benchmark middle east
AUGUST 2015 / VOL. 4 NO. 7
Work + Play = Life
Published from Dubai Media City
AUGUST 2015
the digital generation_
THE UAE
5m
2.1m 502,000
GETS
(active users)
SOCIAL IN NUMBERS We’re a nation of Facebook fans, tweeters, LinkedIn members and YouTube addicts, according to the latest statistics. The UAE has one of the Arab world’s largest signup rates to social-media sites – with 60.4 per cent of residents Facebook members, second only to Qatar –which has been boosted by the high penetration of mobile phones. But there is a pronounced gender gap, with more men actively using social portals. Here’s how the numbers stack up
Social media users in the UAE
260m videos watched daily across MENA region
The Arab world is online
UAE online in numbers The UAE has one of the Arab world’s largest sign-up rates to social media sites p8
THE BOSS: Interview
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