )

Pop. %
of World

Internet Users
31-Dec-2017

% Population
(Penetration)

Internet
% Users

Facebook
31-Dec-2017

Total Middle East

254,438,981

3.3 %

147,117,259

57.8 %

3.6 %

86,700,000

Rest of the World

7,380,318,951

96.7 %

3,903,130,324

52.9 %

96.4 %

1,893,003,530

WORLD TOTAL

7,634,757,932

100.0 %

4,050,247,583

53.1 %

100.0 %

2,130,000,000

NOTES: (1) Internet Usage and Population Statistics for the Middle East were updated in December 31, 2017. (2) Facebook subscribers were updated also in Dec 31, 2017. (3) Population estimates are based on data from the United Nations Population Division . (4) The most recent Internet stats come mainly from data published by Nielsen Online , ITU , Facebook and trustworthy local sources. (5) Data on this site may be cited, giving the due credit and establishing an active link back to Internetworldstats.com . Copyright © 2018, Miniwatts Marketing Group. All rights reserved worldwide.


Middle East Internet Penetration


Middle East Internet Users, Population and Facebook Statistics 2018

MIDDLE EAST

Population
( 2018 Est. )

Users, in
Dec/2000

Internet Usage
31-Dec-2017

% Population
(Penetration)

Internet
% users

Facebook
31-Dec-2017

Bahrain

1,566,993

40,000

1,535,653

98.0 %

1.0 %

1,000,000

Iran

82,011,735

250,000

56,700,000

69.1 %

38.5 %

17,200,000

Iraq

39,339,753

12,500

14,000,000

35.6 %

9.5 %

14,000,000

Israel

8,452,841

1,270,000

6,640,287

78.6 %

4.5 %

4,900,000

Jordan

9,903,802

127,300

6,300,000

63.6 %

4.3 %

4,800,000

Kuwait

4,197,128

150,000

3,214,347

76.6 %

2.2 %

2,300,000

Lebanon

6,093,509

300,000

4,596,494

75.4 %

3.1 %

3,100,000

Oman

4,829,946

90,000

3,310,260

68.5 %

2.3 %

1,500,000

Palestine (State of)

5,052,776

35,000

3,015,088

59.7 %

2.0 %

1,700,000

Qatar

2,694,849

30,000

2,204,580

81.8 %

1.5 %

2,200,000

Saudi Arabia

33,554,343

200,000

24,147,715

72.0 %

16.4 %

18,000,000

Syria

18,284,407

30,000

6,025,631

33.0 %

4.1 %

6,000,000

United Arab Emirates

9,541,615

735,000

8,515,420

89.2 %

5.8 %

8,000,000

Yemen

28,915,284

15,000

6,911,784

23.9 %

4.7 %

2,000,000

TOTAL Middle East

254,438,981

3,284,800

147,117,259

57.8 %

100.0 %

164,000,000

NOTES: (1) The Middle East Internet Statistics and Facebook subscribers data were updated in December 31, 2017. (2) CLICK on each country name to see detailed data for individual countries and regions. (3) The population estimates are based mainly on data from the United Nations Population Division. (4) Internet usage numbers come from various sources and are compiled here, see the site surfing guide for methodology. (5) The most recent usage information comes mainly from the data published by Nielsen Online, ITU , Facebook, and other trustworthy sources. (6) For Internet growth comparison purposes, the Middle East usage data published by ITU for the year 2.000 is provided. (7) Data may be cited, giving the due credit and establishing an active link back to Internet World Stats. Copyright © 2018, Miniwatts Marketing Group. All rights reserved worldwide.


Middle East Internet Participation



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