MENA Facebook Users in 6M
                                   by February 2011


                                   Yasser AlKharobi
                                   yasseronline.me




Monday, February 21, 2011
MENA Population
 90,000,000


              80,457,986
 80,000,000



 70,000,000



 60,000,000


                         49,085,836
 50,000,000



 40,000,000
                                                                                                                                                                                                  34,601,481
                                                    31,646,582
                                                                                          29,637,313
 30,000,000
                                         25,727,942
                                                                                                                                                  23,400,000

 20,000,000


                                                                 10,586,512
 10,000,000
                                                                                                                   6,455,000                                         6,406,497
                                                                                                                                                                             4,975,909
                                                                                                                                                                                     4,125,640
                                                                              2,788,928             2,515,270                                                2,968,336
                                                                                                                              840,992 737,926
          0
                            South Afr.


                                            Saudi




                                                                                 Kuwait


                                                                                             Iraq




                                                                                                                                                                        Jordan




                                                                                                                                                                                        Lebanon


                                                                                                                                                                                                     Algeria
                 Egypt




                                                       Morocco




                                                                                                                      Libya




                                                                                                                                        Bahrain


                                                                                                                                                     Yemen




                                                                                                                                                                                 UAE
                                                                    Tunisia




                                                                                                       Palestine




                                                                                                                                Qatar




                                                                                                                                                                Oman


Monday, February 21, 2011
MENA Facebook User Growth in 6m
    6,000,000


    5,400,000 5199780


    4,800,000


    4,200,000


    3,600,000            3465460

                                         3038020
    3,000,000                                       2780140


    2,400,000
                                                                 2068320
                                                                                                                                                                  1850620
    1,800,000
                                                                                                                                                                                         1510000
                                                                                                                                                      1245540               1228600
    1,200,000

                 1402580                                                      598980 585320
                                                                                            521120
      600,000
                                                       854280                                     277160 267000 247680 231240 209800
                            508440 548700                           461500 373380             437900                                                        542100
                                                                                                                                       290960 161320 259360
            0                                                                           60320                110760 14720 125780 52360
                                                                                                     -127940


     -600,000
                            South Afr.

                                            Saudi

                                                       Morocco




                                                                                Iraq

                                                                                        Kuwait




                                                                                                                                                         Jordan




                                                                                                                                                                               Lebanon

                                                                                                                                                                                            Algeria
                 Egypt




                                                                                                                     Libya

                                                                                                                             Bahrain

                                                                                                                                       Yemen

                                                                                                                                               Oman




                                                                                                                                                                     UAE
                                                                    Tunisia




                                                                                                 Palestine

                                                                                                             Qatar




                                                         Users                                                               Growth in 6months

Monday, February 21, 2011
MENA Facebook Users Penetration of Population
   50%


   45%


   40%

                                                                                                                                                         37.19%
   35%
                                                                                                                   33.56%
                                                                                                 32.96%
   30%
                                                                                                                                                                  29.98%


   25%


   20%                                                                   20.99% 20.72%
                                                      19.53%                                                                                   19.44%


   15%


                                  11.81%
   10%
                                           8.79%
                    7.06%                                                                                                              7.07%
    5%     6.46%

                                                                                                          4.13%                                                              4.37%

                                                                 2.02%
    0%                                                                                                                        0.98%
                     South Afr.


                                   Saudi




                                                                  Iraq


                                                                          Kuwait




                                                                                                                                                Jordan




                                                                                                                                                                   Lebanon


                                                                                                                                                                              Algeria
            Egypt




                                            Morocco




                                                                                                           Libya


                                                                                                                    Bahrain


                                                                                                                               Yemen


                                                                                                                                        Oman




                                                                                                                                                          UAE
                                                       Tunisia




                                                                                     Palestine


                                                                                                  Qatar




                                                                              Users Penetration of population

Monday, February 21, 2011
MENA Facebook Users Penetration of Online Population
    200%


    180%                                                          184.30%



    160%


                                                                                      146.38%
    140%


    120%                                                                                                                                                              123.66%



    100%


     80%
                                                                                                             75.44%
                                                                                                                                                   71.50%
     60%             65.39%                                                                         63.57%
                                                       57.45%
                                                                            53.21%                                               55.06%
                                                                                                                                                             48.99%
     40%
                                                                                                                      38.15%
           30.48%                  31.00%                                                                                                                                         32.13%
                                            26.62%
     20%
                                                                                                                                          16.96%

      0%
                      South Afr.


