Middle East: internet penetration 2019 | Statista

The statistic shows the internet penetration rate in the Middle East compared to the rest of the world and the global average penetration rate from 2009 to 2019. As of April 2019, internet penetration in the Middle East was 67.2 percent among the local population.

Internet penetration rate in the Middle East compared to the global internet penetration rate from 2009 to 2019

Characteristic	Middle East	Rest of the World	Global average
2019	67.2%	56.8%	56.5%
2018	64.5%	54.1%	54.5%
2017	56.5%	48.9%	49.2%
2016	57.4%	49.3%	49%
2015	52.2%	46.2%	46.4%
2014	48.1%	42.1%	42.3%
2012	40.2%	34.1%	34.3%
2011	35.6%	32.6%	32.7%
2010	29.8%	28.7%	28.7%
2009	28.8%	26.6%	26.6%

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Release date

March 2019

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Region

MENA

Survey time period

2009 to 2019, excluding 2013

Supplementary notes

Data from 2009 to 2018 were taken from previous publications of the report.

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