Distribution of preferred medium for news consumption MENA 2022, by country

Published by Salma Saleh, Apr 17, 2024

According to a survey on the news industry in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region in 2022, 76 percent of respondents in the United Arab Emirates stated that they received their news through social media. Social media was also the preferred means of news consumption amongst 68 percent of respondents in Egypt. Television was the preferred source for news amongst respondents in Saudi Arabia, at 63 percent. 

Distribution of respondents' preferred medium for news consumption in the Middle East and North Africa in 2022, by country

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February 2024

Region

Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, MENA

Survey time period

2022

Number of respondents

4,500 respondents

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Survey question: What is your go-to media for news consumption?

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