                                    Saudi




                                                                    Iraq


                                                                             Kuwait




                                                                                                                                                    Jordan




                                                                                                                                                                        Lebanon


                                                                                                                                                                                   Algeria
             Egypt




                                             Morocco




                                                                                                              Libya


                                                                                                                       Bahrain


                                                                                                                                  Yemen


                                                                                                                                           Oman




                                                                                                                                                              UAE
                                                        Tunisia




                                                                                        Palestine


                                                                                                     Qatar




                                                                             Users Penetration of online population

Monday, February 21, 2011
MENA Average Facebook CPC&CPM
   $0.90
                      $0.83

   $0.80
                                                                                   $0.73

   $0.70                                                                                                       $0.68




   $0.60
                                                                                                                                                                                $0.54
                                                                                                                                     $0.52

   $0.50
                                       $0.44
                                                                                                                                                          $0.43
                                                                                                                                                                                         $0.42

   $0.40
                            $0.36
                                                                                                                                                                    $0.33
                                                                                       $0.32

   $0.30
                                                                                                                                                                                    $0.23
                                                                                                                                          $0.22$0.22
                                                                                                                   $0.20
                                           $0.19                                                                                                              $0.19
   $0.20                                                                                                                                                                                      $0.18
                                                                         $0.16                                            $0.16
           $0.14                                                                                $0.14                                                                   $0.14
                                                  $0.12
                                                                                                                                                   $0.10                                              $0.10
   $0.10                                                                     $0.07                                            $0.07
               $0.06                                        $0.06                                    $0.06
                                                       $0.05
                                                                                                                                                                                                           $0.04
                                                                 $0.02

     $0
                         South Afr.


                                          Saudi




                                                                            Iraq


                                                                                      Kuwait




                                                                                                                                                                                                         Algeria
              Egypt




                                                     Morocco




                                                                                                                             Libya


                                                                                                                                        Bahrain


                                                                                                                                                  Yemen




                                                                                                                                                                       Jordan


                                                                                                                                                                                   UAE


                                                                                                                                                                                            Lebanon
                                                               Tunisia




                                                                                                   Palestine


                                                                                                                  Qatar




                                                                                                                                                             Oman
                                      Average CPC                                              Average CPM                                             CPC=Cost per Click CPM= Cost per1,000 impressions


Monday, February 21, 2011
MENA Facebook Users age distribution
                                                                                                                                        50%
       Egypt                               28%
                 22%
                                                                                           32%
   South Afr.                                    33%
                 35%
                                                                                                       36%
       Saudi                                       35%
                 29%
                                                                                                                            46%
     Morocco                         24%
                 30%
                                                                                                                     42%
      Tunisia                              28%
                 30%
                                                                                                             38%
        Iraq                                            38%
                 24%
                                                                                    29%
      Kuwait                                            38%
                 33%
                                                                                                                                  48%
    Palestine                        23%
                 29%
                                                                          25%
       Qatar                                                  43%
                 32%
                                                                                                 34%
       Libya                                           36%
                 30%
                                                                                            33%
     Bahrain                                     32%
                 35%
                                                                                                                                   49%
      Yemen                                  30%
                 21%
                                                                                     30%
       Oman                                            36%
                 34%
                                                                                                                                  48%
      Jordan                           26%
                 26%
                                                                      24%
        UAE                                                     46%
                 30%
                                                                                                                     42%
    Lebanon                                  30%
                 28%
                                                                                                                     42%
      Algeria                                31%
                 27%

                0%      6%           12%           18%              24%         30%              36%               42%       48%              54%   60%

