Digital 2020: The United Arab Emirates

You'll find our complete #Digital2020 report for the United Arab Emirates in the SlideShare embed above (click here if that's not working for you), but read on below for the essential headlines.

Internet users in the United Arab Emirates

• There were 9.73 million internet users in the United Arab Emirates in January 2020.

• The number of internet users in the United Arab Emirates increased by 128 thousand (+1.3%) between 2019 and 2020.

• Internet penetration in the United Arab Emirates stood at 99% in January 2020.

Social media users in the United Arab Emirates

• There were 9.73 million social media users in the United Arab Emirates in January 2020.

• The number of social media users in the United Arab Emirates increased by 577 thousand (+6.3%) between April 2019 and January 2020.

• Social media penetration in the United Arab Emirates stood at 99% in January 2020.

Mobile connections in the United Arab Emirates

• There were 18.38 million mobile connections in the United Arab Emirates in January 2020.

• The number of mobile connections in the United Arab Emirates decreased by 242 thousand (-1.3%) between January 2019 and January 2020.

• The number of mobile connections in the United Arab Emirates in January 2020 was equivalent to 187% of the total population.

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