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In 2020, the number of unique mobile subscribers in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) was around 385 million. The mobile services penetration rate was forecasted to reach around 68 percent worldwide by 2025.
Number of unique mobile subscribers in the Middle East and North Africa from 2012 to 2020 (in millions)
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GSMA Intelligence. (February 28, 2022). Number of unique mobile subscribers in the Middle East and North Africa from 2012 to 2020 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/684107/mena-unique-mobile-subscribers-forecast/
GSMA Intelligence. "Number of unique mobile subscribers in the Middle East and North Africa from 2012 to 2020 (in millions)." Chart. February 28, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/684107/mena-unique-mobile-subscribers-forecast/
GSMA Intelligence. (2022). Number of unique mobile subscribers in the Middle East and North Africa from 2012 to 2020 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/684107/mena-unique-mobile-subscribers-forecast/
GSMA Intelligence. "Number of Unique Mobile Subscribers in The Middle East and North Africa from 2012 to 2020 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/684107/mena-unique-mobile-subscribers-forecast/
GSMA Intelligence, Number of unique mobile subscribers in the Middle East and North Africa from 2012 to 2020 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/684107/mena-unique-mobile-subscribers-forecast/ (last visited May 23, 2024)
Number of unique mobile subscribers in the Middle East and North Africa from 2012 to 2020 (in millions) [Graph], GSMA Intelligence, February 28, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/684107/mena-unique-mobile-subscribers-forecast/