The statistic shows the most interesting application categories according to mobile app consumers in the Middle East and North Africa, as of 2015. At that time, 60 percent of respondents reported that games were a category they found interesting, while 37 percent reported their preference for social media applications.
Most interesting mobile application categories in the Middle East and North Africa as of 2015
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GO-Gulf.com. (February 1, 2016). Most interesting mobile application categories in the Middle East and North Africa as of 2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/731822/mena-region-most-interesting-app-categories/
GO-Gulf.com. "Most interesting mobile application categories in the Middle East and North Africa as of 2015." Chart. February 1, 2016. Statista. Accessed June 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/731822/mena-region-most-interesting-app-categories/
GO-Gulf.com. (2016). Most interesting mobile application categories in the Middle East and North Africa as of 2015. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/731822/mena-region-most-interesting-app-categories/
GO-Gulf.com. "Most Interesting Mobile Application Categories in The Middle East and North Africa as of 2015." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Feb 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/731822/mena-region-most-interesting-app-categories/
GO-Gulf.com, Most interesting mobile application categories in the Middle East and North Africa as of 2015 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/731822/mena-region-most-interesting-app-categories/ (last visited June 15, 2024)
Most interesting mobile application categories in the Middle East and North Africa as of 2015 [Graph], GO-Gulf.com, February 1, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/731822/mena-region-most-interesting-app-categories/