10% of the Arab world uses Facebook, up from 6% in 2010

Added: 04/01/2012 from Dubai School of Government Published: 04/01/2012

Facebook has 36MM users in the Arab world, up from 20MM in 2010 more...

70% of Facebook users in the Arab world are between the ages of 15 and 29 more...

34% of Facebook users in the Arab world are female, compared to the global average of 50% more...

72% of Saudi Arabian social media users use the sites to contribute to political activities, compared to 62% for Egypt, and 50% for UAE more...

52% of Saudi Arabian social media users use the sites for professional purposes or job hunting, compared to 48% for UAE and 44% for Egypt more...