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Internet in the Middle East
5 December, 2008Sharad Agarwal, CEO, Cyber Gear LLC.
www.cyber-gear.com
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Contents
• Internet Landscape in the Middle East
• Middle East Demographics• Case Studies from Middle East• E-Marketing in the Middle East
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Internet Landscape in the Middle East
CountriesPopulation (2008 Est.)
Usage In Dec/2000
Internet UsageLatest Data
% Population(Penetration)
User Growth(2000-2008)
(%)Of M.E.
Bahrain 718,306 40,000 250,000 34.8 % 525.0 % 0.6 %
Iran 65,875,223 250,000 23,000,000 34.9 % 9,100.0 % 54.8 %
Iraq 28,221,181 12,500 54,000 0.2 % 332.0 % 0.1 %
Israel 7,112,359 1,270,000 3,700,000 52.0 % 191.3 % 8.8 %
Jordan 6,198,677 127,300 1,126,700 18.2 % 785.1 % 2.7 %
Kuwait 2,596,799 150,000 900,000 34.7 % 500.0 % 2.1 %
Lebanon 3,971,941 300,000 950,000 23.9 % 216.7 % 2.3 %
Oman 3,311,640 90,000 300,000 9.1 % 233.3 % 0.7 %
Palestine (West Bk.) 2,611,904 35,000 355,000 13.6 % 915.7 % 0.8 %
Qatar 928,635 30,000 351,000 37.8 % 1,070.0 % 0.8 %
Saudi Arabia 28,161,417 200,000 6,200,000 22.0 % 3,000.0 % 14.8 %
Syria 19,747,586 30,000 2,132,000 10.8 % 7,006.7 % 5.1 %
United Arab Emirates 4,621,399 735,000 2,300,000 49.8 % 212.9 % 5.5 %
Yemen 23,013,376 15,000 320,000 1.4 % 2,033.3 % 0.8 %
TOTAL Middle East 197,090,443 3,284,800 41,939,200 21.3 % 1,176.8 % 100.0 %
Middle East Internet Usage & Population Statistics
Source: www.internetworldstats.com
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Internet Users in Middle East
2.1%
97.9%
Middle East
Rest of the World
Source: www.internetworldstats.com
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Internet Penetration in Middle East
Source: www.internetworldstats.com
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Middle East Vs. Rest of the World#
Country or Region
Internet Users,Latest Data
Penetration(% Population)
% of WorldUsers
Population(2008 Est.)
User Growth(2000 - 2008)
1 China 253,000,000 19.0 % 17.3 %1,330,044,60
51,024.4 %
2 United States 220,141,969 72.5 % 15.0 % 303,824,646 130.9 %
3 Japan 94,000,000 73.8 % 6.4 % 127,288,419 99.7 %
4 India 60,000,000 5.2 % 4.1 %1,147,995,89
81,100.0 %
5 Germany 52,533,914 63.8 % 3.6 % 82,369,548 118.9 %
6 Brazil 50,000,000 26.1 % 3.4 % 191,908,598 900.0 %
7 United Kingdom 41,817,847 68.6 % 2.9 % 60,943,912 171.5 %
8 France 36,153,327 58.1 % 2.5 % 62,177,676 325.3 %
9 Korea, South 34,820,000 70.7 % 2.4 % 49,232,844 82.9 %
10 Italy 34,708,144 59.7 % 2.4 % 58,145,321 162.9 %
11 Russia 32,700,000 23.2 % 2.2 % 140,702,094 954.8 %
12 Canada 28,000,000 84.3 % 1.9 % 33,212,696 120.5 %
13 Turkey 26,500,000 36.9 % 1.8 % 71,892,807 1,225.0 %
14 Spain 25,623,329 63.3 % 1.8 % 40,491,051 375.6 %
15 Indonesia 25,000,000 10.5 % 1.7 % 237,512,355 1,150.0 %
16 Mexico 23,700,000 21.6 % 1.6 % 109,955,400 773.8 %
17 Iran 23,000,000 34.9 % 1.6 % 65,875,223 9,100.0 %
18 Vietnam 20,159,615 23.4 % 1.4 % 86,116,559 9,979.8 %
19 Pakistan 17,500,000 10.4 % 1.2 % 167,762,040 12,969.5 %
20 Australia 16,355,388 79.4 % 1.1 % 20,600,856 147.8 %
TOP 20 Countries 1,115,713,572 25.4 % 76.2 %4,388,052,54
8284.5 %
Total World - Users 1,463,632,361 21.9 % 100.0 %6,676,120,28
8305.5 %
Middle EastPopulation (2008 Est.)
197,090,443
Internet UsageLatest Data
41,939,200
Penetration(% Population)
21.3 %
User Growth(2000-2008)
1,176.8 %
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Yahoo Statistics March ‘08
More than 2.8 million people from the UAE & 2.9 million from Saudi Arabia visit Yahoo Every month
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Yahoo Statistics March ‘08
Yahoo has nearly 29 million users from the Middle East North Africa region - more users than the top 5 websites combined.
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Middle East Demographics
UAE – Yahoo Statistics March 2008
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Middle East Demographics
Saudi Arabia – Yahoo Statistics July 2008
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Middle East Demographics
Yahoo reaches more high-net-worth individuals in the Gulf than all newspapers, websites and most TV channels.
Yahoo has more than 12 million users who are over 35 years old.
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Middle East Demographics
Alexa top 50 websites from Middle East
1. www.maktoob.com2. arabia.msn.com3. www.babylon.com4. www.jeeran.com5. www.6arab.com6. www.asharqalawsat.co
m7. www.emirates.com8. www.islamonline.net9. www.ttnet.net.tr10. www.gooya.com11. www.gulfnews.com12. www.ut.ac.ir13. www.iran-daily.com14. www.ameinfo.com15. www.kau.edu.sa16. www.salmiya.net17. www.haaretz.com18. www.jpost.com19. english.aljazeera.net20. www.ikco.com
21. BBC News: Middle East22. www.alhayat.com23. www.albawaba.com24. www.omantel.net.om25. www.etisalat.ae26. www.microsoft.com/
middleeast27. www.bia2.com28. www.saudiairlines.com29. www.emirates.net.ae30. www.qatarairways.com31. www.iranmania.com32. www.uaeu.ac.ae33. www.airarabia.com34. www.kuwait-airways.com35. www.qatarliving.com36. www.IranSports.net37. www.foreignpolicy.org.tr38. www.lebanese-forces.com39. www.tcmb.gov.tr40. www.ynetnews.com
41. www.zawya.com42. www.kfupm.edu.sa43. www.iranian.com44. www.raya.com45. www.aramex.com46. www.kuwaitse.com47. www.jpgs.org48. www.sana.sy49. www.annahar.com.lb50. www.dfm.ae
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Middle East DemographicsMobile subscribers are 2x internet subscribers
Abudhabicityguide.comMobile version
Dubaibank.aeMobile version
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Case Studies from Middle East
Bluebanana.ae
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Case Studies From Middle East
Ameinfo.com
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Case Studies From Middle East
Zawya.com
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Case Studies From Middle East
Maktoob.com
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Case Studies From Middle East
Emirates.com
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Case Studies From Middle East
Tejari.com
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E-Marketing in the Middle East
Banner Advertisingwww. click2advertising.com
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E-Marketing in the Middle East
Email Marketing& SMS Campaign
www.middleeastpostbox.com
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E-Marketing in the Middle East
Press Release Distribution
www.pressreleasenetwork.com
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E-Marketing in the Middle East
Google Adwords
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