Middle Eastern Countries Rank Highest for Internet Usage – By Zoya Wazir (US News) / December 20, 2021
The U.S. fails to rank among the top countries with internet usage on a list dominated by Middle Eastern nations.
Internet access and usage has boomed in the past decade, with applications such as the World Wide Web and email serving as an integral part of the way we communicate, learn and function overall – especially during the pandemic. However, what is taken for granted by some is a scarce commodity for others, as only 57% of the world’s population used the internet in 2019, according to data from the World Bank.
Three countries reported being within one percentage point of having 100% of their population using the internet in 2020 – the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Bahrain – all of which are in the Middle East and North Africa region.
Here are the top 10 countries for internet usage, ranked by the percentage of their population who uses the internet:
