Search Market in the Middle East

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Social Networking Usage Grows in the Middle East

Top Web Properties in the Middle East

As of September 2009, Microsoft sites captured the largest share of time spent online in the Middle East (35.9%), making it the most engaging global property

Meanwhile, Google sites and Yahoo! sites took a 19.4% and 4.9% share of time spent online respectively

Facebook, which continues to see consistent growth, consumed 8% of total time spent online in the Middle East

Worldwide Search Market Overview

In another study released by comScorereports that 5.8% of the world’s online searches came from the Middle East and Africa in July 2009

An online searcher in the Middle East and Africa spent an average of 10.5 days searching online during this month-long study and conducted about 97.3 searches

The vast usage of search engines presents a great opportunity for search advertising in the region

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Social Networking Usage Grows in the Middle East

Social Networking Usage Grows in the Middle East Social networking usage in the Middle East and Africa increased significantly between June 2007 and June 2008 In June 2008, there were 30.2 million social network users in the region, while the previous year only had 18.2 million social network users Overall, social networking usage in the Middle East saw the largest increase with 66% growth For more information on Social Media, Facebook, Twitter, You Tube usage & Statistics in Oman.
Twitter Users in the Middle East According to a September 2009 survey conducted by Spot On Public Relations, the UAE currently leads the Middle East in terms of Twitter usage The UAE accounts for 40% of the region’s total share of Twitter users The same survey also reports that 22% of the region’s Twitter users are from North Africa Meanwhile, Levant and Saudi Arabia each saw an 11% share of total Twitter usage in the region
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