In 2022, the messenger application with the highest share of users in Saudi Arabia was WhatsApp at about 80.5 percent. It was followed by Facebook Messenger at a share of about 54.1 percent. The total number of social media users in the country for that year was about 29.5 million.
Share of messenger application users in Saudi Arabia in 2022, by app
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Global Media Insight. (June 17, 2022). Share of messenger application users in Saudi Arabia in 2022, by app [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1318366/saudi-arabia-share-of-messenger-app-users-by-app/
Global Media Insight. "Share of messenger application users in Saudi Arabia in 2022, by app." Chart. June 17, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1318366/saudi-arabia-share-of-messenger-app-users-by-app/
Global Media Insight. (2022). Share of messenger application users in Saudi Arabia in 2022, by app. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1318366/saudi-arabia-share-of-messenger-app-users-by-app/
Global Media Insight. "Share of Messenger Application Users in Saudi Arabia in 2022, by App." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1318366/saudi-arabia-share-of-messenger-app-users-by-app/
Global Media Insight, Share of messenger application users in Saudi Arabia in 2022, by app Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1318366/saudi-arabia-share-of-messenger-app-users-by-app/ (last visited May 02, 2024)
Share of messenger application users in Saudi Arabia in 2022, by app [Graph], Global Media Insight, June 17, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1318366/saudi-arabia-share-of-messenger-app-users-by-app/