Our quarterly round up of Internet and Technology developments from across the Middle East and elsewhere on the globe is back, in a whole new look! Check it out for many stories from 2013's last quarter that you don't want to miss.
This issue contains stories about social media uptake in the middle east, with unique data from Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn that will help you understand the region's social media users better.
Also explore a variety of technology related stories including data from the latest broadband commission report that might surprise you, as well as stories of mobile phone uptake in the region.
Find a collection of digital content news, like YouTube's new Middle East domains and the status of digital advertising in the region. Also learn what percentage of Egyptian ADULTS are online gamers.
Finally, explore three stories from outside the Middle East that will keep you posted about global trends.
2. Highlights
Facebook
publishes
MENA data
Saudi is
Twitter’s
most active
country
45.2% of
phone in
MENA are
Nokia
354 million
mobiles live
in MENA
How UAE
loves the
mobile web
Cairo’s new
Tech Park
opens
YouTube
adds MENA
domains
Arabic
online
education
platform
launches
South
Korea rules
on online
gaming
30% of US
adults get
news from
Facebook
4. Facebook publishes
MENA data for the first time
28 million log on daily
15 million via mobile
33 million access their
accounts each month
via a phone or tablet
Qatar Tribune: http://bit.ly/18yrr9s Infographic: bit.ly/1e9BvrS
5. MENA home to the most active
country in the world on Twitter
Saudi Arabia has the
highest Twitter
penetration in the
world
The Top 5 countries
- in terms of user
penetration - are all
non-English
speaking
Peer Reach: http://bit.ly/1f3evJG` Mashable: http://on.mash.to/1dkeGPv
6. LinkedIn users in MENA:
key demographics published
2 in 5 LinkedIn members in MENA hold
Manager positions or above
36% access the site via mobile
Tfour.me: http://bit.ly/J0hs2U
8. Qatar & Bahrain in Top 12 countries
for highest Internet penetration
The top 10 countries for
Internet usage are all in
Europe except
New Zealand (8th)
and Qatar (10th)
Percentage of Individuals using the
Internet, Worldwide, 2012
Broadband Commission: http://bit.ly/IN87LA
9. There are 354 million
mobile subscriptions in MENA
Of the 6 million new
mobile subscriptions in
MENA in Q3 2013,
4 million were in Egypt
Ericsson: http://www.ericsson.com/news/1741771 Ericsson Image, Flickr: http://bit.ly/1bTa8CV
10. Nokia makes up
45.2% of all phones in MENA
IDC: http://bit.ly/J0pLMd
In MENA two phones
in five are smartphones
Smartphone volumes up
16.4% in Q2 2013
compared to Q2 2012
11. UAE home to some of the heaviest
mobile web users in the world
37% of consumers in UAE
use the mobile web for 6+ hours a day
Netbiscuits: http://bit.ly/1ffreJV
12. Mada launches Arab World’s
first Assistive Technology Portal
This free resource offers
AT tools and solutions for
people with disabilities;
with content in Arabic
and English
Mada: http://Madaportal.org Digital Qatar: http://bit.ly/1kaNQ0i
13. A mini Silicon Valley?
Cairo’s new Tech Park opens
The “GrEEK Campus” will
host startups, alongside
Egyptian and international
technology companies.
ZDNet: http://zd.net/1cXL0HB Greek Campus: http://www.thegreekcampus.com/ Image: http://bit.ly/LCjubg
15. Arabic content online: new stats
Now the 8th most used
language on the web
Music, games and
video are the most
downloaded types of
Arabic content
Alarabiya: http://bit.ly/18C6Gfn
16. MENA users value
ads on their mobile
Vserv on SlideShare: http://slidesha.re/18jFtxv
17. Digital advertising in MENA
expected to grow +37% a year
Online advertising in
MENA expected to reach
$1 billion in 2017, up
from $300 million today
Tradearabia: http://bit.ly/J8J5XM Go-Gulf: http://bit.ly/1a2W4GZ
18. New and existing edX courses
to be available in Arabic
Launch of Edraak sees
first massive open online
course (MOOC) platform
for the Middle East
edX is a virtual education
platform founded by
Harvard and MIT
Harvard Crimson: http://bit.ly/19effLv Edraak: http://www.edraak.org
19. Online gaming in Egypt is popular
30% of Egyptian adults play online games
21.9% of Egyptian households have gaming consoles
Arab Advisors: http://bit.ly/19efeasn Comscore data mine: http://bit.ly/1d6d7nW
20. YouTube adds more MENA versions
With 300m daily views,
YouTube plans to add
new local domains for
Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar,
and Oman
Albawaba: http://bit.ly/1byTdDN Image: http://bit.ly/1j0D2E9
22. South Korea determines
online gaming is “addictive”
And announces plans to
regulate it in similar ways to
alcohol and drugs
Korean gaming industry makes
up 60% of the nation's entire
content market
55,000+ people sign an online
petition calling for a rejection of
the proposals
The Fix: http://bit.ly/1jHtfRUGlobal Voices: http://bit.ly/1glssX0
23. The Rise of Android
Global Web Index
report shows that
Android is now the
most used operating
system, and usage of
this o/s is growing fast
Global Web Index: http://bit.ly/IClBdm
25. 30% of US adults
get news from Facebook
Pew Research Journalism Project: http://bit.ly/1gJ8mn6
26. Disclaimer: All content in these slides is in the public domain and referenced so that you can read the original sources.
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