Table 2.

The use of Internet and social media platforms in the GCC states.

Country	Population (million)a	Internet users (million), n (%)b	Facebook users (million),c n (%)	Twitter users (million),d n (%)
Saudi Arabia	28.4	13.0 (45.8)	6.4 (22.5)	1.9 (6.7)
United Arab Emirates	8.3	5.7 (71.0)	3.4 (41.7)	0.4 (4.8)
Kuwait	3.1	2.0 (63.2)	0.8 (26.8)	0.2 (7.3)
Bahrain	1.2	1.0 (80.0)	0.3 (25.1)	0.1 (5.6)
Qatar	1.7	1.7 (99.9)	0.6 (34.4)	0.1 (4.4)
Oman	3.3	2.1 (63.6)	0.5 (16.4)	0.04 (1.2)

^a Population figures obtained from [53].

^b Internet user figures obtained from [54].

^c Facebook user figures obtained from [52].

^d Twitter user figures obtained from [55].