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Subscribers to Telcos in Kuwait Reach 6.51 Million in Jan

The number of subscribers to the services internet users out of the total population, with a growth of 8.2 percent on an annu-
of telecommunications companies in Ku- with 4.3 million users making up 99 per- al basis, and constituting 106.1 percent
wait reached 6.51 million in the month cent of the population. The same percent- of the population. As for the Sultanate of
of January, according to the data of the age was recorded in Qatar, Bahrain and the Oman, the number of phone subscribers
international Data Portal Corporation, re- UAE, which it was 97.9 percent in Saudi is about 5.87 million, which is down by 0.9
ports Al-Rai daily. According to statistics Arabia, and 95.8 percent in the Sultanate percent compared to January 2020. Their
prepared by the daily in this regard, this of Oman. Kuwait came third in the Gulf in number represents 111.3 percent of the
represents 8.5 percent of the total of 76.67 terms of the proportion of social media population, which in turn rose by 2.1 per-
million subscribers in the Gulf Cooperation users to the total population, reaching 93 cent to 5.27 million people. The number of
Council (GCC). The statistics also revealed percent with 4.05 million subscribers. The internet users reached 5.02 million users,
that the number of internet users in Ku- UAE came first with 106.1 percent (10.65 with a growth of 2.1 percent on an annu-
wait is 4.3 million, which represents 5.8 million users), and Qatar second with 99.8 al basis, and constituting 95.2 percent of
percent of the total of 58.8 million users percent (2.95 million people). The rate the population. The users of social me-
in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries. is 87.8 percent for Bahrain, 83.2 percent dia sites increased by six percent to 4.39
On the other hand, the percentage of so- for the Sultanate of Oman, and 82.3 per- million users, constituting 83.2 percent of
cial media users in Kuwait, which is a total cent for Saudi Arabia. In Saudi Arabia, the the residents in Oman. The number of Qa-
of 4.05 million users, constitute about 6.9 number of telephone subscribers reached tar’s subscribers to telecommunications
percent of the total of 58.89 million users 41.03 million people, a growth of 3.3 per- companies is about 4.48 million, which is
in the six Gulf countries. The number of cent. They constitute 115.3 percent of the a decrease by 2 percent on an annual ba-
local phone subscribers decreased by 7.4 Saudi population of 35.59 million people. sis, and constituting 151.8 percent of the
percent on an annual basis, constituting The number of internet users in Saudi Ara- country’s population of 2.96 million peo-
about 149.5 percent of the country’s pop- bia has reached 34.84 million people, with ple. The number of internet users in Qatar
ulation, which grew by 1.3 percent to 4.3 a growth of 1.5 percent on an annual ba- increased by 1.7 percent to about 2.99 mil-
million people. According to Data Portal sis, representing 97.9 percent of the pop- lion users. The number of active users on Draft
figures, the number of Internet users grew ulation. The users of social media sites, social media reached about 2.95 million
by 1.3 percent on an annual basis to reach whose number increased by 5.4 percent people, with a growth of 2.8 percent on an
about 4.3 million users, representing 99 to 29.3 million subscribers, constituted annual basis, equivalent to 99.8 percent of
percent of the number of residents in the 82.3 percent of the total residents in Saudi the country’s population. In addition, the
country. The number of active social me- Arabia. As for the UAE, the number of sub- number of phone subscribers in Bahrain
dia users reached 4.05 million subscribers, scribers to telecommunications compa- has reached 1.78 million, with a growth of
which represents 93 percent of the pop- nies is about 17 million, constituting 169.4 1.6 percent on an annual basis, constitut-
ulation. Kuwait ranks third in the Gulf in percent of the population, which grew by ing 101 percent of the population of 1.77
terms of phone subscribers out of the total one percent to 10.04 million people this million people. There are 1.75 million in-
population. The UAE came first at about January. The number of internet users in ternet users in Bahrain, with an increase
169.4 percent with 17 million subscribers the UAE is about 9.94 million users, with a of 2.4 percent on an annual basis, repre-
(10.04 million people). Qatar ranked sec- growth of one percent on an annual basis, senting 99 percent of the population. The
ond at about 151.8 percent with 4.48 mil- and constituting 99 percent of the popula- number of social media users is about 1.55
lion subscribers (2.96 million people). Ku- tion. The number of subscribers to social million people, constituting 87.8 percent of
wait came first in terms of the number of networking sites is 10.65 million people, the population.

Ooredoo Algeria

Subscriber Base
Up 2% in 2021

Ooredoo Algeria’s customer
base increased by 2 percent in
2021 to 12.8 million at year-end.
The company reported strong
numbers despite the continued
devaluation of the Algerian Dinar, which depreciated by 8 percent year-on-year. Revenues stood at KWD 188.5 million in 2021, and in
local currency terms, revenues were up by 8 percent, its parent company reported. EBITDA increased by 4 percent to KWD 65.1 million
from KWD 62.6 million in 2020.
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