This statistic provides information on the WhatsApp penetration in selected Arab countries as of November 2014. During that period of time, Syria was found to have the highest user rate with 99 percent of social media audiences having an account with the chat app.
WhatsApp penetration in selected Arab countries as of November 2014
Characteristic
Share of respondents who are current subscribers to WhatsApp
Lebanon
99%
Syria
98%
Egypt
94%
Algeria
93%
Sudan
92%
Yemen
92%
Saudi Arabia
91%
Libya
90%
Morocco
86%
Bahrain
85%
Kuwait
84%
UAE
82%
Qatar
80%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of respondents who are current subscribers to WhatsApp99%99%98%98%94%94%93%93%92%92%92%92%91%91%90%90%86%86%85%85%84%84%82%82%80%80%80%80%78%78%77%77%71%71%47%47%84%84%LebanonSyriaEgyptAlgeriaSudanYemenSaudi ArabiaLibyaMoroccoBahrainKuwaitUAEQatarOmanTunisiaIraqJordanPalestineArab World
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TNS. (March 18, 2015). WhatsApp penetration in selected Arab countries as of November 2014 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 19, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/509031/arab-countries-whatsapp-penetration/
TNS. "WhatsApp penetration in selected Arab countries as of November 2014." Chart. March 18, 2015. Statista. Accessed February 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/509031/arab-countries-whatsapp-penetration/
TNS. (2015). WhatsApp penetration in selected Arab countries as of November 2014. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/509031/arab-countries-whatsapp-penetration/
TNS. "Whatsapp Penetration in Selected Arab Countries as of November 2014." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Mar 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/509031/arab-countries-whatsapp-penetration/
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