                             18-24                                          25-34                                          All Other

Monday, February 21, 2011
Facebook male/female User ratio
   100%



    88%

                                                                                                                     0.21

    75%                                                        0.27

                                0.32                                                               0.32                        0.31                             0.32
                                                                                           0.34                                                0.34
           0.37                         0.38                          0.37     0.38
    63%                                           0.41
                                                                                                           0.43                       0.42



    50%            0.52
                                                                                                                                                      0.55



    38%



    25%



    13%


           0.63    0.48         0.68    0.62      0.59         0.73   0.63     0.62        0.66    0.68    0.57      0.79      0.69   0.58     0.66   0.45      0.68
     0%
                   South Afr.


                                Saudi




                                                               Iraq


                                                                      Kuwait




                                                                                                                                                                Algeria
           Egypt




                                        Morocco




                                                                                                   Libya


                                                                                                           Bahrain


                                                                                                                     Yemen




                                                                                                                                      Jordan


                                                                                                                                               UAE


                                                                                                                                                      Lebanon
                                                  Tunisia




                                                                               Palestine


                                                                                           Qatar




                                                                                                                               Oman
                                                        male                                                          Female

Monday, February 21, 2011
MENA Facebook User Growth
 4,000,000


 3,600,000


 3,200,000


 2,800,000


 2,400,000


 2,000,000


 1,600,000


 1,200,000


   800,000


   400,000


         0


  -400,000
                      South Afr.


                                   Saudi




                                                                   Iraq


                                                                            Kuwait




                                                                                                                                                               Lebanon


                                                                                                                                                                          Algeria
              Egypt




                                           Morocco




                                                                                                         Libya


                                                                                                                 Bahrain


                                                                                                                              Yemen


                                                                                                                                      Oman


                                                                                                                                              Jordan


                                                                                                                                                       UAE
                                                         Tunisia




                                                                                     Palestine


                                                                                                 Qatar




             Growth in 6months                       Growth in 3months                  Growth in 1month                   Growth in 2weeks             Growth in 1week

Monday, February 21, 2011
Facebook User Total Growth




                                                  3% 3%

                                       14%




                                                                          56%

                                  24%




          Growth in 6months   Growth in 3months      Growth in 1month   Growth in 2weeks   Growth in 1week

