The statistic shows the total number of mobile phone users in the Middle Eastern and African regions from 2011 to 2019. For 2017 the number of mobile phone users is expected to rise to around 700 million.
Number of mobile phone users in the Middle East and Africa from 2011 to 2019 (in millions)
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eMarketer, & AP. (August 31, 2015). Number of mobile phone users in the Middle East and Africa from 2011 to 2019 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/274683/forecast-of-mobile-phone-users-in-the-middle-east-and-africa/
eMarketer, und AP. "Number of mobile phone users in the Middle East and Africa from 2011 to 2019 (in millions)." Chart. August 31, 2015. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/274683/forecast-of-mobile-phone-users-in-the-middle-east-and-africa/
eMarketer, AP. (2015). Number of mobile phone users in the Middle East and Africa from 2011 to 2019 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/274683/forecast-of-mobile-phone-users-in-the-middle-east-and-africa/
eMarketer, and AP. "Number of Mobile Phone Users in The Middle East and Africa from 2011 to 2019 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Aug 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/274683/forecast-of-mobile-phone-users-in-the-middle-east-and-africa/
eMarketer & AP, Number of mobile phone users in the Middle East and Africa from 2011 to 2019 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/274683/forecast-of-mobile-phone-users-in-the-middle-east-and-africa/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Number of mobile phone users in the Middle East and Africa from 2011 to 2019 (in millions) [Graph], eMarketer, & AP, August 31, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/274683/forecast-of-mobile-phone-users-in-the-middle-east-and-africa/