Internet in the Middle East

5 December, 2008Sharad Agarwal, CEO, Cyber Gear LLC.

www.cyber-gear.com

Contents

• Internet Landscape in the Middle East

• Middle East Demographics• Case Studies from Middle East• E-Marketing in the Middle East

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

Internet Users in Middle East

2.1%

97.9%

Middle East

Rest of the World

Source: www.internetworldstats.com

Internet Penetration in Middle East

Source: www.internetworldstats.com

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 %

Yahoo Statistics March ‘08

More than 2.8 million people from the UAE & 2.9 million from Saudi Arabia visit Yahoo Every month

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.

Middle East Demographics

UAE – Yahoo Statistics March 2008

Middle East Demographics

Saudi Arabia – Yahoo Statistics July 2008

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.

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

Middle East DemographicsMobile subscribers are 2x internet subscribers

Abudhabicityguide.comMobile version

Dubaibank.aeMobile version

Case Studies from Middle East

Bluebanana.ae

Case Studies From Middle East

Ameinfo.com

Case Studies From Middle East

Zawya.com

Case Studies From Middle East

Maktoob.com

Case Studies From Middle East

Emirates.com

Case Studies From Middle East

Tejari.com

E-Marketing in the Middle East

Banner Advertisingwww. click2advertising.com

E-Marketing in the Middle East

Email Marketing& SMS Campaign

www.middleeastpostbox.com

E-Marketing in the Middle East

Press Release Distribution

www.pressreleasenetwork.com

E-Marketing in the Middle East

Google Adwords

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