Monday, February 21, 2011

Mena facebook in 6m

  • 1.
    MENA Facebook Usersin 6M by February 2011 Yasser AlKharobi yasseronline.me Monday, February 21, 2011
  • 2.
    MENA Population 90,000,000 80,457,986 80,000,000 70,000,000 60,000,000 49,085,836 50,000,000 40,000,000 34,601,481 31,646,582 29,637,313 30,000,000 25,727,942 23,400,000 20,000,000 10,586,512 10,000,000 6,455,000 6,406,497 4,975,909 4,125,640 2,788,928 2,515,270 2,968,336 840,992 737,926 0 South Afr. Saudi Kuwait Iraq Jordan Lebanon Algeria Egypt Morocco Libya Bahrain Yemen UAE Tunisia Palestine Qatar Oman Monday, February 21, 2011
  • 3.
    MENA Facebook UserGrowth in 6m 6,000,000 5,400,000 5199780 4,800,000 4,200,000 3,600,000 3465460 3038020 3,000,000 2780140 2,400,000 2068320 1850620 1,800,000 1510000 1245540 1228600 1,200,000 1402580 598980 585320 521120 600,000 854280 277160 267000 247680 231240 209800 508440 548700 461500 373380 437900 542100 290960 161320 259360 0 60320 110760 14720 125780 52360 -127940 -600,000 South Afr. Saudi Morocco Iraq Kuwait Jordan Lebanon Algeria Egypt Libya Bahrain Yemen Oman UAE Tunisia Palestine Qatar Users Growth in 6months Monday, February 21, 2011
  • 4.
    MENA Facebook UsersPenetration of Population 50% 45% 40% 37.19% 35% 33.56% 32.96% 30% 29.98% 25% 20% 20.99% 20.72% 19.53% 19.44% 15% 11.81% 10% 8.79% 7.06% 7.07% 5% 6.46% 4.13% 4.37% 2.02% 0% 0.98% South Afr. Saudi Iraq Kuwait Jordan Lebanon Algeria Egypt Morocco Libya Bahrain Yemen Oman UAE Tunisia Palestine Qatar Users Penetration of population Monday, February 21, 2011
  • 5.
    MENA Facebook UsersPenetration of Online Population 200% 180% 184.30% 160% 146.38% 140% 120% 123.66% 100% 80% 75.44% 71.50% 60% 65.39% 63.57% 57.45% 53.21% 55.06% 48.99% 40% 38.15% 30.48% 31.00% 32.13% 26.62% 20% 16.96% 0% South Afr. Saudi Iraq Kuwait Jordan Lebanon Algeria Egypt Morocco Libya Bahrain Yemen Oman UAE Tunisia Palestine Qatar Users Penetration of online population Monday, February 21, 2011
  • 6.
    MENA Average FacebookCPC&CPM $0.90 $0.83 $0.80 $0.73 $0.70 $0.68 $0.60 $0.54 $0.52 $0.50 $0.44 $0.43 $0.42 $0.40 $0.36 $0.33 $0.32 $0.30 $0.23 $0.22$0.22 $0.20 $0.19 $0.19 $0.20 $0.18 $0.16 $0.16 $0.14 $0.14 $0.14 $0.12 $0.10 $0.10 $0.10 $0.07 $0.07 $0.06 $0.06 $0.06 $0.05 $0.04 $0.02 $0 South Afr. Saudi Iraq Kuwait Algeria Egypt Morocco Libya Bahrain Yemen Jordan UAE Lebanon Tunisia Palestine Qatar Oman Average CPC Average CPM CPC=Cost per Click CPM= Cost per1,000 impressions Monday, February 21, 2011
  • 7.
    MENA Facebook Usersage distribution 50% Egypt 28% 22% 32% South Afr. 33% 35% 36% Saudi 35% 29% 46% Morocco 24% 30% 42% Tunisia 28% 30% 38% Iraq 38% 24% 29% Kuwait 38% 33% 48% Palestine 23% 29% 25% Qatar 43% 32% 34% Libya 36% 30% 33% Bahrain 32% 35% 49% Yemen 30% 21% 30% Oman 36% 34% 48% Jordan 26% 26% 24% UAE 46% 30% 42% Lebanon 30% 28% 42% Algeria 31% 27% 0% 6% 12% 18% 24% 30% 36% 42% 48% 54% 60% 18-24 25-34 All Other Monday, February 21, 2011
  • 8.
    Facebook male/female Userratio 100% 88% 0.21 75% 0.27 0.32 0.32 0.31 0.32 0.34 0.34 0.37 0.38 0.37 0.38 63% 0.41 0.43 0.42 50% 0.52 0.55 38% 25% 13% 0.63 0.48 0.68 0.62 0.59 0.73 0.63 0.62 0.66 0.68 0.57 0.79 0.69 0.58 0.66 0.45 0.68 0% South Afr. Saudi Iraq Kuwait Algeria Egypt Morocco Libya Bahrain Yemen Jordan UAE Lebanon Tunisia Palestine Qatar Oman male Female Monday, February 21, 2011
  • 9.
    MENA Facebook UserGrowth 4,000,000 3,600,000 3,200,000 2,800,000 2,400,000 2,000,000 1,600,000 1,200,000 800,000 400,000 0 -400,000 South Afr. Saudi Iraq Kuwait Lebanon Algeria Egypt Morocco Libya Bahrain Yemen Oman Jordan UAE Tunisia Palestine Qatar Growth in 6months Growth in 3months Growth in 1month Growth in 2weeks Growth in 1week Monday, February 21, 2011
  • 10.
    Facebook User TotalGrowth 3% 3% 14% 56% 24% Growth in 6months Growth in 3months Growth in 1month Growth in 2weeks Growth in 1week Monday, February 21, 2011