Daily life activities via smartphone in the Middle East 2016 | Statista

This statistic shows the frequency of life activities internet-going smartphone users performed daily in the Middle East, in 2016, by select country. During the survey period it was found that 73 percent of internet-going smartphone users in the UAE took photos via smartphone daily.

Daily life activities performed on smartphones in the Middle East, as of 2016, by select country

Characteristic	Israel	Saudi Arabia	Turkey	UAE
Access travel / traffic / maps	43%	36%	25%	22%
Check news	44%	57%	38%	40%
Check weather	29%	37%	34%	26%
Listen to music	36%	63%	58%	73%
Manage diary / appointments	40%	33%	11%	24%
Manage shopping / to-do lists	24%	31%	14%	19%
Play games	35%	44%	53%	58%
Read books / magazines	4%	28%	11%	14%
Set alarm clock	63%	59%	57%	69%
Take photos / videos	64%	70%	66%	73%
Tell time	61%	61%	63%	59%
Track health / diet / activity levels	6%	38%	8%	16%

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2016

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Region

MENA

Survey time period

January to April 2016

Number of respondents

15,533 respondents

Age group

16 years and older

Special properties

internet users who use a smartphone

Method of interview

Computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI)

Supplementary notes

The original survey question was phrased by the source as follows: "For what daily life activities do people use their smartphone?"

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