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Social media usage in the Middle East [Infographic]

Facebook is far and away the most popular social network in the Middle East, with 58 million users, around 18% of the total population of...

Social Infographic Social Networks

Which OS Dominates the Arab Mobile Market? [Infographic]

Android continues to be the world's favorite operating system, accounting for 64% of smartphone sales in the first quarter of 2013. As of ...

Infographic Mobile

12 Key Statistics on How Tunisians Use Social Media [Infographic]

Did you know that Tunisia is the second most connected country in Africa in terms of internet penetration rate? UM Digital Tunisie, a...

Infographic Social Networks Facebook

How Reviews Convince Customers to Buy E-commerce Products [Infographic]

With Arab users often not trusting online payment, e-commerce platforms in some markets in the Middle East have struggling to move away...

Reviews E-commerce

Regional

Does Appearance Affect Your Chance at Success in the Workplace? [Infographic]

83.4% of MENA respondents link appearance to success. It’s a startlingly high statistic, but respondents in Bayt.com’s recent poll of over ...

Job Recruitment Programme Job Creation

13 Quick Stats about Internet Usage in the Middle East [Stats]

During the second day at Arabnet this year, Elie Aoun, the Regional Manager of research firm Ipsos shared a few statistics that...

Arabnet

How Mobile is Changing Business [Infographic]

Starting this year, the number of mobile devices used to access the internet will overtake the number of desktop devices, for the first...

Mobile E-commerce

Payment Gateways in the Arab World: 2013 [Infographic]

If you're looking to startup an e-commerce company in the Middle East, here's our cheat sheet showing the availability and cost structure...

PayPal Payment Gateways E-commerce

E-Commerce in Lebanon: An Overview

This is the first in a new series on Wamda discussing e-commerce trends in countries across the Arab world. There is no doubt that...

E-commerce

Regional

90% of Tech Startups Fail [Infographic]

A recent study by Allmand Law found that more than 90% of all tech startups fail. It’s a bleak statistic, but let’s take a look...

Failure Infographic Mobile

Business Leaders Place Confidence in the Middle East Tech Sector [Report]

Business leaders in the Middle East and North Africa showed the largest increase in confidence in the technology sector in 2012,...

Ecosystem Infographic

An Anatomy of E-Commerce in the UAE [Infographic]

For e-commerce companies in the UAE, it's time to go mobile, reduce your prices, and advertise in the evening. These conclusions may...

E-commerce Infographic

Discover Digital Arabia Builds a Business with Infographics

Infographics and video imagery are clearly one of the hottest trends on the web, and Saudi-backed N2V is hardly one to...

Arabic Content Digital Media Infographic

Facebook Use by Companies in the Middle East and North Africa [Infographic]

Those looking to advertise on Facebook will be interested in this new infographic from SocialBakers that reveals Facebook trends for c...

Data Technology Social Networks

Weekly Wrap-Up: November 25-29

This week's posts were especially rich in legal advice whether it comes to setting up your business in Lebanon, or what it takes to boost...

Advice Angel Investment Arabic Content

A Look at Social Media Consumption in the Arab World [Infographic]

Discover Digital Arabia (DDA), in partnership with EffectiveMeasure and supported by N2V, published yesterday its latest infographic on...

Infographic Social Media

Weekly Wrap-Up: November 04-08

This week, we set off with the first of our three Mix N' Mentor events. We're really excited as ALL events have completely sold out - and...

Aureos CoE Cards Conferences

World Bank’s Doing Business 2013 [Report]

The World Bank Doing Business has released it's 2013 report designed to assess the regions and economies making the biggest improvements f...

Ecosystem Government Infographic

Doing Business is Getting Easier Around the World [Infographic]

The World Bank has released their yearly Doing Business 2013 report,which assesses the regions and economies around the world where it's eas...

Infographic Ecosystem

25 Essential Stats on E-Commerce in the Middle East [Stats]

E-Commerce is Growing 1) There are 72.5 million internet users in MENA. [tweet this stat] 2) 66% of consumers in MENA use...

Top Lists Technology Ecosystem

Weekly Wrap-Up: September 30 - October 04

This week, we've highlighted a number of startups that keep on setting the bar higher for themselves. What drives you to go further? Pic of ...

Acquisitions Animation Competitions

A Peek At Iran’s Digital Consumption In 2012 [Infographic]

E-commerce, online banking and consumption of digital mediums is remarkably advanced in Iran with 67% of respondents using the internet for...

Digital Media E-commerce Infographic

Weekly Wrap-Up: September 02-06

It’s finally Thursday and time for our Weekly Wrap-Up! If you're game for taking your business to the next level, don't miss this week's to...

Crowdsourcing Fadi Ghandour Gaming

Are You Ready for the Digital Revolution? [Infographic]

Did you know that 37% of customers are influenced by word-of-mouth, and 10-25% use social media to help them make purchasing decisions? Or...

Digital Marketing

Thought Leadership

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