Let’s crunch some numbers! What follows is a roundup of growth trends, from language preferences to Arabic-speakers online.
- Huge growth online. According to Internet World Stats, there are 202,687,005 Middle Eastern internet users, a 1,648. 2% increase from 2000-2009.
- Quite a social group! There are now 15 million Facebook users in the Middle East & North Africa (this figure excludes Iran, Israel, Pakistan and Turkey).
- Language Preference. 50% of Middle East North Africa Facebook users have selected their primary language for using Facebook as English, with 25% preferring French and just 23% Arabic.
