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- Report that develops the use of social media in the #Arab market, with official data and a quantitative/qualitative analysis of the market.
- Digital expansion strategies in the Arab market.
- The opportunities offered by the Arab market for brands, especially clubs.
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3. WHY THE
ARAB WORLD?
For the Population 433M
Annual GDP 2,133 Billion
dollars (2019)
The most powerful market
in digital content
consumption (400M mobile
users)
Most powerful market
in terms of social
media users (219M
users)
Football is part of the
social culture of the Arab
world
Average time spent on
social media (3h per day)
Average time spent online
(8h per day)
For time spent playing
eSport video games (1h30
min per day)
Many players from
European leagues are
leaving to play in the Arab
leagues, especially in
Qatar, UAE and Saudi
Arabia..
Well known Arab
players in European
leagues.
The major European
leagues are broadcast
exclusively on BeIN
SPORTS MENA (Champions
League, LaLiga,
PremierLeague, Ligue 1,
Europa League).
.
All clubs and leagues that
publish in Arabic generate
a major impact in the Arab
media.
Special Report: Fouad Benali. Arabic Social Media Expert. February 2022
4. The status of social
networks in the Arab
market (February 2022)
ā A large growth of the Arab
population in recent years.
ā More than half of the Arab
population uses the Internet.
ā Almost 98% of the Arab
population uses mobile
phones.
ā More than 50% of the
population are very active on
social media.
433
279,6
219,67
400,38
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
500
Population Use of net Social media users Mobile users
Arab World Data in Millions
(February 2022)
Source: Own elaboration based on official data provided by Datareportal (We are Social: Kepios). February
2022).
Special Report: Fouad Benali. Arabic Social Media Expert. February 2022
5. Arab countries with most
users per social media
(February 2022) 159,72
122,44
89,18
74,07
54,07
32,75
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
Facebook YouTube Instagram Snapchat TikTok Twitter
Social Media users in the Arab World
*in Millions (February 2022
*Youtube: The data offered is only from: UAE, Morocco, Egypt, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Kuwait, and Oman.
**TikTok: Data offered are only from: Kuwait, Oman, Morocco, Egypt, Qatar, Saudi Arabia,
Source: Own elaboration based on official data provided by Datareportal (We
are Social: Kepios). February 2022).
1.Egypt: 44,7M
2. Algeria: 22,4M
3.Morocco:
18,95M
4.Irak: 18,85M
5.KSA: 11,41M
Egypt: 46.3M
2.KSA: 29.3M
3.Morocco:
21.4M
1. Egypt: 16M
2. KSA: 15.45M
3. Iraq: 15M
4.Morocco: 9.3M
5.Algeria: 8.6M
1.KSA: 20,2M
2.Irak: 15,4M
3.Egypt: 13,6M
4.Algeria:
6,25M
1.KSA: 22.37M
2.Egypt: 20.3M
3. UAE: 6.72M
1.KSA: 14.1M
Egypt: 5.15M
3. Morocco:
2.85M
Special Report: Fouad Benali. Arabic Social Media Expert. February 2022
6. Social media in GCC (Gulf Cooperation
Council) countries
Facebook Instagram TikTok Youtub Snapchat Twitter
Saudi Arabia 11,4 15,45 22,37 29,3 20,2 14,1
UAE 7,8 4,7 6,72 8,76 2,7 1,8
Qatar 2,1 1,2 1,5 2,6 0,74 0,6
Kuwait 2,05 2,4 2,5 3,62 1,95 1,45
Oman 0 1,95 1,5 4,4 1,56 0,87
Bahrain 0,7 1 0,7 1,4 0,86 0,5
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
USERS
IN
MILLIONS
Social Media users in the GCC area (February 2022)
Special Report: Fouad Benali. Arabic Social Media Expert. February 2022
Source: Own elaboration based on official data provided by Datareportal (We are Social: Kepios). February 2022).
