The document analyzes Facebook demographics in the Middle East. It finds that the region has the lowest percentage of female users on social media globally. Saudi Arabia has the largest number of Facebook users in the Middle East at nearly 4 million, though teenages are the most active age group across the region. Arabic is the most preferred language on Facebook in the Middle East, followed by English. Jordan has the highest Facebook penetration rate in the region at over 50%.

1. middle east facebook demographics
MIDDLE EAST HAS THE
LOWEST FEMALE POPULATION
ON SOCIAL MEDIA
LEBANON 1,152,260
IRAQ 888,760 281,500
54% BAHRAIN
74% 57%
46%
4 26% 43%
5
3
1,677,280 229,000
JORDAN
6 QATAR
58% 66%
42% 9 34%
10
KUWAIT 831,700 2
66%
34% U.A.E 2,309,960
1 66%
SAUDIA ARABIA 3,981,320 8 34%
69% 31%
OMAN 282,240
69%
8888 TOTAL
USERS ranking of 7
31%
%AGE OF
MALE USERS middle east
320,000
%AGE OF
FEMALE USERS
countries YEMEN
78%
22%
TEENAGERS FLOCK TO SOCIAL MEDIA MORE
THAN ANY OTHER AGE GROUP IN MIDDLE EAST
SAUDIA
ARABIA
UAE
JORDAN 13-17
18-25
LEBANON
26-34
IRAQ
35-44
KUWAIT
45-54
YEMEN 55-64
OMAN
BAHRAIN
QATAR
share of active
male users
by age group
SAUDIA
13-17 ARABIA
18-25 UAE
26-34 JORDAN
35-44 LEBANON
45-54 IRAQ
55-64 KUWAIT
YEMEN
OMAN
BAHRAIN
QATAR
share of active
female users
YEMEN
by age group
most preffered
facebook language
in middle east
YEMEN English
fr anç
SAUDI ARABIA aise
IRAQ
JORDAN
OMAN
BAHRAIN
KUWAIT ARABIC
QATAR
ENGLISH
UAE
FRENCH
LEBANON
0 20 40 60 80 100
%
facebook
penetration
level
JORDAN
IRAQ
LEBANON
50
KUWAIT
BAHRAIN
40
QATAR
% PENETRATION
U.A.E.
30 SAUDI ARABIA
20
OMAN
10
YEMEN
0
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N
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*Excluding Syria Due to US Tech. Sanctions
Sources
LEBSEO DESIGN
internetworldstats.com Facebook Actual User Profiles Strategy. Results. Conversions