Saudi Arabia Social Media Statistics 2018 [Infographic]

If you are a marketer one of your first agenda putting a strategy together is the evaluation of big data, looking at market trends and looking into the behavior of your audience. Social Media Statistics is essential if you are planning to use SME campaigns. One of the most divisive markets in the Middle East is Saudi Arabia. Let’s have a look behind the curtain.

The newly elevated crown prince Mohammed bin Salman drives a new way of thinking, Saudi Arabia is undergoing new ways of social thinking and opens the door for global media. The Saudi society is moving towards a more progressive mindset. This modernism is being recognized in how Saudis communicate and share thoughts with each other and the rest of the world over social media and the internet.

Already in the last year’s social media statistics showed the trend of internet users in Saudi Arabia rose.

By the beginning of 2018, the internet users reach 30 million people. The internet penetration in the country has now reached 91%. 

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Social media starts to play an important role in lives of Saudi Arabians which use it on a daily base. From just being networking platform, social media has changed into a potent force for social change in Saudi society.

In no other country of the world, the hype around Snapchat and Instagram was so noticed then in Saudi Arabia. But it seems the glory days of Snapchat are passed and now it is all up to the lead of Facebook and Instagram.

The Saudi government has learned it’s lesson and penetrates efficient social media to engage with citizens. A country with its topographic constraints, many not urbanized areas it seems to be logical to broadcast messages over new digital channels. Key members of the Saudi royalty have been utilizing their Twitter and Facebook accounts to carry their message across the Kingdom. Members of the ruling government like Abdlaziz Khoja, Minister of Culture and Information and Tawfiq al-Rabiah, Minister of Commerce and Industry use their accounts to disseminate information about government policies and initiatives.

Let’s have a quick look at the insides of what are citizen using to consume information, which is the most active social media platforms and what are the most used social chat apps and messenger tools used in the country.  Read the full infographic “Saudi Arabia Social Media Statistics 2018” below for all insides which was put together from G.M.I, Global Media Insight. Leave your message below and share your thoughts with your peers.