JAN ANNUAL DIGITAL GROWTH IN THE MIDDLE EAST 2019 THE YEAR-ON-YEAR CHANGE IN KEY STATISTICAL INDICATORS TOTAL MOBILE INTERNET ACTIVE SOCIAL ACTIVE MOBILE POPULATION SUBSCRIPTIONS USERS MEDIA USERS SOCIAL USERS +1.7% +2.7% +11% +4.7% +2.3% JAN 2018 – JAN 2019 JAN 2018 – JAN 2019 JAN 2018 – JAN 2019 JAN 2018 – JAN 2019 JAN 2018 – JAN 2019 +4 MILLION +8 MILLION +18 MILLION +6 MILLION +3 MILLION SOURCES: POPULATION: UNITED NATIONS; U.S. CENSUS BUREAU. MOBILE: GSMA INTELLIGENCE. INTERNET: INTERNETWORLDSTATS; ITU; WORLD BANK; CIA WORLD FACTBOOK; EUROSTAT; LOCAL GOVERNMENT BODIES AND REGULATORY AUTHORITIES; MIDEASTMEDIA.ORG; REPORTS IN REPUTABLE MEDIA. SOCIAL MEDIA: PLATFORMS’ SELF-SERVE ADVERTISING TOOLS; PRESS 21 RELEASES AND INVESTOR EARNINGS ANNOUNCEMENTS; ARAB SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT; TECHRASA; NIKI AGHAEI; ROSE.RU. (ALL LATEST AVAILABLE DATA IN JANUARY 2019).