7. Social Media in North Africa
Facebook Instagram TikTok Youtub Snpachat Twitter
Egypt 44,7 16 20,2 46 13,6 5,15
Morocco 19 9,3 6 21,4 5,5 2,8
Algeria 22,4 16 0 0 6,25 0,9
Tunisia 7,1 2,85 0 0 1,35 0,2
Libya 5,45 1,65 0 0 0 0,5
Mauritania 0,9 0,12 0 0 0 0,04
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
USERS
IN
MILLIONS
Use of social media in North Africa (February 2022)
Special Report: Fouad Benali. Arabic Social Media Expert. February 2022
Source: Own elaboration based on official data provided by Datareportal (We are Social: Kepios). February 2022).
8. Social Media in the Middle East
Facebook Instagram Youtube TikTok Snapchat Twitter
Iraq 18,85 15,45 0 0 13,8 1,9
Jordan 5,25 3 0 0 3,1 0,74
Lebanon 3,15 2,2 5 0 1,1 0,5
Palestine 2,65 1,8 0 0 1,35 0
Yemen 2,85 0,66 0 0 0 0,6
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
USERS
IN
MILLIONS
Social media usage in the Middle East region (February 2022)
Special Report: Fouad Benali. Arabic Social Media Expert. February 2022
Source: Own elaboration based on official data provided by Datareportal (We are Social: Kepios). February 2022).
9. Daily time spent on different types of media
EGYPT
šNet: 8h02min
šŗTV: 4h06min
š²Social media: 3h13min
šDigital and written press: 2h59min
š§Music: 1h41min
š»Radio: 1h12min
š®Video games: 2h03min
SAUDI ARABIA UAE
šNet: 8h05min
šŗTV: 3h35min
š²Social media: 3h24min
šDigital and written press:
2h07min
š§Music: 1h30min
š»Radio: 0h37min
š®Video games: 1h53min
šNet: 8h36min
šŗTV: 3h27min
š²Social media: 3h04min
šDigital and written press:
2h00min
š§Music: 1h34min
š»Radio: 0h53min
š®Video games: 1h29min
Source: Own elaboration based on official data provided by Datareportal (We are Social: Kepios). February 2022).
Special Report: Fouad Benali. Arabic Social Media Expert. February 2022
10. Arab digital content in the major European
leagues
LaLigaArab No content SERIEA_AR
NO CONTENT Ligue1_Arab NO CONTENT
ā UEFA Champions Legaue
does not have an Arabic
account, nor do they
geotarget their content
on other social media
networks.
ā Liga Portuguesa does not
publish content in
Arabic.
ā Bundesliga does not
publish content in
Arabic.
8 clubs with Arabic
accounts on TW, and
geo-targeted content on
FB, IG
5 clubs with Arabic TW
accounts and targeted
content on FB, IG
3 clubs with Arabic TW
accounts and targeted
content on FB
1 club with Arabic TW
account and targeted
content on FB and IG
3 clubs with Arabic TW
accounts and targeted
content on FB
0 clubs
Special Report: Fouad Benali. Arabic Social Media Expert. February 2022
12. The path to the user in the Arab world
Digital
strategy for
the Arab
world
Club
Image/Audience
/Engagement/Us
ers
āŖ Have a TW account in Arabic, posts from 9am to 11pm (Photos and videos)
āŖ *Geotarget content on FB and IG (5 post a week using coloquial Arabic (playing with
words) for: Egypt, Morocco, Algeria, Iraq, Tunisia, and Saudi Arabia.
āŖ Make the clubsā arab players, or those who have played for Arab clubs,
especially those players who have a large following and are part of the
Arab national team.
āŖ Highly recommended to collaborate with Arab influencers on Social Media
and collaborate with the best journalists of beIN SPORTS MENA.
āŖ It is highly recommended to highlight holidays of the Arab Muslim community:
beginning of Ramadan, end of Ramadan (Eid Al-Fitr), feast of the lamb (Eid Al-Adha)...
(Avoid non-Muslim holidays).
āŖ It is essential and highly recommended to congratulate the Arab national teams when
they qualify for the World Cup, international competitions, Arab clubs winning
international trophies and leagues (Algeria, Egypt, MOROCCO, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia
and Iraq).
āŖ Arab fans are key users for many national and multinational companies.
āŖ Have a strategy to attract Arab fans to users, through campaigns, giveaways, etcā¦
Players and
former
players/influenc
ers
NON
FOOTBALL
Content
Business and
sponsorship
Special Report: Fouad Benali. Arabic Social Media Expert. February 2022