1. Internet in the Middle East 5 December, 2008 Sharad Agarwal, CEO, Cyber Gear LLC. www.cyber-gear.com

2. Contents Internet Landscape in the Middle East Middle East Demographics Case Studies from Middle East E-Marketing in the Middle East

3. Internet Landscape in the Middle East Countries Population (2008 Est.) Usage In Dec/2000 Internet Usage Latest Data % Population (Penetration) User Growth (2000-2008) (%) Of M.E. Bahrain718,30640,000250,00034.8 %525.0 %0.6 % Iran65,875,223250,00023,000,00034.9 %9,100.0 %54.8 % Iraq28,221,18112,50054,0000.2 %332.0 %0.1 % Israel7,112,3591,270,0003,700,00052.0 %191.3 %8.8 % Jordan6,198,677127,3001,126,70018.2 %785.1 %2.7 % Kuwait2,596,799150,000900,00034.7 %500.0 %2.1 % Lebanon3,971,941300,000950,00023.9 %216.7 %2.3 % Oman3,311,64090,000300,0009.1 %233.3 %0.7 % Palestine (West Bk.)2,611,90435,000355,00013.6 %915.7 %0.8 % Qatar928,63530,000351,00037.8 %1,070.0 %0.8 % Saudi Arabia28,161,417200,0006,200,00022.0 %3,000.0 %14.8 % Syria19,747,58630,0002,132,00010.8 %7,006.7 %5.1 % United Arab Emirates4,621,399735,0002,300,00049.8 %212.9 %5.5 % Yemen23,013,37615,000320,0001.4 %2,033.3 %0.8 % TOTAL Middle East197,090,4433,284,80041,939,20021.3 %1,176.8 %100.0 % Middle East Internet Usage & Population Statistics Source: www.internetworldstats.com

4. Internet Users in Middle East 2.1% 97.9% Middle East Rest of the World Source: www.internetworldstats.com

5. Internet Penetration in Middle East Source: www.internetworldstats.com

6. Middle East Vs. Rest of the World # Country or Region Internet Users, Latest Data Penetration (% Population) % of World Users Population (2008 Est.) User Growth (2000 - 2008) 1China253,000,00019.0 %17.3 %1,330,044,6051,024.4 % 2United States220,141,96972.5 %15.0 %303,824,646130.9 % 3Japan94,000,00073.8 %6.4 %127,288,41999.7 % 4India60,000,0005.2 %4.1 %1,147,995,8981,100.0 % 5Germany52,533,91463.8 %3.6 %82,369,548118.9 % 6Brazil50,000,00026.1 %3.4 %191,908,598900.0 % 7United Kingdom41,817,84768.6 %2.9 %60,943,912171.5 % 8France36,153,32758.1 %2.5 %62,177,676325.3 % 9Korea, South34,820,00070.7 %2.4 %49,232,84482.9 % 10Italy34,708,14459.7 %2.4 %58,145,321162.9 % 11Russia32,700,00023.2 %2.2 %140,702,094954.8 % 12Canada28,000,00084.3 %1.9 %33,212,696120.5 % 13Turkey26,500,00036.9 %1.8 %71,892,8071,225.0 % 14Spain25,623,32963.3 %1.8 %40,491,051375.6 % 15Indonesia25,000,00010.5 %1.7 %237,512,3551,150.0 % 16Mexico23,700,00021.6 %1.6 %109,955,400773.8 % 17Iran23,000,00034.9 %1.6 %65,875,2239,100.0 % 18Vietnam20,159,61523.4 %1.4 %86,116,5599,979.8 % 19Pakistan17,500,00010.4 %1.2 %167,762,04012,969.5 % 20Australia16,355,38879.4 %1.1 %20,600,856147.8 % TOP 20 Countries1,115,713,57225.4 %76.2 %4,388,052,548284.5 % Total World - Users1,463,632,36121.9 %100.0 %6,676,120,288305.5 % Middle East Population (2008 Est.) 197,090,443 Internet Usage Latest Data 41,939,200 Penetration (% Population) 21.3 % User Growth (2000-2008) 1,176.8 %

7. Yahoo Statistics March ‘08 More than 2.8 million people from the UAE & 2.9 million from Saudi Arabia visit Yahoo Every month

8. Yahoo Statistics March ‘08 Yahoo has nearly 29 million users from the Middle East North Africa region - more users than the top 5 websites combined.

9. Middle East Demographics UAE – Yahoo Statistics March 2008

10. Middle East Demographics Saudi Arabia – Yahoo Statistics July 2008

11. Middle East Demographics Yahoo reaches more high-net-worth individuals in the Gulf than all newspapers, websites and most TV channels. Yahoo has more than 12 million users who are over 35 years old.

12. Middle East Demographics Alexa top 50 websites from Middle East 1.www.maktoob.com 2.arabia.msn.com 3.www.babylon.com 4.www.jeeran.com 5.www.6arab.com 6.www.asharqalawsat.com 7.www.emirates.com 8.www.islamonline.net 9.www.ttnet.net.tr 10.www.gooya.com 11.www.gulfnews.com 12.www.ut.ac.ir 13.www.iran-daily.com 14.www.ameinfo.com 15.www.kau.edu.sa 16.www.salmiya.net 17.www.haaretz.com 18.www.jpost.com 19.english.aljazeera.net 20.www.ikco.com 21.BBC News: Middle East 22.www.alhayat.com 23.www.albawaba.com 24.www.omantel.net.om 25.www.etisalat.ae 26.www.microsoft.com/middleeast 27.www.bia2.com 28.www.saudiairlines.com 29.www.emirates.net.ae 30.www.qatarairways.com 31.www.iranmania.com 32.www.uaeu.ac.ae 33.www.airarabia.com 34.www.kuwait-airways.com 35.www.qatarliving.com 36.www.IranSports.net 37.www.foreignpolicy.org.tr 38.www.lebanese-forces.com 39.www.tcmb.gov.tr 40.www.ynetnews.com 41.www.zawya.com 42.www.kfupm.edu.sa 43.www.iranian.com 44.www.raya.com 45.www.aramex.com 46.www.kuwaitse.com 47.www.jpgs.org 48.www.sana.sy 49.www.annahar.com.lb 50.www.dfm.ae

13. Middle East Demographics Mobile subscribers are 2x internet subscribers Abudhabicityguide.com Mobile version Dubaibank.ae Mobile version

14. Case Studies from Middle East Bluebanana.ae

15. Case Studies From Middle East Ameinfo.com

16. Case Studies From Middle East Zawya.com

17. Case Studies From Middle East Maktoob.com

18. Case Studies From Middle East Emirates.com

19. Case Studies From Middle East Tejari.com

20. E-Marketing in the Middle East Banner Advertising www. click2advertising.com

21. E-Marketing in the Middle East Email Marketing & SMS Campaign www.middleeastpostbox.com

22. E-Marketing in the Middle East Press Release Distribution www.pressreleasenetwork.com

23. E-Marketing in the Middle East Google Adwords

24. E-Marketing in the Middle East

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