Study Highlights The State of Mobile Apps in the Arab World

AppsArabia
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- MENA Wave 1
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Page Index

Page 1 - About Real Opinions.
Page 2 - Video Results.
Page 3 - Research Methodology.
Page 4 - Questions Asked
Page 5 - Research Methodology
Page 7 - Phone Ownership Highlights.
Page 11 - App Categories Highlights.
Page 14 - App Frequencies Highlights.
Page 18 - Downloading Apps Highlights.
Page 22 - Connecting Apps Highlights.
Page 24 - Financial Highlights.
Page 27 - Marketing Highlights.
Page 30 - Computer Tablet Highlights.
Page 34 - Digital Advertising Highlights.
Page 36 - Creative Commons & Contact Details

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Project Director:
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has over 15 years research experience and has
held senior executive roles in London in the
New Media team of NOP, Nielsen Online as
their European Research Director and setting
up offices for YouGov in the Middle East as
their Middle East Regional Research Director.
He is a regular presenter at conferences and

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Research Methodology

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Questions Asked

1 - Number of smartphones?
2 - When do they expect to get their first smartphone?
3 Makes of smartphone considering?
4 Smartphone operating system?
5 Purpose of phone?
6 App categories of interest?
7 Make of smartphone use?
8a Model of smartphone use?
8b Purpose of this phone model?
9 Which one use the most for apps?
10 Makes of smartphone would consider next time?
11 Smartphone operating system most prefer for next time?
12 When expect to upgrade smartphone?
13 Data usage package have?
14 Who usually pays the usage cost of main smartphone?
15 App categories interested in?
16 Which app categories do they regularly use?
17 Which app categories did they pay to download?
18 Name of app they would recommend to others?
19 What smartphone app would you most like to have?
20 Statements mainly agree with about app usage?
21 Number of apps on smartphone?
22 Frequency of app downloads?
23a, b, c Number of apps downloaded, bought, deleted?
24 Amount spent on apps?
25 Block or allow apps to access personal information?
26 Amount of terms and conditions read?
27 Problems experienced after downloading an app?
28 Method usually used to download an app?
29 From where do you download apps?
30 Rate official smartphone app store downloaded from?
31 Frequency of app usage?
32 Statements which describe you on amount of apps used?
33 When are apps usually used on smartphone?
34 Do they recommend, write blogs or tell others of apps?
35 Reasons for deleting apps?
36 Frequency of apps crash / disconnect on smartphone?
37 Amount expect to spend on apps in coming year?
38 How do they find out about new apps?
39 How do they evaluate apps?
40 Assessment of different app business models?
41 Preference to download apps from?
42 Types of app sizes prefer to download and use?
43 Language prefer to read on smartphone apps?
44 Which best describes interest in tablets?
45 Ownership of tablets?
46 Type of tablet would consider buying in 6m?
47 Features important to tablet purchase?
48 Preference for tablet and smartphone app linking?
49 Frequency of social media usage?
50 Appeal of new digital advertising / marketing?
LANG Languages able to read if on phone?
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Demographics

% percentage

Egypt 14
Saudi Arabia 9
Morocco 9
Mean: 40 yrs
India 8
3
Lebanon 6 Not stated
25
Algeria 5
Iraq 5 36 or older

Jordan 4 56 22 to 35
Syrian 3
PAA 3 21 or younger
16
Pakistan 2
Tunisia 2
Philippines 2 Female
27%
Yemen 2
UAE 2
Oman 2 Male
73%
USA 2
Bahrain 2
Kuwait 2
Sudan 1
France 1
75
UK 1
Canada 1
Qatar 1
12
7 3
1 2 1

Less than 6 Between 6 Between 1 Between 2 More than 5 All my life Not stated
months months and and 2 years and 5 years years
1 year
Base: All MENA respondents (2950)

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