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According to the Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA), the UAE is one of the world’s leading countries in various Digital Life Indexes due to significant progress in the information and communication technology sector.
In a report titled “Digital Lifestyles in the UAE,” the TDRA found that the UAE ranks first in the world, second in the world, and the Arab region for social media use, in line with figures contained in relevant international reports. pointed out to be number one. He ranks ninth in the world for internet use and first in the Arab region for e-commerce.
The report also notes that the UAE was the first country in the region to establish a digital government in 2001, promoting digitalization as a lifestyle that individuals and organizations should practice to achieve the highest levels of efficiency. It also mentions
Specifically, the UAE ranks first in the world in terms of mobile internet speeds, with an average internet speed of 134.48 megabytes per second (Mbps) in the country, with a global average of 30 Mbps.
The report added that the UAE ranked 13th in the world for home internet speeds, with the country’s average internet speed reaching 124.7 Mbps, compared to the global average of 63.46 Mbps.
The country also ranks second in the world for internet usage, at 99% against the global average of 62.5%, indicating that the UAE has 9.935 million internet users.
The report also showed that the UAE ranked 12th globally for mobile internet usage time of 4 hours and 35 minutes, compared to the global average of 3 hours and 43 minutes. The country also ranked 11th in the world for time spent on the Internet.
The report highlights the fact that the UAE ranks 10th in the world for average time spent on the internet across all devices, be it computer or mobile. 58 minutes.
The report further showed that the UAE ranks first in the world in terms of hours spent on social media per capita with 106% compared to the global average of 58.4%. The United Arab Emirates also has 200% more than the world’s percentage in population engagement on social media.
The report ranks the United Arab Emirates among the top 20 countries for using digital video as a source of learning with 50% and among the top 10 countries for sharing digital visual blogs with 27.6%. I pointed out that it was ranked.
When it comes to entertainment, the UAE ranks among the top 10 countries with 90% e-gaming, and when it comes to economy, the country ranks among the top 10 countries with 11.4% of the population owning cryptocurrencies. The United Arab Emirates also ranked among the top 20 countries in the world in terms of percentage of population receiving telemedicine at a rate of 26.4%.
This report highlights the fact that the UAE is ranked 9th in the world for e-commerce. Her average per capita share of the country’s digital spending per year is about $3,775, compared to her $1,766 global average.
Additionally, the UAE ranks 14th in the world for weekly online purchases, with 59% of the population making weekly online purchases and 32.4% of the UAE population making weekly online purchases using mobile phones. ranked first. Their needs by phone every week online.
According to the report, the United Arab Emirates ranks among the top 20 countries in terms of digital content, with 68.1% of the population purchasing various digital content over the internet, and 33.4% of household food purchases per week was ranked 9th in the world. Percentage of the UAE population that buys groceries online each week.
The UAE was ranked 12th globally for time spent on social media at 4 hours 35 minutes and 11th globally for average social media platform usage. Additionally, the country ranks in the top 20 in terms of using social media to search for brands with 48.8%, and he ranks 13th in the world with 28% in using social media for business-related purposes. Ranked.
According to the report, the country ranks 5th in the world for the UAE’s Facebook advertising rate, with 82.5 percent compared to 34.1 percent globally, and ranks 5th in the world for YouTube social advertising rate, the highest rate in the world. reached 93.4 percent compared to 37.7 percent.
The United Arab Emirates ranks 6th in the world for the percentage of Instagram ads, reaching 60.2% compared to the global percentage of 23.9%, and ranks 2nd in the world for the percentage of Tik Tok ads, with the reached 81.3% compared to 15.9% for .
The United Arab Emirates also ranked 3rd globally for the percentage of LinkedIn ads, reaching 69% against the global average of 14.6%, and 8th globally for the percentage of Snapchat ads, with a global average of 9 per capita. reached 37.2% compared to st.
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