This statistic illustrates the penetration rate of smartphones in the Middle East and Africa in 2016, by country. During the measured time period, the penetration rate of smartphones in the United Arab Emirates was approximately 99 percent.
Penetration rate of smartphones in the Middle East and Africa in 2016, by country
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McKinsey & Company. (March 4, 2018). Penetration rate of smartphones in the Middle East and Africa in 2016, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/954596/mena-smartphone-penetration-rate-by-country/
McKinsey & Company. "Penetration rate of smartphones in the Middle East and Africa in 2016, by country." Chart. March 4, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/954596/mena-smartphone-penetration-rate-by-country/
McKinsey & Company. (2018). Penetration rate of smartphones in the Middle East and Africa in 2016, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/954596/mena-smartphone-penetration-rate-by-country/
McKinsey & Company. "Penetration Rate of Smartphones in The Middle East and Africa in 2016, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Mar 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/954596/mena-smartphone-penetration-rate-by-country/
McKinsey & Company, Penetration rate of smartphones in the Middle East and Africa in 2016, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/954596/mena-smartphone-penetration-rate-by-country/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Penetration rate of smartphones in the Middle East and Africa in 2016, by country [Graph], McKinsey & Company, March 4, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/954596/mena-smartphone-penetration-rate-by-country/