According to a survey on the news industry in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region in 2022, 79 percent of respondents aged 60 and above in the United Arab Emirates said that they access news at least once a day. This was the highest share amongst any age group. Figures for respondents 60 and above in Egypt and Saudi Arabia were also similar, at 63 and 70 percent, respectively. In all three countries, as the age group increased, so did the share of respondents who said they access the news at least once a day.
Distribution of respondents' share of time spent on news in the Middle East and North Africa in 2022, by country and age group
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PwC. (February 20, 2024). Distribution of respondents' share of time spent on news in the Middle East and North Africa in 2022, by country and age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1457975/mena-share-of-respondents-share-time-spent-news-by-country-and-age-group/
PwC. "Distribution of respondents' share of time spent on news in the Middle East and North Africa in 2022, by country and age group." Chart. February 20, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1457975/mena-share-of-respondents-share-time-spent-news-by-country-and-age-group/
PwC. (2024). Distribution of respondents' share of time spent on news in the Middle East and North Africa in 2022, by country and age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1457975/mena-share-of-respondents-share-time-spent-news-by-country-and-age-group/
PwC. "Distribution of Respondents' Share of Time Spent on News in The Middle East and North Africa in 2022, by Country and Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1457975/mena-share-of-respondents-share-time-spent-news-by-country-and-age-group/
PwC, Distribution of respondents' share of time spent on news in the Middle East and North Africa in 2022, by country and age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1457975/mena-share-of-respondents-share-time-spent-news-by-country-and-age-group/ (last visited November 24, 2024)
Distribution of respondents' share of time spent on news in the Middle East and North Africa in 2022, by country and age group [Graph], PwC, February 20, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1457975/mena-share-of-respondents-share-time-spent-news-by-country-and-age-group/
