In 2025, the number of sim connections in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) was forecasted to reach around 8.8 billion, up from 8.3 billion in 2021. The sim connection penetration rate in the region was forecasted to increase from 104 percent in 2021 to 107 percent of the population by 2025.
Mobile internet penetration rate in the Middle East and North Africa region from 2019 to 2023
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GSMA Intelligence. (February 27, 2023). Mobile internet penetration rate in the Middle East and North Africa region from 2019 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1190159/mena-mobile-internet-penetration-rate/
GSMA Intelligence. "Mobile internet penetration rate in the Middle East and North Africa region from 2019 to 2023." Chart. February 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1190159/mena-mobile-internet-penetration-rate/
GSMA Intelligence. (2023). Mobile internet penetration rate in the Middle East and North Africa region from 2019 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1190159/mena-mobile-internet-penetration-rate/
GSMA Intelligence. "Mobile Internet Penetration Rate in The Middle East and North Africa Region from 2019 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Feb 2023, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1190159/mena-mobile-internet-penetration-rate/
GSMA Intelligence, Mobile internet penetration rate in the Middle East and North Africa region from 2019 to 2023 Statista, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1190159/mena-mobile-internet-penetration-rate/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Mobile internet penetration rate in the Middle East and North Africa region from 2019 to 2023 [Graph], GSMA Intelligence, February 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1190159/mena-mobile-internet-penetration-rate/