According to a survey on the e-commerce industry in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in 2020, the largest share of respondents of 95 percent used their smartphones in online purchases during the previous year. The UAE shopper was considered among the top spenders online in 2019.
Breakdown of online buying of consumers in the United Arab Emirates in 2020, by device type
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DED (Dubai), & Visa Inc.. (November 1, 2020). Breakdown of online buying of consumers in the United Arab Emirates in 2020, by device type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193640/united-arab-emirates-online-buying-by-device/
DED (Dubai), und Visa Inc.. "Breakdown of online buying of consumers in the United Arab Emirates in 2020, by device type." Chart. November 1, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193640/united-arab-emirates-online-buying-by-device/
DED (Dubai), Visa Inc.. (2020). Breakdown of online buying of consumers in the United Arab Emirates in 2020, by device type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193640/united-arab-emirates-online-buying-by-device/
DED (Dubai), and Visa Inc.. "Breakdown of Online Buying of Consumers in The United Arab Emirates in 2020, by Device Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Nov 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193640/united-arab-emirates-online-buying-by-device/
DED (Dubai) & Visa Inc., Breakdown of online buying of consumers in the United Arab Emirates in 2020, by device type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193640/united-arab-emirates-online-buying-by-device/ (last visited May 09, 2024)
Breakdown of online buying of consumers in the United Arab Emirates in 2020, by device type [Graph], DED (Dubai), & Visa Inc., November 1, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193640/united-arab-emirates-online-buying-by-device/