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Middle East Internet Users, Population and Facebook
Statistics
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MIDDLE EAST
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Population
( 2012 Est. )
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Users, in
Dec/2000
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Internet Usage
30-June-2012
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% Population
(Penetration)
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Internet
% users
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Facebook
31-Dec-2012
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Bahrain
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1,248,348
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40,000
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961,228
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77.0 %
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1.1
%
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413,200
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Iran
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78,868,711
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250,000
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42,000,000
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53.3 %
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46.7 %
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n/a
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Iraq
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31,129,225
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12,500
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2,211,860
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7.1
%
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2.4
%
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2,555,140
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Israel
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7,590,758
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1,270,000
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5,313,530
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70.0 %
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5.9 %
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3,792,820
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Jordan
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6,508,887
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127,300
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2,481,940
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38.1 %
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2.8
%
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2,558,140
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Kuwait
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2,646,314
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150,000
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1,963,565
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74.2 %
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2.2
%
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890,780
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Lebanon
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4,140,289
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300,000
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2,152,950
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52.0 %
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2.4
%
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1,587,060
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Oman
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3,090,150
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90,000
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2,101,302
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68.8 %
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2.3
%
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584,900
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Palestine (West Bk.)
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2,622,544
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35,000
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1,512,273
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57.7
%
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1.7
%
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966,960
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Qatar
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1,951,591
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30,000
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1,682,271
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86.2 %
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1.9
%
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671,720
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Saudi Arabia
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26,534,504
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200,000
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13,000,000
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49.0 %
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14.4 %
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5,852,520
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Syria
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22,530,746
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30,000
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5,069,418
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22.5
%
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5.6
%
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n/a
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United Arab Emirates
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8,264,070
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735,000
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5,859,118
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70.9 %
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6.5
%
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3,442,940
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Yemen
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24,771,809
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15,000
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3,691,000
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14.9
%
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4.1
%
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495,440
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Gaza Strip
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1,710,257
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n/a
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n/a
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n/a
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n/a
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n/a
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TOTAL Middle East
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223,608,203
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3,284,800
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90,000,455
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40.2 %
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100.0 %
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23,811,620
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NOTES: (1) The Middle East
Statistics were updated for June 30, 2012. (2) Facebook subscribers data is for
December 31, 2012. (3) CLICK on each country name to see detailed data for individual countries and
regions. (4) The population estimates are based mainly on
data from the
US Census Bureau. (5) Internet usage numbers come from various sources and are compiled
here, see the site surfing guide for methodology. (6) The most recent usage information comes mainly
from the data published by Nielsen Online, ITU , Facebook, and other trustworthy sources.
(7) For Internet growth comparison purposes, the Middle East usage data published by
ITU for the year 2.000 is
provided. (7) Data may be cited, giving the due credit and establishing an active
link back to Internet World Stats.
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