By 2030, the share of smartphones as a percentage of total connections in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) was forecasted to reach 92 percent, up from 76 percent in 2022. Previous reports from the same source stated that the sim connection penetration rate in the region was forecasted to reach 107 percent of the population by 2025.
Share of smartphones connections in the Middle East and North Africa in 2019 and 2022 with a forecast for 2030
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GSMA Intelligence. (February 27, 2023). Share of smartphones connections in the Middle East and North Africa in 2019 and 2022 with a forecast for 2030 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190173/mena-smartphone-penetration-rate-forecast/
GSMA Intelligence. "Share of smartphones connections in the Middle East and North Africa in 2019 and 2022 with a forecast for 2030." Chart. February 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190173/mena-smartphone-penetration-rate-forecast/
GSMA Intelligence. (2023). Share of smartphones connections in the Middle East and North Africa in 2019 and 2022 with a forecast for 2030. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190173/mena-smartphone-penetration-rate-forecast/
GSMA Intelligence. "Share of Smartphones Connections in The Middle East and North Africa in 2019 and 2022 with a Forecast for 2030." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190173/mena-smartphone-penetration-rate-forecast/
GSMA Intelligence, Share of smartphones connections in the Middle East and North Africa in 2019 and 2022 with a forecast for 2030 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190173/mena-smartphone-penetration-rate-forecast/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Share of smartphones connections in the Middle East and North Africa in 2019 and 2022 with a forecast for 2030 [Graph], GSMA Intelligence, February 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190173/mena-smartphone-penetration-rate-forecast/