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Internet users by region

	2005	2010	2017a
Africa	2%	10%	21.8%
Americas	36%	49%	65.9%
Arab States	8%	26%	43.7%
Asia and Pacific	9%	23%	43.9%
Commonwealth of Independent States	10%	34%	67.7%
Europe	46%	67%	79.6%
a Estimate. Source: International Telecommunication Union.[7]

 

Middle East Internet Users, Population and Facebook Statistics
MIDDLE EAST	Population ( 2012 Est. )	Users, in Dec/2000	Internet Usage 30-June-2012	% Population (Penetration)	Internet % users	Facebook 30-Sept-2012
Bahrain	1,248,348	40,000	961,228	77.0 %	1.1 %	375,000
Iran	78,868,711	250,000	42,000,000	53.3 %	46.7 %	n/a
Iraq	31,129,225	12,500	2,211,860	7.1 %	2.4 %	2,211,860
Israel	7,590,758	1,270,000	5,313,530	70.0 %	5.9 %	3,693,260
Jordan	6,508,887	127,300	2,481,940	38.1 %	2.8 %	2,481,940
Kuwait	2,646,314	150,000	1,963,565	74.2 %	2.2 %	824,880
Lebanon	4,140,289	300,000	2,152,950	52.0 %	2.4 %	1,571,900
Oman	3,090,150	90,000	2,101,302	68.8 %	2.3 %	520,840
Palestine (West Bk.)	2,622,544	35,000	1,512,273	57.7 %	1.7 %	1,025,480
Qatar	1,951,591	30,000	1,682,271	86.2 %	1.9 %	727,980
Saudi Arabia	26,534,504	200,000	13,000,000	49.0 %	14.4 %	5,536,280
Syria	22,530,746	30,000	5,069,418	22.5 %	5.6 %	n/a
United Arab Emirates	8,264,070	735,000	5,859,118	70.9 %	6.5 %	3,190,660
Yemen	24,771,809	15,000	3,691,000	14.9 %	4.1 %	633,060
Gaza Strip	1,710,257	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
TOTAL Middle East	223,608,203	3,284,800	90,000,455	40.2 %	100.0 %	22,793,140
NOTES: (1) The Middle East Statistics were updated for June 30, 2012. (2) Facebook subscribers are for September 30, 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. Copyright © 2012, Miniwatts Marketing Group. All rights reserved worldwide.