- Arab Internet users forms 4% of global internet users
- Almost everyone in Bahrain is connected to the Internet. Bahrain has the highest penetration percentage 98%.
- 9 out of 10 people are online in United Arab Emirates.
- Egypt Ranks 1 in the total number of internet users being around 40 million
An important factor to analyze when preparing your digital marketing strategy is the number of internet users in your target territory. After all, your digital strategy will only reach those connected users. Mobile internet had a major impact in the growth of the number of users in past 5 years, growth reached 80% in some countries.
At CIATEC, we study those statistics on regular basis and we provide you with the latest numbers for active Arab internet users statistics per country in Middle East region and Arab world in general for the year of 2017.
Quick Fact
Arab internet users form around 4% of global internet users.
ِArab Internet Users Statistics (2017)
| Country/Region | Population | Internet Users | Penetration Rate | ||
| Middle East | 396,839,124 | 179,210,416 | 45.16% | ||
| 1 |  |
Bahrain | 1,418,895 | 1,390,517 | 98.00% |
| 2 |  |
UAE | 9,541,615 | 8,515,420 | 89.25% |
| 3 |  |
Qatar | 2,694,849 | 2,204,580 | 81.81% |
| 4 |  |
Kuwait | 4,197,128 | 3,214,347 | 76.58% |
| 5 |  |
Lebanon | 6,093,509 | 4,596,494 | 75.43% |
| 6 |  |
Saudi Arabia | 33,554,343 | 24,147,715 | 71.97% |
| 7 |  |
Oman | 4,829,946 | 3,310,260 | 68.54% |
| 8 |  |
Jordan | 9,903,802 | 6,300,000 | 63.61% |
| 9 |  |
Palestine | 5,052,776 | 3,015,088 | 59.67% |
| 10 |  |
Morocco | 35,421,776 | 20,555,783 | 58.03% |
| 11 |  |
Tunisia | 11,532,137 | 5,801,972 | 50.31% |
| 12 |  |
Algeria | 41,318,412 | 17,440,299 | 42.21% |
| 13 |  |
Egypt | 97,812,496 | 39,218,736 | 40.10% |
| 14 |  |
Iraq | 39,339,753 | 14,103,501 | 35.85% |
| 15 |  |
Syria | 18,284,407 | 6,025,631 | 32.96% |
| 16 |  |
Sudan | 40,553,380 | 11,082,072 | 27.33% |
| 17 |  |
Yemen | 28,915,284 | 6,911,784 | 23.90% |
| 18 |  |
Libya | 6,374,616 | 1,376,217 | 21.59% |
