According to a survey on the news industry in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, respondents in Egypt said that social media comprises 47 percent of their weekly time spent on news in 2022. This was also the case for 42 and 31 percent of respondents from the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Respondents in all three countries said that they spend the least amount of time on television when consuming news.
Distribution of respondents' share of time spent on news sources in the Middle East and North Africa in 2022, by country
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PwC. (February 20, 2024). Distribution of respondents' share of time spent on news sources in the Middle East and North Africa in 2022, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1457904/mena-share-of-respondents-share-time-spent-news-sources-by-country/
PwC. "Distribution of respondents' share of time spent on news sources in the Middle East and North Africa in 2022, by country." Chart. February 20, 2024. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1457904/mena-share-of-respondents-share-time-spent-news-sources-by-country/
PwC. (2024). Distribution of respondents' share of time spent on news sources in the Middle East and North Africa in 2022, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1457904/mena-share-of-respondents-share-time-spent-news-sources-by-country/
PwC. "Distribution of Respondents' Share of Time Spent on News Sources in The Middle East and North Africa in 2022, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1457904/mena-share-of-respondents-share-time-spent-news-sources-by-country/
PwC, Distribution of respondents' share of time spent on news sources in the Middle East and North Africa in 2022, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1457904/mena-share-of-respondents-share-time-spent-news-sources-by-country/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Distribution of respondents' share of time spent on news sources in the Middle East and North Africa in 2022, by country [Graph], PwC, February 20, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1457904/mena-share-of-respondents-share-time-spent-news-sources-by-country/