(MENAFN- Arab Times) social media
Devices connected to Net reach 168%
KUWAIT CITY, April 17: In
a few years, the social media has created a tremendous information revolution
and spread rapidly on all aspects of life, especially the opinion industry in
various social, political and economic forms. Although it has become an
integral part of everyday life, it has witnessed many opinions about how important
it is and to what extent they should have an impact on society, reports Al-Anba
daily.
President of the World Club of
Electronic Media Kuwaiti Hind Nadhim said the number of social media users in
Kuwait has reached 3.9 million, noting that the number of the intramural users
in Kuwait is 1.8 million users
She pointed out that the
percentage of devices connected to the Internet reached 168% of the total
population in Kuwait, which reflects the passion of followers of social media.
She added, the number of social
media users is 3.9 million, 98% of the total number is Internet users in
general and 92% of the total population or 3.1 million people use social media
via mobile phones or 73 percent of the total population.
She went on to say the number of
social media users has witnessed an unprecedented boom in recent times,
especially as the proportion of devices connected to the Internet reached 168%
of the total population in Kuwait, and the total number of those who have SIM
cards in Kuwait reached 7.10 million.
The number of prepaid users is
62% compared to 32% for long-term users and 92% of those who connect to the
Internet through the 4G network.
As for the number of social media
users, there were 3 million active Facebook users (29% female, 71% male). The
WhatsApp, Instagram active users is 1.8 million (38% female, 62% male) followed
by Twitter with 1.68 million active users (25% female 75% male) followed by
Snapp Chat where the total number of users of 1.65 million active users (55%
female) 45% male). This application is more popular among females because it
contains filters to modify the image and is distinct from other applications.
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