This statistic provides information on internet user penetration in the Middle East and Africa from 2015 to 2020. In 2015, only 16 percent of the combined population in the Sub-Saharan region accessed the internet. This figure is projected to grow to 20.6 percent in 2020.
Internet user penetration in Middle East and Africa from 2015 to 2020
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eMarketer. (September 21, 2016). Internet user penetration in Middle East and Africa from 2015 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 09, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/325703/middle-east-africa-internet-user-penetration/
eMarketer. "Internet user penetration in Middle East and Africa from 2015 to 2020." Chart. September 21, 2016. Statista. Accessed August 09, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/325703/middle-east-africa-internet-user-penetration/
eMarketer. (2016). Internet user penetration in Middle East and Africa from 2015 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 09, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/325703/middle-east-africa-internet-user-penetration/
eMarketer. "Internet User Penetration in Middle East and Africa from 2015 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Sep 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/325703/middle-east-africa-internet-user-penetration/
eMarketer, Internet user penetration in Middle East and Africa from 2015 to 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/325703/middle-east-africa-internet-user-penetration/ (last visited August 09, 2020)
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