This statistic describes the share of respondents who enabled location-based services on social media in the Middle East and North Africa in 2016. During the survey period, the share of respondents who disabled all location-based services on all social media platforms was 31.9 percent.
Share of respondents who enable location-based services on social media in the Middle East and North Africa in 2016
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The full research methodology for this survey can be found on page 67 to 70 of the report.
In the report the question was phrased as follows: "Do you usually allow location-based services (GPS and other location services) when using social media apps?"
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Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government. (February 5, 2017). Share of respondents who enable location-based services on social media in the Middle East and North Africa in 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 16, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/728626/mena-enable-location-based-service-on-social-media/
Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government. "Share of respondents who enable location-based services on social media in the Middle East and North Africa in 2016." Chart. February 5, 2017. Statista. Accessed May 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/728626/mena-enable-location-based-service-on-social-media/
Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government. (2017). Share of respondents who enable location-based services on social media in the Middle East and North Africa in 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/728626/mena-enable-location-based-service-on-social-media/
Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government. "Share of Respondents Who Enable Location-based Services on Social Media in The Middle East and North Africa in 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Feb 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/728626/mena-enable-location-based-service-on-social-media/
Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government, Share of respondents who enable location-based services on social media in the Middle East and North Africa in 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/728626/mena-enable-location-based-service-on-social-media/ (last visited May 16, 2025)
Share of respondents who enable location-based services on social media in the Middle East and North Africa in 2016 [Graph], Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government, February 5, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/728626/mena-enable-location-based-service-on-social-media/
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