As Facebook continues to take over the world, our UAE is not left behind. UAE is now in the list of Top 50 countires on a 800 million strong Facebook, standing at #49. People of UAE seems to be loving Facebook a lot as the the growth has been phenomenal in past 6 months. UAE now boasts of 2.7 million Facebook users and then number grew by 449840 users in past 6 months.
Other interesting statistics provided by SocialBakers are:
- Facebook penetration is 55.65% compared to country's population.
- The largest age group is currently 25 - 34 with total of 1 246 059 users, followed by the users in the age of 18 - 24.
- Male-Female ration is 2:1
- The Dubai Mall is the most Liked brand having 193,628 fans
There is something also for advertisers to note that as consumers focus shifts more towards digital medium, social networking sites like Facebook stand out as a great tool to reach out faster and engage target audience on a more deeper level.
