DUBAI: UAE residents are the second highest time spenders online on mobile phones, a latest report has pointed out, adding that the tech savvy adult residents read news, bank online, book air or theater tickets, purchasing gadgets online through their handsets.
According to a Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry report based on Euromonitor International’s data, communications, including mobile phone usage and Internet, grabbed 7.8 percent of consumer spending in 2014.
Recently rated among the world’s top three most connected countries, a newly-released survey underlines these claims, saying that the UAE residents are the second highest time spenders online on mobile phones, reported Emirates 24/7.
GlobalWebIndex data reportedly showed that people in the UAE on average spend just over four hours per day online on their handsets – second to Brazil’s 4.5 hours.
Saudi Arabia is the only other regional country in the world’s top 10 countries for highest daily time spent online on mobile by their citizens.
Globally, the Middle East, Asia-Pacific and other Latin American countries feature prominently on the list. The UAE is closely followed by Malaysia, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Philippines, Mexico, Argentina and India.
“Globally, online adults are now devoting an average of just over 6 hours per day to the internet, with mobiles making up just over a third of this time. It’s Brazil which is leading the way here; digital consumers in this market are averaging a mighty 4.5 hours on mobile, accounting for almost half of the total time they spend online,” GlobalWebIndex reportedly said in a note.
Conducted in the first quarter of 2016, the survey was based on users aged between 16 and 64, reported Emirates 24/7
