How the Middle East Tweets: Rankings of the Most Connected Arabs on Twitter [Report]

Glen Dalakian II • 04 December, 2012

Curious who's most connected in the Arab world on Twitter? A recent report on "How the Middle East Tweets" reveals the region's 50 most connected Twitter users in the region and the 10 most connected in each country, while mapping interconnections between countries.

Syria, whose social media will be analyzed in depth by new platform Syria Deeply, is not included, but Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE are.

Released by Portland and Tweetminster, the study surveys the top 500 most connected Twitter users to create comprehensive maps; here are the leading statistics and links to the eight country reports (also visible in our reports section).

Of the Top 50 Tweeters in MENA, 38% are commentators, 36% are journalists, and 18% are politicians or government officials [tweet this fact].
Of the Top 50 Tweeters in MENA, 66% are male, 30% are female, and 4% are organizations [tweet this fact].

Sultan Al Qassemi (@SultanAlQassemi) is the most connected person on Twitter in the UAE and the broader Middle East. See the Middle East’s 50 Most Connected and the UAE’s 10 Most Connected on Twitter. [tweet this fact]

Nabeel Rajab (@NabeelRajab) is the most connected person on Twitter in Bahrain [tweet this fact]. See Bahrain’s 10 Most Connected on Twitter.

78% of the Top Tweeters in MENA, mainly use Twitter to discuss politics [tweet this fact].

Wael Ghonim (@ghonim) is the most connected person on Twitter in Egypt [tweet this fact]. See Egypt’s 10 Most Connected on Twitter.

Egypt’s Twitter users have the most connections across the Arab world [tweet this fact].

HM Queen Rania Al Abdullah (@QueenRania) is the most connected person on Twitter in Jordan [tweet this fact]. See Jordan’s 10 Most Connected on Twitter.

Mona Kareem (@MonaKareem) is the most connected person on Twitter in Kuwait [tweet this fact]. See Kuwait’s 10 Most Connected on Twitter.

Saad Hariri (@haririsaad) is the most connected person on Twitter in Lebanon [tweet this fact]. See Lebanon’s 10 Most Connected on Twitter.

Dima Khatib (@Dima_Khatib) is the most connected person on Twitter in Qatar [tweet this fact]. See Qatar’s 10 Most Connected on Twitter.

Turki Al Dakhil (@TurkiAldakhil) is the most connected person on Twitter in Saudi Arabia [tweet this fact]. See Saudi Arabia’s 10 Most Connected on Twitter.

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