Life without the internet is tough to imagine. This is not only in the United Arab Emirates or UAE but across the globe. It has become a habit for people to often check their social media pages, YouTube, shop online, etc. During the pandemic it was the internet that kept us going. Home internet Dubai usage has increased with people preferring to buy many items even online.
The following gives you some UAE internet statistics for 2022:
Internet use in the UAE in 2022
It has been seen that there were around 9.94 million internet users in the UAE in January 2022. When looking at the UAE’s internet penetration rate, was 99.0 percent of its total population. This was at the beginning of 2022.
The Kepios analysis shows that internet users in the UAE has increased by around 95 thousand or +1.0 percent. This was between 2021 and 2022.
The figures show that 100.4 thousand individuals in the UAE did not employ the internet at the beginning of 2022. Therefore around 1.0 percent of the population was offline at the start of the year. But, due to COVID-19, actual internet user figures may be more than these published numbers suggest.
Internet connection speed in the UAE
When considering internet statistics in the UAE in 2022, you need to know about home internet UAE speeds. Data that has been published by Ookla shows that internet users in the UAE may have gotten the following internet connection speeds at the beginning of 2022:
- The median mobile internet connection speed through cellular networks was around 136.42 Mbps.
- The median fixed internet connection speed was 103.71 Mbps.
When looking at Ookla’s data, shows that the median mobile internet connection speed within the UAE increased by 29.55 Mbps or +27.7 percent. This is in the twelve months to the beginning of 2022.
Ookla’s data shows that the fixed internet connection speeds within the UAE increased by around 26.98 Mbps or +35.2 in the same period.
Social media statistics for the UAE
Social media platforms are in popular use across the world. Many people spend time on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
There were around 10.65 million social media users in the UAE in January 2022. When looking at the number of social media users at the start of 2022, this was around 106 percent of its total population. However, you need to keep in mind that social media users may not only represent unique individuals.
It can be seen that social media users here increased by 810 thousand or +8.2 percent particularly between 2021 and 2022.
Facebook users in the UAE
Facebook had around 7.20 million users in the UAE in early 2022. But, Meta made some vital alterations to the way that its advertising resources actually report audience reach data. This was at the end of 2021. This includes making major revisions to the base audience data for Facebook.
When looking at Meta’s revised audience figures, this means that Facebook’s ad reach within the UAE was around 71.7 percent of its total population at the beginning of 2022.
Internet connection UAE has therefore increased as you can see from the above statistics. This is why businesses need to have an online presence. If you do not have this, you are missing out on many opportunities.
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